His Eminence Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem advises the preachers from Pakistan to reach the remote areas to spread the message of Islam and the Ahlulbait

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem advises the preachers from Pakistan to reach the remote areas to spread the message of Islam and the Ahlulbait
2019/06/11

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammad Saeed al-Hakeem spoke to male and female preachers from Pakistan of the necessity of reaching the remote areas of Pakistan in order to teach the people there the Islamic laws, and to invite them to the True Path, and to propagate to them the message of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them).

This advice was also directed especially towards the female preachers. After exerting their efforts in learning and studying, they must undertake their duties as preachers, by explaining the Islamic laws pertaining to women, so that the women can benefit from them in those areas. His Eminence continued to advise preachers towards having good behavior and etiquettes, humility, and keeping close to other believers, so that every one of them can fulfil their duties towards God in a manner that pleases Him, the Prophet and the Infallibles (peace be upon them all).

At the end, His Eminence supplicated to God that He accept the guests’ ziyarah and good deeds, and He answers their calls, and He supports them in their endeavors and duties, while interacting with others with love, compassion, honesty and humility. He prayed that He gives them the fruit of their good acts in this life and in the Hereafter. He is, indeed, All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Day Questions

My wife's friends (females) often invite me and her to dinner. Is it permissible for me to go to dinner with my wife and her female friends, considering that during a dinner, a person talks and laughs, also jokes around with others?

Accepting the invitation in this particular case is permissible, but mixing with the opposite sex and the absence of the boundaries of modesty between the two parties might have negative effects and social dangers that leads to damaging the family ties between husband and wife, so observing the precaution from this issue is the wise choice.

What is the iddah for the temporary marriage?

If the temporary marriage ended during her menstruation period, she must wait for two complete cycles and her iddah is finished when she sees blood for the third time. If the temporary marriage ends when she is not in her menses period, she should wait for one complete cycle and her iddah is finished when she sees blood for the second time.

I am Pakistani but working and living in Gulf country. Out of fear of losing my job, I have shown myself to be a Sunni. However, in the month of Ramadan, I find it extremely difficult to wait to break my fast after everybody has started to eat. Can I break the fast at the same time as my Sunni colleagues?

You can break your fast at the disappearance of the sun, which is when the Sunnis also break their fast. If they break their fast before that, and you did so with them out of fear, then your fast is valid.

I wish to adopt a child. Is this permissible? If so, and I adopt a boy, does my wife have to keep the hijab on in front of him? Similarly, if I adopt a girl, will I be prohibited from looking at her without hijab?

It is permissible to adopt a child, and with adoption we mean providing for and raising a non-Mahram child. However, he or she remains a stranger to the family, so wearing hijab is obligatory as you mentioned in the question.