There's no argument over the quotes validity. Young executive's zeal is misguided, you can't change the past. The fatwa is a real as the monitor you're looking at, nothing will change that.The fatwa does exist. Ben Bazz later retracted it after he was condemned and ridiculed worldwide, even among the Saudis.
I can provide the acutal Arabic text if anyone cares for it.
Now, the question is whether the (unchangeable) fact that two of the greatest Shuyookh in Islamic history, Ibn's Baz and Taymiyyah respectively were superstitious rubes affects Islam negatively?
This could set Muslims back decades if it becomes publicized. An FBI statement recently claimed that behind Wahhab himself, Bin Baz is the most revered scholar in the Muslim world.



