SAJID OSMAN’S BASELESS, FALSE DEFENCE
THE BOGUS FUND-RAISER
In a letter published by SAJID OSMAN of Pakistan, who was associated with Mujlisul Ulama of S.A. in the Maktab Project, has made a vain, false and baseless attempt to exonerate himself from the charge of EMBEZZLEMENT. His letter is cluttered with quarter-truths, half-truths and blatant LIES.
His futile and false defence was expected. The public has no way of ascertaining the truth from the falsehood which he has disgorged in his letter. The Mujlisul Ulama would not have dismissed and exposed him for no valid reason. Some of his haraam acts of dishonesty and embezzlement are highlighted here to put the Muslim community on guard and to prevent Muslims from falling victim to his deceptive talk regarding charitable projects with which he claims to be associated.
Besides the charge of having embezzled large sums of Maktab Project money, the following are some of the known haraam shenanigans of Sajid Osman:
1) YATEEM KHAANAH (ORPHANAGE)
A Brother who desired to establish a Yateem Khaanah contributed approximately R150,000. The orphanage was built on his land in Karachi. Twelve years have passed, and not a single orphan has been housed in that building which he has appropriated for his own uses. The Mujlisul Ulama had urged him to refund the money to the Brother, but to this day he has refused.
2) INVESTMENT IN A MATTRESS FACTORY
This haraam episode had been perpetrated by Sajid Osman years prior to joining the Maktab Project. He had raised a substantial sum of money in South Africa in the name of some charity in Pakistan. Instead of utilizing the funds (Zakaat and Lillaah) for the stated purpose, he invested it in a mattress factory of a man in Lenasia. That man gobbled up the Zakaat and Lillaah, and to this day Sajid Osman has swept the issue under the carpet. The amount was approximately R200,000.
3) FRUIT EXPORT BUSINESS
Sajid Osman with his glib tongue convinced a brother to invest in his fruit export business. He was exporting fruit from Karachi to Dubai. To this day he owes the Brother approximately R100,000, the capital investment which he refuses to repay despite repeated demands by the Brother. He now presents a pack of LIES for not paying back the money.
4) THE ACCOUNT BOOKS
When the embezzlement of Sajid Osman surfaced, the Mujlisul Ulama formed a Committee to operate the Maktab Project. Without firing him, he was instructed to hand over the account books to the Committee. He refused to comply. On the contrary he stole the books and to this day had not complied. Now after seven years, he speaks of books which he most probably has manufactured.
5) THE BALANCE OF THE FUNDS
Prior to being dismissed, the Mujlisul Ulama formed the new Committee retaining him as a member. He was instructed to hand over all of the Maktab funds to the Committee and to desist from acting unilaterally in this Project. He blankly refused to hand over the funds, and Allah Alone knows what he did with the embezzled money.
These are merely some of the evil perpetrations of Sajid Osman. Whoever wishes to believe his shenanigans, may do so. We have warned you and we have informed you of the reality and the truth.
BEWARE OF THIS PERSON. IT IS NOT PERMISSIBLE TO CONTRIBUTE ANY FUNDS TO HIM. HE IS BEING UNJUSTIFIABLY SHIELDED, AIDED AND ABETTED BY BIRDS OF A FEATHER IN SOUTH AFRICA.
7 Sha’baan 1438 – 4 May 2024