Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Teaching one’s children religious rulings during the age of tamyīz (discrimination)
At what age must parents teach their children the rules of Islamic law and the rites of worship?
Making up for late father’s missed prayers and fasts after death of his elder son
If the eldest son who had the obligation to offer his father’s missed prayers dies, will this obligation pass on to the eldest son’s inheritor or to the grandfather’s second eldest son (the brother of the eldest son)?
When life expenses are not subject to khums
Is the criterion for exemption of something from khums its usage during the year or its being needed during the year, even if it remains unused?
If during ‘aṣr prayer one notices that they did not offer noon one
What is the duty of the person who becomes aware during the afternoon prayer that he had not performed noon prayer?
Granting all one’s property to one of their children
Is it permissible for a person to give all his property to one of his sons to the exclusion of the others?
MOURNING RULES
Is it makrūh (disliked) to spread out black fabrics and cover the walls of the masjids or wear in black when commemorative gatherings are held?
New inquiries (istifta') | OCTOBER
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)
To rent out with a loaning condition
What is the shar‘ī justification of what has become common these days of leaving a deposit by the tenant with the landlord?
Criterion for age of bulūgh
What is the criterion for determining the age of maturity for boys and girls, is it the solar year or the lunar one?
Khums on surplus amount if one is indebted
Is it obligatory for employees having a surplus remaining over their annual expenses to pay khums, considering that they owe money which is due or should be paid in installments?
Dealing in a good on credit at a price higher than the cash one
Is it permissible to buy goods by installments for a price that is higher than the cash price?
When a praying place is impure
The place we perform prayer is not pure but the place of prostration is. Is our prayer correct?
Selling tickets for collecting money for a charity
Is it permissible to sell bonds destined for collecting people’s charitable donations with the intention of making a draw at a later date, then some of the money collected would be distributed among the participants as gifts and the remaining proceeds are dedicated to projects of public benefit?
Treating, and associating with, those who do not pay khums
We do business with some people who do not pay khums and they do not keep a yearly account either. We transact and trade with them and visit and dine with them. What is the ruling concerning this matter?
Autopsy for investigating causes of death
Is it permissible to carry out a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death in doubtful cases, e.g., we do not know whether it happened due to poison, suffocation, or something else?
Man’s being ahead while praying with a woman
Is it true that men should stand in front of women while performing prayer?
Printing a book without owner’s permission
Is it permissible to reprint books without the permission of their owners, especially with the existence of the phrase "All rights reserved for the author"?
Method of counting khums of gold coins
How does one account for the khums of gold coins which constantly fluctuate in value?
