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Question 2169: After the salutation (Salam) of the prayer, should the face be turned to the right first or to the left?
Answer: Pay attention to the following hadith: 1⃣مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ یَحْیَی عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنْ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (علیه السلام) قَالَ: إِذَا انْصَرَفْتَ مِنَ الصَّلَاةِ فَانْصَرِفْ عَنْ…
Question 2154: Should the prayer leader (Imam) recite the supplications (Duas) of Qunut etc. in congregational prayer in the singular or plural form?
Question 2019: In an obligatory prayer, is it possible to recite the same surah after Surah Al-Hamd in both of the first two rak'ahs?
Question 2188: What is the ruling on greeting non-Mahram women?
Answer: Pay attention to the following ahadith: 1⃣عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لَا تَبْدَءُوا النِّسَاءَ بِالسَّلَامِ وَ لَا تَدْعُوهُنَّ إِلَی الطَّعَامِ فَإِنَّ النَّبِیَّ…
Question 2167: Is it permissible to name someone with the name 'Amir' or names like 'Amir-Ali' or 'Amir-Hussein' and the like?
Question 2164: What are the recommendations in the narrations regarding building a house?
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Up to question 1270 And a PDF of the thematic index of the questions In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Peace be upon you. Supplications narrated from the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) for morning and evening In…
Question 1175: A commentator on a Wahhabi channel said that the Messenger of Allah himself did not know exactly what night Laylat al-Qadr (the Night of Power) was! Is this true?
Question 1108: What is the meaning if someone says they have seen Allah in a dream?
Question 2034: Can a woman prevent her menstruation (hayd) by taking pills and medication during Ramadan in order to fast the entire month?
Answer: Note the following hadiths: 1⃣عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنِ الرِّضَا فِی کِتَابِهِ إِلَی الْمَأْمُونِ وَ الْحَائِضُ تَتْرُکُ الصَّلَاةَ وَ لَا تَقْضِی وَ تَتْرُکُ الصَّوْمَ وَ تَقْضِی. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida, Vol. 2, p. 124 Imam…
Question 2053: Is the make-up fast of a woman who sees menstrual blood close to Maghrib adhan (sunset call to prayer) valid and does not need to be redone?
Question 2012: Can someone who intends to travel in the morning during Ramadan break their fast before embarking on the journey?
Question 2037: At what time of the day on the 12th of Dhu al-Hijjah can a pilgrim leave Mina and go to Mecca?
Answer: Consider the following hadiths: 1⃣عَنْ مُعَاوِیَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ (علیه السلام) قَالَ: إِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَنْفِرَ فِی یَوْمَیْنِ فَلَیْسَ لَکَ أَنْ تَنْفِرَ حَتَّی تَزُولَ الشَّمْسُ...... Al-Kafi, Vol. 4,…
Question 2042: Can a person in ihram use an umbrella in Arafat, Mina, and other places?
Question 2034: Where is the Hateem?
Question 1751: Can brokers and intermediaries take a fee for their work?
Answer: Please consider the following narrations: 1⃣عَنْ أَبِی وَلَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِاللَّهِ وَ غَیْرِهِ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ بِأَجْرِ السِّمْسَارِ إِنَّمَا یَشْتَرِی لِلنَّاسِ یَوْماً بَعْدَ یَوْمٍ بِشَیْءٍ مُسَمًّی…
Question 1657: Can a person who uses the hadiths of the Ahl al-Bayt (peace be upon them) for medical treatment and preparation of herbal medicines receive payment?
Question 1603: If, when buying software or an educational file and so on, the seller stipulates that it should not be given to others or copied and duplicated, is such a condition obligatory to observe?
Question 2187: Can a woman give property to a man so that he marries her in permanent or temporary marriage?
Answer: Pay attention to the following hadith: 1⃣عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِیِّ عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عَلِیٍّ فِی الْمَرْأَةِ تُعْطِی الرَّجُلَ مَالًا…
Question 2038: If a woman becomes pregnant in a temporary marriage and her term expires, when does her waiting period ('iddah) end?
Question 2016: How is it viewed to reject a worthy suitor simply because of a girl's decision to continue her education or similar reasons?
Question 2168: What supplications (duas) have been narrated for starting the prayer?
