Muallimah Munira Kiramati

Muallimah Munira Kiramati
 
Age:
Location: Najaf
Nationality: Iraq

Originally from Najaf, Iraq currently lives in Qum, Iran and a teacher in the Hawzah. Completed my studies in Jamiat uz Zahra specialising in Fiqh and Usool. My level of study is Dars ul Kharij. Apart from teaching, I have been responsible for answering Fiqh related questions of the visitors to the shrine of Hazrat Masuma (as). I have also conducted research in various fields including but not limited to property laws, women's role, najasat of an unbeliever, etc. In addition to my own research, I have supervised dissertations of some of my students.

Public QnA

So I do not understand the rulings regarding washing self after toilet, wudhu and salah. If I am in public toilet and I can’t wash myself with water then I cannot pray my salah. But then I find water hours later and I do wash self and I then do my wudhu and salat. I will still be wearing the same underwear as I was when I couldn’t wash myself because it is same day and I am not home. Is this salah accepted? Must I change my underwear if I not washed myself with water after toilet?

If the underwear became wet with urine then yes you need to remove it before praying. However if you wiped yourself clean with a tissue and the wetness of the urine did not transfer into your underwear then it will not become najis however to pray you would still have to wash yourself

Is ghusl wajib on a woman if she gets completely wet in foreplay or experience an orgasm without sexual intercourse?

If a woman has an orgasm without sexual intercourse then ghusl is wajib

Can a woman ask for 50% of her future husband’s property as her haq mehr? Or does it go against the rule where he has to pay 1/8th of his property to her?

The 1/8th you are referring to is inheritance that a woman receives when her husband dies and has no relevance to mehr.

As for mehr, the amount should be specified clearly (as per Ayatullah Makarem Shirazi)

I started off with istihadha on 13/04 and normally my Haydh is 31/04. On the 10th day of istihadha the bleeding has become heavy should I still consider it as istihadha as I don’t know whether this is haydh or not please could you let me know as I feel my cycle dates have changed now and I don’t know when it will stop

If the bleeding started off as istihadha but then later developed the conditions of hayz then the new bleeding will be considered hayz.

Conditions of hayz are continuity of bleeding over three days such that you cannot say you are not pure.

So let's say that on 23/04 your bleeding had continuity such that you are not bleeding for three continuous days and there is no time of purity between, then this will be considered hayz. By continuity I mean that even if the blood is present in the vagina and not necessarily coming out and you can check this by inserting a piece of tissue or cotton into the start of the vagina and if between two checks it is always coming out with blood then it will be considered continuity.

However if there is no continuity then it will be considered istihadha, just the type of istihadha will change.

hope the above is clear for you

I had a copper coil inserted last Tuesday and have been spotting since than it’s been eight days and I think my bleeding is istihadha. It will take a few months for my bleeding to settle what are the rulings for sexual intercourse with husband in istihadha?

If the bleeding had no continuity over three days meaning that it came on and off and you could say you were free from bleeding for a period of time then yes it is istihadha and intercourse during that time is allowed

1) I have done ghus and I have been seeing after my menstruation a white substance, is that haydh or it is tahir substance?

2) How about the yellowish discharge it is paak too?

1) White discharge is paak

2) If the discharge is similar to what you see during your non haydh days then it is paak. If it is white and looks yellow on tissue or pad due to the contrasting colours then it is paak.

However if it has spots of blood or can be said to be remaining blood coming out then it will count as haydh and you will have to redo your ghusl.

If you have doubt of there being blood, then regard it as continuation of haydh and do ghusl

If someone take menstruation as istihaza? Or istihaza as menstruation? My problem is that my regular menstruation is only coming for two days and a little black or brown substance come on day three so I am not sure whether I should take my regular menstruation as istihaza or haydh. What will happen if it is haydh and I take is istihaza or if it haydh and I take it as istihaza?

The conditions of hayz is that bleeding has to have continuity for the first three days such that one cannot say they are tahir from bleeding at all even for 10 minutes. It is not necessary for the blood to continuously flow out rather if it is present in the inside that is enough.

To check that, take a piece of cotton and insert it at the mouth of the vagina and stand a bit so the cotton goes a bit up. Then take it out and if it comes out dirty then blood is present on the inside which is sufficient for continuity.

However if the condition of continuity is not met, then you have istihadha. If it is istihadha and you take it as haydh then you have to go back and do qadha of the namaz and fasts missed.

If both man and woman agree, can we give the Holy Qur’an as Mehr in a temporary marriage?

The Mehr has to have monetary value

Someone in my family has tested positive for Corona and there’s nobody else other in my family to take care of her. My family is asking me to not fast as it wouldn’t be right for her to ask for food etc from someone who’s fasting that is me. What should I do? I tried to convince them but they don’t agree.

And this time as well my family was not okay with me fasting because I have weak immunity and I fall sick very often and have fallen sick to multiple diseases in past. So with a Corona patient in home, they said they couldn’t risk it.

Your family cannot order you to do against what is wajib. You can take care of your sick family member (which would have great rewards) and there is nothing wrong in asking food from someone who is fasting.

If you give a valid probability that fasting would cause you to become sick then you don't have to fast

Is it permissible to do bikni waxing in parlor and lady working in it is Muslim

It is not permissible to show one's private parts to anyone except one's husband.
Hence it is not permissible to show it even to a female Muslim

Does accidentally swallowing lip balm invalidate the fast?

No

I have a vaginal ultrasound in Ramadhan which I cant postpone, will that invalidate or break my fast? And will there be an qadha or kafarra for that?

No, ultrasound does not break the fast

Is it permitted in Islam for a women to study abroad without any mehram

Yes it is permissible if there is no threat of her falling into sin or her life being in danger or the like. There are several hadith on the importance of studying and there is no difference between men and women in this regard.

There are several points to consider in regards to your question

- There is a gerenal rule that something is allowed unless if that particular act were to cause harm (be it studying abroad) then a person should not participate in such an act.

- As for permission from the wali, if she is married, she cannot leave the house without permission from her husband therefore if he does not allow her to travel abroad, she cannot do so.
If her parents refuse her to study abroad and her travelling would cause them distress be it out of concern for her then she cannot travel in this instance either without the permission of her parents.

Please guide about the prayers and acts performed during periods on the night of 19,21,23 Ramadhan?

Apart from Namaz you can do all the other amaals that have been recorded in the dua books such as Mafatih Al Jinan. You can also take a look at the website duas.org

Before my period comes I have a dark brown discharge that lasts for 4 days, after which comes the regular heavy flow of menstrual blood.The menstrual blood lasts for 8 days after the 5 days. so it takes total almost 14 days to purify from this cycle.I wonder whether I should pray or fast on those 4 days before heavy flow?

The conditions of hayz are that there should be continuity in the first three days such that one cannot say they are clean from bleeding even for 10 minutes. Therefore if the brown discharge at prior to regular flow has no continuity and comes on and off then you will have to follow the rules of istihadha within which you can pray and fast.

If the discharge is very little then you will follow the rules of istihadha qaleel for prayers which means prior to namaz, change the sanitary pad or if discharge has come onto your undergarments, change them and wash your private parts and do wudhu. Blood of istihadha invalidates wudhu as well hence if between two namaz discharge comes out then you have to redo your wudhu and if blood spreads to the outside of the vagina then it has to be washed as well.

If we get Brown spot after the menstruation is over, e.g if getting brown spot after 7th day of period , are we still considered " Paak " (Pure ?)

Any coloured discharge which indicates blood (such as brown discharge) will be considered hayz if it is discharged upto day 10 from start of hayz. So you have to do ghusl

What is considered a females private part? I’ve looked at the public Q and A and saw that it said that it is haram to have laser hair removal done by someone in the private areas but what is considered part of the private area?

It is the front and back from where one goes to the bathroom

If the tip does not enter totally is it considered as penetration?

If you are asking in regards to when the laws of janabat would start to apply, then if penetration occurs upto the point of circumcision of more then the rules of janabat apply on both the man and woman.

I finished a motaa and I have to complete my iddah. The thing is, I will have to take pills and they will stop my periods, I’ve already had one period, how will I count my iddah then? Will it be 45 days from the day the motaa ended or 45 days from the last time I had my periods?

If you had not seen your periods at all, you would have to wait for 45 days but since you've seen your periods once, if possible refrain from taking the pills till you see your second period because if you do start the pills, the time of your iddah will become difficult and long

My menstruation is 7-8 days and I shower sometimes at the end of the 7th day but on the 7th day I go to do a facial treatment where I can’t do ghusl or shower because my face treatment will turn into an infection. This means I will still not be tahir to fast the next day so I can’t do ghusl. Does it count as not fasting on purpose and I have to fast 2 months and pay fidya? because I can’t shower

If water will have negative effects for yourself then if it is not in the place of tayammum then you have to do ghusl jabeera which is cover the face with something and then wipe a wet hand over it. If it is in the place of tayammum then you have to do tayammum.

If you don't do ghusl and don't fast then yes it counts as not fasting on purpose

Can i take egg from the other muslim lady in the process of ivf for my pregnancy? is it halal Or jayez in islam?

If the husband and egg donor have a temporary marriage done between them then it is ok for her to donate an egg which is fertilized with the husband's sperm.

My baby girl is few month old and I am breastfeeding her and if I am getting pregnant again then can I abort?

Abortion is only allowed where there is danger to your life and the unborn child must be under 4 months.

If there is a possibility and you feel comfortable doing it, I would kindly advise you to speak to your doctor or gynaecologist on safe ways of contraception and if you are pregnant then speak to your gynaecologist on whether the pregnancy would cause you great harm or if there are ways to help you through this.

Is it a bad omen to lose gold in Islam?

Its not bad omen

During hayz, can a women recite Quran from the mobile phone?

Yes she can recite Qur'an from a mobile phone apart from the verses containing wajib sajda (if she is doing taqleed of Ayatullah Sistani).

I want to ask that in namaz we should do our hijab in a way that will cover our whole hairs including the back ponytail right? Or it is okay if hairs from our back are showing?

All hair has to be covered even from back.

It feels like i have talked behind peoples back and i don’t want the other ones to disclose them. So if I ask for forgiveness. Will I be forgiven?

Ask them for a general forgiveness without disclosing anything and ask Allah to forgive you. Insha'Allah through the infinite mercy of Allah, He will forgive you.

Is it okay if we keep the fast and perform the ghusl after that or before fajr?

If you are asking about ghusl e haydh in the month of Ramadan then if you finish your periods before fajr then you must take ghusl before fajr and fast that day and if there is a reason you can't take ghusl then tayammum.

For example you finish your periods at 9 in the night, then you must take your ghusl before the fast of the next day (and also pray maghrib and Isha)

If you finish your periods after fajr, then you take ghusl and fast the next day. For example you finish your ghusl at 10 in the morning, then you must take ghusl for the next Namaz and then fast the following day.

Is it must to cut nails before the periods bath?

No, If your nails are longer than usual and are causing a barrier for water reaching the top of the fingers (not under nails) during ghusl and wudhu then best to trim them to what is normal

Is it must to take periods bath on odd days or we can take a bath whenever the blood stops?

When blood stops and you finish your periods then take a ghusl

If one take bath on 7th day of periods and again after bathing sees orangish liquid in very small amount. Is it advised to do purification bath again?

If the discharge is seen within ten days of your period starting and has blood in it then you have to do ghusl again.

If you are in doubt whether it has blood or not then you have to do ghusl again.

While praying asr prayer I felt my hayz however it did not reach my clothes and after I finished my prayer and checked for confirmation, it was the very starting and it came out with lot of white fluid so is my asr prayer valid or I have to do qaza?

As soon as the first drop off hayz comes out, it invalidates the prayer. The criteria for start of hayz and subsequently making the namaz invalid/void is the coming out of the blood.

I would like to know if a woman has to perform qaza prayers after the end of her menstrual cycle, meaning that she has to pray the 5 obligatory qaza prayers for 7 days or not?

No she does not have to perform qadha of prayers missed during the cycle.

Only the wajib fast missed have to be given qadha

Is it haram to style your hijab? Like for example put some cute pins on it. Or let’s say wear big earrings with them but at the same time cover your ears. Like I’ll put some fabric over my ears and wear earrings.

In regards to hijab, the minimum criteria is that the clothes should not be tight fitted such that the body shows or attract attention from the opposite gender and everything should be covered sufficiently apart from the face and hands upto the wrists.


As for your question, in some cases a specific type of clothing in one place might attract attention but not in another therefore in addition to the minimum criteria of hijab, if the hijab style is seen as the norm or is not a cause of attracting attention in the area you live then it is ok.

Is salah tahajud the same thing as 2 rakat? Like the same steps and everything? If there is any differences please tell me

The link below has all the details of tahajjud.

https://www.duas.org/mobile/tahajjud-salat-shab.html


A few points:

- You don't have to pray all 11 if it's difficult. You can recite the last three
- In salatul witr which is the last 1 rakat namaz, in qunoot you can recite any dua you wish and it's not necessary to follow the same sequence of duas given. You can even ask for what you wish in your own language
- Tahajjud can be recited any time between Isha and fajr although the closer to fajr, the better.

Today I got my period and didn’t even know. So I fasted but didn’t know if I was on my period or not. I don’t know if I got it after iftar or before. Do I have to make this day up or count it as a fast?

If you don't have certainty on whether you had your periods before iftar then the fast of that day is valid and you don't have to give qadha

Can I dye my hair during periods?

It's not haram however some jurists deem it disapproved to dye the hair during periods.

