Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Doubt about payment of khums on buyer's money
A shopkeeper does not know whether or not the customer with whom he has dealings has paid khums on his money. Is he required to pay khums on that money?
Concluding a fraternity deed not in Eid Ul-Ghadīr
Is it permissible to strike "the pact of brotherhood" on days other than the ‘Īd of Ghadīr Khum?
To forget intention of ghusl
At the beginning, one intends ghusl but during ghusl he forgets the intention and at the end he remembers the intention, is the ghusl valid?
Droppings of curved-billled birds
Are the droppings of curved-billled birds like parrots najis?
Khums on blood money
Is blood money subject to khums?
To use loan against the term of loan deed
Someone has got a loan for buying goods but spent it on other areas, what is their duty to compensate for the mistake?
Khums on mixed deposit
An individual has a savings including khums-paid money and money on which khums has not been paid. On occasions, he takes quantities out of the total for his annual expenses and sometimes he adds some money to it. Then, if the person knows the amount of khums-paid money, does he have to pay khums on the whole amount or only on the amount on which khums has not been paid?
Facial Acne
Bacterial acne (spots) often appears on one’s face. Assuming such spots are popped, leading to the discharge of liquid, would the latter be deemed najis?
To know about an obstacle to wuḍū’ water after prayer
Someone makes wuḍū’ and during prayer comes to know that there remained some traces of make up on her face, is her prayer valid?
To wear a ring on the left hand
What is the ruling on wearing a ring on the left hand?
To pay extra khums
If someone pays extra money as khums at the end his khums year, can he considers the extra as the khums of the next year?
Observing the terms of a contract
In a lease, the landlord stipulated that the tenant should pay the equivalent of the rent plus a surcharge for every day he stays in the property after the expiry date of the lease. Does the tenant become indebted to the landlord with the amount he undertook to pay in the agreement?
To doubt making up qaḍā’ fasts
If one is not sure whether they have done the qaḍā’ of all missed fasts, what is their duty?
Two-person congregational prayer
Can a congregational prayer be conducted by two individuals?
A wife's possessing ornaments
Are the items of jewelry, bought by a husband for his wife, considered part of his estate after his death so that they can be distributed amongst his heirs, including his wife?
To break qaḍā’ fasts
Can one break his qaḍā’ fast for one reason or another?
The threshold of selling profit
What is the acceptable maximum margin of profit in trading?
One’s duty vis-à-vis others’ mistakes in prayer
What is my shar‘ī duty when I see someone performing some acts of prayer wrongly?
