Office of Grand Ayatollah Sayyid M.S.Al-Hakeem

Emulation - Taqleed 65
- Introduction 9
- Conditions of the Marja 23
- Changing the Marja 15
- Deeds Without Emulation 1
- Miscellaneous 11
- Marjeiyya (Religious Leadership) 6
Taharah 350
- Rules of Water 6
- Use of Lavatory 12
- Ablution 85
  - What Breaks the Wudhu 7
  - Acts of Wudhu 46
    - Washing the Face 14
    - Washing the Hands 7
    - Wiping the Head 17
    - Wiping the Feet 8
  - Conditions of Wudhu 5
  - Wudhu with Wound Dressing 1
  - Incontinency 6
  - What Wudhu is Required for 9
  - Recommended Acts of Wudhu 5
  - Doubts 6
- Ghusl 118
- Tayammum 14
- Najis Things 88
  - Number of Najis Things 44
    - Urine and Feces 2
    - Semen 4
    - Blood 2
    - Corpses 13
    - Dogs & Pigs 3
    - Non-Believers 10
    - Wine 6
    - Sweat of Junob 4
  - How Najasah is Transferred 16
  - Rulings of Najis Things 24
  - Exemption of Najasah 4
- Purification of Najasah 27
  - Water 18
  - Earth 1
  - Sun 4
  - Changing (Istihala) 2
  - Removal of Najis Thing 1
  - Istibra of the Animal 1
Prayers 296
- Daily Prayers 74
  - The Prayers 2
  - Timings of Prayers 24
  - The Qibla 2
  - Clothing during Prayer 24
  - Place of Prayers 22
- How to Perform the Prayers 96
  - Adhan and Iqamah 5
  - Acts of the Prayer 82
    - Intention 2
    - Takbeeratul–Ihram 4
    - Standing 7
    - Recitation 23
    - Bowing 10
    - Prostration 14
    - Tashahhud 7
    - Tasleem 2
    - Post-Prayers Acts 5
    - Qunoot 8
  - What Invalidates the Prayer 9
- Friday Prayers 11
  - Conditions of Validity 6
  - Rulings of Friday Prayer 5
- Prayers of Signs 7
- Qadha Prayers 20
  - Rulings of Qadha Prayers 16
  - Delegation of Prayers 4
- Congregational Prayer 46
- Defects and Doubts 7
- The Prayers of the Traveler 23
- Recommended Prayers 12
Fasting 120
- Fasting Intention 1
- Things which Invalidate the Fast 25
- Things that do not Invalidate the Fast 11
- Disliked Things during Fasting 4
- Failure to Fast 11
- The Kaffārah for Breaking the Fast 18
- Validity of Fasting 16
- Fasting Exemption 3
- The Crescent 6
- Making up the Lapsed Fast 10
- Rulings of Fasting 12
- I’tikaf 3
Zakat 23
- The Obligation of Zakat 13
- Types of Beneficiaries 3
- Rulings of Zakat 7
Khums 82
- The Obligation of Khums 2
- What Khums is Payable On 56
  - Lawful Wealth Mixed with Unlawful Wealth 1
  - Surplus Wealth 31
    - Gift 3
    - Inheritance 1
    - Income and Benefits 27
  - Calculations 24
- The Beneficiaries of Khums 11
- Rulings of Khums 13
Pilgrimage 45
- The Obligation of Pilgrimage 13
- Pilgrimage by Proxy 2
- Types of Pilgrimage 1
- Meeqats 2
- Prohibitions of Ihram 3
- Rulings of Tawaf 7
- Sa’ee 2
- Being in Arafat 1
- Muzdalifa 1
- Jamarat 1
- Animal Sacrifice 1
- Shaving and Shortening the Hair 4
- Staying in Mina 1
- Obligations in Mecca after Mina 1
- Umrah Mufradah 5
Trade 120
- Unlawful Earnings 31
- Some Prohibited Acts 44
  - Shaving the Beard 15
  - Imitation of Women 6
  - Images and Sculptures 15
  - Soothsaying 7
  - Summon Jinns 1
- Dealing with Those Involved in Prohibited Acts 5
- Buying & Selling 40
Enjoining the Good and Forbidding the Wrong 88
- The Obligation 2
- Conditions 1
- Some Major Sins 73
  - Ingratitude to Parents 18
