Salam Waalikum I want to ask you a question regarding my husband wanting to take my daughter to Karbala for Arbaeen I love all of our Imams but I think because she is going to have just entered the high school it is not the right time but my husband thinks he should take her and not mind about her studying. she has also been before and she does know the story of Karbala So I just want to know am I wrong for not wanting her to go because of her school or is my husband correct ?

Wa alaykum salam. One suggestion is perhaps you can see if they go for ten days for example, if you can get the schoolwork that she will miss and complete the assignments outside of school. She could do the school work on the flight or set aside sometime in the hotel to do some of the work there.

Salam Agha Is Ekamt is Wajib before Namaz? and Tasbih is also Wajib after Namaz? Thanks!

Wa alaykum salam. No they are both Mustahab.

Salaam Sheikh, one of my Sunni brother posted the below in the site. could you please support if you have time? 1. who from the kitabe wahi recorded this sermon? 2. where is the authenticity report of this alleged sermon? 3. where are the witnessed of this sermon. 4. Do Muslim woman give sermons during the time or when Ali ibnTalib (ra) was alive? if at all, was it a speech or a sermon for the Muslim ummah to follow leaving the authentic Sunnah? 5. What are the names of the Sahibs that were present during this sermon or where is it in the Sahih Hadiths? even if this sermon occurred and is allegedly true (for the sake of discussion) is it reasonable to leave out what all the Prophet taught us and run after presently non-existent AhleBait? tryingto give Haq to Ahl-E-Bayt in this Era by running away from true Islam? the above is what he put on his website. I do know there are answers but thought this app could save my time googling on the internet.

Salam. I have some good information for you about this but the app will not allow me to paste it for some reason. Would you mind it if I emailed it to you? Its in PDF format

Is there any surat in the Quran that mention 12 Imamats?

Salam. Not directly by name but verses refer to them and one needs to refer to the tafaseer and ahadith in regards to the exact names of them.

Asalam alaikoum ww, Sayeed? If you don't mind can I have the verses and ahadith in regards to the exacts names of them. And which book of tafseer will be useful.

Wa alaykum salam. About the question regarding Imamate. We see in a famous Hadith Qudsi from Imam Ridha (as) that on his way to Neysabour when the people asked the Imam for advice as his caravan was leaving. He said “The statement, there is no god but Allah is my fortress. Whoever enters my fortress will be saved.” Then the Imam turned and said “With its conditions and I am one of its conditions.” From this we see that belief in the Imam is essential to complete the belief in Tawhid and without it one belief in Tawhid will remain incomplete. One may ask how is this possible? Once the belief in One God is established, we must believe that He is just and due to His being just He will inform us of Himself. He does this by sending us messengers to guide us, after the messenger dies then He must have people to safeguard this message of Islam, so He appoints Imams for us. Also, this links to Me’ad (return on the day of judgement), Allah says   يَوْمَ نَدْعُو كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَامِهِمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا   “(Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam; then whoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall read their book; and they shall not be dealt with a whit unjustly.” Quran 17:71   He also states that He will bring a witness from every nation and bring the prophet as a witness over them. “How will it be, then, when We bring from every people a witness and bring you as a witness above these” Quran 4:41 We see that in Tafir al-Ayashi there is a narration from Imam Baqir (as) about this verse that the witness from every nation is it’s Hujjah (proof) which are the prophets and their successors and the witness above these proofs is the Holy Prophet (s). Imam Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the meaning of the above Quranic verse which he replied, 'This verse refers particularly to the nation of the Holy Prophet (s) In every era an Imam from among us is a witness upon them and the Holy Prophet (s) is a witness upon us.' [1] This is one of the ways that believing in the Imam of our time is linked to the belief in the Oneness of God. We find in Ilal Shari by Sheikh Saduq a beautiful narration by the Prophet (s): “The stars are a security for the inhabitants of the sky, and the People of my Household are a security for the inhabitants of the earth. So, if the stars were to go away, there would come to the inhabitants of the sky what they dislike, and if the People of my Household go away, there would come to the inhabitants of the earth what they dislike’ – meaning by the People of the Household, the Imams, the obedience to whom Allah has Paired as being obedience to Him, so He Said [4:59] O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those in authority from among you, and they are the Infallible, the Purified who are not committing any sins nor are they disobeying (Allah), and they are the supporters, the conciliators, the Guides due to whom Allah sustains His servants. It is due to them that His Countries survive, and it is due to them that there are drops (of rain) from the sky, and it is due to them that the Blessings come out from the earth, and it is due to them that the Torment and the Punishment is delayed and is not hastened upon the people of the disobedience. Neither will the Holy Spirit separate from them nor would they separate from it. Neither will they separate from the Quran; nor would it separate from them”[1]   We see that Allah commands us to obey the Prophet and those who possess the authority (Imams) unconditionally and their obedience is linked to the obedience of Allah (swt).   يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا   “O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you; then if you quarrel about anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the last day; this is better and very good in the end.” Quran 4:59   This absolute obedience that Allah commands us to follow them in is without any conditions, meaning that they must be infallible because Allah would never command us to obey someone in sins or mistakes. We see that other places in the Quran where Allah has commanded us to follow fallible beings such as our parents, but the obedience was not absolute, rather it was limited with the condition that they do not command you to obey them in worshipping other than Allah or wrongdoing.   [1] Ilal Shari by Sheikh Saduq Chapter 103   [1] Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p.190, tradition 1 There are numerous verses about Imamate in Quran. I suggest you to read the book Peshawar Nights and this will show you numerous evidences even from the Sunni's text.

