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Salamun alaykum. It seems that many Imamis (i.e. Shia) are breaking their fast with a date, then praying Salat al-Maghrib and Salat al-Ishaa, then eating a full meal. This is not mustahhab. It is mustahhab to pray Salat, then break your fast. Abbas Qummi says in his Mafaateeh al-Jinaan: "First, to open one's fast and it is mustahhab to do so after the ishaa prayer, unless one is feeling weak, or when others are waiting for one to join". Sistani says: 1759. It is Mustahab that a person breaks his fast after offering Maghrib and Isha prayers. However, if he feels terribly inclined to eat, so much that he cannot concentrate on the prayers, or if someone is waiting for him, it is better that he should break his fast first and offer the prayers later. However, as far as possible, he should try to offer the prayers during the prime time (Fadheelat). It seems they based this on the following ahadeeth: al-Kafi, volume 4, page 101, hadeeth 3: [3] عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْإِفْطَارِ قَبْلَ الصَّلَاةِ أَوْ بَعْدَهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ قَوْمٌ يَخْشَى أَنْ يَحْبِسَهُمْ عَنْ عَشَائِهِمْ فَلْيُفْطِرْ مَعَهُمْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُصَلِّ وَ لْيُفْطِرْ Ali bin Ibraheem reported from his father from Ibn Abi Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabi who said: Once I asked Abu Abdillah (A) about breaking the fast - if it is before or after Salat? He (the Imam) said: If he (the imam of salat) is afraid of keeping them (?) from their dinner, first it is is breaking fast with them; otherwise, first is salat then it is breaking the fast. (Grading of chain: Hasan) at-Tahdheeb al-Ahkaam, volume 4, (book 51), p198, hadeeth 6: [6] عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي رَمَضَانَ تُصَلِّي ثُمَّ تُفْطِرُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْإِفْطَارَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مَعَهُمْ فَلَا تُخَالِفْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ أَفْطِرْ ثُمَّ صَلِّ وَ إِلَّا فَابْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَكَ فَرْضَانِ الْإِفْطَارُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَأْ بِأَفْضَلِهِمَا وَ أَفْضَلُهُمَا الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ تُصَلِّي وَ أَنْتَ صَائِمٌ فَتُكْتَبُ صَلَاتُكَ تِلْكَ فَتَخْتِمُ بِالصَّوْمِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ (Grading of chain: Saheeh I think) at-Tahdheeb al-Ahkaam, volume 4, (book 51), p199, hadeeth 11: [11] عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ أَحْمَدَ ابْنَيِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِمَا عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلصَّائِمِ إِنْ قَوِيَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُفْطِر (Grading of chain: Technically mursal, but likely to be saheeh i think) I do not have translations for the latter two hadeeths :( May Allah help us increase in the number of mustahhab actions we perform.

i love the way iran names roads, for example bobby sands street in tehran, where the uk embassy is located!!!! :D (he is a hero of mine and i have met many of his fellow inmates and got many books about him) sometimes, the iranians do something which is so classy, funny and brilliant it just leaves you speechless

Thoughts: Wow.. Sleepless Night.. :rolleyes:

Lets maintain akhlaq brothers :P

Imam Ali (as) said that it's easy to take a man to the floor, but a real man can control his anger.

Salam, May I change the the words "directly to the Ahlul Bait (as)" to "directly through the Ahlul Bait (as)". Layman

Iranian food is delicious. We use spices that aren't hot yet very aromatic. We love saffron! ( because its expensive and posh, jokin) Iranian food is probably less oily.

