Questions Archive(Thematic Category:حقوق و احکام)
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Does the “reception of Muharram” hold any meaning in the Shia school of thought?
6248 2010/11/22 Laws and JurisprudenceHolding commemorations and mourning ceremonies for Imam Husein ( as ) is a tradition established and encouraged by the imams ( as ) . [ 1 ] There is no problem in carrying out these ceremonies in any
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What is the ruling on having a relationship with a married woman over the phone and chatting with her?
15625 2010/11/22 Laws and JurisprudenceAccording to holy Islamic law, any form of interaction between a non-mahram man and woman, whether it is direct or indirect, is impermissible if it accompanied with lust, or there is fear of sin takin
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In regards to the words of Imam Ali (a) as recorded in the Nahjul Balagha, which considers women as being deficient in terms of faith and intellect, can prayer and fasting alone be considered the criterion for measuring a person’s faith?
7276 2010/11/21 Laws and JurisprudenceIn regards to the words of Imam Ali ( a ) as recorded in the Nahjul Balagha, which considers women as being deficient in terms of faith and intellect, can prayer and fasting alone, be considered the c
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Can you please explain the criteria for distinguishing between haram and halal music?
9841 2010/11/21 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is Islam’s ruling on listening to music?
13779 2010/11/21 Laws and JurisprudenceMusic is essentially sound, and watching it ( without listening ) has no ruling; the only ruling there is, has to do with producing and the sale of instruments, teaching and learning, playing, and lis
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Does showering after wudu, invalidate the wudu?
19427 2010/11/21 Laws and JurisprudenceIt is okay to take a shower after wudu, and it doesn’t invalidate it.The only thing to remember is, when performing wudu, the head and feet that are wiped must be dry prior to wiping, and if they are
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What is the Islamic law concerning family marriage?
7760 2010/11/16 Laws and JurisprudenceThere is a proverb in Persian which says, “A girl’s marriage with her cousin is made in heaven”. Is it really as such? The answer is that: Who knows about the heaven? Obviously no one knows about it
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What is the ruling about reciting the zikr (recital), which has been narrated by Abu Basir, in Tashahhud of prayers?
9309 2010/11/14 Laws and JurisprudenceIt has been mentioned in fiqh ( jurisprudential ) books that the following zikr is recommended to recite in Tashahhud: « بسم الله و بالله و الحمد لله و خیر الاسما لله اشهد ان لا اله الا الله وحده لا ش
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Please list the reasons behind the impermissibility of music.
9733 2010/11/14 Laws and JurisprudenceMusic and ghina differ from each other in fiqhi ( jurisprudential ) terms. Ghina refers to the singing voice which comes from the larynx and is turned up and down in the throat [ like the chirping of
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What is the ruling regarding joyful and rousing music mixed with a song by a female singer?
7979 2010/11/10 Laws and JurisprudenceIf foreign music is of ghina and haram type, it is not permissible to listen to it. Haram music is the music which is commensurate with the gatherings of entertainment and moral depravity. According t
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What is the ruling regarding eating harām (forbidden) food?
21707 2010/11/10 Laws and JurisprudenceOne who realizes after eating food that he has eaten a harām meal, in case there was no likelihood of the food being harām and there were signs indicating that it was halal, for example, he had receiv
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Why is music haram while man’s nature is inclined towards it? Please list the reasons behind the permissibility or impermissibility of music.
13643 2010/11/09 Laws and Jurisprudence1. Most jurists have given fatwa on the impermissibility of lahvi ( vain and licentious ) music and they have not considered all kinds of music to be forbidden. Therefore, one cannot say that all type
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What is the Islamic law concerning eating food with Hindus and eating foodstuffs like crab, different kinds of fish, Indian snack etc.?
21446 2010/11/09 PracticalAs per the fatwa of all grand jurists, all non-believers including Hindus are ritually impure. Supreme Leader, grand Ayatollah Khamenei and a few other prominent jurists are of the view that non-Musli
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Why does the Quran say that you can beat your wives?
8118 2010/11/09 Laws and JurisprudencePerhaps one may think about the third tactic or remedy at the first glance ( after admonition and banishing wives to bed apart ) that Islam wants men to be free to exercise power and force on women in
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Are a woman and her husband in Ihram strangers to each other while performing hajj?
8274 2010/10/17 Laws and JurisprudenceA man and his wife are strangers to each other during hajj while they are in Ihram. Sexual union is forbidden for them and they cannot derive sexual pleasures from each other. To further explain this,
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If we wash our clothes by the hose that is installed at the top of a semi-automatic washing machine, will the clothes become pak?
6995 2010/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceIf you aren t sure whether najis drops have splashed onto the clothes, then those clothes will still be pak; just because there is a possibility that najis drops have reached the clothes doesn’t make
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Can we read big surahs off of our computer monitor when praying?
