Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
New inquiries (istifta') April This section contains the latest inquiries about the practical laws of islam answered by the istifta' committee of the supreme leader's o...
Who to pay delay kaffārah for the ill woman’s missed fasts
A women could not fast due to illness. She could not perform the qaḍā’ before the next Ramadan either. Does she or her husband have to pay kaffārah?
Wrongly and absent-mindedly saying prayer dhikrs
Do two prostrations of inadvertence become obligatory if a word of the dhikrs of the prayer, of the verses of the Holy Qur’an, or of the supplication of qunūt is mistakenly recited?
Explosive materials
What is the ruling on the manufacture, sale, purchase, and use of fireworks, and explosive materials irrespective of whether or not they are of the type that may cause annoyance to people?
Ink on the wuḍū' organ
Is the presence of ink on the hands among the obstacles of water that invalidate the wuḍū’?
Offering the 2nd prayer before the 1st one
Is the prayer of someone who has performed the second of two prayers before the first — such as the ‘ishā’ before the maghrib — correct?
Playing with gambling instruments on Computer
What is the ruling on playing with gambling instruments, such as cards, on a computer?
Permission of minors’ guardian in using more than the one-third of inheritance
Is it permissible for the guardian of minor children to permit the disposal of the amount in excess of the share of one-third which has been bequeathed by the father?
Forbidding munkar (evil) with no probability of effectiveness
Should one uphold the duty of forbidding the evil where dancing is taking place, especially when the people concerned are impervious to such counsel?
Scaled fish died inside fishing net
What is the rule on scaled fish died in the fishing net?
Doubting wording or practices of a daily prayer
Should a person pay heed to doubts that occur in nāfilah prayers (other than the doubt concerning the number of performed rak‘ahs)? For example, he is unaware whether he has done one prostration or two.
Offering noon between Friday and ‘aṣr prayers
Can an individual offer his noon prayer in the time between Friday and afternoon prayers?
A broker's charging
Is commission [such as money paid to an estate agent] ḥalāl?
Charging wages on intermediation
Is it permissible for intermediaries/facilitators of work between the builders and the owners to get paid for their services?