No, they're running away from the Salafists. Would you go back into your town if there's a war going on in there? That's what wars do, they cause refugees. When Hezbollah was battling the Israelis in 06, nearly the whole region became empty, and all the refugees were pro-Hezbollah. What's your point? I guess all those people are Alawis too LOL Enough with your sectarianism. Riyadh Propaganda needs to be taken back to Riyadh and a thermo-nuclear warhead needs to turn that terrorist nest into a big glass crater along with all those Wahhabi scum using their Petro$$ to export their extremist terrorist ideology around the world. That's exactly my point, exactly! If Bashar and Ba'athists in Iraq were Pro-Washington/Tel-Aviv, you think any of this would happen? It'd only happen if they were going to be overthrown by one Pro-Washington/Tel-Aviv regime and replaced by another. Hamas isn't a 'Kafir' regime, yet they still gather up the Salafist terrorists and put them in jail.

Do you have any Ramadan traditions in your family? In our house we always make stuffed koussa and grape leaves the first day of Ramadan and we have potatoes, salad, and maggi soup every night or my husband turns into a cry baby(I get sick of potatoes and soup).

How could there be 14 infallibles if there were only 5 covered by the Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam with the Kisaa including himself? Sunni/Shia Valid references only please. Thanks.

Good. Let us suppose we had only golden chain for the infallibility of Imamain (a.s) or their divinity then you know what your objection would have been? Then your stance would have been "The only evidence available with you is golden chain where Imamain (a.s) themselves claimed Imamat and their divinity and this can not be verified through some independent source" . Basically you have no point in your favour. It is good that both types of reports are available. One you referred is by Abdullah Bin Abbas (r.a) and on the other hand Imamain (a.s) themselves declared the Imamat and divine leadership of the subsequent Imam and so and so on. So the Imamat and its infallibility is proved not only through golden chain but also through an independent reporter.

(salam) I've been listening to al-juhanee recently, he's pretty good, the videos on you tube are not so good, but you can listen to him here (though in terms of learning through listening to him, i think there are better, he is a bit fast) http://quranicaudio.com/quran/1

(salam) Abu Bakr and Umar were commanded by the Holy Prophet (pbuh) to go on a campaign, under the leadership of Usama. They did not participate. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) cursed those who did not participate the campaign. The Holy Prophet (pbuh) never told Abu Bakr to lead the Salah in his final day. The decision to send Abu Bakr to the mosque was made by Ayesha. When The Prophet (pbuh) came to know about this event, he was quite angry. He was taken to the mosque by Ibn Abbas and Ali(as). The Prophet (pbuh) prayed the Salah there. Abu Bakr had to step aside and give the position of the Imam to the Prophet. This is from the Sunni book. Please look it up. Also, you can look up another hadith where someone asked Ayesha if she remembered who were the two men who took the Prophet to the mosque when he was very sick in his final day. Ayesha named Ibn Abbas and the other "guy". This is where the hadith narrator said that Ayesha knew who the other man was but she did not like to speak about him.

She is right.. She's mahram to you. She can wear football shorts with you around. As long as no na-mehram can see her.

If you can't get past basic logic to understand why this question is nonsensical, there is nothing more to say. Kindly take a hike. Your post is otherwise good, but seriously, you people are very insulting. Stop talking about Syria as if it is a vegetable. Have something respect.

