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Question 72 · transactions

Pricing and Sales Practices in the Gold-Jewelry Trade

We are brothers who work in the gold-jewelry trade and want to confirm several aspects of our work: 1. After agreeing on the price per mithqal, may we state a higher amount merely for bargaining, so that we can later reduce it for the customer and appear to have given a discount even though the actual agreed price was never reduced? 2. May I sell newly purchased, unused gold bought from customers without workmanship charges together with gold for which I paid workmanship charges to the wholesaler, at the same selling price? 3. May used gold be sold at the same price as new gold, with payment after an agreed period and without an added amount?

Question 73 · transactions

Money Earned from Work with U.S. Forces in Iraq

When U.S. forces were present in Iraq, before I believed in the blessed call, I did various kinds of work with them—for example supplying furniture or electrical equipment and maintaining generators at their base. I made some money from this work and still have it. What is the ruling on the work and on this money?

Question 75 · transactions

Continuing Employment While Concealing One’s Faith

Some believers work in government departments, in offices of religious authorities, or at holy sites. Necessity and danger prevent them from publicly declaring their faith, so they are believers in secret. May they continue in their jobs?

Question 78 · transactions

Handshakes Between Doctors and Opposite-Sex Patients

I work as a doctor in a European country. It is customary here for a doctor to extend a hand to shake a patient's hand when the patient comes for examination. Not doing so may seem impolite, be misunderstood because I am Muslim, or be taken as an insult, depending on the patient. What should I do if the patient is a woman? I also ask about the similar situation of a Muslim female doctor working under the same conditions: may she shake men's hands?

Question 79 · transactions

Boxing and Other Combat Sports

May I participate in, train in, or watch combat sports such as boxing, various martial arts, karate and the like? What is the ruling on sports that involve striking the opponent with the hands or feet?

Question 80 · transactions

Working as an Election Ballot-Box Supervisor

I am a school teacher, and the administration offered us employment with the Independent High Electoral Commission. May I work as an employee supervising ballot boxes during elections?

Question 81 · transactions

Using Donated Money for One’s Own Need

A brother donated money to me so that I could give it to those who deserve it. I am unemployed, as is my brother, and no one meets our needs. Sometimes we need assistance but find it difficult to say that we are in need. May I take a certain amount from this money and spend the rest in God's cause, such as helping another believing brother, in accordance with the donor's intention?

Question 82 · transactions

How Bayt al-Mal Operates and Who Benefits

I have questions about the Bayt al-Mal: 1. I still have questions about how it operates and how we apply it in society. Who benefits from it? Is the Bayt al-Mal a central place for collecting all kinds of zakat, apart from khums, as well as voluntary spending by donors? 2. Please give me an example of how it operated previously.

Question 83 · transactions

Using Khums and Religious Dues for a Believers’ Center

In accordance with Imam Ahmad al-Hassan's recommendation, we established a Bayt al-Mal in our area to serve and financially assist the believing men and women who follow the true Yamani call. May we spend the khums and other religious dues we collect on establishing a center and Husayniyya for the believers in the area, and also on helping needy families? We greatly need such a center for gathering, congregational prayers and religious lessons, while the believers currently have limited financial ability to purchase land and construct it.

Question 84 · transactions

Giving Sila Money to Needy Believers

I have money designated as sila for the Imam. May I give it to needy believers, especially since it has become difficult to deliver the money to the believers responsible for the Bayt al-Mal?

Question 86 · transactions

Helping Poor People Who Do Not Pray or Believe in the Call

Is it permissible to financially help a poor person who does not pray or fast and does not believe in the blessed call? Is there reward in helping such a person, whether for himself or for his children? Is there a difference between relatives and non-relatives?

Question 87 · transactions

Donating to a Mosque That Refuses the Call

A believer in the truth was asked by his father to donate 1,000 euros toward building a mosque in Amsterdam. He does not know what to do because those responsible for the mosque follow the religious authorities. When he raised with them the call of Imam Ahmad al-Hassan and asked whether he could invite people to the truth in the mosque, they refused. What should he do?

