Nuruddeen Lemu, the director of research and training at the Islamic Education Trust and Da’wah Institute of Nigeria in Minna, has in effect condemned the extra-judicial killing of Deborah Samuel by explaining in detail why muslims should not defend it. Read the explanation below:

CONSEQUENCES OF EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLINGS

If we continue to defend and justify people who take the law into their own hands, because we feel so hurt by the words and actions of others (against Islam or our beloved Prophet - pbuh), and because we don't trust the justice system, we will find it very difficult to blame any violent ethnic or religious group in Nigeria who also take the law into their own hands because they feel aggrieved by the words and actions of others, and because they too don't trust the justice system.

Extrajudicial punishments and killings that are justified for one crime, soon become justified for other crimes. There is nothing new or surprising about that! What justified killing one person, soon justifies killing 20. If instead of focusing on and improving the justice system, we decide to justify taking legal authority out of their hands, and putting it in the hands of angry mobs, we risk a state of anarchy/ fitna .

If things go further out of hand, there will be no state apparatus that can control the anarchy because we would have done what was needed to disempower the state completely. We run the risk of sliding into a state of emergency ( darurah ) that will force the government to curtail more freedoms and rights in the name of "national security". It takes us into a future that is far worse than the bad situation we are already in.

We will, with all our love for Allah and the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) end up creating a society that is the exact opposite of what we hoped our faith would lead us towards. We will instead if we are not careful have more blasphemy - the very thing that has aggrieved us! We will probably have more imprisonments and more extra-judicial deaths by more mobs. We will have more angry congregations, more social disorder and some mosques and churches closed down. Definitely more security challenges. We will endanger the freedom to practice our faith, which we currently have, if we do not choose to handle cases of blasphemy, in a manner that is consistent with Islamic law.

And if the recent past has lessons for us, it would be that we could easily create the perfect environment, religious narratives and grievances needed, for the rise and support of more violent extremist groups. Who else, besides Shaitan and opportunists, happily benefits from the fitna/civil strife of anarchy?! Who gains?!

How can our anger and indignation about blasphemy, be a justification for throwing away a system for dealing with crimes and offences.
The Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and all the great classical jurists (fuqaha) of all schools of Islamic jurisprudence, have categorically asked us to maintain and follow the rule of law, and respect for constituted legal authority.

And if the system is imperfect and cannot be trusted, how is it a better idea to start a new "system" that is far far far worse than what we currently have?!

How can placing legal, judicial and executive authority in the hands of mobs be a solution?!?
How does it help to replace an imperfect justice system with the anarchy of angry mobs?!?
How can we pray for peace, while simultaneously perpetuating a system that will most effectively destroy it?!
How is it Islamic to replace bad with that which is far worse and evil?
How is it more Islamic to choose the greater of two evils?!?

Is it not even an Islamic legal maxim that states, "avoiding harm takes precedence over accruing benefits"?!? And what exactly is the clear benefit of permitting extra-judicial punishments and mob action?!?

Should we not instead do all within our power to address the flaws of the judicial system; to call upon those vested with the judicial authority to deal with hate speech and acts of blasphemy?!? Let us seek and support Islamically acceptable ways of seeking redress for all wrongs and crimes. And mob action is definitely not one of them!

Let us please focus on improving the justice system. Let's call upon them and only them, to do what only they should do. "And beware of a tribulation that may not be limited to the wrongdoers among you... " (Qur'an 8:25)

Peace be upon you. Peace be upon Nigeria.

https://twitter.com/NuruddeenLemu/status/1525530855208280065

Extra judicial killing is evil

That Abuja and Sokoto Chief Imam no finish Quaranic School. Na dropout dem be for Ile Kewu

There are more terrorists than Muslims in the North.

Glad to see you lending out your voice on this Seun.

Stay away from Islam

This country...it is the duty of government to protect life and property, but again buharia have failed the citizens because he too is a fanatic, he enjoys what is going on secretly, it is our own duty to stop voting Muslims fanatics into power especially presidency because it will always traumatised the unity of this Country...but Christians should understand that they are to be gentle as dove and wise as serpent as christ admonished us ,know when to talk and when to keep quiet..this is when u all should raise to demand for justice for this innocent girl, this demons in human form dare to kill a human being over a prophet that died centuries ago that didn't even resurrect from death and so value a dead human being who is not even a Nigerian above a living being, a citizen of this Country..God knows I can't fight anyone who blasphemy against jesus christ or even God almighty, jesus christ and his father the Lord almighty is strong enough to fight his battles..no sane human being can fight for a God or his prophet only fools who have lost their humanity can commit such terrible crimes against a fellow human being over anything..sadly most Muslims even those critizing this shameful act against our own citizen are inwardly in support of this barbaric act..because they are brainwashed to be utterly stupid like animals..there is nothing a pastor or a priest of God will preach to me that will make me kill a human being in the name of religion...but I pray that Deborah was a good Christian because if she were ,we all will be longing to be wherever she is because children of God is indestructible, u can kill the body but the real being the soul goes to jesus christ to spend eternity with him in heaven, where God will filled her world and she wouldn't feel anymore pain or sense of lack ..Christians try to be like christ so that if this demonic people kill u you won't lose your soul in eternity..the world killed jesus christ but he alone rose from the dead by the power of God and those who died in him shall raise in the glory of his divine presence just as Peter,Paul etc who were killed and beheaded is now seated in the bosom of our Lord jesus christ, don't give room to wrath ..or become like this demons, Our God is alive and don't want anyone to fight for him physically..gov elrufia blasphemous words against jesus christ sometime ago is still in the
Twitter archives, nobody call for his head ,u know why ? Our Lord jesus christ is not weak for us to be killing because of him,he even restrained Peter from killing for him when the Jews came to arrest him, he even healed the guy who Peter cut off his ear in that garden he was arrested shortly before he surrounded himself to his killers.is only those serving a dead god will be killing for him

Make una continue. It will choke you.

I hope they will listen. Or else this is just another one of their tricks

Muslims are going to make more people hate their religion if they continue on this destructive path

A leopard never changes its spots

Bleep off religious bigots

How one deprives another the right to life just merely because of words of mouth is just beyond me. The future of mankind hangs on a breaking thread.

Im sorry to say but really i despite islam

They reason like killers for an unknown god

Im even surprised this thread is open to all not like others you have to swear before you can comment.

DEBORAH SAMUEL.

Op is against extra-judicial killings only if it is done for mudane reasons like blasphemy!

Must there be a reason for extra judicial killings?
Islam is a very useless religion, I dey ibadan, come and meet me if una no go collect...
Bunch of Lunatic nuisance always disturbing world peace

Divide this sh*thole called Nigeria. We are different. Our ideologies are not the same. The value of life is almost 0% to northerners. We value life and will not place religion over humanity. Divide this forced marriage. The earlier, the better.

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well, all i can say is Nigerian Christians are the worst kind of Christian when it comes to things like this. A christian lady was stone to death and burnt. All forms of writes up start coming up. Some condemn why some where happy. the jewish christian wont tolerate this rubbish. The Americans the Chinese wont .another one will soon happen until this bastards are giving their meat to taste they will think they are the only one that has prophet to fight for

Islam is a religion of peace


Allah akbar

Who be all these ones campaigning after election?

Clear

But they do.....
As they always are,it is worrisome when you see humans carry out dastardly acts while others defend....cause they share the same Fate?
Al-Taqqiya their most creative tool to defend ISLAM by any means even lying.
It amazes me.
May God have mercy on their soul,cause they on the wrong path.