| Name: | Sheikh Mateen |
| Age: | 39 |
| Location: | Virginia, US |
| Expertize: | Aqaed and Fiqh ('Ibadaat) |
All Questions
My problem is I'm completely messed with taharat najasat issues. I never understand whether things become tahir or not and now im suffering a lot due to these issues. I have some questions. Please explain me in details if you have time.
1. Can I use indian products ike, oil, biscuit, soaps, cream, cakes, hair oil, etc which does not consist of non vegetarian things. These indian products which are liquid and solids, because they are manufactured in india, and in india a lot of companies consists of non muslims, how come its possible that they made all those things without touching. So obviously it's najis because without touching they can't make things. Please explain the rulings regarding this. People says if you not sure you take it as tahir but in these cases its obvious that in bakeries, factories etc non muslims must have touched it.
2. I read in tauzee that najasat cannot be transferred after third mutanajjas. Please explain the rules regarding that. For example a kafir touched one wet thing and with the same wetness I touched it so my hand become najis. Now i want to know what number of mutanajjs my hand is. Likewise after that with the same wetness i touch the mobile. So mobile is which mutanajjas?
3. If my whole body is najis and if i take shower with qaleel water then all the water splashes in washroom is najis. So do I need to wash the whole washroom after i make myself tahir or we can apply the rule of ??????
4. What is the ruling of leather from India, China, Italy, Brazil, Portugal etc?
5. I asked my building person to clean my home as it was najis. My building watchman who will clean and wash my room is muslim.He also washes the rooms of muslims and non muslims as well in the building. So now I want to know after he wash my room shall I consider my room as tahir or najis? Because he will use same items which he already used in non muslims home to wash.
1. Answer: From Ayatollah Sayed Sistani’s website
Question: I am living in India and I have a lot of doubts about things I am using and I eating. What is my duty about such things?
Answer: A well known religious law says: "Everything is ritually pure for you unless you come to know that it is ritually impure." This law declares everything to be pure unless one becomes sure a particular item has become impure. And as long as you are not sure that it has become ritually impure (najis), it is to be considered pure and you can apply all the rules of purity to it without any hesitation or doubt.
2. Your hand has najasat on it and touches another thing this thing becomes mutanajis then this thing touches another thing while wet that thing becomes mutanajis but after that it does not transfer
3. The leftover water from ghusl is not najis
4. According to Ayatollah Sayed Sistani If the probability of the leather originating from a zabiha (an animal slaughtered Islamically) source is so weak that people would not normally give any credence (for example, the probability of 2%), it is to be considered impure and this cannot be used in salat. But if the probability is not so weak, it can be considered pure and using it in salat would be permissible.
5. Being a Muslim you should assume he has taken the proper steps to clean your area and consider the area pure unless you become certain it is najis
1. I will assume my room as pure as it was najis because he came from kafir washrom with wetness and later he walked over my room with same wetness. So what mutanajjs is my room, second or third?
2. Leather from Brazil, Portugal and Italy, is there good probability that the leather is from halal source or not? I purchased it from UAE. i cannot assure what's the probability.
I am confused with the law of medium of transfer najasat.
3. I think I touched a kafir with wetness and with the same wetness I touched my car steering. Now later on again I touch my steering with pak hand. Did my hand become najis or not?
Follow the general rule that everything is pure unless proven najis.
As for the last question yes your hand is najis but that would not transfer again
All Questions
My problem is I'm completely messed with taharat najasat issues. I never understand whether things become tahir or not and now im suffering a lot due to these issues. I have some questions. Please explain me in details if you have time.
1. Can I use indian products ike, oil, biscuit, soaps, cream, cakes, hair oil, etc which does not consist of non vegetarian things. These indian products which are liquid and solids, because they are manufactured in india, and in india a lot of companies consists of non muslims, how come its possible that they made all those things without touching. So obviously it's najis because without touching they can't make things. Please explain the rulings regarding this. People says if you not sure you take it as tahir but in these cases its obvious that in bakeries, factories etc non muslims must have touched it.
2. I read in tauzee that najasat cannot be transferred after third mutanajjas. Please explain the rules regarding that. For example a kafir touched one wet thing and with the same wetness I touched it so my hand become najis. Now i want to know what number of mutanajjs my hand is. Likewise after that with the same wetness i touch the mobile. So mobile is which mutanajjas?
3. If my whole body is najis and if i take shower with qaleel water then all the water splashes in washroom is najis. So do I need to wash the whole washroom after i make myself tahir or we can apply the rule of ??????