Question 90 · transactions

Living and Praying on Land Seized Under Saddam

Farmland that was seized and cleared during Saddam's era was later distributed by the government as residential plots. The original owners no longer claim it, and houses have now been built there. Is it permissible to live in these houses, enter them and pray in them? Some of the former land has also become roads; may people pass over them?

Question 92 · transactions

Retirement Pension and Inheritance Rights

Is a deceased person's retirement pension considered part of the inheritance? Are accumulated pension payments the right of all members of the deceased's family? The law excludes a married daughter and a son who is not attending school from the pension. Does religious law nevertheless give them a share? What about a son who attends school in another country but whose attendance cannot be documented, so his pension portion was stopped and effectively redistributed to the wife and her young son, with the pension now being paid only in their names?

Question 93 · transactions

Rights in an Upper Floor Built on Inherited Property

A man died leaving a house to five sons and two daughters, all of whom lived there with their mother. Three sons were married and each had a room in the house. One married son built an upper floor. A brother objected that if the house were later sold and the shares divided, he would have no right to demand repayment of what he spent on construction, and he agreed not to make such a demand. Years later he moved back to the room in which he had married and rented out the upper floor, keeping the rent for himself for years. He now demands that the house be valued both without and with the upper floor so that he receives the difference in value in addition to his share of the original house. The questions are: 1. May one heir independently make use of the roof of inherited property? 2. Do the other heirs have a share in the rent from the upper floor, and if so how is that settled after years have passed and the local currency has been unstable? 3. To whom does the upper floor belong, and may the builder demolish it? 4. If he is still living on the upper floor, may he control the house on which he built it, or object if the other heirs collectively decide on a course of action?

Question 151 · transactions

How to Write a Will and Divide the Estate

Please explain how an ordinary person should write a will. I have several questions: 1. Must a legally responsible person write both a private will and a general will, and what do those terms mean? 2. Suppose a person dies leaving an estate of 1,000 dinars. Does the deceased have a portion of that money for washing, burial and mourning arrangements? 3. A narration from the Commander of the Faithful states that a person may bequeath from one fifth to one third of what he owns to God's caliph on earth. Does this one-fifth-to-one-third amount apply to everything the deceased owns, including cash, land and property? Is that amount removed before the remainder is distributed to the wife, sons and daughters, or at the same time as the estate is distributed? 4. Must witnesses be present when the will is written, or is it sufficient to inform witnesses that a written will exists in a particular place?

Question 138 · transactions

Purity of Domestic Workers Who Do Not Believe in the Call

What is the ruling on domestic workers cooking, washing clothes and doing other tasks involving things they may touch with moisture if they are Muslims who do not believe in the call, Christians, or others?

Question 139 · transactions

Social Interaction with Domestic Servants

What are the limits of dealing with domestic servants, male or female? Life has often been hard on them and they are living away from home. Sometimes they need to speak with the male or female sponsor for comfort, advice or help solving problems. Is it permissible to greet them and exchange salams?

Question 140 · transactions

Asking Domestic Workers About Religious Beliefs

Must a domestic worker be asked about his or her religious beliefs before a contract is signed? If the worker is Muslim or from the People of the Book, must we verify that the person is not a nasibi, extremist or unbeliever? If so, must we ask the same questions of workers whose contracts were already signed previously?

Question 151 · transactions

Working for Institutions Affiliated with Religious Authorities

I work in institutions affiliated with religious authorities, such as the Jawadi Amoli institute. My work includes verifying books and narrations and writing up Amoli's lectures on Quranic interpretation, in which he interprets according to his own opinion and rational arguments, as well as other sciences. May I work in these institutions?

Question 152 · transactions

Technical IT and Security Work for a Political Organization

I work at an institute affiliated with a political organization that specializes in training and developing members of the political movement, politicians, managers and department heads. I do not work with them in that political field. My work is only maintaining and configuring visual and electronic security systems, including surveillance servers, information servers, computers and electronic equipment. Should I leave this work, especially since I also have another job afterward?

Question 159 · transactions

Obeying Government Restrictions on Use of One’s Property

Ruling systems in this era impose laws and regulations that restrict believers, such as housing rules that require beneficiaries of housing loans not to dispose of their homes—for example by renting them out—without government approval. Must one comply with laws that restrict a believer's control over his own property?

