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Is Khums payable on money which has been deposited free of interest only to be used in future for buying a house?
6428 خمس پس اندازSupreme Leader, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei, may Allah grant him long life, says in response to the following question: There is a person who does not have a house of his own to live in. He has saved some money to buy a house or to buy his ...
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Is the Imam of Time (atf) present at all places even in non-Islamic (Jewish) countries?
5276 TraditionalIt is not possible from a rational and logical perspective to attain ultimate perfection without divine guidance. God, the Exalted, has sent His proofs to mankind to guide them in the right path in the best possible manner. The prophets and imams have been and are able ...
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Does the “reception of Muharram” hold any meaning in the Shia school of thought?
4598 Laws and JurisprudenceHolding commemorations and mourning ceremonies for Imam Husein (as) is a tradition established and encouraged by the imams (as).[1] There is no problem in carrying out these ceremonies in any method or format as long as haram acts aren't committed. Therefore, “receiving” Muharram and beginning mourning ...
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Is this narration true that the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali (A.S) had the power to separate Aisha from her title as the mother of the faithful. Did he do it after the demise of the Prophet (S)? Did Aisha commit indecent actions after the demise of the Holy ...
8749 زندگی خصوصیThe question will be answered in two parts: A) Stripping Aisha of Her Title as the Mother of the Faithful There is no such hadith reported in our sources in this connnection. Sa'ad bin Abdullah[1] says: "I said to Imam Mahdi, the Imam of ...
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Can you please explain why it is haram to marry the wives of the prophet after his demise?
6265 Laws and JurisprudenceAccording to verse 6 of surah Ahzab, the wives of the prophet (pbuh) are like the mothers of the believers and have the ruling of their mothers. Consequently, marrying them is haram. Numerous reasons have been mentioned for such, for instance, so that the hypocrites ...
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Given that I had sexual intercourse with my ex-husband one month after Khula divorce, what is the Islamic ruling about my second marriage several years later with another man. Were the divorce and the second marriage valid?
11734 Laws and JurisprudenceDear user, we explained all the probable suppositions concerning divorce in our previous answer to your question (No.6795). We see that you have not stated whether or not you had complete martial relations with your husband. If you had sexual intercourse with your husband and then you got ...
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Is it possible to get perfection through any religions other than Islam? What about attaining tawhid (belief in one God)?
7133 QuranAlthough some facts can be seen with the existing religions in the world, the perfect form of truth which is belief in divine unity or one God exists in Islam. The most important reason is that other religions lack adequate documentation not to mention the existence of ...
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Does Islam recommend a certain age for becoming pregnant?
4333 Laws and JurisprudencePregnancy is a natural event that girls can experience after puberty when they find the ability to become so, and its end (menopause) is also a natural one, meaning that at a certain age women naturally lose the abovementioned ability. Since this matter varies from ...
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If a child asks: I wish that instead of Imam of the time (ajtf), Santa Claus would appear to illuminate everywhere and bring gifts for everyone, but Imam of the time would kill us, what would we say in response to him?
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What acts eliminate major sins?
5770 PracticalThe sins that people commit are not all alike in terms of their greatness and the forgiveness of different sins depends on the kind of sin that has been committed. Some sins can be forgiven by only saying astaghfurullah once while others may require more effort. We must ...
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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
97024 Laws and JurisprudenceEating lobster, clam, oyster and octopus is haram. According to religious resources regarding halal and haram meat, there are general rulings and numerous standards; for instance, a set of rulings has been given for land animals, sea creatures, birds and so on.The condition for halal meat sea ...
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Why are shrimps halal and crabs haram? What makes one of them halal and the other halal despite the fact that both of them are from the same category?
93373 Philosophy of Religion and LawAlthough all Islamic laws are a result of the benefits or disadvantages and harms that back them, and there is a particular reason behind each and every one of them, discovering the exact reason in detail for every one of them is extremely difficult. The most we ...
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What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?
80792 ExegesisThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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How is Prophet Adam’s (A.S.) creation (about 5,764 years ago) make sense when fossils found from human beings are almost 25 million years old?
75610 ExegesisThere is no inconsistence between these two. If we have heard that Prophet Adam has been created six to seven thousand years ago, this might refer to a different and new generation of human beings which started with Prophet Adam (A.S.) and might ...
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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?
75054 ExegesisOne should be aware that although the imam’s names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, haven’t been mentioned in the Quran, nevertheless, their names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, can be found in the Prophet’s sayings. One very good example is the hadith of Ghadir which is considered the official announcement of the appointment of ...
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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
74845 ExegesisAccording to the Quran a Muslim is one who has absolutely surrendered to Allah and his commands and believes in pure Tawhid (the oneness of God) that isn't tainted with any Shirk and this is why the Almighty has introduced Prophet Abraham as a true ...
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Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
69021 Hadith1. Having conducted a research into Hadith (scriptural) sources, we found out that the narrations about cleaning, dusting and sweeping a house are absolute and unrestricted in the sense that they include both day and night. There is nothing to indicate that dusting and cleaning are forbidden ...
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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
62672 Laws and JurisprudenceThe reason the Shia perform their prayers in three times is the Quranic verses and traditions on the matter. Although the Quran has mentioned that prayer is wajib several times and hasn’t gone into the details, it has spoken of its times: “Maintain the prayer from the sun's ...
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Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?
53297 ExegesisApproximately 35 animals have been named in the Quran; the birds and insects of which are:Salwa (سلوی)=The quail (Baqarah:57), Ba’uth (بعوض)=Mosquito (Baqarah:26), Dhubab (ذباب)=Fly (Hajj:73), Nahl (نحل)=Honeybee (Nahl:68), Ankabut (عنکبوت)=Spider (Ankabut:41), Jarad (جراد)=Grasshopper (A’raf:133), HudHud (هدهد)=Hoopoe (Naml:20), Ghurab (غراب)=Crow (Ma’idah:31), Ababil (ابابیل)= probably ‘Swallow’ (Fil:3), Naml (نمل)=Ant ...
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What is the Quran’s perspective on waste and extravagance?
51822 ExegesisThe religion of Islam is the religion of life and its precepts and rules set the grounds for human felicity and success, both for the individual, as well as the society. Islam has brought forth a complete program for every facet of human life and has ...