Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Deducting Khums-Exempt Wealth from Surplus Income
If we spend some money or property whose khums we have already paid or that is given to us as a gift, and is therefore exempt from khums, toward our necessary expenses, are we allowed to deduct the amount of such khums-exempt money or property from our surplus income at the end of our religious fiscal year when calculating the amount of khums we must pay?
The Condition of Virtue vis-à-vis the Validity of Witnessing a Divorce
Given that one of the conditions of a person that witnesses a divorce is that he must partake of the quality of virtue (ʻadālah), what is one to do if the agent (wukalāʼ) of the husband consider one to be virtuous (ʻādil) whereas one knows oneself to be deprived of this quality.
Being Splashed with Liquids That May Be Canonically Impure
While standing or walking in streets we are sometimes splashed with the rainwater that gathers in puddles when passing cars drive through them at high speed, or the liquid that occasionally spills from garbage trucks may get splashed onto our clothes. Are these liquids to be treated as canonically impure?
Meat, Leather, and Other Animal-Based Products
Are we allowed to consume the meat of a canonically edible animal if we cannot verify whether it has been slaughtered legitimately and in accordance with the rules prescribed by Islamic law?
Engaging in Supererogatory Fasting as Part of Ritual Retreat while under Obligation to Observe Compensational Fasting
Given that supererogatory fasting is invalid if one is under the obligation to observe compensational fasting (ṣawm al-qaḍāʼ), would it be correct if a person who intends to embark on the ritual retreat of iʻtikāf * starts the first day of the ritual retreat observing supererogatory fasting, due to not knowing the aforementioned precept regarding supererogatory fasting, but then, after being informed of the aforementioned precept, corrects his intention and changes it to compensational fasting prior to noontime? Would his ritual retreat be valid?
MONTHLY AHKAM | February 2020
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)
Performing Canonic Prayer in Clothes with Human and Animal Designs
We know that it is canonically objectionable to wear clothes that have pictures of people and animals printed on them during canonic prayers (ṣalāt), but what if we wear such clothes underneath other clothes that do not have such designs?
Consecrating a Moving Structure as a Mosque
Is it valid to consecrate a moving structure as a mosque, whether it be a structure such as a trailer or a mobile home, which is moved at most once every few months, or an area such as a compartment in a railroad passenger car or an airplane, which is regularly on the move?
Repaying Borrowed Gold
I borrowed a few pieces of gold several years ago from someone, and their value back then was, say, $200. Now, in virtue of inflation they are worth, say, $300. Do I owe the price they were worth when I borrowed them or their current price?
Watching Video-Recorded Dancing
Is it permissible to watch video recordings of dancing?
Listening to Female Singer
Is it permissible to listen to a woman singing?
Actions relating to Eating That Are Canonically Objectionable
The following is a summary list of actions relating to food consumption that are canonically objectionable ...
Making Use of the Property of One Who Does Not Pay Khums
Is it permissible to make use of the property, including foodstuffs, of a person who does not pay his khums?
Making Use of Shoes Whose Owner Is Unknown
It sometimes happens that when we go to mosque for prayer, someone mistakenly takes our shoes and leaves behind his own shoes, which look a lot like ours. Can we in such instances wear the shoes that resemble ours?
Delay in Payment of Khums
Is it a problem if we pay our khums a few days late?
Rules on Clothes
One should not put on the following clothes:
Where to Say Full/Curtailed Prayer in Ḥā‘r of Imam Hossein (a.)
The rule of saying full/curtailed prayer in Ḥā‘r of Imam Hossein (a.) is confined to ...
Prayer in Places in which One May Say Full/Curtailed Prayer
A traveler whose four-rak‘ah prayer is shortened to two rak‘ahs is allowed to say it in full in four places as follows: in the city of Mecca, ... .