Question 160 · transactions

Retirement Benefits Based on Persecution Under the Former Regime

An elderly woman who works as a teacher was persecuted under the former regime and has relatives who were imprisoned and killed by that regime. She has more than 27 years of service and wants to retire, but she was told that more than 30 years of service is required. Some relatives told her that under the law her service can be counted as more than 30 years because she has imprisoned and martyred relatives from the former regime's period. Retirees with more than 30 years of service may also receive an advance payment or loan. What is the ruling on this money; is it permissible?

Question 163 · transactions

Demonstration Restrictions for Security-Ministry Employees

Some people employed by security-related ministries have signed commitments not to participate in demonstrations and similar activities, with legal consequences that may reach execution or life imprisonment. What is your view on this?

Question 164 · transactions

Compensation from Ba’ath Party Members or Former-Regime Agents

Is it permissible to take financial compensation from members of the Ba'ath Party or agents of the former regime because their reports against people caused executions, imprisonment, displacement, destruction or burning of homes? What amount should be taken? Is the harm established by a written report from a security officer or party member, and is one witness sufficient if there is no report?

Question 165 · transactions

Blocking Public Projects or Taking Money from Contractors

Some people sometimes prevent the government or a contractor from carrying out projects such as schools by claiming that the land belongs to them, and sometimes take money from the contractor to allow the work to proceed. Is this conduct legitimate?

Question 166 · transactions

Land Said to Have Been Seized by Ancestors

We are a group living in a rural area. It is commonly said that our ancestors seized this land, but we do not know whether it was the fourth grandfather or someone earlier, which tribe it originally belonged to, whether it was inhabited or dead land, or anything else about it except the family account that our ancestors took it through tribal raiding that was common at the time. What is the ruling on this land, given that we have lived there generation after generation?

Question 167 · transactions

Financial Compensation or Retaliation for Assaults and Insults

Is it permissible to take financial compensation for every assault, such as insults, verbal abuse, defamation, a beating that draws blood, lesser physical assault, or even a slap? How is the amount determined, or is retaliation in kind permissible?

Question 168 · transactions

Additional Losses Caused by Theft

A person's shop was robbed of mobile phones and money, but he also suffered additional losses because the shop had to close and because of expenses related to filing a police complaint. The thief was later found. Is the thief liable for these additional losses or only for the property he stole?

Question 169 · transactions

Tribal Compensation Settlements and the Standard for Blood Money

Sometimes we participate in tribal settlements involving believers and non-believers, such as attending a tribal compensation proceeding after someone was struck by a car. Under tribal custom they do not necessarily pay the legally prescribed blood money. May we participate, and is demanding such a settlement religiously valid? What is the religious standard for blood money in our time?

Question 171 · transactions

Short Selling Through Online Brokers

Short selling is a type of sale offered by some online brokerage companies, in which short sellers profit when a share price falls. For example, if an investor believes that Company X's share is overvalued at $15 and expects the price to fall, he can click 'sell short' to open a short position. If the share falls to $10, he gains $5 per share; if it rises to $20, he loses $5 per share. What is the ruling?

Question 173 · transactions

Selling Gold at a Higher Installment Price

A person bought an amount of gold for sixteen million and sold it to another person for nineteen million in installments, claiming that this is the same profit he would take in a cash sale. Is this permissible?

Question 174 · transactions

Property Later Discovered to Be Stolen or Pirated

What is the ruling on merchandise that was purchased and later discovered to have been stolen? How should it be dealt with? May one continue using it? Must one stop dealing with the seller, and must the authorities be informed? For example, I bought video tapes and later discovered they were pirated.

Question 175 · transactions

Rahina and Sarout Real-Estate Arrangements

I want to ask about the religious ruling on two real-estate arrangements. First, what is called a 'rahina': the tenant lends the homeowner a certain sum of money, and in return the owner rents the house to him for a rent much lower than the normal market rent; when the rental period ends, the owner returns the amount originally lent. Is this permissible? Second, what is called 'sarout': an old tenant—whose rent is very low compared with normal rent because the tenancy began long ago—sells his tenancy right to a new tenant, usually for about one fifth of the property's value, either with or without informing the owner, while the tenancy remains open-ended at the old rent. What is the ruling?

