The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.723- If there is no way to determine the direction of the qiblah, and one is doubtful about the four directions, it will be sufficient for him to offer his prayer facing towards one of the directions. However, the recommended precaution is that, he should offer the same prayer four times, each time towards one of the four directions. If he sees the possibilities limited to two or three directions, it is sufficient to perform prayer only towards them.

Issue No.715- The holy Ka‘bah, which is situated in Makkah, is the qiblah of all Muslims of the world and wherever one might be, he should offer his prayers facing it. However, if a person is away from it and stands in such a manner that people say that he is offering his prayer facing the qiblah, it is sufficient. Therefore, in the lines of congregational prayer whose length is more than the length of the Ka‘bah, all can be towards the qiblah.

Issue No.725- Animals should also be slaughtered towards the direction of the qiblah. And if a person wishes to slaughter an animal but is not certain about the direction of the qiblah, he should act according to what he presumes, and if it is not possible to acquire a presumption and he needs to slaughter the animal, he can slaughter it facing any direction. Also, the same procedure should be followed with respect to the burial of the dead body of a Muslim who should be laid facing the qiblah.

Issue No.729- While offering prayer, it is obligatory for women to cover their artificial hair (wigs) and their ornaments, like bracelets, necklaces, etc. even where she cannot be seen by a non-maḥram.

Issue No.728- Covering the body is also obligatory while offering precautionary prayer and the qaḍā of the forgotten sajdah or tashahhud.

Issue No.730- If a person realises while offering prayer that the parts which should be covered are visible, he must immediately cover them, provided that he does not do anything that would disturbthe form of the prayer, and in case, covering the body takes much time, he should, as an obligatory precaution, cover himself and finish the prayer and then perform the prayer again.

Issue No.731- If he realises after the prayer that the parts which should be covered were visible, his prayer will be deemed valid.

Issue No.732- One is allowed to cover oneself in prayer with the leaves of trees or grass, but as a recommended precaution, these should be used only when no other thing is available.

Issue No.733- When one has nothing but mud, he may, while offering prayer, use mud to cover his body.

Issue No. 2176- If a person does not allow the people to benefit from a mosque, a school, a bridge and other places which have been constructed for public use, he would then be usurping their rights. The position is similar whereby a person reserves a place in the mosque or such other places for himself and another person does not allow him to make use of it.

Issue No. 2177- Seizing the properties of the baytulmāl of Muslims without having a right over it, is also counted as usurpation and is subject to all the rules of usurpation involving greater responsibility in some aspects.

Issue No. 2178- If a third person usurps the property which has been mortgaged to a person, the owner of the property (the mortgagor) as well as the creditor can demand from him what he usurped. And in a case whereby the item perishes, its substitute [if is taken] also becomes mortgaged like the original item.