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What is the ruling on eating the cheese contains rennet?

9210 2014/04/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

What the rennet is a substance or strong material we add it to milk in order to make cheese. This material seemingly prepares with the two methods that are as under: 1. via vegetarian mushroom. 2. v

If a person suffers from an incontinence, due to which he is not in a position to control his bowels, and his Wudhu gets void, what is the Islamic law about it?

6743 2014/04/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

If a person suffers from an incontinence, due to which drops of urine come out continuously, or he is not in a position to control his bowels, he should act as follows: A ) If he is sure that at som

What are the objects on which zakat is either obligatory or recommend? Is zakat payable on currency notes?

9917 2013/10/19 Practical

It is obligatory to pay Zakat on nine well-known things as mentioned in the Epistles of Islamic Laws. Also, there are certain things from which Zakat is mustahab ( recommended ) to pay, as stated in j

Given that anal intercourse has been forbidden according to a prophetic tradition, why do some jurisprudents consider it to be permissible?

28010 2013/08/13 Philosophy of Religion and Law

The narrations which have been transmitted and passed on to jurisprudents can be divided into two main categories: First: Narrations which imply permissibility of anal intercourse. Second: Narration

My wife and I had sexual intercourse while we were fasting. What are we supposed to do and what is the Islamic law?

8299 2013/08/13 Laws and Jurisprudence

Your fast is void and if you did not know, due to inculpable ignorance [ jahl-e qusuri ] , that sexual intercourse invalidates the fast, only the qadha of the fast is obligatory on you. You must keep

Is it Haram to steal something back from someone who has already stolen it from you?

13260 2013/08/12 Laws and Jurisprudence

There is no problem if you believe the object is the one that has been stolen from you and you are not able to take it back legally and peacefully, but it should be done with no mischief. Appendix:

Did the Holy Prophet (pbuh) prostrate on the Turbat of Karbalah?

15095 2013/05/15 Traditional

According to Shia jurisprudence, firstly, Sajda should be performed on earth, and on those things which are not edible nor worn, and on things which grow from earth ( e.g. wood and leaves of trees ) .

Is Khums payable on money which has been deposited free of interest only to be used in future for buying a house?

8842 2013/05/15 Laws and Jurisprudence

Supreme 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 som

What is the Islamic law, if a woman and her husband doubt whether or not the woman’s menstrual blood has stopped flowing and they have sexual intercourse?

25964 2013/05/15 Laws and Jurisprudence

If one doubts about whether a woman has started seeing menstrual blood or not, she is treated as not being in her menses. However, if it is after menstrual period ( assuming that her period lasts for

What is the concrete jurisprudential argument on shaving beard?

12040 2013/04/09 Laws and Jurisprudence

Great jurisprudents studying many different proofs and arguments on this subject have forbidden shaving beard. Of course, some other scholars have criticized the said arguments saying that relying on

Is tacit agreement which is not in writing considered and treated as partnership?

6370 2013/02/02 Laws and Jurisprudence

The answers received from the offices of two of the grand religious authorities are as under: Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani ( may Allah grant him long life ) : If the purchase and sale transacti

What is the Islamic law regarding a song sung by a woman with music instruments? What is ghinā?

9026 2013/02/02 Laws and Jurisprudence

Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him long life ) : 1. If the singing is ruled as ghinā, it is ḥarām and the content makes no difference. Similarly, if one listens to her voice wit

Is the reality of the Commander of Faithful, Ali (a.s.) eternal?

6798 2013/01/24 Traditional

Eternity is endless and unending time. It is a state to which time has no application. Something which is eternal is not moving, and is beyond time. [ 1 ] That is to say, it has always existed. As fo

Are leather products imported from non-Islamic countries treated as ritually impure?

8748 2013/01/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

An 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 entertain

If a man and a woman have illicit sexual relationship and after sometimes they marry each other and have a child after legal marriage contract, is the child legitimate or illegitimate by birth?

11106 2013/01/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

1. Assuming that their sexual relationship had been illegal according to Shari ah law and that the woman had conceived before legal marriage, the child is illegitimate by birth. However, the child is

Is it possible to clean the private parts using tissue paper?

18203 2013/01/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

It is permissible to use toilet paper to clean only the anus from faeces. [ 1 ] The urinary organ cannot be made ritually pure without water. [ 2 ] In places where you do not have access to water, you

Do ointment, cream and similar materials transmit impurity? What about liquids other than water?

9719 2013/01/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

All Shia scholars ( Mujtahedeen ) say: If a ritually clean thing touches a najis thing and if either or both of them are so wet that the wetness of one reaches the other, the clean thing will become n

What is khums and what is it paid on?

8830 2012/12/16 Laws and Jurisprudence

Khums literally means one-fifth or 20% . In Islamic legal terminology, it means one-fifth of certain items which a person earns by means of trade, industry, agricultural work, research or any other wa

What is the ruling on not knowing how many days one has to make up for his fasts?

