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These are the Islamic Laws according to the Fatawa of Ayatullah al Uzama Syed Ali al-Husaini Seestani. This is the English Version of Taudhihul Masae'l, translated by the World Federation of KSI Muslim Communities, P.O. Box 60, Stanmore, U.K. HA7 4LQ. See also a downloadable version of this book in HTML Help format.

Note: The * sign after a number denotes that there is a total or partial variation from the fatwa of Marhum Ayatullah Al Uzama Syed Abul Qasim El Khui. These laws are also available online at Al-Islam.org.

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Table of Contents

Taqlid : Following a Mujtahid (1 - 14)
Taharat (15 - 83)
- Pure and Mixed Water
- Kurr water
- Under-Kurr Water
- Running Water
- Rain Water
- Well Water
- Rules Regarding Waters
- Rules concerning Use of Lavatory
- Istibra
- Mustahab and Makrooh Acts
Najis Things (84 - 148)
- Urine and Faeces
- Semen
- Dead Body
- Blood
- Dogs and Pigs
- Kafir
- Alcoholic Liquor
- Beer (Fuqa')
- Sweat of an Animal Who Persistently Eats Najasat
- Ways of Proving Najasat
- How a Pak Thing Becomes Najis
- Rules Regarding Najasaat
Mutahhirat (149 - 241)
- Water
- Earth
- The Sun
- Transformation (Istihala)
- Change (Inqilab)
- Transfer (Intiqal)
- Islam
- Subjection (Taba'iyat)
- Removal of original najasat
- Confining (Istibra) of animal which feeds on najasat
- Disappearance of a Muslim
- Draining of the usual quantity of blood from the slaughtered body of an animal.
- Rules About Utensils
Wudhu (242 - 350)
- Wudhu By Immersion (Wudhu Irtimasi)
- Recommended Supplications
- Condition for the Validity of Wudhu
- Rules Regarding Wudhu
- Things for which Wudhu is Obligatory
- Things which Invalidate Wudhu
- Jabira Wudhu
Ghusl: Obligatory Baths (351 - 397)
- Rules Regarding Janabat
- Forbidden Acts for those in Janabat
- Things which are Makrooh for Junub
- Ghusl for Janabat
- Tartibi (Sequential)
- Irtimasi (By submerging the whole body).
- Rules About Ghusl
Kinds of Blood Seen by Women (398 - 526)
- Istihaza
- Rules of Istihaza
- Hayz
- Rules for the Haaez
- Types of Women in Hayz
- Some Further Details About Haaez
- Women having the habit of time
- Women having the habit of duration
- Various Rules Related to Hayz
- Nifas
Ghusl for Touching a Dead Body (527 - 538)
Rules Related to a Dying Person (539 - 555)
- Rules to Follow After the Death
- The Obligation of Ghusl, Kafan, Namaz and Dafn
The Method of Ghusl of Mayyit (556-575)
Rules Regarding Kafan (576 - 599)
- Rules of Hunut
Rules of Namaz-e-Mayyit (600 - 619)
- Method of Namaz-e-Mayyit
- Mustahab Acts of Namaz-e-Mayyit
Rules About Burial of the Dead Body (620 - 654)
- Mustahab Acts of Dafn
- Namaz-e-Wahshat
Mustahab Ghusls (651 - 654)
Tayammum (655 - 735)
- Things on which Tayammum is Allowed
- Method of Performing Tayammum Instead of Ghusl or Wudhu
- Orders Regarding Tayammum
Rules of Namaaz Part I, Part II, and Part III (736 - 1134)
- Obligatory Daily Namaz
- Time for Zuhr and Asr Prayers
- Namaz-e-Jumuah
- Time for Maghrib and Isha Prayers
- Time for Fajr Prayers
- Rules Regarding Namaz Times
- The Prayers which should be Performed in Sequence
- Mustahab Prayers
- Daily Nafilah Prayers
- Ghufayla Prayers
- Rules of Qibla
- Covering the Body in Prayers
- Conditions for Dress Worn during Prayers
- Exceptional Cases for the Dress Worn during Prayers
- Mustahab Things for the Dress Worn during Prayers
- Makrooh Thing for the Dress Worn during Prayers
- Place where Namaz 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 Namaz
- Niyyat
- Takbiratul Ehram
- Qiyam (To Stand)
- Qir'at
- Ruku
- Sujood
- Things on which Sajdah is Allowed
- The Mustahab and Makrooh Things in Sajdah
- 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 (1135 - 1280)
- 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 About an Act Whose Time of Performance has Passed
- Doubt After the Salam
- Doubt After the Time of Namaz has passed
- One Who Doubts Too Much
- Doubt in Mustahab Prayers
- Doubts Which Are Valid
- Method of Offering Namaz-e-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 (1281 - 1407)
- Qadha Prayers
- Qadha Prayers of a Father is Obligatory on the Eldest Son
Congregational Prayers (1408 - 1499)
- Qualification of an Imam of Congregational Prayers
- Rules of Congregational Prayers
- Guidelines for Imam and the Follower
- Things which are Makrooh in Congregational Prayers
Namaz-e-Ayaat (1500 - 1524)
- Method of Offering Namaz-e-Ayaat
Eid ul Fitr and Eid ul Azha Prayers (1525 - 1541)
Hiring a Person to Offer Prayers (1541 - 1558)
Fasting Part I and Part II
- Niyyat for Fasting
- Things which make a Fast void
- Eating and Drinking
- Sexual Intercourse
- Istimna (Masturbation)
- Ascribing Lies to Allah and His Prophet
- Letting Dust Reach One's Throat
- Immersing One's Head in Water
- Remaining in Janabah or Haidh or Nifas until Fajr Time
- Enema
- Vomiting
- Rules Regarding Things which Invalidate a Fast
- Things which are Makrooh while Fasting
- Obligatory Qadha Fast and Kaffarah
- Kaffarah for Fast
- When it is Obligatory to Observe Qadha only
- Rules Regarding Qadha Fast
- Fasting by a Traveller
- People on whom Fasting is Not Obligatory
- 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
- Gems obtained by Sea Diving
- Spoils of War
- Land Purchased by a Zimmi from a Muslim
- Disposal of Khums
Zakat Part I and Part II
- Zakat of Wheat, Barley, Dates, and Raisins
- Minimum Taxable Limit of Gold
- Taxable Limit of Silver
- Zakat payable on Camel, Cow, and Sheep
- Minimum Taxable Limit of Camels
- Minimum Taxable Limit of Cows
- Taxable Limit of Sheep (including Goats)
- Zakat on Business Goods
- Disposal of Zakat
- Qualifications of those Entitled to Receive Zakat
- Intention of Zakat
- Miscellaneous Rules of Zakat
- Zakat of Fitrah
- Disposal of Fitrah
- Miscellaneous Matters Regarding Fitrah
Hajj
Transactions Part I, II, III
- Rules Regarding Purchase and Sale
- Mustahab Acts
- Makrooh Transactions
- Haram 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
- When One Has a Right to Cancel a Transaction
- Miscellaneous Rules
- 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
- 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
- Rules Regarding Deposit or Custody or Trust
- Rules Regarding Borrowing, Lending (Ariyat)
Marriage Part I and Part 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
- Mut'ah (Temporary Marriage)
- Looking at Non-Mahram
- Miscellaneous Rules Concerning Marriage
- Rules Regarding Suckling a Child
- Conditions of Suckling which Causes to be Mahram
- 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 while Slaughtering Animals
- 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 Convenant
- 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

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