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 was wondering what my duty is if I wanted to contract a temporary marriage with a Christian who does not know anything about the marriage. Must she say the Arabic, or can we say the marriage contract in English?

She does not have to recite in Arabic if she cannot, but you must not marry her unless she realizes that the mentioned relation is a marriage contract with religious commitments.

How is one supposed to treat people that are homosexual/transsexual in their society?

Performance with the same sex is not accepted in all religions. People who are infected with this problem should seek cure to it so they can live a healthy life. Submission to the right to practice such kind of sex does not solve the problem. instead, it complicates it since sex is not a pure desire, it is a bestowal from the Almighty Lord to be used to live happily and establish a family with strong ties that is based on love and compassion where every member in the family can satisfy the emotional need of the others and offer support should other family members suffer from the hardships of life. The Said relations can not be achieved by homosexuals. They should cure themselves to be normal people who value life and enjoy all enormous desires given by Almighty God.

If I have future expenses, do I need to deduct from my existing savings and pay a fifth of what remains as khums?

If the khums year ends and you have not actually incurred those expenses yet, you cannot deduct it from your savings for that year, and they are subject to khums.

Does wiping the head with new water make the wudhu void?

Yes, the wudhu is void if the wiping was with new water. If the water used in wiping is mixed with new water, and therefore the wiping was done using both waters, then the wudhu should be repeated based on an obligatory precaution.