Question 176 · transactions

Recovering Money from an Impermissible Online Trading Platform

There is a website for participating in global online markets where gold, oil and currencies are traded. To join, a person pays at least $300 and then trades through the site. I joined without knowing whether it was permissible, assuming it was lawful, but a believer told me it was forbidden. May I continue dealing with them until I recover the money I paid?

Question 177 · transactions

Five-Pointed Stars on Bathroom Tiles

My question concerns the five-pointed star. Does it go back to one of the prophets in the way the six-pointed star is associated with Prophet David? Is it permissible to buy bathroom ceramic tiles that contain a five-pointed star?

Question 178 · transactions

Restaurant Partnership with Income from a Microphone Entertainment Activity

I decided to enter a fifty-fifty partnership with a Christian in a European country to open a restaurant or cafe. Because restaurants here are often large and include several activities, I stipulated from the beginning that all meat be halal and that there be no alcohol, and he agreed. After the money was paid and contracts signed, I discovered that my partner wanted to include a 'microphone' activity: customers may use a microphone to give a speech, sing a song or present any item they like in return for paying the business a fee. I objected but could not persuade him to cancel it. I therefore see two possibilities: either I take half of all profits while intending that what reaches me is not from the microphone income, or I ask that the microphone income be separated completely and take half only of the remaining revenue, leaving me with a smaller share than my partner. I only want to ensure that the money entering my ownership is lawful. May I take half of the total profits including the microphone revenue, or must that revenue be separated?

Question 179 · transactions

Alcohol Given as an Employee Gift

In Western countries, employers sometimes give employees alcohol as a holiday gift. Should we accept it and throw it away, or may we exchange the alcohol with another employee for a different gift?

Question 180 · transactions

Returning Gifts After Coworkers Demand Them Back

A believer had a newborn child, and some coworkers gave him tangible gifts such as sweets. Later an incident occurred in which he was publicly identified as a follower of Imam Ahmad, and those coworkers began demanding that he return their gifts or their value. He returned the tangible gifts that remained, but some consumable gifts such as sweets had already been distributed. How should he deal with the value of those other gifts?

Question 181 · transactions

Donating from Borrowed Living-Expense Money

May a person spend on charitable causes from money he borrowed for his own living expenses, whether he expects to be able to repay the loan later or does not know whether he will be able to repay it?

Question 192 · transactions

Using a Deceased Father’s One-Third Bequest for His Needy Children

My father died more than twenty years ago and left a will stating, among other things, that one third of his estate was to be distributed by the eldest son to the needy and to charitable works. His estate consisted of money and a house. The instruction was carried out regarding the money after his death, but the issue now is the house, which they want to sell. The eldest son sees that some of the deceased's children are themselves in need because they live with limited means. May I use the one-third share designated in the will for the needy by giving part to charitable works and distributing the rest among the deceased's children?

Question 193 · transactions

Using a Patient’s Social Benefits for the Household

May money that a patient receives from social services and social security be spent on the household and family living with him even though the patient needs the money himself, without giving him what he wants?

Question 196 · transactions

Selling, Writing Off, or Donating Endowed Equipment

We have endowed property belonging to the blessed call. Some items belong to processions, some to the treasury, and some to work activities. Certain items deteriorate over time because they are moved from place to place, cannot be stored properly, or become obsolete, such as internet communication devices, security and communications equipment, old desktop computers and monitors, sofas, cooling devices and other used items. May we sell them, even though old or damaged items may sell cheaply, and return the proceeds to the account or purpose to which each item belongs? May completely unusable items be written off? May items that cannot be sold be given to needy brothers?

Question 197 · transactions

Exchanging or Selling the Calf of an Endowed Cow

If I have a cow endowed for the Imam and the cow gives birth to a male calf, may I exchange the male for a female and have the female also considered an endowment for the treasury, or may I sell the male and hand the money to the treasury? Which course is permissible?

