Questions Archive
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Please list the reasons behind the impermissibility of music.
9482 2010/11/14 Laws and JurisprudenceMusic and ghina differ from each other in fiqhi ( jurisprudential ) terms. Ghina refers to the singing voice which comes from the larynx and is turned up and down in the throat [ like the chirping of
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What is the ruling regarding joyful and rousing music mixed with a song by a female singer?
7742 2010/11/10 Laws and JurisprudenceIf foreign music is of ghina and haram type, it is not permissible to listen to it. Haram music is the music which is commensurate with the gatherings of entertainment and moral depravity. According t
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What is the ruling regarding eating harām (forbidden) food?
21047 2010/11/10 Laws and JurisprudenceOne who realizes after eating food that he has eaten a harām meal, in case there was no likelihood of the food being harām and there were signs indicating that it was halal, for example, he had receiv
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Is there any special importance in roosters' crow?
13289 2010/11/09 TraditionalAll the creatures of the world praise and glorify God. The seven skies, the earth and all of their inhabitants are glorifying God, the Exalted. Animals including roosters are not an exception. Therefo
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Why is music haram while man’s nature is inclined towards it? Please list the reasons behind the permissibility or impermissibility of music.
13222 2010/11/09 Laws and Jurisprudence1. Most jurists have given fatwa on the impermissibility of lahvi ( vain and licentious ) music and they have not considered all kinds of music to be forbidden. Therefore, one cannot say that all type
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What is the Islamic law concerning eating food with Hindus and eating foodstuffs like crab, different kinds of fish, Indian snack etc.?
20900 2010/11/09 PracticalAs per the fatwa of all grand jurists, all non-believers including Hindus are ritually impure. Supreme Leader, grand Ayatollah Khamenei and a few other prominent jurists are of the view that non-Musli
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What is the Jews’ belief concerning the return (raj’ah) of Imam Mahdi (a.s.)?
9548 2010/11/09 TraditionalSimilar to other faiths and people, the Jews definitely believe in the coming of a savior at the end of time. In the current Torah, there are many glad tidings of the coming of a universal reformer. I
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Which verse in the Holy Quran is a confirmation of tawassul (seeking means) and how is justified?
12281 2010/11/09 Quranic StudiesThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Why does the Quran say that you can beat your wives?
7766 2010/11/09 Laws and JurisprudencePerhaps one may think about the third tactic or remedy at the first glance ( after admonition and banishing wives to bed apart ) that Islam wants men to be free to exercise power and force on women in
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Where was Lady Fatima Zahra buried?
12207 2010/10/21 تاريخ بزرگانThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Does Imam Mahdi, the Imam of Time (a.s.), know when he is going to reappear?
7127 2010/10/18 TraditionalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Are a woman and her husband in Ihram strangers to each other while performing hajj?
7863 2010/10/17 Laws and JurisprudenceA man and his wife are strangers to each other during hajj while they are in Ihram. Sexual union is forbidden for them and they cannot derive sexual pleasures from each other. To further explain this,
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How is it possible for an individual to acquire the ability to interpret drams? Is there any authentic hadith (tradition) in this regard?
8466 2010/10/17 Contextual studyThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is the limit of freedom in Islam and Shi’ism?
7841 2010/10/13 TraditionalDepending on the contexts, freedom has different meanings and the limits of freedom are different with the difference of its meanings:1- Freedom in the sense of existential independence, something exc
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Why is the resident Aalim of a mosque not returning your salaam?
6016 2010/10/13 PracticalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Do the Shia consider Abu Bakr and Umar as Kafirs?
17333 2010/09/23 The infalliblesFirst of all, although the Shia has some criticism towards the khalifahs, they don’t see them as kafirs; the same way they don’t consider any of the other Sahabah as kafirs. In dealing with the khalif
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If we wash our clothes by the hose that is installed at the top of a semi-automatic washing machine, will the clothes become pak?
6735 2010/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceIf you aren t sure whether najis drops have splashed onto the clothes, then those clothes will still be pak; just because there is a possibility that najis drops have reached the clothes doesn’t make
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Can we read big surahs off of our computer monitor when praying?
6814 2010/09/23 Laws and JurisprudenceIf you cannot pray standing, and your duty is to pray sitting on a chair, then it is okay to pray on your computer desk, granted that you observe the rest of the conditions. In any case, it is permiss
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Is the consent of the first wife a condition of validity in re-marriage? Is the marriage contract valid if there is no attraction?