I was 9 months pregnant. I had 4 fasts qadha of previous Ramadan as well but doctor strictly refused to keep fasts throughout my pregnancy. Should I pay only kaffara takhir or should I keep these qadha fasts as well?

And as for the qadha fasts, am I supposed to pay only fidya and kaffara takhir or am I supposed to keep qadha fasts as well?

So for the month of Ramadan in which you were pregnant and didn't fast, you have to pay qadha and pay fidya. If you were unable to do the qadha till the next month of Ramadan as well, then another kaffara e takhir which is 750 grams of food to a poor person for every missed fast and then give the qadha fast whenever you can.


For the qadha fasts from the previous years which were missed for reason such as haydh then only kaffara e takhir and qadha whenever you can.

1) My son is going to turn 2 in sha Allah. I have been trying to stop his breast feeding gradually. it’s been 1 month already. People suggest me to apply bandaid or turmeric on my breasts but I had read in the book (from marriage till parenthood) that this shouldn’t be practiced. Is it permissible to do so?

2) I’m feeding my son twice now. One in afternoon and once at night but then he demands during night time in his sleep. Last 2 Ramadan I couldn’t fast. Can I keep my fasts this year? And if I don’t feel well (as I have low blood pressure problem) can I skip? Do I have to remove kaffara and do qadha fasts as well for the fasts that missed during pregnancy and feeding?

1) It is not recommended to use harsh measures to make the child stop feeding such as applying medicines on the breast.

Breastfeeding a child past two years is makrooh (not haram). My humble suggestion would be to start with tawassul with the Ahlulbayt (as) for help. Secondly you can consult your doctor or lactation consultant on ways to stop.

2) If you feel fasting is affecting your health then yes you can skip. Otherwise missing a fast without a genuine reason is not permissible

As for fast missed during breastfeeding, you have to pay the fidya for every missed fast (750 grams of food to a poor person) + qadha and if you did not pay the qadha before the next month of Ramadan then you have to pay kaffara e takhir which is 750 grams of food to a poor person for every missed fast.

What are some good questions to ask a potential wife to know if she is good for the idea of you’re religious household?

You can read this article and ponder over this: -What does religion/religious mean to you? What is the meaning of faith to you and her? Is it restricted to prayers and fasting or is there a desire to progress towards Allah and how do you see yourselves doing that? Once you have identified this for yourself then only will you know what you expect from your future partner. https://www.al-islam.org/youth-and-spouse-selection-ali-akbar-mazaheri/chapter-five-criteria-spouse-selection

Can a woman drink/eat from the nazr and dastarkhwan of masoomeen while she’s on her periods?

Yes a woman on her periods can eat nazri

I wanted to ask if it’s halal to get permanent eyeliner/eyeliner tattoo? Mostly in terms of wudhu and ghusl?

If the permanent eyeliner is on the outside of the eye and it would be a barrier to water reaching the area then wudhu and ghusl will not be correct

Can you tell me the proper rulings of women covering in front of mehram men. Meaning women can reveal their hair, makeup and adornments in front of mehram men?

In terms of wajib, it is wajib to cover the private parts Infront of mahram men (excluding the husband). Women can reveal their hair and makeup to their mahram men such as father, brother, grandfather.

With Na mahram men, everything has to be covered apart from the face and hands (wrists down). This is the physical hijab. There is also the social hijab that is observed in interactions with Na mahram men such as in work places and schools, university

After a few years I have actually come to realise that I didn’t fast during the holy month of Ramadhan as soon as I entered boloogh. I actually don’t remember at what age I started to fast. Now I don’t know how many days of qadha fasts I have in total. My question is: how can I compensate this? And does this also mean I can’t do mustahab fasts (for example in Rajab & Shaban) until I have compensated my qadha fasts?

If you knew of the rules and purposely didn't fast then you have to give the qadha of the fast and pay kaffara (which is feeding 60 individual poor people per missed fast) however if you didn't know the rule at that time and were not aware then you just have to pay the qadha now and pay kaffara takhir (which is feeding one poor person 750 grams of food per fast missed).

As for calculating how many fasts you missed, just calculate how many fasts you are certain you missed so for example I'm sure I did not fast when I completed 9 years of age however I'm uncertain of the missed fasts after then, therefore I will only be required to pay the qadha of one month of Ramadan.

As for fasting mustahab, you can fast with the intention of qadha fast in the month of Rajab and Shaban and Insha'Allah get the reward of fasting in these blessed months as well.

While fasting can we apply henna(mehndi) on our hair and during periods can we apply henna (mehndi) on our hands?

Yes you can apply mehndi while fasting although during menstruations, some of the maraje say it is disapproved

1. What type of talk is allowed while talking to a potential spouse (the person whom we are talking with the intention of knowing them for marriage)?

2. Is talking about our childhood experiences, our future plans (after marriage) and life realted things permissible?

Any type of conversation that would help you decide if you would like to marry the potential spouse is allowed

Kya hair cut karna gunah hai? For women

Nah gunah nahi hai

How do I know If a verse has wajib sajdah?

Sūrat al-Sajdah (Chapter 32), verse number 15;
Sūrah Fuṣṣilat (Chapter 41), verse 37;
Sūrat al-Najm (Chapter 53), verse 62;
Sūrat al-ʿAlaq (Chapter 96), it is verse 19.

These verses have wajib sajda which if recited or heard, Sajda becomes wajib and they should not be recited during periods

I have difficulty knowing when my period is over. I’m afraid to be too early and pray while still menstruating. I’m also afraid of not praying if I really am done. How can one be certain?
Is it better to wait and be completely certain or should I pray in case I am done (make ghusl twice if neccessary).

Last time I made ghusl, prayed and I saw bleeding just after I thought I was finished.
Its all really difficult.

When in doubt if you've finished your period or not, you can check using a bit of cotton or tissue my inserting it just into the mouth of the vagina. The method described is to squat a bit and insert the piece of tissue or cotton and stand up and after a few seconds remove the cotton. If it has blood on it either red or dark brown then your period is not over (apologies for being very open but it's necessary for these rules to be understood).

If you see that there is no blood, then you can do ghusl and pray. Sometimes however it is possible that the blood will stop completely and then a small amount maybe discharged the next day. In this case, you just need to check again and if clean do your ghusl.

I have acne problems and highly sensitive skin. I have found only one brand of skincare that works well, but its unfortunately tested on animals. What is the islamic ruling?

Cruelty to animals is not allowed in Islam however using the said product is allowed since testing on animals was for a bigger aim/purpose i.e treating humans

Are we allowed to think about sex with someone whom we are not yet married to? Imagining marital sexual relations?

If the sexual fantasy intentional, then yes there is a problem in indulging in such fantasies

Can I start a youtube channel where i wear hijab and proper clothing? Talk about my experience as a muslim, me as a person, my life.

Can I start a blog where I show my face?

I cannot give you a general ruling as it depends entirely on several things including the content you put out and whether your video attracts negative male attention.

Can I wear leggings if I wear a tunic that covers my hips and down to knee? Or shouldnt the shape and form of the legs be displayed?

If the shape of the legs is visible and attracts attention then it is haraam to wear such leggings unless they are covered by a longer dress

A person I know reverted to Islam from Atheism. She belonged to a Christian family but never understood the logic in Christianity and found reason and logic both in Islam. She reverted to Islam after understanding about Allah and the Quran. Now she’s stuck between the Shia-Sunni divide. She watched videos on YouTube, read articles on internet and she’s come to conclusion that one sect says other is lying and vice-versa. So she’s very confused about it and questions why can’t people agree to One Allah, One Qur’an and live together. She finds no evidence that Shiism is right yet she believes that the rightful heir of Prophet Mohammad (pbuh) should have been Imam Ali (a.s.) as he was family. But she cannot accept that later Imams are made from the Divine Light. Can you help me in helping her find reason and logic?

Your acquaintance/ friend before becoming a Muslim would have conducted impartial research through which she reached the conclusion that Islam is the correct religion and this is exactly what she needs to do when it comes to the Shi'a Sunni discussion. The problem with debates is precisely this that it seeks to prove one path correct and the other side wrong and there is no scope for impartial research. History and what happened in regards to successorship after the Prophet has an impact on the belief system (re: Imamat) and the consequent laws based on the source from whom one derives their laws (Abu Bakr or Imam Ali).

As for the notion of 12 Imams, both Sunni and Shia schools of thought have narrated that there will be 12 Imams after the prophet, all who will be from Bani Hashim, and in some traditions, the names have been mentioned as well. If she is willing to do her research, I can compile a list of books to go through.


Brother of the prophet

https://www.al-islam.org/brother-prophet-muhammad-imam-ali-shaykh-muhammad-jawad-chirri

Man and the Universe

https://www.al-islam.org/man-and-universe-murtadha-mutahhari


The Lives of the Twelve: A Look at the Social and Political Lives of the Twelve Imams - available on Amazon. It is a series of books by Shaykh Pishvai and Amazon link is:

https://www.amazon.in/Lives-Twelve-Social-Political-Imams-ebook/dp/B07RLW477Z/ref=mp_s_a_1_3?dchild=1&keywords=The+Lives+of+the+Twelve%3A+A+Look+at+the+Social+and+Political+Lives+of+the+Twelve+Imams&qid=1612061803&sr=8-3

We have a cat as a pet. This is probably their breeding season so is it justified in the eyes of Islam to neuter them? I suppose the doctors gives them anesthesia so they don’t feel pain while the operation is in progress.

It is not haraam but it is not correct either to cause suffering to animals. If you are unable to keep the pet, then it is best to let it free into a safe environment

Could you please guide me on rulings for placement of bed in Islam keeping in mind all aspects

Please see this:

https://www.al-islam.org/sunan-nabi-allamah-sayyid-muhammad-husayn-tabatabai/chapter-7-adab-sleeping-and-bedside

If a wife sees in dream having intimacy with her husband, is it necessary to do ghusl janabat if she does not see any fluid on her cloth then?

No

What is ruling for haaiza women in going cemetery?

There is no problem in her going to the cemetery.

I was fasting today and I got my period one or two hours before Maghrib. Does my fast break? Do I have redo it?

If your fast was a wajib fast then you will have to redo it once your periods are over and you've done your ghusl

I wanted to ask you a question about Salah. When we are praying, why are we saying Qul, in Surah Ikhalas. Why are we speaking directly to Allah swt to tell him you are ahad. And not just with this ayat but many other surahs. It seems in dua we are speaking to Allah swt but in prayer we are speaking to someone else

In namaz it is wajib to recite a Surah from the Qur'an. The Qur'an as well is Allah's communication with His creation and on the other hand, Dua is a form of communication of us with Allah and one of those means is namaz but for us to learn the manners of speaking to Allah, we have to again learn from Allah himself how to speak to him and He has commanded us to speak in the form as has come in namaz.

In Dua as well, while we are speaking to Allah, we are also admonishing ourselves and making clear our own status in respect to Allah and our own belief system and tawhid.

I’m engaged to my fiancé however there is one big issue is that spirituality wise we’re not on the same page. Like he doesnt pray consistently. The bigger problem is that I feel like somehow through out this year of us being close I have also got weakened in my spirituality, even though he never told me anything and he always supports me praying/reading quran/etc.


Please advice me what to do

There are several ways you can approach this issue:

1) Take out sometime for yourself where you work on yourself to see if you can return to your previous spiritual state
2) You can work with your fiance and timetable together for both of you to gain knowledge or do something together which helps both of you spiritually. Although it is important to remember not to be forceful or get into arguments
3) See why he does not pray or what encourages him to pray and then work with him on his positives to help him come back to religion.

As for your marriage, it is up to you to see how you want to proceed. There is much reward in helping others and guiding them and progressing together has many benefits but you need to find the guidance for yourself as well.

1) Jab hum namaz padhte hai aur jab hum haya al salah bolte hai toh ears par haath rakhna chahiye yaha nahi?
2) Aur ladkiyon ko bhi qadqamatis salah bolna hai mein?

1) Lazim nahi hai. Agar rakhna hai to rakh sakte hai

2) Ji bolna hai

I know wearing makeup in front of non mahrams is haram but I have another question. My skin is uneven and I have hyperpigmentation. Also, I have extremely dark circles around the eyes. Is it permissible to apply very minimal makeup to hide that hyperpigmentation and make my skin look even? I would only be applying a little bit to make my skin look even and that is it. Or is that also considered beautification and not allowed?

From what I've understood from your message, you are referring to foundation creams to even out the skin colour and black eyes. Using such depends on the environment you live in. If it is considered as beautification by an average person looking at you, then that would be a problem infront of na mahrams and if it is not considered beautification then there is no problem.

I know covering feet is a part of the women’s hijab. But can a woman wear skin tone socks to cover the feet or does that disregard the purpose of socks as it looks like the woman’s skin color?

If the socks are transparent then it is haraam.
If a woman is wearing non transparent socks which are skin colour but it is coupled with a dress that is attractive and the socks add to it in such a way that it attracts attention of the opposite gender then again it is haraam.
If the socks are non transparent and cannot be mistaken for a woman's foot and do not draw attention of the opposite gender then there is no problem in wearing them

I wanted to ask, if someone has got an implanon implant (birth control) and is spotting on odd days, is one allowed to fast on such days?
This implies for qadha fasts, sunnah fasts and also wajib fasts

If it is just spotting which comes on and off then yes one can fast however the rules of istihadha would apply for namaz.

My bleeding is very low like I find a tiny spot on cotton that too sometimes, what should I do?

