Thanks Deenport staff and Sheykhs GF Haddad and Muhummad Afifi al-Akiti for this fatwa:
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I am really impressed with this fatwa, especially in the light of the fact that the American media is clamoring all over this:
Click Here for CAIR’s Endorsed Fatwa

It’s all over the airwaves here and its positively wimpy in comparison.

Although both fatwas seem to have the same intentions the CAIR fatwa really addresses none of the topics at hand, relies on no scholarly precedents, and in my opinion, opens the doors for a rebuttal with a similar ‘my ayat, my hadith, my interpretation’ approach to fatwas.

This fatwa shared on Deenport lessons really demonstrates the knowledge required of an islamic scholar and automatically commands the respect and authority that a legacy and community of scholarship provides.