If we study the forbidden things in Islam deeply and in detail, wewill find that proscribing them is a step taken by Islam to protecthumanity from perverse conduct and keep it away from dangers andevils.Through these injunctions Islam protects man's psyche, body andsoul within the individual sphere, and it safeguards other humanrelations and community life, within society from the risks ofsubversion, perversion and decadence.Ideologically, ...
وَكُنِ اللّهُمَّ بِعِزَّتِكَ لي في كُلِّ الاَْحْوالِ رَؤوفاً وَعَلَيَّ في جَميعِ الاُْمُورِ عَطُوفاً
And by Your Might, O Allah! Be kind to me in all states and be gracious to me in all affairs!
No one in the world can describe Allah’s kindness, however knowledgeable he or she may be. But His kindness can be understood from pondering in Qur’¡nic verses ...
It is clearly stated in Islam that there are lots of losses and damages associated with evil doings. Taking into account the sayings of innocents and the Islamic resources, Professor Hossein Ansarian exeplifies and analyses this issue in “ The land of lovers”.
قالَ الصّادِقُA: إيّاكُم وَالْغَفْلَةَ، فَمَنْ غَفَلَ فَإنَّما يَغْفُلُ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ. وَإيّاكُمْ ...
Loving Allah’s Enemies
Befriending Allah’s enemies is caused by an ill heart. Human should love goodness and Allah’s friends, and hate wickedness and the wrongdoers. If someone acts vice versa then, he is ill hearted. He should cure his illness with the Qur’¡nic verses; otherwise he should expect its consequences in this world and the Last World.
The holy Qur’¡n, the Prophet (s.a), and his disciples were hard to the disbelievers ...
Question: A two-level bridge has been built recently around the Holy Ka'abah. Is it permissible for an able-bodied or a disabled pilgrim to perform tawaf on those bridges, of free choice or out of necessity? What is the Islamic law about offering tawaf prayer there?
Answer: As for the first level of the bridge, performing tawaf on it would be valid even in the state of free choice. Of course, when it comes to obligatory tawaf, one must, as a ...
ا إِلَهَ إِلاّ أَنتَ سُبْحَانَكَ وَبِحَمْدِكَ
There is no deity but You! Glory be to You, and Yours is the Praise!
The phrase 'There is no deity but You' is termed Tahlil, 'Glory be to You' is labeled Tasb¢¦, and 'Praise is Yours' is called Tahmid.
If someone utters Tahlil while he believes in it sincerely and wholeheartedly, removing any other deity from his thought and life, he is a real monotheist. ...
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اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي الذُّنُوبَ الَّتِي تُنْزِلُ البَلاءَ
O Allah, forgive me the sins which bring about tribulations!
Sins Causing Tribulations
Three sins cause descending of tribulations; 1. Inattention to the pleading of an afflicted, 2. Not helping the oppressed, 3. Abandoning enjoining good and forbidding evil.
Inattention to the pleading of an afflicted
Someone who is ...
One of the realities that is with Allah is Paradise, for which the believers and good doers are enthusiastic. The Merciful Allah has invited all His servants to this permanent site. He has stated belief, piety, good deed, and observing lawful and unlawful deeds for reaching it.
وَسَارِعُوا إِلَى مَغْفِرَةٍ مِنْ رَبِّكُمْ وَجَنَّةٍ عَرْضُهَا السَّمَاوَاتُ وَالأَرْضُ ...
In the some sections of “ Land of lovers “ Professor Hossein Ansarian makes clear the Islamic views on anger and some of the disadvantages of anger on human life. In this section of the book , he concentrates on the views related to the suppression of anger. We should be aware that suppressing the anger is one of the significant characteristics of the Prophets, and Imams. The present text is adopted from the book.
Imam Zainol Abedin(s) is ...
It is obligatory to pay Zakat on the following things:
Barley
Raisins
Silver
Cow
As an obligatory precaution, upon the wealth in business
On the basis of obligatory precaution, Zakat should be paid on Sult, which is a soft, grain like wheat with the property of barley and on ‘alas, which is like wheat, and is the food of the people of San’a (Yemen).