Answer: Pay attention to the following ahadith: 1⃣ Safwan al-Jammal narrated: I was present with Imam al-Sadiq (blessings of Allah be upon him) when he turned towards the Qiblah and, before saying Takbirat al-Ihram, said: اللَّهُمَّ لَا…
Question 2026: What narrative (Hadith-based) instructions do we have for dispelling anxiety and grief?
Question 2109: Is there any specific prayer narrated for becoming a homeowner?
Question 219: According to the tradition, how many pieces is a burial shroud (kafan)?
Answer: أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ الْکَفَنُ فَرِیضَةً لِلرِّجَالِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَثْوَابٍ وَ الْعِمَامَةُ وَ الْخِرْقَةُ سُنَّةٌ وَ أَمَّا النِّسَاءُ فَفَرِیضَتُهُ خَمْسَةُ أَثْوَابٍ Tahzib, Vol. 1, p. 291 Translation: Imam…
Question 220: Is it permissible to shroud the deceased in various types of shrouds, some being Ihram clothing and some being blessed with Karbala, simultaneously?
How should the burial shroud (kafan) be, specifically the shirt?
Question 1096 - Does covering the head during relieving oneself have a narrational basis, or is it a recommendation from physicians?
Covering the head during relieving oneself Prayer for using the restroom (bathroom) Answer: Pay attention to the following narrations: 1⃣کَانَ الصَّادِقُ علیه السلام إِذَا دَخَلَ الْخَلَاءَ یُقَنِّعُ رَأْسَهُ وَ یَقُولُ فِی نَفْسِهِ بِسْمِ…
Question 1061: On what can one perform tayammum?
Question 1048: Is there a specific order mentioned in the narrations for purifying the urinary and anal exits?
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Question 1384: Is it required to say the phrase 'Lā bi-shay'in min ālā'ika rabbī ukadhdhibu' after the verse 'Fa bi ayyī ālā'ī rabbikumā tukadhdhibān' in Surah Ar-Rahmān every time the Surah is recited, or is it only for its recitation on Friday mornings?
قَولُ : «لَا بِشَيْءٍ مِنْ آلَائِكَ رَبِّ أُكَذِّبُ» بَعْدَ آیَةِ «فَبِأَيِّ آلاءِ رَبِّكُما تُكَذِّبانِ» فِی سُورَةِ الْرَّحْمَن، هَلْ تَخْتَّصُ بِقِرَائَتِها بَعْدَ صَلَاةِ الْغَدَاةِ فِی یَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ أَمْ…
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Question 778: Is the meat of a porcupine permissible to eat?
Answer: The porcupine, or 'tashi' or 'sikhor' or 'chuleh,' is a mammal from the rodent family and is one of the largest rodents. The porcupine has long quills on its body similar to a hedgehog, but it has a larger body…
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Question 1249: What narrations have been received regarding eating the bone marrow of cows and sheep, and their bones, and the meat on the bones?
Please pay attention to the following narrations: 1 عَنْ أَبِی حَمْزَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ عَلِیَّ بْنَ الْحُسَیْنِ یَقُولُ لَا تَنْهَکُوا الْعِظَامَ فَإِنَّ لِلْجِنِّ فِیهَا نَصِیباً فَإِنْ فَعَلْتُمْ ذَهَبَ مِنَ الْبَیْتِ…
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Question 2190: By what deeds can one become among those who return (Raj'ah) at the time of the reappearance?
Answer: Living a faithful life and reciting the supplication known as Du'a al-Ahd: 1 Mufaddal ibn Umar said: We mentioned Imam al-Qaim (may Allah hasten his noble relief) and those of our companions who were awaiting him and had passed away. Thereupon, Imam Sadiq (salawat Allah 'alayh) said to us: When al-Qaim (salawat…
Question 2189: What deeds have been reported to protect against lightning strikes?
Answer: Pay attention to the following ahadith: 1 عَنْ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: لَا تَمَلُّوا مِنْ قِرَاءَةِ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ- فَإِنَّ مَنْ کَانَتْ قِرَاءَتَهُ فِی نَوَافِلِهِ لَمْ یُصِبْهُ اللَّهُ بِزَلْزَلَةٍ أَبَداً وَ لَمْ یَمُتْ بِهَا وَ لَا بِصَاعِقَةٍ وَ لَا…
Question 2188: What is the ruling on greeting non-Mahram women?
