His Eminence Sayyid al-Hakeem calls the Turkish Alawite community to establish brotherly ties with other communities, and to learn the teachings of Islam and abide by them

His Eminence Sayyid al-Hakeem calls the Turkish Alawite community to establish brotherly ties with other communities, and to learn the teachings of Islam and abide by them
2019/05/06

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem advised the Turkish Alawite community to strengthen the ties of love and brotherhood between themselves and other nations, and to continue the visitations of the holy shrines of the Infallible Imams (peace be upon them), to follow their virtuous path and to extend the bridges of acquaintance and friendship with the brothers in faith. His Eminence gave this advice during a meeting with visitors from the Turkish Alawite community.

His Eminence also recommended that they familiarize themselves with the laws of Islam and they learn their religious duties, through liaison and communication with scholars and preachers, and by abiding by the guidance of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them), and by performing their duties in their prescribed times.

His Eminence expressed his pleasure in meeting with them and having this dialogue, and reminded them of their religious principles which they are obligated to preserve, as well as their attachment to the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them), doing what is necessary to abide by the religious decrees.

His Eminence prayed for their success and for the acceptance of their good deeds, and asked them to convey his greetings to their relatives in Turkey.

Day Questions

In the Quran, we are told that God ordained the angels to prostrate in front of Adam all of them prostrate except Iblis who was among the transgressor. My question is was Iblis an angel or a jinni if he was a jinni how did he fit in the midst of the angels

Iblis is amongst jinn as declared in the verse: “We said unto the angels: Fall prostrate before Adam, and they fell prostrate, all save Iblis. He was of the jinn, so he rebelled against his Lord's command. Will ye choose him and his seed for your protecting friends instead of Me, when they are an enemy unto you? Calamitous is the exchange for evil-doers.”. 50:18. Iblis used to worship almighty Allah until he decided to become arrogant and looked down on Adam and refused the orders of the almighty Allah of prostrating to him.

If the floor of a bathroom becomes najis and the essential najasah has been removed but the whole bathroom floor is wiped with the same mop that removed the najasah, does the whole area become najis? If one steps in it after some time, does his foot become najis when they are wet? If so, then does najasah transfer when my moist foot touches my room floor?

Yes, the whole bathroom floor becomes najis in the said scenario with the existence of dampness, and whatever touches it with dampness becomes najis, provided that this was the only cleaning method used. If the floor is cleaned through other ways as well in which the taharah of the floor is achieved, such as with running tap water, such that one is no longer certain of the najasah of the floor when it comes in contact with the foot or the clothes, then one can consider the foot as tahir. This applies to any situation where najasah is doubted after being sure that taharah took place.

Can a girl still pray while she has colored nail polish on fingers and/or toes?

Having nail polish is permissible during the prayer if it was applied after wudhu or ghusl. It prevents water from reaching the nail so it invalidates wudhu or ghusl if it was applied before performing any one of them. It can be applied on some of the toes that are not wiped during wudhu.

How do I make myself tahir if I touch real leather of an animal that has not been slaughtered in accordance to Islamic religion? I would normally remove the najasah, then pour water over it a certain number of times, but in this case is there anything to remove?

If your hand comes in contact with the impure leather with dampness then it becomes najis even without the actual najasah being transferred to the hand. The hand can be made tahir then by washing it once with water. If the contact took place without dampness, then this does not make the hand najis.