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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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According to the school of Ahlulbayt (A.S), when does the period of youth come to an end in terms of age?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

We don't have in Islamic texts a specific age in which period of youth ends. Period of youth depends on the state of mind more than state of body. Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS) remained young (Fata) for all his life. People of the Cave are called in Quran as young (Fityah) but their age was long. Ammar ibn Yaasir was an active fighter in the army of Ameerul Mo'mineen in Siffeen battle despite the fact that his age was over ninety years. Youth remains as much as its spirit is their and it is not limited to certain age.

'Wassalam.
I missed fasts for some months during my youth and then I have become sick and therefore not been able to make up those missed fasts. What if I am never able to do those Qaza fasts? What can I do instead?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Qaza fast is obligatory on you as soon as you can. If you become permanently ill and never able to fast, then you need to feed for every day a poor believer which is called Fidya. That is for the days missed while you are ill. For the days which you missed during your youth with out illness, you need to feed sixty poor believers for every day of missed fast.

Wassalam.
How can the youth get closer to Imam-e-Zamana (ajtfs)?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

This is a very important question for those who really care to improve themselves and achieve better degrees of success in this life and hereafter. These are few practical steps which can make the believer more close to Imam-e-Zamana (AS). More piousness leads to more nearness to Imam-e-Zaman. To add to our Taqwa (Piousness), these are few points:
1. Asking yourself before any act or word whether Allah (SWT) likes it or not? That is the best degree of remembering Allah (SWT) along with continuous remembering him in our heart and tongue.
2. Reciting Quran and Du'a with understanding and pondering and gifting its reward to Imam Al-Mahdi (AS).
3. Performing Nawaafil prayers especially Night Prayer ( SALAT ALLAYL or NAMAZ E SHAB) every night.
4. Talking to Imam e Zaman (AS) every day and night as he listens to us and responds to the pious believers. 
5. Gifting the reward of all our good deeds to Imam Al-Mahdi and all Ahlul Bayt (AS) which will not only multiply our reward, but also make us more near to them.
6. Having best Akhlaq (Manners) with parents, relatives especially your family members and with all people.
7. Being with Wudhu all the times as much as you can.
8. Trying to strengthen our will power by avoiding evil desires and performing good acts even if it can look like difficult like fasting, charity,etc. We need to control our desires and never allow our desires to control us.
9. Helping needy people in any possible way for the sake of Allah (SWT).
10. Trying to make believers happy by respecting them, caring for them, smiling in their faces and in any other act of generosity and kindness to them or their families.
11. Performing obligatory Prayers on time with out any delay. Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) performs every Prayer on time, so, your praying on time will make your Prayers elevated to Allah (SWT) with the Prayer of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS).
12. Keep your most important supplication and wish, the reappearance of Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) and sincerely pray for him more than praying for yourself and your family.
Wassalam.
Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Hussain (AS) are known as the masters of the youth of paradise. Are the youths referring to people who died as youths or everyone, as I have heard that everyone becomes a youth in paradise?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

No doubt at all that Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Husain (AS) are the two masters of all the youth in Paradise. This fact has been mentioned in many  Hadeeths in Sunni and Shia books. The Hadeeth states also : Their father is better than them وأبوهما خير منهما. Al-Mustadrak ala al-Saheehain by al-Haakim al-Nisabori , V.3, P.182.

All believers in the Paradise will be young even if they dies in old age. There will be no old age in Paradise. The masters of all in the Paradise will be the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) being the Best of all creatures, then Imam Ali (As) as it is mentioned in the Hadeeth, then Imam Hasan (AS) and Imam Husain (AS).

Wassalam.