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Assalaamu `Alaykum
wa Rahmatullaahi wa Barakaatuhu Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Some of you may have recently received a
"Humble request for your kind help" from someone by the Muslim name of Anis Ahmed Shariff requesting
for financial assistance.
I have some concerns that Anis
Ahmed Shariff's email was forwarded by some of our well-meaning Muslim
brothers and sisters without proper verification of the authencity of his
claims(his message is attached below).
I state this based on previous emails
which I have personally received from him dating back to July 11, October
29 and December 29 in 2003, respectively.. A quick
search showed that Anis Ahmed Shariff had been sending the
same message -
quote: Due
to my mothers old age multiple organ failure probelms, I had to meet lot of
expenditure on medicine and her hospitalisation for which I had taken a loan of
Rs. 2,50,000=00 from the bank. -
unquote, which remained unchanged for three (3) years, from
2002 to 2005:
1. INDOlink USA Discussion Forum Forum - Humble Request for your
...
I am Anis Ahmed Shariff Son of Rahmathulla Shariff. My Father Rahmathulla Shariff is a ... Anis Ahmed Shariff Door No.4, Second Stage, Industrial Suburb, ... 3. Islam Online - Discussion Forum
REQUEST FOR URGENT FINANCIAL HELP, Anis Ahmed Shariff, 4, 25/12/2002 (20:10). Is Human Rights compatible with the Idea of Jihad? (curious), Musket Man, 2 ... www.islamonline.net/Discussion/English/bbs. asp?action=""> 4. Washington, DC Discussion
Forums--Neighborhoods
Humble request for your kind help - Anis Ahmed Shariff 05/07/2003 at 6:40 AM (0). COMPUTER, REPAIR, SERVICE, NETWORKING, NEW YORK CITY, MANHATTAN, NYC, ... dcregistry.com/forums/neighborhoods/welcome.html 5. Humble request for your kind help
I am Anis Ahmed Shariff Son of Rahmathulla Shariff. ... Anis Ahmed Shariff on May 07, 2003 at 6:40 AM said: > Respected and Honorable Brothers and sisters ... dcregistry.com/forums/neighborhoods/messages/282.html 6. The Global Islamic Lobby
Humble request for your kind her inshaaaAllaah SWT- Anis Ahmed Shariff, 1, MSN Nickname Live_Like_A_Stranger_, 3/8/2005 12:13 PM ... groups.msn.com/TheGlobalIslamicLobby/donations.msnw I thought it rather strange
why Anis Ahmed Shariff only requested the same amount of money (Rs.
2,50,000=00) during this three (3) year period to repay the
loan to the State Bank of Mysore. Another
quick search indicated that the State Bank of Mysore is a Hindu
bank which charges interests on loans: http://www.mysorebank.com/fin_position.htm ,
http://www.mysorebank.com/fairpractice.htm
(therefore it is not an Islamic Bank).
This raises the following
questions:
1. Why would a Muslim take a loan
from a Hindu bank which charges interest when he, a Muslim as he claims to be,
should
know very
well that the Sharee'ah forbids
ribaa (usury, interest) -
quote: "Sir, the interest rate so high (18 %) I could
not even pay
the interest.?" -
unquote. Dealing in
ribaa is absolutely prohibited in Islam, whether it is amongst Muslims or
between
Muslims and non-Muslims, whether they are
harbiyeen or not. (Fataawaa al-Lajnah al-Daa�imah,
13/19)
2. Since the Bank charges interest, why was
the amount Anis Ahmed Shariff needed to repay his loan (after three
(3) years) still remained at Rs.
2,50,000=00?
3. Why was Anis Ahmed Shariff not made a
bankrupt by the Bank for three years of non-payment?
4. Why would the Bank (Vishweshwara
Nagar Branch) allow him to open a second bank account when he
was unable to
repay his
outstanding loan, as evidenced by the two
different bank account numbers Anis Ahmed Shariff provided in
his "humble
request messages" (see below) in 2003 and
2005, respectively?:
Whether Anis Ahmed Shariff is a confidence trickster
or whether he is genuinely in financial trouble (and Allaah Ta'aala
knows all), the above questions needed to be asked, thought through
clearly step-by-step for evaluation before forwarding his message or
sending him any money.
