A cleric criticised Mohammed Shami for not fasting during Ramadan in a Champions Trophy match. Shami drank juice during a game, sparking debate. His brother cited travel exemptions.
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00:00A Muslim cleric has now criticized cricketer Mohamed Shami for not observing Roza, for
00:06not fasting during the Ramzan season.
00:10And this after Shami in that picture that since gone viral can be seen consuming juice
00:15during the match against New Zealand.
00:17The Muslim cleric has come out to question this saying why is Shami drinking juice during
00:23Roza.
00:24Remember that Shami is currently part of the playing eleven in Dubai for the champions
00:29trophy and obviously for a sports person to maintain a fast is challenging.
00:34But you got Muslim clerics questioning him saying why is he consuming juice, why is he
00:39not fasting.
01:29Let's bring in Samar Srivastava for more details on this.
01:57Samar needless controversy breaking out here over Mohamed Shami a cricketer representing
02:02India playing in the champions trophy consuming juice as a Muslim cleric has called him out
02:07saying why isn't he observing a fast.
02:10Exactly a new controversy has erupted after Indian cricketer Mohamed Shami was seen taking
02:19some energy drink during the match of that qualifier and where we saw India reach the
02:24finals and will be taking on the New Zealand.
02:26But now a Muslim cleric he is the national president of all India Muslim Jamaat from
02:31Bareilly Mohamed Shahabuddin he has questioned Mohamed Shami drinking that energy juice during
02:36the holy month of Ramzan the Roza that we say.
02:39He clearly questions Shami for taking that energy drink and even seeks forgiveness.
02:45He asked him to seek forgiveness from Allah by doing this particular sin.
02:49He says that he has become a Muslim a criminal of Sharia after doing this particular thing
02:55as we know that there is no boomerang in the Indian team so responsibility has exceeded
03:00for Mohamed Shami in the Indian team with him being the leading pacer in the side in
03:04the playing eleven and for that Shami might feel that he needs to be full throughout he
03:09needs to be full with the energy drinks whatever the cricketers take for playing for giving
03:14their best on the field so he must have taken that particular thing.
03:17But now the Muslim clerics this cleric from Bareilly are all questioning Mohamed Shami
03:23for taking that energy drink and in a way doing that particular sin as for them and
03:27also seeks forgiveness from Mohamed Shami back to you absolutely bizarre controversy
03:32this at a time when everyone's cheering on team India for the finals of the champions
03:37trophy which were just a few days away from you're seeing the spotlight on all of these
03:42bizarre issues first of course with Rohit Sharma being fat shame now with this Muslim
03:46cleric questioning why Shami is consuming drinks when he's supposed to be on a fast
03:51when he's supposed to be on Rosa the reality is that Mohamed Shami is making the country
03:57proud playing such a crucial role in the Indian cricket team.
04:02Let's get you also Mohamed Shami's brother Zaid Sultan who's joining us on this broadcast
04:07Zaid Ji what do you have to say about this when Mohamed Shami is playing so well in our
04:13team.
04:14Zaid Ji I was asking what is your reaction to this when a Muslim cleric is asking why
04:30Shami is not fasting when he's supposed to be on a match.
04:35Zaid Ji I was asking why Shami is not fasting when he's supposed to be on a match.
05:04Zaid Ji I was asking why Shami is not fasting when he's supposed to be on a match.
05:22And we have been watching for a long time from Pakistan and all those who do not want Team
05:32India to reach the finals or win the finals, they just did not get anything that yes, Shami
05:37is doing well, talk to Shami.
05:40People say this to demotivate.
05:44Do you think that as they talk like this, this Imam or even before this, there has been
05:49so much controversy over Shami?
05:51Do you think that they constantly target and criticize Shami?
05:56Absolutely.
05:57From this statement, it seems that we all respect him, it is not that he does not do
06:03it.
06:04But as far as these people should think that our son is playing for the country and
06:09other countries are trolling him for the same thing, you guys are trolling him for the same
06:13thing.
06:14While everyone knows what is left in fasting and what is not.
06:18So I don't think there should have been such a big controversy and Imam Sahib should have
06:25thought a little bit that everything is not PR, it is also a thing of the country and in
06:32Islam it is not that each other should be trolled in this way.
06:37I think Imam Sahib should read some books in which it is clearly written that he is
06:43not doing it.
07:43100%.
07:44Zaid ji, thank you very much for talking to us and a very fitting message going across
07:55there from Mohammed Shami's brother who says, look, these are needless controversies.
07:58We are not going to put our focus on any of this.
08:00We are focused on just one thing, which is to win the finals to the Champions Trophy
08:04and bring glory, pride for India.
08:07Let's listen once again to what this cleric said that has triggered this entire debate.
08:13If a person deliberately does not fast, then he is a sinner.
08:18Similarly, the cricketer Mohammed Shami did not fast, while fasting is obligatory on him.
08:26Mohammed Shami committed a very big sin by not fasting.
08:30In the eyes of Sharia, he is a criminal.
08:33Even if he plays cricket, he does all the work, but the responsibility that Allah has
08:40given to man, the responsibility of the Sharia that Islam has implemented is also on man.