Giving Ring as Charity: Difference between revisions

Khatam-Bakhshi [“ring-giving”] refers to giving Imam Ali’s (a) ring (khatam) to a beggar in the ruku’ of his prayer. This event has been narrated in Shi’a and Sunni books of hadiths and according to exegetes, the verse of Wilaya was revealed about it. Ring-giving is mentioned among the merits of Imam Ali (a). Some Shi’a fiqh scholars referred to it and concluded that: minor movements of the body in prayer, do not make it invalid. Some others have raised this question that hearing others during prayer is incompatible with descriptions of the mystical states of Imam Ali (a) during prayer. Some others have answered this question that both Imam Ali’s (a) prayer and his giving were for God; thus, there is no conflict between the two.