Zahra
Buhari-Indimi, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari has shared a video of
Saudi Islamic scholar, Sheikh Assim Al-Hakeem, teaching Muslims how to react to
people who insult the Prophet.
Zahra
reposted a few seconds of the video on her Instagram stories on Sunday, in
response to the gruesome murder of a female Christian student in Sokoto,
Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy on Thursday.
In the
video, Sheikh Al-Hakeem advised Muslims to desist from taking matters into
their own hands when there is a case of blasphemy against the Prophet Muhammad
(SAW).
Sheikh
Al-Hakeem is said to be one of the prominent propagators of Islam in English in
Saudi Arabia.
The
Imam said: “This depends if you are in a Muslim country. This is a major
offence that requires the intervention of the Muslim ruler. You simply report
these individuals to the court or to the Muslim ruler. It’s the duty of
the Muslim ruler to execute after going through the legislative processes and
going in front of a panel of judges.”
He added:
“You must not take matters into your own hands because this will turn the
community into a jungle,” he said.
Deborah
was killed by her fellow students who are Muslims, and her body was also
burnt. Her remains were laid to rest in her hometown, Tunga Magajiya, in
the Rijau local government area of Niger State on Saturday.
