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Question 65 · daily-life

Eating Squid

Is it permissible to eat squid?

Question 66 · daily-life

Eating Mollusks and Coriander

What is the ruling on eating mollusks or similar sea creatures, and on eating coriander, a plant commonly used in preparing food where we live?

Question 67 · daily-life

Fish Raised on Feed Derived from Pig Waste

I read in the Middle East newspaper that a Kuwaiti preacher permitted eating fish raised on European farms using pig waste after that waste had transformed into another substance. What is the ruling on these imported fish that are available in local markets?

Question 68 · daily-life

Imported Cheese and Rennet

What is the ruling on imported packaged cheeses, especially Kraft cheese, and on the rennet used in them?

Question 69 · daily-life

Barley Water for a Sick Person

Is barley water lawful or forbidden for a sick person, and are there conditions for it to be lawful?

Question 70 · daily-life

Camel Urine as Medical Treatment

May camel urine be used to treat a respiratory disorder in the chest of a believer? A doctor recommended it to me claiming that Imam al-Sadiq prescribed urine for such an illness.

Question 71 · daily-life

Genetic Engineering and Changing God’s Creation

Is genetic engineering of plants, animals, fungi and bacteria through biotechnology permissible? From earlier answers I understood that eating genetically modified food is not forbidden, but I want to know whether genetic modification counts as changing God's creation and is therefore forbidden.

Question 97 · daily-life

Cupping for Women

What is the ruling on cupping for women? I heard from a brother that he had read a narration saying cupping is specifically disliked for women.

Question 98 · daily-life

Left-Handedness and Marriage

From a biological perspective, what causes a person to be left-handed, and do you advise against marrying people who are left-handed?

Question 99 · daily-life

Kissing the Hands of Siblings and Teachers

We learned that it is permissible to kiss the hands of one's parents and small children. Is it also permissible to kiss the hand of a brother, sister or teacher—that is, the hands of people other than jurists?

Question 100 · daily-life

Playing Cards, Backgammon, and Chess

What is the ruling on playing cards and backgammon? Q3: This is an answer to an earlier question that had been answered but not published: [Q1: What is the ruling on playing chess if it does not distract me from prayer or other obligations, is not played for betting or similar purposes, and is not played compulsively, but only occasionally for recreation and to spend time with a friend?

Question 153 · daily-life

Reciting Poetry During Ramadan

It is narrated from Hammad ibn Uthman and others from Abu Abd Allah that he said: ‘Do not recite poetry at night, and do not recite it in Ramadan by night or by day.’ Isma'il said to him, ‘Father, even if it is about us?’ He replied, ‘Even if it is about us.’ What is the ruling on reciting poetry during Ramadan?

Question 154 · daily-life

Taking Medication That Causes Loss of Awareness

I suffer from psychological and mental illnesses, including severe depression, partial schizophrenia, hysteria, absent-mindedness, partial memory loss and thoughts outside my conscious awareness. I previously took a medication prescribed for patients like me, but it was also used by some young people who were addicted to alcohol. That medication did not help me. I have now been given a stronger medication that makes me calm, but it can lead me to do things without intending or knowing them; I sometimes act while unconscious, and at times awaken from loss of awareness and find myself in a place I had not consciously decided to go or in embarrassing situations. May I take this medication?

Question 155 · daily-life

Electronic Istikhara on the Internet

There are electronic istikhara services on the internet: you read some surahs of the Quran, click the mouse, and a verse appears. Is it valid to take istikhara in this way? There are different versions, but all are electronic.

Question 156 · daily-life

Meaning and Permissibility of Tawriyah

Regarding tawriyah—when a person says something while intending a meaning other than the apparent one, such as saying ‘He is my brother’ while meaning a brother in Islam—what exactly does tawriyah mean, and is it permissible?

Question 48 · daily-life

Eating Caviar

Is caviar, meaning the eggs of a female fish, lawful to eat?