If the bleeding has no continuity (even on the inside) and is very little as you said then it would be Istihadha

ls smoking sheesha haram in islam? And can you explain in detail?

If smoking the sheesha (hukkah) causes harm for a person as is usual with the sheesha then it is haraam especially if one wants to smoke it regularly. Just one smoke cannot be said to be haraam but if that one smoke would cause one to be addicted or become a regular user and consequently cause harm then it is haraam.

I wanted to know, if someone lied and want to be forgiven by Allah from this sin, is it necessary to tell the truth to people we lied to?

No there is no need to tell the truth to the people lied to unless the lie caused conflict or caused serious damage and if any financial loss or something similar was caused by the lie, then that needs to be compensated.

Kya bina wazu ke quran pahd sakte hai?

Yes but you cannot touch the words of the Qur'an

If first three days of haiz(periods) are continue and on fourth and fifth day there is no blood and on sixth day there is a little bit of blood, Is it haiz for all the six days. Can i do gussal after 3 days or 6 days?

If for three complete days there is continuity of blood, then if it stops on 4th and 5th day, on these days she will take ghusl and pray based on obligatory precaution and then on the 6th day when blood resumes, she has to follow the rules of haydh again and then do another ghusl when blood stops

After anal sex without any ejaculation is ghusle janabat compulsory?

My sincere apologies for the delay in responding. Yes it is wajib

I’m having some trouble with haiz. These days I’ve noticed yellow discharge sometimes one week prior to my periods. Is that istihaza or pak? The yellow discharge is bright with creamy features too. What’s the ruling on this? How do I know it’s blood or not to me it looks like creamy discharge

Discharge before one's menstrual cycle which has no continuity is not hayz.

By continuity I mean that at no point during the day is the person paak from discharge. Hence if your discharge comes and goes then it is not hayz.

In regards to it being istihadha, if you are sure that there is blood in the discharge then it is istihadha but if you have a doubt then that discharge is considered paak

Can I read quranic ayats verbally whilst I am menstruating? i know these surahs by heart, I do not touch the koran, I just read by heart. Is that allowed?

Yes you can read Quranic verses other than verses which have wajib sajda

I was in a mutah marriage and out of anger the man ended the marriage with the words of him leaving me. Can we remarry as per the mutah rules and is there a specific waiting time?

For a temporary marriage to end before it's time, the man must 'forgive' the remaining period. Just saying I'm leaving you is not enough.

If he has forgiven the remaining time on the marriage, then to remarry him there is no need to keep a waiting time

I wanted to ask when I am on my menstrual cycle, I cannot pray or read. What can I do or recite to keep my imaan strong.

At the time of prayer, you can do wudhu and sit on the prayer mat and recite duas such as Ziyarat e Ashura, Dua e tawassul, salawat or any other dua/tasbeeh you wish to recite. You can also recite the Qur'an excluding verses which contain wajib Sajda.

1) Jab ham aurate najees hote hai or jab pak hone ke ghusl lete hai to washroom me sab cheeze wash karna zaroori hai? Jab ham(najasat me) me bath lete hai to jis jis par water ke drops padte hai to wo najees ho jata hai?

2) Kiya ham najasat me body ke hair remove kar sakte hai?

1) Nahi. faqat in cheezo ki paak kare jispar blood wagera para ho.

2) Ji

I’d like to ask, is it allowed for women to offer wajib prayers in a room where there is presence of na mehram men?

If the woman is wearing a complete hijab then there is no problem. The hijab infront of men is more than that to be observed in namaz therefore this needs to be taken into account. If the hijab is not complete, then it is a sin but the Namaz is still correct

5 din khoon aata hai fir colur din ba din fade hote yellow ata hai jo haiz k 10 din pura hone k pehle aata hai to kya ye discharge haiz me aega ya istehaza?

Hayz me ayega.

If I apply waterproof eyeliner can I do wudhu and ghusl?

If you apply eyeliner and it's on the outside of the eye then no you can't do ghusl and wudhu unless you first clean it off

Mere husband bahar rahte hai. Ek month k liye aate hai sirf to kya us month me period na aaye iske liye koi dawa lena jaez hai?

Ha ji agar apko dawa se zarar na ho to le sakte hai

I’m getting to know someone for marriage and we will be getting engaged next month inshallah but is it permissible to do muta for just talking purposes without permission from my father, for when he comes over and we sit together.

From what is apparent in his book of laws, father's permission is required

Regarding nail polish and wudu, I have heard that using nail polish and not painting the last nail (pinky) doesn’t make your wudu batel. Is this also for Sayed Mohammed Taqi al Modarassi aswell? I understand that it must be covered for zinneh purposes and must be removed for gusel as well.

If you are referring to nail polish on the fingers of the hand, it has to be completely removed before wudhu. If you are referring to nail polish on the feet toes, then as per Sayed Taqi Modaressi, wiping of the feet must be done using three fingers based on precaution. Precaution here means you are able to refer to the next most A'lam scholar (most knowledgeable). For example Ayatullah Sistani allows wiping of the feet to be of any width

A woman experienced fluid and white secretion that comes out during infection. Is it paak?

White fluid is paak

A woman mde niyyat of qaza wajib roza in the morning without taking permission from husband because he usually says yes. Later in the day husband expressed that the wife should have taken permission but at the same time gives permission. Is the fast valid?

The fast of that day is correct

Just wanted to know that is eyebrow tint is halal or haram?

If the eyebrow dye used for tinting will be a barrier for water reaching during wudhu and ghusl, then it will be problematic for namaz as wudhu/ghusl will be void.

Also if it is considered as a form of beautification then it will need to be covered infront of na mahram

i just wanted to know that is applying lash extensions haram? Can we offer namaz with the lashes?

You cannot perform wudhu or ghusl with eyelash extensions as they would be a barrier. Hence wudhu or ghusl done with eyelash extensions would be batil

I had a question regarding gheebah. What if I have committed gheebah but I cannot apologize to the person I did gheebah on. What else shall I do?

You can try asking for forgiveness from them without going into much details. You can also ask for forgiveness from Allah to forgive this sin. If the gheebah has caused the other person serious damage such as financial or family breakdown or something similar, it must be compensated for. Best to be very mindful of such sins and ask Allah to help us in refraining from sins inshAllah

Kya khatoon zer-e-naaf ke baal aur underarms ke baal shaving blade se shaved kr sakti hai?

Yes, shave karsakti hai

I have heard that Kafir is najis in the soul and inner self. Would that mean that the external body when wet is not najis?

Based on Ayatullah Sistani ruling, the external body of a kafir when wet is najis

I was wondering if you can help me understand why women are not “allowed” in mosques when on their period. Is it based on precaution alone? I find it very disheartening that I am told that the doors of the house of God are closed to me once a month and I would like to understand this better to Insha’Allah improve my faith.

The issue of women not being allowed to stay in the mosque is not based on precaution and it's not specific to women only rather anyone who is either in haydh or junub therefore a man who has not done his ghusl e janabat equally cannot stay in the mosque.

Furthermore the doors of Allah are not closed on anyone in any state and rather it is recommended for a woman in haydh to do wudhu and sit on her prayer mat and do tasbeeh, duas etc.

If a woman is done with her haydh and blood has completely stopped but she has not performed the ghusl for haydh yet , can she have an intercourse with her husband?

Yes she can although as per obligatory precaution, she has to wash her private parts before intercourse

Can a woman pray Namaz putting her hands on chest?

Yes she can. It is mustahab

My aunt has passed away. She did not do hijab in her life but I have a picture of her with my deceased father. I mean she used to wear hijab when going outside but she didn’t do hijab in family functions or non mahram relatives. I want to post that picture as a tribute to her. Can I do that? Would it be a sin that im posting her picture without hijab on social media where na mahram would also be there? Its just as a tribute that I want to post her picture.

From a fiqhi perspective there is no problem but it's better to avoid such

Can I name my cat by Islamic names?

If you will be naming the cat by one of the names of the Prophets or Imams and it is disrespectful towards them then it is not allowed

I’m from Kashmir and I have seen these bands on the arms of bride and groom mostly stating Imam Ali’s and Fatima Zahras name. What is it?

This is largely practiced the indo-pak world where they put Imam Zamin money (money as sadaqah in the name of Imam Ridha) or sadaqah in the pocket of these bands with the intention of safety of the newly wed couple.

I want read the main ahkams of ladies so can you suggest me a book in urdu and english

You can refer to the Islamic laws of Ayatullah Sistani which is available in English online

For urdu: https://www.sistani.org/urdu/

https://www.sistani.org/urdu/book/26187/

Ek aurat hy jis ny ghr mn murgian pali hoi hen. Os ny ek orat sy 2 lakh liye or os ko apny kam lagaya. Or os orat sy kaha k profit mn sy 1 hisa tumhara 2 hisy mery. Pehly 6 mah ka os ny hisab rakha to wo 9000/month os ko profit hoa os ny orat ko 3000 dye. 6 mah k bad os ny hisab chore dya or har mah 3000 deti hy. To kya wo profit hoa ya interest?

If both sides have agreed to an approximate payment for example 3000 based on 1/3 of the profit, then this profit is correct

Sometimes when I shower, I do ghusl and then pray afterwards without doing wudhu? Is this permissible?

Wudhu is not required only after wajib ghusl such as janabat and haydh and mustahab ghusl that have been narrated in the hadith which includes Friday ghusl. A complete list of mustahab ghusls is available in the book of laws by Ayatullah Sistani ruling no 633.
Other than these ghusls, every other ghusl requires wudhu before prayers

Can you provide me with some hadith in which Prophet Muhammed prohibited us to prostrate on cloth? Or why is it said to be haram? As well as let me know what all things can I prostrate at?

One must perform sajda on earth and on those things that grow from the earth but are neither edible nor worn

Therefore it is permitted to perform sajda on wood, leaves of trees which are not edible, limestone, gypsum, stone, lime, brick, stone, grass, straw.

Kya orat gar lein itkaf beth sakti ajkl k halat ki wajha say?

Itikaaf is done in a masjid e Jami with specific conditions such as fasting etc

I want to convert to shia. Can help me through that sense I am new I don’t know anything about it

Below is a link to a website that has hundreds of books discussing Shi'a Islam:

https://www.al-islam.org/

From the above website, I am linking a few books that might interest you and answer your questions but you are free to look at the main website and search for other books that would answer your questions:


https://www.al-islam.org/al-murajaat-abd-al-husayn-sharaf-al-din-al-musawi


https://www.al-islam.org/shiism-imamate-and-wilayat-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi


https://www.al-islam.org/discovering-shii-islam-mohammad-ali-shomali



https://www.al-islam.org/lets-learn-about-imamate-naser-makarem-shirazi


https://www.al-islam.org/brother-prophet-muhammad-imam-ali-shaykh-muhammad-jawad-chirri


Since it is Muharram where we commemorate the death of the grandson of the Prophet, I have copied two links below relating to the event and it's analysis:


https://www.al-islam.org/revolution-imam-husayn-mansour-leghaei


https://www.al-islam.org/lohoof-sighs-sorrow-sayyid-ibn-tawus

My mom has very bad arthritis in her right hand and she cannot take water for wudhu in right hand (she cannot move her wrist and hand) and she use her left hand to take water. Also for Tayammum too she cannot use her right hand because of severe pain. What is the ruling for her?

Since her right hand is in severe pain and from what I've understood she cannot use that arm for wudhu therefore when doing wudhu of the left hand when she is required to take water in the right and put it on the left, instead she can just hold her hand under the tap and let the water reach everywhere on the hand.

Similarly when it comes to the wiping of the head and feet, she can use the hand that she feels comfortable

I have question regarding namaz. I wear short or half sleeve shirt at home and to pray namaz, I put whole makna or chader which coverup everything. Is it ok or do I have to wear full sleeves cloths under?

If the hand is not visible during Namaz then there is no problem in wearing short sleeves and covering it with a chador or maqna

Agar najis kapde ko pak karna possible nahi h means pani available nh h aur namaz ka waqt tang ho, to kya najis kapde me namaz padh sakte hain?

Agar koi aur kapne nahi hai aapke paas ya chador ham nahi hai, iss soorat me najis kapde me saath namaaz par sakti hai

if I bleed for 2 days of my haiz and then for the 3rd nd 4rth day it stops, no spotting no bleeding nothing but after that I again see some spotting and bleeding. On which day should I take the ghusl. When should I consider purity from haiz and start praying and fasting?

The minimum number of days for hayz is 3 days and it must have continuity for all 3 days. Since you saw blood for less than 3 days, that blood is istihadha and depending on the conditions of the blood, different rules would apply. The second bleeding which started, if it has continuity and lasts for 3 days minimum, it is hayz otherwise istihadha

Is it sin to use jeans or pants?

A woman can wear jeans/pants but if she is wearing it outside then if it shows the body shape or attracts attention of men, she must cover it.

My question is I have come to the end of my monthly period it is day 7 today. I have kept a fast this morning but after fajr namaz I noticed a small fresh clot of blot about rice grain size in a small amount of discharge, when I washed my self clean. My question is, is my fast valid or in-valid and my namaz is it valid or in-valid?

Any bleeding before 10 days will be counted as hayz hence the fast of that day would have to be given as qadha

Could you please tell me that Is threading eyebrows considered haram? Also removing the facial hair haram? Also can I know the reason too as to why is it considered haram in ahle sunnah?

It is not haram Ahle tasannun consider it haram based on their Hadith

From what I understand, it’s recommended for the mum to recite certain surahs during pregnancy e.g. surah Maryam everyday and surah Yūsuf once a week.
But my wife is not very confident in reading the Quran. Can I read it for the child on her behalf instead? If so, should I read it a particular way e.g. while I’m reading, do I need to put my hand on my wife’s stomach or something like that?

