 He further went on to say that becoming a mufti always depended on knowledge, not gender and cited in support a Quranic verse which urged those with knowledge of the law to share it.The ruling was generally in agreement with most Sunni sources and came as a response to questions raised about the validity of women as clerics.Haddad was under attention later in 2010 when he gave out a controversial statement regarding mixed marriages in the country.