Bangladeshi cleric issues fatwa against Facebook's 'Haha' emoji

A prominent Muslim Bangladeshi cleric issued a fatwa against people using Facebook’s ‘Haha’ emoji, calling it “totally haram or forbidden” for Muslims.

The cleric named Ahmadullah who has over three million followers on Facebook and YouTube posted a video last Saturday (24 June) warning against the use of Haha react on Facebook to mock people. He added that using it just for fun is fine.

“For God’s sake I request you to refrain from this act. Do not react with ‘haha’ to mock someone. If you hurt a Muslim he may respond with bad language that would be unexpected,” he said

However, hundreds of Facebook users have Haha reacted on Ahmadullah’s post.