Is it possible to establish a relationship with Imam Mahdi (aj)?

Concise answer When two individuals know nothing about each other, there is no way they can have a relationship, unless at least one of them knows the other sparking a two way knowledge and awareness that will finally end in a relationship. As for having a relationship with Imam Mahdi (as), he is one end of the relationship that knows us very well and has affection for us. What is left for us, the other end, is to know our imam well and become ...

( 2024-04-18 06:49:02 )

How can sinners be forgiven by God?

Imam Sadeq (AS) narrated that Allah (SWT) sent a revelation to Prophet Dawood (AS): O’ Dawood, whenever my believing servant commits a sin, and then leaves it and repents, and since he/she becomes embarrassed when remembers that sin, I (God) will forgive him/her, and will remove that sin from the memory of his/her protecting angels; and change that sin into good and reward; and have no fear of doing so; and I am the kindest [1]. Sheikh ...

( 2024-04-18 03:40:54 )

The Grand Ayatollah Vahid’s answer about the rules of fasting for breastfeeding women

Question: What is the ruling about a woman (mother) who breastfeeds a ...

( 2024-04-18 03:40:54 )

Tafsir Surah Al-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent)

By: Nasir Makarim Shirazi in Tafsir NamunehTranslated from Farsi into English by: Fatima Zabeth BeeneshAl-Ma'arij (The Ways of Ascent)سَأَلَ سَائِلٌ بِعَذَابٍ وَاقِعٍ(70:1)70:1A questioner asked concerning a torment about to happenلِّلْكَافِرينَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَافِعٌ(70:2)70:2Those who deny the truth. [Know, then, that] nothing can ward it off.مِّنَ اللَّهِ ذِي ...

( 2024-04-17 02:49:22 )

The ruling about buying and selling misleading books/The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei’s answer

Question: What is the ruling about buying and selling misleading books?

The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: Buying and selling misleading books is not allowed, unless it is for responding to and rejecting their contents by someone who has the scientific ability.

( 2024-04-16 00:13:59 )

Who are Nasibis and what is the religious ruling about having connection with them? The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about Nasibis.

Question: Who is Nasibi and what is the religious ruling about having connection with a Nasibi?

The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi: The person, who has adopted enmity towards Ahlul Bait (AS) as his/her religion, is Nasibi and Najis (unclean).

( 2024-04-15 09:44:00 )

What do you mean by religious thought?

What do you mean by religious thought? Concise answer By “religious thought” we mean that form of thought which is concerned whit any of the problems of a religious nature within a particular religion, in the same sense that mathematical thought is the form of thought which deals with mathematical questions and solves mathematical ...

( 2024-04-13 04:17:21 )

Doubt of pregnant woman if fasting is harmful to the foetus/The Grand Ayatollah Khamenie’s answer

Question: Is fasting Wajeb for a pregnant woman who does not know if fasting is harmful to her foetus or ...

( 2024-04-13 02:06:54 )

Intention (niyyah): The first essential element of prayer

By: Hojjat al-Islam Muhsin Qara’atiThe first essential element {rukn} of prayer is the intention {niyyah}.Intention means that we have to know what we are doing, what we are reciting, and for whom and for what a certain movement is made.The value of every deed lies in the intention and motive behind it; not merely in the deed itself. Thus, the quality of the actions of a person who stops on a red traffic light in order to maintain order ...

( 2024-04-13 01:04:56 )

Is chest beating for Imam Hussein an act endorsed by Islam?

Please explain the cause and reason of chest beating, and generally speaking, beating oneself for Imam Hussein. I did some research but I didn't come across a hadith from the prophet that recommended such an act. Has the prophet done what Shias do while mourning for Imam Hussein? If so, please mention the source that contains such a hadith. Concise answer The concept of mourning for Imam Hussein is among the furu’ or branches of the Shia ...

( 2024-04-12 06:13:36 )

Child Custody

1 Question: A woman, who is not obedient to her husband and does not carry out her matrimonial obligations, had, without his consent, left her matrimonial home and stayed with her parents for seven months. She, then went to a non-Islamic court, filed a divorce application, and demand maintenance and custody of the children. Has such a woman, who has violated her marital duties, any right in anything from her husband? Answer: The said ...

( 2024-04-11 09:28:19 )

Who washed ceremonially the body of Hazrat Zahra (SA)?

