(from India), he was appointed as a member of the Islamic Education
Board by the Government. This Board was one of the sections of the
Government. Oncethe Government decidedto take an action, which was
contrary to Islamic Laws. Mufti Shafee' was prompt to oppose it and
explained that due to it'sbeing against the teachings of Islaam, it
should not be adopted. His remarks, however, prompted a debate between
the Government officers, many of whom began tocriticise the respected
Mufti for having said what he did, as he was amember of the Board and
part of the Government.
Seeing this, Mufti Shafee' bluntly addressed the gatheringand said
that he had agreed to become a Member of the Board only for the sake
of Islaam, and therefore, it was his duty to object to what was
unislamic, regardless of whether his objection was in agreement with
the line of the Government or not. He clarified that he was not a
Government servant and unlike them was not worried about losing his
job. He said, "I have my resignation letter in my pocket and my
expenses do not exceed a few rupees, so Iam not dependent on salary
and allowances like you. I can earn that much money by hard labour
too, while you cannot because your suitalone costs two hundredrupees,
so, you might fear losing your job."
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