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QUALIFICATIONS OF A PRAYER LEADER
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Question: What are the necessary qualifications of a prayer leader? Answer: The Imam of the congregational prayers should be adult, sane, Ithna Ashari Shia, Adil (just), of legitimate birth, and with correct recitation. Furthermore, if the follower is a male, the Imam also should be a male. -
Question: What is the ruling of recitation or memorization of the holy Quran during the days where a lady is in the state of her monthly period (Haydh), or Janabah , or Nifas? Answer: There is no problem in the recitation or memorization of the holy Quran in such situations, except for the verses for which prostration (Sajdah) is obligatory. These verses are found in four chapters of the Quran: Surat al-Sajdah (Chapter 32) Verse 15 Surah Fussilat (Chapter 41) Verse 37 Surah al-Najm (Chapter 53) Verse 62 Surah al-Alaq (Chapter 96) Verse 19
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Question: Why there is no zakat on bank accounts and monetary bills? Answer: There are certain specific things which have obligatory Zakat. As for Mustahab Zakat, it includes everything. Money deposited in bank does not have obligatory zakat. Rather, khums is payable on it, if it is not spent for expenses in a complete lunar year.
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Question: If the exam schedule for a student conflicts with the timing of the hajj, is it permissible for him to postpone the hajj that year especially if the exam was very important for him? Answer: If he is sure that he will be able to perform hajj in the following year, it is permissible for him to postpone it; otherwise, it is not permissible. However, if postponing the exam will cause difficulty to such an extent that it is normally unbearable, it is not obligatory on him to perform hajj that year.
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Question: A single young man has become capable to perform hajj; he is also thinking about marriage. Now if he goes for hajj, his marriage ceremony will be delayed for a while. Which of the two is preferable [marriage or pilgrimage]? Answer: He should perform the hajj and postpone the marriage unless postponing the marriage entails difficulty to the extent that it becomes unbearable.
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Question: If I have taken loan from my company where I am working and have still not completed my installments i.e. my loan is still not paid & some balance is to be paid. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj? Answer: There is no objection to making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, but due to your debt which has not been paid as yet, your Hajj would not be considered Hajjat al-Islam (obligatory Hajj).
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Hajj is obligatory on a person once in his lifetime if the person is adult, sane, and his proceeding to Mecca for Hajj, should not be obliged to commit a Haram act, avoidance of which is more important than Hajj, nor should he be compelled to forsake an obligatory work which is more important than Hajj. He should be capable of performing Hajj, and this depends upon a number of factors: He should possess provisions as described in relevant books and means for transportation, if need be, or he should have enough money to buy them, or get tickets. He should be healthy and strong enough to go to Mecca and perform Hajj. There should be no obstacle on the way. If the way is closed, or if a person fears that he will lose his life, or honor, while on his way to Mecca, or he will be robbed of his property, it is not obligatory on him to perform Hajj. But if he can reach Mecca by another route, he should go to perform Hajj, even if the other route is a longer one. But that route should not be unusually longer. He should have enough time to perform all the acts of worship in Hajj. He should possess sufficient money to meet the expenses of his dependents whose maintenance is obligatory on him, like, his wife and children, as well as the expenses of those who have to be paid. On return from Hajj, he should have some means of livelihood, like, income from the property, farming, business, employment etc. so that he may not lead a life of hardship.
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Question: What is the Islamic law about someone who cannot fast due to old age? Answer: Fasting is not obligatory on a person who cannot fast because of old age, or for whom fasting causes extreme hardship. He or she should give one mudd (750 grams) of food stuffs to a poor Shia Muslim for every fast. Fasting is not obligatory on a person who suffers from a disease which causes excessive thirst, making it unbearable, or full of hardship. But in the latter case, that is, of hardship, he should give one mudd of food to poor, for every fast.
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Question: What is the niyyah of fasting? How should one make niyyah of fasting? Answer: It is not necessary for a person to pass the niyyah for fasting through his mind or to say that he would be fasting on the following day. In fact, it is sufficient for him to decide that in obedience to the command of Allah he will not perform from the time of Adhan for Fajr prayers up to Maghrib, any act which may invalidate the fast. If a person forgot that it was the month of Ramadhan, and takes notice of this before Zuhr and if he has not performed some act which will invalidates a fast and he makes niyyah, his fast is valid. But if he takes notice of this after Zuhr, he should not perform any act till Maghrib which invalidates a fast and should, as an obligatory precaution, also observe qadha of that fast after Ramadhan.
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Question: Is Khums payable on the money which I have lent to my friend? Answer: If a year has passed over it, Khums should be paid from it, if the money may be paid back to you.
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Question: Is Khums payable on kitchen utensil, household gadgets, sofa and appliances? Answer: If they are used within the first year, Khums is not be payable on them.
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Question: Is it obligatory to pay Khums from my jewelry? Answer: If you have used them within a year after buying or receiving them as gifts, Khums is not payable on them.
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Zakat should be given from the following items: Wheat Barley Dates Raisins Coined Gold & Silver Camel Cow Sheep (including goat)
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Question: What is your ruling on pills that women take in order to delay the onset of their monthly menstrual cycle, so one can perform the rituals of Hajj, or enter the shrine of the Imam's (as), for example? Answer: They are permitted to use them.
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Question: A woman has regular monthly period and the menstrual discharge had ended and she became tahir in the seventh day. Her husband went to bed with her. Afterwards discharge reappeared and continued until the tenth day. Is she sinful? If so, is Kaffarah due? Answer: No sin shall be upon her and no kaffarah is required .
