Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
Making Use of the Property of One Who Does Not Pay Khums
Is it permissible to make use of the property, including foodstuffs, of a person who does not pay his khums?
Making Use of Shoes Whose Owner Is Unknown
It sometimes happens that when we go to mosque for prayer, someone mistakenly takes our shoes and leaves behind his own shoes, which look a lot like ours. Can we in such instances wear the shoes that resemble ours?
Delay in Payment of Khums
Is it a problem if we pay our khums a few days late?
Rules on Clothes
One should not put on the following clothes:
Where to Say Full/Curtailed Prayer in Ḥā‘r of Imam Hossein (a.)
The rule of saying full/curtailed prayer in Ḥā‘r of Imam Hossein (a.) is confined to ...
Prayer in Places in which One May Say Full/Curtailed Prayer
A traveler whose four-rak‘ah prayer is shortened to two rak‘ahs is allowed to say it in full in four places as follows: in the city of Mecca, ... .
Abortion
My wife is three months pregnant. After several tests, the doctor came to know that the fetus is not fully developed. After the birth, it will not live more than five years, are we allowed to abort it?
Liability of Gifts to Khums
I presented an amount of money to my wife as a gift toward the end of my religious fiscal year (at which time the payment of khums becomes due). Do I have to calculate this gift into my surplus income that is liable to the religious tax of khums?
MONTHLY AHKAM | JANUARY 2020
This section contains the latest inquiries about the practical laws of islam answered by the istifta' committee of the supreme leader's office. (updated monthly)
Relation during Engagement
Is it allowed for a boy to phone and talk to his fiancée in order that they get more familiar to each other considering the fact that their families know about it?
Gelatin
Is it allowed to eat food, e.g. some candies, in which animal gelatin is used?
To Prostrate for Other than Allah
Visiting the shrine of the infallible (a.), some people prostrate at the entrance? Is it permissible?
Broadcasting Religious Speeches and Recitation of Elegies outside a Venue
Is it permissible to broadcast the speeches, recitations of elegies, etc., that take place inside such venues as mosques and ḥusaynīyyahs on loudspeakers outside the venues so that they can be heard in the vicinity?
Using Musical Instruments in Religious Mourning Ceremonies
What is the rule concerning the use of musical instruments, such as the organ, in religious mourning ceremonies?
Tapping into Municipal Electric Grid for Use in Religious Mourning Ceremonies
Is it permissible to bypass government-installed electricity meters and tap directly into the municipal electricity grid in order to power religious mourning ceremonies and other such religious events?
Making Use of Items Belonging to a Specific Religious Institution
question| Can we make use of items that belong to a specific ḥusaynīyyah or religious institution for a religious ceremony at a different place?
Printing Sacred Words on Articles of Clothing
question| Is it permissible to have the verses of the Qur’an or the names of the Holy Infallibles printed on articles of clothing, which is an especially common practice with regard to black clothes, in view of the fact that people might touch them without having ritual purity? Can we wear such clothes?
Wearing Black Clothes to Mark Our Grief for the Death of the Holy Household of the Prophet
question| Is it a meritorious deed to wear black clothes as a sign of mourning in commemorating the death of the members of the Holy Household of the Prophet?