11412 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceIslam recognises the permissibility of a man having four permanent and concurrent wives. The second marriage is not conditional upon consent of the first wife, except in the case of marriage with the
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Why is wearing bright and sharp colored clothing in society a problematic issue for women in Iran?
13050 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceEssentially, clothing is for one’s covering and dignity which is a trait confined to human beings among all creatures in the world. It is the human being that wears clothing to protect himself from th
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Why has the position of imamate been transferred from generation to generation, from father to son in our religion?
8243 2010/09/22 TraditionalThe position of imamate is bestowed only upon those who posses [ specific ] conditions, such as infallibility, abundant knowledge, etc., and no one except God has knowledge and awareness of these cond
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If a woman plans on getting married with a man after finishing the time of mut’ah with another man, is the temporary marriage that she is presently in valid?
7380 2010/09/22 Laws and JurisprudenceFrom Islam’s perspective temporary and permanent marriage have specific conditions, one of them is that when a woman wants to get married to someone she can’t be married to another person and that she
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Can one work for an employer whom he knows doesn’t carry out his religious duties?
6450 2010/09/20 Laws and JurisprudenceSince you were after the fiqhi ruling on the issue you asked about, we saw it necessary to enquire Ayatullah Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani; this is his answer:1- If what is being done in the job is halal and t
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If you Shias are right about Muawiyah being a ‘factory’ of hadith fabrication, show me some hadiths that have praised Muawiyah and Yazid in Sunni sources. If you are right, then cite one example.
27654 2010/09/20 Contextual studyThere is no doubt that ahadith have been fabricated in praise of Muawiyah. Some have even written books in his praise, such as Ibn Hajar, whose book is titled “Tat’hir al-Jinan wa al-Lisan”. Also, som
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Please explain the basis of Shi'ite thought and its characteristics?
8146 2010/09/18 TraditionalThe Holy Quran is the basis of the Shi ite thought and the source of all the Shiite teachings. It considers the apparent and outward meanings of the verses, the sayings, conducts, silence and assertio
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Does Islam allow marriage with female captives and the practice of coitus interruptus (withdrawal) with them?
19236 2010/09/12 Philosophy of Religion and LawUndeniably, marriages between kafir ( disbelieving ) women that were captured in wars and their captors were based on realities that existed in society during the time of the Holy Prophet ( pbuh ) . T
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If I have a sexual relationship with someone else, what is its ruling?
6314 2010/09/09 TheoreticalSalam AleikumYou need to pay attention to the following points:a ) If one wife fulfills your sexual needs, it is better to remain faithful to that one person, as you put it. However, in the case of ne
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Is it problematic to work in a place where alcoholic beverages are sold?
7810 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceSince 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
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Knowing that people are not infallible how can we be sure they won't make a mistake choosing the (Waly Faqih) Supreme Leader?
7501 2010/09/09 SystemAll growth and development that takes place in a society is dependant on a capable leader and obeying his commands. From the Shia point of view during the occultation of Imam Mahdi in which no one can
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Why do women oppose temporary marriage, and can a woman ask for divorce upon learning of her husband’s temporary marriage?
7948 2010/09/09 TheoreticalThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is the ruling on working in places that sell haram goods like liquor?
8479 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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What is the ruling on working in places in which the income there is mostly haram?
6926 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceThis question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer.
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Is working in places where pork or liquor are served or institutes which aid Israel haram?
9007 2010/09/09 Laws and JurisprudenceIn response to the question about whether working in factories that manufacture canned pork and in nightclubs or other centers of corruption is permissible or not, Ayatullah Khamenei says: Making a
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Before the Islamic Revolution who was the Wali Faqih?
7900 2010/09/06 Laws and JurisprudenceThe concept of Welayat al Faqih ( Authority and Governance of the Jurist ) is a long known, well-established and original one in Shiite ideology. With the start of the major occultation in the year 32
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Has divorce ever taken place in the life of the prophet and imams?
8375 2010/09/06 Laws and JurisprudenceThis issue can be looked at and analyzed from different perspectives, but in short, what can be said about it is as following:Firstly: Although marriage has been encouraged in Islamic sources, and div