Question 49 · daily-life

Eating Bones and Cartilage of Animals and Fish

It is reported from Imam Ahmad al-Hassan that eating bone and cartilage is forbidden and impermissible. Does this include the bones of all slaughtered animals and fish as well?

Question 50 · daily-life

Relying on a Non-Muslim Seller About How Fish Was Caught

You previously answered concerning fish and their lawful taking: if I know a fish has scales and am reasonably assured that it was lawfully taken, it may be eaten, because lawful taking of fish consists of taking it alive from the water or catching it with fishing equipment, whether the fisherman is Muslim or non-Muslim. Imported fish are usually caught by nets or fishing equipment, removed from the water and left to die outside it, so they are lawfully taken even if the fisherman is non-Muslim. My question is: may reasonable assurance be based on the statement of a Christian or non-Muslim seller that the fish sold in Western markets was caught in the manner you described? What if the seller says he does not know how it was caught—may we then buy and eat the fish he sells?

Question 51 · daily-life

Eating King Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Tuna, Rabbitfish, and Cobia

A previous question concerned tuna, which externally appears to have no scales but is lawful to eat. There are several other sea fish that are similarly smooth on the outside, including king mackerel, Spanish mackerel, yellowfin tuna, rabbitfish and cobia. Most are large predatory fish, while rabbitfish feeds on plants and is smaller. Are these fish lawful and treated like tuna? They are common in Gulf markets and widely eaten.

Question 52 · daily-life

Semen Inside an Egg

What is the ruling on semen inside an egg? If it is forbidden, how should it be removed?

Question 54 · daily-life

Must the Slaughterer Face the Qibla?

I read the conditions of slaughter, especially slaughtering chickens, including that the front of the animal must face the qibla. Must the slaughterer himself also face the qibla, or is that not a condition?

Question 55 · daily-life

Blood Coming from Chicken During Cooking

While I was cooking chicken, red liquid blood continued to come out for some time; whenever I cleaned it, more blood appeared. Is this normal? What is the ruling on this blood, and may the meat be eaten?

Question 56 · daily-life

Beef from Cattle Treated with Antibiotics

What is the ruling on buying and eating beef from cattle that were injected with antibiotics before slaughter, given that doctors say this practice may be harmful to people who eat the meat?

Question 57 · daily-life

Animal-Derived Food Additives and E-Numbers

In the West, many food ingredients and additives used in pastries, ice cream, bread, sweets and many other products can be of animal origin. They are often identified by E-numbers. For example, E471 mono- and diglycerides are synthetic fats produced from glycerol and natural fatty acids, mainly of plant origin but sometimes from animal fats. E452 polyphosphates may also be produced in Europe from animal bones. There are dozens of other amino-acid ingredients of animal origin. Are such ingredients forbidden?

Question 58 · daily-life

Carmine, Cochineal, E120, and Red Food Coloring

What is the ruling on red coloring derived from the carmine insect and used in food products to give red, pink and related colors, including children's sweets, juices, cake and some meats such as mortadella? Ingredients may identify it as E120, RED40, cochineal or carmine, and sometimes products instead say only that the red color is from ‘natural substances.’ Some products no longer list the familiar names, and the coloring appears to affect only color rather than taste. As I understand it, the insect may simply be ground and mixed with water rather than chemically transformed, and black particles from the insect can sometimes be visible. May such products be eaten or drunk, or used externally, for example in red lip balm or women's lipstick when a small amount may sometimes be swallowed?

Question 61 · daily-life

Working in a Pizza Shop That Sells Pork

I work as a partner in a pizza shop in Australia. The shop sells some pizzas containing pork and also cooks pork by boiling it in water, refrigerating it, and later heating it in the same conveyor oven used for pizzas. What is the legal ruling on the work and the income, whether I am only a work partner or a partner in both capital and work, given that the other partner purchases the pork? What is the ruling on lawful food that contains no pork but is cooked in the same oven as pork or pork-containing pizza, whether at the same time or afterward? And what is the ruling on steam coming from pork or pork pizza during cooking?

