I doubt if the leaders of ISIS would listen to any of the top Islamic clerics in the world. They seem to enjoy what they are doing, and don't want to give it up.
Top Saudi cleric urges Muslims to fight IS militants
An image made available by media outlet Welayat Raqa allegedly shows Islamic State (IS) militants parading in the northern rebel-held Syrian city of Raqa. (AFP)
"This group is aggressive and oppressive. It sheds blood," Al-Eqtisadiah daily quoted Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh as saying. "If they fight Muslims, then Muslims must fight them to rid people and religion of their evil and harm," he said in a response to a request from an Iraqi for a fatwa or edict on fighting IS.
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Top Saudi cleric urges Muslims to fight IS militants
POSTED: 07 Sep 2014 23:31
RIYADH: Saudi Arabia's top cleric has urged Muslims to confront the "oppressive" Islamic State militant group if it fights Muslims after seizing swathes of Iraq and Syria, media reports said Sunday (Sep 7).
"This group is aggressive and oppressive. It sheds blood," Al-Eqtisadiah daily quoted Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdul Aziz al-Sheikh as saying. "If they fight Muslims, then Muslims must fight them to rid people and religion of their evil and harm," he said in a response to a request from an Iraqi for a fatwa or edict on fighting IS.
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