Yes you can recite Qur'an so that the child can hear and benefit. You can also recite slowly and let your wife repeat with you so that she can also strengthen/learn and become confident in reading the Qur'an

If we want to practice ihtiyat when it comes to taqleed, do we have to take into account the rulings of all the living maraja or all the living AND dead maraja?

Ihtiyat in taqlid can be practiced by one who has studied jurisprudence and is able to understand each ruling and the number of opinions in regards to it, the sources of these opinions meaning how the marja has reached that opinion. Therefore the person should be one who is a mujtahid and then the person would chose the hardest amongst all the opinions. It is not a case of looking at the book of laws of a few maraje and choosing one to follow.


If a person is cleansing najasat and it is the first water and both hands get wet with the same water, then the vessel of water should be grabbed with the same hands and the water should be taken with the same hands by dipping it in clean water. Water and even those vessels have become najis?

When water is poured once over the najis area, that area becomes paak and if you are using qaleel water, then only the water that seperates from the najis area is najis and not the area itself. Hence don't pay too much attention to these doubts.

I live in India and I have observed that transgenders are treated like animals. I'm well aware that people who change their gender after their birth or have relations with the same gender are unforgivable in Allah's eye. But what about those who didn't choose this life for themselves, who are by birth transgenders. Allah is merciful and always has plans for his people. So what about those who didn't choose this life for themselves? I was watching a documentary, where almost all the transgenders were abandoned by their birth parents for being transgender. This is such a sad reality of our society because it is happening all over the world. And because nobody gives them jobs and they are ridiculed by the society the resort to haram activities for living. I want to know if they if they will be put in hell because they were performing haram activities or they will be put in heaven because they were kicked out of their houses, nobody was giving them jobs, and the only thing they could do to survive was to live like this. This has always puzzled me.

Those who discriminate against transgenders (who are by birth as such) are doing wrong and they have their own answering on the day of judgement.

However in regards to a transgender doing haram as you yourself have said, the act is haram and in general it comes with its consequences in the hereafter BUT neither myself nor you can say that this specific person will go to hell because they did this act. We don't know all the details or the conditions of the person committing the act for us to give a verdict. Did the person know what they were doing was wrong? Did they have a choice? What if they have done something good that causes this sin to be cleared of their account? What if towards the end of their life they change and God forgives every wrong they've done?

Hence we can't give a verdict and this is only for Allah to decide given that HE has full knowledge of the person's circumstances and situation.

Furthermore me and you cannot guarantee our going to heaven because we are Muslims then how can we judge or pass judgement on another person's final abode.

I understand they are certain a times to conceive. However, is it recommended to not conceive during the months of Muharram and Safar?

There is no such recommendation in ahkam that one should not conceive

After i performed ghusl, I realized there is something tiny stuck under my name which possibly could be something after eating food and I cleared it after. Is it barrier to my ghusl or invalidate it?

If the length of nail is normal and not abnormaly long then the ghusl is correct and dirt under the nail will not affect the ghusl


What do i have to do if after my wajib ghusl and already done prayers i find a tiny black spot under or starting of my eye which I presumed is of my mascara that I applied a day before and tried to clean thoroughly prior to ghusl. Though its very tiny and coming out from eye is my ghusl still valid or I need to perform again?

If it was just colour with no mass, then ghusl is valid.

Can a women do ghusl jumma during hayz (periods)? Is it consider valid?

According to Ayatullah Sistani Ghusl Jumma is not valid during haydh based on obligatory precaution.

Since it is based on obligatory precaution, you can refer to other maraje such as Ayatullah Wahid and who say it is valid

If a women sees a fluid in her clothes after performing ghusl janabat, is it paak or najis?

If you have yaqeen that the fluid is sperm of your husband then it is najis otherwise it is paak

I have a question if a young unmarried women has committed zina and aborted a child resulting from that zina and have remorsefully repented and deeply regrets what happened, will Allah forgive this and also is there anything she has to do like pay a Diyah or pay sadaqa or any rules to the sin committed? A tablet was given by the doctors to miscarry the child so I wouldn’t know who it is initially done by would it be the doctor or myself, also if that is the case who is classed as the child’s inheritor at this stage?

True repentance is loved by Allah who is ever forgiving.

In terms of abortion, if it was done by a doctor then the doctor has to pay the diyah but since you yourself did it, then you have to pay diyah to the child's inheritors (who will not include you or the father of the baby)

It is your responsibility to pay the diyah which has to be paid to the Hakim e shar' (Islamic judge) but given the current government structures where the concept of Islamic judge per se doesn't exist, if you can please contact your marja's office and give them the information including how many weeks your pregnancy had progressed to so they can calculate the diyah.

Following the death of two parents, five siblings (one brother and four sisters) were entitled to their shares of the inheritance, in accordance with Sharia. Their estate was not divided between their children and continued to be held by their only son. When the son died, his sisters did not receive their shares. Instead their nephew refused to distribute the inheritance.

The grandson did however state that the remaining siblings (all sisters) should share the possessions of his grandmother between them. Having taken stock of the possessions, the sisters found some items of financial value e.g. jewelry and money.
The question is:
Are the sisters obligated to share their mother’s possessions with their nephew?
If they should share these possessions, how do they need to split this inheritance?

The sisters can take the brothers share and divided it between themselves because their share in the father's inheritance was taken by the brother. However if the sisters have forgiven their share in the father's inheritance, then they have to give the brothers share (to his inheritors)

Please batae bacho ka breastfeed ka muddat hai baby girl kitne saal aur baby boy kitne saal?

Har dono keliye 2 saal hai

How to solve husband wife fight?

First the couple can each sit down and look at their own faults and try to rid themselves of it. Both the couple can sit down together and see what are the problems and how they can solve it together while keeping the love they have for each other. It is important not to play the blame game.

Another way is to seek advise and counseling from someone who knows both the couple and their behaviour, is wise and their well wisher and is able to speak to the couple separately and bring them together through the love the couple have for each other. Although it is necessary that the couple should also want to solve the problem. This person should NOT be one who favours one side and has no control over his/her anger

I have a couple of questions i would be grateful to ALLAH if they can be resolved:

1) What are the rules that Islam sets for sex
2) What are the times that are forbidden or makruh for sex
3) Can we have sex twice or thrice a day?
4) Is it harmful to do it every day
5) Using protection for a longer period to avoid pregnancy is not haram right?

Can you share any books?

The times that are haraam for sex are during the woman's menstrual cycle and when one is observing a wajib fast. Other than that it's not haraam. In regards to makrooh times, it is said the first, middle and end of the lunar calendar are makrooh. From a Islamic laws perspective, having sex 2 or 3 times is not haraam but in regards to your question about it being harmful, that is something for science to answer and also depends on both the husband and wife. Using protection is not haraam.

Below are two books you can refer to for in-depth information:

https://www.al-islam.org/marriage-parenthood-heavenly-path

https://www.al-islam.org/islamic-marriage-handbook-syed-athar-husayn-sh-rizvi/foreword

I sometimes skip my period and during this period I see red dots (small) along with white discharge.

I want to know, do I need to consider this as istehaza and do gusl for it or I should ignore it?

If the bleeding has no continuity, it is istihadha. Istihadha is of 3 kinds, qaleel, mutawassit and katheer. Qaleel does not require ghusl rather before namaz, if the under clothes have gotten najis, they need to be changed, purify the private parts and wudhu needs to be done. Blood of istihadha breaks the wudhu therefore if it comes out before namaz, wudhu needs to be redone along with the above purifications.

I have a question regarding a narration I read about horseback riding. It said it is haram for women to engage in that sport. Is this true sister? Why would it be haram?

Horse riding and other similar activities such as riding a bicycle are problematic when hijab is not properly observed or for example it attracts the attention of na mahram or it is something out of the ordinary in that area. For example in Iran, it is not normal to see women riding a bicycle in the open streets however in the UK, it's absolutely normal and the clothing worn by the women would also not attract any attention therefore in the UK, riding a bicycle it horse riding in the open would not be problematic.

Horse riding and similar activities are subject to conditions which either make that permissible or impermissible to practice

My little brother has been very suspicious lately, both in his acts and the way he talks. He talks to girls in a very haram and sexually way on Snapchat. His best friend list consists girls only. I checked what he search for in safari and that was pornhub. I’m very concerned, because I don’t want him to grow up like this. I can’t share his sins to my mom and dad, because they’ll be very mad if they found out. That means that i have to cope with this. I don’t know what to do, Can you please help me

First it is important to tell your parents because my suggestion is you should not enter into this directly yourself as it would cause problems for you. Your parents will have to deal with this calmly so as to maintain a strong bond with your brother.

Secondly, your brother will need to be referred to a counselor/psychologist to help him stop watching porn as this can be quite addictive and requires professional help to leave. If there are any other problems he is facing that are the root cause of his actions, it can be solved by a counselor as well.

I wanted to ask if a women is under a medical condition and treatment that has made her less tolerant, short tempered and hyper and in rage she often says things she regrets later, like cursing. Since it’s a medical condition that is affecting her personality over all and it will take time, what could be the islamic way of maintaining her calm and reducing her rage?

There are a few things you can start of with:

- Make use of those things that are calming for you
- Try and refrain from staying in places or conditions that make you angry
- Salawat
- Move from those circumstances when you feel the anger coming
- Wudhu

If it is unintentional due to your health condition as you said then don't press over the issue that it is a sin because that will make your mental health situation worse. Do istighfar for the mistake but don't keep on pressing on the matter of it being a sin.

Such thoughts will worsen the situation. Continuously try and calm yourself and ask Allah for help.

I would like to ask If it is acceptable for a woman to enter an Imambargha while she is on her periods?

Yes, it is not allowed to enter a masjid

Can we recite all ziyarat like Ashura,warisa, ale yaseen etc at menses? And some women also pray namaz in najasat, is it right to touch janamaz in menses?

It is recommended to do wudhu at prayer time and sit on the janamaz and recite duas. Yes it is ok to recite different ziyarat.

Namaz cannot be recited during menses

In Moharram, I have seen many shia people who keep fast(roza) 1st to 9th moharram. I want to know can we keep fast 1st till 9 th moharram? Is this recommended?

Muharram is one of the sacred months therefore fasting in it is good. Fasting on the first of Muharram is recommended as well

My cousin brother wants to give khums so he take care of us from clothes to food and I'm Sayed. Can he give me khums?

If the marja of your cousin is Ayatullah Sistani and you fit the category of those who are unable to afford their yearly expenses then yes he can give you the sahme sadat portion only of his khums

Can a girl ask 'pay sadqa of this much amount on my behalf' as mehr for marriage?

You can either take the money and give it sadaqah yourself or make the intention that this mahr that is your right you have given permission for it to be given as sadaqah

There are two doaa by Hz Zahra (sa) for contentment and the other for seeking hajat:

1) allahumma qani'ni bima razaqtani…

2) allahumma inni asaluka bi faatimata wa abeeha wa ummiha wa baleeha was baneeha an tuswallia alaa…

I would like to receive both doaa in arabic as I can't find it online.



اللَّهُمَّ قَنِّعْنِی بِمَا رَزَقْتَنِی وَ اسْتُرْنِی وَ عَافِنِی أَبَداً مَا أَبْقَیْتَنِی وَ اغْفِرْ لِی وَ ارْحَمْنِی إِذَا تَوَفَّیْتَنِی اللَّهُمَّ لَا تُعْیِنِی فِی طَلَبِ مَا لَمْ تُقَدِّرْ لِی وَ مَا قَدَّرْتَهُ عَلَیَّ فَاجْعَلْهُ مُیَسَّراً سَهْلًا اللَّهُمَّ کَافِ عَنِّی وَالِدَیَّ وَ کُلَّ مَنْ لَهُ نِعْمَةٌ عَلَیَّ خَیْرَ مُکَافَاةٍ اللَّهُمَّ فَرِّغْنِی لِمَا خَلَقْتَنِی لَهُ وَ لَا تَشْغَلْنِی بِمَا تَکَفَّلْتَ لِی بِهِ وَ لَا تُعَذِّبْنِی وَ أَنَا أَسْتَغْفِرُکَ وَ لَا تَحْرِمْنِی وَ أَنَا أَسْأَلُکَ اللَّهُمَّ ذَلِّلْ نَفْسِی وَ عَظِّمْ شَأْنَکَ فِی نَفْسِی وَ أَلْهِمْنِی طَاعَتَکَ وَ الْعَمَلَ بِمَا یُرْضِیکَ وَ التَّجَنُّبَ لِمَا یُسْخِطُکَ یَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِینَ



اللّهُمَّ إِنّی اَسْئَلُکَ بِحَقِّ فاطِمَه وَ اَبیها، وَ بَعْلِها وَ بَنیها، وَ السِّرِّ المُسْتَوْدَعِ فیها، اَنْ تُصَلِّیَ عَلی مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّد، وَ اَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِی ما اَنْتَ اَهْلُه، وَ لا تَفْعَل بِی ما اَنَا اَهْلُه

Asking a question on behalf of a friend. She had a temporary nikka (duratio of 18 months) done when she first met the boy. Unfortunately after 16 months, she does not want to marry him anymore and end everything. Does she just wait for 2 months and after the 2 months when the 18 months is over and the nikka period automatically expires, does not have to do anything else?

