The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 117- It is permissible to consume gelatine that is derived from animals whose meat is halal. One should refrain from consuming gelatine derived from non-halal animals, unless dire circumstances necessitate it.

Issue No. 1541- If a person buys a fish and finds a jewel in its belly, it will become his property. Therefore, it will not be the property of the fisherman who caught the fish in the first place and sold it, nor will it be the property of the sellers before him. The recommended precaution is that this person should pay khums on it.

Issue No. 1549- If jewels or gems are brought out of the sea by several people, it is not necessary that the share of each of them reach the taxable limit as an obligatory precaution, rather, if the total shares reach the taxable limit, khums should be paid on it.

Issue No.169- Water which is ṭāhir and unmixed makes every najis object ṭāhir, provided that:1. The water does not become “mixed water” while washing the najis object.2. It does not take on the smell, colour or taste of the najāsah.3. The original najāsah is removed with rinsing. For instance, if there is blood in it, it must be washed enough that the blood is gone. Of course, there are also other conditions for less than Kurr water that will be pointed out later.

Issue No.713- One of the prayers, which is good to offer with the hope of gaining Allah’s reward, is ghufaylah prayer which is offered between maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers. Its time is after maghrib prayer until the disappearance of redness from the west after sunset. In its first rak‘at after sūrah al-fātiḥa, instead of the sūrah, the following verses should be recited:وَ ذَا النُّونِ اِذْ ذَهَبَ مُغاضِباً فَظَنَّ اَنْ لَنْ نَقْدِرَ عَلَيْهِ فَنادى فِى الظُّلُماتِ اَنْ لا اِلهَ إلاَّ اَنْتَ سُبْحانَكَ اِنّى كُنْتُ مِنَ الظّالِمينَ فَاسْتَجَبْنا لَهُ وَ نَجَّيْناهُ مِنَ الْغَمِّ وَ كَذلِكَ نُنْجِى الْمُؤمِنينَIn the second rak‘at after sūrah al-fātiḥa, instead of the sūrah, the following verse should be recited:وَ عِنْدَهُ مَفاتِحُ الْغَيْبِ لا يَعْلَمُها إلاَّ هُو وَ يَعْلَمُ ما فِى الْبَرِّ وَ الْبَحْرِ وَ ما تَسْقُطُ مِنْ وَرَقَة إلاَّ يَعْلَمُها وَ لا حَبَّة فِى ظُلُماتِ الاْرْضِ وَ لا رَطْب وَ لا يَابِس إلاَّ فى كِتاب مُبينAnd he should recite in qunūt the following:اَللّهُمَّ اِنّى اَسْئَلُكَ بِمَفاتِحِ الْغَيْبِ الَّتى لا يَعْلَمُهَا إلاَّ اَنْتَ اَنْ تُصَلِّىَ عَلى مُحَمَّد وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِى ... (here one should mention his wishes).Thereafter, the following Du'a should be recited:اَللّهُمَّ اَنْتَ وَلِىُّ نِعْمَتِى وَ الْقادِرُ عَلى طَلِبَتى تَعْلَمُ حاجَتى فَأَسْئَلُكَ بِحَقِّ مُحَمَّد وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِمُ السّلامُ لَمّا قَضَيْتَها لِى

Issue No.33- If an object that has become najis is washed with less than kurr water which is ṭāhir, it becomes ṭāhir (under the circumstances that will be explained later). However, the water that separates from it – called ghusālah– is najis; the one exception being the water with which the outlets of urine and faeces are washed, provided that the following five conditions are met: 1) It does not take on the smell, colour or taste of the najāsah. 2) No najāsah has reached it from outside. 3) It is not accompanied by any other najāsah like blood or urine.4) As an obligatory precaution, particles of faeces do not appear in the water. 5) More than usual najāsah has not spread around the outlet. It should be noted that the ṭahārah of water in these circumstances means that if it comes into contact with one’s body or clothes, it is not necessary to rinse it, yet it cannot be used for other purposes in the same way as other ṭāhir water is used.

Issue No.28- If a najis object is washed under a tap which is connected to kurr, the water which falls from it is ṭāhir, unless it acquires the smell, colour, or taste of the najāsah.

Issue No.197- If a najis sandy or gravelled ground is rinsed with less than kurr water and it absorbs the ghusālah, i.e., the remaining water, it will become ṭāhir, but the sands under the surface will be najis. Likewise, if the ground is steep and water flows down, it becomes ṭāhir, but if the ghusālah remains on it, the ground is najis unless the ghusālah is collected.

Issue No. 2293- If a person has made a vow that he will go for Ziyarat, but has not vowed to perform the ghusl for ziyarat and its prayer, it is not necessary for him to perform them.

Issue No.387- The one who is observing an obligatory fast, or has put on the Ihram garment for ḥajj or ‘umrah, should not do ghusl by immersion as an obligatory precaution, and should not submerge his head under water. In case, however, he performs it forgetfully, his ghusl will be in order and it will not harm his fast or his Ihram.

Issue No.589- It is recommended to condole with the near ones of the deceased. In case, however, so much time has passed since the death that condolence is likely to refresh their bereavement, it is better not to condole with them. It is also appropriate that food should be sent for the members of the family of the deceased for 3 days.

Issue No.1961- If the person to whom the debtor referred is not indebted to him, he cannot demand the amount of the ḥawālah from the person who gave the referral before honouring it. And if the creditor compromises for a lesser amount, the person honouring the referral should demand only that sum which he has paid from the person who gave referral.