Contempt for Islamic rituals and its Implications in Islamic jurisprudence

Contempt for Islamic rituals and itsImplications in Islamic jurisprudence
Khaled Mohammad Abd Elraouf Emara
Department of Jurisprudence, Faculty of Sharia and Law, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt.
Email: emarahkhaled@gmail.com 
The aim of the research is to clarify the reality of contempt and the criminalization of Islamic jurisprudence for all kinds of contempt, and its protection of all religious sanctities of different religions from contempt. The practical applications and legal provisions imposed by Islamic legislation and jurists to prevent contempt, and the penalties that the Sharia monitors for everyone who is tempted to commit that crime is a core issue in the research. It is as well discusses ways to eliminate this phenomenon after its spread through the means of communication as a practical example for the elimination this phenomenon. The research adopts the analytical originating method. The most important findings of the research are: religions are not to be despised, contempt does not contradict freedom of religion, and contempt does not conflict with artistic creativity. Violation of respect for the Prophethood and the Sunnah necessitates punishment as all religious rites of all kinds must be preserved. Social media plays a bad role in spreading contempt and hate. Islamic legislation protects all religious sanctities from contempt which may occur in words, gestures, movements, and actions.