Is there any surat in the Quran that mention 12 Imamats?

Salam. Not directly by name but verses refer to them and one needs to refer to the tafaseer and ahadith in regards to the exact names of them.

Asalam alaikoum ww, Sayeed? If you don't mind can I have the verses and ahadith in regards to the exacts names of them. And which book of tafseer will be useful.

Wa alaykum salam. About the question regarding Imamate. We see in a famous Hadith Qudsi from Imam Ridha (as) that on his way to Neysabour when the people asked the Imam for advice as his caravan was leaving. He said “The statement, there is no god but Allah is my fortress. Whoever enters my fortress will be saved.” Then the Imam turned and said “With its conditions and I am one of its conditions.” From this we see that belief in the Imam is essential to complete the belief in Tawhid and without it one belief in Tawhid will remain incomplete. One may ask how is this possible? Once the belief in One God is established, we must believe that He is just and due to His being just He will inform us of Himself. He does this by sending us messengers to guide us, after the messenger dies then He must have people to safeguard this message of Islam, so He appoints Imams for us. Also, this links to Me’ad (return on the day of judgement), Allah says   يَوْمَ نَدْعُو كُلَّ أُنَاسٍ بِإِمَامِهِمْ ۖ فَمَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ يَقْرَءُونَ كِتَابَهُمْ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا   “(Remember) the day when We will call every people with their Imam; then whoever is given his book in his right hand, these shall read their book; and they shall not be dealt with a whit unjustly.” Quran 17:71   He also states that He will bring a witness from every nation and bring the prophet as a witness over them. “How will it be, then, when We bring from every people a witness and bring you as a witness above these” Quran 4:41 We see that in Tafir al-Ayashi there is a narration from Imam Baqir (as) about this verse that the witness from every nation is it’s Hujjah (proof) which are the prophets and their successors and the witness above these proofs is the Holy Prophet (s). Imam Sadiq (a.s) was asked about the meaning of the above Quranic verse which he replied, 'This verse refers particularly to the nation of the Holy Prophet (s) In every era an Imam from among us is a witness upon them and the Holy Prophet (s) is a witness upon us.' [1] This is one of the ways that believing in the Imam of our time is linked to the belief in the Oneness of God. We find in Ilal Shari by Sheikh Saduq a beautiful narration by the Prophet (s): “The stars are a security for the inhabitants of the sky, and the People of my Household are a security for the inhabitants of the earth. So, if the stars were to go away, there would come to the inhabitants of the sky what they dislike, and if the People of my Household go away, there would come to the inhabitants of the earth what they dislike’ – meaning by the People of the Household, the Imams, the obedience to whom Allah has Paired as being obedience to Him, so He Said [4:59] O you who believe! Obey Allah and obey the messenger and those in authority from among you, and they are the Infallible, the Purified who are not committing any sins nor are they disobeying (Allah), and they are the supporters, the conciliators, the Guides due to whom Allah sustains His servants. It is due to them that His Countries survive, and it is due to them that there are drops (of rain) from the sky, and it is due to them that the Blessings come out from the earth, and it is due to them that the Torment and the Punishment is delayed and is not hastened upon the people of the disobedience. Neither will the Holy Spirit separate from them nor would they separate from it. Neither will they separate from the Quran; nor would it separate from them”[1]   We see that Allah commands us to obey the Prophet and those who possess the authority (Imams) unconditionally and their obedience is linked to the obedience of Allah (swt).   يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَطِيعُوا اللَّهَ وَأَطِيعُوا الرَّسُولَ وَأُولِي الْأَمْرِ مِنكُمْ ۖ فَإِن تَنَازَعْتُمْ فِي شَيْءٍ فَرُدُّوهُ إِلَى اللَّهِ وَالرَّسُولِ إِن كُنتُمْ تُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ خَيْرٌ وَأَحْسَنُ تَأْوِيلًا   “O you who believe! obey Allah and obey the Messenger and those in authority from among you; then if you quarrel about anything, refer it to Allah and the Messenger, if you believe in Allah and the last day; this is better and very good in the end.” Quran 4:59   This absolute obedience that Allah commands us to follow them in is without any conditions, meaning that they must be infallible because Allah would never command us to obey someone in sins or mistakes. We see that other places in the Quran where Allah has commanded us to follow fallible beings such as our parents, but the obedience was not absolute, rather it was limited with the condition that they do not command you to obey them in worshipping other than Allah or wrongdoing.   [1] Ilal Shari by Sheikh Saduq Chapter 103   [1] Al-Kafi, vol. 1, p.190, tradition 1 There are numerous verses about Imamate in Quran. I suggest you to read the book Peshawar Nights and this will show you numerous evidences even from the Sunni's text.

