Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Refraining from Fasting per Professional Medical Instruction
If someone is told by his physician that he should not fast, but partially disregarding his physician’s instructions, he fasts every other day, is he obligated to observe compensational fasting for those days he heeded his physician’s instruction and did not fast?
Paying Khums on One’s Second House
If someone buys a second house in a place other than his hometown or primary area of residence to spend the summers and holidays there, is he obligated to pay khums on the value of the second house?
Praying behind an Imam Performing a Compensational Prayer
If a congregational leader, or imam, is performing a compensational prayer, can we join him in prayer, given that it is possible that he may be performing a potential compensational prayer, not a definitive one?
Prostration for Those Incapable of Performing the Standard Form
Believers who are incapable of performing the prostrations of the canonic prayers in their normal form (e.g. due to old age or physical impairment) typically sit on a chair and perform their prostrations by placing their heads on a table in front of them. First of all, does this count as a valid prostration? Second, how should they position the seven body parts integral to the validity of a proper prostration?
Traveling during the Month of Ramadan
Is it permissible to travel during the month of Ramadan with the intention to evade the obligation to fast?
Making Up for Days of Fasting Missed during the Month of Ramadan due to Travel
Q.| If someone misses several days of fasting during the month of Ramadan due to traveling, does he need to pay a financial penalty (kaffārah) in addition to the days of compensational fasting that he has to observe?
Traveling in the Afternoon while Fasting
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Joining a Congregational Prayer in the Final Attestation of the Prayer
Is it valid to join a congregational prayer when the congregants are in the final attestation (tashahhud) of the prayer?
Calculating whether the Distance between Two Locations Meets the Canonically Specified Travel Limit
Say, someone travels from his hometown to another town, and the distance from his hometown to the outermost limits of the town that is his destination does not meet the canonically specified travel limit (masāfat sharʻī ,[1] but the distance to the particular point within the town that is his final destination does.
Receiving Intravenously Administered Nutrients and Other Replenishing Substances while Fasting
Is it permissible to receive intravenous injections of volume expanders and ampoules that have nourishing and replenishing properties when we are fasting?
Replying to Someone’s Greeting when Engaged in a Canonic Prayer
If someone says salam to us while we are engaged in a canonic prayer, how do we respond?
Recitation of Verses of the Qur’an in Supererogatory Prayers
In supererogatory prayers, can we recite a few verses, instead of one whole chapter (surah), following the recitation of Surat al-Fatihah (the first chapter of the Qur’an whose recitation is invariably obligatory in all canonic prayers)?
Breaking a Supererogatory Prayer
If my mother or father calls me while I’m engaged in a supererogatory canonic prayer, is it obligatory that I break the prayer to respond to them?
Closing the Eyes during Canonic Prayers
Is it permissible to close the eyes during the prayer to enhance concentration and focus?
Employing Rosewater in the Making of Ablution
From the perspective of Islamic canon, would it be better to use rosewater, instead of plain water, in making wudu?
The Canonic Status of a Mosque’s Non-Devotional Buildings
Can someone who is junub enter a mosque’s kitchen, shoe room (kafshdārī),[1] library, or restrooms without having to first undergo ritual purification by performing the ablution of ghusl?
Clapping at Mosques
Is it permissible to clap in a mosque?
Determining One’s Religious Fiscal Year
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