His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem hosts a group of teachers of Pakistani universities, and he advises love, tolerance and cooperation

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem hosts a group of teachers of Pakistani universities, and he advises love, tolerance and cooperation
2019/01/30

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem advised a group of Muslims from Pakistan towards love, compassion and tolerance amongst the various parts of its society, and to distance themselves from segregation, and all forms of enmity and hatred. As such, the Muslims can benefit from one another. He advised them to act according to the laws of Islam.
His Eminence presented this advice to a group of university teachers from Pakistan.
He further advised that they should continue the commemoration of special occasions and the pilgrimage to the holy sites, in order to enrich themselves from the lives of the holy personalities and to follow in their righteous footsteps.
To conclude the meeting, His Eminence mentioned a narration from the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny): “The believer is a structure for another believer, each supporting one another.”
He prayed that Allah Almighty supports them in acting in His obedience, and that He accepts their pilgrimage.

Day Questions

If we are purchasing something from a person, do we have to be concerned with the source of the sold merchandise? What if we know that they are stolen or acquired without the owner's consent? What if we doubt whether it is stolen or not?

It is not permissible to purchase goods that are known to be stolen from Muslims or are taken from them by force or without their consent. If there is a doubt whether the goods are usurped or not, then it is still permissible to buy them, although it is better to refrain from such goods and purchase from a seller who is not doubted.

Me and my boyfriend have been dating for more than a year now and our goal is to get married in the future, but recently we found out that we cannot have children in the future and that it counts as a sin for my boyfriend if I don’t wear hijab. Is it true?

Dating that leads to sexual lust between unmarried couple is not permissible. Such intimate relationships outside of marriage are forbidden. It is also not permissible for the woman to be without the obligatory Hijab in the presence of a non-Mahram man without marriage.

If a Shia man marries according to the customs of Nepal, not knowing the Islamic method, is the marriage valid?

If the woman was Muslim and the proposal and acceptance had taken place between the man and woman i.e. the marriage contact, then the marriage is correct even if it was associated with wrong practices. If the woman was not Muslim or the acceptance and the proposal did not take place between the couple, the marriage did not take place.