4. What is the ruling of leather from India, China, Italy, Brazil, Portugal etc?
5. I asked my building person to clean my home as it was najis. My building watchman who will clean and wash my room is muslim.He also washes the rooms of muslims and non muslims as well in the building. So now I want to know after he wash my room shall I consider my room as tahir or najis? Because he will use same items which he already used in non muslims home to wash.
1. Answer: From Ayatollah Sayed Sistani’s website
Question: I am living in India and I have a lot of doubts about things I am using and I eating. What is my duty about such things?
Answer: A well known religious law says: "Everything is ritually pure for you unless you come to know that it is ritually impure." This law declares everything to be pure unless one becomes sure a particular item has become impure. And as long as you are not sure that it has become ritually impure (najis), it is to be considered pure and you can apply all the rules of purity to it without any hesitation or doubt.
2. Your hand has najasat on it and touches another thing this thing becomes mutanajis then this thing touches another thing while wet that thing becomes mutanajis but after that it does not transfer
3. The leftover water from ghusl is not najis
4. According to Ayatollah Sayed Sistani If the probability of the leather originating from a zabiha (an animal slaughtered Islamically) source is so weak that people would not normally give any credence (for example, the probability of 2%), it is to be considered impure and this cannot be used in salat. But if the probability is not so weak, it can be considered pure and using it in salat would be permissible.
5. Being a Muslim you should assume he has taken the proper steps to clean your area and consider the area pure unless you become certain it is najis
1. I will assume my room as pure as it was najis because he came from kafir washrom with wetness and later he walked over my room with same wetness. So what mutanajjs is my room, second or third?
2. Leather from Brazil, Portugal and Italy, is there good probability that the leather is from halal source or not? I purchased it from UAE. i cannot assure what's the probability.
I am confused with the law of medium of transfer najasat.
3. I think I touched a kafir with wetness and with the same wetness I touched my car steering. Now later on again I touch my steering with pak hand. Did my hand become najis or not?
Follow the general rule that everything is pure unless proven najis.
As for the last question yes your hand is najis but that would not transfer again
All Questions
My problem is I'm completely messed with taharat najasat issues. I never understand whether things become tahir or not and now im suffering a lot due to these issues. I have some questions. Please explain me in details if you have time.
1. Can I use indian products ike, oil, biscuit, soaps, cream, cakes, hair oil, etc which does not consist of non vegetarian things. These indian products which are liquid and solids, because they are manufactured in india, and in india a lot of companies consists of non muslims, how come its possible that they made all those things without touching. So obviously it's najis because without touching they can't make things. Please explain the rulings regarding this. People says if you not sure you take it as tahir but in these cases its obvious that in bakeries, factories etc non muslims must have touched it.
2. I read in tauzee that najasat cannot be transferred after third mutanajjas. Please explain the rules regarding that. For example a kafir touched one wet thing and with the same wetness I touched it so my hand become najis. Now i want to know what number of mutanajjs my hand is. Likewise after that with the same wetness i touch the mobile. So mobile is which mutanajjas?
3. If my whole body is najis and if i take shower with qaleel water then all the water splashes in washroom is najis. So do I need to wash the whole washroom after i make myself tahir or we can apply the rule of ??????
4. What is the ruling of leather from India, China, Italy, Brazil, Portugal etc?
5. I asked my building person to clean my home as it was najis. My building watchman who will clean and wash my room is muslim.He also washes the rooms of muslims and non muslims as well in the building. So now I want to know after he wash my room shall I consider my room as tahir or najis? Because he will use same items which he already used in non muslims home to wash.
1. Answer: From Ayatollah Sayed Sistani’s website
Question: I am living in India and I have a lot of doubts about things I am using and I eating. What is my duty about such things?
Answer: A well known religious law says: "Everything is ritually pure for you unless you come to know that it is ritually impure." This law declares everything to be pure unless one becomes sure a particular item has become impure. And as long as you are not sure that it has become ritually impure (najis), it is to be considered pure and you can apply all the rules of purity to it without any hesitation or doubt.
2. Your hand has najasat on it and touches another thing this thing becomes mutanajis then this thing touches another thing while wet that thing becomes mutanajis but after that it does not transfer
3. The leftover water from ghusl is not najis
4. According to Ayatollah Sayed Sistani If the probability of the leather originating from a zabiha (an animal slaughtered Islamically) source is so weak that people would not normally give any credence (for example, the probability of 2%), it is to be considered impure and this cannot be used in salat. But if the probability is not so weak, it can be considered pure and using it in salat would be permissible.
