The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.759- One should not, as an obligatory precaution, offer prayers with the hide of a marten or a squirrel.

Issue No.761- It is haram for men to wear gold, like a gold ring or gold wristwatch, etc., and the prayer offered while wearing these things will be void. As an obligatory precaution, using eyeglasses made of gold should also be avoided. But women are allowed to wear these things in prayer and outside of it.

Issue No.762- Having front teeth out of gold as ornaments whether in prayer or not is not allowed for men as an obligatory precaution, unless having such is necessary.

Issue No.770- As an obligatory precaution, one should avoid wearing clothes which bring fame, meaning clothes worn with the intention of rīyā (showing off), for example having the intention of being known as a pious or hermit person, whether it is because of its fabric, colour or sewing pattern; although prayer performed in such clothes is not void. However, if one’s real intention is to wear simple clothes and there is no pretence or hypocrisy involved, then not only is it allowed, but it is also an appropriate act.

Issue No.790- Doing a number of things is mustaḥab with the hope of reward from Allah regarding the prayer performer's clothing, some of which are stated here: Wearing white clothes and the cleanest ones, wearing perfume and an agate ring.

Issue No.791- Avoiding a number of things is mustaḥab with the hope of reward from Allah regarding the prayer performer's clothing: To wear black clothes (except for the clothes worn for Islamic sacraments, chador, cloak or turbans of sayyids), to wear dirty or tight clothes, or the clothes of one who does not avoid najāsah especially a drunkard, to keep the buttons undone, to wear clothes which contain images of faces (faces of living creatures), to wear a ring which has an animal or human's face engraved on it.

Issue No.792- The place where one can offer his prayers should bear the following conditions:1 – It should be Mubah (permissible). 2 – It should be steady. 3 – One should be able to offer prayers there. 4 – Women should stand behind men. 5 – The place of Sajdah should not be higher than the place on which one stands or sits.First: The place on which a person offers his prayers should, as an obligatory precaution, be Mubah (permissible). Therefore, if a person is offing prayers on a usurped property or a usurped cot, there will be problem in his prayers. Prayers offered at a place, whose profit belongs to some one else is void unless, permission is taken from the person who is entitled to take the profit. For example if a house has been leased out and the owner of the house or anyone else offers prayers in that house without the permission of the tenant, there will be problem in his prayers. And if a person made a will before his death that one-third of his property should be used in a particular manner, prayers cannot be offered in that property if the will has not been executed.

Issue No.793- If a person usurps the place of someone who is sitting in the mosque and offers prayer there, he should repeat his prayer, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.794-If a person offers prayer at a place and then it transpires that it was usurped, his prayer is correct. Likewise, if a person forgets that a place is usurped and offers prayer in it, and recollects it afterwards his prayer is valid. However, if he himself has usurped a place but forgot it, and offered prayer there, his prayer is void.

Issue No.795- If a person knows that a certain place is usurped but does not know the rule of prayer in a usurped place and offers prayer there, he should repeat his prayer as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No.796- If it is urgent for one to offer an obligatory prayer while riding, if the seat or saddle of what he is riding on is usurped, and he is not compelled to offer prayer on that same saddle, animal or vehicle, his prayer will be void as an obligatory precaution. The same rule applies if in a normal situation, he wishes to offer mustaḥab prayer while riding.

Issue No.797- If a person owns a property in partnership with another person, and his share is not defined, he cannot make use of that property and also cannot offer prayer without the consent of his partner.