The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.53- Mixed water (which was defined at the beginning of this chapter) like rosewater, fruit juice, etc., does not make any najis thing ṭāhir, and wuḍū and ghusl with it will not be valid either.

Issue No.396- If a person uses water more than usual in a public bath, his ghusl is void as an obligatory precaution, unless he intends to get the consent of the owner by paying him extra.

Issue No. 1340- If a person wishes to fast, it would be better for him to wash his teeth and use a toothpick before the fajr adhān. And if he knows that some particles of food have remained in between his teeth which will go down into his stomach during the day, the obligatory precaution is that he must clean his teeth and use a toothpick. If he does not wash his teeth and something enters the throat, he should complete the fast of that day and later perform it as qaḍā.

Eleventh condition: There should be no problem for one in the use of water.Issue No.313- There should be no problem for one in the use of water. Therefore, if he fears that water is harmful to him, or fears that if water is used for wuḍū, he will be left thirsty, he should perform tayammum.

Issue No.294- If one performs wuḍū in a pool which, for instance, a usurped brick or stone is used in, if his wuḍū is counted as utilization of that usurped brick or stone, it is not allowed as an obligatory precaution to make wuḍū there. The same ruling applies when the tap or some parts of a pipe are usurped.

Issue No.721- Ordinary compasses are among the good devices for determining the direction of the qiblah, if they work properly. The possibility that a qiblah compass causes is not less than the possibility gained by other means but rather, it is often more accurate.

Issue No.253- Using a gold or silver utensil out of urgency is allowed, and there is no problem in using it for wuḍū and ghusl in the state of taqīyyah (dissimulation).

Issue No.548- The shroud must not be a usurped one, even if nothing else but a usurped one is available. If a usurped shroud is used and the owner does not allow it, it should be removed even if the body has already been buried, and this is the responsibility of the person who has done so. Moreover, it is not permissible to give a shroud made of hide or skin of a dead animal or of a najis thing. As an obligatory precaution, the shroud should not be made of pure silk, woven of gold, or of the wool and fur of a haram meat animal unless there is no other.

Issue No. 2294- If a person makes a vow that he would spend some amount of money on the shrine of one of the holy Imams (as) or the descendants of the Imams (as), he should spend it on the repairs, carpeting, lighting, those working there, etc. However, if he has vowed it for one of the holy Imams (as) himself, or the descendant of the Imam (as) without mentioning the name of the shrine, he may spend it on the purposes mentioned before as well as for mourning ceremonies or publication of their works or helping the pilgrims or for any purpose related to them.

Issue No. 2319- A carpet which has been endowed for a "Hussayniyah" or "Imambargah" cannot be taken to the mosque for offering prayers. And if they do not know whether that carpet is especially for a Hussayniyah or not, it is not permissible to take it to anywhere else. This rule also applies to other endowed properties. One cannot even take the turbah of a mosque to another mosque.

Issue No. 2175- Usurpation means that a person unjustly seizes the property or the right of another person. This is one of the major sins and one who commits it will be subjected to severe chastisement on the Day of Judgment, and painful consequences in this world. It has been reported from the Holy Prophet (pbuh) that “whoever usurps one span of another’s land, seven layers of that land will be put round his neck like a yoke on the Day of Judgment” [1].

Issue No. 1591- There is no zakāt on a property that has been usurped and one is not able to make use of it. Similarly, if a crop has been usurped and when it becomes liable to zakāt, it is still in the hand of the usurper, zakāt is due from the owner, if later it is returned to its owner.