His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem directs university students towards investing into the tragedy of Karbala, for the purpose of calling to the right path, towards salvation and accomplishment of this world and the Hereafter.

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid al-Hakeem directs university students towards investing into the tragedy of Karbala, for the purpose of calling to the right path, towards salvation and accomplishment of this world and the Hereafter.
2018/12/05

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem directed the students of Iraqi universities towards investing into the sorrowful tragedy of Karbala and to gain from it in today’s era. The tragedy calls to the true path of salvation and achievement of this word and the Hereafter. He gave these words of guidance to a contingent of medical and engineering students from various parts of the country on 16th September 2018.
Similarly, he advised them to make use of the educational courses of beliefs and Sharia laws, so that one can form a strong foundation of reality and pass it on to others; one can thus avoid misguidance from the truth. One should try to fully comprehend the revolution of Imam Husain (peace be upon him) and his sacrifices, as he gave everything that he had for the cause of the religion and its sanctity, so that his mission and purpose can give fruit to a path to it, all in the interest of this religion and in the struggle against deviation and unveiling falsification.
In the end of this meeting, His Eminence prayed to the Most High and Powerful to accept their pilgrimage, (Zyarat) and their good deeds, and to support them to the path that pleases Him. Indeed He is the Al-Hearing and the Responder to supplications.

Day Questions

I have a question regarding donation of money to mourning Imam Hussein (peace be upon him). Can we spend this money in other good deeds like constructing a Hussaniya or a mosque?

Donations must be spent in the way the donor wants. However, if the donation is more than what the beneficiary requires and if postponing their spending leads to wasting the donation, it is permissible to spend them in other ceremonies of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).

What is the ruling on smoking shisha or cigarettes just outside the mosques and Islamic places of worship?

It is permissible to smoke in the places adjacent to the mosques and Islamic places of worship.

I have small cut on my arm, and the blood on my arm is less than the size of a 'dirham'. May I perform wudhu on it when the blood becomes dry?

If the wound is on the parts of the wudhu then it is obligatory to remove the dry blood – even if it is less than the size of a 'dirham' – and make that part tahir in order to perform the wudhu.