(bismillah) (wasalam) I believe rijaal and isnaad criticism is less important to our madhab, especially in fiqh, because of the tawattur of our narrations, the closeness of their recording to the Imams' عليهم السلام lifetimes, and the strong qaraa'in able to establish the sihat of practices - these are all things Sunni ahaadeeth do not have. Just open up a chapter in Wasaa'il on a Wajib/Fardh issue and you'll find several ahaadeeth from different narrators and companions of the Imams عليهم السلام - sometimes different Imams عليهم السلام. The narratives generally have the same meaning - barring taqiyyah. The correctness in matn of the narrations is much stronger given these ahaadeeth were written during the Imams' lives and the chains are much shorter. And because jurisprudence, rijaal, everything was be codified and organized while the Ma`sumeen عليهم السلام were around, we can use things such as ijma` of the Imams' companions رضوان الله عليهم to see what is authentic and what is not. Similarly to earliest of our Fuqahaa' رحمهم الله up to the beginning of the Greater Occultation. Qaraa'in has an important place in our madhhab. Sunni narrations on the other hand rely heavily on rijaal due to the great singularity of their fiqh narrations - which is why most of their ahkaam is derived from ra'i and qiyas - and many times on tafseer of ayaat (which there is much ikhtilaaf on...all of it). They started compiling narrations about 100 years or more after the wafaat of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. Their isnaads are much longer than ours cause they have to go farther back - so a larger gap to obscure meaning/error in transmission. They can't really rely on the practice of a community or anything cause there is no Ma`sum around (according to them) whose opinion they are trying to identify within the consensus. They have their own notion of ijma` that is logically and practically flawed as well - as well anachronistically applied. There is also that late determination of what exactly was and wasn't Sunnah in non-Shi'ism. Many times "Sunnah" was what the community, political leaders, etc did - not particular the ways of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم. Let's not forget that without their blanket statement of flawless narration/`adalah of all the "Companions," they have no source of religion. Let's face it, if they had to historically try to reanalyze the actions and character of each companion individually, they would have nothing...lots and lots of majaheel. There, that is my two scents worth. في أمان الله

The Syrian government may be cruel but it at least opposes the global status quo, at least it tries to keep a united Syria, gives relatively equal opportunities to all communities. The protesters to me seem naive, will toppling Assad stop inflation, or end unemployment? The protesters themselves are ruining their countries economy. Like Libya, toppling Assad will just start a civil war between the Alawites and Sunnis, start a cycle of sectarian bloodshed and pesecution, the Alawites had been oppressed by Sunnis for centuries, now for a few decades they have had a taste of power for the first time, dont think they'll let go of power without a real fight. Syria might even fragment (which i think would be better for it) Iran's support for the Baath government is understandable, Syria is useful for Iran. In this world everyone is a hypocrite about something or another. But at least Iran resists the global status quo. If they simply wanted power and ease, they could easily have cosyed upto the west and Israel anytime and the the Ayatollahs would have become the west's holy cows like Gulf Arab royalty and the Shah of Iran. OP you keep saying that people either support the Syrian government or the Syrian Muslims, are you making Takfeer of the Syrian government and the Alawites?

Did u forget a few hezb guys were arrested in Mubaraks Egypt ? Justice4all i have an honest question for you ! Were you this outspoken during the 2006 war ? were u this outspoken when Israeli jets were using jordanian airspace to refuel its jets so it could bomb more lebanese civilians ? where u this outspoken when gazans were being slaughtered ? i dont think you were... But oh my goodness, a shiite or anything resembling a shiite does something to a salafi you play victim and scream massacre !!! The biggest kalb of all time, salahdine, slaughtered more shia then he did crusaders, where is the justice4all there ? Im with ya Aba, and as for everyone else on this site, this is politics and if you havent been in the game, or experienced it first hand, then you guys have no clue whats going on ! All these wars in the middle east and on sunni lands might be new to a whole lot of you, but we lebanese are more then experienced in it... We know a load of crock when we see one. Salams

Well the point is Robert fisk is someone who has an absolute disliking for the Syrian regime,yet he does not entertain the garbage that Hezbollah or Iran are in Syria killing syrians,I watched that interview over 6 weeks ago so iif I misquoted a few things then My mistake but what cracks me up is how you guys like to clutch at straws, yous are soooo desperate to proove Hezbollah bad, it's as if a Shia orgNisation kicking the barrts of the Zionist is a source of embarrassment to the Sunnis because yous outnumber us 8:1 yet you'd can't put together any sort of resistance to Israel. so according to Sunnis and Zionist. Hezbolah is in Syria killing "protesters" Hezbollah is in yemen helping rebellion Hezbollah is in Bahrain helping topple the king Hezbollah is in Libya fighting gaddafi forces ( gadafi claim) Hezbollah is in Libya helping gaddafi(rebel claim) it's amazing how Hezbollah can be in all these places at the same time and still maintain a presence in Lebanon. Isnt it ironic how Hezbollah have always stood up for the Palestinians and are now the only real supporters of Palestinian resistance organizations yet they are treated by Sunni political organizations right through the mid east as some sort of cancerous infection.

