Sunni-Shi'a

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I have heard that Iranians were Sunni's who were forced by the sword to accept the Shia faith. Is this authentic history or propaganda?

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 week ago

This claim is baseless. Those who claim this false story say that Safawi ruler forced Sunni to follow Shia faith. Millions of Iranians are still Sunnis and no one forced any one to accept Shia faith. Safawis ruled over many countries including Iran, Afghanistan and parts of Indian subcontinent but history never recorded any force on any one in the matter of faith. Till today Sunnis of those areas are still Sunnis. This fact itself is a living evidence against that false claim.

Wassalam.

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Community . Ahl al-Bayt . Sunni-Shi'a

I have followed the Ahlul Bayt since 2009. However, I took my Shahadah in a Salaf community in 2006. Is it recommended that I reaffirm my Shahadah declaring Ali (a) as the rightful Imam?

When you believed in the fact that Ahlul Bayt (AS) are the real divine leaders of Islam after the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and followed them, you don't need to declare that in the form of Shahada. You should be already doing that in Azan أذان and Iqama إقامه.

It is good to say that again if you wish but it is not a condition for being a follower of Ahlul Bayt (AS) as far as you believe in it.

Wassalam.

132228

Mosque . Sunni-Shi'a . Jumu'ah

I relocated to a region that whose mosque does not condone the practice of the Shia. I have also heard reports of violence occurring at this location. In light of this situation, is it permissible to observe Jumuah prayer remotely?

Jum'a Prayer has many conditions including that it should not be performed if another valid Jum'a Prayer is been performed in radius of 3 miles. If the Jum'a Prayer near your area is not valid according to Ahlul Bayt (AS), then you are allowed to perform a valid Jum'a Prayer with minimum of five participants including the leading person who must be having all the conditions including being 'Aadil ( pious) with perfect recitation of the Prayers.

Wassalam.

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Shura . Iran . Iraq . Sunni-Shi'a

Why do the Shia condemn the Shura system of early Khulafa while they have adopted similar systems in Iran and Iraq?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 week ago

Shura, as done during early Islamic history, is not the same thing as modern voting, a modern parliament, or modern democracy. Modern democracy developed recently in history, and some Muslims back-project it and claim it has roots in Islam by saying it is like shura. However, modern democracy is different from shura, and this is not an accurate analogy; rather, it is a form of apologetics.

In any case, the Shii belief is that the succession to the Prophet (S) was appointed by Allah and people did not have the right to choose it - neither by shura nor by a one-person-one-vote system - just as people do not have the right to choose how many times a day they say formal prayers, or what month to fast in.

However, Allah has not appointed specific individuals to be our political leaders presently, so we use other systems of governance and selection of leaders.

Furthermore, when you read the history of what actually happened during the selection of the first three caliphs, you see that some things happened that were questionable or politically motivated for an agenda, and it was not that everyone got together and simply discussed with sincerity and equality who should be the next leader. The scenario was different for each caliph. When you read what happened, you see it is nothing like voting today where every person has a single vote and the majority wins. You can look into that in history books.

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Husband . Divorce . Sunni-Shi'a

Should a woman get divorced from her Sunni husband when she comes to know after her marriage that the Shia sect is the right one to follow?

Divorce is not the way in such cases but to try to explain to him the facts which you discovered about the Real Islam, so that he may realize as well. If he refuses the evidence and insists on that, you can continue with him as far as he does not obstacle or disturb your religious freedom or practice.

I advise you to keep on explaining and giving him useful information which can help him to know what he does not.

Wassalam.

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Hadith . Sunni-Shi'a . Prophet Muhammad . Prophet Dawud

I am a Shia Muslim and I read an article by Sayyid A. Amiruddin that says that Prophet Muhammad (s) was from the tribe of David and he mentioned a Hadith attributed to Imam Jafar Sadiq as evidence. Does there exist such a narration?

We don't have such narration suggesting the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) is from the tribe David. David is from Ishaq (AS) while Prophet Muhammad is from Ismael (AS).

You need to ask the person who claims that to provide authentic evidence supporting his claim.

Wassalam.

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Traditions . Fadak . Sunni . Sunni-Shi'a . Ilm al-Rijal

Are there any traditions regarding Fadak from authentic Shia narrators? Or is it only mentioned in Sunni books?

Fadak was mentioned in many authentic narration in Shia and Sunni books. The narrations about Fadak in Shia books are so many that many scholars complied whole books on this matter.

