The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 2322- Institutions and associations set up and registered in our time have legal status (personality) and one can give possession of something to them which should be used according to the constitution. The properties of such institutions are in some respects similar to those of an endowment but they are not endowed properties. Rather, they are the properties of that institution, and if some of the founders or the managers die, their heirs will not inherit anything, except for when it is mentioned in the constitution. This rule also applies to the institutions which have been formed in accordance with rational standards but they have not yet been legally registered.

Issue No.1837- If one of the partners dies, becomes insane, or mentally incompetent, other partners cannot continue to utilise the property held in the partnership. However, temporary unconsciousness is of no effect in it.

Issue No. 2191- If an invalid transaction takes place, for example, a commodity that should be purchased and sold by weight is sold without being weighed, neither the purchaser becomes the owner of the commodity, nor will the seller become the owner of the money. However, there is no harm in making use of their own property if both the seller and the buyer consent it regardless of the transaction, otherwise the things taken by them from each other are like usurped property and should be returned back to the respective original owners. And if the property of each of them perishes while in the custody of the other, he should pay compensation for it regardless of whether or not he knows that the transaction was void.

Issue No.1785- If any of the conditions mentioned above is not fulfilled the transaction is void. However, there is no harm if the buyer and seller, [with invalidity of the transaction] both agree with confidence to make use of each other's property.

Issue No. 2012- A property whose benefit belongs to a person, for example he has it taken on lease, can be lent to some other person provided that he is entitled to sublet it according to the agreement.

Issue No.1912- A bankrupt person, i.e., a person whose debts are more than his available capital and his creditors have asked the Islamic judge to prohibit him from having discretion over his property, has no right over his property after the Mujtahid’s order.

Issue No.1914- Before his death, a person can give away as much of his own wealth as he likes, whether he is well or sick; and he is allowed also to sell a commodity cheaper than its value or spend it on himself or on the members of his family or his guests. However, the recommended precaution is that a dying person in his terminal illness should not exercise such discretion in more than one third of his own estate, except with the permission of his heirs.

Issue No.1913- If a person suffers from periodical insanity, i.e., he is sane sometimes and insane at other times, the discretion exercised by him during his lunacy will not be considered valid.

Issue No.1914- Before his death, a person can give away as much of his own wealth as he likes, whether he is well or sick; and he is allowed also to sell a commodity cheaper than its value or spend it on himself or on the members of his family or his guests. However, the recommended precaution is that a dying person in his terminal illness should not exercise such discretion in more than one third of his own estate, except with the permission of his heirs.

Issue No.1911- An insane person and a mentally incompetent person, i.e., one who squanders his property for useless purposes, have no right of making use of their properties, rather, it should be under the supervision of their legal guardians.

Issue No. 1560- Muslims are allowed to confiscate the properties of the disbelievers they are fighting against, on which they should pay khums.

Issue No.491- If a woman becomes pure of nifās, but it is likely that there might be blood in the interior, she should check her status with some cotton and in case it becomes clear that she is pure of blood she should do ghusl and perform her acts of worship.