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If a woman is divorced and then remarries, then who would be her spouse in the hereafter?
10794 Traditional 2006/12/02For a man and a woman who were married to each other in this world, there a several theories regarding their situation in the next world; for example:
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Isn’t there a discrepancy between Islam’s view of the human being as a creature endowed with free choice and assertation of the Qur`an that Allah (awj) shuts the hearts, ears and eyes of some to the truth?
6933 Traditional 2011/08/15In many verses there is mention of the unbelievers’ and hypocrites’ hearts, eyes, and ears being sealed and of the sinful and perverse being misled. Khatm and tab’ [both meaning “seal”] denote ending, stamping a seal, imprinting, printing, and rendering things in certain shapes.
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Is ethanol, which is a type of alcohol, pak and halal to consume?
39358 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/01This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Which of the two versions of Hadith Thaqalayn are more authentic?
13261 نبوت و امامت از خاندانی پاک 2015/06/18The text of the report transmitted by Ahl-e Sunnah in Sahih Muslim, Sahih Timidhi and Musnad of Ahmad bin Hanbal is as such: "The Book of Allah and my progeny ('itrah)" This is the famous version of the tradition found in their books. However, there is another ...
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I would like to know who was the first scholar who presented the concept of Wilayat Al- Faqih?
8297 Laws and Jurisprudence 2007/01/24The concept of “Wilayate Faqih” means the government of an Islamic society which is headed by someone who has reached the level of Ijtihad (Ability to answer contemporary questions based on Islamic concepts and values by referring to main Islamic sources: Quran and Sunnat in Islamic law). ...
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I have a friend who while on duty made an accident with a motorcyclist resulting in the death of the latter. Apart from legal procedures that will take placed, is my friend under any other obligation according to Islam?
5852 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/15There are different types of murder: Attempted murder and unintentional murder (manslaughter). The latter is normally divided into two categories e.g. purely unintentional murder or criminally negligent murder.The example of purely unintentional murder would be if you shot at an animal and shot a person ...
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What should one do if his father's orders contradicts his mother's orders?
9798 Practical 2010/08/21One of the most important wajib acts that has been mentioned in the Quran after believing in one god and rejecting paganism is honoring, respecting and obeying parents. In respect to the cases that the order of each of the parents contradicts the order of ...
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Doesn’t the fact that mut’ah couples don’t inherit from each other prove that they aren't actually lawful couples?
6072 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/22The criterion for marriage in Islam isn't entitlement to heritage. According to Islam, marriage is of two types: permanent and temporary (mut’ah). The formulas for each have their similarities and differences; this being a result of the reason for why mut’ah was even legislated and ...
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What is the duty of the son or daughter regarding the prayers and fasts of their parents who don’t observe their religious duties?
6434 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/12/21According to the view of a majority of the jurists, making up for the missed prayers and fasts of one’s father is binding on the eldest son. This means that it is wajib for the eldest son to either personally make up for his father’s missed prayers, or ...
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Is pretending considered to be a kind of lying?
6457 Laws and Jurisprudence 2011/10/30Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may Allah grant him long life): Lying is a deliberate act of expressing an untruth as truth. If your action is not as such, it is not haram. An answer given to the question by Ayatollah ...
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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?
145117 Exegesis 2012/01/15There 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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Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?
107783 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18Eating 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?
105241 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2012/03/18Although 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?
102410 Exegesis 2010/04/07This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
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Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.
100280 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2009/04/20The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholars and jurisprudents is that a Shia man can get married to a Sunni woman, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the marriage of a Sunni man with a Shia woman; most scholars see it as impermissible.The reasons behind the first ...
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Is there any problem in sweeping and cleaning one”s house at night?
99808 Hadith 2015/06/071. 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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What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?
88030 Exegesis 2010/04/06According 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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Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?
87023 Exegesis 2008/05/11One 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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Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?
77995 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/14The 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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Why do the Shia pray with open hands while the Sunnis pray with their hands closed? How would the holy prophet of Islam pray? Are there any hadiths on this subject?
61893 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/12/21Because of the many hadiths they have regarding this matter, the Shia pray with open hands in order to have followed the tradition of the holy prophet (pbuh) and the imams (as). These hadiths express that the prophet (pbuh) and the imams (as) would pray with their hands open ...