So far its between iranian food and pakistani food ... comon guys spread the link to others we all know iranian food is the best we just have 2 prove it !! :D I bet u havent tried ghormeh sabzi or joojeh kabab? :D and if you have then you have tried a fake version so the people make you think iranian food isnt delicious ...

all these uprisings, riots, or rallies can be, i believe, more accurately be explained within the context of the decline of liberal economic model. Before economic growth was the norm and the song of the politicians, now economic cuts have become the anger of the masses. Now that the free ride is almost over in Israel, due to the decine of the global economy, the mainland israelis are pitted against the settlement ones. Typical of democracy- when you cant take things from far off, you turn and try to take it away from your neighbor. No amount of wealth is enough to fulfill the desires and wishes of one democratic society, let alone a bunch of them. Watch it, its gonna get much worse with cuts and laying offs and inflations....

And Al-Jazeera is what? I can use your claim just as much as you can. And yes, the anti-Syrian Muslim cause IS going down the pit, any anti-Syrian cause is going down the pit, to the rubbish pit, where it belongs. Riyadh won't have control of Syria, get it? ------------------- NOW THEY WANT TO CLAIM THAT HEZBOLLAH IS KILLING ARMY 'DEFECTORS' LOL http://www.dailystar...x#axzz1Ul92T6EZ Bunch of morons. I pray Iran nukes Riyadh A.S.A.P. Riyadh, the hub of terrorism must be turned into dust.

very good decision....

Brother Shabbir Hussain i beat you :lol:

The last two hadeeths have been kindly translated by brother Macisaac, may Allah reward him and bless him: [6] عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ فُضَيْلٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي رَمَضَانَ تُصَلِّي ثُمَّ تُفْطِرُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ مَعَ قَوْمٍ يَنْتَظِرُونَ الْإِفْطَارَ فَإِنْ كُنْتَ مَعَهُمْ فَلَا تُخَالِفْ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ أَفْطِرْ ثُمَّ صَلِّ وَ إِلَّا فَابْدَأْ بِالصَّلَاةِ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ حَضَرَكَ فَرْضَانِ الْإِفْطَارُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ فَابْدَأْ بِأَفْضَلِهِمَا وَ أَفْضَلُهُمَا الصَّلَاةُ ثُمَّ قَالَ تُصَلِّي وَ أَنْتَ صَائِمٌ فَتُكْتَبُ صَلَاتُكَ تِلْكَ فَتَخْتِمُ بِالصَّوْمِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ `Ali b. Ibrahim from `Abd ar-Rahman b. Abi Najran from Hammad b. `Isa from Hariz from Zurara and Fudayl from Abu Ja`far عليه السلام In Ramadan you pray then you break your fast unless you are with a group who are waiting for the iftar. So if you are with them then do not disagree with them and break your fast then pray, otherwise then begin with the salat. I said: And why is that? He said: For two obligations have become present to you, the iftar and the salat, so begin with the best of them and the best of them is the salat. Then he said: That you pray while you are fasting and that, your salat, be written and so sealed by the fast is more beloved to me. It should be Ali bin Hasan and not Ali bin Ibrahim - from Abd ar-Rahman bin abi Najran from Hammad bin Isa from Hariz from Zurara and Fudayl from Abu Ja'far عليه السلام Ali bin Hasan here is bin Fadhal, and this Hadith is therefore Muwathaq due to him since he was from the Fathiyya until his return, Also one of the two chains of the Shaykh (at-Tusi) to Ali bin Hasan bin Fadhal is as follows: أخبرنا بكتبه و رواياته عدة من أصحابنا عن محمد بن علي بن الحسين عن محمد بن الحسن و عن أبيه عن سعد بن عبد الله، و الحميري عن أحمد بن محمد، و محمد بن الحسين عن الحسن بن علي بن فضال Have reported all of his books and narrations - a group of our companions (i.e Shaykh Mufid being in this group) from Muhammad bin Ali bin Husayn (Shaykh Saduq) from Muhammad bin Hasan (bin Ahmad - Ibn Walid) and from his father (Ali bin Husayn - Ibn Babawayh) from Sa'ad bin Abdallah (al-Qummiy) and al-Himyariy (Abdallah bin Ja'far) from Ahmad bin Muhammad (bin Isa - al-Ash'ariy) and Muhammad bin Husayn (bin abil Khattab) from (him) Hasan bin Ali bin Fadhal. so the chain is - at-Tusi>Mufid>as-Saduq>Ibn Walid and Ibn Babawayh>al-Qummiy and al-Himyariy>al-Ash'ary and Ibn abil Khattab>Ibn Fadhal>Ibn abi Najran>Hammad>Hariz>Zurara and Fudhayl>Imam Abu Ja'far. and all of its men are Thiqat.

