Questions Archive(Tag:Buying)
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How can I repent from watching pornographic movies?
22935 2009/09/23 PracticalSin is like a foul-smelling swamp full of sewage; the more one sinks into it, the less he senses its smell, because he actually loses his sense of smell and can t tell that he is drowning anymore.At t
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What is meant by the true and false dawn?
14986 2009/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceThe “true” and “false” dawns are fiqhi/astronomic terms which refer to specific times of day/night. The false dawn is when a white light rises in the east of the sky. Praying the fajr prayer at this t
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What do you suggest for mut’ah to be practiced more in society?
10138 2009/09/23 TheoreticalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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When does the Asr prayer time begin?
11237 2009/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceThe beginning of the asr prayer time is actually the time of merit for Asr prayer which starts when the specific time for Dhuhr prayer ends.
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How do we return to nothingness?
7599 2009/09/23 Contextual studyThis question doesn t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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After the rise of Imam Mahdi (aj), when will his universal government be established and will poverty and oppression cease to exist afterwards?
13544 2009/09/23 TraditionalWhat hadiths tell us is that Imam Mahdi’s ( aj ) war with the oppressors and tyrants will take eight months and after that, all countries will fall under his rule and a just universal government will
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What is the Mi'raj? Have other prophets other than Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) ever had such an experience?
10935 2009/09/23 TraditionalIn Arabic, mi’raj means anything that helps one ascend and go up. In hadith and tafsir terms though, this term refers to the materialistic journey of the prophet ( pbuh ) from Mecca to Jerusalem, and
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Is it permissible to contract a temporary marriage with a Sunni girl without her father’s consent?
8421 2009/09/23 FiqhThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What will Prophet Isa’s (pbuh) role be during the return of Imam Mahdi (aj)?
9340 2009/09/23 TraditionalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Why do we have to perform prayers in Arabic?
8845 2009/09/23 Islamic PhilosophyThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Why aren't we allowed to commit suicide?
9482 2009/09/23 PracticalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Is Zoroastrianism a divine faith?
9976 2009/09/23 TraditionalBased on the hymns of Gatha, the actual nature of Zoroaster is divine, nevertheless, Avesta’s famous teachings show signs of polytheism, making it an undivine faith. These signs have actually been inn
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Can anyone other than Allah (swt) be aware of the unseen?
13568 2009/09/07 TraditionalGheyb means for something to be hidden from one’s senses, and shahadah means openness and visibility.One thing can be gheyb for a person, while being shahadah for another. It depends on the individual
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Do prophets bear all virtues and perfection, or do they pass some stages in this world as well?
7884 2009/09/03 TraditionalThe infallibles, the prophets and imams, are all human just like everyone else, without any difference from this point of view and this is something that the Quran points to as well.Therefore, it isn
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Shias believe that the majority of the Sahabah were infidels and hypocrites, if so than why didn't they just kill the minority of true believers?
10002 2009/09/01 TraditionalWhat Shias believe regarding the Sahabah is not the abovementioned belief. Shias believe that some of the Sahabah didn t act according to some teachings of Islam after he passed away and that there we
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Please explain what intercession (Shafa’ah) is.
12957 2009/09/01 TraditionalShafa’ah literally denotes the pairing of two things and is commonly used for when a respected person intercedes with a high rank and the like for one who has committed a crime of some sort, asking fo
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Isn’t it self-pride for scholars to introduce themselves as ayatullahs or hujjatul-Islams?
6135 2009/08/29 PracticalHumility is a very praiseworthy virtue that helps a person develop spiritually. On the other hand, arrogance and self-pride are exactly the opposite. Self-pride means for one to show him/herself to ot
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What is the reason for the imams being higher than all prophets other than the prophet of Islam (pbuh)?
19067 2009/08/29 TraditionalIt has been stated in our religious teachings that all prophets and messengers have no advantage and virtue over the imams, other than the fact that they bear prophethood, while the imams are the bear
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Was Ibn Arabi Shia or Sunni?
18442 2009/08/29 تاريخ بزرگانThe complicated personality and his attitude towards different great personalities of different sects has made it difficult to determine what sect Ibn Arabi belonged to, thus there are different viewp
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Are Mormons considered “People of the Book”?
