The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.847- If a person enters a place where a congregational prayer is held or has just ended and the rows have not broken up yet, in case he wishes to perform prayer, whether individually or in another congregation, adhān and iqāmah are not recommended any more provided that:(i) Adhān and iqāmah have been recited for that prayer; (ii) The congregational prayer has been correct; (iii) Both prayers are in the same place; (iv) Both are offered as adā (in their time); (v) Both are related to one prayer time [1];(vi) Both prayers should be offered in the mosque.

Issue No. 1691- If a person owes khums or zakāt and it is also obligatory for him to pay atonement and also to give 'nadhr' (vow), etc. and he is also indebted and cannot make all these payments, and the property on which khums or zakāt has become obligatory has not perished, he should give khums and zakāt. In case that property has perished, he should give priority to the people’s right as an obligatory precaution, and if such a person dies, and his wealth is not sufficient for all of these debts, the same order should be observed.

Issue No.255-What is called white gold should be treated as red and yellow gold. However, platinum, which is a completely different metal, is permissible to use.

Issue No. 2180- If some benefit is accrued from a usurped thing, for example, if a lamb is born of a sheep which has been usurped or fruit is obtained from a usurped orchard, they all belong to the owner of the property, though the usurper may have spent time or his energy, etc. on it. Moreover, if a person usurps a house, even if he has not used it, he should pay its rent at the normal rate for the period it has been in his possession. The same applies if he usurps other properties such as cars, etc.

Issue No. 2178- If a third person usurps the property which has been mortgaged to a person, the owner of the property (the mortgagor) as well as the creditor can demand from him what he usurped. And in a case whereby the item perishes, its substitute [if is taken] also becomes mortgaged like the original item.

Issue No.1062- Kathīr al-shak (obsessive) is a person about whom it could be said that he doubts quite frequently. If a person doubts three times in one prayer or doubts in three prayers in a row, he is regarded as Kathīr al-shak.

Issue No.163- Making a page of the holy Quran ṭāhir is not only the duty of the one who has made it najis, but it is the duty of anyone who notices this and if one does it, the others would no longer be under any obligation. If however, the holy Qur'an belongs to someone else and it is ruined or damaged after washing, the one who has made it najis must compensate for the damage.

Issue No.603- As it was said earlier, it is obligatory to give ghusl and shroud the dead body of a Muslim. However, two groups are an exception to this rule:The first group: “The Martyrs in the way of Allah”, i.e., those who have been killed in a battlefield in a holy war for the sake of Islam while accompanying the Prophet (ṣ), the Infallible Imam (as) or his specific deputy. Also, those who are killed defending against the enemies of Islam during the occultation of Imam Mahdi (as), (may our souls be sacrificed for him), giving ghusl, shrouding and camphorating are not obligatory, irrespective of whether those who are killed are man or woman, adult or child; they should be buried with the clothes they have on after offering prayer on them.

Issue No. 1715- It is recommended that when giving zakāt of fiṭrah one prefers his indigent relatives, and then the indigent neighbours, and it is also recommended to give preference to indigent learned persons over others.

Issue No. 1693- A needless person is one who has enough to meet his own expenses, as well as those whose maintenance is obligatory on him for a period of one year, whether he already owns or possesses money for his annual spending or earns income through business. A person who is not in such a state is considered as a poor individual, and it will not be obligatory on him to pay zakāt of fiṭrah, rather, he can receive zakāt of fiṭrah.

Issue No.2396- If a man dies and has no children, his permanent wife inherits one-fourth of his property, and the remaining part will be given to other heirs. In case however, he has children from that wife or another wife, the wife gets one-eighth of the property, and the remaining part will be inherited by his other heirs.

Issue No.2396- If a man dies and has no children, his permanent wife inherits one-fourth of his property, and the remaining part will be given to other heirs. In case however, he has children from that wife or another wife, the wife gets one-eighth of the property, and the remaining part will be inherited by his other heirs.