Thanks Yasoob, this is very interesting. Now I have some questions for you. I am in the habit of praying Isha in its fadheelat time which is approx 1 hour and 15 minutes after salatul Maghrib. How are we so sure that the Imam meant both Maghrib and Isha??? I know, it probably means maghrib and isha thereafter iftaar and not just after maghrib but I cant really see how it comes to the conclusion that both salatul Maghrib and ishaa be prayed. The following excerpt makes one inclined to think both Maghrib and ishaa "... That you pray while you are fasting and that, your salat, be written and so sealed by the fast is more beloved to me." This is what makes it strongly indicative that combining maghrib and isha in this instance and then iftar is better then praying Ishaa in its fadheelat time. However, one could reasonably argue that Imam (as) is only referring to Maghrib only??? Of course, shia are no stranger to combining salat so its obviously not an issue at all. So I guess thats my question: In Shahr Ramadhan, is it better to combine maghrib and isha while still fasting and then break the fast compared to praying maghrib, breaking the fast, and praying ishaa at its fadheelat time???

YOUTUBE IS COMPLETELY ZIONIST WAR PROPAGANDA TOOL. If you search syria or hezbollah you get videos from 15 guys that are all showing up with videos to smear the image of bashar al assad. The youtube system has filters that let you see what they want you to see. bierutshark channel cracks me up. He has subscribers that have pictures of girls in bikinis.

I once heard a scholar say that we should think of rewards for mustahab acts like these as a bonus once the wajib duties have been fulfilled. He said it's like going to work and getting paid a higher hourly rate if you work overtime. However your manager wont like it if you only turn up for the overtime hours but neglect the contract hours.

any person that calls Bashar an oppressor is actualy supporting zionism, whether they are shia, sunni, cat or dog!!! The protesters in Derr3a right from the start 5 months ago were anti shia, anti hezbollah, burning phots of the shia 3oulama and flags of hezbollah,and that was before anyone had a chance to even react to them. To everyone claiming Iran are hypocrites, why dont you click on the channels of most of these guys posting videos on Syria, you will see pro Israeli propaganda in their libaries along with anti shia propaganda and anti Iranian, that is what i call real hypocricy. crazysb235 They only hate the maqowama because its a shia resistance organisation, they want to see it defeated because most sunnis are loyal to the wahabi kingdom WHO ARE PUPPETS TO ZIONISM!! so they're sweatting on a regime change in Syria so a puppet state is installed that would team up with the Lebanese opposition that would eventualy destroy hezballah, but hezbollah would defeat them all!! Dont be fooled to think that Bashar is just hanging on, He is in complete control,he is not going anywhere and if anything gos wrong hezbollah and Iran will back him up, remember these lies are just like the socalled Green revolution in Iran, when youtube was used as a tool to flood the internet with false propaganda, LOL...

