Timespan for fasting in a country without dawn or sunset/the Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz answered a question about the timespan for a country which has no dawn or sunset.

Question: I am in Sweden and do not know how many hours I should fast.

The Grand Ayatollah Fayyaz: If the country you are living in has day, night, dawn and sunset, must act according to its religious times. But if it has not, must act according to the religious times of the nearest country.

( 2023-06-04 21:33:35 )

Did angels and jinns come to the help of Imam Hussein in Karbala? Why didn’t the Imam accept their offer?

I have heard from a scholar that a number of angels and jinns came to Karbala to help Imam Hussein (A.S.), but he refused to accept their offer. Is it true that they came and offered their help (before the Imam had entered the battlefield)? Does this story have any confirmation in our sources ? 2. If such a thing is true, please explain why Imam Hussein refused to accept their help? Some of our hadith sources contain hadiths narrated from the ...

( 2023-06-01 12:03:15 )

Questions Relating to Ashura/Karbala (7)

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( 2023-05-31 14:28:18 )

Self-Awareness and Reality of Faith

After we saw some of the attributes that cause the degradation of human status, now let us proceed to observe the virtues that ensure the perfection of human development and are the cause of human maturity and perfection. But before beginning this discussion we invite your attention to two essential introductions.A – Necessity of Self-awarenessFor a creature that naturally loves itself, it is absolutely instinctive to try to know its abilities ...

( 2023-05-31 04:22:37 )

For the Western audience: DOES GOD EXIST?

When Moses asked God that he would like to see him directly, he meant using his physical eyes, what was God’s reply? God said, “Look at the bush!” When Moses looked at the bush, the bush bursts into flames and Moses fainted. That is a piece of information for us from God that Divine nature is beyond the physical realm and physical sense perceptions cannot be used to perceive God. How then are we to see God if Divine nature is ...

( 2023-05-29 08:11:37 )

Tirmidhī narrates this ḥadīth, too and says: ‘It is an authentic [ṣaḥīḥ] and sound [ḥasan] ḥadīth’, and the commentator of this ḥadīth says in the book, Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn:

He then adds: “Tirmidhī narrates this ḥadīth, too and says: ‘It is an authentic [ṣaḥīḥ] and sound [ḥasan] ḥadīth’, and the commentator of this ḥadīth says in the book, Riyāḍ aṣ-Ṣāliḥīn: ‘Umm Thābit cut off the mouth of the waterskin so as to keep for herself the place of the Prophet’s mouth whereby she sought blessing [tabarruk]. Similarly, the Companions would drink water from where the Prophet used to ...

( 2023-05-28 21:39:01 )

The range of the soil of Karbala/the Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s answer

Question: What is the range of the soil of ...

( 2023-05-28 19:21:28 )

I want to make sure that all my deeds are performed according to Islamic laws. The obsession has affected my ordinary life. I need you advice.

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( 2023-05-27 21:46:48 )

Taking photograph without Hijab for applying for visa/the Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s answers

The Grand Ayatollah Makarem Shirazi answered questions about taking photograph without Hijab for the purpose of applying for visa. Question: If a family intends to apply for visa of USA and according to suggestion by those connected to the US embassy that the process will be faster or visa is assured if the photos of the wife and daughters are taken and presented to the embassy without Hijab; even for once, and for one case, is this religiously ...

( 2023-05-26 13:21:26 )

Can children disown their own parents? The Grand Ayatollah Rouhani’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered a question about children disowning their own parents.

Question: Can children disown their own parents, are there any especial cases?

The Grand Ayatollah Rouhani: No, they cannot disown.

( 2023-05-25 13:44:30 )

The first sign of the Imamate

Abu Baseer narrates that he asked Imam Ar-Ridha’ (as) about the sign of an Imam. The Imam (as) replied, “The first sign of the Imamate is that the incumbent is the first born of the Imam. He is superior in knowledge, in learning, to all his contemporaries. The Armor of the Prophet (S) to be in his possession and would exactly fit him. He would also possess the Standard used by the Prophet (S). Amir’ul-Mu’mineen ‘Ali (as) had said, ...

( 2023-05-25 06:19:18 )

The allowed limit of the profit for selling goods/the Grand Ayatollah Khamenie’s answer

Question: How much profit is allowed for selling goods? Source: PERSIAN ...

( 2023-05-25 00:40:53 )

The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi’s answer to a question about the ruling for Salaat and fasting when stopping journey after about 25 kilometres

Question: If a passenger stops the journey after about 25 kilometers and does not want to continue, and stays in that place for 10 days or returns home, what is the ruling about Salaat and fasting in that place or in the middle of the ...

( 2023-05-23 20:23:39 )

What to do when the lender cannot be found? The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Shoabairi Zanjani answered a question about not being able to find the lender.

Question: I have some debts to pay back and lost hope of finding the lenders, is paying to charity on their behalf is an immediate necessity or not?

The Grand Ayatollah Shoabairi: Yes, it must be paid in the first possible opportunity, with the permission of the fully qualified Mojtahid.

( 2023-05-22 20:10:03 )

Graves

1 Question: If transferring a deceased Muslim to Muslim countries entails great difficulty, is it permissible to bury the body in cemeteries of non-Muslims from among the followers of the revealed religions [that is, Ahlul Kitãb]? Answer: It is not permissible to bury a Muslim in cemeteries of non-Muslims, except if that is the only choice because necessity knows no laws. 2 Question: The Muslim communities in non-Muslim ...

( 2023-05-21 20:11:54 )

What is the correct explanation of ‘burhan al-siddiqin’ (proof of the veracious)?

( 2023-05-20 17:27:35 )

If mother forces the child to break the fast at the time of fasting/the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about parents forcing their children to break their fast.

Question: If I am fasting and my mother forces me to eat or drink, is my fast void (Baatel)?

The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: Eating and drinking make fasting void (Baatel) even if it is due to the request and persistence of another person.

( 2023-05-16 11:11:38 )

Could you provide me with the complete sermon of the Holy Prophet (s) at Ghadir Khum?

Glorification of God Allah is the Creator of everything; He dominates with His power the earth and the heavens. Holy, He is, and Praised, the Lord of the angels and of the spirits. His favours overwhelm whatever He creates, and He is the Mighty over whatever He initiates. He observes all eyes while no eye can observe Him. He is Generous, Clement, Patient. His mercy encompasses everything, and so is His giving. He never rushes His revenge, nor ...

( 2023-05-14 22:41:46 )

The ruling about taking upper body clothes off in mourning ceremonies/the Grand Ayatollah Safi’s answers

Question: Is it allowed to beat the chest whilst taking upper body clothes off in mourning ceremonies of Imam Hussain (AS)? Question: What is the ruling if taking off upper body clothes in mourning ceremonies is ...

( 2023-05-12 10:14:25 )

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 ...

( 2023-05-09 12:11:39 )