مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ١٩٧ - RECOMMENDED THINGS
is void. However, if the personsconcerned pay these debts or guarantee
their payment there is no harm in possessing his property and in
offering prayers on it.
٨٨٥. If a dead person had a property and was
indebted to the people and his heirs are not prepared to pay his debts
on account of negligence, it is unlawful topossess that property. and
the prayers offered on it is void.
٨٨٦. If a dead person did not owe any debt to
any person but some of his heirs are either minors or insane or have
disappeared, possession of that property withoutthe permission of the
guardian of those heirs is unlawful, and the prayers offered on it is
unlawful.
٨٨٧. There is no harm in offering prayers in a
hotel or in a bath-house or other similar places which are meant for the
visitors. However, prayers can be offered inplaces other than such
places, if their owner accords permission or says something which
indicates that he has given permission for offering prayers there. For
example, if hepermits a person to stay and sleep in his property from
which it can be understood that he has given him permission for offering
prayers as well.
٨٨٨. If the land is so extensive that it is
difficult for most of the people to go from there to another place at
the time of prayers, the prayers may be offeredwithout the permission of
the owner in the same way as explained in connection with ablutions in
article ٢٢٧.
٨٨٩. The second condition: The place
whereprayers are offered should not be moving. In case, however, a
person is obliged, on account of shortage of time for prayers or for
some other reason, to offer prayers at aplace which (e.g. in a motor
car, a boat or a railway train) he may do so, but he should, as far as
possible, try to ensure that he remains still and his face is
towardsQibla and in case these vehicles deviate from the direction of
Qibla, he should turn his face towards Qibla.