Questions and answers | Mansoor Hashemi Khorasani

Tuesday March 31, 2020 AD Sha'aban 6, 1441 AH

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68	Laws; Laws of Zakah, Khums, charity, gift, loan, donation and borrowing Is it obligatory to pay Khums during the absence of his Excellency Mahdi peace be upon him? How should we deliver Khums to his Excellency Mahdi peace be upon him?	Ali Razi	07/11/2015
67	Beliefs; Cognition about God’s Caliph on earth; About prophets and their virtues 1- From page 250 to page 253 [of the book “Return to Islam”] the infallibility of the Prophets is discussed. The Imamiyyah Shia consider the Prophets infallible from any kind of mistake or sin, either major or minor, intentionally or inadvertently, before and after the prophecy, and consider the mentioned cases about sin or their honors asking forgiveness from the kind of failure to do the better. What is his honor’s opinion about this belief? 2- In page 252, it is mentioned about Prophet David (peace be upon him) having ninety-nine wives, asked his brother to divorce his only wife in order to marry her. The question that rises is how can an infallible Prophet have such a request from his brother?! What is the justification for such an action?! It is not mentioned like this in the Shia’s commentaries, but it is quoted by Imam Reza (peace be upon him) that his Excellency David (peace be upon him), since those two persons came up from the wall of his house and quickly came to him for judgment, became anxious and although he made a right judgment, he did not follow the principles of judgment due to the anxiety and uneasiness, meaning he questioned the accused and did not ask any question from the claimer. As a result, having noticed such an issue, he asked forgiveness. Please explain more about this issue.	Ali Razi	07/11/2015
66	Introductions; Intellect and religion; Intellect’s authority and its levels His Excellency Allamah Khorasani in page 28 of the book “Return to Islam” has interpreted the heart in the sense of the very intellect. The question is that what is the difference between the Quranic words «فؤاد, قلب and لب»? Why the heart has been interpreted as intellect?	Ali Razi	07/11/2015
65	Laws; Laws of Hajj, Umrah and other pilgrimages Does presence of Allamah Khorasani in the shrine of Imam Zadeh Yahya bin Zayd bin Ali bin al-Hussein peace be upon him mean that pilgrimaging to the shrine of children of Imams, unlike the opinion of Wahhabis, is permissible in his opinion?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
64	Beliefs; Cognition about God; Existence of God and His oneness What is the law of using the title “Imam” for someone other than the Messenger of God and his twelve successors?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
63	Introductions; Knowledge and ignorance; Relationship between knowledge and practice What is his opinion about other rational sciences (other than philosophy)? Like the science of logic and the science of Kalam[1] etc.? Because he has pointed out that he is not interested in the science of philosophy; because he considers it very abstract and inapplicable. Does he have the same opinion about the science of Kalam and the science of logic and other rational sciences taught at seminaries and universities?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
62	Morals; Social ethics What is the law for kissing the hands of rulers or scholars or parents? What is the law for kissing the hands of the Messenger of God (peace be upon him and his household) and the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them), especially his Excellency Mahdi (peace be upon him)?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
61	Morals; Individual ethics What is his honor’s opinion about the prayers (Dua) that the Shiites read for his Excellency Mahdi peace be upon him? Such as Faraj prayer, Nudba prayer, Iftitah prayer etc.	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
60	Laws; Laws of prayer (Salah) The Shia use a Mohr[1] for prayer. What is his opinion? Is Sajdah i.e. prostration on the soil of Imam Hussein’s peace be upon him tomb and the soil of Karbala recommended?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
59	Introductions; Certainty and conjecture; Necessity of certainty and insufficiency of conjecture What is the opinion of Allamah Khorasani about Comparison? Furthermore, what is his opinion about Istihsan[1]?	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
