Mufti Tariq Masood is among the most social media famous scholars in Pakistan. He has his own social platforms and he shares his thoughts and bayans on them. He has been under severe criticism after a bayan of his which sounded extremely disgusting went viral. He was speaking about polygamy once again but his way of speaking is what caught everyone off-guard.
The video described how if a man marries 2 times or more, Mufti Tariq Masood will make sure that he gets to marry a minor of 4 to 8 years old. This statement was all over social media and now the Mufti is addressing it.
Here is what Mufti Tariq had said during a public bayan in a very casual manner:
He has now taken to social media and he is addressing his controversial statement. He said that he is being targeted by “liberals” who always want to demonize Molvis.
Mufti Tariq Masood said that his bayan was shared out of context. He was being sarcastic and taking a dig at a man of 40 years who wanted to marry a 16 year old. He can never advise anyone to marry a 4 year old. It is haram and Molvis are the ones who are saying that it is haram. All these liberals on the other hand keep sharing vulgar content which has caused this increase in child rape in the country. Here is what he had to say post severe back lash:
The internet is skeptical about this clarification and they have a lot to say. One person wrote, “You cannot use mimbar for jokes.” Another added, “Your clarification is okay but you need to stop preaching polygamy and imposing your opinions on everyone.” One went, “You should start a comedy show.” This is the reaction:
