- 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
- Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem Received a Group of Followers of the Ahlulbayt (Peace be upon them) from India and Advised Them to Guard Themselves with the Islamic Original Heritage and Faith.
- Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed al-Hakeem received a delegation representing the Christian Church and the media in Germany.
- The Meeting of his Eminence with the Delegation of Scholars from Al-Azhar
- The Meeting of His Eminence with the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions at the UN
- The Meeting of His Eminence with the French Ambassador to Iraq
- The Meeting of His Eminence with the Managers of the Mawakib of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him)
- The Meeting of His Eminence with the Preachers of the Pulpit of Imam Hussain
- The Visit of the Ambassador of Japan and a Number of Intellectuals and Researchers
- The Visit of Believers from New Zealand and Australia
Day Questions
If the meat is stunned before slaughtering, will it be permissible to eat? What if one doubts whether the stunning has killed the animal?
If one knows that the death of the animal was a result of the slaughtering process, it is permissible to consume. Otherwise, it is not permissible to consume.
If a man has a gold tooth, is his prayer valid?
<p style="text-align: left;">It is permissible to have a gold tooth if it is not conventionally considered as beautification. If it is considered as beautification, then based on an obligatory precaution one should refrain from having one and the prayers with it is invalid.</p>
Some people believe that Imam Ali (peace be upon him) divides and delivers livelihood. Is such a belief permissible in our faith?
<p style="text-align: left;">There is no doubt that the presence of the Imam (peace be upon him) has its blessings and great effects on the welfare of mankind other than his role as the guide of people. Many narrations indicate such existence of blessings, like what is reported in some phrases of the Ziyaratul-Jamia.</p>
Is it permissible to kiss the hand of a scholar out of respect? Some narrations seem to discourage such action.
It is permissible to kiss the hands of a religious scholar out of respect because of his knowledge and piety. There is a narration that indicates clearly the permissibility to kiss the hand of a person and intending by doing so to kiss the hand of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his holy progeny). Apparently, this applies to the scholar who is knowledgeable in the Sharia.