Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Suspecting Others of a Bad Act
Is it a sin to be mistrustful of another believer if one is careful not to give expression to this mistrust?
Placing Hands on the Knees during Rukūʻ
Is it required for one to place the palms of one’s hands on one’s knees in the bowing position (rukūʻ) of a canonic prayer?
Connection through Performer of a Probably Missed Prayer
Can a worshipper who wants to perform a certainly missed prayer or an obligatory diurnal prayer of the same day as part of a congregation be connected to the congregational leader (imām al-jamāʻah) or the other congregants through a worshipper who is performing a probably missed prayer?
Blood Spots in Eggs
Are eggs that contain blood in their yokes or whites canonically edible?
Canonic Purity of the Spot on which the Forehead Rests during Prostration in a Canonic Prayer
The turbah (in Farsi muhr), the ground, or the object on which the worshipper places ...
Stillness and Stability of the Place of Prayer
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Purification of the Interior of Body Parts
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Transformation of an Impurity
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Inability to Execute the Penalty for the Deliberate Failure to Fast
Q.| If one has failed to fast during the month of Ramadan without a legitimate reason and is now financially incapable of providing food to 60 needy persons for every day one failed to fast[1] or to alternatively observe 60 days of punitive fasting,[2] what is one’s obligation?
Paying a Dependent’s Kaffārah without His Knowledge
Should a father pay his child’s kaffārah without his knowledge or a husband his wife’s without her knowledge, would the child or woman in question be relieved of the duty to pay kaffārah?
Refraining from Fasting per Professional Medical Instruction
If someone is told by his physician that he should not fast, but partially disregarding his physician’s instructions, he fasts every other day, is he obligated to observe compensational fasting for those days he heeded his physician’s instruction and did not fast?
Paying Khums on One’s Second House
If someone buys a second house in a place other than his hometown or primary area of residence to spend the summers and holidays there, is he obligated to pay khums on the value of the second house?
Praying behind an Imam Performing a Compensational Prayer
If a congregational leader, or imam, is performing a compensational prayer, can we join him in prayer, given that it is possible that he may be performing a potential compensational prayer, not a definitive one?
Prostration for Those Incapable of Performing the Standard Form
Believers who are incapable of performing the prostrations of the canonic prayers in their normal form (e.g. due to old age or physical impairment) typically sit on a chair and perform their prostrations by placing their heads on a table in front of them. First of all, does this count as a valid prostration? Second, how should they position the seven body parts integral to the validity of a proper prostration?
Traveling during the Month of Ramadan
Is it permissible to travel during the month of Ramadan with the intention to evade the obligation to fast?
Making Up for Days of Fasting Missed during the Month of Ramadan due to Travel
Q.| If someone misses several days of fasting during the month of Ramadan due to traveling, does he need to pay a financial penalty (kaffārah) in addition to the days of compensational fasting that he has to observe?
