[Dr. Ursus]

I guess that’s why he didn’t destroy it? Allah forbid,they don’t lean on the mother and his friends!

[Swordmaker]

I guess that’s why he didn’t destroy it? Allah forbid,they don’t lean on the mother and his friends!

I think there are three basic reasons why that iPhone was not destroyed which I have outlined before:

One has to ask why Farouk and Malik did not destroy this iPhone 5C in their preparation for their attack. One answer is they knew there was nothing probative on it, and it was unnecessary to destroy it. Another is one I have proposed: the iPhone was not their property and Islamic Jihadists are required to ritually clean before doing their act of Jihad. That means they bathe, shave off body hair, pray, and must NOT commit any sins prior to killing their victims (not a sin), but THEFT is a sin.

Destroying his employer's property would be such a sin, and therefore not something Farouk or Malik could do as it was not theirs to do with as they pleased. as that would constitute a theft, a sin, meaning they would not be morally clean before committing their act of Jihad. Frankly, even using the employer's phone for personal or Jihad use would be sinful. Ergo, nothing useful is on that iPhone.

Besides, it takes only five minutes to erase an iPhone back to a factory blank status, with all data gone.

So the reasons are:

1. Farouk or Malik erased it.
2. The terrorists knew they had never used it for anything incriminatingrelated to their attack.
3. Religious and moral reasons, relating to the need for jihadal purity.