And who are more unjust than those who forbid that Allâh's Name be glorified and mentioned much (i.e. prayers and invocations, etc.) in Allâh's mosques and strive for their ruin?
6 Misleading a group of naive men and women by having them engaged in the fold of this sinful aggression and exposing them to many tragedies and various forms of hardship and causing some of them to be killed.
7 Answering the call of whims and misguidance since leader of this sedition claims one of them as the awaited Mahdy and summoned people to pledge allegiance to him, though all signs show his false claim.
In light of the statement mentioned above, the Council of Senior Scholars considers this group misguided due to its violation of the Sacred Precincts of Allah and His Sacred House, killing Muslims without right, disuniting Muslims and sowing dissension among them.
and whoever inclines to evil actions therein or to do wrong (i.e. practise polytheism and leave Islâmic Monotheism), him We shall cause to taste from a painful torment.
May peace and blessings of Allah be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family and Companions!
Council of Senior Scholars