(salam) Four demonstrators shot dead. Of course, the regime will say they were gunmen. Their guns were invisible. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7WNO7L2Ijc Military and government mercenaries open fire on funeral: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFoVyfVZeFI Syrian Army shells Hama: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPUXbPAjjHw Protester shot in the head in Damascus: www.youtube.com/user/thesyrianinterpreter#p/u/16/zk71PeN8tRQ Army closes hospital to prevent injured from entering: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_3n1Vdz33E Father bids farewell to his martyred son: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q62JhphScNU Martyred protester: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LSzuCH1NU Martyr in Homs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiUAhYSS9cE Refrigerated truck found with dozens of dead civilians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMwxb3uOqhU Army shoots at protesters on ancient monument: www.youtube.com/watch?v=boDU0FoTchw Bodies of defected soldiers in Homs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XwVxS_uCUk Soldier's camera shows elderly and young prisoners being beaten: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DytcQAsrRao Several Hama protesters shot and injured: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MwjWzoUK6D0 Syrian Army shells masjid: www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIxqIaHK9_A Syrian Army destroys minaret: www.youtube.com/watch?v=MvaS0cQeLWg&feature=player_embedded Camerman shot in Hama: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRKCTHWVjfM Military shoots at houses and laughs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mY1UTtoDzyg Military shoots crowd of unarmed protesters, killing 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-3tbM5TnSE Army loots Jisr ash-Shughur: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ipKFiDeqgM Man tortured and burned by Syrian regime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7DCgW_OWkw Sniper shoots protester in the head in Damascus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ya9WaK5yZ6Y Syrian army filming their kills after protest: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cHM1tyR5i4 Amnesty international discusses army's shoot to kill policy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4940Kpmrio Soldier's camera records corpses of several dead civilians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=thXatkMniQM Military beats and kills protester: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gd9TbWc1P0A Military shoots at funeral and injures several people: www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6XLUIRcMsU and www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vmuLPlo1p0 Army kills 6 in mosque: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQKsR6oS6p8 Boy shot in the feet at an army raid of their house: www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8f3xA0yoNI Army beats protesters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hqYfQpwArk Man killed in Homs: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JfZD5xLdkc Unarmed shirtless demonstrator yelling Peace "Selmiya" gets shot by Army www.youtube.com/watch?v=JF0VqBchXGY Military shoots at a large unarmed crowd killing at least one and injuring others: www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhNpw4ydBpY Army kills boy as it shoots at unarmed protesters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-u47_eMqusw Military tortures bounded prisoners: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxtCJcgM5xQ Soldiers killed for refusing orders to shoot civilians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebCt5h8OCsM Army defector claims that the Syrian army orders the killing of civilians and kills soldiers who do not comply: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOiXAtqClL0 Army shoots and kills protesters in Dar`a: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqoo0lJZlek Syrian tank runs over civilian bikes and motorcycles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vs8mkTntDQQ Military shoots protesters in Dar`a: www.youtube.com/watch?v=uhbwyTo7mCw If the above wasn't enough, then why not hear what some of the military defectors have to say? A small sample below. 9 defectors from the Syrian military pledge to protect civilians from government mercenaries www.youtube.com/watch?v=KdqkACDg4tU 16 defectors from the Syrian army discuss atrocities of government mercenaries: www.youtube.com/user/thesyrianinterpreter#p/u/19/Zu-y06YLYQE Defected intelligence officer claims Syrian military and government mercenaries are killing protesters and torturing detainies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=y-mw8NNMG7s Defected lieutenant claims the military and government mercenaries are shooting unarmed people: www.youtube.com/user/thesyrianinterpreter#p/u/42/q2e9HlmeQGM Defected lieutenant exposes "Salafi gunmen" lies: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBDov_GnPSU Defected soldier discusses government mercenaries killing of civilians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yA-6wOzKytM Defected army conscript claims 3 of his military colleagues were killed when they refused to shoot demonstrators: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7LoTncwakA Staff sergeant defects because of government's killing of unarmed civilians and robbing shops: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZofuvBBuDFQ Defected soldier claims killed unarmed civilians: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zArNMJxC1LU Syrian tank unit defects in Hama: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z3JsQm2Hrl8 Defected recruit, who escaped after receiving orders to shoot protesters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gF_dwRmOCcU Defected soldier claims hundreds of bodies are in freezers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvE7NaYq7s8 The crimes shown above are a tiny sample, and to suggest that they represent even 1% of the casualties or even 1% of the videos online would be an insult to the protest effort. Or, you can choose to simply ignore this post, because the mighty ShiaChat admin claims they are all a sham. - Qa'im, the Shi`a Syrian I know a man who hates Israel. Maybe he can help you out. La`natallah `alayh.