5. Being a Muslim you should assume he has taken the proper steps to clean your area and consider the area pure unless you become certain it is najis
1. I will assume my room as pure as it was najis because he came from kafir washrom with wetness and later he walked over my room with same wetness. So what mutanajjs is my room, second or third?
2. Leather from Brazil, Portugal and Italy, is there good probability that the leather is from halal source or not? I purchased it from UAE. i cannot assure what's the probability.
I am confused with the law of medium of transfer najasat.
3. I think I touched a kafir with wetness and with the same wetness I touched my car steering. Now later on again I touch my steering with pak hand. Did my hand become najis or not?
Follow the general rule that everything is pure unless proven najis.
As for the last question yes your hand is najis but that would not transfer again
All Questions
My problem is I'm completely messed with taharat najasat issues. I never understand whether things become tahir or not and now im suffering a lot due to these issues. I have some questions. Please explain me in details if you have time.
1. Can I use indian products ike, oil, biscuit, soaps, cream, cakes, hair oil, etc which does not consist of non vegetarian things. These indian products which are liquid and solids, because they are manufactured in india, and in india a lot of companies consists of non muslims, how come its possible that they made all those things without touching. So obviously it's najis because without touching they can't make things. Please explain the rulings regarding this. People says if you not sure you take it as tahir but in these cases its obvious that in bakeries, factories etc non muslims must have touched it.
2. I read in tauzee that najasat cannot be transferred after third mutanajjas. Please explain the rules regarding that. For example a kafir touched one wet thing and with the same wetness I touched it so my hand become najis. Now i want to know what number of mutanajjs my hand is. Likewise after that with the same wetness i touch the mobile. So mobile is which mutanajjas?
3. If my whole body is najis and if i take shower with qaleel water then all the water splashes in washroom is najis. So do I need to wash the whole washroom after i make myself tahir or we can apply the rule of ??????
4. What is the ruling of leather from India, China, Italy, Brazil, Portugal etc?
5. I asked my building person to clean my home as it was najis. My building watchman who will clean and wash my room is muslim.He also washes the rooms of muslims and non muslims as well in the building. So now I want to know after he wash my room shall I consider my room as tahir or najis? Because he will use same items which he already used in non muslims home to wash.
1. Answer: From Ayatollah Sayed Sistani’s website
Question: I am living in India and I have a lot of doubts about things I am using and I eating. What is my duty about such things?
Answer: A well known religious law says: "Everything is ritually pure for you unless you come to know that it is ritually impure." This law declares everything to be pure unless one becomes sure a particular item has become impure. And as long as you are not sure that it has become ritually impure (najis), it is to be considered pure and you can apply all the rules of purity to it without any hesitation or doubt.
2. Your hand has najasat on it and touches another thing this thing becomes mutanajis then this thing touches another thing while wet that thing becomes mutanajis but after that it does not transfer
3. The leftover water from ghusl is not najis
4. According to Ayatollah Sayed Sistani If the probability of the leather originating from a zabiha (an animal slaughtered Islamically) source is so weak that people would not normally give any credence (for example, the probability of 2%), it is to be considered impure and this cannot be used in salat. But if the probability is not so weak, it can be considered pure and using it in salat would be permissible.
5. Being a Muslim you should assume he has taken the proper steps to clean your area and consider the area pure unless you become certain it is najis
1. I will assume my room as pure as it was najis because he came from kafir washrom with wetness and later he walked over my room with same wetness. So what mutanajjs is my room, second or third?
2. Leather from Brazil, Portugal and Italy, is there good probability that the leather is from halal source or not? I purchased it from UAE. i cannot assure what's the probability.
I am confused with the law of medium of transfer najasat.
3. I think I touched a kafir with wetness and with the same wetness I touched my car steering. Now later on again I touch my steering with pak hand. Did my hand become najis or not?
Follow the general rule that everything is pure unless proven najis.
As for the last question yes your hand is najis but that would not transfer again
All Questions
My question is why should I believe in God who could not save the worshippers in a mosque in New Zealand. Many firing attacks are done in mosques and shrines. Forget about the normal person , alteast He should save those who were busy in worshipping him
Muslims are not immune from being murdered just as is the case with anyone else. Injustices are committed by the free will that man has and they have to answer for their crimes before God.
I agree with you criminals will have to answer. My Question was why God could not save those who remember him, worship him. If the people would be enjoying in a disco or bar or something then it's fine. But mosque is Allah's house and why God is silent.
