Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Criterion for determining the beginning of Ramadan
Are the beginning and end of Ramadan determined through sighting the crescent or by means of the calendar, even if Sha‘bān was not thirty days?
Offering prayer on a land bought with khums-non-paid money
If I purchased a piece of land with khums-liable money, is it permissible to perform prayers on that property?
The criterion for tarakhkhuṣ limit
The criterion of the tarakhkhuṣ limit is the visibility of the city’s walls and audibility of its adhān. Are both of them together necessary or one is sufficient?
Asking a person to pray on behalf of a living individual
I am unable to perform prayer. May someone else pray on my behalf?
Using white alcohol
Is it permissible to use white alcohol for disinfecting the hands and medical equipments, like thermometers etc., or their use in medical work and treatment by doctors?
Offering prayer with a wuḍū' done before its time
What is your opinion with respect to performing wuḍū’ before the arrival of the time of prayers?
To build a workshop in the masjid’s land
The masjid does not have any properties through which its affairs could be run. The supervisory board has proposed digging a basement under the roofed section of the masjid in order to build a small factory and facilities for public utilities for the service of the masjid. Is this permissible?
To inform the host about furniture’s becoming najis
If a guest makes any household appliance of his host najis, is it obligatory for him to inform the host about it?
Criterion for ḥarām music
Is mutrib and lahwī nature of a particular type of music the only criterion for judging that it is ḥarām or should one considers the element of excitement also?
New inquiries (istifta') April
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)
Making sujūd on dark and dirty turbah
Is there any problem in using, for prostration, a turbah blackened and dirty in such a way that the stain covering it obstructs the forehead from touching the turbah?
Rapping on kitchen utensils in weddings
Is it permissible for women to rap on things, other than musical instruments, such as kitchen utensils, in wedding parties? And what is the ruling if the sound is heard outside by men?
Playing with gambling instruments on Computer
What is the ruling on playing with gambling instruments, such as cards, on a computer?
Leading ‘aṣr prayer by other than Friday imām
Is one allowed to recite one’s afternoon prayer behind a person other than the Friday prayer imam?
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?
Who to pay delay kaffārah for the ill woman’s missed fasts
A women could not fast due to illness. She could not perform the qaḍā’ before the next Ramadan either. Does she or her husband have to pay kaffārah?
Wrongly and absent-mindedly saying prayer dhikrs
Do two prostrations of inadvertence become obligatory if a word of the dhikrs of the prayer, of the verses of the Holy Qur’an, or of the supplication of qunūt is mistakenly recited?
Explosive materials
What is the ruling on the manufacture, sale, purchase, and use of fireworks, and explosive materials irrespective of whether or not they are of the type that may cause annoyance to people?
