In an extraordinary fatwa yesterday, the Grand Mufti of Lebanon
threatened to excommunicate any member of parliament or government minister who supports the legalisation of civil marriage.
"Every Muslim official, whether a deputy or a minister, who supports the legalisation of civil marriage, even if it is optional, is an apostate and outside the Islamic religion ….
"[Such officials] would not be washed, would not be wrapped in a [burial] shroud, would not have prayers for their soul in line with Islamic rules, and would not be buried in a Muslim cemetery. [www.al-bab.com] Read more
