Question
The Ulama of Deoband generally do not hold the asaa (staff) when reciting the Jumuah khutbah. However, a Mufti also of the Deobandi school now says that it is Sunnah ghair muakkadah to hold the stick?
Answer
Holding the asaa while reciting the Jumuah Khutbah is bid'ah. The Mufti Sahib has erred. He should reflect and recall what was the practice when he used to be at the Darul Uloom in Deoband or Sahaaranpur or Jalalabad or anywhere in India and Pakistan where Deobandi Musaajid are located. Now suddenly in South Africa, the bid'ah practice of the barelwis is promoted to 'sunnah ghair muakkadah'.
- Source
- themajlis.co.za
- Published in
- The Majlis Vol 26 No 09
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- 2
Appears under OBLIGATIONS- CORRUPT UNDERSTANDING (approximate).