The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1650- If a person gives zakāt to someone thinking that he is poor, and it transpires later that he was not poor, or he gives zakāt to a person who is not poor, due to not knowing the ruling, it is not sufficient (i.e., zakāt has not been paid properly). Hence, if the thing which he gave to that person still exists, he can take it back and give it to the person entitled to it. In case that thing has perished, and the person, who took it, knew or considered it probable that it was zakāt, he should give its substitute back to the zakāt payer so that he give it to the person entitled to it. However, in case it was given to him (recipient) as a non-zakāt property, nothing can be taken from him. In any case, if he has not come short in identifying the entitled person, it is not necessary for him to pay the zakāt from his property again.

Issue No.1089- If a person realises before starting the Precautionary Prayers that the prayer which he had offered was correct, it is not necessary to offer it, and if he realises this during Precautionary Prayers, it is not necessary to complete it.

Issue No. 2174- If a man considers two persons to be just and divorces his wife in their presence, another person who does not consider those two persons to be just, cannot, as an obligatory precaution, marry that woman or marry her off to another person. However, there is no objection if he doubts about their being just.

Issue No.69- If one does not know the direction of the qiblah, he should try to find it, and if there is no way to find it, he should try to delay using the toilet, if possible. However, in case of an urgent situation, there will be no problem in sitting in any direction. The same ruling must be observed in aeroplanes and trains also.

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.1096- If a person forgets Tashahhud or Sajdah in Precautionary Prayers, the obligatory precaution is that he should give its Qadha after Salam.

Issue No.339- It is not obligatory to prevent a child or an insane person from touching the s c r i p t of the holy Qur’an. However, if they do an action that violates its sanctity, they should be prevented.

Issue No.329- If one has no respite for wuḍū and prayer it is sufficient to perform wuḍū for each prayer and start offering prayer immediately though something may come out during the prayer.

Issue No.911-The recitations of the prayer should be pronounced correctly and if one does not know the correct pronunciation he must learn it. However those who are not able to learn the correct pronunciation, they are allowed to recite as best as they can, and the recommended precaution is that they should offer their prayers in congregation.

Issue No.2001- If a person who accepts a deposit has not been negligent in looking after it, nor has he gone beyond moderation, and then the property unexpectedly perishes, he will not be responsible for it. However, if he deliberately keeps it at a place where it is likely to be stolen, and if the property is thus lost or damaged, he will be responsible for it, unless he did not have a more secure place, and could not deliver it to its owner or give it to someone who could look after it better.

Issue No.2008- If the trustee observes in himself the signs of death, he should, if possible, deliver the deposit entrusted to him to its owner, or his agent, and if it is not possible, the obligatory precaution is that he should hand it over to the Mujtahid, and if he has no access to the Mujtahid, he should make a will and should call a person to witness on it, and should inform the executor of the will and the witness about the name of the owner of the property, and the kind of property, and its particulars, and its location.

Issue No.2005- If the owner of a property dies, the trustee should deliver the deposit to the heirs or inform them to collect it. In case he fails to do so, he is responsible. However, if he does not deliver the property in order to investigate whether the claimants are the right heirs or not, or whether there are other heirs of the deceased, and in the meantime the property perishes, he will not be responsible.