Answer: Pay attention to the following ahadith: 1 عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ عَنْ أَبِی عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: قَالَ أَمِیرُ الْمُؤْمِنِینَ لَا تَبْدَءُوا النِّسَاءَ بِالسَّلَامِ وَ لَا تَدْعُوهُنَّ إِلَی الطَّعَامِ فَإِنَّ النَّبِیَّ قَالَ النِّسَاءُ عِیٌّ وَ عَوْرَةٌ فَاسْتُرُوا عِیَّهُنَّ بِالسُّکُوتِ وَ…
Question 2187: Can a woman give property to a man so that he marries her in permanent or temporary marriage?
Answer: Pay attention to the following hadith: 1 عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِیِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِیِّ عَنِ السَّکُونِیِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِیهِ عَنْ عَلِیٍّ فِی الْمَرْأَةِ تُعْطِی الرَّجُلَ مَالًا یَتَزَوَّجُهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا قَالَ الْمَالُ هِبَةٌ وَ الْفَرْجُ...
Question 2186: A person from the Sadat is ill and is being cared for in a nursing home with heavy expenses, and his family cannot afford it, but he does not pray. Can Khums be paid to such a person?
Answer: Since I currently do not know of any specific or general hadith matching this issue, I am obliged to tell this questioner in response: I do not know! If I find the answer to this question or someone teaches it to me, I will edit this very text and place the answer below the above question, Insha'Allah. Let us…
Question 2185: How far should a healthy person bend for Ruku (bowing)?
Answer: Pay attention to the following ahadith: 1 عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ:وَ تَصُفُّ فِي رُكُوعِكَ بَيْنَ قَدَمَيْكَ تَجْعَلُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَدْرَ شِبْرٍ وَ تُمَكِّنُ رَاحَتَيْكَ مِنْ رُكْبَتَيْكَ وَ تَضَعُ يَدَكَ الْيُمْنَى عَلَى رُكْبَتِكَ الْيُمْنَى قَبْلَ الْيُسْرَى وَ بَلِّغْ بِأَطْرَافِ أَصَابِعِكَ…
Question 2184: What is the virtue of praying in the Mosque of Kufa?
Answer: Pay attention to some of the ahadith regarding the virtue of the Mosque of Kufa: 1 عن أَبِی عُبَیْدَةَ عَنْ أَبِی جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: مَسْجِدُ کُوفَانَ رَوْضَةٌ مِنْ رِیَاضِ الْجَنَّةِ صَلَّی فِیهِ أَلْفُ نَبِیٍّ وَ سَبْعُونَ نَبِیّاً وَ مَیْمَنَتُهُ رَحْمَةٌ وَ مَیْسَرَتُهُ مَکْرٌ فِیهِ عَصَی مُوسَی وَ شَجَرَةُ…
Question 2183: Can a castrated individual and a man who has no inclination toward women look at the hair and bodies of women?
Answer: Please pay attention to the following ahadith: قَالَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَی : قُلْ لِلْمُؤْمِنَاتِ يَغْضُضْنَ مِنْ أَبْصَارِهِنَّ وَيَحْفَظْنَ فُرُوجَهُنَّ وَلَا يُبْدِينَ زِينَتَهُنَّ إِلَّا مَا ظَهَرَ مِنْهَا Surah An-Nur, Verse 31 Translation: And tell the believing women to lower their gaze and...
Question 2182: Some of my belongings got mixed up with someone else's items and are completely indistinguishable and separable. What is the ruling between us?
Answer: Regarding difficult and unknown matters that arise where there is no way to clarify or distinguish them, two general instructions have been handed down in the ahadith, through which both can be used to resolve the issue in some cases, while one of them is applicable in others. These two matters are compromise…
Question 2181: I work in a company. Sometimes, product samples are brought to our company from other businesses so that we can evaluate them for potential purchase, though most of the time they are not approved.
Can we take and use these sample items that have been left there when the owners no longer come back to collect them? Answer: Please pay attention to the following tradition (hadith): 1 عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِیسَی عَنِ الْحُسَیْنِ بْنِ سَعِیدٍ عَنْ أَخِیهِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ...
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