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. 1371- If a junub person does not perform ghusl intentionally until fajr adhān, his fast is void, as an obligatory precaution, and in case he cannot perform ghusl or the time is short, he should perform tayammum. However, if it is not on purpose, his fast is valid. The same ruling applies to a woman who has become pure from ḥayḍ or nifās and does not perform ghusl until fajr adhān. She must act in the same way as a person in the state of janābah.

Issue No. 1389- If a person who is fasting vomits intentionally his fast becomes void, although he may do that on account of ailment or food poisoning. However, the fast does not become void, if one vomits involuntarily or inadvertently.

Issue No. 1472- The fast of the following six groups is invalid though it is recommended for them to refrain from the fast invalidators:1- Travellers who have terminated their fast during their journey and reach their hometown before ẓuhr or the place where they intend to stay for ten days.2- Travellers who reach their hometown after ẓuhr or a place where they intend to stay for ten days.3- Patients who recover before ẓuhr and have committed one of the invalidators.4- Patients who recover after ẓuhr, though they may not have eaten anything by then.5- Women who become pure from ḥayḍ or nifās during the day time.6- Non-Muslim individuals who become Muslims after ẓuhr, but if they become Muslims before ẓuhr and they have not committed any of the invalidators, they should observe fast, as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1401- The kaffāra of a fast is one of the three things:(a) to free a slave (b) to fast for two months (c) to completely feed sixty poor people. (It would be sufficient if he gives one mudd (roughly 750 grams) of food such as wheat, barley or similar things to each one of them). One is able to choose between either options, acknowledging that slaves no longer exist. One can give bread whose wheat should be equal to one mudd instead of wheat. Furthermore paying equal amount of money is not sufficient unless one is certain that the money will be spent for buying bread.