Here are some ahadith about Calamities and Hardships from the book Mishkatul Anwar fi Ghurur il Akhbar that I compiled. I pray it benefits you.
Hadith #1718 Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that once when Moses (a.s) left the house, he met one of the Israelites. He went to Mount Tur with him and asked him to sit down until he returned. He drew a circle around him and raised his head towards the sky and said: “I entrust You with my friend. You are the best Guardian.” Then he left. Then he went away and made supplications to God in a truly spiritual way. When he returned, he saw that a lion had attacked his friend, torn him into pieces, and eaten him up. Then Moses (a.s) raised his head towards the sky and said: “O' God! I entrusted him with You because You are the best Guardian. But You sent your worst beast to attack him, kill him, tear him into pieces and eat him up!” A revelation came: “O' Moses! Your friend had a rank in Heaven that he could not attain otherwise. O' Moses! Look!” Then the curtains of the Unseen were drawn aside and Moses (a.s) looked on and saw his friend in an exalted house. Then Moses said: “O' Lord! I am pleased.”
-1712 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty always sends calamities upon a believer. He cannot sleep one night and wake up the next morning without any problems. Either he gets ill or he has a family or financial problem or suffers from a natural disaster. All these are so that God can give him a reward instead.”
-1713 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer is reminded (of God) once every forty days by either a tragic event of a financial or physical nature for himself or his children, or a sort of sadness which he does not understand the reason for. Then he will be rewarded.”
-1716 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes to honor one who has committed sins, He will make him ill, or needy, or make him suffer from a difficult death to compensate for his sins. Whenever God wishes to humiliate someone who has done some good deeds, He will make him perfectly healthy, or improve his living conditions, or make his death an easy one for him to compensate for his good deeds (in this world before he goes to meet his Lord).”
-1706 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There will not pass forty days before God either descends a calamity or a physical illness upon a believer so as to reward him for it.”
-1707 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If a believer only knew what the reward for perseverance in the face of calamities is, he would always wish to be torn into pieces.”
-1709 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A group of people went to see Imam Sajjad (a.s). Abdullah ibn Abbas was with him, too. The people talked about the calamities of the Shiites and their sufferings. Then they went to see Imam Hussein (a.s) and said the same things. Imam Hussein (a.s) said: “I swear by God that the speed with which poverty and calamities rush towards our friends is more than the running speed of the zebra, the speed of the flood and the rainfall. If you are not suffering this way, then we know that you are not one of us. Your orphans will be helped by us, your debts will be repaid by us, and your sins will be forgiven by us.”
-1710 Someone talked about calamities and things that God has allocated to believers in front of Imam Sadiq (a.s). He said: “They asked the Prophet of God: “Who experiences the worst calamities in this world?” The Prophet answered: “The Prophets experience the worst calamities in this world. Then those who are most similar to them, and then the believers experience calamities based on their level of faith and good deeds. The calamities experienced by those whose deeds are more will be worse. Whoever has a weaker faith and less good deeds will experience less calamities.”
1722- Zaris al-Kanasi narrated that he went to see Imam Baqir (a.s) with several other people including Hamran ibn Aein. Hamran said: “O' May I be your devoted servant! When we read the verse: “Whatever misfortune happens to you is because of the things your hands have wrought.” [The Holy Quran: Shura ] 42:30 does it mean that the misfortunes that happened to the Prophet (a.s) and Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) and the Holy Household were due to sins?” Imam Baqir (a.s) replied: “O' Hamran! Their misfortunes were not due to sins. But their misfortunes were so extensive that they will get rewarded for them.”
1725- Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “Some of My servants are such that their religious affairs will not improve unless they get poor or sick.”
1737- Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “I swear by God that no one can attain nobility near God unless his sufferings increase.”
1739- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there are those are most similar to the Prophets who suffer the worst hardships.”
1740- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet (a.s) was asked: “Which people suffer the most in this world?” The Prophet (a.s) said: “The Prophets. Then those who are most similar to them. Then the believers will suffer according to the degree of their faith and good deeds. The stronger their faith, and the more their good deeds are, the worst will their sufferings be.”
1741- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer is similar to a scale. The stronger his faith, the more his sufferings will be.”
1744- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Those who follow the right way are always in hardship. But this hardship is for a short duration, and it will be followed by a long period of well-being.”
1745- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank near God for His servants which they cannot attain unless they either get sick or lose some property.”
1755- Whoever says the following seven times after the morning prayer before saying anything else: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious Most Merciful. There is no strength nor power but in, or by means of, God, the Exalted.” God will fend off seventy types of calamities from him- the simplest of which is leprosy.”
