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

Is it permissible to pray behind one who doubts the authenticity of Ziyarat Ashura?

Adalah is a condition in the Imam of the congregational prayer, which is observing the religious laws and its boundaries. One of the main boundaries of the religion is precision in the religious aspects and not rushing into judging them.

I have recently bought a house. I also have a fixed deposit, plus a sum of US dollars and some gold. Kindly let me know how to calculate khums I have to pay, if this is the total wealth?

If you did not live in the house until after the end of the khums year, then the khums is the fifth of the house’s value. If you lived in the house before the end of the khums year, then the house is not a subject to khums. You should pay khums from your savings and the unused gold.

Approximately 75 to 82 percent of the population where I live are polytheists. If we buy any food already prepared from shops or elsewhere, there is maximum probability that this food is prepared or touched by the hand of a polytheist. In these kind of countries, is it permissible to eat foods prepared by them?

It is not permissible to eat food prepared by a polytheist if one knows that the food is najis or that the polytheist has touched it with dampness. If one is not sure of that, then it can be consumed, unless it contains meat products. In such a case, one must make sure that the meat is slaughtered according to the Sharia, by obtaining it from a Muslim who one does not expect to give unlawful meat.