The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1081 - If a person does not know whether the state, which he is in, is ‘doubt’ or ‘presumption’, he should act according to the rules of doubt.

Issue No. 1262- If one does not recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah under the impression that the imam is in the first or the second rak‘at, and realises after rukū‘ that he was in the third or fourth rak‘at, his prayer is in order. However, if he realises this before rukū‘, he should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa and the sūrah, and in case he does not have sufficient time for this he should recite sūrah al-fātiḥa only and then join the imam in his rukū‘.

Issue No. 1506- If a person purchases some household equipment during the year, they are not liable to khums. If the need for them ceases to exist later on, it is not necessary to pay khums on them. Similarly, khums will not be due on the ornaments of a woman when she becomes old and no longer needs to adorn herself with them. However, the recommended precaution is to pay khums on the above-mentioned items.

Issue No.210- The earth is still najis if one doubts whether or not:- The earth has been dried by the sun. - There was any impediment in between. - The original najāsah had been removed beforehand.

Issue No. 1173- If one doubts whether he had performed a four rak‘at prayer before becoming hesitant or before abandoning the idea of staying for ten days, he should offer qaṣr prayer.

Issue No.988- If a person doubts whether he has recited tashahhud or not, and he has not yet stood up, he should recite it, but if he has entered the next rak‘at, he should not pay attention to his doubt.

Issue No.757- If a person doubts whether a piece of clothing is made of the wool, fur or hair of a halal meat animal or not, it is permissible to offer prayer with it, whether it has been made within the country or abroad.

Issue No.1111- If one doubts whether or not he has forgotten a sajdah or tashahhud, it is not obligatory to perform its qaḍā, but if he knows that he has forgotten one of them but he does not know which one, he should offer qaḍā for both of them and there is no problem in offering either of them first.

Issue No.1113- If one doubts whether or not he has offered the qaḍā of the forgotten sajdah or tashahhud that was an obligation upon him after prayer, he should perform the qaḍā of the sajdah or tashahhud if the prayer time has not lapsed, and if the time has lapsed, he should, as an obligatory precaution, offer its qaḍā and his prayer will be correct.

Issue No.1007- He who falls asleep unwillingly (e.g., falls asleep while performing sajdah) then wakes up during sajdah and doubts whether he is in the sajdah of the prayer or the prostration of thankfulness after the prayer, should repeat the prayer.

Issue No. 1185- A person who forgets that he is a traveller and offers complete prayer, then recollects this within the prayer time, should offer qaṣr prayer, and if he realizes this after the prescribed time for the prayer, it is not obligatory on him to offer qaḍā of that prayer.

Issue No.742- If a person forgets that a particular thing is najis, and his wet body or clothes touch that thing and he offers prayer in them, and then recollects this after the prayer, his prayer is correct. However, if his wet body touches a najis object and later he forgets the najāsah and without rinsing the body beforehand performs ghusl and prayer, both the ghusl and prayer are void.