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

Would you please comment on chapter 35 verse 32: it says that \"Allah chose some to inherit the Quran and among them are ones who wrong themselves and some who are good in deeds\". Who are the ones that wrong themselves?

It was reported in the narrations of Ahlulbait the explanation of this verse. Those elected ones to inherit the book are Ahlulbait and their descendants. What appears from the narrations is that the one who outstrip (others) through good deeds is the Imam, and the ones with good deeds is the one with high rank in faith and in good conduct, and the one who wrong themselves is the ones with shortcomings but without refusal to the truth or call for misguidance.

Is prostration when entering the shrines of the Prophet and the Imams (peace be upon them) permissible?

It is permissible to prostrate when entering the shrines of the Prophet and the Imams of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them all) with the intention of thanking Almighty Allah for facilitating the visit.

Non-Muslim couples consider that is alright to date and cohabit with a person without getting married. There is some form of agreement to be dating one another exclusively or for an engagement to marry in the future. They do not consider this to be adultery. In case they have children, will they be illegitimate?

Marriage is a common concept between humans and not something that is hidden. If the couple intended to form a relationship of marriage, then they are married even if they did not have a verbal contract between them, and the children then are considered as legitimate. If the couple were intending to have a physical relationship, i.e., sexual intercourse and emotional closeness, the relationship is not considered as marital relation, and the children are considered as out of wedlock.

Is it permissible for a woman to wear a necklace without the intention of arousing the opposite gender?

It is prohibited for a woman to expose her embellishment to non-Mahram men except for applying kohl, wearing a ring and a bracelet, whether she has the mentioned intention or not.

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