Overview

• The Muttahida Majlis-e-Ulama, a coalition of Sunni and Shia scholars, has demanded legal proceedings against Ansari for allegedly disrespecting the Prophet’s companions.
• The council has barred Ansari from its platforms and called for a community-wide boycott until he issues a public apology and retracts the disputed remarks.
• Shia members of the coalition have publicly distanced themselves from Ansari’s comments, emphasizing such language contradicts core Islamic teachings.
• Ansari posted on social media that the circulated video was selectively edited and that he never mentioned or intended disrespect toward any companion.
• He reaffirmed his commitment to fatwas by Ayatollah Sistani and Ayatollah Khamenei forbidding insults to Sunni sanctities and urged continued Muslim unity.