On June 2, 2020 Philadelphia Islamic scholar Nafis Abu Zayd Sparrow uploaded a video to the Maktabah Ibn Taymiyyah YouTube channel in which he shared his thoughts about the protests surrounding the death of George Floyd. He said that there is no basis in the Quran for demonstrations, for "spitting in the faces" of people in power, or for saying bad things about President Trump. Comparing the black community to the Children of Israel, whom he said would kill their own prophets, he said that one must fight in order to attain freedom and that this is what had been advocated and spoken about by Malcolm X, whom he said had been the leader that had adhered most closely to the Quran and the Sunnah.
"When Allah told [Moses] to go back to deal with this tyrannical ruler, to deal with this tyrannical system - did He tell him to spit in their faces? Did He tell him to stand outside and do public demonstrations? Did He tell him to behave a certain way - to clown the President, make up all types of memes, say this about the president because it is the way you feel? Did He say to do all of that, and talk bad about Pharaoh?
"You gave Chinatown [sic] a Chinatown. You gave the Jews a whole police state in New York - think about it. All these other different minorities - you gave them things that they can do within their respective lands - you just didn't give it to the indigenous black person.
"Where are you on the frontline? What skill are you utilizing to put forth to fight against this oppressive regime? You are not even talking about that. You haven't... You are probably out of shape. You haven't even put yourself in shape. You are probably not ready for any form of Jihad - period.
Sources "Maktabah Ibn Taymiyyah YouTube channel"
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