His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem calls the Students of the Seminary towards Mastering Knowledge through Insight and Deliberation, and to Abstain from Hastening to Making Judgements far from the Standards and Principles of Quran and the Infall

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem calls the Students of the Seminary towards Mastering Knowledge through Insight and Deliberation, and to Abstain from Hastening to Making Judgements far from the Standards and Principles of Quran and the Infall
2018/06/14

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem called the students of the Seminary towards mastering knowledge through insight and deliberation, and to abstain from hastening to making judgements that could be far from the standards and principles set by the Quran and taught by the Infallibles (peace be upon them) for all the Muslims. He said this to the students of Al-Mustafa University of the holy city of Qum, Iran, of various nationalities.
He also advised them to bear the trials and many difficult circumstances that they face in studying and will face in preaching. They will face those people in their homelands who might not have understanding or they might implement no teaching of religion. Therefore, it is necessary to be fortified in being accurate and precise in the jurisprudential sciences and the religious edicts, far from confusion. One should takes these teachings with solid proof, and from their original and pristine sources, with wisdom and accuracy, so that they may be presented to others in a convincing and calm way.
His Eminence concluded his talk by praying to the Almighty that He accepts their Ziyarah and that He supports them in their missions in bearing the enormous responsibility of spreading the word of Islam.

Day Questions

Is there a verse of the Quran or a supplication that can help a person in finding work and employment?

Repeatedly seeking forgiveness is one of the causes of getting sustenance, if God wishes. Almighty Allah said: “Seek the pardon of your Lord. Lo! He was ever forgiving. He will let loose the sky for you in plenteous rain” (71:10-11).

Many shia brethren (on Islamic forums) have started to judge between narrations whether they are authentic or non authentic in shia books by naming them as Sahih, Hasan, Daef, Mursal. For e.g. if a narrator of a well known narrations is Majhul unknown, they use this as a proof to say that the narration is inauthentic. Can you please clarify if this is how our Esteemed Scholars and Jurists authenticate a narration?

No one has the right to consider a narration as non authentic or reject it without proper evidence. There are differences in the ways of authentication between experts in this field themselves. Non experts does not have the right to pass a judgment in this issue, otherwise the person who do so will be questioned before almighty Allah in the Day of Judgment. If the narration was non authentic or does not have the conditions of being accepted, we don’t have the right to reject it or consider it as false. However, we should return the verdict in this issue to the Imams of the Ahlulbait since almighty Allah knows the truth. There are many narrations that emphasize this meaning. Imam Mohamed Albaqir said: “The most liked amongst my companions are those who know their religious Jurisprudence more and those who fear god more and the most that I dislike is the one that when they hear a narration that they were told that it is related to us or narrated from us but their hearts do not tolerate it so then they reject it. They do not know that the narration might have been from us so they become out of our religion”.

Can I do taqleed of Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem even though he has passed away?

The believers should refer to the most knowledgeable living Mujtahid to find out the religious obligation in this particular issue. If the opinion of the mujtahid is the permissibility of following his Eminence, then it is permissible to follow him. It is also permissible to follow him if the view of the living most knowledgeable mujtahid is the permissibility to follow a deceased Marja.