7014 2009/08/29 Traditional1- Christianity consists of many denominations. One of them which has made a lot of noise in the United States is the sect known as the Mormons, founded by Joseph Smith circa 1820, where they began th
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What are Nafilah prayers and how are they to be performed?
29008 2009/08/29 PracticalThe term Nafilah or Nawafil refers to all mustahabb prayers; in other words, mustahabb prayers, which are all prayers other than the obligatory daily prayers ( seventeen rak’ahs ) , are all nafilahs.
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Why do the Shia try to introduce the Sahabah of the messenger of Allah (swt) as hypocrites, while none of the verses describing the hypocrites apply to them?
8491 2009/08/29 TraditionalShias have falsely been accused of disrespecting/discrediting the Sahabah while such a claim isn t true. Shias have always followed the Ahlul-Bayt in respecting the Sahabah. Nevertheless, Shias do bel
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What does it mean when the Shia say that the Sahabah became apostates and denounced their faiths after the prophet (pbuh) and how is this matter proven?
9568 2009/08/22 TraditionalStraying from the straight path is something that certainly that took place amongst a group of the Sahabah ( companions of the prophet ( pbuh ) ) after the prophet’s ( pbuh ) demise because:Firstly, t
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Does God accept converting to Islam by way of Taqlid (following a religious expert)?
7201 2009/08/22 TraditionalWe will not be excused in the hereafter if we have no reason for our beliefs except for a blind taqlid and the following of our fathers, whereas we know neither our fathers are men of learning, insigh
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Do any limits in number apply to temporary marriage?
6827 2009/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceThe hadithic and Quranic reasoning for the permissibility and validity of temporary marriage is so much that no one can deny it and say that they are all unauthentic or forged. Of course, it can be co
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Considering the many verses in the Quran that praise the Sahabah, why do the Shia scold them?
13485 2009/08/22 TraditionalWithout a doubt, the verses you have mentioned and other verses have all been revealed in praise of the true followers and companions of the prophet ( pbuh ) , nevertheless, if one focuses more on the
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Is it permissible to take girls as slaves in our time?
6362 2009/08/20 TraditionalContinue...
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What is the Raj’ah? Which people are subject to it and when will it take place?
10578 2009/08/17 TraditionalRaj’ah is a Shia Imamiyyah doctrine, which refers to the return of some of the dead to this world before the Day of Judgment and a little after the rise and emergence of Imam Mahdi ( as ) and before h
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How can one repent from drinking alcohol?
12554 2009/08/16 PracticalContinue...
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When are nafilahs to be performed?
9174 2009/08/16 Laws and JurisprudencePerforming nafilahs prepares one for performing the wajib prayers and brings a tendency and desire for performing Islamic obligatory acts and wajib prayers.The most important outcome of praying nafila
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Does Imam Mahdi (aj) have a spouse and children?
30933 2009/08/15 TraditionalAlthough it is possible for the imam ( as ) to have a spouse and children, and such a matter is in no way in conflict with his occultation, nevertheless, there isn t any substantial hadithic reasoning
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Why do you limit the “Ahlul-Bayt” to five people?
8548 2009/08/15 TraditionalThe most important reason for allocating the title “Ahlul-Bayt” to Prophet Muhammad ( pbuh ) , Ali ( as ) , Lady Fatimah ( as ) , Hasan and Husein ( as ) , are the numerous traditions that narrators o
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What are the “Arsh” and “Kursiyy”?
16672 2009/08/15 ExegesisWith help from other Quranic verses and traditions of the imams, commentators of the Quran have presented several possible meanings for these terms. Some say the two are metaphorically referring to th
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What is the status of the woman in Islam? Are they the same as men?
7869 2009/08/15 Philosophy of Religion and LawAccording to Islam, the man and woman have to be in pursuit of a common objective, which is to reach the pinnacle of humanity, and both must bear the means of accomplishing such an objective without a
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What is the reason for the prophet’s (pbuh) silence during his lifetime regarding the khalifahs?
6819 2009/08/15 TraditionalThere are a few points that need to be made in answer to your question:1- After making his call to Islam open in the third year of his prophethood, the prophet ( pbuh ) had announced the caliphate and