Question 62 · daily-life

Cross-Contamination from Non-Halal Chicken

In cafeterias and restaurants in Najaf and elsewhere, workers sometimes place chicken that was not lawfully slaughtered beside other foods such as falafel, eggplant and potatoes. When making a sandwich, the worker may have grease from such chicken on the same hand. Is a vegetable sandwich containing some grease from chicken that was not lawfully slaughtered permissible to eat? Likewise, if non-lawfully slaughtered chicken is placed above lawfully slaughtered chicken on the same grill and its fat drips onto it, what is the ruling on the lawfully slaughtered chicken?

Question 64 · daily-life

Alcohol Placed on an Airplane Meal Tray

On some flights, when a meal is served, alcohol is placed on the tray along with other food and drinks so the passenger can choose what he wants. Is this considered a table of alcohol from which eating and drinking would be impermissible?

Question 65 · daily-life

Meat Products When the Seller’s Claim Is Uncertain

May we eat ready-made kubba, hamburgers and shawarma sold in markets when the seller says the meat is Iraqi veal, but we are not fully reassured because we think many sellers may deceive people or use imported meat of uncertain origin?

Question 66 · daily-life

Eating Meat from Australian Restaurants and Commercial Outlets

My master, you mentioned in a previous answer that you had seen meat slaughtered in Australia. May we therefore eat meat sold by ordinary Australian commercial outlets and restaurants such as McDonald's or KFC, or must we ask where the meat they sell comes from?

Question 67 · daily-life

Relying on a Halal Label Outside Australia

You previously answered a brother about packaged meat in Australia and said that if it is labeled halal, the label may be relied upon. Does this ruling also apply in other countries such as Iraq?

Question 68 · daily-life

Eating Chicken Sold in Iranian Markets

I apologize for asking about an issue for which your answers already exist, but applying the ruling has caused disagreement among some believers: whether chicken in Iran may be eaten. We are certain that the chickens are not slaughtered by an automatic machine, and slaughterhouses generally observe the other conditions such as facing the qibla, mentioning God's name and severing the four vessels. However, in some slaughterhouses the electrical stunning bath used to weaken the chickens is set above the permitted level and causes some chickens to die. Many believers therefore avoid eating chicken while others do not. Must we personally attend and inspect every slaughterhouse to know how the slaughter is performed? May chicken sold in Iranian markets be eaten?

Question 69 · daily-life

Eating Charred Food

May charcoal that forms on food from cooking or grilling be eaten—for example, charred material on the underside of bread, on grilled meat, or on vegetables, meat or grains that have partly burned?

Question 70 · daily-life

Worms, Lice, and Their Waste in Food

May worms or lice found in fruit, vegetables, rice or dates be eaten intentionally or unintentionally? Must a person inspect each piece of fruit before eating it? If a worm has left the fruit but its waste remains, may the fruit be eaten?

Question 71 · daily-life

Eating from an Unfenced Orchard Without Permission

It is commonly said among Sunnis, and perhaps among followers of the religious authorities as well, that a passerby may eat enough fruit or vegetables from an unfenced orchard to satisfy his need without the owner's permission. What is the legal ruling on this?

Question 72 · daily-life

Cultivating, Chewing, and Trading Qat

What is the ruling on cultivating, chewing for several hours, and trading in the qat plant found in Yemen and some African countries such as Ethiopia?

Question 73 · daily-life

Gym Supplements, Protein, and Hormones

I joined a gym for strength training. It sells protein supplements, hormones and other products. Are these lawful or forbidden?

Question 74 · daily-life

Taking Fermented Barley Tablets to Make the Face Fuller

I love wearing hijab very much, but because my face is small some people mock me when I wear it correctly. May I take tablets called ‘fermented barley water’ that are said to make the face fuller?

