Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Al-Hakeem receives a Sufi group from the UK

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Al-Hakeem receives a Sufi group from the UK
2020/01/03

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem received a Sufi group from the UK on Thursday, 2nd January 2020. He advised that the Muslims in all nations across the world to increase the dialogue, cooperation and affection amongst each other. He emphasized the importance of unity, through entrenching the commonalities and strengthening them.

His Eminence narrated to his guests the narration of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny): “Compassion has not been placed in something, but that it adorns it; and foolishness has not been placed in anything, but that it causes it disgrace.”

His Eminence called all Muslims to act upon the straight path shown by the Holy Quran and the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), with beautiful ethics, taking the Prophet as an example in how he was able to establish his personality amongst the polytheists, with his beautiful etiquettes and ethics.

Day Questions

Does Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) help us and guide us?

It has been reported in a narration that Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) said: "Benefitting from me in my absence is as benefitting from the Sun when its disappears behind the clouds.”

Is a temporary marriage contract valid if there was no witness at the time the man and woman recited the contract formula?

Yes, it is valid without witnesses, as it is not necessary in a marriage contract.

I did not fast for the whole of the month of Ramadan and I knew that it was a sin. Also, I have broken many fasts over the previous years, but I don't know how many. If I need to make up for all the fasts, how do I do so if I do not know how many I have missed? And is there anything else I am also obligated to do, such as giving charity?

It is obligatory upon you to make up for the days that you have failed to fast from this year and past years. If you did not know the number of days that you deliberately missed, you can consider it to be the lowest number of days that you are sure of. You should make up for the days that you have missed this last Ramadan before the next Ramadan. You do not have to make up for the rest of the days from previous Ramadans before the next Ramadan; however, you should not delay making up for them in such a way you are considered to be ignoring and negligent of the religious obligation. It is also obligatory to undertake the Kaffara for the deliberately missed fasts, and to pay the Fidya of 27 kg of food for every missed month, as explained in more detail in the treatise of Islamic laws.