A collection of 60+ Fatwa & Stance on Maulana Saad: Deviation from Ahlus Sunnah

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Maulana Saad’s Rujoo was not accepted by Darul Uloom Deoband as it was found that despite his Rujoo, he continues to show his deviated ideologies.

Below is a list of Darul Ulooms and Institutions’ stances (mawqif), articles, and Fatwa on Maulana Saad Misguidance.


  1. LATEST! Ulema of Assam – 2,500+ Ulema and Muftis agreed on stance against Maulana Saad 2025 January 14
  2. Jamiatul Ahlia Darul Uloom Moinul Islam Hathazari – it is not permissible to follow Saad until he sincerely repents [ENGLISH, URDU, BANGLA] 2024 December 22
  3. Jamia Malibagh, Dhaka, Bangladesh – Declaring the deviation of Saad following the Tongi Ijtema Attack 2024 [ENGLISH, URDU, BANGLA] 2024 Deceember 22
  4. Maulana Saad’s Incorrect Statements at the South Africa Camperdown Ijtema 2024 [ENGLISH] – Part1, Part2, Part3 2024 October
  5. Majlis-ul Ulama South Africa 2024 [ENGLISH] – Controversies P1, P2, P3, Musa AS – 2024 October 5
  6. Kashful Ghubaar (Ulema Group of Africa) – Problematic Statements of Maulana Saad [ENGLISH], The Reality of Maulana Saad’s Rujoo (Part 1) [ENGLISH], The Reality of Maulana Saad’s Rujoo (Part 2) [ENGLISH], Changes introduced by Ml Saad to the detriment of Dawat and Tableegh [ENGLISH] – 2024 October
  7. Declaration of Concerned Ulema of South Africa – Signatories from many Darul Uloom Principals, Muftis and Ulema of South Africa [ENGLISH, URDU] 2024 September 27
  8. Mufti Taqi Usmani on Maulana Saad – Declaring something as Fardh A’yn is wrong! [ENGLISH, URDU] 2024 May 14
  9. Darul Ifta Jamia Rahmania Arabia, Dhaka – It is not permissible to participate in or support their activities! [ENGLISH, BANGLA] 2024 January 19
  10. Darul Uloom Farooqia Karnataka – Critical Analysis on Maulana Saad’s Controversial Speeches in Bhopal Ijtema 2023 [ENGLISH, URDU] 2023 December
  11. Markazud Dawah Islamia LATEST FATWA 2023 [UDRU] – Fatwa on Maulana Saad 2023 July
  12. Darul Uloom Deoband 2023 Fatwa on Maulana Saad [ENGLISH, URDU, BANGLA, ARABIC] – It is not permissible to propagate Saad’s Views 2023 June 18
  13. Majlis Ulama of Kashmir [URDU] – Our Stand on Maulana Saad Kandhalwi’s Ideology – 2023 March 16
  14. Mufti Abdul Malek, Markazud Dawah Islamia, Bangladesh (Article on Maulana Saad) [ENGLISH] – Maulana Saad’s Errors and Controversial Rujoo 2020 August 8
  15. Muftionline.co.za South Africa [ENGLISH] – The view of the Ulama in regards to Moulana Saad ~ 2018/2019
  16. Board of Ulama of Banglore City, Karnataka, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – The matter has worsened and reached a worrying level! – 2018 October 25
  17. Jamiat al-Baqiyat al-Salihat-e-Islamiyya, Vellore, Tamil Nadhu, India [TAMIL] – Stand against Maulana Saad – 2018 October 25
  18. Jamia Imam Abu Hanifa, Bangalore, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – 3 Reasons for the current crisis! – 2018 October 25
  19. Group of Ulama from Azamgarh, Jaunpur, Ambedkaringar, Sultanpur Region, India [URDU] 2018 October 25
  20. Ulema of Mumbai, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – 2018 October 24
  21. Mufti Habibur Rahman Khairabadi [ENGLISH/URDU] – Hidayat is only in the hands of Allah! – 2018 September
  22. Ulama of Bangladesh [ENGLISH/URDU] – Following Maulana Saad is not permissible! – 2018 July 28
  23. Ulema of New York [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Deoband Fatwa – 2018 July 19
  24. Mufti Masood Ahmad Qasmi, Dhule [ENGLISH/URDU] – Dangerous intepretations of Seerah! – 2018 July
  25. Ulama Council of New Zealand [ENGLISH] – Maulana Saad is the cause of the Tablighi Jamaat Crisis – 2018 April 27
  26. Darul Uloom Hyderabad (Darul Ifta Jamaa Islamia) [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Deoband Fatwa – 2018 April 27
  27. Board of Ulama of Allahabad [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – 2018 April 25
  28. Inkishaf Haqeeqat [URDU] – Revealing the truth, compiled M Saad’s own father-in-law (Maulana Salman Mazahiri)! 2018 March 26
  29. Wifaqul Ulama Al Hind (Article on Maulana Saad) [ENGLISH] – Maulana Saad’s Errors – 2018 March
