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

I have heard that you cannot eat the meat of animals hunted by black dogs. Is this true?

It is permissible to consume the meat of an animal hunted by a dog provided that the rest of the hunting conditions are met. Yes, if the dog is black, and it is not mixed with any other color, then based on compulsory precaution, it is not permissible to consume the animal that such a dog hunts.

I want to know if I have been divorced. The first time, my husband had a big argument with me and on a text message he wrote “divorced”, after which he expressed that he did not mean it. Also, I was in my menstrual periods at the time. The second time, the texted be the same, and I was in my postpartum bleeding. The third time, he said it in person out of severe anger where he just lost control. I also in my menstrual period at the time. Am I divorced?

I want to know if I have been divorced. The first time, my husband had a big argument with me and on a text message he wrote “divorced”, after which he expressed that he did not mean it. Also, I was in my menstrual periods at the time. The second time, the texted be the same, and I was in my postpartum bleeding. The third time, he said it in person out of severe anger where he just lost control. I also in my menstrual period at the time. Am I divorced? A: There are certain conditions for the validity of the divorce. If any of them is not met, the divorce does not take place. One of them is verbally stating the word of divorce. A written form or texted form will not suffice. Another condition is the presence of two ‘adil’ witnesses during the verbal pronunciation of the divorce. A further condition is that the women is not in her menstrual period. There are further conditions as well. So based on what you mentioned in your question, you are not divorced.

If a fasting person is sick, can they drink a small amount of water for the sake of taking medication, then continue fasting for the rest of the day?

If he could not take the medication at night, he can break his fast. If he did, his fast is void and he has to make that day up i.e. undertake a qadha fast.