Question 75 · daily-life

Hunting Fish and Birds with Poison

Is it permissible to hunt fish and birds by putting out poison? This method kills every living creature in the water. Birds are affected only if they eat the poison; they do not die immediately and can be taken alive, but birds left behind after eating it will die if no one takes them alive soon after they begin eating the poison.

Question 76 · daily-life

Delayed Retrieval of Fish from Nets and Lawful Catch

Some fishermen set their nets in the afternoon and return the next morning to find some fish dead in the nets. You previously answered that taking them is permissible so long as the fisherman did not act deliberately. What does ‘deliberately’ mean? What if the fisherman intentionally delays returning to the nets, but not for the purpose of causing the fish to die, or if circumstances force him to be late?

Question 78 · daily-life

Fishing in a Public River Claimed by Former Landowners

Some people prevent fishermen from fishing in certain places, claiming the land belonged to them before the government took it and dug a large public river through it. Do they have the right to prevent fishing, and do fishermen have the right to fish there?

Question 79 · daily-life

Keeping Cats and Concerns About Cat Hair

We have cats in the house. Some people say cat hair is disliked or causes disease, while others are repulsed by cats and many claims are made about them. What is your view?

Question 82 · daily-life

Breeding Sibling Dogs

May two sibling huskies born from the same mother be bred with one another?

Question 83 · daily-life

Medical Use of Cannabis Where It Is Illegal

You said that cannabis and hashish are forbidden unless the purpose is medical or industrial. In some countries, including the United States and European countries, cannabis is used to treat cancer, ADHD, OCD and many other illnesses, and some doctors prefer it to other medicines. What should a patient do if a doctor has diagnosed one of these illnesses but using cannabis is illegal in the country where the patient lives? May the patient obtain and use it for medical purposes? Also, may a person diagnose himself with such an illness without seeing a doctor?

Question 84 · daily-life

Tube Feeding, Treatment Withdrawal, and Euthanasia

I work as a physician and have a question about a recurring medical situation. Some patients suffer a severe stroke that may cause complete loss of consciousness, while the patient remains alive and may still feel pain, as indicated by movements of the hands and legs in response to pain. We provide such patients with available treatments so long as the patient can tolerate the treatment or it may improve the condition; for example, if a stroke patient also has cancer, we may not give cancer treatment if it will not improve the patient's overall condition. My questions are: 1. Some such patients already have a feeding tube connected directly to the stomach through the abdominal wall because of another prior illness. After the stroke and loss of consciousness, the family may ask us to stop nutrition through the tube. This may hasten death, which is expected soon anyway because of the stroke and its complications. May I comply with the family's request? 2. If the family pressures me to stop tube feeding, especially where local culture and customs differ from ours and most people are atheists, may I comply? 3. If the stroke patient is sufficiently conscious and personally asks that tube feeding be stopped, or had previously told relatives that if he lost consciousness they should inform the doctor of his wish to stop treatment and nutrition, may I comply with the patient's wish? 4. Finally, what is the legal ruling on active euthanasia, which, praise be to God, is not permitted in Sweden?

Question 85 · daily-life

Using Crab Powder as Medical Treatment

We discovered that my mother had a bladder tumor before Ramadan. I asked you and the believers to pray for her, and we pursued medical treatment as well as folk remedies. She used a treatment mentioned in Diya' al-Salihin consisting of powder made from a sea animal called ‘Abu al-Janib’—crab—after roasting it, placing the powder into capsules and taking it. Is this treatment lawful or forbidden?

Question 86 · daily-life

Using Teryaq as Medical Treatment

My father is 63 years old and now suffers from weakness. He cannot tolerate the cold air from an air conditioner and in summer sleeps outside the room. Sometimes he becomes so weak he cannot walk. If he uses what is popularly called teryaq in Ahvaz, his condition improves greatly. He is not addicted to it, but he is much better when he uses it. May he use it as treatment?

