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What are the traditions, with their proper references, about the reward of Salwaat and Durood on the Prophet Muhammad Al Mustafa (s) and Aale Muhammad (a)?

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 2 years ago

There are hundreds of authentic narrations on the great reward of reciting Salawaat on the Prophet and his holy Progeny. You can find many of them in main the books of Hadeeth, like A-Kari,Al-tahtheeb,Al-faqeeh and Al-istebsar. There are full books on this subject. There are authentic narrations that any believer who recites Salawaat, the angels will pray for him as far as he is reciting Salawaat. And they don't stop praying for him unless he stops reciting Salawaat.

wasalam.

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Traditions . Aztec . Conversion to Islam

Is it possible to continue your cultural traditions, in this case Aztec Danza, and become a Muslim or must one abandon everything they know to be a true Muslim?

You become a Muslim just by believing that No God but Allah and Muhammad is His last messenger. Practicing the Islamic rules are necessary but if you fail in that you still remain a Muslim.

'Your faith in Islam makes you follow the pure teachings of Islam and avoid ideas and acts which have no foundation in the teachings of Islam.

'Your cultural practices can be accepted as far as it does not contradict with Islamic teachings. Every cultural practice must be assessed to be sure that it does not have any wrong act before you can follow it.

'Wassalam.

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Traditions . Salah (Prayers) . Sunni-Shi'a

I understand that according to the Ahlulbayt (as) Salat ad-Duha is considered bidah. Is there any additional Salat suggested by Shia traditions that compares to Salat ad-Duha?

Salatul Dhuha is a Bid’ah like Salat Al-Taraweeh because the Prophet (SAWA) never prayed nor approved it. Even in Sunni books like Bukhari, there are Hadeeths that the Prophet never prayed Salat al-Dhuha.

We pray any time recommended prayers of two Rak'ats we can repeat it any number times. We also pray Salat Ja'far Al-Tayyar which is mentioned even in Sunni books as Salat al-Tasbeeh which two Rak'ats then two Rak'ats which include 300 times of Tasbeehat Arba' ( SUBHANALL WAL HANDULILLAH WALA ELLALLAH WALLAHU AKBAR).

There are two ways to perform this very authentic Salah.

Wassalam.

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Traditions . Mawlid

Are celebrating birthdays allowed? Does any celebration that we celebrate today that has origins in pagan traditions become disallowed as a result?

We don't have enough evidence to say celebrating birthdays is not allowed as far as it does not include sinful act and does not support un Islamic way of life.

Un-Islamic acts are not allowed after our leading scholars ( Maraaji' of Taqleed) confirm that it is definitely un-Islamic according to authentic evidence from Quran and Sunnah and not only according to cultural reasons.

Wassalam.

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Traditions . Fadak . Sunni . Sunni-Shi'a . Ilm al-Rijal

Are there any traditions regarding Fadak from authentic Shia narrators? Or is it only mentioned in Sunni books?

Fadak was mentioned in many authentic narration in Shia and Sunni books. The narrations about Fadak in Shia books are so many that many scholars complied whole books on this matter.

Wassalam.

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Death . Traditions . Society

What is the reality of death anniversary in Islam?And what should one do when your relatives perform certain rituals that are not a part of Islam but just traditions of that society?Is it fine if I don't attend such rituals?

Remembering the deceased and praying for them or feeding or reciting Quran or arranging a Majlis on their behalf is always good, whether it is done in yearly basis or monthly or weekly or even daily. Attending such gatherings is good specially when you are invited by a relative of a Momin friend to attend. You will have then the reward of accepting the invitation of your relative or a Momin as well as gifting a reward to the deceased. Wahhabism object on such gatherings because of their misunderstanding and narrow-mindedness.
Wassalam.

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Religious Tolerance . Traditions . Greed . Islam . Buddhism . Christianity

I am looking at the different religious traditions and how they view greed. It is described as sin in Christian tradition, poison in Buddhist tradition and I'm wondering how Islam views it?

Nour Tessie Jørgensen, Nour Tessie Jørgensen has an MA in Islamic studies from the University of Copenhagen, Denmark and a degree in Philosophy of Ethics at Al Mustafa International University in Qum, Iran. She works as... Answered 6 years ago

Greed is described by the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and the imams (peace be upon them) as a disgrace, like mentioned in the narration of Imam al-Baqir (a.s.): 'There is no disgrace worse than that of greed.’[Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 286]. Imam al-Hadi (a.s.) described it as ‘an evil characteristic.’[al-Durra al-Bahira, p. 42], and the Prophet (s) furthermore concluded that ‘Greed takes away wisdom from the hearts of the knowledgeable men.’[Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 7576].

It is described as a form of poverty because you are never satisfied with what you have: The Prophet (S) said, ‘Beware of greed for it is ready poverty.’[Kanz al-’Ummal, no. 8852], and a form of slavery because you are a slave to your lower self and its desires: Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘Greed is an eternal slavery.’[Nahjul Balaghah, Saying 180].

Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The servant of Allah is free so far as he remains content. The free man is a slave as long as he is greedy.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 413]

Imam al-Hasan (a.s.), when his father asked him about greed, said, ‘[It is] when you count what is in your hands as a source of honour, while you count what you have given away as a waste.’[Bihar al- Anwar, v. 73, p. 305, no. 23]

A greedy person is a person who cannot be satisfied and won’t look at all the blessing bestowed upon him. That is why he’s always in a state of poverty because he can’t make use of what he already has, as he is always looking for more, Imam al-Sadiq (a.s.) said, ‘Greed is worse than miserliness because a miser is parsimonious in spending what he has, whilst a greedy man covets that which others possess in addition to what he himself possesses, such that whatever he sees in the hands of others he wishes to be his – lawfully or unlawfully. He cannot be satiated, and nor does he derive any benefit from what Allah has granted him.’[Tuhaf al-’Uqul, no. 371, 372].

In reality it is a neglecting of your soul, and despite the greedy person thinks he “deserves” more, and that is the reason why he always wants more, he is neglecting his true being. Imam Ali (a.s.) said, ‘The person most neglectful of his own soul is the one who is full of greed.’[Sharh Nahjul Balaghah li Ibn Abi al-Hadid, v. 18, p. 84]

So where does greed comes from? Imam Ali (a.s.) wrote in his letter to al-Ashtar when he appointed him governor of Egypt, ‘Verily miserliness, cowardice and greed are all evil impulses brought together by entertaining a low opinion of Allah.’[Nahjul Balaghah, Letter 53], he further explained that ‘Cowardice, greed, and miserliness are vile traits that come together as a result of distrust in Allah.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 1837].

Luqman (a.s.) said to his son, exhorting him, ‘If you want to attract Honor in this world, then cut off your greed of drawing advantage from what other people have in their possession; for verily the prophets and the veracious ones achieved what they did by cutting off their greed.’[Qasas al-Anbiya’, p. 195, p. ].