What is the penalty for purposely breaking the fast in Ramadhan?

[1] Tawdihul-Masa’el (annotated by Imam Khomeini), vol. 1, pg. 928, issue ...

( 2024-05-18 03:30:16 )

The ruling about eating giraffe, kangaroo, and penguin meat/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered questions about eating giraffe, kangaroo, and penguin meat. Question: What is the ruling about eating giraffe, kangaroo, and penguin meat? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: Avoid eating giraffe meat according to Wajib precaution. According to Wajib precaution eating kangaroo meat is not allowed. Penguin is considered as a bird, so if it has maw or gizzard and/or thorn behind the heel is Halal, otherwise it is ...

( 2024-05-18 02:23:37 )

Three answers about perfumes from the Grand Ayatollah Sistani

Question 1: Is eau de cologne clean, and can Salaat be performed after wearing it? Question 2: Is it a problem to use foreign eau de cologne which contains alcohol? Question 3: I wanted to know the ruling about the use of perfume by ladies outside the ...

( 2024-05-17 08:24:46 )

Remaining in Janabah but fasting/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answer

Question: A person who does not know that remaining in Janabah voids fasting, is fasting, how is his ...

( 2024-05-17 01:10:59 )

Breaking Salaat when backbiting is happening at the same place/the Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s Fatwa

Question: If whilst performing Salaat, others are engaged in backbiting, what is the duty of the person who is performing ...

( 2024-05-15 03:05:14 )

Can parents disown their own child if the child intends to act against their will? The Grand Ayatollah Rouhani’s answers

The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered questions about parents disowning their own child. Question: If the child intends to carry out an act which is not against religion, and the parents are against it, if they tell the child that they will be dissatisfied with the child, and they will disown the child if the act is carried out, is this disowning effective? Can such a method be used against the adult and wise child according to the ...

( 2024-05-14 08:04:43 )

The Value of Friendship

Love is a natural human feeling. It is for this reason we see every man is attracted by an internal power to other members of his kind. Thus, this instinctive need must be fulfilled and every one must establish brotherly relations with certain individuals or groups so as to benefit socially from such relations.Love is the foundation of security and comfort. It is the most enjoyable spiritual need which develops with time. There is not a more ...

( 2024-05-14 03:59:00 )

Was the wife of Hazrat Abbas, Lady Lubaba, present in Karbala?

Lubaba was the daughter of Ubaidullah bin Abbas[1] (the Prophet”s cousin) and the wife of Hazrat Abulfazl Abbas (AS). Following the event of Karbala and the martyrdom of Hazrat Abbas, she married Zaid bin Hasan[2].[3] It has been said that she had two sons from Hazrat Abbas (AS) who were named Fazl and ”Ubaidullah. It has been further added that Abbas” lineage and offspring continued through ”Ubaidullah ...

( 2024-05-14 00:44:06 )

Taking medicines mixed with some alcohol/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about taking medicines mixed with some alcohol.

Question: Is it allowed to take medicines mixed with some alcohol (for example 10%)?

The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: It is not allowed; but you can mix the medicines in water to reduce the level of alcohol to minimum (for example 2% or less) which there is no problem in this case.

( 2024-05-13 03:25:46 )

Is it allowed to wear clothes with printed words and pictures which promote western culture? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about wearing clothes with printed words and pictures which promotes western culture. Question: Is it allowed to wear clothes with foreign (western) printed words and pictures, and are these clothes considered as promoting western culture? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If they do not cause social corruption, there is no problem wearing them, and whether promoting western culture is considered ...

( 2024-05-13 02:14:58 )

Is questioning pervasive and all-encompassing? What does questioning of prophets mean?

The Holy Quran says, "Most certainly then We will question those to whom (the messengers) were sent, and most certainly We will also question the messengers." (Al-A\'raf: 6) Elsewhere the Quran again says, "And most certainly you will be questioned as to what you did." (Nahl: 93) When it comes to these two verses, two important questions seem to be of considerable significance: 1. It is inferred from the foregoing two verses that questioning is ...

( 2024-05-13 00:59:30 )

Why is Surah Al-Baqarah called by this name?