Yes - because Muta is just fulfilling temporary urges or per say just fixing the symptoms. Permanent marriage fulfills the real issue i.e. The loneliness of a Shia sister and her danger of falling in sin. Western societies, and even the Asian cultures now, are inundated with sex, sex in tv, sex in radio, sex on Internet, sex on billboards, even the Disney movies are ending up in an intimate kiss and a happy ever after, it puts undue pressure on the minds of girls and boys, men anD women, teenager and middle ages, all. We'll have to open ourselves for liberally accepting Islamic solutions, be it mutah or better accepting for 2nd or 3rd wives or risk either a complete psycho society or a complete sinful society. Sisters who are single wives will have to shoulder a bigger responsibility here in opening their husbands up for Islamic solutions. I don't know if you know but my observation over the years is a crisis level of zina and sexual perversion among Muslims in USA. Asian societies are not immune either, it's just that things are way hidden there.

Seriously, do we need to ask such questions? Answering it might result in kufr without you even realising it so it's best to avoid such discussions. We have many narrations telling us not to talk about God too much because He is far too great to discuss.

Bro I don't quite get what you are saying? Ahlulbayt lead you to the treasure right.. Oh you're just basing his post on intercession?

wrong again my friend, without ahlulbayt, you will not reach that treasure, you just said said without the prophet mohammad (saw) you can reach this treasure? SURELY NOT, you are forgetting that the prophet is syedalumbhiyah! research brother! (bismillah)

Very true and that would be very embarrassing. You wouldn't go because you would abuse it? I didn't think you were like that! :P Joking aside, it's a fair point, but the people who abuse it should be reported to the organisers and get booted out. Maybe speed-dating isn't the answer, but we definitlely need something in the Shia community to help facilitate marriage.

HizbAllah and the islamic resistance of lebanon and iran will support bashar al assad till death. Do you want me to make myself more clear then that. Syria is getting a double dosage of espinage, usa and whabbia saudi arabia and tel aviv are paying big money for extremist to come from jordan and from turkey and even from lebanon to kill anybody insight. They are killing police and citizens then blaming anything and everything on Al Assad. The cia is a evil zionist organization that enjoys plundering the worlds natural rescources and wealth. thats why they are growing opium in afhganstian

LOL WOW YOU KNOCKED HIM OUT WITH THAT LINE

After reading through this long debate and everyone's opinions. I still believe that if I live each day thinking about my Imam and separation from him pains me, and I do everything keeping in view that he is aware of all that I do.. And weep every day because of my separation from him. I will not die before he communicates with me.. or shows me a sign. (Inshallah)

I do not see anything wrong with the areezas! Who has any right to say how someone should communicate with the Imam ? I don't need a marja to tell me if I can write to my Imam or not. I think you can try to communicate and supplicate to the Imam whichever way pleases you, provided it is within the limits of sharia and there is no haram involved in it.

