Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Usually we deal with questions related to practical issues which people experience in their day to day life. Your question looks like very far from day to day life, nevertheless if you want the answer for knowledge, it is obligatory to save our life. Deliberate failure in saving life and causing death is a sinful act. It is not permissible to cause death to yourself even if the only food available to remain alive is pork, but no more than what make you survive.

'Wassalam.

Binary options is new way of investments which must be explained in details to the Marja' of Taqleed to seek the Islamic ruling on it. Please right more details about: What you buy? What you sell? How do you expect profit? What is the reason of loss if any beside the fall of the price?

Some people claim that binary options is like gambling. We can not accept their claim before having authentic evidence based on full details.

After we receive the full details, we will forward it to the Marj' of Taqleed iA.

Wassalam.

That poetry was made by order of the Prophet (SAWA) to register and confirm in the memory of people the great declaration of Ghadeer. The poetry of Hassaan Ibn Thaabit

 يناديهم يوم الغدير نبيهم 

بخمّ وأكرم بالنبي مناديا

Has become one of the important poetry in the history of Islam which recorded the most important order of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA).

Wassalam.

We are been advised to eat less and leave the food when you are still feel wanting to eat more. That will then leave space for drinks and breathing. It comes from your personal experience which makes you able to estimate the one third for food and the other third for drinks and the last third for breathing properly with out feeling full or heavy.

Wassalam..

The criterion for recognising the hypocrites is their negative attitude towards Ameerul Mo'mineen Ali (AS). Virtuous companions have heard from the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) that no one likes Ali but a believer, and no one dislikes Ali but a Munafiq (hypocrite). This authentic Hadeeth is narrated in Saheeh Muslim (number 113) and Musnad Ahmad ibn Hanbal and Tirmithi and Ibn Maajah and many books of Hadeeth.

Wassalam.

Sajda al-Shokr is just one prostration in which we say: Shokran Lillah or Shokran Shokran Shokra. It is recommended to repeat Shokran Lillah or Shokran either three or fives or seven or ten or forty time or more.

'It is highly recommended to perform Sajda al-Shokr after every Salah to thank Allah for granting us His blessings to perform Salah. It is also recommended to repeat it whenever we remember any bounty granted to us, or any harm or danger removed away from us.

Wassalam.

Best books which can uplift and reform us are:

1. Quran especially when you recite it or listen to its recitation with pondering. It is very useful to recite or listen to Sura Qaaf which  is Sura 50 and Sura Yaseen and Sura Arrahmaan.

2. Saheefa Sajjadiya which has got great supplications narrated from Imam Al-Sajjad (AS) in different situations and for different needs. It is a miracle in its meanings and effect on the heart and mind.

3. Sermon of Ameerul Mo'mineen called Sifat al-Muttaqeen which in Nahjul Balaghah.

4. Jaami' al-Sa'adaat book by al-Naraqi. It is translated and published in English.

5. Mir'aat al-Rashaad by Shaikh Abdullah al-Mamaqaani.

It is very useful for uplifting Sprituality to repeat Istighfaar, Salawaat and Laa Ilaaha Illallah as many times as you can, day and night especially in the Sojood (Prostration).

Wassalam.

Yes, Imam Al-Mahdi is granted from Allah ( SWT) the knowledge about our deeds and he feels happy for our good deeds and vice versa. We are encouraged to talk to Imam Al-Mahdi (AS) whenever we want and seek his help, prayers and blessings. Allah (SWT) makes our voice reach to him. We read in the Ziyarah of Ahlul Bayt (AS): I bear witness that you see my place, hear my talk, and reply my Salaam.أشهد أنكم تشهدون مقامي وتسمعون كلامي وتردّون سلامي 

Lovers of Allah, the Prophet and Ahlul Bayt never feel lonely. Imam Al-Mahdi is never far away from his lovers and they are always able to talk to him.

Wassalam.

In Islam, we are allowed to work to earn livelihood for us and our family all around the year. We are not like some communities who think that working in certain days is not allowed.

Working on the day of Eid, every Eid including Eid-ul-Fitr, Eidul Adha, Eid al-Ghadeer which is greatest Eid in Islam is permitted and the money earned is allowed. Even working on Friday is allowed except when the call for Friday Prayer is declared, we have to leave trade and business and go to join the Friday Prayer. Working on Friday before and after Friday Prayers is allowed.

It is Makrouh (Disliked) to work on Ashura being the day of the greatest tragedy in Islam, and we know that Makrouh is disliked but not Haraam.

Wassalam.

It is wrong and harmful to compare what Allah (SWT) has given us with others. Comparing with others can make us less appreciative to the bounty of Allah on us, and even under estimating the bounty and ungrateful to Allah (SWT). Comparing with others make us lose the real taste of the bounty. Prophetic advice to Abu Thar: Never look in worldly matters to those who have more than you, as that can make you disrespect the bounty of Allah on you.

If your fiancée compare you with other men, will you like that?

We need to thank Allah (SWT) for every bounty He granted us and never look at others.

Wassalam.

Simply, everything is Taahir for you unless and until you know for sure that it is Najis. This is a rule in jurisprudence based on a narration of Ammar from Imam Jafar Al-Sadiq (AS) stating : Everything is ritually clean till you know that it is ritually unclean. (Wasaa'il al-Shia, V.2, Section 37 on Nijasah). 

 Your doubt in this matter does not make any difference. You are ritually clean because you are just doubting and not sure that your body became Najis.

Wassalam.

Imamah is the divine leadership after the Prophet (SAWA) to lead and guide Muslims to the real teachings of Islam. It was mentioned in hundreds of times by the Prophet (SAWA) including the greatest announcement in Islam on the Day of Ghadeer when the Prophet ordered all Muslims to give allegiances to Ali as the commander of the faithful.

Muslims are required to obey the Prophet (SAWA) as Allah (SWT) says in Quran : Who obeys the Prophet has in fact obeyed Allah.(Sura Annisaa', verse 80).

There are hundreds of authentic narrations in Sunni books about this most authentic prophetic order

Wassalam.