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A mufti () is an Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
ic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia
Sharia

Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law. The term means "way" or "path to the water source"; it is the legal framework within which the public and private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Fiqh and for Muslims living outside the domain....
). A muftiat or diyanet is a council of muftis.

fti will generally go through an Iftaa course and the person should fulfill the following conditions set by scholars in order that he may be able to issue verdicts (fataawa). They are five:

First: He must be a Muslim.

Second: He must have reached the age of puberty.

Third: He must be just and trustworthy.

The scholars have unanimously agreed upon these first three.

Fourth: Ijma
Ijma

Ijma is an Arabic language term referring ideally to the consensus of the ummah .The hadith of Muhammad which states that "My community will never agree upon an error" is often cited as support for the validity of ijma....
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A mufti () is an Islam
Islam

Islam is a Monotheism, Abrahamic religion originating with the teachings of the Prophets of Islam Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure....
ic scholar who is an interpreter or expounder of Islamic law (Sharia
Sharia

Sharia is the body of Islamic religious law. The term means "way" or "path to the water source"; it is the legal framework within which the public and private aspects of life are regulated for those living in a legal system based on Fiqh and for Muslims living outside the domain....
). A muftiat or diyanet is a council of muftis.

Qualifications

A Mufti will generally go through an Iftaa course and the person should fulfill the following conditions set by scholars in order that he may be able to issue verdicts (fataawa). They are five:

First: He must be a Muslim.

Second: He must have reached the age of puberty.

Third: He must be just and trustworthy.

The scholars have unanimously agreed upon these first three.

Fourth: Ijma
Ijma

Ijma is an Arabic language term referring ideally to the consensus of the ummah .The hadith of Muhammad which states that "My community will never agree upon an error" is often cited as support for the validity of ijma....
. This is the opinion of a majority of the scholars.

Fifth: He must have the qualities of intellect and be of a good mind. So the verdict of a one who makes too many mistakes is not correct.

The authority of the Mufti

An example of the influence of the mufti can be taken from this incident in Tunisia: Habib Bourguiba
Habib Bourguiba

Habib Bourguiba was a Tunisian statesman and the Founder and List of Presidents of Tunisia from July 25, 1957 to November 7, 1987. He is often compared to Turkey leader Mustafa Kemal Atat?rk because of the Westernisation enacted during his presidency....
, the late President of Tunisia
Tunisia

Tunisia , officially the Tunisian Republic , is a country located in North Africa. It is bordered by Algeria to the west and Libya to the southeast....
 once argued in 1961 (1381 Muslim Calendar) that "fasting
Fasting

Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. A fast may be total or partial concerning that from which one fasts, and may be prolonged or intermittent as to the period of fasting....
" during Ramadan
Ramadan

Rama?an is an Islamic religious observance that takes place during the ninth month of the Islamic calendar; the month in which the Qur'an was revealed to the Prophet of Islam Muhammad....
 should not be observed for it reduces productivity. He then appeared on television with his cabinet, eating and drinking during Ramadan. Bourguiba then asked the Grand Mufti
Grand Mufti

The title of Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwa, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases....
 of Tunisia, Sheikh
Sheikh

Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "Elder "....
 Altaher Ibn Ashoor , to issue a fatwa
Fatwa

A fatwa , in the Islamic faith is a religious opinion on Sharia issued by an Ulema. In Sunni Islam any fatwa is non-binding, whereas in Shia Islam it could be, depending on the status of the scholar....
 accommodating the desires of the state.

The Grand Mufti
Grand Mufti

The title of Grand Mufti refers to the highest official of religious law in a Sunni Muslim country. The Grand Mufti issues legal opinions and edicts, fatwa, on interpretations of Islamic law for private clients or to assist judges in deciding cases....
 of Tunisia went on television and addressed the audience and read sura
Sura

A Sura is a "chapter" of the Qur'an, each of which is traditionally ordered roughly in order of decreasing length. Each Sura is named for a word or name mentioned in an ayah , of that 'Sura'....
 Al-Baqara
Al-Baqara

Sura Al-Baqara is the second and the longest sura of the Qur'an. The chapter comprises 286 ayat and the verse 282 is the single longest verse in the Qur'an....
:183 (2:183) :

O you who believe! Observing the fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those before you, that you may become the pious.


God
God

God is a deity in theism and deism religions and other belief systems, representing either the sole deity in monotheism, or a principal deity in polytheism....
 said the truth , and President Habib Bourguiba lied.


Then issued a fatwa that not observing Ramadan is a sin and whoever doesn't observe the fasting has knowingly rejected his well-known religious duty forcibly and added that fasting does not reduce productivity.

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     - Grand Mufti of Pakistan
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