The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.254-It is permissible to use a utensil about which one doubts whether is made of gold, silver or something else and there is no need to investigate either.

Issue No. 1071 - If a person doubts, about the number of rak‘ats in a recommended prayer, he has the choice to select the lesser option or the higher; except in the case whereby he selects the higher option, the prayer would then be regarded as void; in this case he should select the lesser option. For instance if one doubts whether he has performed one or two rak‘ats, he can choose whichever. However, if he doubts whether he has performed two or three rak‘ats he must choose the first one.

Issue No.1094- When a person doubts about the number of the rak‘ats of Precautionary prayer, he should select the higher amount doubted, but if the higher amount renders the Precautionary prayer void, he should select the lesser amount doubted and his prayer will be correct.

Issue No.138- If a person knows that out of two containers, or two pieces of clothing which are available to him, one that he cannot identify has become najis, he must refrain from both. But, for instance, if one does not know whether it is his own shirt that became najis, or someone else’s shirt that is not available to him, then it is not necessary to refrain from using his own shirt.

Issue No.764- If a man does not know whether a piece of clothing is made of pure silk or something else, it is permissible for him to wear it and perform prayer in it.

Issue No. 1069 - If an imam who is leading a congregational prayer, doubts the number of rak‘ats, for example, whether he has performed three or four rak‘ats; but the ma’mūm is certain about the number of rak‘ats performed, he should point out to the imam by an indication and the imam should act accordingly. Likewise, if the imam knows how many rak‘ats he has performed, but the ma’mūm doubts, the latter should follow the imam and ignore his doubt.

Issue No. 1076 - If a person doubts after the time of nāfilah has elapsed, whether he has offered it or not, he should ignore his doubt, but if there is still time left, he should offer it.

Issue No.1092- If a person doubts whether he has offered the Precautionary prayer which was obligatory on him, if the time of prayer has lapsed, he should ignore the doubt. However, if the time has not passed yet, and he has not performed an act which invalidates the prayer, he should offer the Precautionary prayer and if he has done an act which invalidates the prayer, the obligatory precaution is that he should offer Precautionary prayer and repeat his prayer as well.

Issue No.924- If a person doubts whether he has pronounced a verse or a word correctly or not, he should repeat it and pronounce it correctly. However, if it becomes an obsession, he should ignore it, and if he does not do so, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer the prayer again.

Issue No. 1073 - There is no difference between doubts in the acts of obligatory or recommended prayers. For example, if one doubts about sūrah al-fātiḥa or rukū‘, and its time of performance has not passed yet, he should perform it, and if it has, then he should ignore it.

Issue No. 1051 - If a person doubts in the verses of sūrah al-fātiḥa or the other sūrah, like when he doubts whether he has recited the preceding verse or not, or doubts whether he has recited the preceding word [of one verse] or not, he should, as an obligatory precaution, return and recite it with the intention of proximity to Allah and then continue the rest.

Issue No. 1054 - If a person, who is offering prayer in a sitting or lying position, doubts at the time of reciting sūrah al-fātiḥa or tasbīḥāt arbaʿah, whether or not he has performed sajdah or tashahhud, he should ignore his doubt. However, if the doubt occurs before starting the recitation of sūrah al-fātiḥa or tasbīḥāt arbaʿah, he should perform them.