His Eminence Al-Sayyid Al-Hakeem meets with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

His Eminence Al-Sayyid Al-Hakeem meets with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2020/02/19

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem, on 15 February 2020, received representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN in Iraq, Dr. Salah Al-Haaj Hasan and his team.

Dr. Salah Al-Haaj Hasan presented a report on the projects undertaken by FAO, consisting of ways in which agriculture can be improved in rural and semi-urban areas in Iraq, in order to ensure food provision for Iraq and a decent life for farmers.

Day Questions

If somebody has gone for Hajj with some Khums still outstanding (from a previous year or from the current year) then is his Hajj valid? What if he used that money to buy clothes and performs the tawaf with those clothes?

If the said person had savings or profits that was liable for khums that very year and he performed pilgrimage without paying the khums, his pilgrimage is correct. If he performed tawaf with clothes that are liable for khums knowing that they were then his tawaf is invalid.

I had made a vow before my Lord Allah Almighty about four years ago to quit smoking. However, I have broken that vow by smoking, and I wish to continue smoking now as it helps me feel easy in difficult times. Can I do so now?

You have already broken the vow, so the vow no longer applies. You committed the sin and are required to pay the kaffarah, but you are now permitted to smoke.

Is it obligatory to mention the name of the deceased with his/her father's name at the end of the Prayer of Wahshah?

It has been narrated that this prayer is ended by saying: "Allahumma Salli Ala Mohammad wa Aali Mohammad and send the reward to the grave of so and so". It is not obligatory to mention the name of the father of the deceased.