She has some clothes from the boy, some which she has worn and some she hasn't, does she need to return everything. What is the ruling on that? And about the dowry she had set, does she need to get any of it although it was only a temporary nikka?

In regards to the temporary marriage, she can either wait for the last 2 months after which the marriage is over or if the husband forgoes the last 2 months than the marriage is over. If they had a physical relationship then the woman has to observe iddah period however if no physical relations occurred, no iddah needs to be observed.

As for the gifts, if she gave gifts as well to him in exchange for the gifts he gave to her than she does not have to return them. Similarly if she is related to the husband such as first cousins then she does not have to return.

In instances other than the above, if the husband asks for the gifts then she has to return it back to him otherwise no.

When you ask about dowry are you referring to the one termed 'mahr'? If by dowry you mean mahr which is set at the time of nikah and given by the husband to the wife, your friend can get half of the dowry if no physical relationship took place

Is it ok for us to tell others that we have been praying for them, or are we meant to keep things like that to ourselves? say for example a friend is sick and you say I have been keeping you in my prayers?

There is no problem in telling another that you are praying for them. Even scholars such as Ayatullah Khamenei tell the people that they are praying for them in Namaz e shab

Mera sawal tha ke kya koi lady jiska haiz ka 6th day ho, wo Imam bargah ja sakti hen? Ghusl e haiz kerke ya nhi? Maslan koi Lady 1st night ko haiza ho or 6th ki subh me ghusl anjam de jabke wo 7 days ki adat rakhti he to kya wo paak h?

Hayz ki halat me Imam bargah jasakti hai. Sirf masjid air masomeen ke Haram jana haraam hai.

Aur agar aapko yaqeen ho ke hayz 6th day tamam hogaya to aap ghusl karsakti hai aur aap paak hum hojayengi

Can I talk to my fiance after engagement? Like chatting on mobile phones? And also can I go out with him? Qhat are the rules in Islam in this regard?

Before the marriage formula is recited, even though they have committed to marry each other, because they are not mahrams to each other and their looks towards each other is different therefore other than in very important situations, they should not have conversations with each other or meetings unless a nikah whether it be temporary or permanent is recited

The basic question we have is:
– Why was the Earth created?
– As Allah is all-knowing and knew that humans will behave in the torturous ways they do in today's time, why did he create humans in the first place? Were the 14 masoomeens not enough for him, along with all the jins and angels, for his praise?
– Why did he not take away the soul off satan when he opposed Allah? Yes I understand now people would say "it is to give satan a chance" but at that time, if all the jins and angels were loyal to him, who would question it?
– If our destiny is already written by Allah, will duas and hope change anything? If we are not happy with the way our life is, but it's meant to be that way, is there a point of doing anything? And if everything is just an action-reaction, does God have anything with what we do in our lives (good or bad) and we just have to bear the consequences of our own actions?

I would appreciate if you could share some light on these questions.

When we're looking at why Allah created, we can look at it from different perspectives, two of which we'll discuss here and one of them will be something that the philosophers have written.

Firstly when someone does an action, the aim of that action is either for themselves or for another. As an example, I may cook and the benefit of my action is myself (satisfying my hunger) and sometimes the aim of an action is someone else for example a father buys clothes for his child and here the one receiving the benefit is the child and not the father. Another example is a teacher who teaches not for themselves but for the student to learn and reach their aim of coming to study.

Sometimes when we look at why Allah created, we tend to ask if he didn't need he creation, why did he create? That is because we are looking at the subject from the lense of the first example. However if we look at it from the second lense that is Allah created because we need the existence and we would benefit and reach our aim of perfection. (Perfection would not be achieved if everything was determined for us hence we need free will to reach perfection which we'll discuss later since one of your questions pointed to this concept).

The philosophers have given their answer as well which is more in-depth.

They say that the creation is a manifestation of Allah's attributes. Allah is the creator hence he creates.
Allah is wajib ul wujud meaning the necessary existence and one of his attributes is creator therefore it cannot be that he does not create. To put this into an example,
If I were to ask why does rain rain down on us? It would not make sense because the nature of rain is to rain. If it doesn't rain, it's not rain.
In another more simpler example a teacher is not a teacher till they don't teach. (It's the nature of their occupation but if we apply the concept to Allah, it is Allah's attributes to create). It is important to note that Allah is NOT separate from Himself (requires another discussion). Hence if we look at it from this perspective, if Allah has not created, he wouldn't be the creator and that's not possible for him to not be the creator when the attribute of 'creator' is Himself (I hope this has made sense).

Above we made the point that we were created to reach perfection. Perfection would not be achieved if we did not have freewill. Hence this should answer your question that we have freewill and everything is not determined for us. As per the Shi'a faith, we do not believe in absolute determinism not do we believe in absolute free will rather something in the middle which in the hadith has been referred to as Amr bayn Al amrain (you can read more about this in this article
https://www.al-islam.org/message-thaqalayn/vol11-no-3-autumn-2010/determinism-and-free-will-quran-mohammad-mahdi-gorjian-0)

If you look at the subject from amr bayn Al amrain then yes we have freewill to decide our path and Allah has a hand in out affairs as well therefore duas, prayers, working for our success all have a role in our lives.

Now going onto your other question about shaytan, if Allah has given shaytan the freewill to chose his path and then as soon as shaytan does something wrong, Allah takes that freewill away or kills/destroys shaytan, Allah is going against his own justice. On one hand he's given freewill and then as soon as you do wrong, he takes it away which means he hasn't really given you anything and in this way, if we look at us as humans we'll never reach perfection because without freewill perfection is not possible. Yes sometimes our actions do cause certain blessings to be taken away but that is the nature of everything else. Every action has consequences but that does not mean that Allah has no hand in our affairs.

I have a 5 week old kitten sometimes when I'm praying he plays with my toes, clothes etc. Even though I put him away while I pray he still till ends back on the mat.
I heard that you can't have animal fur on your prayer clothes and mat is this true and why?

The prayer is void if cat hair is present in the body or clothes

My nephew has lived with us since he was born and I have two daughters who live here as well. They are all in thier teens. They have never worn hijab infront of him but recently someone brought this to my attention. I am wondering what should we do about it?

Does the non-marham rule apply to 1st cousins? Or does the rule still apply even though they have been living this way with eachother their whole lives.

They are na mahram to each other and you can gently explain to your daughters to observe hijab in front of their cousin.

As I bleed nearly whole month sometime the bleeding stops, but it stops only for one or two days so i observe 7 days of a month as hayz. As now my date which I observe will start from the night of 23 may, so can I take it from the night of 24 so that I observe fast on 24, generally the bleeding at the start is very low?

If the bleeding has continuity (even if blood is present in the vagina) such that you are not clean for even 10 mins and 30 days have passed since the last hayz you cannot change the date

Can i stop giving food to my child if he refuses to pray?

In such issues, it is not wise to punish a child to teach him rather it is better for you to encourage him to pray for example I'll do such and such for you if you pray.

I want to know the proper dress code of women while praying salah at home as I know how it should be in public. Do we have to cover our toes and wrists etc?

For the wrists to show in namaz, it is ok. Same is for ankles however it is better to cover a bit extra to make sure the wajib part has been covered

How should a proper hijab be?
If we post a non hijab or a hijab pictures on social media so is that ok ?

A woman is required to cover her head and whole body apart from the face and hands (palms). The clothing should not be tight and the colour of the clothes should not be such as to attract attention of the non mahram.

Posting pictures on social media, if with hijab, I'm not saying it is haraam but it's better to refrain from such from an akhlaqi perspective unless there is a need for it.

Can we do fingering in ramzan my husband is far away from me. If I do my will break or not?

If you get an orgasm, yes it breaks the fast

Is microblading the eyebrows halal? What if it’s done to fill in patches in the eyebrows?

From the perspective of wudhu and ghusl, there shouldn't be a problem however if it is an apparent beautification then it would need to be covered infront of na mahrams

Is there any literature and text or some books regarding single parenting in Islam.
Can you suggest me some books where there are references from ahlul bayt as and it can be of some help to me.

One of the books available on children in general is
'Children in the Qur'an and Sunnah' by Ayatullah Muhammadi Rayshahri and translated by International department of Dar Al Hadith Institute. The author has referred to the Qur'an and hadith as suggested in the title when discussing upbringing

Why is it that when we wash with a jug in the toilet we must wash twice even though so much water is quickly flowing out ?

When you wash with a jug, you are using qaleel water and according to the rules given by Ayatullah Sistani you have to wash twice.

I have always had a hard time with najasat during my period. I struggle with it each time. I live in a hot country and I sweat a lot. I feel like my private parts sweat a lot and that sweat continues all over my body and therefore when I sit on chairs and the sweat goes through I believe it’s najis. Is the sweat around the private part only najis or everywhere it spreads and usually it goes down legs and everywhere ? This makes it so hard for me.

If the sweat flows down at all, till you do not have certainty of najasat being transferred then it is paak. By certainty I mean hundred percent knowledge that najasat has transferred

If a person has promised something to a person but unfortunately their circumstances change is it ok to break the promise as keeping the promise will bring many hardships?

Keeping a promise to another is mustahab and not wajib unless the promise was to Allah by reciting the formula in which case it becomes wajib

A few days before my period date I have started to see some yellow discharge. Is that considered as haiz or not. It is only yellow. Not red or brown.

If you doubt that there is blood in the discharge then it is paak and you don't have to do anything

Is it haram to pose for a muslim clothes shop who respect hijab rules 100% ( long clothes , no makeup except black khol, loose clothes..) ?

This act in and of itself is no problem however if it draws attention of na mahram it is haraam.

Is it okay to make ehteyat on ayatullah jannati regarding najassat of kafir?

Ayatullah Sistani has a fatwa on the najasat of a kafir who is not Ahle Kitab hence you cannot do turn to another marja's ruling

Is it allowed to donate women's hair to a cancer center?

No problem

I was wondering what the rulings are on a woman who starts her menstrual period after Dhuhr Salah. Would she be allowed to break her fast immediately or does she have to maintain her fast until Maghreb? Is there kaffarah if it is broken?

As soon as a woman gets her menstrual cycle, her fast is void and she can eat and drink. There is no kaffara however there is qadha which if not done before the next month of Ramadan, one has to pay fidya which 750 grams of food to a poor

رشتے اور شادی کے لیے کوئی وظیفہ

Namaz e Jafar Tayyar aur Uske baad Dua hai. Dua ke baad sajde me ja kar aansu bahake Dua mange



سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَ تَرَدَّى بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ تَكَرَّمَ بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلَّا لَهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ بِعِلْمِهِ، وَ خَلْقَهُ بِقُدْرَتِهِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمَنِّ وَ النِّعَمِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَ الْكَرَمِ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ، وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ، وَ كَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي تَمَّتْ صِدْقاً وَ عَدْلًا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ أَنْ تَجْمَعَ لِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ بَعْدَ عُمُرٍ طَوِيلٍ.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ الْخَالِقُ الرَّازِقُ الْمُحْيِي الْمُمِيتُ الْبَدِي‏ءُ الْبَدِيعُ لَكَ الْكَرَمُ وَ لَكَ الْمَجْدُ وَ لَكَ الْمَنُّ وَ لَكَ الْجُودُ وَ لَكَ الْأَمْرُ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ يَا أَهْلَ التَّقْوَى وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا عَفُوُّ يَا غَفُورُ يَا وَدُودُ يَا شَكُورُ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّ بِي مِنْ أَبِي وَ أُمِّي وَ أَرْحَمُ بِي مِنْ نَفْسِي وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا جَوَادٌ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ وَ طَلَبَ نَائِلِكَ وَ مَعْرُوفِكَ وَ رَجَاءَ رِفْدِكَ وَ جَائِزَتِكَ وَ عَظِيمَ عَفْوِكَ وَ قَدِيمَ غُفْرَانِكَ اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْفَعْهَا فِي عِلِّيِّينَ وَ تَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّي وَ اجعلنا [اجْعَلْ‏] نَائِلَكَ وَ مَعْرُوفَكَ وَ رَجَاءَ مَا أَرْجُو مِنْكَ فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ الْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ مَا جَمَعْتَ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النَّعِيمِ وَ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ وَ اجْعَلْ جَائِزَتِي مِنْكَ الْعِتْقَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانَ ذُنُوبِي وَ ذُنُوبِ وَالِدَيَّ وَ مَا وَلَدَا وَ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَانِي وَ أَخَوَاتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ الْمُسْلِمَاتِ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَ الْأَمْوَاتِ وَ أَنْ تَسْتَجِيبَ دُعَائِي وَ تَرْحَمَ صَرْخَتِي وَ نِدَائِي وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً خَاسِراً وَ اقْلِبْنِي مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً مَرْحُوماً مُسْتَجَاباً دُعَائِي مَغْفُوراً لِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمٌ.

