A post is being widely shared on social media claiming that the Darul Uloom Deoband had issued a ‘fatwa’ asking Muslims to sell food with chemicals to make Hindu people sick. The photo of the purported tweet confirming the news by a Maulana is being shared through the post. Let us fact-check the claim made in the post.
Claim: Darul Uloom Deoband issued a ‘fatwa’ asking Muslims to sell food with chemicals to make Hindu people sick.
Fact: Darul Uloom Deoband did not issue a ‘fatwa’ asking Muslims to sell food with chemicals, to make Hindu people sick. In fact, when a similar claim went viral in 2020, Darul-Uloom Deoband had complained to the police regarding a fake fatwa issued in their name. The twitter account ‘@gayur_sheikh’ is not the official twitter account of Darul Uloom Deoband. In fact, when one tries to open that handle, it is shown that the account ‘doesn’t exist’. Darul Uloom Deoband is one of India’s largest Muslim seminaries. It is known for issuing controversial fatwas. Darul Uloom Deoband once issued a fatwa stating that it is illegal for women to work, support family. It also once issued a fatwa banning photography as un-Islamic. Hence, the claim made in the post is FALSE.
When we searched on the internet about such a ‘fatwa’ issued by Darul Uloom Deoband asking Muslims to sell food with chemicals to make Hindus sick, we could not find any information. There is no such ‘fatwa’ issued by Darul Uloom in their official website. If there were such a ‘fatwa’, it would have been reported by major news outlets.
When a similar claim went viral on social media in 2020, we found some articles (here and here) where it was mentioned that Darul Uloom Deoband had complained to the police regarding a fake fatwa issued in their name. The representative of Darul Uloom Deoband said that they did not issue such a ‘fatwa’.
When the screenshot in the post is seen clearly, one can see that the account ‘@gayur_sheikh’ is not the official twitter account of Darul Uloom Deoband. In fact, when one tries to open that handle, it is shown that the account ‘doesn’t exist’.
Darul Uloom Deoband is one India’s largest Muslim seminaries. It is known for issuing controversial fatwas. Darul Uloom Deoband once issued a fatwa stating that it is illegal for women to work, support family. It is also once issued a fatwa banning photography as un-Islamic.
To sum it up, Darul Uloom Deoband did not issue a ‘fatwa’ asking Muslims to sell food with chemicals, to make Hindu people sick.
