Eminence The Religious Marja Sheikh Muhammad Yaqubi

THE MUSLIM PERSONALITY

THE MUSLIM PERSONALITY I seek Allah’s protection against Satan, the accursed In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent and All-merciful All praise be to Allah Who is alone worthy of all praise as much as it should be. I seek His protection against the evil of my self, for a human soul is certainly prone to evil, unless my Lord do bestow His Mercy. 1 also seek His protection against Satan who always tries to increase my sins. And I seek my Lord’s ...
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THE FESTIVALS OF THE NEW YEAR

THE FESTIVALS OF THE NEW YEAR I seek Allah’s protection against Satan the Accursed In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent, the All-merciful All praise be to Allah the Lord of the Worlds; and all blessings and peace be upon the Messenger of Allah and his Immaculate Household. Our Christian brethren, and many others, celebrate the Christ's birth and the New Year's days with vociferous jollifications and exuberant mirth that include the commitment of many acts of disobedience to Almighty Allah as well as ...
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ACTIVATION OF THE MOSQUE’S ROLE

ACTIVATION OF THE MOSQUE’S ROLE I seek Allah’s protection against Satan, the accursed In the Name of Allah, the All-beneficent and All-merciful All praise be to Allah Who is alone worthy of all praise as much as it should be. Peace and blessings of Allah be upon the Prophet and His Household. MATTERS OF HIGH CONCERN AT THE BEGINNING OF RAMADHAN On the receipt of the holy month of Ramadhan, too many are the topics that can be discussed. On the top of ...
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The Diabolical Projects Prepared for the Arab and Islamic Region

The Diabolical Projects Prepared for the Arab and Islamic Region([1]) Ways of Going Around the Gains of the Nation Day after day, the diabolical plant intended for the Arab and Islamic region within the project of the “Greater Middle East”. The plan aims at tearing apart the unity of those lands and its social fabric, breaking down its states into smaller ones, and weakling regions so that only the Zionist entity([2]) would remain as the prevalent power in the region. Then this ...
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The Wise Leadership Points Out the Maladies and Prescribes the Medicine

The Wise Leadership Points Out the Maladies and Prescribes the Medicine Sheikh Al-Yaqubi (May Allah preserve his noble shadow) answered([1]) a number of questions directed to him by the director of Newsweek magazine’s in Baghdad. Sheikh Al-Yaqubi presented in it the guidelines on how to rid Iraq of its present crisis, and promised to offer more details if the parties of the conflict and the influential powers in Iraq had a real will to reach a solution. His honor the ...
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Obligatory Precaution

Obligatory Precaution Question: Can one refer to another scholar in matters of obligatory precaution? Answer: An issue which isn’t clear with proof in general or it goes against established proofs then yes but in matters that come under precaution, then no because not every matter that has an obligatory precaution is allowed to refer to another. ...
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Confusion between irregular bleeding (istihadha) and menses (haydh)

Confusion between irregular bleeding (istihadha) and menses (haydh) Question: When is it possible to know when the blood which exits from a woman is menses or not? Answer: Menses is known by the dark red color, it doesn’t exceed 10 days nor shorter than 3 days. Any blood that’s seen that doesn’t have such descriptions isn’t menses, and a woman who has a habit of time for example, if she sees any blood outside her habit then she will count that as irregular ...
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Being the most knowledgable is conditional with being followed

Being the most knowledgable is conditional with being followed Question: Is a scholar, who’s to be followed in matters of fiqh, does he have to be the most knowledgeable? Answer: Yes, we make it conditional for a scholar to be the most knowledgeable. ...
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The ruling of Madhi during foreplay

The ruling of Madhi during foreplay Question: What is the ruling of madhi(liquid that comes out during foreplay) that comes out during foreplay with one’s wife, does it break ones wudu and is it impure if it falls ones clothes? Answer: This liquid is pure and doesn’t break ones wudu. ...
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Praying with others from different sects in Islam

Praying with others from different sects in Islam Question: Sometimes we may pray with our Sunni brothers, so how should we pray in such a situation when there’s no turba (clay tablet) available? Answer: Prostration isn’t limited to just turba, one can also use a piece of paper or anything that’s not used for eating or clothing. ...
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Dealing with the Narrations Objecting to the Permissibility of Revolt