Yesterday, a friend came asking why Imam Ali asw didn't come at first to open the door instead of Fatmah Azahra? He said Ali was a coward because of that. I kept silent because I didn't know what to respond. Is there an answers to this ? thank you

As for why Fatima (sa) did not open the door: As for the question about Fatima, i have something i would like you to read but I am unable to upload the document here. Its from Sayed Jafar Murtadha Amili. Do you have an email that i could send you the document, if you dont mind.

I want to know if Issa son of Marry died? In the Quran and Sunna of the prophet an Imams. Thanks

Isa (as) was raised by Allah to the heavens and will return to assist Imam Mahdi (aj) in the end times. May Allah hasten the reappearance

Asalam alaikoum warahamatullah wabarakatuh. Sorry to bother you too much I got a lot to ask and I need to find answers. About these verses in the Quran I don't if is my bad understanding, show that Issa died. Is there any other Surat following by ahadidth of the prophet or maasumina that explaining these 2 verses. Holy Quran 3:55 ------------------إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَىٰ إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ [Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. Holy Quran 5:116 ------------------وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You now what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. Thanks. Or give the explaining of these verses following by the sayings of the prophets or the Imams. Please.

I fail to see where these verses show he died. I can look into some tafasir once i return to my home later if you like, inshallah.

Inshallah! Please help me!

There is ijma that Nabi Isa (as) was not killed but rather raised to the heavens. In narrations we see that one of the disciples was offered to be at the level of Isa in the heavens and this was in the fact that he would take on the likeness of Isa and the Jews would kill the disciple instead while thinking they were actually killing Isa.

