The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 2223- There are five conditions for slaughtering an animal. They are as follows:1- The slaughterer must be a Muslim, as an obligatory precaution. The Nawasib who are the enemies of Ahl al-Bayt (as) (the Household of Prophet Muhammad [s]) are classified as kāfir (infidel).2- The animal should be slaughtered with a sharp blade made of iron or any other metal. However, if it is necessary to slaughter the animal, like when if the animal is not slaughtered, it will die and a blade made of iron or any other metal is not available, it can be slaughtered with any sharp object which can slit the vessels, like sharp glass, stone and wood.3- The front part of the animal's body should be facing the direction of qiblah when it is slaughtered, and if a person intentionally does not make it lie in that posture, the animal will be haram. However, if he forgets or does not know the rule or makes a mistake in ascertaining the direction of qiblah and hence slaughters the animal in another direction, it will not be haram.4- When slaughtering an animal, a person should utter the name of Allah, and it suffices if he says, “بسم الله” only, or if he utters “سُبْحانَ اللهِ”, or “لا اِلهَ اِلاَّ اللهُ”. It is also permissible to say it in any language. However, it will not be sufficient if he utters the name of Allah without the intention of slaughtering the animal. However, there is no problem if he did not utter the name of Allah forgetfully.5- The animal should move after being slaughtered and it suffices if it moves its eyes or tail or strikes its foot on the ground. This order applies only when it is doubtful whether or not the animal was alive at the time of being slaughtered. And as an obligatory precaution the blood should flow out in normal quantity from the slaughtered animal.

Issue No.996- It is recommended that qunūt be recited in all obligatory and recommended prayers before the rukū‘ of the second rak‘at, and it is also recommended that qunūt be recited before the rukū‘ in Witr prayer, although it is only one rak‘at. However, the obligatory precaution is to abandon qunūt in shaf‘ prayer which is a part of the night prayer.

Issue No.997- There are five qunūts in the āyāt prayer and in Eid [al-Adha and al-Fitr] prayers, five qunūts should be performed in the first rak‘at and four qunūts in the second rak‘at.

Issue No.47- If it rains on a ṭāhir carpet which has been spread on a najis surface and the water begins flowing beneath it, not only does the carpet not become najis, but the surface becomes ṭāhir too.

Issue No.48- If it rains on a pond whose water is najis and mixes with it, the pond water will become ṭāhir.

Issue No.43- If rain falls on an original najāsah and ricochets elsewhere, it is necessary as an obligatory precaution to avoid it.

Issue No.44- If there is original najāsah on the earth or the roof of a building, and rain falls on it, it will be necessary, as an obligatory precaution, to avoid the water. However, the amount that has not fallen on the najāsah is ṭāhir, and if it is mixed with that which has come in to contact with the najāsah and flows down the rain drain pipe, it will be ṭāhir too.

Issue No.877- It is recommended to raise the hands parallel to the ears while pronouncing takbīrat-ul-iḥrām and other takbīrs of the prayer.

Issue No.935- If a person intentionally raises his head from rukū‘ before the completion of the obligatory dhikr, his prayer is void. In case, however, he raises his head by mistake and before he exits the state of rukū‘ he recollects that he has not completed the dhikr of rukū‘, he should make himself still and utter the dhikr. And if he recollects it after he has exited the state of rukū‘, his prayer is correct.

Issue No.910- If a person raises his voice unusually as if he is shouting while reciting al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, his prayer is void.

Issue No.960- If the forehead of a person is raised unintentionally from the place of sajdah and goes back, this is treated to be one sajdah whether he has recited the dhikr of sajdah or not. And if he raises his forehead intentionally before uttering the dhikr, his prayer will be void, otherwise, there will be no problem.

Issue No.1808- If a commodity which was sold by in-advance payment becomes scarce at the time when it should be delivered, and the seller cannot supply it, the buyer may wait until the seller has it prepared, or even cancels the transaction, and refunds it.