An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yelma’e has left many Nigerians dumfounded with his revelation.
The Islamic cleric has revealed to every one that cares to know why he and other Islamic clerics will not pray for the soul of Nollywood Yoruba star actor, Murphy Afolabi who passed on recently.
According to Sheikh Yelma’e, Islam forbids him from praying for the actor because he played roles of a herbalist in movies.
He said; “What we posted yesterday was that we cannot pray for (late) Murphy Afolabi because in the movies he usually acts, and particularly Yoruba movies, it has a lot of forbidden things including traditional sacrifices and it is rare for the actors not to be involved in such traditional sacrifices.”
“They might be acting that way with the thinking that they are joking but anything that has to do with Almighty Allah should not be joked with. Acting like herbalist, witch, or wizard, is against Islamic teachings and Islam is against such actions.”
“What will make a Muslim start using what nonbelievers do to make people laugh? It is common in Yoruba, Hausa and Igbo films, but mostly in Yoruba films. I feel it is time for religious teachers and students to start looking into these issues.”
“When any of these actors with a Muslim name acts like herbalist in Yoruba movies and later dies, it becomes hypocritical for people.”
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