If a non-Muslim is in need and asks for financial
assistance, a Muslim is permitted to give charity, but it is not
permissible to give zakaah funds to the poor
among the kuffaar, because zakaah can only be given to Muslims to spend on the
poor and needy among them.. Imaam
al-Shaafa'i said: "There is nothing wrong with giving charity to
a mushrik as a naafilah (supererogatory) action,
but he has no right to charity from the obligatory (zakaah)." Allaah
Ta'aala praised
people who, as He Ta'aala says (interpretation
of the meaning): �� they give food,
inspite of their love for it
(or for the love
of Him), to the Miskeen (the poor), the
orphan, and the captive� (al-Insaan
76:8) . � (Kitaab
al- Umm, part
2).
However, if the person who is asking for money (regardless of whether he is a Muslim or
a non-Muslim) - in order to pay off an interest
based loan, or
he is going to use the money to help him to do
something haraam (prohibited), then it is not permissible for a Muslim
to send funds to him, because by doing so, the Muslim is helping/endorsing
him to engage in ribaa which is forbidden by Allaah
Almighty, Who says
(interpretation of the meaning):
If
anyone receives Anis Ahmed Shariff's email, do not forward it. I have forwarded
this email together with his email to the proper authorities at the State Bank
of Mysore for their attention and action.
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Sent: Sunday, June 19, 2005 12:38
PM
Subject: Caution: re "Humble request
for your kind help" from Anis Ahmed
Shariff May
Allaah Subhaanahu wa Ta'aala bless, guide and give us all wisdom and
foresight to dedicate our abilities and energies for the achievement of personal
and collective goals of goodness. Aameen.
Wa
aakhir da`waani A`nilhamdulilaahi Rabbil A`lameen.
Fee Amaanillaah,
Your sister,
K a r i m a Anis Ahmed Shariff's
email to DDN and other Yahoogroups in 2003
Anis Ahmed Shariff's email
requesting for money in 2003
The Bank Account number
he gave to receive funds was:
S.B. Account No:
2949 ----- Original Message -----
From: "ANIS AHMED SHARIFF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 11,
2003 5:19 AM
Subject: Humble request for your kind
help
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----- Original Message -----
From: ANIS SHARIFF
Sent: Wednesday, October 29,
2003 10:07 AM
Subject: [the_best_ummah] Humble request for your kind help
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----- Original Message -----
From: ANIS SHARIFF
Sent: Monday, December 29,
2003 12:01 PM
Subject: [weloveallah] Please kindly heklp me Brothers and
Sisters Respected and Honorable Brothers and Sisters,
Respected Brothers and Sisters,
Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu,
Sir, Please do not neglect this mail as I am requesting you individually,
please see the need and with helplessness I am humbly requesting you. Sir, Even
I can not contact you through terrestrial mails or airmails because it cost more
and i can not affored the cost. Sir Since this Internet medium is very easy to
reach all muslim brothers and sisters with less cost I am using the cyber medium
to reach your kindself. Kindly accept this as a personnel requested and I am at
your threshold and door step. Kindly help me. Sir I am in very very bad
situation and difficulties. I humbly request to my Muslim Brothers and Sisters
for their holy Help. I request your kindselves to help me with your kind
contributions and consider me for your feavourable help. I also request you
kindly and humbly to pray for me in your prayers and remember me in your
Duva.
I am Anis Ahmed Shariff Son of Rahmathulla Shariff. My Father
Rahmathulla Shariff is a blind person. I am having one sister. Sir, I am below
average in the income group and my income is not even sufficient to meet the
living expenditure and I will have to support my sisters family too.
Sir, Due to my mothers old age multiple organ failure probelms, I had to
meet lot of expenditure on medicine and her hospitalisation for which I had
taken a loan of Rs. 2,50,000=00 from the bank. Sir, the interest rate so high (18 %) I could not even pay the
interest. Sir, under the above circumstances, I am very much in trouble
and I request you humblly to kindly help me to pay off the bank loan which I
have taken for a reasonable and sincere cause. I request you to kindly help me
what ever possible from your side so that, it will help me to clear my bank
loan. I hope your kind self will do me this feavour by helping me with what ever
possible amount.
Please treat this as a sincere and personnel request. I will remember
through out my life.