Dealing with the Narrations Objecting to the Permissibility of Revolt: (The Fifth). There are many narrations that apparently forbid people from revolting against the authority. Some understood absolute forbiddance based on their interpretation of those stories. Therefore, little by little, they became an excuse that justifies the path of isolationism, negativity, separation from others, and carelessness against public matters. The unjust and licentious rulers are left to do what they want. However, the offerings and behavior of Imams (P) were blessed ...
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Permission to Revolt does not Mean a Certain Political Regime may be Imposed on People

Permission to Revolt does not Mean a Certain Political Regime may be Imposed on People: (Fourth) Permission to revolt does not mean a certain political regime may be imposed on the nation, even if it were righteous as it is. We previously mentioned the issue of the nation’s will in selecting the regime. Without obtaining its will, the regime cannot last, and it will soon collapse. This would indeed harm the Islamic project. Indeed, it is possible to invest rebellion and ...
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Stipulating the Permission of the Scholar-Leader in Revolting against the Authority

Stipulating the Permission of the Scholar-Leader in Revolting against the Authority: (Third) regardless of the ruling of revolting and the possible levels, it is impermissible to revolt against the authority unless a person obtains the permission of the just ruler, who is the Infallible Imam at the time of his presence. The permission would be taken from his deputy who meets the conditions and the qualities of leadership over the nation, when at the time of absence, and the evidence is ...
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Co-existence with the Authority

Legitimacy of Revolting against the authority Here, there is a number of issues to be taken into consideration: Co-existence with the Authority: (The Second), Despite this continuous and tough opposition towards the unjust authorities with their various forms, the Imams (P) performed some sort or case of co-existence with the unjust authorities as they are an imposed de facto status quo. Dealing with them was needed to preserve the group of the believers, to strengthen the religion, and to persevere to raising ...
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Here, there is a number of issues to be taken into consideration

Legitimacy of Revolting against the authority Here, there is a number of issues to be taken into consideration: Rebellion is not limited to armed activity: (First) Rebellion against the authority is not restricted to armed activity exclusively. However, it also includes the declaration of rejecting the authority and publicly disobeying it. This is actually more comprehensive than initiating armed activity. There is no proof that Imams (P) adopted armed confrontation against the authority, despite the fact that they were able to ...
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FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT 5

FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT In the presentation of the following forty Hadiths, I will rather stop at citing the texts of the Hadith than mention the series and ways of narrators. I will also use suitable titles according to their contents. The explanations of these Hadiths will be put off to another occasion. Finally, I will not bind myself with exactly forty Hadiths since traditions ...
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FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT 4

FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT In the presentation of the following forty Hadiths, I will rather stop at citing the texts of the Hadith than mention the series and ways of narrators. I will also use suitable titles according to their contents. The explanations of these Hadiths will be put off to another occasion. Finally, I will not bind myself with exactly forty Hadiths since traditions ...
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FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT 3

FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT In the presentation of the following forty Hadiths, I will rather stop at citing the texts of the Hadith than mention the series and ways of narrators. I will also use suitable titles according to their contents. The explanations of these Hadiths will be put off to another occasion. Finally, I will not bind myself with exactly forty Hadiths since traditions ...
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FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT 2

FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT In the presentation of the following forty Hadiths, I will rather stop at citing the texts of the Hadith than mention the series and ways of narrators. I will also use suitable titles according to their contents. The explanations of these Hadiths will be put off to another occasion. Finally, I will not bind myself with exactly forty Hadiths since traditions ...
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FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT 1

FORTY HADITHS ON THE VIRTUES AND IMPACTS OF THE HOLY QUR'AN AND THE ETIQUETTES OF THE RECITATION OF' IT In the presentation of the following forty Hadiths, I will rather stop at citing the texts of the Hadith than mention the series and ways of narrators. I will also use suitable titles according to their contents. The explanations of these Hadiths will be put off to another occasion. Finally, I will not bind myself with exactly forty Hadiths since traditions ...
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