قَدْ عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْكَ يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ يَا نَفَّاحاً بِالْخَيْرَاتِ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْمَسْئُولَاتِ يَا فَكَّاكَ الرِّقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ فُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ أَعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي وَ اسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي وَ ارْحَمْ صَرْخَتِي وَ تَضَرُّعِي وَ نِدَائِي وَ اقْضِ لِي حَوَائِجِي كُلَّهَا لِدُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي وَ دِينِي مَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْهَا وَ مَا لَمْ أَذْكُرْ وَ اجْعَلْ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْخِيَرَةَ وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً خَاسِراً وَ اقْلِبْنِي مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً مُسْتَجَاباً لِي دُعَائِي مَغْفُوراً لِي مَرْحُوماً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنَا عَبْدُكُمَا وَ مَوْلَاكُمَا غَيْرُ مُسْتَنْكِفٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَكْبِرٍ بَلْ خَاضِعٌ ذَلِيلٌ عَبْدٌ مُقِرٌّ مُتَمَسِّكٌ بِحَبْلِكُمَا مُعْتَصِمٌ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي بِوَلَايَتِكُمَا أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِكُمَا وَ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِكُمَا وَ أُقَدِّمُكُمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَوَائِجِي إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَاشْفَعَا لِي فِي فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانِ ذُنُوبِي وَ إِجَابَةِ دُعَائِي.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ تَقَبَّلْ دُعَائِي وَ اغْفِرْ لِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

I’ve been suffering with symptoms of depression and anxiety for just over a year and I feel it’s getting worse. I just get easily frustrated, angry and feel hopeless majority of the time. I just wanted to know, am I exempted from fasting when I feel at my lowest? Because on bad days I just get serious mood swings and take my anger out on people unintentionally

If you feel that fasting will worsen your health or for example hunger and thirst would make you feel worse or you need to consume medicines you should not fast. It is upon you to assess your situation and act accordingly.

Two years ago I bought a ouija board just for fun without knowing much. I played with it like two to three times properly that same year but haven’t touched it since. Now I don’t know how to get rid of it properly

This is all superstition

if one is unable to take ghusl e janabat due to fever can he / she offer namaz

If water is harmful for the person then they will need to do tayammum in place of ghusl and pray their namaz

Is it okay if we recite and gift surah fatiha to our marhumeen during muharram and before arbaeen?

Yes it is ok

Can we give hadiya of quran to marhumeen during periods? Since the sawab of reading quran during periods is much lesser than normal days.

The reward for reciting the Qur'an is still there and some maraje go as far as saying that it has the normal reward as well.

A 2 year old child urinates on wooden floor. How to make the floor paak. Is it okay to dry the urine with tissue and then wipe with a cloth twice?

In regards to cleaning up urine, if you are using kurr water, put water once on the place using a pipe and this will purify the area and if you have a wet vaccume, you can collect the water with that otherwise you can use a cloth to dry the area.

If you are using qaleel water, you can put water using a glass over the najis area, collect the water using a cloth or anything else available and then repeat. The cloth used to wipe the first water should be washed before using it to wipe the second water.

How to make paak an area of a body if for example oil has been applied on hands and they become najis with urine? Should we first remove oil with soap and then paak 3 times?

It is sufficient to clean the apparent area which is najis with water.

What amaal can a person do at his or her relative's grave so that it may help the marhum in the grave?

One can sit facing qibla at the grave and recite Surah Hamd, 11 times Surah ikhlas, 7 times Surah Qadr, Ayatul Kursi, Surah yaseen

The fluid that exists naturally in the genital area of an immature girl (under 9 years) is najis or paak?

Th fluid is paak

During namaz a person recited takbiratul ihram and immediately bent down for ruku but then rose up after realizing the mistake without reciting anything. The person continued with surah hamd. This mistake of bending down, does it affect namaz?

Since an extra ruku has been added, the prayer is void and must be repeated. Ruku is a rukn of Namaz therefore any addition or subtraction of it in namaz makes the prayer void. Recitation of surahs is a ghayr rukn therefore if a person mistakenly omits it, the prayer is correct and one should just continue the prayer as usual. Therefore when realising the mistake in ruku, one should just continue with the prayer rather than getting up, reciting the surahs and going back to ruku (therefore adding a rukn).

Is it allowed for a woman to offer namaz in a park or a garden where other people may see her?

There is no problem in praying in the park. You only need to observe your full hijab during prayers

If we want to make mannat for eg- if that person (family member) get shifa I will keep fast on four fridays, is this okay? Or we have to make niyyah of something else?

There are a few points:

- If one does not recite th sigha of nadhr as has come in the book of laws, then the nadhr is not wajib to follow on.

- According to Ayatullah Khamenei, if you have qadha fasts then you cannot make a nadhr/mannat for fasts. Instead you can make a nadhr that you will for example pay some of your qadha fasts together so will fast for 4 days together and pay back four qadha fasts.

What if a sister didn’t know that when you are on your periods you can’t fast but once the Ramadhan is over you have to do it’s qaza, and didn’t perform any of her qaza?

Does she have to perform all the qaza now? And also does she have to give the kaffara for all the fast that she missed ?
How should she calculate all of this ?

She must do the qadhas and for those fasts missed previously, she should pay kaffara e takhir which is 750 grams of food to a poor person for every fast missed

When doing wudhu does water need to reach the underneath of your lashes. I ask this because of eyelash extensions that are stuck to the lashes underneath them as opposed to the top of the lashes like usual. If the lashes are stuck underneath, the water would reach the top of the lashes whilst washing face during wudhu, so is it necessary to have the underneath of your lashes washed too?

The eyelash extensions would be a barrier for wudhu therefore the whole of your real eyelashes would have to be washed to ensure that wudhu is valid

1)If I am in the condition of istehaza, then it started Haiz, after getting totally free, which ghusal should I perform now?is it Ghusal e Haiz or Ghussal e Istehaza

2)If i am in the condition of Haiz and then it converted into little Istehaza, then after getting totally free which Ghussal should I perform?

Istihadha is of three types, little, medium and excessive. Little istihadha has no ghusl. You only have to clean the area and change your clothes if they became najis and wudhu is required before every namaz (if between two namaz no blood came out, then no need for wudhu). Medium istihadha has one ghusl per day along with following the rules for little istihadha. As for excessive istihadha, one must perform one ghusl for fajr, one for zuhr and asr (and pray both without delay) and one for maghrib and Isha and the ghusl suffices in place of wudhu.

Regardless of which type of istihadha you're in, you must pray and fast however there are additional rules.

1) Perform ghusl hayz. For example let's say you started with istihadha during which you will follow the rules of istihadha and pray and do all the wajibat. Once the bleeding becomes hayz, you will follow the rules of hayz and not pray or fast. At the end of hayz, ghusl hayz is required.

2) Hayz is minimum 3 days and maximum 10 days. If the bleeding extends 10 days, then on the 10th day do ghusl hayz and after that, it will be istihadha and as you said you have little istihadha, there will be no ghusl required after. You will have to do wudhu before namaz and purify the area and change undergarments in case they became najis with istihadha blood.

I read this hadees and I have a question.
Whoever has belief and firm conviction on Allah should not miss recitation of "Inna Arsalna Noohan ilaa Qaumeh" (i.e. Surah Nuh) because whoever recites Surah Nuh in his obligatory and recommended prayer, Allah would allow him to stay with the virtuous and approved persons of Allah and would award him three gardens of Paradise with his garden by His special favors. He would marry the reciter to two hundred Hoorul Ein and four thousand other women (Sawab al-A`amal, Page 163/164)
Then have we to recite Surah Nooh in Namaz after surah fatiha or we have to recite it after namaz or if we have to read it in namaz then can we hold a book to read it as we don't remember is orally?

It says to be recited in the prayer here and is no problem in holding the Qur'an in your hand when reciting namaz if you do have the Surah memorized

How can I make my aqeeda stronger. I try to do naik amaal and Alhamdolillah I do but I think if my Aqeeda is not strong, these amaal are just useless. Please help me how can I make my emaan and aqeeda stronger and how can I get qurb of Allah and Ahlul Bayt? As I have done a mistake for many times, and I used to think about that so many times so that I could not get closer to Allah and Ahlul bait and also some type of waswasa are the reason that I could not get closer to Allah How can I get rid of waswasa and how can I forget my mistake just to remove it from my mind?

Tawba means one if regretful and has made a resolve to never repeat the sin. If the action can be compensated for (if for example the sin was one did not fast which can be compensated for by doing qadha and the necessary kaffara if it applies and so on and so forth).

Other sins don't have a compensation and just by resolving not to repeat and being regretful of it, Allah forgives.

In regards to the waswas, it would be advisable to refer to a counselor who can find the root of it and get rid of it so you can reach peace.

As for closeness to Allah and Ahlul Bait, the best way is to stop sinning and act on wajibat however waswas is something that will interfere in this and must first be cured.

Is it permissible for a Syeda lady to offer prayer under sky without any covering like roof? While the non Syed ladies can offer prayer? it is said that there is difference between Syeda and other as'haab (companion) so it is not permissible to a Syed lady to offer prayer under sky. Is it so?

There is no problem for a woman to pray under the sky and there is no difference between a sayyeda and others

I have heard that it is haraam to show your makeup covered face to non mahram. In indian weddings, a bride is dressed up with full makeup on and the non mahram inlaws see her with makeup. When I asked any boy family to consider this that I will not wear makeup on my wedding day everyone refused because they said thats how weddings are done now. What should I do, wear makeup for few days after marriage or wait for someone who will consider my request? Although its been long that I have been waiting and I have realised that a no makeup wedding is not possible in india.

You have your faith and if you act against your principles then there are three issues

a) From an Islamic standpoint, it would be a sin to do the make up Infront of a non mahram especially when such is not a necessity

b) If you have reached a place where this marriage is a necessity and the proposal is from someone who is adamant on the sin, it is possible to say that you were compelled etc.

c) Getting married to one with whom you're not on an equal standing in terms of belief system, forcing you to do make up is not going to be the only issue and you will have issues in other parts of your life with the person and perhaps might not have an easy life

On a side note, on wedding night there are people who put on make up but then wear a face covering Infront of non mahram.

I have generally seen that those who are not religious or are little religious are having a good life. They get what they want and are happy while those who try to be religious are suffering hardships and even God is ignoring them. People generally say that hardships are either due to our sins or they are tests from Allah but what about unending hardships and a situation which has a dark end. I feel like loosing connection that I once shared with Allah and Imam Hussain. I do pray my salat and listen to majlis but I constantly have this feeling that they don't care anymore.

There are a few points I'd like to out forward to you.

First, each one of us has a responsibility and some choose to fulfil their responsibilities while others choose not to. Our main responsibilities as Muslims is to act according to the command of Allah in every part of our life. This does not mean that if I pray then I must be rich for example. We are not doing a favour to Allah by praying or fasting rather it is a favour on us because we are able to stay far from a life of degradation where in the midst of enjoying every physical pleasure on earth, the soul feels empty and dead from a spiritual life. There is more I can write to you about this but I am giving you brief answers to make it easier.

Secondly problems come to everyone in different times of their lives. That does not mean that Allah is ignoring you. If problems mean Allah is ignoring you, then what about Imam Hussain. Does the day of Ashura and the captivity of the Ahlulbayt mean that Allah ignored them? No! When ibn Ziyad told Hazrat Zainab 'Do you see what Allah has done to you?' to which she replied 'I do not see anything but beauty' and this is after seeing her brother's brutal martyrdom. Her statement has many secrets.

Thirdly If the problem is a test as you say then you should be proud Allah has chosen you to test and if it is a punishment then you should be thankful that Allah is wiping out your sins so you have a clean plate and can go closer to him.

Fourthly the actions of a particular person or community cannot be blamed on Allah or his laws.

We need to look at our problems from a clearer lens so we can find solutions to our problems.

I would recommended you choose a particular Dua or amaal and focus on that for attaining connection to Allah and don't try and read all the duas in the books because that will make you tired and the connection with Allah will become difficult. For example everyday recite Dua e tawassul with focus to attain connection with the Imam and ask them to help you find a solution.

I would like to ask, if a woman is in iddah and it will be over around 17th September is she allowed to end it during this time as it is during Moharram? Or is she allowed to end it before moharram? Or can she end it after the first 12 days, say after ashoura?

She should observe the full period of her iddah. If the iddah ends on 17th September, she ends it on that day

I would like to ask is it haram for a widowed woman in iddah to die her white hair or trade/wax her eyebrow?

Both dying the hair and doing the eyebrows are considered beautification hence not permissible unless if one can argue that there are special circumstances such as this is not a form of beautification in which case it would be allowed

I want to ask that, can we perform namaz wearing pyjamas. If yes then if anything is drawn on that lower like flowers, unicorn, kitty, doll?

Pictures of flowers and the like is ok however having pictures of animals on clothing during namaz is makrooh

Can women recite ziarat -e ashura in the condition of menses? What about the sajdah part can we perform sajdah on our hand instead of sajdigah

Women can recite Ziyarat Ashura during their menstrual cycle and the Sajda can be done on the normal sajdagah.

What is the ruling for a lady/woman to ride horse?
Is it allowed as per Ayatullah Sistani?

In general it is allowed however if a woman rides a horse wearing bad clothing or in bad places etc, then the conditions are wrong not the actual act itself. Hence if a woman is riding a horse where there are no men present and no cause for corruption, then it is allowed

In what case should a female take ghusl janabat.
If the discharge is transparent or white? And what if it happens during fast in mahe ramadan? What about the liquid that is discharged while chatting or talking with fiance?

For ghusl e janabat to become wajib for a woman, she must reach orgasm (sexual satisfaction) and a fluid is discharged. According to Ayatollah Sistani, if just fluid is discharged (not at the time of sexual satisfaction) if the fluid is a lot, based on obligatory precaution, she has become junub and in this case she can refer to other scholars.

