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

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