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Haram Haqiqatjou 

Haram Haqiqatjou #6: Describing College Education as a Gateway to Becoming a “Well-Used Object”

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Background
A George Washington University Muslim female student, Aiza Saeed, led an effort to make emergency birth control easily accessible on campus. Despite the Islamically questionable nature of this initiative, one would need to have a conversation with the individual to truly understand their motivation.


Haram Action
Vile language, describing a potential female Muslim college student as a “well-used object”, and insinuating kufr. This type of language is unbefitting of someone who has a platform amongst Muslims, encourages takfeer of Muslims who may engage in questionable acts, and exudes irresponsibility.


Evidence of Haram
The Prophet (Sal Allaahu Alaiyhi wa Sallam) said:
“O ‘Aaishah! Have you ever seen me speaking bad and dirty language? (Remember that) the worst people in Allah’s sight on the Day of Resurrection will be those whom the people desert or leave in order to save themselves from their dirty language or from their transgression.” (Bukhaari)
Ibn Umar reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “Whoever claims about a believer what is not true about him, Allah will lodge him in a putrid sinkhole of Hell until he recants his claim.”
Date: January 30, 2023

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Haram Haqiqatjou #5: Calling for the Murder of a Public Health Official

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Background
At the height of the COVID pandemic, and as a vaccine was rolled out, Daniel’s violent hatred of then Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, became a toxic obsession, seemingly fueled by language from the far-right. While it is everyone’s right to decide whether they will take a vaccine, the Qur’an teaches us to “ask those of knowledge if we don’t know”. In this case, that refers to the consensus of medical doctors, scholars, and academics regarding the vaccine.


Haram Action
Daniel calls for the murder of Dr. Anthony Fauci, a despicable and haram act. In modern Western secular law, this is considered a threat of murder and can be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.


Evidence of Haram
Daniel writes “Hang Fauci”, calling for the murder of a civilian doctor. Threatening the life of a civilian is categorically haram. There is no evidence within the Prophetic tradition of any such language. Further, publicly calling for this murder only worsens the gravity of this act and incites hatred, violence, and potential acts of violence.
Date: June 2, 2021, October 24, 2021

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Haram Haqiqatjou #4: Slandering Joe Bradford

Background
Joe Bradford is a scholar of Islamic finance and a graduate of the University of Madinah. He tweeted the above graphic. Daniel’s response is categorically haram. Here’s why.


Haram Action
Daniel refers to Joe as a simp. A simp can be defined as a male who enjoys submissiveness to a female, a hated and haram trait in the Islamic tradition.

Evidence of Haram
Calling people with offensive nicknames, especially slanderous ones, is an act of clear haram. Allah SWT says: {…and do not call each other by [offensive] nicknames. Wretched is the name of disobedience after [one’s] faith. And whoever does not repent — then it is those who are the wrongdoers.} [Quran 49:11]
Hudhayfah reported: The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “The slanderer will not enter Paradise.”
Date: January 28, 2023

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Haram Haqiqatjou #3: Dismissing domestic violence in Muslim community as “nonsense”

Background
When Daniel Haqiqatjou’s Twitter page was shut down, his biggest platform became Telegram. In this message to his followers, Daniel suggests that addressing the issue of domestic violence in the Muslim community is “nonsense”, and that only statistics could validate this issue. As is well-established, data is difficult to come by, especially when women are reluctant to speak out.


Haram Action
Daniel employs terms of mockery and sarcasm to illicit responses from those affected by a given issue. In this case, he says “screeching and moaning about Muslim domestic violence” to garner responses from the far left who may overstate the issue. Nonetheless, this is terribly unprophetic language. It is irresponsible and unbefitting of an individual with a significant following to speak of a serious matter in this way, belittling the reality – whether major or not – of domestic violence.


Evidence of Haram
Throughout the book of Allah SWT, the enemies of the prophets and the hypocrites are described as mocking, belittling and making sarcastic comments about the prophets and the righteous. That is why Allah says, “We shall be sufficient in dealing with those who make fun of you” [Ḥijr; 95]. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Woe to the one who talks about something to make the people laugh, in which he lies. Woe to him! Woe to him!” (Jami Tirmidhi)

Date: July 28, 2022

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Haram Haqiqatjou #2: Insulting Zaid Shakir

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Background
Zaid Shakir published an essay of reflection on the tragic killing of Breonna Taylor at the hands of police. Taylor did not engage in a “shootout with the police”, and instead was murdered in a “no-knock” raid.


Haram Action
Haqiqatjou committed haram by lying about the incident that occurred and by insulting fellow Muslims (and scholars) by questioning their love for fellow Muslims. He also uses sarcastic and demeaning language like “crying hot tears” in reference to orthodox Muslim scholars.

Evidence of Haram
Throughout the book of Allah SWT, the enemies of the prophets and the hypocrites are described as mocking, belittling, and making sarcastic comments about the prophets and the righteous. That is why Allah says, “We shall be sufficient in dealing with those who make fun of you” [Ḥijr; 95]. In addition, the Prophet (PBUH) said: “Woe to the one who talks about something to make the people laugh, in which he lies. Woe to him! Woe to him!” (Jami Tirmidhi)
The Prophet PBUH was asked, “Can a believer be a coward? He said, “Yes, he can be a coward. Then it was asked whether a believer could be a miser? He replied, “Yes, he can be a miser”, it was then asked whether a believer could be a liar? He replied, “No, a believer cannot be a liar.” (Malik, Mishkaat)

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Haram Haqiqatjou #1: Name-Calling Hasib Noor

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Background
Hasib Noor, an Islamic scholar who graduated from the faculty of Shariah, the Islamic University of Madinah, made du’a for Rasmus Paludan to accept Islam. As a result, Haqiqatjou committed haram by calling him a name “hasimp” as a play on his name utilizing the commonly known insult, “simp”, which refers to a male who enjoys submissiveness to a female. We should be reminded that Rasulullah (saw) made du’a for those who stoned him at Ta’if.

Haram Action
Daniel Haqiqatjou engages in name-calling and slander. This example is one of many in which he labels Hasib Noor as a simp, even distorting his to “hasimp”, a combination of Hasib and the insulting term.

Evidence of Haram
Abu Jabirah ibn al-Dahhak reported: A man used to have two or three names by which he was called. Perhaps he hated one of them, so Allah revealed the verse, “Do not insult each other with offensive nicknames.” (49:11) The Prophet (ﷺ) also said, “The believer is the brother of another believer…he does not belittle him” [Muslim].


Date(s): September 2, 2021, January 24, 2023