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How can I serve the Shia community effectively as a civil servant, given my concerns about corruption within the system and my fear that fulfilling my duties might lead to getting involved in unethical practices?

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... Answered 1 month ago

Serving the people in general and the community is a noble task as we read in the Hadeeth from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA): Best of people are those who serve and benefit them. System in many countries can have corruption or corrupted persons, but sincere civil servants keep themselves away from corruption and corrupted persons and try to sincerely serve for the sake of Allah. Unethical practices must be avoided all the time.

Wassalam.

204377

Matam. Children. Sunni-Shi'a

Why do Shia Muslims perform Matam or chest-beating? Did any of the children or descendants of Imam Ali (AS) ever perform it? If not, is there a valid reason, with references, that explains the origin and justification of this practice?

Chest beating is an action to express grief and sadness. It goes back to centuries as we read in Hadeeth books that Aysha daughter of Abu Bakr used to beat her face and chest (Dala'il al-Nobowwah by Al-Bayhaqi V.7, P.213 and Musnad Ahmad Ibn Hanbal V.43, P. 369.

Wassalam.

204318

Father. Ego. Wife

Is it right for me to confront my father about hurting my mother, knowing it may upset him? His manipulative behavior and lack of support are impacting my mental health, and I feel anxious watching my mother suffer emotionally while he disrespects her.

You must always respect your parents no matter how they behave and you must avoid any act or word which can hurt their feelings. Even if ur father is misbehaving with ur mother u are not to confront him as it can hurt his feelings and cause disrespect to him. You can support your mother emotionally with out disrespecting your father.

Wassalam.

202504

Shirk. Sustenance. Imamah. Majlis

Is it considered allowed, or is it Shirk, to request sustenace from our Imams and to assert that Hazrat Ali (AS) distributes Rizq, as I have observed in several Majalis?

We seek the intercession شفاعة of the most humble servants of Allah (SWT). Allah is the only who distribute Riza as He is The Razzaq, and we seek our Riza from Allah (SWT) with the intercession from His Most beloved servants, Muhammad and his Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Wassalam.

198953

Money. Mobile application

Is it legitimate to earn money through an app that rewards me with points redeemable for cash for playing games, helping developers, without any entry fees or competition?

The money which you earn should be for a lawful work which never involve misguiding or harming others. When the work is lawful then the income from it becomes lawful.

Wassalam.

199950

Revenge

Is it permissible in Islam to hurt or harm someone in retaliation after they have harmed you?

We are not allowed to do wrong against those who wronged us in retaliation. We are allowed to defend ourselves in a proper way with out doing wrong or injustice. The wrong of others against us can never allow our wronging them.

Wassalam.

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Najis. Water. Clothing

I washed a Najis cloth by pouring water three times without rinsing, thinking it became pure. I then touched items with the wet cloth. Now that I know the proper method of purification, are those items I touched considered Najis?

If the water you poured was Qaleel ( Less then 384 liters) ) then it is still Najis, but if the water poured was Kurr (384 liters or more) or tab or current water, then the clothes are Taahir.

Wassalam.

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Waswasa. Peace. Doubt. Salah (Prayers). Wudu (Ablution)

I keep doubting my prayers and Wudu, repeating them even though I know it’s waswasa. How can I stop these obsessive doubts and find peace?

Zaid Alsalami, Shaykh Dr Zaid Alsalami is an Iraqi born scholar, raised in Australia. He obtained a BA from Al-Mustafa University, Qom, and an MA from the Islamic College in London. He also obtained a PhD from... Answered 2 months ago

Bismihi ta'āla

Ignore these intrusive thoughts. What ignore means is dont repeat. Whatever the circumstance may be, to avoid developing waswasah, dont repeat. This is your fiqhi duty.

And Allah knows best