Host and entrepreneur Neelofa has come forward to clarify that the viral video showing the face of Muhammad Bilal is an old recording made when her eldest child was two years old.
According to her, the video was created for a product review, and she admitted she was surprised that someone had re-uploaded the video on social media.
“I was also wondering who uploaded all those images,” she was quoted as saying by Mstar.
Neelofa, 37, said she chooses not to show her children’s faces directly on social media because she does not want to hear unpleasant opinions.
“Actually, I’m happy not to reveal my child’s face because people don’t need to comment or make comparisons.
“I also don’t need to listen to netizens’ opinions. Let this continue until he grows up,” she said.
She added that she and her husband, independent preacher PU Riz, 31, do not hide their children’s faces when they are out in public, but they do ask fans not to record them without permission.
“It’s actually fine to show our child’s face. It’s just that some people don’t understand, and I politely ask them not to record our children’s faces,” she said.
Riz, meanwhile, said they are waiting for the right time to openly reveal the faces of Muhammad Bilal and their other child, Abdullah Abbas, on social media.
“Wait until he can do da’wah. Maybe at that time we will consider collaboration offers. We’ll see first, because every child is different in terms of their ability to speak fluently,” he said. – BOOM!