I want to know if Issa son of Marry died? In the Quran and Sunna of the prophet an Imams. Thanks

Isa (as) was raised by Allah to the heavens and will return to assist Imam Mahdi (aj) in the end times. May Allah hasten the reappearance

Asalam alaikoum warahamatullah wabarakatuh. Sorry to bother you too much I got a lot to ask and I need to find answers. About these verses in the Quran I don't if is my bad understanding, show that Issa died. Is there any other Surat following by ahadidth of the prophet or maasumina that explaining these 2 verses. Holy Quran 3:55 ------------------إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَىٰ إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ [Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. Holy Quran 5:116 ------------------وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You now what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. Thanks. Or give the explaining of these verses following by the sayings of the prophets or the Imams. Please.

I fail to see where these verses show he died. I can look into some tafasir once i return to my home later if you like, inshallah.

Inshallah! Please help me!

There is ijma that Nabi Isa (as) was not killed but rather raised to the heavens. In narrations we see that one of the disciples was offered to be at the level of Isa in the heavens and this was in the fact that he would take on the likeness of Isa and the Jews would kill the disciple instead while thinking they were actually killing Isa.

I want to know if Issa son of Marry died? In the Quran and Sunna of the prophet an Imams. Thanks

Isa (as) was raised by Allah to the heavens and will return to assist Imam Mahdi (aj) in the end times. May Allah hasten the reappearance

Asalam alaikoum warahamatullah wabarakatuh. Sorry to bother you too much I got a lot to ask and I need to find answers. About these verses in the Quran I don't if is my bad understanding, show that Issa died. Is there any other Surat following by ahadidth of the prophet or maasumina that explaining these 2 verses. Holy Quran 3:55 ------------------إِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَىٰ إِنِّي مُتَوَفِّيكَ وَرَافِعُكَ إِلَيَّ وَمُطَهِّرُكَ مِنَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَجَاعِلُ الَّذِينَ اتَّبَعُوكَ فَوْقَ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ ۖ ثُمَّ إِلَيَّ مَرْجِعُكُمْ فَأَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ [Mention] when Allah said, "O Jesus, indeed I will take you and raise you to Myself and purify you from those who disbelieve and make those who follow you [in submission to Allah alone] superior to those who disbelieve until the Day of Resurrection. Then to Me is your return, and I will judge between you concerning that in which you used to differ. Holy Quran 5:116 ------------------وَإِذْ قَالَ اللَّهُ يَا عِيسَى ابْنَ مَرْيَمَ أَأَنتَ قُلْتَ لِلنَّاسِ اتَّخِذُونِي وَأُمِّيَ إِلَٰهَيْنِ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ ۖ قَالَ سُبْحَانَكَ مَا يَكُونُ لِي أَنْ أَقُولَ مَا لَيْسَ لِي بِحَقٍّ ۚ إِن كُنتُ قُلْتُهُ فَقَدْ عَلِمْتَهُ ۚ تَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِي وَلَا أَعْلَمُ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ ۚ إِنَّكَ أَنتَ عَلَّامُ الْغُيُوبِ And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, "O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, 'Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?'" He will say, "Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right. If I had said it, You would have known it. You now what is within myself, and I do not know what is within Yourself. Indeed, it is You who is Knower of the unseen. Thanks. Or give the explaining of these verses following by the sayings of the prophets or the Imams. Please.

I fail to see where these verses show he died. I can look into some tafasir once i return to my home later if you like, inshallah.

Inshallah! Please help me!

There is ijma that Nabi Isa (as) was not killed but rather raised to the heavens. In narrations we see that one of the disciples was offered to be at the level of Isa in the heavens and this was in the fact that he would take on the likeness of Isa and the Jews would kill the disciple instead while thinking they were actually killing Isa.

Please tell me how to deal with bad thought (thought of kufr) I am really distributed by these thoughts I cry and do tauba but it keeps on happening to me

Salam. I have a question before I proceed. Are these thoughts doubts about the religions veracity or thoughts of committing haram actions?

for example thought of kufr like am i following the correct religion what if there is no god and i am doing all this namaz and all please tell me some dua to stop such doubts

Your answer wont lie in just saying supplications but also you need to study beliefs and firmly ground yourself in knowledge. Knowledge removes doubts and establishes certainty. I have a course on beliefs if you can download the app Telegram and follow this link https://t.me/ShiaBeliefs I can also recommend some books if you like