I was debating against a friend who chosen to take off the hijab. Her point were that it is not require for a woman to have the fabric on the head, but the crucial point is to cover the curves. I was denying that since the fabric on the head is connected with covering other parts of the body.
Do you have better arguments to state when it comes to hijab (the fabric on the head) and what to say to prove that the woman with hijab is not oppressed?
The hijab is a deep topic but not many accept the given arguments. I have accepted that God makes laws with a purpose based on what is beneficial for mankind. And to be honoured to have the opportunity to wear ful hijab is a pleasure itself. I said to my friend that we can remember God more often when we see ourselves in the hijab, to wear hijab is like ibadah. Also, we can react before committing inappropriate things because the hijab is like a reminder to act according to valuations' of islam.

Please take a look at this article which explains the head covering from the Quran. Its a short read and to the point.

https://www.al-islam.org/hijab-muslim-womens-dress-islamic-or-cultural-sayyid-muhammad-rizvi/quran-and-hijab

The following is a summary from one of the Chapters from the book 'Woman in the mirror of Majesty and Beauty' by Ayatullah Jawadi Amuli (Page 350-352).

Hijab in the eyes of the Qur'an is that a woman must completely comprehend that her hijab is not related to her herself for her to say 'I've waived my own right'. Similarly the woman's hijab is not related to her husband so that he may say 'I accept' and neither is the hijab in regards go her family so that they can give their acceptance. The hijab of a woman is 'Haqq Ilahi' (God's right). The sanctity of a woman is not limited to herself nor to her husband or brother or children. Even if they all give their acceptance (in the woman waiving the right of her sanctity) the Qur'an will not accept because the sanctity and respectability of a woman is regarded as Haqq Ilahi and God has created a woman as a being possessing affection so she becomes a teacher of tendresse amd brings a message of affection. If a society leaves this teaching of affection and tendresse and runs behind the base animal desires and lust then they will fall into the same trap that the west fell into.

It becomes apparent that the Ismat of a woman is Haqq Ilahi and has no relation to anyone else. Everyone within a family structure but most importantly the woman is the caretaker of Gods trust. The woman is discussed as the caretaker of Haqq Ilahi in the Qur'an meaning this status, sanctity and respect which is alone God's right, He has given it to the woman and said 'take this right of mine and safeguard it as an Amanat (trust).' A society in which the Qur'an is the Hakim is an affectionate society and the secret to this is that half the society are teachers of affection who are known as mothers. Whether we like it or not, understand it or not, the principles of a family provide the lessons in tendresse and this plays a role in every issue (aspect of life).

Hence there is no difference between men and women in every dimension (of life) for reaching perfection as long as it is based on the Qur'anic teachings meaning the same way the Qur'an has placed together perfection, Hijab, thought and chastity, we must aggregate Hijab and books (studies).

The grandeur of a women is in this

«أن لا یرین الرّجال ولا یراهنَّ الرّجال»

'She does not see a Non Mahram and he should not see her.'

When the Qur'an speaks about Hijab it introduces it asrespect and reverence for the woman such that no one should see her in the light of their animalistic tendencies. The philosophy regarding the Hijab in the Qur'an is

(ذلك أدنی أن یعرفن فلا یؤذین)

Surah Ahzab: verse 59

'that they may be known, and thus they will not be given trouble;'

Because they are the embodiment of sanctity and chastity in a society and are deemed honorable.

What is the ruling for using gloves that are made of real leather from the sheepskin? I don't think they are from skin that is slaughtered according to Islamic law

If you are sure that the leather is made from an animal which has not been slaughtered according to Islamic law, then it is najis however if there is a possibility that it was slaughtered according to Islamic law then you can consider the leather to be paak

اینکه اگر بچه ای رو از همون بدو تولد بگیرن، آیا میتونن اسمش رو تغییر بدن
یا اسم مسلمونی مثلا براش بزارن؟ و اینکه دینش رو؟
چون پدرمادر واقعیش به احتمال ۹۹ درصد مسیحی هستن
یعنی این بچه باید وقتی به سن تکلیف رسید شهادتین بگه، مثل بچه ای که پدرمادرش مسلمونن نیست درسته؟

بحث گفتن شهادتین لازم نیست. خود با خود با قبول اسلام، این مسلمان حساب میشود. طبق نظر مراجع مثل خامنه ای و سیستانی، بچه ی مسیحی درسته تبعیت از پدر و مادر می‌کند ولی حکم پاکی را برایش می دهند. از این جهت مشکلی نخواهند داشت. تغییر دادن نام اشکال ندارد
ولی بحث سر محرمیتش است که مشکلات خاص خودش را دارد

I wanted to ask what we are supposed to do after we willingly involved in a physical intimacy with a na mahram

One must seek for forgiveness, be regretful of the action and resolve never to repeat it again

Imam e zaman(a.s.)ka sadqa nikal ke kisko diya jana behtar h. Kisi bhi gharib ya faqir ko de sakte h ya nahi?

Yes

Kindly enlighten me regarding Namaz e Jumma including its method by focusing especially for ladies.

Namaz e Jumma has two sermons which are recited by the Imam e Jamaat. Then is a two rakaat prayer like the morning prayer but both the rakaat have qunoot in them whereby the timing of qunoot differs in both rakaat. You can follow the Imam leading the prayer and that will make it clearer for you the method of praying

What if one finds little wetness on pants after waking up but does not remember anything neither finds anything wet on the private part nor any strain on clothes.
Is ghusl e ehtelam farz in such case?

No

1) I want to ask that is breaking a hive a sin?

2) What if we break down spider's web for the purpose of cleaning? And while cleaning the washroom the small flies which is there flow away with the water?

1) Giving trouble of any sort to animals without any reason or doing anything that affects the blessings of Allah and breaking down their habitats/houses is wrong however using beehives is no problem.

2) There is no problem in such

What is the ruling on giving female clothes to gents tailor for stitching?

There is no problem unless there is immorality or sin involved. In principle, on its own giving the clothes to a male tailor is no problem. However for example, I go to a male tailor and he takes my measurements, that would be haraam. However if I just give him the clothes to stitch without him touching me to take measurements, then there is no problem if there is no immorality involved.

I want to know that if I am sleeping in my room and some non mehram comes in my room while my head was not covered as i was sleeping. Am I sinful for that?

If he entered without permission then the sin is on him and there is no sin on you.

How to stop others from doing gheebat or any other forbidden thing in the best way possible? As this is also a matter of amr bil maroof wa nhi an munkir.

In regards to stopping another from gheebah, there is no one way to this because it depends on the other person's age, personality, relationship to you which will have an effect as to how you would address the situation. One who doesn't know what they're saying is gheebah, then you would tell them it's gheebah. If the other knows it's gheebah and justifies it, then you would have to address the situation in a different manner. People are different and ways to address situations with them would also have to be different depending on the person.
If one is doing gheebah, if you can remind them it's wrong to do gheebah and your telling them will have a positive effect, then do so otherwise busy yourself in other work or stand up and leave so you don't hear.

Amr bil maroof has conditions and one of them is that by advising another, if you know it will have a positive effect then you should advise otherwise there is no responsibility.

Below are all the conditions for amr bil maroof as per the ruling of Sayed Sistani

The following five conditions must exist in order for enjoining good and forbidding evil to be obligatory.

1. One must have knowledge of what is good and what is evil, albeit in a general sense. Therefore, enjoining good and forbidding evil is not obligatory on someone who does not know what good and evil are and does not distinguish between them. Indeed, in order to enjoin good and forbid evil, it is sometimes obligatory to learn and know what is good and what is evil.

2. One must deem it probable that it will have an effect on the wrongdoer. Therefore, if he knows that his speech and words are ineffective, the well-known (mashhūr) opinion among jurists (fuqahāʾ) is that he is under no duty and it is not obligatory on him to enjoin good and forbid evil. However, the obligatory precaution (al‐iḥtiyāṭ al‐wājib) is that he must express in any way possible his disapproval and displeasure with the wrongdoer’s improper actions, even if he knows that it will not have any effect on him.

3. The wrongdoer must intend to continue doing the improper and wrong actions. Therefore, in the event that the wrongdoer does not want to repeat his wrong actions, it is not obligatory to enjoin him to good and to forbid him from evil.

4. The wrongdoer must not be legally excused (maʿdhūr) in his improper and wrong actions; i.e. he must not believe that the improper act he did was not unlawful and that it was permissible (mubāḥ); nor must he believe that the good act he abandoned was not obligatory.

   However, if the evil deed is something that the Holy Legislator [Allah] is never pleased with – such as the killing of an innocent person – then it is obligatory to prevent it, even if the perpetrator is legally excused and even if he is not legally obliged to fulfil religious duties (mukallaf ).

5. The person enjoining good and forbidding evil must not be in danger of significant harm being inflicted to his person, reputation, or wealth. Furthermore, it must not cause excessive difficulty (mashaqqah) or unendurable hardship, except in the case where the good or evil act in question is regarded by the Holy Legislator [Allah] as being so important that one must endure harm and hardship in its cause.

          If the person who enjoins good and forbids evil is not in danger of any significant harm being inflicted on himself but other Muslims are – whether that be to their person, reputation, or wealth – then it does not become obligatory on him to enjoin good and forbid evil. In this situation, the level of harm must be compared with the act in question, and sometimes even when harm is caused, he will not be excused from enjoining good and forbidding evil.

If someone has prayed 4 rakats in a room and then other people also come there and it disturbs the person praying. So can he go to another room and perform his remaining rakats of prayer there?

There is no problem

I have heard from scholars that If anyone has a problem of involuntary urine discharge he or she can perform each namaz with new wudu each .
What is the ruling on reciting Quran paak in such situation?

Yes before every namaz, wudhu has to be done and the wudhu will become baatil when one urinates voluntarily. You can recite the Qur'an with wudhu which does not become baatil till one does not urinate voluntary

Nowadays when my parents or someone else ask me to do anything any work, I feel irritated and sometimes even I answer them back.but feels bad afterwards.
What should I do? Though I dont want to react in such a way but still.

I would recommend you speak to a counselor who can advise you on anger management or you can even do a search on the internet for practical ways to control your anger

I would like to know what is the latest time I can pray Maghrib and Isha without them being qadha

Ruling 723:

For a person under normal circumstances, the time for the maghrib prayer is until midnight, but for a helpless person – who due to forgetfulness, oversleeping, menstruation (ḥayḍ), or suchlike did not perform prayers before midnight – the time for maghrib and ʿishāʾ prayers is extended until dawn. However, in both cases, the proper order between the two prayers must be observed, meaning that if the ʿishāʾ prayer is knowingly performed before the maghrib prayer, it is invalid unless the time remaining is sufficient only for performing the ʿishāʾ prayer, in which case it is necessary that one performs the ʿishāʾ prayer before the maghrib prayer.


'Midnight' in the above law is the legal midnight and not 12:00 which is calculate the total hours between sunset to sunrise of the next day and divide by 2
 

My pregnancy in 2019 didn't allow me to keep the previous years fasts hence I paid the kafara back home. Now due to delivery I couldn't fast the whole of Ramadhan in 2019. How many fasts are liable for me this year before Ramadhan. Will it be only 30 fasts pertaining to 2019 Ramadhan or also the previous year ones too for which only the kafara has been paid and no qaza has been done? Also for the month of delivery besides keeping qaza is there any kafara too?

For the last month of Ramadan, you will have to give fidya (kafffara) and fast however if you cannot keep all the fasts till the coming month of Ramadan, then you have to give two fidya (one for the missed fast and one for the missed qadha) as well as keep qadha fast whenever you can.

1.With regards to prayer times, is it better to do them Awwal-Vahkt or in jama’at? I mainly ask this for Asr & Isha prayers because pretty much every mosque I know combines the prayers instead of praying Asr and Isha in their Fazeelah time.
2. Also, from experience I’ve realised it is very challenging to maintain the nawafil when attending jama’at. Since the nawafil of zuhr has to come before zuhr prayer, and the mosque reads the zuhr prayer right on time, there’s no time to do the nawafil. Then there is usually not enough gap between their zuhr and asr prayers to do the asr nawafil. So is it better to just not do the nawafil in these cases, or is it better to not go to jama’at in these cases in order to maintain the nawafil? Or is there some work around solution?
3. Since one has to do the nawafil of zuhr and asr before zuhr/asr prayers, they cannot offer zuhr/asr prayers at the prime time. If these prayers are delayed though because the person is offering the nawafil, they they still get the reward of praying in the prime time?
4. I read a hadith in the book “Sunan an-Nabi” that one should not do more than the 51 daily ra’kats (even if they can) because they would be leaving the Sunnah. What if we want to pray more than that, not with the intention of nawafil, but just because we enjoy prayers? Is that ok? How is this hadith reconciled with the ahadith that say some of the Aimmah (a.s) used to pray 1000 raka’ts every night (mentioned in same book)?


1) Namaz in jamaat has precedence
2) Take part in congregational prayers and prior to that if you can recite even two rakaat nawafil, then do so and complete the rest later.
3) The namaz is counted as being recited awwal e waqt
4) However much namaz one recites, she/he is rewarded. The statement, that one should not do more than 51 units even if they can, maybe for individuals. A thing being makrooh means less reward. Sometimes a person prays a lot and then completely gets put off Namaz.

Just as a follow question to point (2), when we pray the rest of nawafil after jama’at, do we do it with the intention of qadha?

Since the time has not passed, you can recite it with the intention of Raja (رجاء) meaning with the intention of obtaining the reward

I feel afraid to pray tahajud as I am the only one who is awake and everyone is sleeping. I heard unmarried girls should not pray tahajud everyday as jin may fall for you and can cause problems with marriage.
Will 3 Surah qul 3 times each and ayat Al qursi 3 times be sufficient to be protected from anything

The issue of jinns falling for a person who recites salatul layl and causing problems in marriage are all superstitions.