  - Transgression Against Believers 3
  - Magic 6
  - Suicide 2
  - Stealing 5
  - Gambling 8
  - Music & Songs 23
  - Insulting Believers 1
  - Using Obscene Language 1
  - Backbiting 4
  - Lying 2
- Repentance 12
Trust 1
Leasing 3
Lending & Borrowing 8
Agency 1
Will 3
Gifts 4
Religious Endowment (Waqf) 6
Charity 4
Marriage 300
- Introduction 18
- Etiquettes of Marriage 30
- Marriage Contract 14
- The Guardian 34
- Prohibited Matrimony 62
- Temporary Marriage 88
- Conditions of Marriage 9
- Dower 10
- Marital Duties 7
- Children 19
- Financial Maintenance 9
  - Wife 4
  - Relatives 5
Divorce 67
- The Reality of Divorce 13
- Conditions of Divorce 22
- Rulings of Divorce 5
- The Waiting Period 14
- Khula 11
- Dhihar 2
Vow, Covenant & Oath 16
Kaffarah 6
Usurpation 1
Lost Property 5
Hunting and Slaughtering 23
- Hunting 9
  - Hunting of Animal that have Spurting Blood 4
  - Hunting of Animal without Spurting Blood 5
- Slaughtering 14
Food & Drink 53
- Sea Animal 8
- Land Animals 11
- Birds 2
- Solid Food 6
- Liquids 11
- General Rulings 15
Inheritance 14
- Barriers of Inheritance 2
- First Category of Inheritors 3
- Second Category of Inheritors 2
- Inheritance of the Spouse 2
- Inheritors of Illegitimate Birth 1
- Rulings of Inheritance 4
Compensation (Diyah and Dhaman) 10
- Diyah 7
Ahlulbait 42
Alcohol 15
Banking 15
- Deposits 4
- Loans 2
- Rulings of Banking 9
Beliefs 89
- Believing in Allah 13
- Believing in Divine Justice 5
- Believing in the Prophets 5
- Believing in the Imams 25
- Believing in the Hereafter 6
- Shi’ism 2
- Differences in Sects 6
- Jurisprudential Issues 13
- Other Beliefs 14
Blood Donation 2
Clothing & Adornment 40
- Clothing 15
- Rings 6
- Cosmetics and Makeup 12
- Silk 2
- Gold 5
Copyrights 2
Converts 7
Dance 4
Eid 15
Games 10
Hijab 27
- Legislation of Hijab 3
- To whom Hijab Applies 6
- Limits of Hijab 12
- Rulings of Hijab 6
General Issues 23
History 2
Holy Quran 29
- Science of Quran 4
- Reciting the Quran 12
- Alteration in Quran 6
- Dealing with the Quran 3
- Knowledge from the Quran 2
- Memorizing the Quran 2
Human Cloning 2
Imam Mahdi (Peace be upon him) 20
Immigration 1
Islamic Religion 31
- Teaching and Learning 4
- Religious Concepts 11
- Islamic Values 2
- Views 6
- Misconception 6
Internet 8
Istikhara 10
Islam & Christianity 3
Jesus (Peace be upon him) 4
Laws 2
Man & Woman 32
- The Relationship 6
- Hearing Woman's Voice 1
- Looking at Opposite Sex 5
- Skin Contact 8
- Other Forms of Contacts 8
- Related Religious Rulings 4
Masturbation 19
Medical Issues 24
Mosques 12
Mourning Imam Hussein 34
- Mourning 7
- Muharram 10
- Tatbeer 6
- Ways of Mourning 11
Narrations 11
The Prophet - Peace be upon him- 9
Organ Donation 2
Quran Commentary 9
Religious Chants 6
Pets 7
Religious Propagation 9
Relationships 19
Slavery 1
Satan 2
Smoking 8
Supplication-Dua 22
Tattoos 5
Sport 2
Tran Sexuality 4
Vivisetion 1
Wilayet Alfaqih 3
Work 31
- Women at Work 6
- Rulings of Work 18
- Ethics at Work 7
Yoga 1
Ziyara 15
- Rulings of Ziyara 7
- Ziyarat-e-Ashura 8

Not fasting for Many Years

Question :

I have not fasted during the month of Ramadan for many years deliberately. Is there a way I can repent for this and be forgiven?

