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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

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I live in Nigeria and I wrote a letter to the Imam of the age (AJTF) but now I have no water to put it in. The wells here are used by both Christians and Muslims so I do not want it to be taken when someone goes to fetch water. What should I do?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

You can put it is any will or water near your area. If there is no water at all, then you can burry it.

Wassalam.
In which Jihad wars did Imam Hassan AS and Imam Hussain AS fight against non-Muslims for the sake of Islam?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

The narrations claiming that Imam Hasan (AS) or Imam Husain (AS) fought in wars under the leadership of others are not authentic at all. We don't have any narrations in our books in this regards. Some Sunni authors like Ibn Khaldoon claimed that but with out any authentic evidence or reliable source. Ibn Khuldoon himself lived in the eighth Hijra century and never witnessed nor heard from any authentic narrators.

All the life of Ahlul Bayt (AS) was great Jihad to protect Islam and Islam remained intact just because of the Jihad of Ahlul Bayt (AS).

Wassalam.
Are Muslims allowed to practice yoga?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If yoga was just a physical training or sport exercise, there was no reason in asking whether it is allowed for Muslim to practice it or not. As yoga has been taken by some Hindu groups and propagated as a Hindu practice, many Muslims from the subcontinent have doubts about it as they don't want to support Hindu propaganda.

I advise you to seek the opinion of respected scholars in your area whether yoga is taken by people there as just sport or people take it as part of Hindu religious practice?

If your community or your society looks at yoga as part of Hindu practice, then you as a Muslim should not support spreading their propaganda.

If your society looks at yoga as a sport like football or basketball or swimming which has no link with Hindu or any non Muslim faith, then it will be allowed for you to practice it. 
Wassalam.
Do you only get rewards if you give donations to Muslims, or can you get rewarded for helping non-Muslims too such as homeless people?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

It is highly recommended to help any living being in need even animals. Helping non Muslims who are in need is very good keeping in mind the right of our own needy brothers and sisters in faith and our responsibility towards them. We should not neglect helping our own brothers and sisters in need before helping others as it said ( Charity starts at home).

We also need to avoid helping those non Muslims who use the money not in food or medicine of cloth but in alcohol or drugs etc.