All Questions
My question is why should I believe in God who could not save the worshippers in a mosque in New Zealand. Many firing attacks are done in mosques and shrines. Forget about the normal person , alteast He should save those who were busy in worshipping him
Muslims are not immune from being murdered just as is the case with anyone else. Injustices are committed by the free will that man has and they have to answer for their crimes before God.
I agree with you criminals will have to answer. My Question was why God could not save those who remember him, worship him. If the people would be enjoying in a disco or bar or something then it's fine. But mosque is Allah's house and why God is silent.
Here are some ahadith about Calamities and Hardships from the book Mishkatul Anwar fi Ghurur il Akhbar that I compiled. I pray it benefits you.
Hadith #1718 Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that once when Moses (a.s) left the house, he met one of the Israelites. He went to Mount Tur with him and asked him to sit down until he returned. He drew a circle around him and raised his head towards the sky and said: “I entrust You with my friend. You are the best Guardian.” Then he left. Then he went away and made supplications to God in a truly spiritual way. When he returned, he saw that a lion had attacked his friend, torn him into pieces, and eaten him up. Then Moses (a.s) raised his head towards the sky and said: “O' God! I entrusted him with You because You are the best Guardian. But You sent your worst beast to attack him, kill him, tear him into pieces and eat him up!” A revelation came: “O' Moses! Your friend had a rank in Heaven that he could not attain otherwise. O' Moses! Look!” Then the curtains of the Unseen were drawn aside and Moses (a.s) looked on and saw his friend in an exalted house. Then Moses said: “O' Lord! I am pleased.”
-1712 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty always sends calamities upon a believer. He cannot sleep one night and wake up the next morning without any problems. Either he gets ill or he has a family or financial problem or suffers from a natural disaster. All these are so that God can give him a reward instead.”
-1713 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer is reminded (of God) once every forty days by either a tragic event of a financial or physical nature for himself or his children, or a sort of sadness which he does not understand the reason for. Then he will be rewarded.”
-1716 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes to honor one who has committed sins, He will make him ill, or needy, or make him suffer from a difficult death to compensate for his sins. Whenever God wishes to humiliate someone who has done some good deeds, He will make him perfectly healthy, or improve his living conditions, or make his death an easy one for him to compensate for his good deeds (in this world before he goes to meet his Lord).”
-1706 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There will not pass forty days before God either descends a calamity or a physical illness upon a believer so as to reward him for it.”
-1707 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If a believer only knew what the reward for perseverance in the face of calamities is, he would always wish to be torn into pieces.”
-1709 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A group of people went to see Imam Sajjad (a.s). Abdullah ibn Abbas was with him, too. The people talked about the calamities of the Shiites and their sufferings. Then they went to see Imam Hussein (a.s) and said the same things. Imam Hussein (a.s) said: “I swear by God that the speed with which poverty and calamities rush towards our friends is more than the running speed of the zebra, the speed of the flood and the rainfall. If you are not suffering this way, then we know that you are not one of us. Your orphans will be helped by us, your debts will be repaid by us, and your sins will be forgiven by us.”
-1710 Someone talked about calamities and things that God has allocated to believers in front of Imam Sadiq (a.s). He said: “They asked the Prophet of God: “Who experiences the worst calamities in this world?” The Prophet answered: “The Prophets experience the worst calamities in this world. Then those who are most similar to them, and then the believers experience calamities based on their level of faith and good deeds. The calamities experienced by those whose deeds are more will be worse. Whoever has a weaker faith and less good deeds will experience less calamities.”
1722- Zaris al-Kanasi narrated that he went to see Imam Baqir (a.s) with several other people including Hamran ibn Aein. Hamran said: “O' May I be your devoted servant! When we read the verse: “Whatever misfortune happens to you is because of the things your hands have wrought.” [The Holy Quran: Shura ] 42:30 does it mean that the misfortunes that happened to the Prophet (a.s) and Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) and the Holy Household were due to sins?” Imam Baqir (a.s) replied: “O' Hamran! Their misfortunes were not due to sins. But their misfortunes were so extensive that they will get rewarded for them.”
1725- Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “Some of My servants are such that their religious affairs will not improve unless they get poor or sick.”
1737- Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “I swear by God that no one can attain nobility near God unless his sufferings increase.”
1739- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there are those are most similar to the Prophets who suffer the worst hardships.”
1740- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet (a.s) was asked: “Which people suffer the most in this world?” The Prophet (a.s) said: “The Prophets. Then those who are most similar to them. Then the believers will suffer according to the degree of their faith and good deeds. The stronger their faith, and the more their good deeds are, the worst will their sufferings be.”
