I wanted to ask a question regarding interest which you get from the bank. I mean are we allowed to accept it, because this is what we call "riba" and I heard that taking it is...
Read More »What Is the Ruling of Cat Hair on Prayer Performer Clothes?
If your question is what the fiqhi ruling is on cat hair, we have to say that amongst all animals, only dogs and pigs are najis....
Read More »When Is the Right Time to Pay Zakāt al-Fiṭrah?
The time for paying Fitreyyah is from the Maghrib of the night of Eid al-Fitr until before the Eid al-Fitr prayer. If it is not possible to pay it at this time, it is...
Read More »To Whom Should Zakāt al-Fiṭrah Be Given?
Based on obligatory precaution, zakāt al-fiṭrah must only be given to the poor, and this means poor Shias who satisfy the criteria mentioned previously regarding those who are entitled to...
Read More »Islamic Laws on the Fiṭrah Alms Tax (Zakāt al-Fiṭrah) according to Ayatollah Sistani’s Fatwas
This type of Zakat should be set aside on the eve of Eid al-Fitr and be paid on the day itself, which marks the first day of the month of Shawwal....
Read More »Is It Permissible to Give Khums to Poor Sayyids without the Permission of the Mujtahid?
Can I give Sahm-e Sadaat of Khums dues to poor and needy Sayyids as interest-free loan so that the problems of more and more people are solved...
Read More »Fatwas of Ayatollah Sistani and Ayatollah Khamenei on Imam Hussain’s Mourning
As we observe the month of Muharram, and commemorate the martyrdom of Imam Hussain (as), the believers are to be reminded about the opinion of the Jurist (Marja) on the topic of...
Read More »Fatwas of Grand Maraji’ on Using Products that Support the Zionist Regime
It is obligatory upon each and every Muslim to refrain from buying or using products, that the production and purchasing of bring profit for the Zionist regime, which is currently at war with Islām and...
Read More »Any Transaction that Benefits Israel not Permissible: Ayatollah Sistani
Iraq’s prominent Shia cleric Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Sistani has advised against trading goods that bring about benefits to the occupying Israeli...
Read More »Does Belching Out What One Has Eaten Invalidate the Fast?
I usually belch out what I've eaten during fasting after the call of salat, though I try to swallow back my spit so that the food will not pass through my throat and I do not really take much food, I will like to...
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