[16] Tawdhih al-Masail (with annotation) [together with Treatises of other Maraje'], vol.2, p. 926.[17] For further information about views of religious authorities see: Mahmoodi, Sayyid Mohsen, Masail Jadid az Didgah Ulama wa Maraje' Taqlid, vol.4, p. 145, Sahib al-Zaman Publications, 2nd edition, 1384 (Persian calendar).[18] Ibid, vol.1, p. 133 and 134.[19] ...
Book of Allah says. So, such traditions must be regarded as groundless.[1]
j. Shaykh Ḥurr al-‘Āmilī (d. 1104 AH), says:
A researcher of history and hadīth knows well that on account of the tawātur of traditions and narrations of thousands of the Companions, the Qur’an is intact and fixed and has been compiled with utter accuracy and arranged in the lifetime of the Prophet (ṣ).[2]
k. The great researcher, Kāshif al-Ghiṭā’, ...
The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about observing the limits of Tajweed (rules for correct recitation of the holy Quran) in Salaat.
Question: To what limits Tajweed needs to be observed in Salaat?
The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi: Observing the correct pronunciation and the right movements of the letters to an acceptable level are needed, but observing those groups of rules of Tajweed which make the recitation more beautiful, ...
" Imam Hussein (AS) and Imam Hasan (AS) were wrestling together before the messenger of Allah, and Prophet was cheering and heartening Imam Hasan (AS) and was telling him to take hold of Imam Hussein (AS).
The messenger of Allah said: I am cheering Hasan, because the "Gabriel" is cheering Hussein, and he is telling Hussein to take hold of Hasan. ...
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Question: What is Grand Ayatollah Sistani's fatwa on the use of IUD and pills by a woman to prevent pregnancy?
Answer: It is permissible for a woman to use Intrauterine Devices (IUD) and other birth control devices provided that they do not pose serious harm to the woman’s health and that the insertion of the device does not involve a harãm act, such as the male touching or looking at the private parts of the woman’s body that are ...
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Question: There are two mosques in one city and Friday prayer is held in both of them? Given that they are very close to each other, is the prayer valid?
Answer: If the distance between the two mosques is one Farsakh (5/5km approximately) or more, the prayers are in order.
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Question: Is one entitled to object to the holding of Friday prayer by claiming that the marjas of the Muslims in Najaf and Qum do not establish it, while ...
Grand Ayatollah Sistani explains some rulings regarding puberty:
Question: How is puberty confirmed?
Answer: Puberty in males could be confirmed if one of three signs was present.1. First: Completion of fifteen lunar calendar years of age (equal to 14 years and seven months and fifteen days of the solar calendar).2. Second: Ejaculation through sexual intercourse or seminal discharge while awake or asleep.3. Third: The presence of pubic ...
How does Islam view the relation between this world and the hereafter (Akhirah)? Does Islam consider them as two completely separate and different matters? How does Islam describe people who only strive for this world in comparison to the people who strive for the hereafter?
1- Amir al-Mu'minin (PBUH) said: 'One who seeks this world, then death shall look for him/her till it takes him/her out of this world; and one who seeks the hereafter, then ...
We perform namaz-e shaf' as part of namaz-e tahajjud; does shaf' in this instance refer to intercession or good health?Concise answerThe word "shaf'" literally means adding something to something else. It also means "even" as opposed to odd. The Quranic verse says "wash-shaf'a wal-watr" in which "shaf' means even while "watr" means "one".[1] " Shafa'ah" (intercession) is derived from "shaf'" which means adding something to something ...
lslam is the religion of all times and places.It is a perfect system of temporal values. By practicing its laws Muslims all over the world not only attain spirituality but the pinnacle of all other glories and gain the wealth of health. There is a great inter-relationship between modern medicine and some of our Islamic teachings.Every word of Qur'an is in fact an experience of great reality and science is just an effort made towards this ...
According to religious laws, there is no definite amount set for Wajib maintenance (a husband’s provision for wife), but the Wajib amount provides for food, clothes, housing, and other needs equal to wife’s status and according to the present time and the place. The one whose maintenance is the Wajib responsibility of another person, if that person refuses to pay for the maintenance, he can be forced to pay by referring the dispute ...
This expression is inclusive of a number of creative efforts and products of the Muslim peoples, which have so many features in common as to make their conjoined treatment more suitable than an isolated presentation of each art form. What are the "Spatial Arts?" Space has sometimes been described as the opposite of mass, as the negation of the solid in architecture. According to that definiton, the spatial arts would include only those ...
The Objection of The Angles To The Creation of AdamQ: In the event of creating Adam(AS), why did the angles say that mankind would bring about corruption and bloodshed in the earth; is this not open objection (of God's decision)? A: At the time God said, "Verily I (intend to) appoint a vicegerent in the earth," the angles conceptualized earthly beings that posses physical desires and live in a world of rivalry and constint change. It is not ...
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about taking a vow (Nazr).
Question: Must a special saying be mentioned when taking a vow?
The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Yes, a special saying must be mentioned when taking a vow; it is not necessary to say it in Arabic; so if it is said (for example), if my patient is cured, I undertake to pay 10 Tomans (a currency) to the poor in the way of God, this vow is correct. And if it is said I undertake ...
What the ‘ulamā’ of rijāl say about the two versions
In Tahdhīb al-Kamāl, Ḥāfiẓ al-Mizzī,[1] one of the researchers of the science of rijāl,[2] writes about Ismā‘īl and his father as follows:
Yaḥyā ibn Mu‘īn (who is one of the prominent ‘ulamā’ of ‘ilm ar-rijāl) says: “Abū Uways and his son (Ismā‘īl) are ‘weak’ [ḍa‘īf]. It is also reported that Yaḥyā ibn Mu‘īn used to say: “These two ...
AnswerThere are three prevailing views concerning the compilation of the Qur`an:1. It was compiled during the lifetime of the Prophet (ص). The compilation took place under his supervision—which is tantamount to divine inspiration—although he himself neither wrote the text of the Qur`an nor collected the verses directly.2. The Qur`an that we have today was compiled by Imam ‘Ali b. Abi Talib (ع) after the Prophet’s death but before ...
By: Dr. Muhammad Ali Shomali
HAwzah News Agency-There are several verses in the Quran about dua. There is also rich hadith literature on dua from Prophet Muhammad (s) and his household. Numerous books have been written on dua. This is in addition to countless books that have chapters or sections on dua. For example, many books on akhlaq (ethics) and Quranic commentaries include discussions about dua. However, Islam is so deep and so ...
