The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.157- If a host comes to know, while having a meal, that the food is najis, he must inform the guests about it, as an obligatory precaution. If, however, one of the guests becomes aware of this fact, he must refrain from eating but it is not necessary to inform the rest about it. However, if his interaction with the other guests is such that he himself may become najis, he can inform them about the najāsah of the food when the meal is over so that they rinse their hands and mouths.

Issue No.161- If giving the holy Qur'an to an unbeliever will lead to its desecration, it will be haram to give it to him. However, if he is likely to be guided or if it is for the propagation of Islam, it is allowed and at times even obligatory.

Issue No.163- Making a page of the holy Quran ṭāhir is not only the duty of the one who has made it najis, but it is the duty of anyone who notices this and if one does it, the others would no longer be under any obligation. If however, the holy Qur'an belongs to someone else and it is ruined or damaged after washing, the one who has made it najis must compensate for the damage.

Issue No.166- Fifth: The body, clothes and the place of sajdah (prostration) must be ṭāhir in prayer. This issue will also be explained in the section dealing with conditions for clothes worn in prayer and “place for prayer”.

Issue No.167- If a person who is in possession of something says that it is najis or ṭāhir, his word must be accepted irrespective of whether he is just or not, provided that he is mature [1]. Therefore, if a child says so, his word does not have to be accepted unless one is certain that he is telling the truth.

Issue No.168- Muṭahhirāt are those things which make najis objects ṭāhir and they are eleven:1) Water 2) Earth 3) The Sun 4) Istiḥālah (Transformation)5) Inqilāb (Change) 6) Two-Third Reduction7) Intiqāl (Transfer)8) Consequential Ṭahārah9) Removal of Original Najāsah10) Istibrā of Faeces-Eating Animal (the process of cleaning a faeces-eating animal)11) Disappearance of a MuslimDetailed rulings regarding each one will be explained in the following issues

Issue No.172- If the mouth of a container which a dog has licked is narrow making it difficult to be scrubbed with soil, if possible, it must be scrubbed with earth and some water by a piece of cloth wrapped around a stick. If that is not possible either, soil and water must be poured into it and shaken, then the container must be rinsed in the manner mentioned above.

Issue No.176- In order to wash a najis container with less than kurr water, it should be filled and emptied three times, or each time, water should be poured into it, moved around in a way that water reaches all its najis parts, and then emptied.

Issue No.177- When it comes to washing large containers like cauldrons and crocks, they must be filled up and emptied three times, or, an easier way would be to pour water each time from above on all inner sides of it and every time, draw out the water collected at the bottom; it is necessary to rinse the bowl used for drawing out the water each time.

Issue No.178- If najis metal is rinsed, its exterior layer will become ṭāhir, though its interior may have become najis when it was molten.

Issue No.180- A najis object will become ṭāhir if it is washed with kurr, flowing or tap water enough that the original najāsah is removed or when it is immersed in kurr or flowing water after removing the original najāsah. However in the case of carpets, clothes, etc., they must also be wrung or shaken so that the water absorbed within them separates.

Issue No.182- To make clothes, carpets, etc., ṭāhir with less than kurr water, it is necessary to wring it slightly so that the water separates.