Ignore Yazidis like the nasibis on that site and others like it. They've learnt there's NO way you can defeat the logic and truth inherent in following the way of the Ahlulbayt in an intellectual manner so they resort to disgusting lies and filth instead. This is a sunnah for them as Bukhari did exactly the same. Ba'atil people use this tact when all else fails. Do you ever see any Shi'ah of Ali claiming sunnis do xyz during Tarawih? Or that abc takes place during dhikr? We don't stoop that low because our teachers are the greatest creations of Allah The Magnificent. ALI

Agree completely that masturbation is devastating both physically and spiritually. If it was impossible to overcome, then Allah9swt) would not have made it haram. Once you reject the prevailing culture's assumption that is it natural and acceptable, and then move to fully embrace the Islamic paradigm, you'll realize just how utterly pathetic masturbation is. Are we not strong enough to control our sexual urges? Are we really that weak and feeble? As brothers have pointed out, there's loads of things one can do to minimize the urges. I'd suggest going to the gym regularly, as i did in the other thread. It will help immensely. Don't listen to garbage music, stop watching c.rap on television and don't lustfully look at women. Do all of the above and your struggle becomes that much easier. We're in Ramadan, and there's no better time than the present to overcome this disgusting habit.

Pardon me, but can I ask why? Why do you feel so strongly against being a co-wife, when it is sanctioned by our faith?

Tis not minor. I can't even look at my screen without squinting. :dry:

(salam) I know someone who became an unfortunate victim to such a situation that you describe. It was startling to see that his partner turned out to be the complete antithesis of what he expected her to be. After going through the phases of shock, denial, anger etc, he finally accepted the reality that this world is full of hypocrites, himself included. We all are hypocrites at some level (there might be one or two rare exceptions). He used to dream of a pure marriage, where he would marry a noble, righteous partner and life would be so much easier and he could concentrate on more lofty goals like preparing for the return of our Imam (as) and preparing well for the Hereafter with her help.. Life has now become quite a struggle to deal with basic issues that he had never imagined would occur. He took this as a test from the Almighty. He looked deep within his heart and found that he is not perfect, he has many flaws himself and therefore maybe he should not come down too hard upon his life partner. Getting out of this isn't feasible because her entire family is more than good to him and he cannot bear to see tears in their eyes. He consoled himself with the example of the spouse of our 2nd Imam who poisoned him in the end and even though he knew what would happen & still he was kind to her. So sister, I advise you to try your best to chose a good partner but you need to understand that there is a hypocrite in all of us and most people put on a show to some extent. There is no guarantee that your partner won't change for the worse after marriage. If things do turn out negatively, I advise you to take this as your jehad (struggle). And reform your own self to such an extent that your husband may inshallah change his thoughts n ways. This world is a temporary place and perfection is not of this world--> saying of Imam Ali (as) (wasalam) In addition to the above post, I suggest you to watch this video every day. It reminds us to have a clear relationship with the Almighty. If we really are so, inshallah Allah the most merciful will bestow more mercy upon us and make our loved ones to have a more clear relationship with us. Inshallah.

Oh! me! me! I am also a member of the teddy bear crew :wub: but according to Abu Huraryah "Salah/praying is better with Ali (as) while eating is better with Muawiyah (LA)". So it's possible to be with your enemy for personal interest and switch back and forth,

:o THE TEDDIES ARE THE BEST!!! AND KAMRRAN HOW COULD YOU?? :(

YOU GUYS WILL NEVER BE AS GREAT AS US!!!! COOOKIEEES FOR LYFEEE

More like a cultural belief! Belonging to a Sayed family myself, I can tell you there is no such religious ruling (our family has plenty of discussions/arguments regarding this!). There is already a whole topic running on this I think. A sayyeda CAN marry a non sayed!! :squeez: and its not different, and not really any fairer to be rejected for this reason. I know I'm going to have issues with my dad when he finds out I'm considering a non-sayed! :unsure: But I find this reason ridiculous, almost as bad as the tattoo excuse! The only thing that use to hold me back was 'oh no my kids won't be sayed'. But I figured its good enough that they become practising muslims :)

kerbala is my heaven, i couldnt care less what happens once they lay me in the ground