Haram Haqiqatjou #12: Calling for the Killing and Mutilation of a Public Health Official

Background

At the height of the COVID pandemic, as a vaccine was rolled out, Daniel’s rhetoric became more and more violent and irrational. His hatred of then Chief Medical Advisor to the President of the United States, Dr. Anthony Fauci, became an obsession, seemingly fueled by language from the far-right in the US.

Haram Action
Daniel calls for the murder and posthumous mutilation of the body of Dr. Anthony Fauci, a despicable, haram, and gross act by all definitions. Where does one begin in explaining the number of haram actions committed in this public Telegram message alone?
Daniel writes “Hanging him is not enough. Lock his head in a mesh cage filled with hungry sand flies. I would say lock his head in a cage with hungry dogs, but I think it would be cruel to the dogs to feed them such filth.”

Evidence of Haram
Torturing the living and mutilating the dead are categorically prohibited in Islam. In a hadith in the context of jihad against the disbelievers who harmed the Prophet (PBUH), Safwan ibn `Assal said: the Prophet (PBUH) sent us on an expedition and said: “Move under the protection of Allah and for the sake of Allah. Fight those who disbelieve in Allah but never mutilate (the dead).” (Reported by Ibn Majah) Even in the context of jihad, this was prohibited. In the case of a doctor civilian, this is a categorical haram.
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 by torturous methods only worsens the gravity of this act and incites hatred, violence, and potential acts of violence.

Date: October 24, 2021