1741- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer is similar to a scale. The stronger his faith, the more his sufferings will be.”
1744- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Those who follow the right way are always in hardship. But this hardship is for a short duration, and it will be followed by a long period of well-being.”
1745- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank near God for His servants which they cannot attain unless they either get sick or lose some property.”
1755- Whoever says the following seven times after the morning prayer before saying anything else: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious Most Merciful. There is no strength nor power but in, or by means of, God, the Exalted.” God will fend off seventy types of calamities from him- the simplest of which is leprosy.”
All Questions
My question is why should I believe in God who could not save the worshippers in a mosque in New Zealand. Many firing attacks are done in mosques and shrines. Forget about the normal person , alteast He should save those who were busy in worshipping him
Muslims are not immune from being murdered just as is the case with anyone else. Injustices are committed by the free will that man has and they have to answer for their crimes before God.
I agree with you criminals will have to answer. My Question was why God could not save those who remember him, worship him. If the people would be enjoying in a disco or bar or something then it's fine. But mosque is Allah's house and why God is silent.
Here are some ahadith about Calamities and Hardships from the book Mishkatul Anwar fi Ghurur il Akhbar that I compiled. I pray it benefits you.
Hadith #1718 Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that once when Moses (a.s) left the house, he met one of the Israelites. He went to Mount Tur with him and asked him to sit down until he returned. He drew a circle around him and raised his head towards the sky and said: “I entrust You with my friend. You are the best Guardian.” Then he left. Then he went away and made supplications to God in a truly spiritual way. When he returned, he saw that a lion had attacked his friend, torn him into pieces, and eaten him up. Then Moses (a.s) raised his head towards the sky and said: “O' God! I entrusted him with You because You are the best Guardian. But You sent your worst beast to attack him, kill him, tear him into pieces and eat him up!” A revelation came: “O' Moses! Your friend had a rank in Heaven that he could not attain otherwise. O' Moses! Look!” Then the curtains of the Unseen were drawn aside and Moses (a.s) looked on and saw his friend in an exalted house. Then Moses said: “O' Lord! I am pleased.”
-1712 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty always sends calamities upon a believer. He cannot sleep one night and wake up the next morning without any problems. Either he gets ill or he has a family or financial problem or suffers from a natural disaster. All these are so that God can give him a reward instead.”
-1713 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer is reminded (of God) once every forty days by either a tragic event of a financial or physical nature for himself or his children, or a sort of sadness which he does not understand the reason for. Then he will be rewarded.”
-1716 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes to honor one who has committed sins, He will make him ill, or needy, or make him suffer from a difficult death to compensate for his sins. Whenever God wishes to humiliate someone who has done some good deeds, He will make him perfectly healthy, or improve his living conditions, or make his death an easy one for him to compensate for his good deeds (in this world before he goes to meet his Lord).”
-1706 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There will not pass forty days before God either descends a calamity or a physical illness upon a believer so as to reward him for it.”
-1707 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If a believer only knew what the reward for perseverance in the face of calamities is, he would always wish to be torn into pieces.”
-1709 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A group of people went to see Imam Sajjad (a.s). Abdullah ibn Abbas was with him, too. The people talked about the calamities of the Shiites and their sufferings. Then they went to see Imam Hussein (a.s) and said the same things. Imam Hussein (a.s) said: “I swear by God that the speed with which poverty and calamities rush towards our friends is more than the running speed of the zebra, the speed of the flood and the rainfall. If you are not suffering this way, then we know that you are not one of us. Your orphans will be helped by us, your debts will be repaid by us, and your sins will be forgiven by us.”
-1710 Someone talked about calamities and things that God has allocated to believers in front of Imam Sadiq (a.s). He said: “They asked the Prophet of God: “Who experiences the worst calamities in this world?” The Prophet answered: “The Prophets experience the worst calamities in this world. Then those who are most similar to them, and then the believers experience calamities based on their level of faith and good deeds. The calamities experienced by those whose deeds are more will be worse. Whoever has a weaker faith and less good deeds will experience less calamities.”
1722- Zaris al-Kanasi narrated that he went to see Imam Baqir (a.s) with several other people including Hamran ibn Aein. Hamran said: “O' May I be your devoted servant! When we read the verse: “Whatever misfortune happens to you is because of the things your hands have wrought.” [The Holy Quran: Shura ] 42:30 does it mean that the misfortunes that happened to the Prophet (a.s) and Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) and the Holy Household were due to sins?” Imam Baqir (a.s) replied: “O' Hamran! Their misfortunes were not due to sins. But their misfortunes were so extensive that they will get rewarded for them.”
