The Press Release on the Attack Against two Mosques in New Zealand

The Press Release on the Attack Against two Mosques in New Zealand
2019/03/19

Surely, we are Allah’s, and surely to Him we shall return.

A group of xenophobic terrorists attacked Muslims who were praying in two mosques in New Zealand, in which around 50 innocent civilian Muslims were killed and more than 40 injured.

We condemn this act of terrorism, which has arisen from malicious xenophobia, and we call upon relevant parties to the following:
Firstly, the protection of the mosques and Islamic institutions and places of worship, and ensuring their right to safely and securely worship and practice their rituals of faith.

Secondly, to stand up against this xenophobic thinking which is another face of terrorism, and to follow up on those parties who are feeding it and supporting it, and to punish them appropriately, taking into regard the vicious crimes that have arisen from such hatred.

We pay our condolences to the families of the victims, and to all the Muslims living those lands, and we supplicate to the Almighty to heal hastily those injured and wounded, for He is the Most Merciful.

And there is no power and no might, save that of God’s.

Day Questions

Do the needy people that one should pay the Kaffara to have to be Muslim or even Shia Muslim? Can they be non-Muslims?

It is obligatory in the validity of the Kaffara to pay it to needy Shia believers.

If one causes something to become najis that is used by others as well, is it obligatory to inform them?

It is not obligatory to do so, unless the thing made najis was previously known to be tahir and its owner trusted the individual to inform him of its condition if it becomes najis.

If my marja allows something, is it permissible for me to encourage others to do it even though other marjas have different opinions on the matter?

It is not permissible to encourage them to disobey the edicts of the marja that they follow, in a way that the call to act in a certain way is with the awareness that it is against the edict of the marja that they emulate. If someone asks about the ruling of a particular issue without stipulating that he wishes to the edict of his own marja or he does not have one to follow, then it is permissible to inform him of the ruling that is according to your own marja.