Question 87 · daily-life

Seizures, Suspected Jinn, and Seeking Treatment

My fourteen-year-old daughter is ill and sometimes can barely walk. While she is asleep, if we try to wake her or she awakens to a sound, she begins to tremble intermittently. The trembling intensifies and causes pain in her limbs and back, then her whole body becomes rigid and she loses consciousness. When she awakens she cries; we later understood that she cries because she loses the ability to speak in addition to severe body pain, and she may be unable to stand on her legs, with abnormal walking the next day. She remains in this condition. I have not taken her to a doctor because I suspect she may be affected by jinn, since we observe strange things happening in the house where we live. What treatment should we use?

Question 88 · daily-life

Male Medical Staff Treating Girls and Women

I work as an emergency nurse. Sometimes young girls are brought to me for intramuscular injections, and I feel uncomfortable because some are four years old or older. A female nurse is available, but people may regard all children, male and female, as the same, or the child may have been brought by her father or brother who cannot go to the women's dressing area. Is there a particular age at which I may examine young girls for injections? Also, sometimes women arrive with somewhat complex wounds, burns or fractures and the female nurse declines to treat them because she lacks sufficient experience. We male nurses then have to treat them and expose the area of the wound, burn or fracture. Do we incur sin in doing this?

Question 89 · daily-life

Using Amulets Written by Non-Believers

Some people who practice spiritual treatment write Quranic verses or surahs and certain talismans, wrap them and place them beneath the head of a child or even an adult; this is commonly called an amulet or hirz. May we take and use what they write even though they are not among the believers?

Question 154 · daily-life

How to Deal with a Neighbor Who Left the Call

My brother is a believer. His neighbor was also a believer but left with Razzaq's group. The neighbor repeatedly comes to him asking whether he needs anything and offering help. They live in a popular neighborhood, and my brother is unsure how to deal with him: should he throw him out at the door? He feels this would not reflect the character of the believers or of Muhammad and the family of Muhammad, the Imams and Mahdis. What should he do?

Question 155 · daily-life

Eating in a Household Supported by Drug-Sale Income

May we eat and drink in a household when we know their livelihood comes from their son and that the son earns money through forbidden work such as selling drugs? If they insist that we eat and drink there, what is the ruling?

Question 161 · daily-life

Outsourcing Student Projects That Must Be One’s Own Work

At the College of Fine Arts, engineering projects are required from us during the academic year. There are offices outside the college that complete such projects for payment, and some students hire these offices. Some understand how to develop and execute the idea but cannot do the work because of lack of time or illness; others do not know how to develop or execute it and submit the office's work to the college under the student's own name, although the college does not permit this. What is the ruling in both cases? Is outside assistance on these projects permissible if it is unpaid?

Question 183 · daily-life

Singing Children’s Songs

Is it permissible to sing children's songs to newborns or to children generally?

Question 185 · daily-life

Romantic Poetry and Poems Attributed to Imam Ali

Is it permissible to write non-explicit romantic poetry? And what is the authenticity of romantic poems attributed to Imam Ali, given that they appear to match his poetic style?

Question 186 · daily-life

Repeating Istikhara When Circumstances Change

May one repeat an istikhara in specific situations on the basis that circumstances can change, so that something unsuitable at one time may become suitable at another?

Question 187 · daily-life

A Supplication for Fulfilling a Need

My master, Yamani of the family of Muhammad, I ask God to grant you honor and victory, O son of the Messenger of God. Please give me a remembrance or supplication by which I may reach my need and have my problem resolved.

Question 189 · daily-life

Obsessive Doubt Preventing Practice of Known Rulings

If a believer, whether man or woman, has studied the rulings in Al-Shara'i but suffers from obsessive doubt and therefore does not apply the rulings because of this condition and cannot overcome the self that urges toward evil, is that person sinful despite knowing the ruling? What is your advice to those who know but do not act because of doubt and obsessive thoughts?

