Al-Sayyid al-Hakeem Passes Away

Al-Sayyid al-Hakeem Passes Away
2021/09/03

In the Name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, the Most Merciful.

Indeed, we belong to Allah, and to Him do we indeed return.

His Eminence, Grand Ayatullah al-Sayyid Muhammad Sa’eed al-Tabataba’i al-Hakeem, has passed away to and returned to his Lord, the Most High. We pay our condolences to the nation of Islam, especially to the followers of the Ahlulbait (Peace be upon them) and the Islamic seminaries (Hawzas).

 We pray to Allah Almighty to bestow upon him His extensive and abundant mercy and blessings, and to raise him with the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him) and the Ahlulbait (peace be upon him).

There is no power or strength, except that of Allah, the Most High, the Most Mighty.

 

The Office of His Eminence al-Sayyid al-Hakeem, 25 Muharram 1443 (3 September, 2021)

Day Questions

Is there a Kaffarah for Khums if one has not paid it for many years?

There is no special Kaffarah to pay for delaying the khums payment. It is obligatory in the said case to pay the fifth of your net income that you did not pay khums from, by calculating the monies that you have and deducting what have you used in your needs and pay the fifth of the balance.

Can we hire non-Muslims in a halal butcher shop?

It is permissible to hire him, but if he is not a Christian or Jew and he touches the meat with dampness it becomes Najis based on compulsory precaution. If some meat is Najis, those purchasing it must be made aware that it is Najis.

I am not following the rulings of Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem, but wish to follow his rulings in regards to marriage issues. If I do so, will my marriage be valid?

If the marja who you emulate has an actual edict on the issue related to marriage – or any other issue – then you must act in accordance to his edict and you are not permitted to refer to another marja. If the opinion of your marja is compulsory precaution on a particular ruling, then it is permissible to refer to the opinion of another marja.

My aunt has a job where she deals with Riba (interest). Is it permissible for me to eat the food she buys?

Yes, it is permissible.

News Archive