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Is what has been narrated about Sheikh Ali Juma regarding jurisprudential issues — such as bank interest, the niqab, the beard, the wife's right to divorce, women assuming leadership positions, and the non-application of Hudud in the "age of doubt" — correct?

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The statement that bank interest is not usury is devoid of evidence. As for the claim that the niqab is an innovation according to Imam Malik, it requires precision, for Imam Malik disliked it only during prayer because it hinders the forehead from touching the ground. Some Maliki scholars disliked it outside of prayer due to extremism, but they did not differ on the impermissibility of uncovering the face when there is fear of temptation. The statement that growing a beard is not obligatory according to Imam Al-Shafi'i is incorrect. A woman's right to divorce herself through the marriage contract or the husband's delegation does not mean that divorce is her right; rather, it is the husband's right by proxy. The assumption of leadership over Muslims or judgeship by women throughout history is not proof of its permissibility in Islamic law, because it did not occur during the time of the Prophet, peace be upon him, or the Rightly Guided Caliphs, nor did the Ummah unanimously agree upon it. His statement that Hudud (punishments prescribed by Islamic law) are not applied in an "era of doubt" is a statement without evidence.

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