  30. Darul Uloom Deoband Clarification on Maulana Saad’s Rujoo 2018 [ENGLISH/URDU] – Ideological divergence of Maulana Saad cannot be ignored! 2018 January 31
  31. Majlis-ul Ulama South Africa 2016/2017 [ENGLISH] – Kufr Ideology of Maulana Saad, Various queries on Maulana Saad – 2017 May 30
  32. Board of Ulama of Giridih District and Jharkhand, India [ENGLISH/URDU] 2017 March 12
  33. Majlis-ul-Ulama Andhra Pradesh [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Deoband Fatwa – 2017 January 19
  34. Mufti Ebrahim Desai (AskImam.org) [ENGLISH] – Serious statements cast doubt on his Aqaid! 2017 January 1
  35. Idara Nahi Anil Munkar, Karnataka, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – O Allah! Save the Ummah from the mischief of Saad Kandhlawi
  36. Madrasah Taleemul-Deen, Ispengo Beach, South Africa [ENGLISH/URDU] – Stand against Maulana Saad ~ 2017
  37. Jamia Ghaithul Huda Bangalore, Karnataka, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Remain steadfast on the World Shura ~ 2017
  38. Darul Uloom Moinul Islam, Bangladesh [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – 2017 January
  39. Al-Jamia Al-Islamia Masih Uloom, Bangalore, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Stand against Maulana Saad – 2016 December 29
  40. Madrasa Dargah Hazrat Syed Sultan Shah Rehmatullah on Maulana Saad, Karnataka, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – 2016 December 29
  41. Darul Ifta wal Irshad Mumbai [ENGLISH/URDU] – Shura or Ameer – 2016 December 28
  42. Ulama of Belgaum District, Karnataka, India [ENGLISH/UDRU] – Hundreds of signatures in support of the elders of Tabligh! – 2016 December 27
  43. Jamia Talha Bangalore, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Stand against Maulana Saad – 2016 December
  44. Darul Uloom Dabhel, Gujrat, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – 2016 December
  45. Darul Ifta, Madrasa Ihya-ul-Uloom, Vanambadi [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – Signature 4 – 2016 December
  46. Jamia Al-Fikriya [ENGLISH/URDU] – Our Muftis support Darul Uloom Deoband’s Fatwa on Maulana Saad – 2016 December
  47. Darul Ifta Madrasa Rafiq ul-Uloom, Ambur [ENGLISH/URDU] –Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – Signature 3 – 2016 December
  48. Darul Ifta Miftahul Uloom, Melapalayam [ENGLISH/URDU] –Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – Signature 2 – 2016 December
  49. Darul Ifta Madrasa Kashiful Huda, Madras [ENGLISH/URDU] –Supports Darul Uloom Deoband Fatwa against Maulana Saad – Signature 1 – 2016 December
  50. Ulama/Muftis Of Kanpur City, UP, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Maulana Saad is becoming the founder of a new sect! – 2016 December
  51. Madrasah Deenyah Wasiyat Uloom, India [URDU] – Stand against Maulana Saad – 2016 December 21
  52. Majlis Tahaffuz Madaris Jambusar [ENGLISH/URDU] – Supports Deoband Fatwa on Maulana Saad – 2016 December 18
  53. Majlis-e Ulama Marathoda Aurangabad, India [ENGLISH/URDU] – Stand against Maulana Saad – 2016 December 12
  54. Jameah Mahmoodiyah South Africa [ENGLISH] 2016 December 13
  55. Darul Uloom Deoband’s Stance on Maulana Saad’s First Rujoo [ENGLISH/URDU] – Maulana Saad must do a proper Rujoo! 2016 December 12
  56. Muftis of South Africa [ENGLISH/URDU] – Signed by Mufti Radha Ul Haq (Most senior Ulama of South Africa) 2016 December 8
  57. Darul Uloom Saharanpur [ENGLISH/URDU] – Includes signature of Maulana Saad’s father-in-law (Maulana Salman Mazahiri) 2016 December
  58. Darul Uloom Deoband’s 2016 (First) Fatwa on Maulana Saad [ENGLISH/URDU] – Maulana Saad has strayed from the path of Ahlus Sunnah Wal Jamaa’ah! 2016 December 6
  59. Board of Ulama, Bangladesh [ENGLISH/URDU] – Maulana Saad must accept the Shura! – 2016 October 25
  60. Maulana Hakeem Abdul Rasheed Qasmi and Group of Scholars [ENGLISH/URDU] – Even before Deoband’s First Fatwa – 2016 August 3
  61. Nadwatul Ulama [URDU] – Stance that predates Deoband’s First 2016 Fatwa! – 2015 April 1
  62. 2014 Letter to Maulana Saad predating Deoband’s Fatwa [ENGLISH/URDU] – A extremely detail analysis of Maulana Saad’s Errors even before the Deoband’s first 2016 Fatwa – 2014 January 23

