The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.1153- If a person, whose profession is not travelling, has to travel consecutively in order to transport a commodity he owns, he will offer qaṣr prayer.

Issue No. 1280- If a follower raises his head from sajdah before the imam thinking that the imam has raised his head, he should return to sajdah and if it happens in both the sajdahs, even though two sajdahs are considered a foundational element, but the extra sajdahs will not invalidate the prayer in this case. Also, if he returns to sajdah and then realises that the imam has already raised his head from sajdah, his prayer will be in order. However, if this happens in both sajdahs of the same rak‘at, his prayer will be void.

Issue No. 1281- If a follower raises his head from rukū‘ or sajdah before the imam by mistake, and does not return to rukū‘ or sajdah inadvertently, or under the impression that he cannot join the imam, his congregational prayers is in order.

Issue No. 1282- If a follower goes to rukū‘ before the imam by mistake and the situation is such that if he raises his head he may hear some part of the qarā'ah (recitation) of the imam, he should raise his head and go to rukū‘ with the imam and his prayer is in order. If he realises that he will not reach anything of the qarā'ah of the imam, the obligatory precaution is that he should raise his head and finish the prayer with the imam and then offer the prayer again.

Issue No. 1283- In all the cases where the follower should return, if he does not return intentionally, there would be problem in his prayer.

Issue No. 1272- A person who suffers from leprosy or vitiligo cannot, as an obligatory precaution, lead congregational prayers even for someone suffering from the same diseases.

Issue No. 1315- Fasting is to refrain from acts which invalidate one's fast from fajr adhān to maghrib in obedience to commands of Allah; as will be explained in the coming issues.

Issue No. 1337- If while eating or drinking, a person realizes that it is fajr, he should remove whatever is in his mouth, and if he swallows it intentionally, his fast is void and he must offer kaffāra (atonement).

Issue No. 1349- If a person who is fasting, wakes up from sleeping while ejaculation is taking place, it is not obligatory on him to stop it from being discharged.

Issue No. 1371- If a junub person does not perform ghusl intentionally until fajr adhān, his fast is void, as an obligatory precaution, and in case he cannot perform ghusl or the time is short, he should perform tayammum. However, if it is not on purpose, his fast is valid. The same ruling applies to a woman who has become pure from ḥayḍ or nifās and does not perform ghusl until fajr adhān. She must act in the same way as a person in the state of janābah.

Issue No. 1389- If a person who is fasting vomits intentionally his fast becomes void, although he may do that on account of ailment or food poisoning. However, the fast does not become void, if one vomits involuntarily or inadvertently.

Issue No. 1472- The fast of the following six groups is invalid though it is recommended for them to refrain from the fast invalidators:1- Travellers who have terminated their fast during their journey and reach their hometown before ẓuhr or the place where they intend to stay for ten days.2- Travellers who reach their hometown after ẓuhr or a place where they intend to stay for ten days.3- Patients who recover before ẓuhr and have committed one of the invalidators.4- Patients who recover after ẓuhr, though they may not have eaten anything by then.5- Women who become pure from ḥayḍ or nifās during the day time.6- Non-Muslim individuals who become Muslims after ẓuhr, but if they become Muslims before ẓuhr and they have not committed any of the invalidators, they should observe fast, as an obligatory precaution.