Question 21 · transactions

I Owe the State Money Amounting to Twenty Thousand Dinars from When I Worked as an

I owe the state money amounting to twenty thousand dinars from when I worked as an army accountant from 1991 to 1997. I also received three hundred thousand dinars in bribes for processing transactions, most of which I took out of necessity because of my difficult financial situation; the officer responsible for discharge took the larger share and I took a portion. How can I clear my liability when I do not know any of these people in order to return the money or obtain their consent?

Question 22 · transactions

An Employee of the Ministry of Health Receives a Monthly Salary. Employees Are

An employee of the Ministry of Health receives a monthly salary. Employees are normally required by the government and ministry to attend every day from the beginning to the end of official working hours. There are five people in the same specialty, and they have divided the weekdays among themselves so that each person attends on one day. Is there a problem with this regarding observance of working hours—has he been negligent? Is there a problem with receiving the monthly salary, given that the money is a public right belonging to my master Imam al-Hujjah (a)?

Question 23 · transactions

I Used to Work in Provisions in the Former Army and Took Fifty Thousand Dinars in

I used to work in provisions in the former army and took fifty thousand dinars in connection with clothing and equipment owed by soldiers. I would give part of these sums to the responsible officer and keep part for myself, because if I did not do so the officer would obstruct the soldiers' transactions and delay their discharge. I also took sixty thousand dinars from the administrative officer in the former army because I helped him organize salaries and ration accounts, and I do not know its source. Is this money considered found property, or does it belong to the soldiers?

Question 26 · transactions

I Witnessed a Killing That Took Place in Front of Me. I Heard a Gunshot and Saw a Body

I witnessed a killing that took place in front of me. I heard a gunshot and saw a body dragged from a car and thrown onto the road. People called for help and the occupants of the car were apprehended. I was summoned to testify in court. Should I testify to what I saw and heard, knowing that the court is illegitimate and that the killers have confessed, but the judge insists that I attend? What is the religious ruling?

Question 27 · transactions

On Behalf of a Small Group of the Ansar, We Ask About a Statement Conveyed to Us by

On behalf of a small group of the Ansar, we ask about a statement conveyed to us by some brothers that charity is obligatory upon everyone without exception. Among us are people who do not have their daily sustenance and are themselves recipients of charity. What is the ruling on charity for people such as these?

Question 77 · transactions

A Person Bought Land with an Interest-bearing Loan from an Arab Bank, without Knowing

A person bought land with an interest-bearing loan from an Arab bank, without knowing the bank owner's position toward the truth. He added savings from his work to the loan amount, so the money became mixed, and later sold the land for half its value. Is there any problem with the money obtained from selling the land, and is anything due from him after he has repaid the loan?

Question 93 · transactions

I Currently Work in Iraq for a Civil-society Organization That Lends Money to Owners

I currently work in Iraq for a civil-society organization that lends money to owners of small businesses in return for interest deducted in advance, with repayment made in monthly installments. I am not a borrower; I am an employee of the organization. Its capital comes from grants by donor countries rather than from the Iraqi people, meaning the capital is American or European. I began working with them on the basis of a previous answer from the Sayyid al-Yamani regarding the permissibility of interest-bearing loans when the owner of the money is an unbeliever or a nasibi. Is it lawful for me to work as an employee of this organization, whose headquarters are in America?

Question 94 · transactions

Regarding Financial Loans from Non-muslim Foreign Banks Here in Europe: Some Muslims

Regarding financial loans from non-Muslim foreign banks here in Europe: some Muslims take a bank loan to buy a home and repay it with interest at a rate written in the source as '(84 and 6) percent' over twenty, twenty-five, or thirty years. In one arrangement only the interest is paid and the principal remains owed until the home is sold, when the loan is repaid from the sale proceeds. In another arrangement part of the principal is paid monthly in addition to the monthly interest, so the person's monthly payment consists of housing cost, repayment of principal, and interest. Is taking such a bank loan and repaying it with monthly interest lawful or unlawful?

Question 95 · transactions

I Keep My Money in a Swedish Bank, and at the End of the Year the Bank Gives Me

I keep my money in a Swedish bank, and at the end of the year the bank gives me interest. I send that interest to poor people in Iraq in order to avoid riba. I assume I receive no reward for this, but I want to stay away from riba. I am also compelled to keep my money in the bank to protect it from theft. Am I acting correctly or incorrectly?