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General Talks/Views

24 comments

  1. Hadhrat Mufti Ebrahim Desai Sahib’s fatwa was based on the fatwa of Darul Uloom Deoband. The issue was about the improper statements made by Maulana Saad. Furthermore, our fatwa does not deal with the issue of “Shura & Nizamuddin”. That is an administrative issue that needs to be resolved internally.

    And Allah Ta’āla Knows Best

    Checked and Approved by,
    Mufti Ebrahim Desai

    Read more at https://www.askimam.org/public/question_detail/41259

    1. That is true, the Ulema do not care about Shura or Saad. They are saying we should NOT follow Saad regardless. Even if Shura and Saad unite, we should still not follow Saad!

    2. This site has nothing to do with Tabligh or the noble effort which began in Nizamuddin by the Maulana Ilyas Kandhelvi which is still continuing today. This site is an anti-Maulana Saad website. Maybe correct the domain, and not deceive the general masses. If the intention is to bash Molvi Saad sahib. Then name it that. Not tablighi-jamaat.com

      1. Assalamualaykum Brother. This site started as a direct response to the fitna and misinformation spread as a consequence of M Saad’s action. We have nothing to hide by admitting this reality.

        We thus wish to present the true history of Tablighi Jamaat. You can check out the full history of Tabligh here.
        All the Fatwas are written by instituitions. Not us. We have just compiled them here.

        Our aim is so that brothers realize the truth and unite back together. A lot of M Saad followers like yourself (inshaAllah) are good and sincere people. They are just following their local affiliations and don’t understand what’s going on. This is where we come in and we pray that Allah SWT uses us for this.

        Why support a controversial figure at the expense of disunity (https://bit.ly/tjspl)?

        Would you allow someone who has a history of reckless driving to drive your car? Then, why allow someone who has been criticized by the Ulemas to drive this global effort of Da’wa? (See fatwas https://bit.ly/ft40) Let alone become the face of Tabligh? He is not even the legitimate Amir since he violated the 1995 agreement (see https://bit.ly/mv95a)! All elders have tried to discuss peacefully but all hopes were lost when M Saad hired thugs and violently assaulted anyone who was not in line with him (https://bit.ly/nzv16). Almost all senior elders including Haji Sahab are not with him (See elder’s testimony https://bit.ly/eldtj).

