The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.952- When a person places his forehead, by mistake, on a place that is higher or lower than four joined fingers compared to the place where his knees and toes rest, if it is so high that it could not be called a sajdah, he should raise his head and place it on a point whose height is less than four joined fingers. But, if the height is to the extent that it is still called a sajdah, it is obligatory to drag his forehead [while connected to the ground], to a place which is equal to four joined fingers or less [in height]. If this is not possible, the obligatory precaution is that he should complete his prayer and reoffer it.

Issue No. 1369- If a person who is fasting falls into the water involuntarily, or if he is shoved and his head is placed under water, or forgets that he is fasting and immerses his head in water, his fast will not be void. However, if he recollects that he is fasting, he should, as an obligatory precaution, take his head out of the water immediately.

Issue No.955- As an obligatory precaution, in sajdah, a person should place the tip of his two big toes on the ground and placing the other toes will not be sufficient. Similarly, if the big toes do not rest on the ground owing to the nails being long, the prayer is void as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.65- While relieving oneself, one should not face the qiblah or have his back towards it, and it will not be sufficient to turn only the private parts from the direction of the qiblah. However, as an obligatory precaution, one's private parts should not be directed towards or backwards to the qiblah.

Issue No.66- There is no problem in the front or the back of one’s body to be facing the qiblah when washing the urinary or faecal outlets. But it is not permitted for one’s front or back to face the qiblah at the time of istibrā as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.66- There is no problem in the front or the back of one’s body to be facing the qiblah when washing the urinary or faecal outlets. But it is not permitted for one’s front or back to face the qiblah at the time of istibrā as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.509- It is obligatory upon every Muslim to lay a dying person towards the Qibla, and there is no need to seek the permission for it from their legal guardian.

Issue No.1889- It is not allowed as an obligatory precaution for the landowner or the farmer to agree that a certain quantity of the crop, (for example, a ton) will belong to him, and the remaining quantity will be divided between them.

Issue No. 1519- A person cannot make use of a property on which he is sure khums has not been paid. However, if he doubts whether or not khums has been paid on someone’s property, it is permissible to make use of it, and there is no problem in accepting a gift or a dinner invitation or having business with such a person and it is not necessary to investigate about it.

Issue No.1750- If a person does not know whether or not the transaction conducted by him is valid or void, he cannot make use of the property which he has acquired, but he can carry out the transaction, and before making use of the property, he should ask about the rulings and act accordingly. However, if he knew the relevant rulings at the time of transaction, and doubted after the transaction whether or not he conducted it correctly, his transaction is valid.

Issue No. 2209- If a pair of shoes of a person is taken away and is replaced by another pair and the person who has lost his shoes knows that the shoes left behind belong to the person who has taken his shoes and this has been done intentionally and he has no access to that person, he can take the shoes left behind for himself, and if he has access to the Mujtahid or his representative, he should get his permission. And in case the value of the shoes left behind is more than that of his own shoes, he should give the price difference to the owner of the shoes, and if he has no hope of finding that person, he should give it as ṣadaqa on his behalf. However, if he is certain or considers it probable that the shoes left do not belong to the person who has taken his shoes, in case he has no hope in finding the owner, he should give the shoes as ṣadaqa.

Issue No.765- It is not haram for men to have a silken handkerchief or anything similar in the pocket and it does not invalidate the prayer.