Wassalam.

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Narrations . Ahl al-Bayt . Sunni-Shi'a . Qur'anic Exegesis (Tafsir)

Are the contents of the book Shawahid al-Tanzil by a Sunni scholar that has narrations about the virtues of Imam Ali and the Ahlul Bayt considered reliable?

Shawaahid Al-Tanzeel by al-Hasakaani شواهد التنزيل للحسكاني is well known book containing many Hadeeths fron Sunni sources in favor of Imam Ali (AS).

Wassalam.

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Nasibi . Sunni-Shi'a . Qur'an

Is it allowed for Shia Muslims to listen to a Quran recitation of a Sunni reciter? Are we allowed to listen to a recitation by someone known to be a Nasibi?

We are allowed to listen to any reciter of Quran as far as he does not openly deny the main orders of Quran.

Nasibi is the open enemy of Ahlul Bayt (AS) which means the he is rejecting the Quranic verses in favor of Ahlul Bayt (AS). Nasibi is in fact an enemy of Quran even if he recites or memorise it. We should avoid supporting any Nasibi.

'Wassalam.

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Hell . Sects . Sunni-Shi'a

Some people say that Shia will go to hell and they say that Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) said that out of 73 sects only one sect will go to paradise. Is this true?

Shia Muslims are the real followers of the authentic teachings of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) and they will be going with him where ever he goes. The Prophet himself called his most pious followers as Shia of Ali as you see many Sunni books like:1. Shawaahid Al-Tanzeel by al-Hasakaani, V. 2, P. 66.

2. Al-Durr Al-Manthour by al-Siyooti, V.6, P. 379.

3. Yanabee' al-Mawaddah by al-Qandouzi Al-Hanafi, P.62.

4. Al-Manaaqib by al-Khawarizmi , P. 187.

5. Al-Sawa'iq al-Mohriqa by Ibn Hajar , P. 96.

6. Tafseer Al-Tabari, V.3, P. 146.

7. Tathkirat Al-Khawaass by Ibn Al-Jawzi, P.18.

8. Fat-h al-Qadeer by al-Shawkani, V.5, P.477.

and many other Sunni books.

Wassalam.

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Sunni-Shi'a . Imam Ali

As a Sunni Muslim I always heard that Shia Muslims believe Ali (ra) is greater than Prophet Muhammad (SAW)? Is this true?

Seyed Ali Shobayri, Seyed Ali Shobayri is of mixed Iranian and Scottish descent who found the path of the Ahlul Bayt (a) by his own research. He holds a BA in Islamic Studies from Middlesex University through the... Answer updated 2 months ago

Bismillah,

Asalamu Alaykom,

What you heard is completely false. The Prophet Mohammad (sawa) is the greatest of all creation and if anyone puts someone above his status, they are out of Islam. Such a belief would also contradict the ahadith of the shia which clearly state not to put anyone above Rasullah (sawa)

May Allah swt grant you success

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Sunni-Shi'a

Some Sunnis have criticised the Shia for wearing black too often, saying that the Prophet's favourite colour was white. What is the response to this objection?

Islam is not a fashion show. Many Muslims today focus on things that are not important, and judge and criticize people for minor things while the world is burning.

Our big problems are dictatorship, economic inequity, racism, classism, consumerism, materialism, shirk through worshipping the ego or false ideologies, poverty, warfare, social breakdown, and environmental degradation. What color clothing people are wearing is not the big problem. It is allowed to wear black clothing or white clothing or any other color clothing, and it is wrong to prohibit the things that Allah has allowed. There are enough haraam things.

Their criticism is based on a sense of dislike of the other (a sort of tribalism - those people are different from us and do things different from us, so they must be wrong), and if they don't criticize this, they will find something else to criticize. This attitude is one of the defects that some human beings have - people often fear or dislike people who are different than themselves and who seem "foreign". It is one of the things that Islam should ideally remove from people, but sometimes there is still progress to be made.

Besides, in places like Saudi Arabia, it is normal for women to wear black outside, and women are half the population, so it is really a strange criticism.

And, many people say that green was the Prophet's (S) favorite color. This is somewhat beside the point, but just putting it out there.

Also there is no requirement in Shi'ism to wear black, it is simply a custom that has developed in many places during certain time periods. But Shi'is are religiously allowed to wear any color they want.