The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No.791- Avoiding a number of things is mustaḥab with the hope of reward from Allah regarding the prayer performer's clothing: To wear black clothes (except for the clothes worn for Islamic sacraments, chador, cloak or turbans of sayyids), to wear dirty or tight clothes, or the clothes of one who does not avoid najāsah especially a drunkard, to keep the buttons undone, to wear clothes which contain images of faces (faces of living creatures), to wear a ring which has an animal or human's face engraved on it.

Issue No.514- It is Makrooh to leave a dying person alone or to place a weight on his stomach, or to talk or weep near him or to let only women stay with him. It is also Makrooh to be by his side in the states of Janabat or Hayz.

Issue No. 1469- It is makrūh to observe fast on Ashura, also on the day about which one doubts whether it is the day of ‘Arafah or Eid al-Adha and for a guest without the consent of the host.

Issue No.1751- Many of the jurists have considered the following transactions to be makrūh, and it is, therefore, better to avoid them.1) Money exchange and other tasks that may lead one to practicing usury or committing other sinful acts.2) Selling shrouds when it becomes one’s profession and job.3) A transaction with abased people and those whose properties are dubious, though their property may seem to be halal.4) Transacting a deal between the fajr adhān and sunrise.5) Intervening in another person's deal while purchasing commodity and while the deal is not yet finished.

Issue No. 2232- According to some narrations, there are certain makrūh acts while slaughtering animals:1- To thrust the knife from behind the throat and move it forward so that the throat is cut from behind.2- To slaughter an animal at a place where another animal can see it.3- To slaughter an animal at night, or before noon on Friday. However, there is no harm in doing so in case it is needed.4- To slaughter an animal which someone has raised himself.

Issue No. 128- The alcoholic beverage called beer that is extracted from barley is haram and its najāsah is like that of wine. However, the drink extracted from barley for medicinal properties which is called ‘malt beverage’ and is not intoxicating at all is ṭāhir and halal.

Issue No. 2120- A man cannot marry his wife’s nieces from suckling without her permission, and also the obligatory precaution is that if (God forbid) a person commits sodomy with a boy, he should not marry the boy’s mother, daughter and sister from suckling.

Issue No.812- If a woman stands next to a man or ahead of him, and both of them begin the prayer together, both prayers will be void. However, if one of them starts earlier than the other, his /her prayer is correct, and the prayer of the second is void.

Issue No.108- If one cannot discern whether it is dead blood under the skin, or the flesh has turned that colour because of being hit, it is ṭāhir.

Issue No. 2036- The father and the paternal grandfather can contract a marriage on behalf of their minor or insane son or daughter, and after the minor becomes mature or the insane becomes sane, it should not, as an obligatory precaution, be revoked.

Issue No. 2096- If a man from the beginning intends not to pay the mahr, the marriage contract is in order, yet the payment of mahr is obligatory upon him.

Issue No. 2048- A Muslim woman cannot marry a non-Muslim. However, a male Muslim can marry an ahl al-kitāb (People of the book) woman, like Jews or Christians.