Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Lashing oneself with chains without blades
What is the ruling in the matter of lashing oneself with chains as done by some Muslims?
Granting all one’s property to one of their children
Is it permissible for a person to give all his property to one of his sons to the exclusion of the others?
To rent out with a loaning condition
What is the shar‘ī justification of what has become common these days of leaving a deposit by the tenant with the landlord?
Criterion for age of bulūgh
What is the criterion for determining the age of maturity for boys and girls, is it the solar year or the lunar one?
Khums on surplus amount if one is indebted
Is it obligatory for employees having a surplus remaining over their annual expenses to pay khums, considering that they owe money which is due or should be paid in installments?
Dealing in a good on credit at a price higher than the cash one
Is it permissible to buy goods by installments for a price that is higher than the cash price? And does this amount to ribā?
When a praying place is impure
The place we perform prayer is not pure but the place of prostration is. Is our prayer correct?
Selling tickets for collecting money for a charity
Is it permissible to sell bonds destined for collecting people’s charitable donations with the intention of making a draw at a later date, then some of the money collected would be distributed among the participants as gifts and the remaining proceeds are dedicated to projects of public benefit?
Autopsy for investigating causes of death
Is it permissible to carry out a postmortem examination to determine the cause of death in doubtful cases, e.g., we do not know whether it happened due to poison, suffocation, or something else?
Treating, and associating with, those who do not pay khums
We do business with some people who do not pay khums and they do not keep a yearly account either. We transact and trade with them and visit and dine with them. What is the ruling concerning this matter?
Man’s being ahead while praying with a woman
Is it true that men should stand in front of women while performing prayer?
Printing a book without owner’s permission
Is it permissible to reprint books without the permission of their owners, especially with the existence of the phrase "All rights reserved for the author"?
Method of counting khums of gold coins
How does one account for the khums of gold coins which constantly fluctuate in value?
Gifting bank clerk by a customer
Some bank customers, due to certain current customs give the bank employees festive presents and think otherwise the employees would not perform their works in a proper way. What is the ruling in this matter?
To pray with khums-non-paid clothes
A person performed prayers, for a period of time, on a prayer mat or in a dress out of which khums was to be paid. What is the state of these prayers?
Traveler’s rulings in big cities
What is your opinion concerning large cities with respect to the conditions of the intention of making them a waṭan or of staying there for ten days?
Presence of barrier on forehead in sujūd
If a woman does prostration on a turbah while her forehead (the place of prostration in particular) is covered by her ḥijāb; is it obligatory for her to repeat this prayer?
Asking for a royalty
Is it permissible for authors, translators, and artists to be remunerated for the time, money, and effort they put in such works?
