The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 90- The urine and faeces of a faeces-eating animal [1] are najis as an obligatory precaution, and likewise, of an animal that is penetrated by a human being.

Issue No.1749- It is recommended that the seller does not discriminate between various buyers while charging for the commodities, and he should not be strict and should not take oath, and if the buyer regrets having purchased something, and wishes to return it, the seller should accept it back.

Issue No. 2305- If a person makes something as a waqf, it ceases to be his property; neither he nor anybody else can gift or sell it to any person. Also, no one can inherit anything out of it. However, its selling, in certain circumstances, as mentioned in rule No. 1786, is permissible.

Issue No. 2281- An act that a person vows to do should be religiously desirable. Hence, making a vow for performing a haram or disliked act or for refraining from/leaving an obligatory or mustaḥab act is not in order.

Issue No. 1681- The wages for weighing and scaling of wheat, barley and the likes which a person gives as zakāt, are to be paid by him.

Issue No.51- If the quantity of the water which is pumped out from deep, semi-deep or ordinary wells amounts to kurr, it can make najis objects ṭāhir, but if it is less than kurr, as long as the water is flowing continuously, it will be treated as well water and if it comes in contact with a najāsah, it will not become najis.

Issue No.1114-In order to perform the qaḍā of the forgotten sajdah or tashahhud, One should make the intention after the prayer and then he should perform the qaḍā of sajdah or tashahhud without saying “Allahu Akbar” or anything else. Thereafter, he should, as an obligatory precaution, perform sajdah al-sahw.

Issue No. 2076- In order for a man or his father to become maḥram with a woman, he can contract the marriage of his minor male child with that woman provided that the period of the marriage is long enough [for the boy] which includes the age he is able to derive sexual pleasure. He can also contract the marriage of his minor female child with a man to make relatives maḥram to him with the same condition, provided that in both cases the marriage should, as an obligatory precaution, have some benefits for the minor and should entail no harm or corruption.

Issue No.136- There are three ways to prove the najāsah of something:1. If one is sure that something is najis; but if one presumes that something is najis even if it is very likely, it will not be sufficient. Therefore, eating in public places that one sometimes strongly suspects to be najis, is allowed, unless one is sure about their najāsah.2. If the one who is in possession of something such as a landlord, salesperson or a servant says that it is najis.3. If two just persons or even one testifies so.

Issue No.1829- There is no harm if it is stipulated in the agreement of partnership, that the partner who undertakes the works should get a larger share of the profits, or on the contrary, the one who does not work or works less than the other partners, should get a larger share of benefits (to go easy on him or for any other considerations). However, if it is agreed that the entire benefit will be owned by one person, it will not be in order, but if it is agreed that the entire or the greater part of the loss should be borne by one partner, it will be correct.

Issue No. 1451- If those who have not been able to observe fast because of old age, can observe the qaḍā of the fasts in a suitable season when the weather is mild and the days are short, they should observe their qaḍā as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1456- The first day of a month is established in the following five ways:1- Sighting the moon with a naked eye: It is not sufficient to sight the moon with telescopes and other similar means.2- When some persons, though unjust, confirm to have sighted the moon in a way that one becomes assured, or anything else that leads to certainty. 3- When two just persons testify that they have sighted the moon. However, if their des c r i p tions differ about the new moon, or there are indications suggesting that they are wrong, then the first day of the month will not be established by their statements.4- When thirty days pass from the first of Sha’ban, the first day of the month of Ramadan will be established. Similarly, when thirty days pass from the 1st of Ramadan, the 1st of Shawwal will be established (obviously, this is true only if the first of the previous month was proved by the same method).5- When a Mujtahid (jurist) annonces the first day of a month. That is if the first of a month is proved to a just Mujtahid, and, he issues a statement announcing the first of the month, then, it is necessary for everyone to follow him, except for a person who is sure of his mistake.