1725- Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “Some of My servants are such that their religious affairs will not improve unless they get poor or sick.”
1737- Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “I swear by God that no one can attain nobility near God unless his sufferings increase.”
1739- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there are those are most similar to the Prophets who suffer the worst hardships.”
1740- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet (a.s) was asked: “Which people suffer the most in this world?” The Prophet (a.s) said: “The Prophets. Then those who are most similar to them. Then the believers will suffer according to the degree of their faith and good deeds. The stronger their faith, and the more their good deeds are, the worst will their sufferings be.”
1741- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer is similar to a scale. The stronger his faith, the more his sufferings will be.”
1744- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Those who follow the right way are always in hardship. But this hardship is for a short duration, and it will be followed by a long period of well-being.”
1745- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank near God for His servants which they cannot attain unless they either get sick or lose some property.”
1755- Whoever says the following seven times after the morning prayer before saying anything else: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious Most Merciful. There is no strength nor power but in, or by means of, God, the Exalted.” God will fend off seventy types of calamities from him- the simplest of which is leprosy.”
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My question is why should I believe in God who could not save the worshippers in a mosque in New Zealand. Many firing attacks are done in mosques and shrines. Forget about the normal person , alteast He should save those who were busy in worshipping him
Muslims are not immune from being murdered just as is the case with anyone else. Injustices are committed by the free will that man has and they have to answer for their crimes before God.
I agree with you criminals will have to answer. My Question was why God could not save those who remember him, worship him. If the people would be enjoying in a disco or bar or something then it's fine. But mosque is Allah's house and why God is silent.
Here are some ahadith about Calamities and Hardships from the book Mishkatul Anwar fi Ghurur il Akhbar that I compiled. I pray it benefits you.
Hadith #1718 Imam Baqir (a.s) narrated that once when Moses (a.s) left the house, he met one of the Israelites. He went to Mount Tur with him and asked him to sit down until he returned. He drew a circle around him and raised his head towards the sky and said: “I entrust You with my friend. You are the best Guardian.” Then he left. Then he went away and made supplications to God in a truly spiritual way. When he returned, he saw that a lion had attacked his friend, torn him into pieces, and eaten him up. Then Moses (a.s) raised his head towards the sky and said: “O' God! I entrusted him with You because You are the best Guardian. But You sent your worst beast to attack him, kill him, tear him into pieces and eat him up!” A revelation came: “O' Moses! Your friend had a rank in Heaven that he could not attain otherwise. O' Moses! Look!” Then the curtains of the Unseen were drawn aside and Moses (a.s) looked on and saw his friend in an exalted house. Then Moses said: “O' Lord! I am pleased.”
-1712 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God the Almighty always sends calamities upon a believer. He cannot sleep one night and wake up the next morning without any problems. Either he gets ill or he has a family or financial problem or suffers from a natural disaster. All these are so that God can give him a reward instead.”
-1713 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Any believer is reminded (of God) once every forty days by either a tragic event of a financial or physical nature for himself or his children, or a sort of sadness which he does not understand the reason for. Then he will be rewarded.”
-1716 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “Whenever God wishes to honor one who has committed sins, He will make him ill, or needy, or make him suffer from a difficult death to compensate for his sins. Whenever God wishes to humiliate someone who has done some good deeds, He will make him perfectly healthy, or improve his living conditions, or make his death an easy one for him to compensate for his good deeds (in this world before he goes to meet his Lord).”
-1706 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There will not pass forty days before God either descends a calamity or a physical illness upon a believer so as to reward him for it.”
-1707 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “If a believer only knew what the reward for perseverance in the face of calamities is, he would always wish to be torn into pieces.”
-1709 Imam Baqir (a.s) said: “A group of people went to see Imam Sajjad (a.s). Abdullah ibn Abbas was with him, too. The people talked about the calamities of the Shiites and their sufferings. Then they went to see Imam Hussein (a.s) and said the same things. Imam Hussein (a.s) said: “I swear by God that the speed with which poverty and calamities rush towards our friends is more than the running speed of the zebra, the speed of the flood and the rainfall. If you are not suffering this way, then we know that you are not one of us. Your orphans will be helped by us, your debts will be repaid by us, and your sins will be forgiven by us.”
