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What are the different types of pleasure? How can we reach the higher and greater pleasure?
18857 Practical 2010/08/22Man has always lived with both pleasure and pain; he has invariably rejoiced one thing while suffering from another. Still ethics play a great role in moderating these feelings. It is within an ethical criteria that these feelings can be controlled by distinguishing which pleasure is moral and ...
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What is the ruling on bank interest in non-Muslim countries?
15224 Laws and Jurisprudence 2007/01/17Concerning bank transactions in non-Islamic countries, Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s verdict reads as follows:“Paying interest (usury [riba]) is haram (forbidden) i.e. borrowing money from a bank on the condition that one ought to repay an extra amount in excess of the originally borrowed sum is deemed haram save ...
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Are leather products imported from non-Islamic countries treated as ritually impure?
8182 مردار 2013/01/20An answer given to the above question by some grand religious authorities (maraje’) is as follows:[1] Leather products are considered pure [and salat in them is permissible], if one entertains doubt whether or not they were made from natural hides or artificial ...
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Did the Prophet and the Imams (PBUT) combine the Dhuhr and Asr prayers?
7905 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/22Taking note of the Shia and Sunni traditions that have been passed down to us, the Prophet (PBUH) would both combine the Dhuhr and Asr, and the Maghrib and Isha prayers, as well as pray them separately.The Prophet of Islam (PBUH) would at ...
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Has the holy Quran recommended violence when dealing with disbelievers?
2260 Exegesis 2021/03/31
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Is it problematic to work in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold?
7516 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/09/09Since you were looking for the fiqhi ruling on this issue, we saw it necessary to ask your question from the offices of the grand maraje’; this is what we received in response from them:The Office of the Grand Ayatullah Sistani:
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Why hasn’t the Quran suggested temporary marriage for those who can't afford to practice permanent marriage?
8236 Exegesis 2010/08/22Quranic verses must be interpreted and explained next to each other and as a whole, because some verses explain others. In this verse, continence has been proposed to those who can't afford neither temporary nor permanent marriage, and this isn't a reason for the ...
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When was visiting graves allowed given the fact that it was, for some time in the early period of Islam, unlawful to visit graves?
5408 زیارت قبور و بنای مراقد 2017/01/21Among the practices which, in the early period of Islam, were forbidden was visitation of graves. Visiting graves was prohibited for a number of reasons. As the Islamic society developed and grew more mature, a suitable environment to deal with this issue came into being. The Holy ...
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If a Quran is boxed in a decorative manner for display purposes, is it necessary to recite it?
6039 احترام به نام خدا، قرآن، پیشوایان 2013/10/03The Quran is a book of guidance and life; it has been sent down to humanity to turn to it, read it and adhere to it. Never should it be used for decorative purposes. Given the details provided in your message, it is necessary that a part, ...
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What does Islam say about life on other planets?
21488 Exegesis 2007/02/22Man has always pondered the thought of whether or not there are other living organisms or intelligent life forms in other galaxies or on other planets; however a definite answer has yet to be found.
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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?
145169 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?
107793 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?
105250 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?
102434 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.
100300 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?
99847 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?
88044 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?
87033 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?
78012 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?
61915 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 ...