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Marriage in 'Iddah
Marriage in 'Iddah
A woman has been living away from her husband for more than a year after marriage due to a dispute with her husband and will soon be divorced, can she marry another man in the current situation or immediately after the divorce by reciting the special formula of temporary or permanent marriage?
Eating Fish That Dies in Water
Eating Fish That Dies in Water
Selling fish that are cultivated in fish farms usually involves transferring the fish from the main tank at the farm to a specially-equipped vehicle carrying a water tank whose oxygen level is monitored and replenished by a specific machine designed for this purpose, and from the vehicle they are then transferred to a similar water tank in the store or shop in which they are sold to customers. That is, all precautions are taken to ensure that the fish remain alive until they reach the customers. Now, if a fish dies in the water tank, is it canonically edible?
Deducting Khums­-Exempt Wealth from Surplus Income
Deducting Khums­-Exempt Wealth from Surplus Income
If we spend some money or property whose khums we have already paid or that is given to us as a gift, and is therefore exempt from khums, toward our necessary expenses, are we allowed to deduct the amount of such khums-exempt money or property from our surplus income at the end of our religious fiscal year when calculating the amount of khums we must pay?
Engaging in Supererogatory Fasting as Part of Ritual Retreat while under Obligation to Observe Compensational Fasting
Engaging in Supererogatory Fasting as Part of Ritual Retreat while under Obligation to Observe Compensational Fasting
Given that supererogatory fasting is invalid if one is under the obligation to observe compensational fasting (ṣawm al-qaḍāʼ), would it be correct if a person who intends to embark on the ritual retreat of iʻtikāf * starts the first day of the ritual retreat observing supererogatory fasting, due to not knowing the aforementioned precept regarding supererogatory fasting, but then, after being informed of the aforementioned precept, corrects his intention and changes it to compensational fasting prior to noontime? Would his ritual retreat be valid?