-1710 Someone talked about calamities and things that God has allocated to believers in front of Imam Sadiq (a.s). He said: “They asked the Prophet of God: “Who experiences the worst calamities in this world?” The Prophet answered: “The Prophets experience the worst calamities in this world. Then those who are most similar to them, and then the believers experience calamities based on their level of faith and good deeds. The calamities experienced by those whose deeds are more will be worse. Whoever has a weaker faith and less good deeds will experience less calamities.”
1722- Zaris al-Kanasi narrated that he went to see Imam Baqir (a.s) with several other people including Hamran ibn Aein. Hamran said: “O' May I be your devoted servant! When we read the verse: “Whatever misfortune happens to you is because of the things your hands have wrought.” [The Holy Quran: Shura ] 42:30 does it mean that the misfortunes that happened to the Prophet (a.s) and Ameer al-Momineen (a.s) and the Holy Household were due to sins?” Imam Baqir (a.s) replied: “O' Hamran! Their misfortunes were not due to sins. But their misfortunes were so extensive that they will get rewarded for them.”
1725- Imam Baqir (a.s) said that God the Almighty said: “Some of My servants are such that their religious affairs will not improve unless they get poor or sick.”
1737- Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of God's Prophet (a.s): “I swear by God that no one can attain nobility near God unless his sufferings increase.”
1739- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “The people who suffered the worst hardships were the Prophets. Then there are those are most similar to the Prophets who suffer the worst hardships.”
1740- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “God's Prophet (a.s) was asked: “Which people suffer the most in this world?” The Prophet (a.s) said: “The Prophets. Then those who are most similar to them. Then the believers will suffer according to the degree of their faith and good deeds. The stronger their faith, and the more their good deeds are, the worst will their sufferings be.”
1741- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “A believer is similar to a scale. The stronger his faith, the more his sufferings will be.”
1744- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “Those who follow the right way are always in hardship. But this hardship is for a short duration, and it will be followed by a long period of well-being.”
1745- Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is a rank near God for His servants which they cannot attain unless they either get sick or lose some property.”
1755- Whoever says the following seven times after the morning prayer before saying anything else: “In the Name of God, the Most Gracious Most Merciful. There is no strength nor power but in, or by means of, God, the Exalted.” God will fend off seventy types of calamities from him- the simplest of which is leprosy.”
And talking for a business deal or showing the right path to a man then also is it wrong?
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I just want to ask that talking to a na mehram on social media is right or wrong?
And talking for a business deal or showing the right path to a man then also is it wrong?
You should limit your interactions on social media with non mahram as much as you are able, especially private messages should be avoided when possible. If a man is approaching you wanting to learn Islam please refer him to a brother who can assist him.
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If a girl is working and she saves money and she wants to give khums so can she give khums? As she is under the kafalat of her parents. However her earning supports her family. So she is eligible to pay khums or not?
As long as the girl has reached the age of being baligh then she is obligated to fulfill her wajibaat and khums is one of those.
1. War booty
2. Mineral wealth
3. Buried treasures
4. [Wealth from] diving
5. Licit wealth mixed with illicit wealth
6. Land purchased by a non-Muslim citizen (dhimmi¯) from a Muslim
7. Surplus income
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One should give a khums on savings and gold or all the remaining ration like wheat rice of my family
Khums must be paid on seven things:
1. War booty
2. Mineral wealth
3. Buried treasures
4. [Wealth from] diving
5. Licit wealth mixed with illicit wealth
6. Land purchased by a non-Muslim citizen (dhimmi¯) from a Muslim
7. Surplus income
2. Also for clothes soiled with alcohol?
3. Also the use of the alcoholic mixture resulting from bakers yeast and sweetened water. Would this make anything najis, seeing it's intent is not for intoxication?
2. Once with water
3. Is this alcohol the intoxicating kind?
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1. Can a container used to make wine be purified?
2. Also for clothes soiled with alcohol?
3. Also the use of the alcoholic mixture resulting from bakers yeast and sweetened water. Would this make anything najis, seeing it's intent is not for intoxication?
1. A utensil which becomes najis because of alcoholic beverage, should be washed three times, with no difference between Kurr, lesser, or running water.
2. Once with water
3. Is this alcohol the intoxicating kind?
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What is the best Salawat you have sent to Imam Al Mahdi(a.j.f.s)
https://www.imam-us.org/powerful-supplication-salawat/
https://youtu.be/ZG0M0avhxxU
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We are always taught that we should only ask from Allah. However, some shia even say that it's okay to even ask from Maula Ali (as) or Panjetan. Is it?
Please watch this and inshallah it will be made clear
https://youtu.be/ZG0M0avhxxU