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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 ...

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...

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...

[The proof] is the saying of the Most High: "And wipe your heads and your feet up to the anklebones."(5:6) For us, the reasoning as explained by Imam al-Razi is sufficient. When arguing based on this verse he stated in detail saying: "The proof of th...

[The proof] is the saying of the Most High: "And w...

The people of the four schools of thought and other jurists of the masses have claimed that this type of marriage has been apogated and forbidden. They claim that there are traditions reported by the two Shaykhs in their Sahih books, so we examined t...

The people of the four schools of thought and othe...

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...

According to al-Tha'labi and al-Tabari, 'Ali, the Commander of the Faithful, repudiated him. When these two authors reached the verse of mut'a in their major tafsir works, they reported with a chain of transmission to him saying: "Had 'Omar not prohi...

According to al-Tha'labi and al-Tabari, 'Ali, the ...

On this issue, sufficient proof from the sunna is provided for us by the authentic mutawatir traditions reported from the Imams of the pure family. The two Shaykhs, al-Bukhari and Muslim, have reported many authentic traditions on the legislation of ...

On this issue, sufficient proof from the sunna is ...

It is sufficient for us to cite proof for its legislation the saying of the Almighty in chapter four: "And what you enjoy from them then give them their prescribed dowries (4:24)." The Imams from the ahl al-bayt and their devoted friends have agreed ...

It is sufficient for us to cite proof for its legi...

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 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 Islam, whether [this impediment b...

The essence of this type of marriage is that a wom...

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...