Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Women’s duty in prayers which require loud recitation
Can women recite the Fātiḥah and the other chapter of the morning, maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers loudly?
Relinquishment of pre-emption right before the partner sells his share
Is dropping pre-emption right before one of the partners sells his share to a third party, perceived as unlawful?
Treating with narcotic drugs
Is it permissible to use narcotic drugs for the treatment of diseases? And assuming that it is permissible, is it absolutely permissible or in case that it is the only way of treatment?
Coming to know that time was enough for wuḍū' after finishing the prayer with tayammum
A person prays with tayammum due to shortness of time, and after completing the prayer he comes to know that there was enough time to do wuḍū’. What is the rule concerning his prayer?
Blood color traces after washing it
If a faint bloodstain remains on the dress after it has been washed, is that faint-colored stain najis?
Term of considering birthplace as a waṭan
Is one’s birthplace considered their waṭan even if they do not live there?
New inquiries (istifta') September
This section contains the latest inquiries about the practical laws of islam answered by the istifta' committee of the supreme leader's office. (updated monthly)
Cases of shifting from obligatory to mustaḥabb prayer
In your esteemed opinion, what are the instances for changing the intention, i.e. to change one’s prayer, during obligatory prayer?
Using vessels of a dead body for transplantation
Is it permissible to use the blood vessels of a dead person for transplantation in the body of another person who is ill?
Duty of whoever does not have khums account and being indebted from the beginning
An individual does not have a yearly account for khums and now he wants to pay khums and have a yearly account. He has been in debt from the time of his marriage up to now. How should he account for the khums?
Female’s visiting a male physician
Is it permissible for women to consult a male gynecologist if he is more efficient than the female gynecologists, especially when seeing the latter proves to be difficult?
Doing tayammum on the baked rock, gypsum or limestone
What is the ruling of doing tayammum on gypsum, limestone, their baked pieces and bricks?
The Intention of Imam in a Congregational Prayer
What should a congregational prayer imam say in his intention? Should he perform it with the intention of a congregational or individual prayer?
Amount of growing hair enough to consider it as a beard
What is meant by the phrase “It is ḥarām to shave the beard”? Is it that when the hair is fully-grown and one shaves it, or is it true of shaving the facial hair grown in part?
Making water reach all wuḍū’ organ’s parts
For wuḍū’ to be correct, is it a condition that the water should flow over the whole hand, or is it sufficient that the hands are wiped with a wet hand?
Men’s wearing a necklace
What is the ruling in the matter of men wearing chains?
Applying ghusl’s shar‘ī effects on the tayammum done instead of ghusl
Do the rules of ghusl apply to tayammum performed as a substitute for ghusl in the sense that it is permissible to enter a masjid with it?
Learning magic and evocation of spirit
Is it permissible to train in magic and apply it? And is it permissible to evoke the spirits of humans, angels, and jinn?
