A) May Allah bless Shaykh Usamah al-Rifa’i for his many years of service to the deen of Islam and muslims.

B) Even if he is wrong he will still be rewarded: Amr ibn al-‘As reported: The Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said, “If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is correct, he will have two rewards. If a judge makes a ruling, striving to apply his reasoning and he is mistaken, he will have one reward.”Source: Ṣaḥīḥ al-Bukhārī 7352, Ṣaḥīḥ Muslim 1716.

C) I respectfully disagree with Shaykh Usamah al-Rifa’i stance on Bitcoin. Most of his contentions / arguments against bitcoin are answered here:

1) x.com/i/status/19448…

D) Syria’s current president, Ahmed al-Sharaa / Jolani, was the one who officially appointed Shaykh Usama al-Rifa’i as Grand Mufti on March 2025 through presidential decree. Ahmed al-Sharaa & his HTS group was in part funded by Bitcoin / BTC

2)x.com/i/status/20429…

3)x.com/i/status/19126…