Please do not neglect this mail as I am requesting you individualy, please
see the need and with helplessness I am humbly requesting you. Sir If you are
helping me, please send your help through a certified cheque. I will be
greatfull to you through out my life.
Sir, Please find below the details of bank account where your kindself can
send your kind contributions.
ANIS AHMED SHARIFF
S.B Account No. 2949 Branch No.4378 Bank Name : State Bank of Mysore Vishweshwara Nagar Branch Vishweshwara Nagar, Mysore 570008, Karnataka India Hope that, your kind self will help me.
Jazakum Allahu khairan.
Wassalaamu alaykoum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh.
Anis Ahmed Shariff Door No.4, Second Stage, Industrial Suburb, Vishweshwara Nagar, Mysore 570008, Karnataka, India Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Anis Ahmed Shariff's
message to Muslims on June 17, 2005
Anis Ahmed Shariff's email requesting for money
in 2005.
This time in 2005 the Bank Account
number he gave to receive funds was different from year
2003:
S.B. Account No: 01190005115 > > ANIS AHMED SHARIFF <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote:From: "ANIS AHMED SHARIFF" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Humble request for your kind help > > Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2005 09:30:42 +0000 > > > > Respected and Honorable Brothers and Sisters in Islam, > > > > Respected Brother, > > > > Assalam-u-Alaikum Wa Rahmatullahi Wa Barakatuhu, > > > > Sir, Please do not neglect this mail as I am requesting you > > individually, please see the need and with helplessness I am humbly > > requesting you. Sir, Even I can not contact you through terrestrial mails or > > airmails because it cost more and i can not affored > > the cost. Sir since this Internet medium is very easy to reach all muslim > > brothers and sisters with less cost I am using the cyber medium to reach your > > kindself. Kindly accept this as a personnel requested and I am at your threshold > > and door step. Kindly help me. Sir I am in very very
bad situation and difficulties.
> > I humbly request to my Muslim Brothers and Sisters
for their holy Help. I request
> > your kindselves to help me with your
kind contributions and consider me for your
> > feavourable help. I also request you kindly and
humbly to pray for me in your prayers
> > and remember me in your Duva.
> > > > I am Anis Ahmed Shariff Son of Rahmathulla Shariff. My Father Rahmathulla Shariff is > > a blind person. I am having one sister. Sir, I
am below average in the income group
> > and my income is not even sufficient to meet
the living expenditure and I will have to
> > support my sisters family too. Sir, Due to my mothers old age Health probelms, I had to > > meet lot of expenditure on medicine and her
hospitalisation for which I had taken a loan
> > of Rs. 2,50,000=00 from the bank. Sir, the interest rate so high (18 %) I could not even > > pay the interest. Sir, under the above
circumstances, I am very much in trouble and I
> > request you humblly to kindly help me to pay
off the bank loan which I have taken for
> > a reasonable and sincere cause. I request you
to kindly help me what ever possible
> > from your side so that, it will help me to clear my bank loan. I hope your kind self > > will do me this feavour by helping me with what ever
possible amount.
> > > > Please treat this as a sincere and personnel request. I will remember through out my life. > > Please do not neglect this mail as I am
requesting you individualy, please see the need and
> > with helplessness I am humbly requesting you. Sir If
you are helping me, please send your
> > help through a certified cheque. I will be greatfull
to you through out my life.
> > > > Sir, Please find below the details of bank account where your kindself may send your kind > > help and contributions.
> > > > ANIS AHMED SHARIFF > > S.B Account No. 01190005115 > > Branch No.4378 > > Bank Name : State Bank of Mysore > > Vishweshwara Nagar Branch > > Vishweshwara Nagar, > > Mysore 570008, Karnataka > > India > > > > Hope that, your kind self will help me. > > > > Jazakum Allahu khairan. > > > > Wassalaamu alaykoum warahmatullaahi wabarakaatuh. > > > > Anis Ahmed Shariff > > Door No.4, Second Stage, > > Industrial Suburb, > > Vishweshwara Nagar, > > Mysore 570008, > > Karnataka, India > > Email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message -----
From: "ABUYUSUF" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "DDN" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>;
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Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2005 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Revival-Of-Muslim-Mind] Fwd: Humble
request for your kind help You should send this to the proper authority. This is a con.
Please do not forward to anyone else and do not fall for it.
It's an old fraud.
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