Haram Haqiqatjou #37: Distorting Omar Suleiman’s Face via YouTube Thumbnail
Background
Haqiqatjou published a video titled Is Your Zakat Funding the Most Un-Islamic “Islamic” Graduate School? (Bayan). This Haram Haqiqatjou is not about the vast majority of the content in the video, much of which is exaggerated and slanderous in true Haqiqatjou fashion. Nor is this video about the very real blunders Bayan as an institution engages in. This is merely about Haqiqatjou’s obsession with Omar Suleiman, and his associating him with Bayan despite knowing full well Suleiman had delivered 1 lecture for Bayan in the past 6 years. What’s worse: Daniel plasters Suleiman’s face on the thumbnail, primarily for views, while darkening his face to make him appear more sinister.
Haram Action
Daniel purposefully slanders Suleiman’s name and image by associating him with Bayan, an Islamic graduate school that has engaged in some questionable actions and associations. He utilizes his face on the YouTube video thumbnail for views and darkens his face for a more sinister appearance.
Evidence of Haram
Al-Mustawrid reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever eats so much as a morsel at the expense of a Muslim’s reputation, then Allah will feed him the likes of it in Hell. Whoever clothes himself with a garment at the expense of a Muslim’s reputation, then Allah will clothe him with the likes of it in Hell. Whoever stands in a position of repute and fame at the expense of a man, then Allah will make him stand in a position of repute and fame on the Day of Resurrection.”
Source: Sunan Abī Dāwūd 4881