If a person remains the owner of cow, sheep, camel, gold and silver for 11 months, ...
The question of Jihad occupies a special place in the Muslim law. In fact, a progressive and compact system cannot be complete without such provisions.Owing to its misinterpretation by ill-informed persons, the inclusion of the question of Jihad in Islamic teachings has given rise to much hostile propaganda and has provided a pretext to its opponents to say that Islam is a religion of sword and force. Even well-known writers have been ...
It is obligatory on us to cultivate the love of Allah (S.w.T.) and affection for those who love Allah (S.w.T.) (or whom Allah (S.w.T.) loves). At the head of this list are our fourteen Ma’sūmīn (a.s.), then come their Shias and those who love them, their righteous children and due to their relationships the Sadāts and Sayyids. Their love and affection is the recompense for the Messengership of the Holy Prophet (S) according to the Holy ...
Imam ‘Ali Naqi (as) narrates that Prophet Musa (as) asked Allah, "O Allah! What is the reward for one whose eyes shed tears with Your fear?" The reply was, "O Musa (as)! I shall save his face from the heat of the Hellfire and prevent him from the hardship of the Hereafter!"The Prophet of Islam (S) said, "One whose eyes water with the fear of Allah, in return for every drop of his tears Allah will give him a palace in the Heaven. The palace ...
If the supplicant wants his du`¡’ to be accepted, s/he should meet certain conditions, which are numerated by Ahl al-Bayt (a.s) in valid books such as “Usol Al-K¡f¢”, “Mahajjat al-Bayza’ “, “Wasa’il al-Shi’a”, “Jami’ al-Ahadith al-Shi’a”, etc.
Here’s a list of such conditions without further ado:
Islamic purity like wudo (ablution), ghusl (ritual washing) and tayammum (ablution with soil), clearing up the ...
Repentance has very important advantages in the worldly life and the in afterlife mentioned in the Qur’anic verses especially the verses concerning repenting of sins and also the honorable traditions narrated from Ahlul Bayt (s). Here we mention some of these advantages:
Allah has said,
“…Ask forgiveness of your Lord, surely He is the most Forgiving. He will send down upon you the cloud, pouring down abundance of rain and help you with ...
The Budget to Meet Public Requirements
The religion of Islam, in order for the common needs to be met, has foreseen a budget that is called zakat.Zakat is one of the financial obligations, and acts of worship in Islam.The Holy Prophet of Islam told us, "God, in reality, has placed the amount of the needs of the poor in the wealth of the rich, and if they paid it.the needs of the common people would be removed.If amongst the people you find ...
NOTE!
These religious edicts (Fatawa) are based on the views of Grand Ayatullah Al-Khoei. The views of Grand Ayatullahs: A1-Sayyid Al-Gulpaygani, AI-Sayyid Al-Seestani and AI-Sayyid Al-Rouhani are mentioned only where they differ from those of Ayatullah AI-Khoei .
KHUMS
Al-Sayyid AI-Khoei: Khums is due on the land bought from a Muslim by people of the book (thummi). It makes no difference whether it was an empty or cultivated ...
The Salat in Islam is the greatest stimulus to faith and the high point in the life of a human being.A person who gives up reciting Salat has no faith in Islam and is far from humanity.While reciting Salat, we stand facing the Qiblah, ie, ka!bah which is the House of Allah in Makkah, and enter into discourse with our loving Creator.The Prophet (SA) has recommended that we should recite Salat in a mosque in Jarnah (congregation) with our fellow ...
Imam Al-Sajj¡d (a.s) considers seven sins as the avoiding factors for the acceptance of supplications by the Almighty: 1. Bad intentions, 2. Hidden vices, 3. Hypocrisy with religious brothers, 4. Doubtfulness about acceptance of supplications, 5. Postponing the prayers, 6. Leaving goodness and alms giving, which make people close to Allah, 7. Speaking rudely with people and using obscene words.
Bad Intention
Intention means one’s decision ...
