I have this question. I have been wondering myself lately and it is that if the 12 imams have ever used a Wasilah through Tawassul before. I have already seen textual evidence for the validity of using a wasilah of the ones who have left this world (physical death) through Tawassul by ordinary people.

But my question is that if the 12 Imams have ever used a wasilah through Tawassul. What textual evidences and/or narrations talk about this topic?

The Imam’s (as) are the ones whom people do Tawassul by.

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In the Book of Numbers Chapter 19, God told Moses and Aaron to tell the Israelites to sacrifice a cow. God told them it has to be a “red heifer”. In the Quran, in Surah 2 Verses 67-71, God is re-telling the story to Mohammad. When God is re-telling the story, He says that it needs to be a “yellow” cow. My question is, is the red heifer from the Book if Numbers Chapter 19 the same cow as the “yellow” cow in the Quran Surah 2 Verses 67-71? Or why are the colors different?

The Bible has many differences than the Quran. We believe the Qurans version as it was the last book of God sent to us. It corrected many stories from the Bible which were incorrectly narrated.

I was listening to a lecture by Dr. Shomali and he said something that intrigued me: "Allah does not make 2+2=5 because 2+2=4 is a reality". Mutahhari says the same thing about Allah being bound by justice, that justice is a reality. What are these realities? How is Allah bound to them?

Is it any different from my understanding that Allah is necessarily all wise, and illogical things would be against that wisdom, therefore Allah does not make 2+2=5, rather than Allah cannot make 2+2=5?

We have fundamental principles such as Allah is the most Wise. Knowing this we understand that He would never do anything that is against Wisdom because that would be a deficiency and Allah is without deficiencies because He is Absolute Perfection.

The scholar you mentioned is not limiting Allah by saying He doesn’t have the power to do such and such but rather saying that He would never do such and such thing if it is against wisdom.

What is the status of those three Sahaba- in particular the 1st who was referred to in the verse 9:40, and the 2nd who ruled after him? Did the Prophet not know of their tendency and desire to take the Khilafa from Imam Ali or was Allah alluding to these two in 9:101? Why did the Prophet bother to spend as much time among them as he did?

This is a major objection that I've heard- that if they weren't good people, why did the Prophet spend so much time around them and marrying their daughters?

The prophet (s) was sent to all of mankind, not just the good natured people.

We can see the status of the oppressors in the Quran where Allah curses the Zalimeen. Now what about those who oppressed His beloved prophets family?

The prophet married many different women due to political reasons which can be found in the books of history.

Is it ok to recite a dua or a surah or part of the Quran like ayatul kursi while in the bathroom?

We do have some recommended dua’s for the bathroom

In my namaz can I read a surah that comes earlier in the Quran in my first rakaat, and a surah that comes later in the Quran in my second rakaat? For example can I read surah 100 in my first rakaat and surah 50 in my second rakaat? Or must the numbering be in order?

I have not read anything to say that you cannot do this.

What is the correct way of praying on behalf of others when doing ziyara of a shrine? Do I make the intention to pray 2 rakaat then gift the reward to someone?

Yes it’s as you said

During period of moon eclipse, is it right that a pregnant woman cant do any work like cutting vegetable or fruits or any work

I have not heard or read anything about that. Allah knows best.

How do we prove the verses 33:33 was addressed to Ahlulbayt and not the wives of the Prophet. Because they say the verses before was towards the wives.

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Can you provide the dalil (hadeeths) that describe the position of the hands in the salaat
and the original hadeeths that talk about the second caliph changing this and their sources please

While performing salat you will see that a lot of Muslims hold their hands in different positions while in qiyam (standing position). Some will fold their hands across their chest, some by their navel, and some let their hands hang by their sides. You probably asked yourself, “Why do they do these things?” Let us first look at the word qiyam. This word when looked up means: upright, erect. When you stand upright your arms should be straight as well. If your arms were folded then your body would be in qiyam but your arms would not be. To have the whole body erect would be the position of qiyam. According to The Five Schools of Islamic Law by Muhammad Jawad Al-Mughniyyah, all the 4 Sunni schools and the Shia school agree that holding the hands by the side is permissible. None of them states that takkatuf is obligatory. The Shia scholars say that takkatuf will void your salat, because it is a later bidah.

Placing the right hand over the left hand while standing in prayer is what is called Takattuf.

We find that Imam Ali (as) said “The believers should not put one hand on the other during standing erect in prayers like the disbelievers.”

Al-'Allamah ibn al-Mutahhar al-Helli says in Tathkirat al-Fuqahaa: al-Takkatuf invalidates the prayer and it is placing the right over the left during recitation and the scholars of the Shia sect agree on this—al-Sheikh and al-Murtada both said—al-Baqir (as) said: "And do not make Takkatuf (placing right over left), for it is something that the Zoroastrians do."

Also, Muhammad bin Muslim asked one of the Imams about the man who places in prayer his right hand over his left. He (as) replied: "That is (called) al-Takkatuf, do not do it."

Al-'Allamah Muhammad Hassan Najafi who was the head of the Shia sect in his time says in Jawahir al-Kalam:

“It was said about 'Umar that when they brought him the prisoners from the non-Arabs ('Ajam), they did Takkatuf (placing right over left) in front of him, so he asked about it and they told him that they did this as a sign of submission in front of their Kings, so he saw that it was good to do it for Allah in prayer but did not pay attention to the unpleasantness of imitating the Zoroastrians in Shari'ah.”

al-'Allamah Najm-ul-Deen al-Tibsi says in Al-Irsaal wal-Takkatuf bayn al-Sunnah wal-Bid'ah pg.13-14:

“There are many narrations from Ahl ul-Bayt (as) prohibiting al-Takkatuf and describing it as being from Zoroastrianism”

And he also said on pg.18-19:

“It was said that it was innovated by the Caliph 'Umar bin al-Khattab, he took it from the non-Arab prisoners.”

Ayatollah Sayed Sadiq al-Shirazi said in Sharae'e al-Islam by al-Helli, #235:

“It is what is called ‘al-Takattuf’ and al-Takkatuf that the 'Aamah (Sunni’s) practice, following the path of 'Umar bin al-Khattab, and 'Umar had taken it from the Zoroastrians then inserted it into salat, this was one of his innovations and it was never done by the Prophet (sawa) nor his Ah ul Bayt (as).”

Grand Ayatullah al-Khoei says in Kitab al-Salat vol. 4 pages 445-446:
“It is no secret that the act of Takkatuf was never practiced during the time of the great Prophet (sawa), even though it was narrated through several chains that do not come through us (Shia) thus they are all fabricated and false. Then we should not be hesitant to class it as one of the later innovations after his time. As for the time of the first caliph as it is said or most probably the second as we see in the narration, that when they brought the Persian prisoners to 'Umar, and he saw them in that state so he asked for the reason and they answered that this is what they do in front of their kings to glorify them, so he was pleased with it and ordered that it be done in prayer as Allah is worthier of praise.”