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The Imamis have agreed - in following the Imams of the two weighty things - on the necessity of having an intention of the wudu and ritual bath (ghusl) for them to be valid. For they are acts of worship which Allah has commanded: "They have not been ...

The Imamis have agreed - in following the Imams of...

Our scholars - in following their Imams - state that the continuance of the acts of wudu is a condition for it being correct. The condition is that the previous part should not become dry - given the same time, place and health of the one performing ...

Our scholars - in following their Imams - state th...

The Imamis have agreed - in following the Imams of the pure family - in imposing the sequence of acts in the wudu in the manner which has been described in the noble verse. The Malikis, Hanafis, Sufyan al-Thawri and Dawud have ruled that it is not a ...

The Imamis have agreed - in following the Imams of...

The people of the four schools of thought have agreed that the washing of the head in the wudu is sufficient instead of wiping on it, however, they have differed as to whether it is an abominable act or not. The Hanafis and Hanbalis stated that it is...

The people of the four schools of thought have agr...

The Imamis are agreed - in following the Imams from the pure family - that the mash of the ears is not a part of the wudu, for there is no proof for it in the book, the Sunni or in any consensus. Rather, it is clear from the book that the wudu consis...

The Imamis are agreed - in following the Imams fro...

Our scholars have ruled that there is no limit to the mash on the head, not for what one is wiping with (extent of fingers) nor what is being wiped, rather, what is normally called a wiping is sufficient even if that means the minimum of touching acc...

Our scholars have ruled that there is no limit to ...

Our scholars have stated that wiping on the turban is not allowed. This is the view of al-Shafi'i, Abu Hanifa and Malik. Imam Ahmad b. Hanbal, Abu Thawr, al-Qasim b. Salam, al-Awzai and al-Thawri opposed this. The difference is reported from others t...

Our scholars have stated that wiping on the turban...

The jurists of Islam have differed greatly on the [question of] wiping on slippers and socks, [differences] which can not be covered in this haste. In short, the discussion on it is connected with the question of its permissibility and non-permissibi...

The jurists of Islam have differed greatly on the ...

The two anklebones are mentioned in the verse of the wudu, they are the joints between the legs and the feet, according to the ruling of an authentic tradition reported by Zurara and Bukayr, the two children of A'yan. They asked Imam al-Baqir about i...

The two anklebones are mentioned in the verse of t...

Sometimes the masses argue for the washing of the feet, they see it as most suitable for the feet rather than wiping [the feet], just as wiping is more suitable for the head rather than the washing because mostly, the filth on the feet cannot be clea...

Sometimes the masses argue for the washing of the ...

The traditions on washing [the feet] are of two types, there are those which do not indicate it, like the tradition of 'Abd Allah Ibn 'Amr b. 'As. He says - as reported in the two Sahihs that: "We lagged behind the Prophet on a journey we travelled w...

The traditions on washing [the feet] are of two ty...

The scholars of Islam have differed on the type of purification of the feet [required] for the parts of the wudu. The jurists of the masses have stated (and amongst them are the four Imams), that it is obligatory to specifically wash [the feet]. Dawu...

The scholars of Islam have differed on the type of...

The Imamis have agreed - following their twelve Imams - on its continued permissibility in accordance with the proofs, some of which you have read i.e., the consensus of the people of qibla that the Almighty Allah legislated it in His true religion a...

The Imamis have agreed - following their twelve Im...

All the people of the qibla have reached a consensus, that the Almighty Allah legislated this type of marriage in the religion of Islam. There is no doubt about it amongst any of the scholars of the Islamic schools regardless of the differences in th...

All the people of the qibla have reached a consens...

The Essence of this Marriage The essence of this type of marriage is that a woman who is completely free, a Muslim or from the people of the book, marries you, provided there is no impediment of her marriage [to you] according to the religion of Isla...

The Essence of this Marriage The essence of this t...

The Muslim jurists have differed on the ruling of iftar whilst travelling. The masses have stated that it (fasting) is allowed and that if a traveller fasts then his fast is valid and he will be rewarded. They have deemed it permissible basing their ...

The Muslim jurists have differed on the ruling of ...

They have argued by several ways; the first one being the apparent [meaning] of the Almighty's words: "There is no blame on you if you shorten the prayer." In itself, blameworthiness (which is a sin) indicates permissibility, not an obligation [to pe...

They have argued by several ways; the first one be...

The Imams of the Muslim community have different views on the ruling of shortening the prayer when on a journey. Amongst them are those who see the qasr to be a fixed obligation on a traveller, this is the view of the Imamis in following their Imams....

The Imams of the Muslim community have different v...

There is no dispute that Allah, the Almighty and Glorious, legislated the iftar in the month of Ramadan for anyone who travels [a distance] for which he had to shorten the prayer. This much the Muslim community has agreed upon. The book and the sunna...

There is no dispute that Allah, the Almighty and G...

The four cycles in a prayer are shortened to two when travelling whether [the one undertaking the journey] is in [a state of] fear or safety, as per the consensus of the Muslim community. The ruling is unanimous. The Almighty Allah says: "When you tr...

The four cycles in a prayer are shortened to two w...

Following [the footsteps of] the Imams of the purified family, the Imamiyya agree that the takbirat al-ihram is a pillar in ever obligatory or recommended [prayer]. Without it, no prayer can be offered. It's form - Allah is the greatest- is special t...

Following [the footsteps of] the Imams of the puri...