Alhassanain(p) Network for Heritage and Islamic Thought

Islamic Laws

Author: Ayatullah Seyyed Ali Sistani
Publisher: World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities
Category:

• Important Note
• Taqlid: Following a Mujtahid
• Taharat
• Pure and Mixed Water
• I. Kurr water
• II. Under-Kurr Water
• III. Running Water
• IV. Rain Water
• V. Well Water
• Rules Regarding Waters
• Rules concerning Use of Lavatory
• Istibra
• Mustahab and Makrooh Acts
• Najis Things
• Urine and Faeces
• Semen
• Dead Body
• Blood
• Dogs and Pigs
• Kafir
• Alcoholic Liquor
• Beer (Fuqa')
• Ways of Proving Najasat
• How a Clean (tahir/pak) Thing Becomes Najis
• Rules Regarding Najasaat
• Mutahhiraat
• I. Water
• II. Earth
• III. The Sun
• IV. Transformation (Istihala)
• V. Change (Inqilab)
• VI. Transfer (Intiqal)
• VII. Islam
• VIII. Subjection (Taba'iyat)
• IX. Removal of Najisul Ayn
• X. Istibra of an Animal which Eats Najasat
• XI. Disappearance of a Muslim
• XII. Flowing out of Blood of a Slaughtered Animal in Normal Quantity
• Rules About Utensils
• Wudhu
• Wudhu By Immersion (Wudhu Irtimasi)
• Recommended Supplications
• Condition for the Validity of Wudhu
• Things for which Wudhu is Obligatory
• Things which Invalidate Wudhu
• Jabira Wudhu
• Ghusl: Obligatory Baths
• Rules Regarding Janabat
• Forbidden Acts for those in Janabat
• Things which are Makrooh for Junub
• Ghusl for Janabat
• Tartibi
• Irtimasi
• Rules About Ghusl
• Kinds of Blood Seen by Women
• Istihaza
• Rules of Istihaza
• Hayz
• Rules for the Haaez
• Types of Women in Hayz
• Some Further Details are Given Below About Haaez
• Women having the habit of time are of two types
• Women Having the Habit of Fixed Duration
• Mudhtaribah
• Mubtadea
• Nasiya
• Various Rules Related to Hayz
• Nifas
• Ghusl for Touching a Dead Body
• Rules Related to a Dying Person
• Rules to Follow After the Death
• The Obligation of Ghusl, Kafan, Salat and Dafn
• The Method of Ghusl of Mayyit
• Rules Regarding Kafan
• Rules of Hunut
• Rules of Salat al-Mayyit
• Method of Salat al-Mayyit
• Mustahab Acts of Salat al-Mayyit
• Rules About Burial of the Dead Body
• Exhumation
• Mustahab Ghusls
• Tayammum
• Things on which Tayammum is Allowed
• Method of Performing Tayammum Instead of Ghusl or Wudhu
• Orders Regarding Tayammum
• Rules of Salat (Part I of III)
• Obligatory Salat
• Obligatory Daily Salat
• Time for Zuhr and Asr Prayers
• Salat al-Jumuah
• Time for Maghrib and Isha Prayers
• Time for Fajr Prayers
• Rules Regarding Salat Times
• The Prayers which should be Performed in Sequence
• Mustahab Prayers
• The Timings of Daily Nafilah Prayers
• Ghufayla Prayers
• Rules of Qibla
• Covering the Body in Prayers
• Conditions for Dress Worn during Prayers
• Exceptional Cases
• Mustahab Things
• Makrooh Things
• Rules of Salat (Part II of III)
• Place where Salat should be prayed
• Mustahab Places for Offering Prayers
• Places where Offering Prayers is Makrooh
• Rules Regarding a Mosque
• Adhan and Iqamah
• Obligatory Acts Relating to Salat
• Niyyat
• Takbiratul Ehram
• Qiyam (To Stand)
• Rules of Salat (Part III of III)
• Qir'at (Reciting the Surah Al-Hamd and Other Surah of Holy Qur'an)
• Ruku (Bowing)
• Sujood
• Things on which Sajdah is Allowed
• Obligatory Sajdahs in the Holy Qur'an
• Tashahhud
• Salam in the Prayers
• Tartib (Sequence)
• Muwalat (Maintenance of Succession)
• Qunut
• Translation of Prayers
• Ta'qib (Duas after Prayers)
• Salawat on the Holy Prophet
• Things which Invalidate Prayers
• Things which are Makrooh in Prayers
• Occasions when Obligatory Prayers can be Broken
• Doubts in the Prayers
• Doubts Which Make Prayers Void
• Doubts Which May Be Ignored
• Doubts Which Are Valid
• Method of Offering Salat al-Ihtiyat
• Sajdatus Sahv (Sajdah for Forgotten Acts)
• The Method of Offering Sajdatus Sahv
• Qadha of the Forgotten Sajdah and Tashahhud
• Addition and Omission of the Acts and Condition of Prayers
• Prayers of a Traveller (Musafir)
• Miscellaneous Rules
• Qadha Prayers
• Qadha Prayers of a Father is Obligatory on the Eldest Son
• Congregational Prayers
• Qualification of an Imam of Congregational Prayers
• Rules of Congregational Prayers
• Guidelines for Imam and the Follower
• Things which are Makrooh in Congregational Prayers
• Salat al-Ayaat
• Method of Offering Salat al-Ayaat
• Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha Prayers
• Hiring a Person to Offer Prayers
• Fasting (Part I of II)
