The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.1910- The voice becoming thick and growing of stiff hair on the face and above the lips, etc. are not signs of one’s maturity, unless one becomes sure of becoming mature due to these changes.

Issue No.1957- A referral will be in order if a person is actually a debtor at the time he transfers the debt. Therefore, if a person intends to take a loan from someone in the future, he cannot transfer the prospective debt in advance to another party.

Issue No. 1740- Anyone can be hired to perform ḥajj on behalf of someone else provided that he knows the rules and procedure of performing ḥajj irrespective of whether he has performed ḥajj before or not. However, if he is unable to perform ḥajj, he may not assign it to someone else, unless the hirer himself permits it.

Issue No.1853- If a person is hired for doing some work without reciting a formula, the hire contract will be in order as soon as he starts doing that work at the request of the party involved.

Issue No. 1545- If a person pays khums on halal property mixed with haram and it transpires later that the quantity of haram property was more than the khums, he should, as an obligatory precaution, use the quantity that he knows was an additional amount for a cause that both khums and ṣadaqa should be spent in.

Issue No.792- The place where one can offer his prayers should bear the following conditions:1 – It should be Mubah (permissible). 2 – It should be steady. 3 – One should be able to offer prayers there. 4 – Women should stand behind men. 5 – The place of Sajdah should not be higher than the place on which one stands or sits.First: The place on which a person offers his prayers should, as an obligatory precaution, be Mubah (permissible). Therefore, if a person is offing prayers on a usurped property or a usurped cot, there will be problem in his prayers. Prayers offered at a place, whose profit belongs to some one else is void unless, permission is taken from the person who is entitled to take the profit. For example if a house has been leased out and the owner of the house or anyone else offers prayers in that house without the permission of the tenant, there will be problem in his prayers. And if a person made a will before his death that one-third of his property should be used in a particular manner, prayers cannot be offered in that property if the will has not been executed.

Issue No. 1653- Those who are entitled to receive zakāt should bear the following conditions:First- Faith in God, the Holy Prophet (s.a.w.w) and the twelve Imams (as).Zakāt can be given to children or insane persons who are from poor Shi‘a Muslims. However, the zakāt should be given to their legal guardian irrespective of whether the payer intends to put the zakāt in their possession, or that it will be utilised for their benefit. In case however, a person has no access to the guardian, he or a trustworthy person can utilize zakāt for the benefit of the child or of the insane person.

Issue No.1130- If a person who is under the control of another person while going on a journey (e.g., a son who is travelling with his father), knows that his father’s journey is eight farsakhs, he should offer qaṣr prayer. Similarly, if a person (e.g., a prisoner) is taken away by force and he knows that the distance is eight farsakhs or more, he should offer qaṣr prayer, unless there is a reasonable probability that he will become separated from them and return before reaching four farsakhs, in case of which he should offer complete prayer.

Issue No.1128- A person, who is in search of something and does not know how much he should travel to find it, should offer complete prayer. However, if the return journey to his hometown or his place of abode is eight farsakhs or more, he should shorten his prayer.

Issue No. 1393- If a person who is fasting is certain that if he belches something will come out of his throat, he should not belch intentionally, but there is no harm if he is not certain about it. However, if as a result of belching involuntarily, something comes into his throat or mouth, he should throw it out, and if he intentionally swallows it, his fast will be void but there is no harm if it is swallowed involuntarily.

Issue No. 1532- If a mine is massive and located on a mubāḥ or an owned land, a Mujtahid or his representative has the right to supervise the extraction and the expenditure of the minerals for the needs of Muslims. In such a case, the extractors should observe the views of the Mujtahid or his representative.

Issue No.867- A person should be aware of his intention, from the beginning of the prayer until its end. Hence, if, during the prayer he becomes so inattentive that he does not know any more what he is doing, his prayer is void.