The Press Release on the Attack in Nigeria

The Press Release on the Attack in Nigeria
2016/07/02

We strongly condemn the savage attack that resulted in the horrible massacre against the Muslim followers of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) in Nigeria.

The circumstances and the intensity of the tragedy suggest the suspicious meditated intention of parties who do not care about the stability of the country or about the harmony between the sects of the nation.

We hold the Government of Nigeria fully responsible in investigating the circumstances of the tragedy, bringing the criminals to justice, freeing the innocents, and preventing this from taking place again.

We call the concerned international communities to uphold their responsibility in condemning this crime and pressuring those who caused it.

We ask Almighty Allah to grant the wounded fast recovery, to have His mercy on the souls of the victims and to give patience to their relatives. He is All-Hearing, All-Knowing.

Day Questions

At some schools as part of teaching biology, they require students to dissect small animals like frogs and insects. Is this permissible? I feel that this violates the rights of the animals and I am not comfortable with this.

Dissection of animals is allowed for scientific research and learning, even if it does not agree with the emotional feeling towards the animal.

Is there a du'a that I can recite to help me pass examinations at school?

There is no specific supplication for this that has been narrated from the Infallibles (peace be upon them). However, it has been reported that to fulfill one's need, one can prostrate and say seven time "Ya Arham al-Rahimeen", then ask for your wish.

Can men and women pray in the same row in congregational prayer?

Males and females can pray in one row. However, it is better for the female to stand slightly behind the male in such a way that the place of prostration is level with the knee of the male when he is in prostration.

Is it permissible to wear Henna on the nails and have henna designs on hands and feet? Given that men will not see the feet but what about the hands?

It is not permissible to wear Henna on the nails, the hands and feet, while they are exposed in the presence of non-mahram men. It is not permissible to uncover the feet in their presence anyway.

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