Letter to employer to exempt Muslim employee from Covid vaccine

Question:-

My employer has implemented a mandatory vaccine policy but does allow for religious exemption. In order to apply for the religious exemption, we are required to provide the employer with the following:

1. An affidavit affirming a sincerely held religious belief that precludes being Vaccinated. The Affidavit should explain the religious principle(s) that guide the objection to Vaccinate.

2. A letter from the religious leader stating the religion’s belief concerning the COVID-19 Vaccine

The employer reserves the right to contact the religious leader for purposes of authentication or clarification, as may be needed.

This letter referred to in (ii) above must be on the religious leader’s letterhead. Mufti, are you able to assist us with such a letter? We are required to submit our application by 31 January 2022.

Answer:-

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN

Respected Sir / Madam

We have received your query pertaining to the Halaal-suitability of Covid vaccines. Our response is as follows:

The term ‘Islam’ refers to submitting to the Will of Almighty Allah, whilst a ‘Muslim’ refers to the individual who submits to the Will of Almighty Allah. The life of a Muslim is fully governed by the Quraan and the teachings of the Messenger of Allah, Muhammad Salallahu Alaihi Wasallam (Salutations and peace be upon him).

A Muslim is permitted to utilise any medication that is considered to be pure and Halaal under Islamic auspices, whilst any medication that is Haraam and impure would be prohibited, except under certain circumstances. According to research conducted by certain scientists, the current Covid vaccine contains ingredients that may not be suitable for Muslim consumption or ingestion, hence, the vaccine is not considered to be Halaal-suitable. The Quraan states, “He, Muhammad (Salutations and Peace be upon him), permits pure things for them, and forbids them from impure things.” [Re:- Surah 7, Verse 157]

Secondly, the Covid vaccine has proven harmful and has resulted in  long-term illness, and even the death of many individuals, whereas the effect of medication (in all its forms) is supposed to cure or alleviate patients from their illnesses. We have reproduced an article below, of a scientist who states on record that, the Covid vaccine comprises of impure ingredients, and is thus proven to be harmful and disastrous to many.

 

Tuesday, December 08, 2020 by: Ramon Tomey

(Natural News) A world-renowned microbiologist warned that the upcoming vaccine against the Wuhan coronavirus is “downright dangerous” and will send people to their doom. Thai-German microbiologist Dr. Sucharit Bhakdi made the warning during an interview with Fox News host Laura Ingraham on Dec. 2. Bhakdi also criticized social distancing and mask-wearing mandates in his appearance at The Ingraham Angle news program.

The health expert dubbed National Institute for Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) Director Dr. Anthony Fauci’s claim that 75 percent of Americans would need to be vaccinated in order to achieve herd immunity as “utter nonsense.” The NIAID director made the remarks during a live appearance on The Story with Martha McCallum. Bhakdi commented: “Someone who says this has not the slightest inkling of the basics of immunology.”

Bhakdi said Fauci’s remarks were “very, very surprising” for someone of the same standing as the NIAID director, and expressed readiness to “defy him anywhere in the world at any time.”

When Ingraham asked about social distancing and masks, the microbiologist said these measures have been displaced by his research and added that social distancing and mask-wearing mandates were “not backed up by science.” Ingraham further probed why these methods are being pushed, which led to Bhakdi saying that these measures were “absolutely nonsense” and exhorting viewers to “sit down and think about this … read about this and then make up your own mind, [and] think for yourself and come to your own conclusions.”

In response to Ingraham’s final question whether the COVID-19 vaccine is unnecessary, Bhakdi warned: “I think it’s downright dangerous. And I warn you, if you go along these lines, you are going to your doom.”

The mass coronavirus vaccination efforts follow the U.S. listing the largest number of COVID-19 cases worldwide. Data from Johns Hopkins University states that the U.S. currently has a 14.7 million COVID-19 caseload, with 5.6 million recoveries and 282,345 deaths.

Hastily developed vaccine uses toxic ingredients, will lead to catastrophic results

The warning by Bhakdi came amid reports that two Wuhan coronavirus vaccine candidates showed promise in clinical trials. The COVID-19 jabs by Pfizer/BioNTech and Moderna reported more than 90 percent efficacy rates, way beyond the 50 percent efficacy threshold set by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before any vaccine is approved for emergency use.

However, these vaccines contain toxic ingredients that cause even more harm than good when administered. Two such ingredients found in coronavirus jabs include cells derived from aborted fetuses and polyethylene glycol (PEG) in messenger RNA vaccines.

In June, religious freedom nonprofit Liberty Counsel sounded the alarm over the use of cell lines from aborted babies. The group’s chairman Mat Staver expressed concern that the top five vaccine research companies are “using aborted baby cell lines to fuel their research and build their vaccines.”

According to Liberty Counsel, vaccines developed using cells from aborted babies translate to easier research and cheaper development – increasing profitability for drugmakers and their investors. The group continued: “And what better opportunity to make those profits skyrocket than to demand mass vaccination of the entire population.”

PEG is another toxic ingredient found in coronavirus vaccines, most especially in COVID-19 mRNA vaccines such as the ones by Pfizer-BioNTech and drugmaker Moderna. This synthetic polymer is used to coat vaccine nanoparticles so they bypass detection by the body’s immune system.

However, nonprofit Children’s Health Defense published an article in August 2020 warning about the dangers of PEG.  The group outlined the adverse effects people may experience when they get immunized with a PEG-laden vaccine, such as tumor growth and life-threatening hypersensitivity.

The Children’s Health Defense article said that before the pandemic, researchers lauded PEG as an inexpensive additive that addressed issues with vaccine storage. When added to vaccines, PEG can extend their shelf life from seven days to over 30 days at room temperature.

Unsurprisingly, Moderna’s mRNA vaccine laced with dangerous components caused serious injuries in 15 percent of volunteers administered with the jab. These “grade three systemic symptoms” which require medical intervention appeared after the second round of immunization.

Vaccines.news has the latest updates about the race to create a vaccine against the Wuhan coronavirus.

Sources include:

AmericanThinker.org

MediaMatters.org

WND.com

ChildrensHealthDefense.org

Taking the above into consideration, we as Muslim scholars therefore prohibit followers of the Muslim faith from administering the vaccine, and request employers to exempt their Muslim staff from being vaccinated.

AND ALLAH TA’ALA KNOWS BEST

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Mufti Mohammed Desai                                                                                                                                                                                        Date:- 27 Jumadal Ukhra 1443 / 30 January 2022