58	Beliefs; Cognition about God’s Caliph on earth; About Mansoor and his preparation of the grounds for advent of Mahdi Some more of my friends’ questions are proffered: 1. Allamah Khorasani in page 315 of the book “Return to Islam” has said: “And if ever I have capability on the earth, I will punish them [the militant and corrupt rulers] for their deeds; since removing them from the path of Mahdi, is obligatory for every Muslim who is capable of doing that.” Now the question is does he have permission from his Excellency Mahdi to do this or he acts upon his own certain viewpoint and Ijtihad[1]? Is the meaning of “capability” establishment of sovereignty? In this case, what is the difference between this sovereignty and other Islamic sovereignties? 2. In one of the sayings, he has likened himself to his Excellency Muslim ibn Aqil. His Excellency Muslim had permission from the Imam of his time. Does he have permission from Imam Mahdi? Some scholars like Imam Khomeini also considered their revolutionary movement derived from Imam Hussain’s revolt, however they did not claim they have permission from Imam Mahdi, and they were acting upon their own viewpoint and Ijtihad, which of course based on Allamah’s opinion, viewpoint and Ijtihad solely do not provide certainty. 3. Just as Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him) is promised, the inviters and preparers of the grounds of his advent must also be promised based on the order of common sense; because the intellect orders that the Messenger of God and other Imams of Ahl al-Bayt give good tidings of them and lead the people toward them. Now, how is that Allamah Khorasani insists us just to rely on certain items of the book “Return to Islam” and do not rely on items that are referred to the promised Khorasani in valid narrations? In this case, then how can we achieve complete certitude? In general, the narrations that have been quoted from the Prophet (peace be upon him and his household) and the Amir al-Mu’minīn and other Imams of Ahl al-Bayt, have explicitly mentioned the following items to identify one of the special representatives of Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him): - The owner of black flags - Being Khorasani - Being Hasani or Hussaini - A handsome young man - Has a mole on his left palm - Foremost of his army is Shu’ayb ibn Sālih Tamimi - Taliqan’s treasures accept him - Fights with the Umayyad of the end time (Sufyani) and defeats him - Imam Mahdi is hidden in his army and guides him and … All these items show that the Messenger of God and the Imams of Ahl al-Bayt have felt necessary to mention some sings to identify him, just as Salmān al-Fārsi who matched the signs that he had taken from holy books with the Messenger of God when he entered Medina and he achieved complete certitude and believed in his Excellency. Please explain more about this matter.	Ali Razi	01/11/2015
57	Beliefs; Cognition about God’s Caliph on earth; About Mahdi and preparing the grounds for his advent Do you think we can be hopeful about the advent of Imam Mahdi, whereas the people have been badly affected by misunderstanding on one hand and on the other hand, the scholars and leaders of the society who are the religious models of the people, are such that there is so much fear from them to even say this obvious fact that if Imam Mahdi is supported by the leaders of the Islamic society and the Muslim people, and if his life is protected and if he has armies and soldiers, he will definitely reappear, not just by praying for his advent!! Is it possible to be hopeful about Imam Mahdi’s advent in such circumstances? And what should be done? Thank you so much for all the sufferings and efforts you go through in this loneliness and helplessness condition and you are innocently fighting against ignorance and unawareness. May you be under God’s protection and may you be successful.	Zohreh. M	28/10/2015
56	Introductions; Knowledge and ignorance; Impediments to gaining knowledge (Imitation, Prejudice, Arrogance, Superstition, etc.) With greetings and respect to his most honorable Allamah Mansoor Hashemi Khorasani may God protect him, please explain if it is permissible to imitate scholars in case of knowing their reasons?	Hamed Moqaddam	26/10/2015
55	Laws; Laws of Hijab, marriage and sexual relationships What is the law of chairwomanship and management of women? Should one disobey a chairwoman or manageress? Is it OK to shake hands with female colleagues because of observing the customary and social laws and rules (not because of pleasure)?	Ali Razi	21/10/2015
54	Laws; Laws of prayer (Salah) Does saying the phrase «أشهد أنّ علیّاً ولیّ الله» in the Azan abrogates it? Shi’a scholars do not consider it as a part of Azan, but do not forbid saying it either (by reasoning based on verse 55 of Surah Al-Ma’eidah). Is Mr. Khorasani’s opinion the same?	Ali Razi	21/10/2015

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