The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.46- If rainwater collects in a place and is still connected to the rain, the water is treated as rainwater and makes any najis thing ṭāhir, even if it is less than kurr.

Issue No.40- If a container is placed under tap water, the water in the container is treated as flowing water while it is connected to the tap water.

Issue No.284- There are twelve conditions for the validity of wuḍū: First condition: The water should be ṭāhir. Second condition: The water should be unmixed.Therefore, wuḍū performed with najis or mixed water is void, even if one may not be aware of its being najis or mixed, or may have forgotten about it. And one must repeat prayers performed with such wuḍū.

Issue No.37- Stationary water that refills every time water is drawn from it is treated as flowing water and does not become najis if najāsah reaches it, even though it may be less than kurr. The ruling applies, as well, to the stationary water at the bank of a creek which is connected to the water of the creek.

Issue No. 2172- If the husband of a woman disappears and his whereabouts are not known and it is not known whether or not he is alive, and she wishes to get a divorce in order to be able to marry another man, she should approach a just Mujtahid and act according to the order prescribed for her in the Islamic sharia.

Issue No.71-In the following three cases the anus can be made ṭāhir using only water:(i) If more than usual najāsah spreads on the anus.(ii) If another najāsah like blood also comes out along with the faeces. (iii) If an external najāsah reaches the anus. In the cases other than those mentioned above, the anus can be made ṭāhir either by water, or by using three pieces of paper, stone, cloth, etc.

Issue No.1122- A person can get the distance between two places in various ways: First, he himself has measured the distance and made sure about it. Second, it is well-known among the people. Third, a reliable person informs the traveller.

Issue No.720- There are many ways for determining the direction of the qiblah: First, one should make efforts to locate the direction of the qiblah such that he becomes sure of it. Also, he can act upon the statement of two just persons, or one reliable person who gives evidence on the basis of sensory signs, or act upon the statement of a person who knows the direction of the qiblah by a reliable scientific rule. If that is not possible, he should guess through the altar (miḥrāb) of the mosque or from the graves of the Muslims, or by other ways and means, and act accordingly.

Issue No.30- There are two ways of establishing that the quantity of water is equal to kurr: 1) A person should be sure about it himself2) At least one just person should say so.

Issue No.7- There are four ways of obtaining the verdicts of a Mujtahid:a) When one hears from the Mujtahid himself or sees his handwriting.b) By reading the Mujtahid's book of “Practical Laws of Islam” (Tawḍīḥ al-Masā’il), provided that one is certain about the correctness of the book.c) When one hears from a trusted person.d) When it is known widely amongst the masses, to a degree causing certainty.

Issue No. 2133- Suckling a child which becomes the cause of being maḥram can be established by the following two ways:1- A number of persons whose word is reliable say so.2- When two just men or four just women testify to it. Rather, the obligatory precaution is that, if one just man and one just woman testify, it will be sufficient. However, the witnesses should tell the conditions of suckling. For example, they should say that they had witnessed that a certain child was suckled fully by a certain woman for fifteen times with the conditions that were mentioned in Issue No. 2116. In case however, we know that they are aware of all those conditions and they agree with each other in this regard, then it will not be necessary for them to explain them.

Issue No.5- There are three ways of identifying a Mujtahid and the a‘lam:a) One is himself a learned person and is able to identify a Mujtahid or the most learned (a‘lam).b) When two persons, who are learned and just, simply confirm that a person is a Mujtahid or the most learned (a‘lam), provided that two other learned and just persons do not contradict them.c) When one is widely known among learned people and in the seminary sphere to be the most learned (a‘lam) to a degree that causes certainty.