His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem directs university students towards investing into the tragedy of Karbala, for the purpose of calling to the right path, towards salvation and accomplishment of this world and the Hereafter.

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem directs university students towards investing into the tragedy of Karbala, for the purpose of calling to the right path, towards salvation and accomplishment of this world and the Hereafter.
2018/12/05

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem directed the students of Iraqi universities towards investing into the sorrowful tragedy of Karbala and to gain from it in today’s era. The tragedy calls to the true path of salvation and achievement of this word and the Hereafter. He gave these words of guidance to a contingent of medical and engineering students from various parts of the country on 16th September 2018.
Similarly, he advised them to make use of the educational courses of beliefs and Sharia laws, so that one can form a strong foundation of reality and pass it on to others; one can thus avoid misguidance from the truth. One should try to fully comprehend the revolution of Imam Husain (peace be upon him) and his sacrifices, as he gave everything that he had for the cause of the religion and its sanctity, so that his mission and purpose can give fruit to a path to it, all in the interest of this religion and in the struggle against deviation and unveiling falsification.
In the end of this meeting, His Eminence prayed to the Most High and Powerful to accept their pilgrimage, (Zyarat) and their good deeds, and to support them to the path that pleases Him. Indeed He is the Al-Hearing and the Responder to supplications.

Day Questions

Artificial Crab is used in sushi food; is it halal to eat?

If the fish that is used in the making of such products is halal, it is permissible to consume such a product. If it is not, then it is not permissible to consume it.

Does his eminence have a specific marji’ that his followers should refer to where he doesn’t himself provide an edict?

When the view of his eminence on any issue is to act as an obligatory precaution, those who follow him have a choice of either acting upon that precaution or referring to another marji’, provided that the latter is more knowledgeable than the rest of the maraji’. One can determine the level of knowledge of the maraji’ by referring to the people of expertise (known as the ahl al-khibrah) who can differentiate between mujtahids and determine the most knowledgeable.

Can a woman, who is in the Iddah of a temporary marriage, marry the same person temporarily again without waiting for the Iddah period to end?

It is permissible to do so as long as she is still in the state of Iddah from him, as she is still considered as his wife.

What is the ruling on cars with coated leather seats in the west? For example, if a car is known to have "coated leather" seats, meaning the leather is a mix of genuine leather and other materials, and then coated with another material to protect the leather material, is this "coat" najis?

The leather in the mentioned countries is najis, and it causes whatever touches it with transferred dampness to be najis too. However, if the leather is coated with material that acts as a barrier between the leather and whatever touches it, one can initially purify the coated seat and consider it tahir then.