I am writing this article to advise the US Muslim community not to give credence to the “fatwā” issued by FCNA and AMJA. Darul Qasim’s Dār al-Iftāʾ will issue a more detailed rebuttal from a fiqh perspective. Acquiescence to a status quo is built upon defeatism and inertia. Over time, it breeds intellectual laziness, discourages…