        Hope this clarifies! Jazakallah Khair

  2. How can anyone follow the man who brakes the agreement & calls him self , I AM THE AMEER , when the Sunnah of the Sahaba was that I don’t want to be the Ameer! Where is the Sunnah of the Sahabas? How does one tell others to bring DEEN in their life when one is breaking the laws of sharia himself ????

    1. Saad Is the Last Appointer Shura Member By Enamul Hasan..
      After death of Zubairul Hasan Saad became Ameer before that there was 2 Faisal…

      Anyway Muabiya ibne Abu Sufyan (R.A) Sham ki Ameer thi appointed by Umar Bin Khattab (R.A.) Uthman bin Affan (R.A) appointed him as Ameer a Sham, Usman (R.A) ki shahadat ke baad Ali bin Abi Talib (A.S.) Muslim ki Khalifa bane, Muwabia (RA) ne bait nehi ki balke jang kiya… Ali Bin Abi Talib Alaihis Salam ki shahadat ke baad Muawiya (RA) khalifa bane…

      kya wo tere hisab se Apne aap ko Ameer Declared kiya tha?????

      1. Assalamualikum Brother,
        I have been involved in the effort of Tableegh for long time by the Fazal of Allah (SWT) . From 2016 until now I did not understand the Issue which caused the Split . I can confirm the that i have heard a few statements mentioned in this website myself repeated over and over again.

        For Instance the following Aayat have been Combined out of context by the individual which I have heard myself:

        Surah Al Baqrah – Ayat No: https://quran.com/en/al-baqarah/13

        Surah Al Nisa – Ayat No:https://quran.com/en/an-nisa/136

        Also one more question which came to my mind was Munthaqab Hadith is translation of the Hadith word by word and is not meant for general masses who do not have a Ilmi background , One needs to refer to the Explanation by other respected Ulema which generally is not done

        After reading all the articles and contemplating over for the past few months , I have stopped listening to the Speeches and attending Ijthima’s of the said Individual.

        Please note that this requires a lot of effort for brothers to understand what the issue is, a lot of Sabr,Widom and Dua is the need of the hour. Some brothers are still attending Ithima’s just because there are other influential Ulema/Hafiz who have not done research and do not understand the issue are also attending these gatherings.

        On the other and some brother’s have gone to the extreme’s as labeling a person “___yani” just because out of ignorance a brother continue’s to go to the Ijthima’s of the Individual, please note this is not what has been taught by our esteemed elders. We have deal this very sensitive issue with a lot Hikham and Dua’s

        We are all answerable in the courts of Allah(SWT) on the Day of Qiyamah, May Allah guide us to the Straight path and save us from all the Fitna’s

        1. Waalaikumsalam, glad to hear Brother. A lot patience is required. It is important to understand what’s going on as we are doing this effort for life.

    1. Jazakallah Khair, the one from Darul Ifta Jamia Uloom Islamiah (Pakistan) has already been added. Do you have the Bangladesh fatwa in PDF form? May Allah SWT unite this Ummah upon the truth

  3. Asslmalykm, what ever the situation may be, we should continue the effort of da’awah in the tarteeb of sunnah. We should not be distracted by events. The effort is what the world alive. We embrace all brothers in the path of Allah. Allah shall solve our problems. Jazakumullah

  4. Jazakallah khairan for your vast work to expose Maulana Saad.Inshallah the general public will now realise the reality of Maulana Saad,so called the Ameer of the world, Let Allah swt give him Hedayet ! Ameen

    1. Imam Bukhari was NEVER issued any Fatwas. The criticism against him was mostly led by Al-Dhuhli, who was jealous of his fame. Al-Dhuhli took a major blow when Imam Muslim refused to record any hadith transmitted by him.

      Maulana Saad’s case is different and comparing his case with Imam Bukhari is what we call a ‘False Equivalency’. Unlike Al-Dhuhli, there is no proof that Deoband and ALL these worldwide institutions were jealous or had evil intentions for Maulana Saad. It is also improper to equate Maulana Saad at the same status as Imam Bukhari. Unlike Imam Bukhari, Maulana Saad has so many other controversies surrounding him. This comparison is NOT EQUAL AT ALL.

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