Answer :

Fasting is among the obligatory pillars that Islam was built upon. Not performing it is amongst the big sins for which Almighty Allah has threatened to punish with hellfire. However, Almighty Allah has also opened the doors of mercy for his slaves when he said: "Say: O My slaves who have wronged their own selves! Despair not of the mercy of Allah, Who forgives all sins. Lo! He is the Forgiving, the Merciful." (53:39). We ask Almighty Allah to forgive all believers and bless us all.
However, alongside this, it is obligatory to make up for all the fasts missed, as well as undertaking the Kaffara and paying the Fidya, as explained in detailed in the treatise of Islamic laws.

Excessive Headaches

Question :

Sometimes I get excessive headaches while fasting, and water is the only relief. If I drink water so as to relieve my headaches, is my fast valid, and is there a kaffara or any penalty

Answer :

You may drink the water to relieve the pain if it causes hardship, but the fast will become invalid and will need to be made up later. However, there is no kaffara in such a situation.

Sickness During the Fast

Question :

If someone is sick during fasting and it has passed the time of Dhuhr prayer, can he choose to break his fast?

Answer :

If there is a fear that fasting will be harmful, then it should be broken at any time.

Taking Medication

Question :

If a fasting person is sick, can they drink a small amount of water for the sake of taking medication, then continue fasting for the rest of the day?

Answer :

If he could not take the medication at night, he can break his fast. If he did, his fast is void and he has to make that day up i.e. undertake a qadha fast.

Long Days

Question :

In the month of Ramadan there are days which are longer than 18 hours in some countries. I heard that there are different views, one of them being that you can shorten your fast according to Mecca when the days are longer than 18 hours. What is your point of view when we have to fast for such a long period and it has a negative effect on health?

Answer :

It is obligatory to fast from dawn to sunset according to the person’s location. Mecca – or any other city - is not a criterion for him. If the fast causes illness then it is not obligatory. It is permissible to travel the Sharia-prescribed distance to be regarded as a traveler, so one can break his fast and make it up later when fasting is easier.

Masturbation during Fasting

Question :

If I masturbated when I was fasting for a nadhr (pledge), what should I do? I believe my fast was broken due to my ignorance and the sin of masturbation.

Answer :

Masturbation is among the prohibited act. You should stop doing it even by having temporary marriage. The fast is valid if you did not know that masturbating is prohibited and that it will invalidate the fast.

Masturbation

Question :

What is the ruling of the person who misunderstood the ruling of masturbating and had complete faith that masturbating during the fast was appropriate according to the Islamic laws? Does he have to fast again?

Answer :

Masturbation is prohibited at all times, and invalidates the fast if the semen is ejaculated. However, if he sees that it is permissible in the Sharia mistakenly then this does not invalidate the fast even if ejaculation takes place.

Breaking the Fast after Zawal

Question :

Can I break my fast after the time of the Zawal, during a makeup (Qadha) fast?

Answer :

It is prohibited to do so.

Doubts in Fasting

Question :

If someone who is fasting doubts whether he just swallowed food, does this affect his fast?

Answer :

This does not affect the validity of the fast.

Rules of Avoiding Fasting on the Last Day of the Month

Question :

I live in a Sunni majority country. The government had announced that the Eid Fitr will fall on 30th Ramadan. As others in the neighborhood are Sunnis who follow the government announcement, we decided to not fast on 30th Ramadan to strengthen ties with them. Is it obligatory to us to go for a journey early morning on 30th Ramadan in order to break the fast that day and avoid the kaffara?

Answer :

It is prohibited to break the fast during the month of Ramadan even for the mentioned reason. Yes, it is permissible to travel in order to break the fast. However, strengthening the ties of Muslim brotherhood does not require breaking the fast. One can greet them with the Eid felicitations and greetings while one is fasting.

Breaking the Fast

Question :

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?

Answer :

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.