Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Al-Hakeem receives a Sufi group from the UK

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Al-Hakeem receives a Sufi group from the UK
2020/01/03

Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem received a Sufi group from the UK on Thursday, 2nd January 2020. He advised that the Muslims in all nations across the world to increase the dialogue, cooperation and affection amongst each other. He emphasized the importance of unity, through entrenching the commonalities and strengthening them.

His Eminence narrated to his guests the narration of the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny): “Compassion has not been placed in something, but that it adorns it; and foolishness has not been placed in anything, but that it causes it disgrace.”

His Eminence called all Muslims to act upon the straight path shown by the Holy Quran and the teachings of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny), with beautiful ethics, taking the Prophet as an example in how he was able to establish his personality amongst the polytheists, with his beautiful etiquettes and ethics.

Day Questions

Is it necessary to take off the turban on the Day of Ashura and on the night of the 11th of Muharram?

Removing the turban is not obligatory but it could be – in some countries and based on certain conventional understandings – an expression of sadness and grief on what had happened to Imam Hussein and the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) in Karbala when they faced numerous kinds of tragedies like their decapitation and placing their heads on spears.

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 verdict of the Marja that they follow in a way that the call to act a certain way is with the awareness that it is against the verdict of the Marja that they emulate. If someone asks about the ruling of a particular issue without intending to know the verdict of his 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.

In my country I am surrounded by polytheists. Is it permissible for me to buy vegetables and fruits from polytheists?

It is permissible to buy fruits and vegetables from the non-Muslims. If the non-Muslims are not tahir, and the fruits and vegetables also become najis, they can be made tahir by washing them, and can then be eaten.

If one contracts temporary marriage without specifying a dower, does it become void?

If the contract was based on not considering the dower then it is void. If not mentioning the dower was due to oblivion, shyness or any similar reason then the marriage contract is correct and the husband must pay his wife a dower that is usually paid for a woman with similar characteristics and circumstances.