• Niyyat for Fasting
• Things which make a Fast void
• I. Eating and Drinking
• II. Sexual Intercourse
• III. Istimna (Masturbation)
• IV. Ascribing Lies to Allah and His Prophet
• V. Letting Dust Reach One's Throat
• VI. Immersing One's Head in Water
• VII. Remaining in Janabat or Haidh or Nifas Till Fajr Time
• VIII. Enema
• IX. Vomiting
• Rules Regarding Things which Invalidate a Fast
• Fasting (Part II of II)
• Things which are Makrooh for a Person Observing Fast
• Obligatory Qadha Fast and Kaffarah
• Kaffarah for Fast
• Occasions on which it is Obligatory to Observe the Qadha Only
• Rules Regarding the Qadha Fasts
• Method of Ascertaining the First Day of a Month
• Haraam and Makrooh Fasts
• Mustahab Fasts
• Mustahab Precautions
• Khums
• Profit from Earning
• Minerals
• Treasure - Trove
• When Halal Property gets mixed up with Haraam Property
• Gems Obtained by Sea Diving
• Spoils of War
• Disposal of Khums
• Zakat (Part I of II)
• Zakat of Wheat, Barley, Dates and Raisins
• Minimum Taxable Limit of Gold
• Taxable Limit of Silver
• Zakat Payable on Camel, Cow and Sheep (including Goat)
• Minimum Taxable Limit of Camels
• The Minimum Taxable Limit of Cows
• Taxable limit of Sheep (Including Goats)
• Zakat on Business Goods
• Zakat (Part II of II)
• Disposal of Zakat
• Qualifications of those Entitled to Receive Zakat
• Intention of Zakat
• Miscellaneous Rules of Zakat
• Zakat of Fitrah
• Disposal of Fitra
• Miscellaneous Matters Regarding Fitrah
• Hajj
• Transactions (Part I of III)
• Rules Regarding Purchase and Sale
• Mustahab Acts
• Makrooh Transactions
• Haraam Transactions
• Conditions of a Seller and a Buyer
• Conditions Regarding Commodity and What is Obtained in Exchange
• Formula of Purchase and Sale
• Purchase and Sale of Fruits
• Cash and Credit
• Conditions for Contract by Advance Payment
• Laws Regarding Advance Payment Contract
• Sale of Gold and Silver Against Gold and Silver
• Circumstances in Which One Has a Right to Cancel a Transaction
• Miscellaneous Rules
• Transactions (Part II of III)
• Laws of Partnership
• Orders Regarding Compromise
• Rules Regarding Lease/Rent
• Conditions Regarding the Property Given on Lease
• Conditions for the Utilisation of the Property Given on Lease
• Miscellaneous Rules Relating to Lease/Rent
• Rules Regarding Ju'ala (Payment of Reward)
• Rules Regarding Muzari'ah (Temporary Sharecropping Contract)
• Transactions (Part III of III)
• Rules Regarding Musaqat and Mugharisa
• Persons Who Have No Right of Disposal or Discretion Over Their Own Property 
• Rules Regarding Agency (Wakalat)
• Rules Regarding Debt or Loan
• Rules Regarding Hawala (Transferring the debts etc.)
• Rules Regarding Mortgage (Rahn)
• Rules Regarding Surety (Zamanat)
• Rules Regarding Personal Guarantee For Bail (Kafalat)
• Rules Regarding Deposit Or Custody Or Trust (Amanat)
• Rules Regarding Borrowing, Lending (Ariyat)
• Marriage (Part I of II)
• Marriage Formula
• The Method of Pronouncing the Marriage Formula
• Conditions of Pronouncing Nikah
• Occasions When Husband or Wife Can Nullify Nikah
• Women With Whom Matrimony is Haraam
• Rules Regarding Permanent Marriage
• Marriage (Part II of II)
• Mut'ah (Temporary Marriage)
• Looking At Non-Mahram
• Miscellaneous Rules Concerning Marriage
• Rules Regarding Suckling a Child
• How To Breast Feed A Child
• Miscellaneous Rules Regarding Nursing a Child
• Divorce
• Iddah of Divorce (The Waiting Period after Divorce)
• Iddah (Waiting Period) of a Widow
• Irrevocable and Revocable Divorce
• Orders Regarding Return (Ruju')
• Khula' Divorce or Talaqul Khula'
• Mubarat Divorce
• Various Rules Regarding Divorce
• Usurpation (Ghasb)
• Rules of the Lost Property When Found
• Slaughtering and Hunting of Animals
• Method of Slaughtering Animals
• Conditions of Slaughtering Animals
• Method of Slaughtering a Camel
• Mustahab Acts While Slaughtering Animals
• Makrooh Acts
• Hunting with Weapons
• Hunting with a Retriever (Hunting Dog)
• Hunting of Fish and Locust
• Rules of Things Allowed to Eat and Drink 
• Eating Manners
• Acts which are unworthy to do while taking a meal
• Manners of Drinking Water
• Vow and Covenant
• Vow (Nazr)
• Rules Regarding Oath (Qasam)
• Rules Regarding Waqf
• Rules Regarding Will (Wasiyyat)
• Inheritance
• Inheritance of the First Group
• Inheritance of the Second Group
• Inheritance of the Third Group
• Inheritance By The Husband and the Wife
• Miscellaneous Rules of Inheritance