In the first official fatwá issued by the Muslim Brotherhood immediately after their withdrawal from the parliamentary elections, MB Muftī, ‘Abd al-Rahmān al-Bār said in his statements that MB withdrawal from the parliamentary elections in the second round is lawful (Halāl) while rigging the elections is unlawful (Harām).

Before MB participating in the parliamentary elections Al-Bār had said issued a controversial statement that entering the elections is a national and religious duty.