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Chairman of Russia's Mufti Council Ravil Gainutdin urged Muslims to study the classic works of Islamic law, rather than waste time on quasi-theological empty talk.
Speaking at a conference held on Thursday in Alma-Ata on Hanafi mashab, Gainutdin called the believers "by all means to stay away from any provocative talks and keep from wasting time on discussing the so-called problems, as to "what length of trousers and beards becomes to a true Muslim believer."