6971 2010/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceIf you cannot pray standing, and your duty is to pray sitting on a chair, then it is okay to pray on your computer desk, granted that you observe the rest of the conditions. In any case, it is permiss
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Is the consent of the first wife a condition of validity in re-marriage? Is the marriage contract valid if there is no attraction?
11802 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceIslam recognises the permissibility of a man having four permanent and concurrent wives. The second marriage is not conditional upon consent of the first wife, except in the case of marriage with the
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Why is wearing bright and sharp colored clothing in society a problematic issue for women in Iran?
13451 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceEssentially, clothing is for one’s covering and dignity which is a trait confined to human beings among all creatures in the world. It is the human being that wears clothing to protect himself from th
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If a woman plans on getting married with a man after finishing the time of mut’ah with another man, is the temporary marriage that she is presently in valid?
7613 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceFrom Islam’s perspective temporary and permanent marriage have specific conditions, one of them is that when a woman wants to get married to someone she can’t be married to another person and that she
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Can one work for an employer whom he knows doesn’t carry out his religious duties?
6617 2010/09/20 Laws and JurisprudenceSince you were after the fiqhi ruling on the issue you asked about, we saw it necessary to enquire Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani; this is his answer:1- If what is being done in the job is halal and t
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Is it problematic to work in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold?
8031 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceSince you were looking for the fiqhi ruling on this issue, we saw it necessary to ask your question from the offices of the grand maraje’; this is what we received in response from them:The Office of
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What is the ruling on working in places that sell haram goods like liquor?
8753 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is the ruling on working in places in which the income there is mostly haram?
7196 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Is working in places where pork or liquor are served or institutes which aid Israel haram?
9375 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceIn response to the question about whether working in factories that manufacture canned pork and in nightclubs or other centers of corruption is permissible or not, Ayatullah Khamenei says: Making a
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Before the Islamic Revolution who was the Wali Faqih?
8137 2010/09/06 Laws and JurisprudenceThe concept of Welayat al Faqih ( Authority and Governance of the Jurist ) is a long known, well-established and original one in Shiite ideology. With the start of the major occultation in the year 32
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Has divorce ever taken place in the life of the prophet and imams?
8741 2010/09/06 Laws and JurisprudenceThis issue can be looked at and analyzed from different perspectives, but in short, what can be said about it is as following:Firstly: Although marriage has been encouraged in Islamic sources, and div
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What are the conditions for selecting Ayatullah Khamenei as the current Wali Faqih and how are his actions monitored?
6482 2010/09/05 Laws and JurisprudenceThe answers to the first and second part of your question can be found in the following links: Question 920 ( website: 2975 ) ( The Wali Faqih and Infallibility ) and Question 786 ( website: 845 ) (
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Why is a child that has been born from a temporary marriage given to the father?
15089 2010/09/05 Laws and JurisprudenceTemporary marriage is an easy and simple marriage for people that can’t practice permanent marriage, legitimized by God for a number of reasons, one of which is to prevent fornication and sexual corru
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Does the verse "فما استمتعتم به منهّن فاتوهن اجورهنّ فریضة" imply temporary marriage?
11912 2010/09/05 Laws and JurisprudenceWhat is meant by istimta in the verse فما استمتعتم به منهن فاتوهن اجورهن فریضه ; ( For the enjoyment you have had from them thereby, give them their dowries, by way of settlement ) , is intimacy and t
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Did the Prophet and the Imams (PBUT) combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers?
8622 2010/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceTaking note of the Shia and Sunni traditions that have been passed down to us, the Prophet ( PBUH ) would both combine the Dhuhr and Asr, and the Maghrib and Isha prayers, as well as pray them separat
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Is it okay to smoke while fasting?
10651 2010/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is the ruling on shaving the legs for men?
9544 2010/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceExcept for the beard, which is haram to shave ( obligatory precaution ) , [ 1 ] not only is it permissible to remove the hairs of the body such as the armpits, but it is mustahabb [ 2 ] in Islam, and
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A person has touched some of his things while being junub from a haram act, does he have to wash his hands if he touches those things with a wet hand after he has performed ghusl if he ever wants to pray?
9792 2010/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceThese are the answers we received from the offices of the maraje’ regarding your inquiry:The office of the Grand Ayatullah Khameneni:The sweat of a person who has become junub from a haram act isn t n
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Doesn’t the fact that mut’ah couples don’t inherit from each other prove that they aren't actually lawful couples?
6605 2010/08/22 Laws and JurisprudenceThe criterion for marriage in Islam isn t entitlement to heritage. According to Islam, marriage is of two types: permanent and temporary ( mut’ah ) . The formulas for each have their similarities and
