[chuecafressds]

Can anyone shed some light on Mufti Menk. Someone mentioned to me that he has faced criticism from some ulema in Zimbabwe/South Africa.

If there are any brothers from that part of Africa, can you provide some insight, insha'allah. The reason I am asking is that I have heard a few of his lectures and haven't heard anything out of the ordinary.

[MicoSiru]

ASWW
So post what criticism you heared so we can clarify.

[agildeta]

Ismail Musa Menk was born in Harare, Zimbabwe. He was tutored by his father who is a well known scholar and Da'ee.

He completed his hifz and recitation courses at an early age and learnt the Arabic and Urdu languages whilst studying Shariah under his father. At the same time he attended an Academic College in Harare where he completed his secondary secular education. He then attained a degree in Shariah from the University of Madinah and later specialised in Iftaa at Darul Uloom Kantharia in Gujarat.

He is a broad minded, motivational speaker who has won the hearts of many.

He teaches at the Darul Ilm in Harare and finds the time to attend many international religious conferences, seminars etc.

He is an active member os the Majlisul Ulama Zimbabwe and heads it's Iftaa Department. Visit www.majlis-zimbabwe.org for other activities undertaken.

He is also one of the Imaams at the Arcadia Masjid in Harare.

He has been invited on lecture tours to many countries. He contributes towards the Islamic content of various media networks and is an experienced social worker and counselor.

He enjoys spending time with the underpriviledged.

Each year he spends the month of Ramadhaan with a far off community explaining the Qur'aanic teachings. This work is all done solely for the Pleasure of the Almighty without any monetary gain or remuneration involved.

He has stated many times that the idea is to spread the goodness to as many people as possible hence the public is free to copy and distribute any material of his they may get hold of without editing the core of it's content.

May Allah grant us all acceptance and protect Mufti from all evil and keep on using him to serve this noble cause.

Aameen http://www.muftimenk.co.za/About.html

[chuecafressds]

ASWW
So post what criticism you heared so we can clarify.

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[Apparpsmose]

Interesting points. The fact that the respected Mufti holds some Salafist ideas has always been around.

Brother Zachariah can you contact me via the blog in my signature

- He has salafi view points - I'm not making this a salafi vs madhaib issue but anyone who comes from the Zambia, Zimbabwe area knows that we have always been a hanafi stronghold. I just need some clarification. Hence, my asking of brothers from that part of the world.
- He has/had issues with the Tablighees and is no longer part of the main masjid in Harare.
- He has been recently let go by Channel Islam for reasons that were not explained to me.

[bp9QxekG]

It may be better to contact him directly and seek clarification.
His contact info:
http://www.muftimenk.co.za/Contact.html

[chuecafressds]

Thanks for your response. I will contact you via the blog insha'allah.

Interesting points. The fact that the respected Mufti holds some Salafist ideas has always been around.

Brother Zachariah can you contact me via the blog in my signature

[ClorrerVeks]

He is a very good speaker and I love the way he recites the quraan Mashallah. With regards to being salafi inclined I heard this from some sources who related that some mashaikh of south africa belive this but from my own understanding I know his brother in laws very well and his father in law is a khalifah of maulana qamruz zaman saab. He is very approachable and my friends went swimming with him, he invited them to Zimbabwe etc. He has very good social skills. His family from the UK are all deobandis and very hardcore especially his father in law. I heard him quote qari amir hasan saab the famous sufi shaykh in a bayan and I've never heard him quote any salafis in bayans and I've heard him many times as well as his brother mufti shabir menk saab. One day inshallah when he comes I will ask him personally inshallah or pass a message via his brother in laws. I would invite him any day of the week to give a talk and I have no reservations about him. Unless there is some solid proof against him we should maintain husne dhann because he is doing some great work.

[loan4younow]

I have repeatedly asked Mufti Menk about his mazhab via Twitter, but until now he has not responded or acknowledged my question.

[agildeta]

I really doubt that he has salafi aqeedah or any view point which contradicts the views of ahlus sunnah wal jamah, he did his ifta at darul uloom kantharia after he did degree in sharia at umm al qura. darul uloom kantharia doesn't and wouldn't tolerate anyone who is not from ahlus sunnah wal jamah, he would have been thrown out if he had any hard core salafi views at that time

[Shark&Nike]

maybe he is too much forward thinking for those deobandis who are mentally stuck in the villages back home in india, hence people claiming he has salafist tendancies, when all he may be doing is taking into cosideration that he is no longer in a village in gujrat preaching to guratis, and adapting to preach to africans in afrian villages.

