Question ID 711 - 2013-08-26 15:56:17
Question:
As Salaam Alaykum I pray Allah swt rewards you for your great work. My question is as follows: Can you please give your view on certain rocks on rings, i.e. Aqeeq, Dur e Najaf, Hadid, etc. What is the significance and/or benefits of wearing certain rocks on our rings.
Answer:
It is Mustahab (recommended) to wear a ring. Any gem or stone will do and
even if the ring has no stone at all. Aqeeq is mentioned in many hadeethes
that it makes the reward of the Prayer multiplied by seventy, and other
stones are also mentioned in our books. Durr Najaf is mentioned that when
you look at it, you will get reward of Ziyarat of Imam Ali (AS). Hadeed is
mentioned for safety and protection from dangers.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
Question ID 712 - 2013-08-26 20:17:59
Question:
Salam Alaikum, I am in Mumbai, India. Near my office there is a Masjid (non Shia) I usually go there for Salat. Now I have learnt that the land on which it is constructed is neither purchased nor donated for it. It was decades back when migrants from other parts of the country encroached on unattended government land had develop it as temporary hutments which we know as slums and the tenants built their respective religious structures (like Masjid and Temples) Can I still offer my Salat there?
Answer:
If the land was not usurped from any person and it was just a public land,
you are allowed to pray in that Masjid.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
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Question ID 707 - 2013-08-25 10:31:27
Question:
Can we eat Prawns? Thanks for your guidance.
Answer:
Eating prawns is allowed in Islam.
Question ID 714 - 2013-08-27 19:44:00
Question:
As salam alaykum. I am sorry, I didn't know which category this question would go in, so forgive me if I chose wrong. My question is, I am a recent covert to Shia Islam from Sunnism. I wish to know if the marriage I contracted as a sunni last year, and if the prayers I prayed as a sunni, are still valid.
Answer:
Your marriage is valid and your previous Prayers are also valid. You must st=
art performing the proper Prayers after knowing the Real Islam of the Prophe=
t (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS).
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi=
Question ID 718 - 2013-08-31 21:18:11
Question:
As Salam Alaykum. I asked the question of the status of the marriage and prayers while a sunni before I discovered the truth of the path of Ahlul Bayt (as). First I would like to thank you for your reply as no one else has replied. But I forgot to mention I make taqleed of Ayatollah Sistani and am wondering if this forgotten peice of information would bring a different answer. Thank you so much for your help and wonderful service.
Answer:
Same answer.
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