Question 190 · daily-life

Wearing a Cross

Is it permissible for us to wear a cross?

Question 191 · daily-life

Wearing a Gold-Decorated Jambiya with an Animal-Horn Handle

What is the ruling on wearing the jambiya—a dagger worn at the waist as an adornment in Yemeni and Omani custom—if it is decorated with gold coins and its handle is made from the horn of an animal such as a rhinoceros?

Question 2 · daily-life

The Husayni Rituals Commonly Practiced at the Present Time, Including: (a)

What is the ruling on the Husayni rituals commonly practiced at the present time, including: (a) chest-beating while bare-chested; (b) celebrations or birth anniversaries of the Ahl al-Bayt (a) that include clapping and women's ululation, sometimes with chants containing music; (c) tatbir; and (d) torches, cooking, walking, and similar practices?

Question 42 · daily-life

Meat and Chicken Come to Us from Muslim Countries of Different Schools Whose People Do

Meat and chicken come to us from Muslim countries of different schools whose people do not believe in the wilayah of the wali of God (a). The packages say that the animals were slaughtered according to the Islamic religious method. We know that in large slaughterhouses chickens are suspended, a worker cuts at their necks, and a conveyor carries them to the cleaning machines. We do not know whether they are directed toward the qiblah or whether the religious conditions of slaughter are observed; sometimes boxes even contain chickens that the worker forgot to slaughter and that still have their heads. What is their ruling, my master and successor?

Question 58 · daily-life

Animal Gelatin

What is the ruling on animal gelatin?

Question 62 · daily-life

Smoking

What is the ruling on smoking?

Question 68 · daily-life

Wearing a Necktie

What is the ruling on wearing a necktie?

Question 89 · daily-life

I Watch Some Video Clips on the Internet in Which Several Speakers Discuss the Human

I watch some video clips on the internet in which several speakers discuss the human self and how to rid it of negative qualities by returning to the origin of the self. Most of them stop at the human self as the starting point and do not proceed to the Creator, Glorified is He, so their discussion is not religious for them or their listeners. Only at the final point, when nothing remains but acknowledging the One who originated and formed creation, do they stop with an improvised explanation. May a monotheist listen in order to gain wisdom while acknowledging the Creator, Glorified is He, or does he sin by doing so?

Question 102 · daily-life

We Work on Producing Poems and Chants Connected with the Blessed Call and Want a

We work on producing poems and chants connected with the blessed Call and want a guideline for permissible sound effects, such as drums, horns, clapping, certain organ or piano sounds, string-like sounds generated from a piano rather than from an actual string instrument, or sounds produced through a computer. What may be used?

Question 103 · daily-life

Music and Songs

What is the ruling on music and songs?

Question 112 · daily-life

I Work in a Hospital Surgical Ward. Women with Bodily Burns Are Brought to Us and

I work in a hospital surgical ward. Women with bodily burns are brought to us and there is no female staff to treat such injuries. A patient may need to be taken to the bathroom with her husband, mother, or another mahram so that burned skin can be removed, but they cannot do this without our assistance. What is the ruling?

Question 157 · daily-life

I Am an Engineer Who Worked for an American Civil Company Specializing in Building

I am an engineer who worked for an American civil company specializing in building schools and hospitals in Iraq. I used to think well of the Americans and believed they had freed us from Saddam's rule. I maintained friendly relations with American engineers, sat with them, and regarded them as friends, but I now deeply regret this after reading your statements describing America as the Dajjal and a trial. Is repentance accepted from those who accommodated the Americans and went along with them? If they repent before the Imam's emergence, is their repentance accepted, or will the Imam uproot and kill them even if they have repented? In other words, is repentance not accepted from someone who fell into the trial of the Dajjal?

