The Creed of Compassion-Islamic Teachings & Answering Doctrinal Misconceptions

Issue No. 1646- People who are involved in acquiring obligatory knowledge may benefit from zakāt. This rule also applies to judges and the executors of [religious] penalties, etc.

Issue No. 1623- If a person possesses gold and silver which is partly of superior quality and partly of inferior quality or partly of more alloy and partly of lesser alloy, he should pay zakāt of each from its respective portion. However, it would be better to pay zakāt of the entire portions from the superior quality.

Issue No. 1593- Zakāt on wheat, barley, date and raisin will become obligatory when their quantity reaches the taxable limit which is about 847 kg.

Issue No. 1673- When the Mujtahid or his representative can execute the Islamic laws, the obligatory precaution is to give the zakāt to him, or that the zakāt should be spent with his permission, and it is not permissible to spend or distribute it without his permission as an obligatory precaution.

Issue No. 1617- If a person possesses gold or silver, which has reached the taxable limit, even if he has paid zakāt on it, he should continue to pay zakāt on it every year so long as it does not fall below the taxable limit. However, this is not the case with khums. That is, once the khums of a property is given, it will not be liable to khums again unless there is an increase in it. Nevertheless, wheat, barley, raisins and dates are liable to zakāt only once.

Issue No. 1460- If a person does not know whether it is the last day of the month of Ramadan or the first day of Shawwal, he should observe fast on that day, and if he comes to know during the day that it is the first of Shawwal, he should terminate the fast, though it may be close to maghrib.

Issue No.413- If a mustaḥāḍah (a woman in the state of istiḥāḍah) examines herself after prayer and finds no blood, she can offer the next prayer with the same wuḍū, even if blood reappears after some time.

Issue No.279-Wuḍū by immersion means that one can immerse the face and arms into water with the intention of wuḍū or after dipping them into water, to take them out with the intention of wuḍū.

Issue No.321- If a ring, bracelet, etc., do not prevent water from reaching the skin, they are not harmful to wuḍū, and one can move them around while they are on so that water reaches beneath them. And if after wuḍū, one sees a ring or other impediment on his hand and does not know whether at the time of performing wuḍū, it had been there or not, his wuḍū is valid provided that there is a possibility that while performing wuḍū he did take notice of this matter.

Issue No.53- Mixed water (which was defined at the beginning of this chapter) like rosewater, fruit juice, etc., does not make any najis thing ṭāhir, and wuḍū and ghusl with it will not be valid either.

Issue No.283- It is befitting that a person performing wuḍū should recite the following supplication when his eyes see water:بِسْمِ اللّهِ وَ بِاللّهِ وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلّهِ الَّذِى جَعَلَ الْماءَ طَهُوراً وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْهُ نَجِسَاً (I begin my wuḍū in the Name of Allah. All praise is due to Allah, Who made water purifying, and not najis).While washing the hands before performing wuḍū, one should say:اللّهُمَّ اجْعَلْنِى مِنَ التَّوّابِينَ وَاجْعَلْنِى مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرينَ(O Lord! Make me of those who repent and purify themselves).While swirling water around the mouth one should say:اَللّهُمَّ لَقِّنِىْ حُجَّتِى يَوْمَ اَلْقَاکَ وَ اَطْلِقْ لِسانِىْ بِذِکْرِکَ(O Lord! Dictate to me the principles of faith on the Day I meet You and make my tongue fluent with Your remembrance).While washing the nose one should say: اَللّهُمَّ لا تُحَرِّمْ عَلَىَّ رِيحَ الْجَنَّةَ وَاجْعَلْنِى مِمَّنْ يَشُمُّ رِيحَها وَ رُوحَها وَ طِيبَهَا(O Lord! Do not deprive me of the fragrance of Paradise, and make me of those who smell its fragrance and perfume).While washing the face, one should say:اَللّهُمَّ بَيِّضْ وَجْهِى يَوْمَ تَسْوَدُّ فِيهِ الْوُجوُهُ وَ لا تُسَوِّدْ وَجْهِى يَوْمَ تَبْيَضُّ فِيهِ الْوُجُوهُ(O Lord! Make my face bright on the Day when the faces will turn dark. Do not darken my face on the Day when the faces are bright).While washing the right elbow, one should say:اَللّهُمَّ اَعْطِنى کِتابِى بِيَمينِى وَ الْخُلْدَ فِى الْجِنانِ بِيَسارِى وَ حاسِبْنى حِسابَاً يَسِيراً(O Lord! Give my book of deeds in my right hand, and a permanent stay in Paradise on my left, and be lenient in my Judgment).While washing the left elbow, one should say:اَللّهُمَّ لا تُعْطِنِى کِتابِى بِشِمالِى وَ لا مَنْ وَراء ظَهْرِى وَ لا تَجْعَلْهَا مَغْلُولَةً اِلَى عُنُقِى وَ اَعُوذُ بِکَ مِنْ مُقَطِّعَاتِ النّيْران(O Lord! Do not give my book of deeds in my left hand, nor from behind my back, nor chain it to my neck. I seek refuge with You from the Hell fire).While performing the wiping of the head, one should say:اَللّهُمَّ غَشِّنِى بِرَحْمَتِکَ وَ بَرَکاتِکَ وَ عَفْوِکَ(O Lord ! Bestow Your Mercy, Blessings and forgiveness on me).While performing the wiping of the feet, one should say:اَللّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنِى عَلَى الصِّراطِ يَوْمَ تَزِلُّ فِيهِ الاَْقْدامُ وَ اجْعَلْ سَعْيِى فِى مَا يُرضِيکَ عَنِّى يَا ذَا الْجَلالِ وَالاِْکْرامِ(O Lord! Keep me firm on the Bridge (to Paradise) on the Day when the feet will slip, and help me in my efforts to do things which will please You, O’ Glorious and Mighty!).

Seventh condition: the intention of proximity to Allah (swt).Issue No.304- One should perform wuḍū with the intention of proximity to Allah (swt). Therefore, if a person performs wuḍū with the intention of showing off (rīyā) cooling himself, etc., the wuḍū will be void. However, if he is determined to perform it with the intention of obeying Allah, and meanwhile he knows that he will become cool also, there is no harm in it.