Question 148 · transactions

A Person Has a House Built from His Salary and the Salaries of His Four Sons. His

A person has a house built from his salary and the salaries of his four sons. His salary was 600 dollars and each son's salary was 150 dollars, although one son spent more than his brothers. How should the house—and likewise the land bought from the same source—be divided? Does the father have the right to withhold from one son out of the father's own share, given that the father owns half the house and one son is demanding his share?

Question 150 · transactions

From 1993 Until 1996 I Worked in the Administrative Office of an Army Unit and Took

From 1993 until 1996 I worked in the administrative office of an army unit and took approximately four million dinars from people for discharge procedures and facilitating transactions. What is the ruling on this money, given that I used some of it to support my uncle's household, whose children were orphans?

Question 155 · transactions

A Practice Has Spread in Which People Circumvent Internet-center Servers So That a

A practice has spread in which people circumvent internet-center servers so that a user can connect without paying the center owner a subscription fee. Software is used to enter the network through the address of one of the center's actual subscribers. What is the ruling on someone who does this and obtains a free connection, given that most of these centers are privately owned rather than governmental?

Question 156 · transactions

I Have Stolen a Great Deal of People's Property. I Know Some of the People I Stole

I have stolen a great deal of people's property. I know some of the people I stole from, but I cannot return their rights because I fear imprisonment and because I do not have enough money. Almost everything in my home—blankets, furnishings, and other household items—is stolen or was bought with stolen money. What should I do about stolen funds still held by my partners that I have not received? I also took part with them in stealing an air-conditioning unit from a mosque, although I disliked doing so and they pressured me. I want to purify myself from these acts. What should I do?

Question 53 · transactions

Working in Banks

What is the ruling on working in banks?

Question 54 · transactions

What Is the Ruling, According to the Yamani of the Family of Muhammad, on Working in a

What is the ruling, according to the Yamani of the family of Muhammad, on working in a commercial bank? What is the ruling on receiving an amount at the end of each year called a bonus? The department in which I work is the bank's call center. I hope for a detailed answer so that I can protect myself and my family from what is forbidden.

Question 56 · transactions

In Iran There Are Private Companies That Build Houses and Sell Them Before

In Iran there are private companies that build houses and sell them before construction is complete. They take part of the price as a down payment and the remainder in comfortable installments over approximately ten years. It is known that the installment price differs from the cash price, and house prices also change over time. May we purchase these houses, and is this type of installment arrangement considered usury?

Question 57 · transactions

Selling on Deferred Payment with an Increase in Price Is Usury, But Who Determines the

Selling on deferred payment with an increase in price is usury, but who determines the price of the item? Some sellers say that they have only one sale method, entirely by installments, but their price is higher than the market price. What standard is taken into consideration? Is it the market price of the commodity, or does the shop owner himself determine the price?

Question 59 · transactions

I Made Designs for One of the Candidates in an Election for an Advisory Council and

I made designs for one of the candidates in an election for an advisory council and received payment for the work. The candidates here—in the United Arab Emirates—are not candidates to govern; they are nominated and elected to advisory or proposal-making positions with only advisory or proposal powers in a national council, half of whose members are elected by the people while the other half are selected by the government. At the time I did not know about the blameworthiness of work that strengthens an illegitimate government. I received wages for this work and now have about four thousand dirhams, which I am saving for the expenses of my graduation project. Seven months have passed since I received it, and I expect to need it in about two months when I graduate. What is the ruling on this money? What should I do with it? Should I donate it all, pay khums on it, or perhaps donate it to the satellite channel? I do not know, and I seek guidance.

Question 60 · transactions

I Would Like to Ask About Cracked or Pirated Computer Programs, Such as Design

I would like to ask about cracked or pirated computer programs, such as design software and antivirus programs, which normally must be purchased and may be very expensive, beyond our ability to buy. We can obtain cracked copies from the internet and use them without paying anything. What is the ruling on downloading and installing cracked programs, and what is the ruling on continuing to use such programs that are already installed on our computers?