Question 159 · daily-life

I Am a Servant Who Committed Many Sins in My Youth, When Satan—may God Curse Him—had

I am a servant who committed many sins in my youth, when Satan—may God curse him—had control over me. When I was fourteen, I committed a wrong involving a woman. I apologized to her several times, but she did not accept my apology. I asked her to release me from liability for what I had done, but she would not, and I still feel remorse. What should I do?

Question 20 · daily-life

In What Circumstances Is Backbiting Permitted, or in What Circumstances Is a

In what circumstances is backbiting permitted, or in what circumstances is a concession given for it? Is backbiting forbidden only with respect to believers, or does it also include those who oppose the true creed? Which opponents may be backbitten? Does this include those who are excused or negligent in recognizing the truth? What about obstinate opponents?

Question 25 · daily-life

My Question Concerns Chemistry. There Is a Great Deal of Information Circulating About

My question concerns chemistry. There is a great deal of information circulating about the 'Illuminati,' who are said to work for the system of the Dajjal and to seek to weaken believers and bind them to this system, including through food and drink. It is claimed that many packaged foods contain chemicals, that cells from aborted fetuses are used as flavoring, that aspartame is used as a sweetener and is derived from bacteria, and that fluoride in water causes bone cancer in men and boys and causes infertility, and that the Nazis used it to make people submissive. These things are described as part of eugenics intended to reduce the population and make people obedient to the system of the Dajjal. There are also chemicals on fruits and vegetables and genetically modified foods everywhere. Some of the Ansar have discussed this as something unavoidable even if people grow vegetables themselves. Is there a solution? Is there something the Ansar of God can do about this? What are your instructions to us?

Question 27 · daily-life

I Am a Butcher, and My Brothers Among the Ansar Make Vows Involving Animals, Aqiqah

I am a butcher, and my brothers among the Ansar make vows involving animals, aqiqah, and sacrificial animals. We collect the money and buy one or more animals according to the amount collected so that there will be enough meat to distribute among the families of the Ansar. At the time of slaughter, I do not know for which Imam I should intend it, and if it is an aqiqah I do not mention the name of the person for whom it is offered. Also, may the animal be slaughtered with any kind of knife?

Question 44 · daily-life

Is It Necessary for Me to Have an Official Identity Document Stating That I Am Muslim?

Is it necessary for me to have an official identity document stating that I am Muslim? My master, I do not have an official Islamic identity, and I fear for my family because they have threatened to kill themselves if they discover that I have become Muslim. My family are idol-worshippers and Hindus. Is an official identity document required?

Question 51 · daily-life

I Am a Student at the University of Technology in Baghdad, Department of Building and

I am a student at the University of Technology in Baghdad, Department of Building and Construction Engineering. I have completed the third stage and will begin the fourth and final stage next year. I am now uncertain whether to continue attending the university or to study at the school of the Ansar of Imam al-Mahdi in Najaf al-Ashraf. Many of the Ansar advised me that Imam Ahmad al-Hasan recommends that the Ansar complete their university studies, but when I asked God for istikhara, the result was to leave the university and begin studying in the seminary. I await your advice and direction and will obey the instruction.

Question 71 · daily-life

In Medicine, Students Are Required to Perform Many Practices That May Harm Patients in

In medicine, students are required to perform many practices that may harm patients in the long or short term, and these practices are also common. For example, in dentistry a student is taught that amalgam fillings are not harmful, while in reality they contain mercury, which is toxic and affects human health while it remains in the mouth. Dental students are required to use this filling on patients in the medical college even though alternative, non-toxic solutions exist. Likewise, pediatricians are required to give vaccines to children even though vaccines contain substances such as thimerosal. What should a person do if wishing to practice a profession whose training requires these harmful practices? Does the end justify the means? If a person wants to practice a profession such as those mentioned, the person must perform things that may cause real harm, and if the student objects, the student may have no choice and may be expelled. May the student continue studying the specialty in this situation, or must the student leave it and study something else without such a problem?

