The Council of Senior Scholars in Saudi Arabia is proud of the royal trust placed in its members to perform the Arafat sermon, according to Sheikh Fahad bin Saad Al Majid, the Council’s secretary-general.
Eminent Saudi scholar Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, member of the Council of Senior Scholars and secretary general of the Muslim World League (MWL), will deliver the sermon and lead prayer at the Namirah Mosque on the Day of Arafat on Friday.
Sheikh Fahad noted that Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al Sheikh had delivered the Arafat sermon for over three decade and was later succeeded in the task by members of the Council.
Council members who had delivered the sermon include Sheikh Abdullah bin Al-Manea, Sheikh Saad bin Nasser Al-Shathri, Sheikh Mohammed bin Hassan Al Sheikh and Sheikh Bandar bin Abdul Aziz Balila.
Sheikh Fahad explained that Al-Issa, alongside his fellow Council members and under the supervision of the Grand Mufti, had played a major role in the issuance of several decisions and statements of public concern.
These positions have clarified Islam’s higher principles and helped preserve national unity, added Sheikh Fahad.
He indicated that the decisions and statements of the Council determine public interest, preserve the objectives of the Shariah, and preserve the nation's gains.
