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Matter resides with them. we do not interfere with it and there's no obligation on us as muslim clergy to do the funeral for the family. there's no obligation that requires us to do so so we don't. we obstain. if someone did agree to preside over the funeral, would that imam fear backslash. >> certainly and rightly so. we are very concerned. we are concerned with how our neighbors perceive us. that is very important to the muslims. we don't want people looking at us as though we are impathetic in anyway to what has happened at the hands of this man and his brother. so, for that reason, we want...
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