The Press Release on the Attack in Nigeria

The Press Release on the Attack in Nigeria
2016/07/02

We strongly condemn the savage attack that resulted in the horrible massacre against the Muslim followers of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) in Nigeria.

The circumstances and the intensity of the tragedy suggest the suspicious meditated intention of parties who do not care about the stability of the country or about the harmony between the sects of the nation.

We hold the Government of Nigeria fully responsible in investigating the circumstances of the tragedy, bringing the criminals to justice, freeing the innocents, and preventing this from taking place again.

We call the concerned international communities to uphold their responsibility in condemning this crime and pressuring those who caused it.

We ask Almighty Allah to grant the wounded fast recovery, to have His mercy on the souls of the victims and to give patience to their relatives. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Day Questions

A person is fasting the two months of fast as Kaffara. If he is invited to eat after Dhuhr time by a believer, can he break his fast?

If the fast is for the first month then he cannot break the fast. If he has completed the first month and this fast is of the second month, then it is permissible to break the fast in the mentioned scenario.

On what can we spend the Share of the Imam (peace be upon him) from Khums?

One should refer to the Marji or his agents for that.

If one fasted and did not know the rules of fasting and omitted the intention, are his fasts valid?

One can consider the fasting to have been valid if he doubts the validity now and there is a probability that it might be valid. In any case, the intention of fasting is not difficult to accomplish, and is usually present from everyone who is fasting, since one has the intention of fasting in mind during his fast.