Jurisprudence

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" Here we must mention an important and perilous current which first appeared around four centuries ago in the Shi'i world over the question of ijtihad - Akhb...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" Now, the kind of ijtihad which, in our opinion, is forbidden is that which means "legislating" or "enacting the law", by which we mean that the mujtahid pas...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" The question of ijtihad is a very topical one these days.10 Many people ask, either aloud or to themselves, what form ijtihad takes in Islam, and from where...

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Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" After what I have narrated concerning the kind of taqlid forbidden by the shari'a, the Imam went on to explain the kind of taqlid permitted by the shari'a t...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" Some people imagine that the effect of sin on individuals is not of only one kind: that sin has an effect on ordinary people which annuls their piety and ri...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" The following hadith is connected to the previous verse. Someone said to the Imam al-Sadiq that the ordinary, illiterate Jews had no other alternative but t...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" In brief, Akhbarism was a movement in opposition to 'aql. An amazing ossification and inflexibility ruled in their doctrine. Fortunately, some discerning in...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad...

Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" Let us now turn to taqlid. It is [as was said before] of two kinds: licit and illicit [in terms of the shari'a]. There is a kind of taqlid which is the blin...

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Adopted from the book : "The Principles of Ijtihad in Islam" by : "Shahid Murtadha Mutahhari" It has been commanded in many hadiths that the end of the turbanshould always hang down and pass round the neck, not only at the time of prayer, but at all ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Temporary Marriage in Islamic Laws" by : "Sachiko Murata" The Shi'i Juridical Argument The Shi'is have always considered mut'a to be of special importance and have tried to keep it alive as an institution of Islamic society. ...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad RizviAnother issue is that of pride, or I should say arrogance, in giving khums. There are some who give khums on a regular basis ( may Allah increase their numbers ), but have also...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi In our evaluation, we judge a person by his deeds. This is so because we, as human beings, cannot know the motives of the doer. But does Allah judge the people in the same way...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi (a) During the Presence of the Imam :The first half of khums is the share of the Imam. During the presence of the Imams, the sihmu Imam as well as the sihmusadat was given to ...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi 1. During the Prophet's Time :The fact that the Prophet used to give the khums to his Hashimite relatives exclusively is beyond any doubt.1 Even the decendents of Hashim's bro...

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Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad RizviThe sihmu 'l-Imam has also played an important role in the financial independence of our great `ulainir. 'Unlike the Sunni `ulania' whose appoint­ment to the position of mufti ...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi The mujtahid spends the sihmu 'lImam in the way which he thinks will be agreeable to the Present Imam Muhammad alMandi ( upon whom be peace ). The most important causes for wh...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi According to the verse of khums, this Islamic tax is for (1) Allah, (2) the Messenger of Allah, (3) the near relative of the Messenger, (4) the orphans, (5) needy, and (6) str...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi A person who has never paid khums in his life and then, by the grace of Allah, decides to pay khums, for such a person there are the following possibilities : 1. It is wajib o...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi Khums becomes wajib at the beginning of the new financial year on the profit or surplus of the past year's income.Beginning : The "beginning" of a new year means the time when...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by...

Adopted from the Book : "Khums; An Islamic Tax" by : Sayyid Mohammad Rizvi Khums" literally means " one-fifth or 20%" . In Islamic legal terminology, it means "one-fifth of certain items which a person acquires as wealth, and which must be paid as an...

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1. Try as much as you can to learn the rules of Hajj in order that you pilgrimage does not become invalid or be incomplete, or that you don’t get the complete reward without you knowing. Donot be shy to ask, and especially ask people of knowledge, as...

1. Try as much as you can to learn the rules of Ha...