Debate arises as Mohammed Shami opts out of fasting during match

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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.

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