1. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims
  2. Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

7 Questions

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

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.
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?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.
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?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.
Are celebrating birthdays allowed? Does any celebration that we celebrate today that has origins in pagan traditions become disallowed as a result?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

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.