[Fsfkkkjz]

maybe he is too much forward thinking for those deobandis who are mentally stuck in the villages back home in india, hence people claiming he has salafist tendancies, when all he may be doing is taking into cosideration that he is no longer in a village in gujrat preaching to guratis, and adapting to preach to africans in afrian villages.

SUch slanderous talk should be restrained. Once, we know the details please share your views

[Shark&Nike]

SUch slanderous talk should be restrained. Once, we know the details please share your views

can you tell me who i slandered please.

[chuecafressds]

He is a very good speaker and I love the way he recites the quraan Mashallah. With regards to being salafi inclined I heard this from some sources who related that some mashaikh of south africa belive this but from my own understanding I know his brother in laws very well and his father in law is a khalifah of maulana qamruz zaman saab. He is very approachable and my friends went swimming with him, he invited them to Zimbabwe etc. He has very good social skills. His family from the UK are all deobandis and very hardcore especially his father in law. I heard him quote qari amir hasan saab the famous sufi shaykh in a bayan and I've never heard him quote any salafis in bayans and I've heard him many times as well as his brother mufti shabir menk saab. One day inshallah when he comes I will ask him personally inshallah or pass a message via his brother in laws. I would invite him any day of the week to give a talk and I have no reservations about him. Unless there is some solid proof against him we should maintain husne dhann because he is doing some great work.

You are correct in that he is a very good speaker, alhamdulillah. And for sure we have to maintain husne dhann until proven otherwise.

The only reason I asked the question is that I was told not to listen to him for X,Y,Z reasons. Now, I'm not one to just take some one's word about a person and go with it. So, I tried contacting him but I know he's a busy man and probably has tons of e-mails to answer. In any case, you usually get a sense of someone when you listen to their lectures and nothing was catching me off guard. Rather, it was the opposite - I love his way of speaking, his tafseer of the quran etc.

Also, if I try and get an answer from relatives in Zimbabwe, I know I'll get a biased point of view. Here was the next best option.

In any case, for your feedback and please remember this lowly servant in your duas.

[ovenco]

You are correct in that he is a very good speaker, alhamdulillah. And for sure we have to maintain husne dhann until proven otherwise.

The only reason I asked the question is that I was told not to listen to him for X,Y,Z reasons. Now, I'm not one to just take some one's word about a person and go with it. So, I tried contacting him but I know he's a busy man and probably has tons of e-mails to answer. In any case, you usually get a sense of someone when you listen to their lectures and nothing was catching me off guard. Rather, it was the opposite - I love his way of speaking, his tafseer of the quran etc.

Also, if I try and get an answer from relatives in Zimbabwe, I know I'll get a biased point of view. Here was the next best option.

In any case, for your feedback and please remember this lowly servant in your duas.

Am sorry but what were you expecting

[glagoliska]

Although i dont know anything about him but it is shocking why we hanafis immediately degrade an scholar for doubt of salafism. Ofcourse some extreme salafis have tendency to refute every non salafi but we are open minded like we have respect to Imams of Harmain etc

[ovenco]

subhanallah this forum is very weird, if you were an outsider you would think that a 'Salafi' is worse than a Christian, Jew or Atheist

[chuecafressds]

subhanallah this forum is very weird, if you were an outsider you would think that a 'Salafi' is worse than a Christian, Jew or Atheist

Brother, you are stretching it a bit. No one on this thread has said anything negative about being a salafi. Read through the thread and you will see that I was trying to get the "other side of the story."

[glagoliska]

subhanallah this forum is very weird, if you were an outsider you would think that a 'Salafi' is worse than a Christian, Jew or Atheist

i found this forum most tolerant. It usually avoid abusive language which is common in all school of thoughts in internet. We have to face refutations from both Salafis and bralvis (two extremities) but we more concentrate in positive work.

[chuecafressds]

maybe he is too much forward thinking for those deobandis who are mentally stuck in the villages back home in india, hence people claiming he has salafist tendancies, when all he may be doing is taking into cosideration that he is no longer in a village in gujrat preaching to guratis, and adapting to preach to africans in afrian villages.

You are correct, brother. The one thing that the muslims in Southern Africa have failed in is the dawah to the local communities. If you take Malawi, for example, the local muslim population is diminishing. Once upon a time, it was quite huge. While the muslims are busy with their wordly affairs, the christian missionaries are coming in to convert the locals.

When you look at the example of Moulana Yunus Patel and how his helpers would revert in a short period of time, we have failed miserably. The muslims in Southern Africa have been there for more than a century now and yet the local muslim population is quite low.

Anyhow, before I keep ranting.......May Allah guide us all. Ameen.