The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.777- If it is possible easily to bandage the wound and stop the blood from spreading to other parts of the body or clothes, he should do so.

Issue No. 1492- If one possesses some goods [other than merchandise], from which khums has been paid by him or it is not subject to khums (e.g., inheritance), if its price increases, he should pay khums on the amount gained after he sells it. Similarly, if a sheep for which he has paid khums increases in weight, he should pay khums from the price increase after he sells it.

Issue No. 1491- If the price of a commodity which one purchases for the purpose of business increases, and he does not sell it on considerations of trade and business, and its price falls during the year, it is not obligatory on him to calculate khums on the increased price. However, if its price remains up until the end of the year, one should pay the khums of the profit, even though its price may fall after the khums year. This is in the case that the end of the khums year is the time for selling it yet he keeps it of his own accord.

Issue No. 1636- There is no problem if the value of a sheep given as zakāt is less than his other sheep. However, it is recommended that he should give as zakāt the sheep whose value is more than the rest, or at least give the sheep with an average value. The same rule applies to cows and camels.

Issue No.1800- If a person sells a commodity at a lower cash price, and sells the same commodity by credit at a higher price, for example, if he says, “The price would be such and such in cash and ten percent higher on credit”, and the customer accepts it, there is no harm, and it is not considered as usury.

Issue No.693- If one comes to know that the mosque has become najis, it is better that he make the mosque ṭāhir first and then offer prayer. Similarly, if his creditor demands repayment of his loan from him, he should repay the loan first, if possible, and then offer the prayer. If the prayer and its preliminaries take a lot of time, it is obligatory that he first make the mosque ṭāhir and repay his loan and then offer the prayer. If he offers his prayer first, he has committed a sin, but his prayer is in order. However, if the time left for prayer is short, he should offer the prayer first.

Issue No.1097- If a man has an obligation to perform Precautionary Prayers, qadha of a Sajdah, or qadha of Tashahhud, or two sajdah sahv, he should first offer Precautionary Prayers, then give the qadha of Sajdah or Tashahhud and then sajdatus sahv.

Issue No.1097- If a person is obliged to perform a Precautionary prayer and he should also perform qaḍā of a sajdah/tashahhud as well as a sajdah al-sahw; he should first offer the Precautionary prayer, and then perform the qaḍā of sajdah/tashahhud followed by sajdah al-sahw.

Issue No.893- If a person considers it probable that at the end of the prescribed time he will be able to offer prayer standing, he should not offer prayer earlier, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.995- Prolonging rukū‘, sajdah, and qunūt and reciting long sūrahs in qarā’ah do not break continuity, rather, such is preferred.

Issue No. 2429- The promissory note or bill of exchange, which is current among the businessmen, is not real money and does not carry any value by itself, but it is used as a sort of evidence of loan. Hence, a transaction does not take place with it, and it is of two kinds: 1- The real promissory note that a debtor gives to the creditor against his debt. 2. The friendly promissory note that a person gives to another person, without having any debts against it, and he means that the second person can give the promissory note to a third person and after deducting some, he can get the rest as cash. Also, a cheque is of two kinds like a promissory note: 1- Real cheque which can be cashed within a period of time and it is used in exchange for a commodity. However, a cheque which is payable at maturity time can be sold back to the debtor or to a third person for a lesser price. 2 – Friendly cheque which is not in exchange for a debt, in which case, there is harm in selling it.

Issue No.948- If one starts the dhikr of sajdah, before the body is still, or utters a part of it when he is raising his head from sajdah, his prayer is void. However, if it occurs inadvertently there is no problem in it. But if he realizes his mistake before he raises his head from sajdah he should utter the dhikr again when his body is still.