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ISLAMIC LAWS ACCORDING TO THE FATAWA OF
AYATULLAH AL UZAMA
SAYYID ALI AL-HUSAINI SEESTANI DAMA
DHILLUHU |
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1069.
It is necessary that there should be
nothing between the forehead of the
person offering prayers, & the thing on
which he offers Sajdah. If the mohr (sajdagah)
is so dirty that the forehead does not
reach the mohr itself, the Sajdah is
void. But if only the colour of mohr has
changed, there is no harm.
1476. The follower should not say
Takbiratul ehram before the Imam. As an
obligatory precaution, he should not say
the takbir until the takbir of the Imam
is completed.
1478. If a follower recites other
parts of prayers other than Takbiratul
ehram before the Imam, there is no
objection. But, if he hears them being
recited by the Imam, or if he knows when
Imam is going to recite them, the
recommended precaution is that he should
not recite them before the Imam.
1479. It is necessary for the
follower that, besides that which is
recited in the prayers, he should
perform all acts like Ruku & Sajdah with
the Imam or a little after him, & if he
performs them before the Imam, or after
a considerable delay, intentionally, his
congregational prayers becomes void.
However, if he converts to Furada, his
prayers will be in order. |
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Paper # 27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED OBTAINED FROM
ISLAMIC LAWS BOOK OF AYATULLAH AL-UZAMA
SAYYID ALI AL-HUSAINI AL-SEESTANI DAMA
DHILLUHU
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Sulayman-ibn-Mahran said that he visited
Imam Sadiq [a] while some of the
followers (Shi'ah) were attending him
[a]
& he heard that the Imam [a], addressing
them, said: "(Behave) to be as
ornaments for us & not to be against us
as shame. Tell people of goodness, &
protect your tongues & hold it from
excessive talk &
offensive speech." (Al-Amali, by
Saduq, p. 142) |
Q. Please, advise me
the things on which it is allowed to
perform Sajdah.
A. Sajdah should be
performed on earth, & on those things
which are not edible nor worn, & on
things which grow from earth (e.g. wood
& leaves of trees). Details as under:
a] Turbatul Husayn (a.s.) is the
best thing for performing Sajdah.
After it, there are earth, stone &
grass, in order of priority
b] Sajdah can be performed on
things which grow from the earth, &
serve as fodder for animals (e.g.
grass, hay, etc.).
c] Sajdah can be performed on
flowers which are not edible & also
on medical herbs which grows from
the earth. But Sajdah on raw fruits
is not permissible.
d] Sajdah can be performed on
limestone & gypsum, but the
recommended precaution is that
Sajdah should not be optionally
performed on baked gypsum, lime,
brick & baked earthenware, etc.
e] It is permissible to
perform Sajdah on cement
(Contemporary Legal Rulings in Shi’I
Law – Ayatullah Seestani)
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Paper # 28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ASKED OBTAINED FROM
ISLAMIC LAWS BOOK OF AYATULLAH AL-UZAMA
SAYYID ALI AL-HUSAINI AL-SEESTANI DAMA
DHILLUHU
(unless otherwise indicated) |
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Imam Sadiq
[a] said: "There are three things
which are the honor of a believer & his
ornament both in this world &
the next. They are: prayers in the last
part of night (night prayers), not
coveting what people possess in their
hands, & the love (& leadership) of an Imam from the progeny of Muhammad
[s]."
(Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 75, p. 107) (to be
continued next week) |
f] Sajdah can be performed on
paper, if it is manufactured from
allowed sources like wood or grass,
& also if it is made from cotton or
flax.
g] If a person does not
possess anything on which it is
allowed to perform Sajdah, or, even
if he possesses such a thing, he
cannot perform Sajdah on it due to
severe heat or cold, he should
perform Sajdah on asphalt or tar, &
if that is not possible, on his
dress or the back of his hand, or on
any thing on which it is not
permissible to perform Sajdah
optionally. However, in such a
situation, the recommended
precaution is that as long as it is
possible to perform Sajdah on his
dress he should not do Sajdah on any
other thing.
h] The Sajdah performed on
mud, & on soft clay on which one’s
forehead cannot rest steadily, is
void.
i] If the Mohr sticks to the
forehead in the first Sajdah, it
should be removed from the forehead
for the second Sajdah.
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