Question 73 · daily-life

Dental Implants Are Now a Major Development in Dentistry Because They Treat Tooth Loss

Dental implants are now a major development in dentistry because they treat tooth loss without involving the other teeth around the missing tooth. A material has been discovered and developed that caused a major change in dental implant treatment. The material is derived from proteins from pig embryos and pig bone and is used to fill bone defects during dental implantation. It has been used worldwide for years and by approximately four million patients. Is use of this material forbidden or permissible? Must patients who have received it be informed? Are we sinful for having used it previously when we did not know the ruling? The question mentions the products Geistlich Bio-Gide and Enamel Matrix Derivative (EMD), marketed as Emdogain, from Swiss companies.

Question 9 · daily-life

The Eighth Night of Muharram Is Dedicated to Al-qasim Ibn Al-hasan (peace Be Upon

The eighth night of Muharram is dedicated to al-Qasim ibn al-Hasan (peace be upon him), so people light candles, apply henna, and put out sweets and the like on the claim that it is al-Qasim’s wedding. Is this compatible with the grief of the tragedy of Ashura? And is the account of al-Qasim’s wedding and his marriage contract with Lady Sukayna correct?

Question 11 · daily-life

The Matter Has Reached the Point That Some Women Participate in Tatbir, and I Have

The matter has reached the point that some women participate in tatbir, and I have seen their hair uncovered in front of men on the claim of reviving the rituals and consoling the women of the Prophet’s family. Some may try to justify their action with this phrase found in Ziyarat al-Nahiya al-Muqaddasa: ‘They came out from the chambers with their hair spread, striking their cheeks, their faces uncovered...’ What is the ruling?

Question 12 · daily-life

For the Specifically Prescribed Visitations, Must We Visit Imam Al-husayn (peace Be

For the specifically prescribed visitations, must we visit Imam al-Husayn (peace be upon him) on the designated day itself? If we arrive on foot or by transportation before the specified day, is the reward of that specific visitation—whether Arbaeen or the Sha‘baniyya visitation—counted for us, or is it counted only as a general visitation?

Question 106 · daily-life

We Learned That Some Sunni Rulings Treat Facing the Qibla When Slaughtering as

We learned that some Sunni rulings treat facing the qibla when slaughtering as recommended rather than obligatory, and that some poultry plants therefore slaughter chickens facing away from the qibla. You have said meat in Muslim markets may be eaten, but that the method of slaughtering chickens should be checked. How are these rulings reconciled?

Question 161 · daily-life

A Fourteen-year-old Boy Killed Another Boy of the Same Age by Stabbing Him with a

A fourteen-year-old boy killed another boy of the same age by stabbing him with a knife during a fight. Must blood money for intentional killing be paid, how much may the victim's family demand, and may the victim's guardian waive the claim if payment of blood money or a tribal settlement is made conditional on such a waiver?

Question 162 · daily-life

A Heart Patient Was Driving When Another Person Hit His Car. the Traffic Diagram

A heart patient was driving when another person hit his car. The traffic diagram assigned fault to the heart patient, and three days later he died. The families had agreed to refer the matter to Sharia, but the deceased's family later demanded a tribal settlement or blood money. What are they entitled to, how much weight does the traffic report carry, and does a negligent party have a right to blood money?

Question 164 · daily-life

Some People Place Barbed Wire Around a Garden, Farm, or Other Property and Electrify

Some people place barbed wire around a garden, farm, or other property and electrify it at night. Animals belonging to local people may die from it, and sometimes people may also be killed. Does the owner bear Sharia responsibility and have to compensate the owners of the animals or the family of a person who dies?

Question 168 · daily-life

What Is a Believer's Duty When Encountering a Person Who Urgently Needs Medical Help

What is a believer's duty when encountering a person who urgently needs medical help after an accident, particularly in places where people fear legal questioning or even false accusation if they transport the injured person to a hospital? Does a person sin if fear of legal consequences makes him withhold assistance?

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