The Surah Al-Baqarah is referred to by this name because the story of the cow of the Israelites in verses of 67 to 71 is repeated several times. (وَ إِذْ قالَ مُوسى لِقَوْمِهِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ یَأْمُرُکُمْ أَنْ تَذْبَحُوا بَقَرَةً قالُوا أَ تَتَّخِذُنا هُزُواً قالَ أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ أَنْ أَکُونَ مِنَ ...

( 2024-05-12 03:58:30 )

Was the Fadak usurped before or after the burning of Lady Zahra’s home

Also, regarding the time in which the Fadak was usurped, it has been recorded that: “عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ، عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَیْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: لَمَّا بُویِعَ أَبُو بَکْرٍ وَ اسْتَقَامَ لَهُ الْأَمْرُ عَلَى جَمِیعِ الْمُهَاجِرِینَ وَ الْأَنْصَارِ، ...

( 2024-05-12 02:57:58 )

The Holy Quran and Hadith on Music

By: A. H. SheriffAfter briefly explaining the evil effects of Music and dance, now time has come to give here some of the ayats of the Qur’an and some of the traditions of the Holy Prophet (S) and Imams (a.s.) on this subject.Here are four Ayats of the Qur’an which forbid the Muslims from indulging into music."So abstain from the pollution of the idols and abstain from false vain words." [22:30].The Arabic word "Zoor" has several ...

( 2024-05-11 05:29:54 )

What was the first fruit eaten by Adam on earth?

The story of Adam and Eve residing in Paradise and their expulsion from there occurs in the Holy Quran. For information about this topic, read the following answers on our website:"The Sin of Adam and Eve", question 203."Angels Prostrating Themselves before Adam as Narrated in the Quran", question 8399."Reconciling between Various Reports about the Banned Heavenly Fruit", question 47119.As for where Adam lived after he was expelled from ...

( 2024-05-11 03:15:09 )

Considering verse 70 of Surah al-Isra, is mankind superior to all other beings or to only some of them?

What is meant by the word "kathir" in verse 70 of Chapter al-Isra?Concise answerGod, the Exalted, says in the Quran regarding the status of mankind in the universe that He granted the offspring of Adam dignity and made them excel other creatures.As for whether or not man is superior to other creatures, a lot of discussions have taken place among scholars and exegetes of the Quran. What is inferred from the scholars' comments and arguments in ...

( 2024-05-11 02:09:08 )

Is Hazrat Ali Asgar (AS) buried on the chest of Imam Hossein (AS) in the same grave?

Concise answerIn this regard, Martyr Qadhi Tabatabai (ra) says in the footnote of his book titled "An Investigation into the First Arba'ein of Imam Hussein (a.s)" as such: "This story is heard on the tongues of some people especially those who give lectures on the pulpits that when Imam Sajjad (a.s.) wanted to bury Ali Asghar (a.s.), he placed him on the chest of the Chief of Martyrs, Imam Hussein (a.s). This allegation is unsubstantiated and ...

( 2024-05-08 07:44:42 )

The Beginning of the ‘Abbasid Campaign and Its Effect upon the Spread of Shi‘ism

By: Ghulam-Husayn Muharrami The campaign of the ‘Abbasids started in 111 AH.[20][274] On the one hand, it contributed to the spread of Shi‘ism in the various territories of the Muslim world, and on the other, the acts of strangulation of the Umayyads were lessened. As a result, the Shi‘ah were able to have a relative breathing space. During this period, the infallible Imams (‘a) laid down the Shi‘ah juristic and scholastic foundations ...

( 2024-05-07 08:06:09 )

Is it recorded in history that Prophet Abraham (AS) and his wife Sara were brother and sister to each other?

Was Sarah and Ibrahim half brother and sister? Is it true? When did it change and which prophet explicitly forbade incestuous marriages between aunts or uncles and nephews or nieces?..Concise answer It has not stated in the main authentic Shia sources that Abraham (AS) and Sara were brother and sister to each other. Indeed, it has been reported in some Sunni sources and then in some Shia books that when Nimrud threw Abraham into the fire ...

( 2024-05-07 06:58:44 )

Nose bleed and the blood entering the throat when fasting/the Grand Ayatollah Sistani’s answer

a) Can this act make fasting void (Baatel)?b) Does it make a difference the blood enters the mouth or passes the ...

( 2024-05-06 04:21:24 )