Question 62 · transactions

I Am an Employee in a Government Company and My Work Is Distributing Employees'

I am an employee in a government company and my work is distributing employees' salaries. Every month, after distributing the salaries, there are surplus amounts that we collect for the next month to cover shortages or replace damaged notes. Sometimes what we collect is used up, but over four years money accumulated until it became a large sum. I wanted to return it, but I was told that the distributor had prepared the payroll lists and that if I gave the money to the new person, he would take it for himself and not return it to the company. What should I do with this money?

Question 64 · transactions

I Was Planning to Emigrate, and Now I Have Received a Notice from My City Requiring Me

I was planning to emigrate, and now I have received a notice from my city requiring me to serve on a court jury. I have never voted for or assisted America in my life. I do not know whether they will accept my refusal this time. Is it not forbidden in Islam to sit with disbelievers who do not support human rights and to judge whether a person is guilty or not guilty, especially when they use the standard 'beyond a reasonable doubt'? They are also known for methods that lead to great injustice in many forms. What is the ruling?

Question 68 · transactions

A Woman Was Married to a Man and Had No Child by Him. When He Died He Left Residential

A woman was married to a man and had no child by him. When he died he left residential land. Does she inherit from him in the land, and what proportion does she inherit? The husband had five brothers, two of them from a different mother, and three sisters from his mother. Both of his parents were alive when he died. The heirs now wish to divide the estate, but his parents died before the estate was divided. What is the wife's share of this inheritance?

Question 69 · transactions

I Have a Religious Question Concerning My Father's House Where My Unmarried Brothers

I have a religious question concerning my father's house where my unmarried brothers, sisters, and I used to live. We are four brothers and seven sisters. The house was built on a plot belonging to an orchard owner whose ownership was officially registered, but the state had previously taken control of it. After the occupation, the land returned to its original owner. The orchard owner agreed with the owners of the houses built on his land during the former regime that only the married men among them would each receive a plot of land in place of their father's house. One brother did not receive a plot but instead received seventeen million dinars as compensation. Do his sisters have an inheritance share in this amount, given that the house itself was sold as rubble and they received nothing from it?

Question 115 · transactions

A Prisoners' Institution Relies on Me to Verify Whether a Person Was Actually

A prisoners' institution relies on me to verify whether a person was actually imprisoned and entitled to a salary or is falsely claiming imprisonment. May I cooperate with them and state the truth even if doing so causes some people to lose benefits and possibly face repayment or imprisonment?

Question 140 · transactions

In Investing Money Through Mudaraba, the Known Arrangement Is That the Return Is a

In investing money through mudaraba, the known arrangement is that the return is a percentage of profits rather than a fixed amount on the principal. For example, the profit on one million dinars is split equally whether profits are small or large. Is this permissible? What if instead the agreement is for a fixed monthly return such as 50,000 or 100,000 on the million?

Question 150 · transactions

During Saddam's Government Many Orchards Were Cleared, Taken from Their Owners

During Saddam's government many orchards were cleared, taken from their owners, divided into residential plots, and sold. After the fall of Saddam, the former owners have remained silent and may be satisfied, and buying and selling such land has become common. Is buying, selling, and living on this land permissible?

Question 154 · transactions

I Work as a Translator for Iraqi Traders at a Company in Iran. a Trader Asked Me to

I work as a translator for Iraqi traders at a company in Iran. A trader asked me to find materials not available at our company and offered to pay me for the search. I found them at another company for a certain price. May I add an amount to that company's price and benefit from the increase, as many translators do under the title of brokerage?

Question 181 · transactions

An Ansari in Shushtar Is Caretaker of a Shrine Attributed to One of the Sons of

An Ansari in Shushtar is caretaker of a shrine attributed to one of the sons of Prophet Jacob. Everything at the shrine and all vows and gifts received there are under his control for building the shrine. If he can take out some money from the shrine, may he hand it to the treasury of the blessed Call?

Question 189 · transactions

After the Liberation of Tal Afar, Warehouses Were Found Containing Property That ISIS

After the liberation of Tal Afar, warehouses were found containing property that ISIS had looted from Shia residents and treated as property of its state. Some stores are unattended and authorities have said the goods may be discarded if returning families do not take them. May a person take what he needs from these stores?

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