Based narrations, Imam Ali (AS) washed ceremonially the body of Hazrat Fatima Zahra(SA). Imam Jafar Sadiq (AS) was asked: Who washed ceremonially the body of Hazrat Zahra He responded in an answer "Imam Ali (AS)!; because Hazrat Fatima Zahra(SA) was SIDDIQA (truth-teller) and nobody was allowed to wash her except Imam Ali (as) who was a truth teller himself as well. Although it has been mentioned in some narrations that Asma bint Umais ...

( 2024-04-11 04:52:48 )

What is the difference between Mojtahid and Marja’a? The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani’s answer

The Grand Ayatollah Seyyed Sadeq Rouhani answered a question about the difference between Mojtahid and Marja’a.

Question: What is the difference between Mojtahid and Marja’a?

The Grand Ayatollah Rouhani: Marja’a must be A’alam (highest ranking scholar of Islam) and being Mojtahid is not enough to be a Marja’a.

( 2024-04-09 06:39:51 )

Business

1 Question: Is business through goldquest or other such activities permissible. Answer: Entering such transactions is not allowed. 2 Question: A Muslim works in a non-Muslim country, in a private office, or in a government office, or on contract for a specific project where he is paid by the hour. Is it permissible for him to waste some hours or work negligently or intentionally delay the job? Does he deserve the full ...

( 2024-04-09 03:30:27 )

The traditions in Ṣaḥīḥ and Musnad books are too many to be mentioned in this (concise) book. Therefore, Muslim scholars and exegetes agree on the idea that mut‘ah was decreed in the early period of Islam and in the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (ṣ).

The traditions in Ṣaḥīḥ and Musnad books are too many to be mentioned in this (concise) book. Therefore, Muslim scholars and exegetes agree on the idea that mut‘ah was decreed in the early period of Islam and in the lifetime of the Holy Prophet (ṣ).[1][1] The question which is worth considering here is: Has the purport of the verse on mut‘ah been abrogated [mansūkh]? Perhaps, those who have doubt about the principle of ...

( 2024-04-09 00:48:17 )

Endowment (Waqf)

1 Question: I am searching for information regarding the governing of Waqf and the terms by which such property under the Waqf can be distributed and whether there has to be a trustee for a Waqf property. I have read the information provided by your site and while this is most helpful, I should be grateful for any further information you may be able to provide me. Answer: Waqf or Endowment means that an individual sets aside a property ...

( 2024-04-08 04:12:41 )

Then, the narrator adds: “If prostration on the garment worn by someone were permissible, it would be easier than keeping a gravel (in one’s hand).

Then, the narrator adds: “If prostration on the garment worn by someone were permissible, it would be easier than keeping a gravel (in one’s hand). Ibn Sa‘d (d. 209 AH), in his book, Aṭ-Ṭabaqāt al-Kubrā, thus writes: “.السّفينة في عليها يسجد بلبنة يخرج خرج إذا مسروقُ كان” “Whenever Masrūq (ibn Ajda‘) traveled, he used to keep a mud-brick with him on which to prostrate while ...

( 2024-04-06 03:25:24 )

What are the sources of Shī‘ī jurisprudence [fiqh

Reply: Following the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣ), the Shī‘ah infer religious laws from four fundamental sources: The Book of Allah (Qur’an); The Sunnah of the Prophet (ṣ); Consensus [ijmā‘]; and Reason [‘aql]. Now, we will take a glance at the Book of Allah and the Sunnah of the ...

( 2024-04-02 18:02:05 )

Please explain for me the procedure of acquiring education in the Islamic Seminary (Hawzah) and in its stages?

In the name of the Ultimate Truth, Salamun Alaykum,My friends and I have launched a series of classes dubbed in as "Hawzah or University" to discuss about the nature of Hawzah studies and its procedures. We request you to kindly help us get answers to the understated questions:What is Hawzah? What is it like? Why? What are the Hawzah educational methods? What are the subjects taught in the Hawzah? What are the different scientific stages or ...

( 2024-04-01 23:21:22 )

Getting rid of sputum at the time of performing Salaat whilst fasting/the Grand Ayatollah Makarem’s answer

Question: What is the duty of a person who is fasting and performing Salaat when sputum enters his/her ...

( 2024-04-01 22:21:07 )