7758 2012/10/20 Laws and Jurisprudence

1- If one is not sure whether or not he has missed prayers, he does not have to make up for any. [ 1 ] However, if he is sure that he has missed prayers, but he is not sure how many he has ( and canno

Is it halal or haram to sell and deal in imitation jewelry?

9592 2012/09/27 Laws and Jurisprudence

Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him long life ) : If the purchaser has knowledge of the item being imitation, there is no problem in the transaction by itself. However, if there

Is it permissible to use Facebook to spread, promulgate and promote Islamic teachings?

7246 2012/09/25 Laws and Jurisprudence

It is permissible to use internet for any legal and allowable purposes especially for spreading the message of Islam. In case, however, it entails evil or is considered to be against the law, one shou

Can a person who has committed a great (major) sin become a prayer leader after repentance?

7112 2012/09/25 Laws and Jurisprudence

As for a major sin for which the perpetrator is punished e.g. adultery, the execution of punishment itself is a requirement in the sense that if the penalty has been exercised and carried out on such

If a Shia deceased man’s mother and brothers are non-Muslims while his paternal or maternal aunt is Sunni, how is his property distributed among the heirs.

6872 2012/09/24 Laws and Jurisprudence

1. A Muslim inherits from a non-Muslim, but a non-Muslim does not inherit from a deceased Muslim, even if he be his/her father or son. [ 1 ] If some of the heirs are Muslims and some are non-Muslims,

I want to know the philosophy behind the Kunday niaz (offering) which is given all over my country in the months of Rajab and Sha’ban.

38719 2012/09/24 Contextual study

1. Nazr ( vow ) means making it obligatory upon oneself to do some good act, or to refrain from doing an act which is better not to do, for the sake of, or for the pleasure of Allah. [ 1 ] Thus, it ca

Is it permissible to cut your nails at night time? If it is abominable to cut them, what is the reason?

29330 2012/09/22 Laws and Jurisprudence

One of the recommended acts which Islam has emphasized upon is cutting of nails in whatever manner or way it may be. Cutting of nails on Friday is better and it is also better to start cutting the nai

Is it abominable to greet (salute) someone on the Day of Ashura? Is it recommended to say “May Allah increase our rewards and yours”?

14110 2012/09/22 Laws and Jurisprudence

1. Greeting is one of the desirable acts that have been recommended. [ 1 ] It is not makrooh ( abominable ) to greet someone from this perspective. However, according to some religious authorities ( m

Is it permissible to open and close tap several times during Wudhu so as not to waste water?

8563 2012/09/22 Laws and Jurisprudence

Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him long life ) : There is no problem in it. Generally speaking, there is no objection in opening and closing tap before washing the left hand co

If a person remains in taqlid of a deceased Mujtahid performing hajj rituals according to his verdicts without seeking a living Mujtahid’s permission, is there any problem in his hajj?

6155 2012/09/10 Laws and Jurisprudence

The above question was forwarded to the offices of the some grand religious authorities ( jurists ) and the answers which we have received are the following: Office of grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may

Are there any rules, guidelines, and restrictions when it comes to adopting children?

7619 2012/09/01 Laws and Jurisprudence

There is no objection in providing care and protection to a child who is without protection or whose guardians are unable to protect it and who surrender their child with full consent to another perso

What is sex change?

8014 2012/08/23 Laws and Jurisprudence

Although dictionaries do not provide a definition for sex change , it means any change and transformation in a male, female or genderless in such a way that the current state is different from the pre

Why shouldn’t women offer prayers and observe fast when they are in their menses?

9770 2012/08/15 Laws and Jurisprudence

Although there is wisdom behind all divine laws, it is for the major part hidden to us. In fact, no divine law has been enacted or legislated without a rationale or reason but it remains concealed to

Is it makrooh for a menstruating woman to recite the Quran in the month of Ramadhan?

8028 2012/08/15 Laws and Jurisprudence

As for the abominableness of recitation of the Quran by a menstruating woman, it does not make any difference whether she recites the Quran in the month of Ramadhan or in any other month; reciting the

What is the limit which a suitor should take into account in regards to looking at a woman’s body without any covering?

8121 2012/08/13 Laws and Jurisprudence

It is permissible for a man to look at a woman whom he intends to marry provided that: 1- it is not with the intention of pleasure, 2 it is to find out about her beauty or her defects, 3 there should

What is the Islamic law about a woman giving her picture to a man outside her family?

6814 2012/08/11 Laws and Jurisprudence

We have received the following answers from the offices of some of the prominent religious authorities and we want you to go through them: Office of grand Ayatollah Khamenei ( may Allah grant him lo

What was the law about drinking wine before Islam?

8164 2012/08/08 Laws and Jurisprudence

History bears witness that the process of various people s religiosity in all the divine religions had been in a way such that after the death or martyrdom of every prophet or every messenger among pe

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