Saudi Arabia's Council of Senior Scholars declared that the Muslim Brotherhood was a terrorist group that did not represent Islam, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
The Brotherhood is officially designated a terrorist group in Arab countries including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Egypt.
Yusuf Al Qaradawi, the spiritual leader of the Brotherhood, which was formed in Egypt in 1928, has been banned from Britain, France and the US for his extremist views, which include condoning suicide bombings.
Al Qaradawi, who now lives in Qatar, has also been sentenced to life in prison in his native Egypt.
The council, the kingdom's highest religious body, said the Brotherhood was "a deviant group" that undermined co-existence in a single nation and stirred rebellion, sedition, violence and terrorism.
"The Muslim Brotherhood group is a terrorist group and it does not represent the method of Islam," the council said.
"Rather, it follows its partisan objectives that are running contrary to the guidance of our graceful religion, while taking religion as a mask to disguise its purposes to practise the opposite, such as sedition, wreaking havoc, committing violence and terrorism.
"The council calls on the public to be careful against this group and stay away from joining it or showing sympathy to it."
The council also said that the Brotherhood spawned other extremist and terrorist groups that have "wreaked havoc" in several countries.
On Monday, dawn raids on groups suspected of operating on behalf of the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas were carried out by Austrian police in a major crackdown.
Austria's Interior Minister, Karl Nehammer, and the country's lead counter-extremism minister, Susanne Raab, stressed there was a focus on the ideological threats posed by organisations in the country.
'THE WORST THING YOU CAN EAT'
Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.
Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines:
Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.
Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.
Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.
Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.
Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.
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Uefa Champions League last-16, second leg:
Real Madrid 1 (Asensio 70'), Ajax 4 (Ziyech 7', Neres 18', Tadic 62', Schone 72')
Ajax win 5-3 on aggregate
