Controversial Royal Court adviser Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Obaikan has been stopped from presenting his daily morning radio show after King Abdullah restricted the issuance of fatwas to certain scholars.
Sources at Qur’an Radio said the sheikh was stopped from going on air as he used to issue fatwas to members of the public. In a royal decree from the king, only members of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars (CSIS) can issue fatwas.
The sources also said another live daily program from Sheikh Abdullah Al-Rukban, a former member of the CSRS, was also taken off air as it was similar to Al-Obaikan’s show.
Al-Obaikan used to appear every day on the program “Fatwas on Air” to answer queries and issue rulings on a number of contemporary Islamic issues.
Controversial Royal Court adviser Sheikh Abdul Mohsen Al-Obaikan has been stopped from presenting his daily morning radio show after King Abdullah restricted the issuance of fatwas to certain scholars.
Sources at Qur’an Radio said the sheikh was stopped from going on air as he used to issue fatwas to members of the public. In a royal decree from the king, only members of the Council of Senior Islamic Scholars (CSIS) can issue fatwas.
The sources also said another live daily program from Sheikh Abdullah Al-Rukban, a former member of the CSRS, was also taken off air as it was similar to Al-Obaikan’s show.
Al-Obaikan used to appear every day on the program “Fatwas on Air” to answer queries and issue rulings on a number of contemporary Islamic issues.