The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 2151- A woman whose husband has died should observe ‘iddah of four months and ten days, irrespective of whether the marriage is permanent or temporary, or her husband has had sexual intercourse with her or not. Even a woman of menopause age has to observe this ‘iddah. In case, however, a woman is pregnant she should observe the waiting period until the birth of the child. However, if the child is born before the expiry of four months and ten days from the death of her husband she should wait until the expiry of that period.

Issue No.1986- The bail agreement can be pronounced in words, for example, if the bailsman says to the creditor, “I guarantee to turn in the debtor in person as and when demanded by you”, and the creditor also accepts it, or they act in a way that implies the above meaning, whether it is through signing a document or any other way, the kafālah (bail agreement) will be in order.

Issue No.1983- If a person was capable of paying the debt of the creditor at the time he stood as a surety, the creditor cannot cancel his guarantee and demand the payment from the first debtor. The same rule will apply if the guarantor at the time of guaranteeing was not capable of paying the debt, yet the creditor agreed to his becoming the guarantor. However, if the guarantor at the time of guaranteeing was not capable of paying the debt, and the creditor was not aware of it, and he comes to know about it afterwards, he can cancel his guarantee.

Issue No.164- Third: It is haram to make the turbah [1] of Imam al-Husayn (as) najis, and it is obligatory to make it ṭāhir, and if it falls on a najis place it must be treated in the same way as a page of the holy Qur'an as explained in Issue No. 162.

Issue No.165- Fourth: It is haram to make a mosque najis, and it is obligatory to make it ṭāhir. Details of this issue will be explained in the section relating to the rulings of mosques under “place for prayer” inshallah.

Issue No.170- A najis container must be washed three times with less than kurr water to become ṭāhir, but if it is kurr water or flowing water it is sufficient to wash it only once, though three times is better (tap water is treated as flowing water).

Issue No.171- If a dog has licked or has drunk water or any other liquid from a container, it must be first scrubbed with ṭāhir soil mixed with a little water, then it must be washed twice with less than kurr water or once with kurr or flowing water. And if the saliva of a dog falls into a container, as a recommended precaution, the same ruling will apply. However, if other parts of its body touch a container with moisture, it is not obligatory to scrub it with soil; rather, it should be washed three times with less than kurr water or once with kurr or flowing water.

Issue No.173- If a pig drinks liquid from a container, it must be washed seven times with water. It will not be necessary to scrub it with soil. Moreover, if a pig has licked a container or a field mouse has died in it, as an obligatory precaution, it must also be washed seven times.

Issue No. 1525- The prizes given to savings accounts in banks will be halal, if there is no agreement between the depositor and the bank with regard to the prize then if a year passes on the prize, the obligatory precaution is to pay its khums. This is when the depositor does not consider himself entitled to the prize; rather the depositary himself gives prizes to encourage the depositors.

Issue No. 1528- Khums should be paid on minerals whether the mine is on the ground, or under it, and whether it is located in an owned land or at a place which has no owner, whether the extractor is a Muslim or non-Muslim, or is mature or not. In case the mineral is acquired by a child, his legal guardian should pay khums on it.

Issue No. 1529- The mining expenses and refining costs (if necessary) and also the rent that is paid on the mine are deducted from it, and khums should be given on the remainder. However, the annual expenditure is not deducted from the profit of the mine.

Issue No. 1530- If several persons are involved in extracting from a mine, they should, as an obligatory precaution, pay khums on it after deducting the expenditure from it irrespective of whether the extracted material is less or more.