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Question: Some women take certain medication to delay their monthly period, especially during Ramadhan and Hajj. However, in some cases intermittent (irregular) blood appears during their period time. This blood does not have the same characteristics of Haydh. What is the ruling in this case? Answer: Based on this question, the ruling of Haydh is not applicable to the intermittent blood, as it does not have the characteristics and duration (3 days) of Haydh, so their fast of the month of Ramadhan and Hajj is valid.
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Wudu by immersion means that one should dip one's face and hands into water, with the intention of performing Wudu. And there can be no problem in performing wiping with the moisture thus acquired, though it is against precaution. Even while performing Wudu by immersion, one should wash one's face and hand downwards from above. Hence, when a person dips his face and hands in water, with the intention of Wudu, he should dip his face in water from the forehead and his hands from elbows. There is no harm in performing Wudu of some parts by immersion, and of others in the usual way.
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Khums is obligatory on the following seven things: 1. Profit or gain from earning. 2. Minerals. 3. Treasure trove. 4. Amalgamation of Halal wealth with Haraam. 5. Gems obtained from the sea diving. 6. Spoils of war. 7. As commonly held, a land which a zimmi (a non-Muslim living under the protection of Islamic Government) purchases from a Muslim.
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There are nine acts which invalidate fast: Eating and drinking Sexual intercourse Masturbation (Istimna) which means self abuse, resulting in ejaculation Ascribing false things to Almighty Allah, or his Prophet or to the successors of the Holy Prophet Swallowing thick dust Immersing one's complete head in water Remaining in Janabat or Haidh or Nifas till the Adhan for Fajr prayers Enema with liquids Vomiting
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Salat al-Ayaat becomes obligatory due the following four things: • Solar Eclipse • Lunar Eclipse The prayer becomes Wajib even if the moon or the sun are partially eclipsed, and even if they do not engender any fear. • Earthquake, as an obligatory precaution, even if no one is frightened. • Thunder and lightning, red and black cyclone and other similar celestial phenomena, which frightens most of the people.
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Salat al-Ayaat consists of two Rak'ats, and there are five Ruku in each. It can be performed in two methods: After making niyyat of offering the prayers, one should say takbir (Allahu Akbar) and recite Surah al-Hamd and the other Surah, and then perform the Ruku. Thereafter, he should stand and recite Surah al-Hamd and a Surah and then perform another Ruku. He should repeat this action five times, and, when he stands after the fifth Ruku, he should perform two Sajdah, and then stand up to perform the second Rak'at in the same manner as he has done in the first. Then he should recite tashahhud and Salam. After making niyyat to offer Salat al-Ayaat, a person is allowed to say takbir and recite Surah al-Hamd and then divide the verses of the other Surah into five parts, and recite one verse or more or less, and thereafter perform the Ruku. He should then stand up and recite another part of the Surah (without reciting Surah al-Hamd) and then perform another Ruku. He should repeat this action, and finish that Surah before performing the fifth Ruku.
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Any doubt concerning the number of Rak'ats in those prayers which consist of two or three Rak'ats, will render the Salat void. If one doubts about the number of the first two Rak'ats, of Salat having four Rak'ats, (like, Zuhr, Asr and Isha), his Salat will be void if he continues to be in doubt.
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Twelve things make prayers void, and they are called mubtilat: If any of the pre-requisites of prayers ceases to exist while one is in Salat , like, if he comes to know that the dress with which he has covered himself is a usurped one. If a person, intentionally or by mistake, or uncontrollably, commits an act which makes his Wudhu or Ghusl void. If a person folds his hands as a mark of humility and reverence, his prayers will be void, but this is based on precautionary rule. Saying 'Amin' after Surah al-Hamd. This rule, when applied to one praying individually, is based on precaution. Turning away from Qibla without any excuse. Talking, even by uttering a single word consisting of one single letter which has a meaning or denotes something. Intentional loud laugh. Intentional weeping, silently or loudly, over some worldly matters, based on obligatory precaution. Any act that changes the form of the Salat like, clapping or jumping, invalidates the Salat, regardless of whether that act is done intentionally or forgetfully. Eating or drinking. Any doubt concerning the number of Rak'ats in those prayers which consist of two or three Rak'ats, will render the Salat void. Also, if one doubts about the number of the first two Rak'ats, of Salat having four Rak'ats, (like, Zuhr, Asr and Isha), his Salat will be void if he continues to be in doubt. Omitting or adding the Rukn (elemental parts) of the Salat , either intentionally or forgetfully.
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* It is obligatory to perform Wudhu for the following six things: • For all obligatory prayers, except Salat al-Mayyit. As regards Mustahab prayers, Wudhu is a condition for their validity. • For the Sajdah and Tashahhud which a person forgot to perform during the prayers, provided that he invalidated his Wudhu after Salat , and before performing those forgotten acts. It is not obligatory to perform Wudhu for Sajdatus sahw. • For the obligatory Tawaf of the holy Ka'bah. • If a person has made a Nadhr, or a solemn pledge, or taken an oath for Wudhu. • If a person has made a Nadhr, for example, that he would kiss the Holy Qur'an. • For washing and making Clean (tahir/pak) the holy Qur'an which has become najis, or for taking it out from lavatory etc. in which it has fallen, when he becomes obliged to touch the script of the holy Qur'an with his hand, or some other part of his body. But if t he delay by making Wudhu causes further desecration of the holy Qur'an, one should take it out from lavatory etc., or make it Clean (tahir/pak), without performing Wudhu.
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Wudhu becomes void on account of the following seven things: • Urinating. • Excretion. • Passing wind from the rear. • A sleep, deep enough to restrict sight and hearing. However, if the eyes do not see anything, but the ears can hear, Wudhu does not become void. • Things on account of which a person loses his sensibility, like insanity, intoxication or unconsciousness. • Istihada – which will be dealt with in women exclusive rulings. • Janabat, and, as a recommended precaution, every state which requires Ghusl.