Tahajjud brings blessings. We have narrations that praying tahajjud brightens ones face and heart (nur).

These superstitions that people want to say, these words that they say are in reality shaytani. Give lanat on shaytan, stand up and pray tahajjud. Nothing will happen. Allah is the protector because you would be carrying out a mustahab act and troubles would be driven away from you. Insha'Allah you achieve success. If you're afraid to get up from your bed, keep some water next to you, do wudhu and pray your tahajjud while you are on your bed.

I'm in my teens and get regular white and sometimes yellowish vaginal discharge whenever I'm not on my period. Is this discharge najis and does it break my wudhu? As i find myself several times throughout the day having to change my underwear being unsure of whether it is najis or not?

Discharge that is regularly seen in women in normal days is paak and it does not break your wudhu. Discharge that comes after haydh which is dark yellow or yellow with probability of having blood mixed in it, that would be considered as haydh.

Is it wajib to perform ghusl if there is a white discharge due to sexual desire or watching a porn? Or can we just take a bath and perform the salah? I get a slight white discharge after i watch such things. Does this make the ghusl wajib on me? Please do help me with this situation

If you do not reach orgasm, then ghusl does not become wajib.

When someone is fasting their sunnat fasts, is it true when you make them open their fast (break their fast before maghrib), both you and them get sawaab of the fast?

What has come in the books of fiqh in regards to giving another food to break their fast before maghrib is this that it is makrooh for a guest to fast without the permission of the host and if the host offers them food and they break the fast then the person would receive the reward. As for the host receiving the reward of fasting, I have not come across this.

I wanted to know are women permitted to shave?

No problem

I have a pertaining question to any sort of Ghusl that we do (wajib). What is the ruling on if your body parts such as hands legs or fingers touches the side areas such as walls or glass door during ghusl? Is ghusl still valid or we need to purify those walls with water too? As those places are already wet because of water reaching there prior we started our ghusl.

The reason for the question is because we are living in west and also I dont believe we have to purify the inner area in the washroom but your assistance or clarification can help me.

Ghusl is valid. No need to purify the walls

Want to know if I’m fasting and get my period what should I do? Countinue with my fast or break? Will it be counted or I have to fast again?

The fast is void and you should break it and you have to keep it again if it was a qadha fast. If it was a mustahab fast, no need to keep again

My menstruation(haydh) is always 7 days. I shower on the 7th day and when I wake up it's a very very small spot. I dont think its blood it's not red. Do I need to do the ghusl of haydh or can I just change and keep doing wudoo and pray?

If the discharge is yellow and brown and there is a possibility of there being blood in it then you will need to do ghusl again

Can a women while having menstruation get into a mutah(temporary marriage)?

No problem

I'm on first stage of menopause and a chronic sinus patient. I'm bleeding past 4 weeks sometimes spotting sometimes too much. It's not constant that I'm bleeding all the time but twice a day I bleed more. My doctors are saying maybe pre menopause system. I cannot do wudhoo after every mustahab salaat and I pray a lot. The wajib namaaz I can do the wudhoo before each namaaz but mustahabs that would be too much for me to take. So is there any alternative. I get triggers of sinusitis often and have to be careful but mustahab salaats are important to me too like nawafila, tahajjud and other salaats too. Please guide me.

According to Ayatollah Sistani, the age for menopause is 60 years lunar calendar (58 years Gregorian). Are you seeing istihadha bleeding? If you are seeing istihadha for menopause then is your age over 58? Discussion of menopause in medicine is different from that of ahkam. As per fiqh, if your age is not of menopause, then the ruling on bleeding will depend on the conditions of the blood.

However if your bleeding is continuous for at least 3 days and maximum 10 days and for the first three, blood is present for 24 hours with not even 10 mins of being paak (even if the blood is present inside the vagina and not necessary for it to come out continuously it will be enough for haydh), then this will be haydh and the month after as well you can have haydh.

However if it is not as above bleeding will be istihadha. The spotting would be istihadha qaleela. As for the heavy bleeding that happens twice, for example it happens at 10:00 in the morning and 5:00 in the evening. Then for zuhr and asr you'll have to do a ghusl and for maghrib and Isha you'll have to do another ghusl.

When the bleeding is not constant, it will be ruled as istihadha bleeding. Wudhu if is detrimental to your health or is possibly detrimental, you can do tayammum instead of wudhu. For tayammum, you can use even a stone and not necessary for it to be dusty

What's the Islamic order, if husband wife is not leaving with each other. Should husband pay maintenance?

If you told your wife to leave, then maintenance is to be paid by you. If you both agreed together too separate then there is no problem. However if the issue is of talaq e raji (revocable divorce), then the wife must stay with the husband during the period of waiting (iddah)

But she is not leaving there with my permission. We have some disputes, that's why she is not ready to come with me. Here question is for maintenance. Should I pay? She is not asking

No you don't have to pay maintenance

Every month, couple days prior to haydh there is a very light brown discharge. I am not sure if this is slight istehadha and do i need to do wudhoo before every prayer?
Sometimes the discharge is continuous even during wudhoo time. Now that we have shabe barat, I don't know how to keep up with wudhoo? And after amals, I'm still in wudhoo, but discharge continues, do I need to make new wudhoo for namaze shab, quran etc?

Prior to haydh, the light brown discharge, if it has no continuity meaning it comes and goes, it will be considered istihadha and you have to follow the relevant rules for that in regards to wudhu and namaz etc.

However if it has continuity such as is similar during haydh, then it will be haydh.

During istihadha, there are three types, qaleel, mutawassit, Kathir.

If your istihadha is qaleel meaning little, then prior to namaz, you need to change your undergarments or sanitary pads etc if they have gotten dirty and do wudhu.

How much percent vanilla extract is allowed in food such as frosting, cookies etc?
Also, is soy sauce allowed? many soy sauces have quite high amount of alcohol.

If the cookies etc contain more than 2% alcohol then it is haraam to consume otherwise it is ok. As for soy sauce, since the alcohol is naturally produced on its own during the process and is not added, it is ok to consume

I was wondering if there is an alternative to these sauces (soy, oyster and fish), as most of these sauces contain alcohol. Some say alcohol is produced when the product is being processed. Is that allowed?

If the alcohol is little and naturally produced during production such that it can be said it is normal, not intoxicating then there is non problem in consuming this product. It would not make a person intoxicated.

I have been addicted to watching porns & from two years have starting mastutbation as well

At age of 5 years one of my cousin used to do bad things with me then at age of 7 or 8 i was sexually harrased. Then at age of 10 or 11, I was first time introduced to watching porn by one of my friend who used to live in our neighbourhood.

I have asked forgiveness so many times, made so many promises,cried to allah, cried to Imam Mahdi that I won't hurt him again but I again break promises.

Please I need help, I want to get rid of it.



We humans have not been created infallible. We have some capabilities in us, in our fitra and that is to worship Allah however we are not infallible and are prone to making mistakes. There are only a few chosen people who are infallible however the rest of us have the possibility of making mistakes, wrongdoings and even committing a sin. Therefore if a person commits a sin, first she/he should not rebuke herself/himself but should be hopeful of Allah's mercy. When I say rebuke, I mean regretting the past and becoming hopeless about the future as well. However rebuking of the soul for committing a wrong and going against the wishes of Allah is good (without becoming hopeless and only to correct oneself).
A person should know that when they sin, shaytan comes to them and encourages one to become hopeless of Allah mercy. When one gets thoughts where he blames himself for a sin committed and becomes hopeless of Allah's mercy, these are satanic thoughts.

In cases of masturbation, many times, the thoughts a person gets, thoughts where a person blames themselves, these become the cause for a person being unable to leave the sin (of masturbation) and continuously gets caught in a circle of committing the same act.

Apart from this, a person should control their thoughts and should try to correct them. There are a few things that a person should observe through which the paths will open to gain the strength to let go of a particular act/sin:

-Diet - Pay attention to your diet. Try to eat at particular times the right meals where the food is not a lot and it should not be very strong. The food should be less and enough to eliminate one's hunger. The meals should be taken at specific times and outside of these times, extra food should not be consumed hence gaining control over one's food. Foods which have strong/heavy spices and a lot of meat, especially red meat increase the problem hence consume foods which have less meat and should not have strong spices. You can take a meal plan from a dietician.

- A person should take part in specific activities such as professional sports such as running, swimming. The sport should be one where a person would get very tired

- A person should also take part in professional artistic activities. Any activity that you like should be done at a specialised and professional level.

In situations such as yours, professional sports and arts play a very important role.

- Fasting. Try to fast every Monday and Thursday. Fasting is very effective in controlling and subsiding the attraction to masturbation and the thrill after.

- One should write past memories in exact detail on paper and then tear it up and throw it away. Do that again for the second time. Write in detail and tear up the paper and throw it away every time you get thoughts of the past. Do this as many times as needed till the thoughts of the past do not disturb you anymore. After this, anything that comes up that bring those thoughts to you, try to repeat this sentence 'Whatever has happened however from now on, Allah can help me. Whatever happened was not in my hand and whatever problem I have got but now Allah can help me and from now on my life is in my hands.' Also recite verses of the Qur'an to yourself and repeat those sentences and try to know/understand that whatever is not in one's hand, God does not punish therefore from now on try to correct your actions and work on the paths to letting go of this particular act/sin of masturbation.

- Early marriage. It is better for those who masturbate to get married early. Reduce a bit expectations one has of marriage and get married quickly and there is absolutely no need to inform one's partner of the past.

- Select friends who will help you go towards Allah and cause one to not go towards sin as it has been mentioned (in the narrations) to sit with those who remind you of Allah. Hence friends should be religious people and those who are not religious should be left.

- Another thing that can help a person to move away from masturbation is medicines. A psychiatrist who you can refer to will be able to suggest the correct medication to help with controlling the urge to masturbate.

- Just making a promise to Allah to not to commit the sin again is not very helpful since ever everytime a person returns back to the act, she/he will rebuke themselves. The above tips mentioned will be helpful but don't make a promise with Allah. Instead keep a penalty for yourself such as one of monetary value. So for example you keep a penalty for yourself that if you do this act again, you will give a specific amount in sadaqa. Or the penalty can be something that is hard for you to do or something that you don't enjoy doing. Therefore instead of making a promise with Allah, make a promise to yourself that if you do this act again, you will penalise yourself with a specific penalty. This will be more helpful. Insha'Allah Allah will help you in letting go of this act.

Can I read Dua E Jawshan Kabeer in the state of haiz?

Yes. Any duas can be recited during hayz

Even the duas that has dua of sajda like duae jawshan sagheer?

The Sajda is mustahab. Only verses which contain wajib Sajda in the Qur'an are haram to recite during hayz as per Ayatullah Sistani

If I bought a set suits from a woman total cost is around 3k and I paid the amount but that sets of suits never reached me, then later i bought two suits of rs 1500 and I ask her about the suits that did not reach me, she was unable to help in the earlier so I did not pay her 1500 but the suits reached to me. I this illegal for me to not pay that 1500? Please help

If the seller posted the clothes to you and it was lost by the postal service then the postal service is liable not the seller.

My question is that in the bikni wax is it allowed to wax the areas between hips by some female?

Looking at the private parts by another, be it by a woman, is haraam

I wanted to know if there is any alternative for skipping the nafl prayers?
As once I heard about the alternative for skipping the nafl of all the daily prayers is a salah named salah at-tawabeen but not sure about it as I heard it in one of the videos made on Ayatullah Bahjat.

So if there is any such prayer can you please-help me know more about it in detail.

I have not heard of a prayer by the name of Namaz tawabeen. There is however a discussion on whether it is important to pray qadha instead of nawafil and according to some, qadha should be prayed.

My parents did not properly teach me how to do wudu and say prayers as well as do ghusal properly. My mother is a sunni and Dad a shia, so I mixed up rulings as was taught to me. I used to do sunni wudu and ghusal and pray salat the wrong way without tashud in second rak'aa. And I didnt have any proper resource and knowledge to understand rulings as i was little.

Now that when I read the proper method of doing wudu, prayer and ghusal, may i know if I have to make up for my messed up wudu, salat and ghusal for 21+ years?

As for fasting, I can't remember when I started to fast properly (maybe when I was 15), I never fasted for my missed fast as well as i did'nt know the rulings, now that I know the ruling I have roughly calculated my due fasts and am making up all of my Qadah fasts? May I know if I am doing it correctly or should I have to pay kafarah as well for missed fasts from the time I was 9 years?

As for the qadha of fasts, the least amount of fasts you are sure you have not fasted, only give qadha for them and in addition to that, you have to pay kaffara e takhir which is 750 grams of food to a poor person for each fast not kept and qadha not done before the month of Ramadan of the following year.
In regards to namaz, if you believed yourself to be Sunni then there is no qadha upto the time you believed yourself to be a Shi'a since you prayed following the Sunni method but if you thought of yourself as Shi'a, then you have to do qadha of those namaz prayed wrong

What's the kuffarh of female who touched the quranic verses accidentally or in carelessness while being in state of hayd?

There is no kaffara.It was a mistake. Just ask for forgiveness

What is the ruling on posting pictures of yourself as a women where you can see the face or without the face back

This is dependent on the 'urf' (custom) of where you reside. Generally not posting pictures is better however if the hijab is not practiced and the limits of jurisprudence are not abided by, then it becomes haram. If the limits of religion are observed, one should note that such an action may result in other problems or sins for example can cause another to get attracted etc.
In general, if one knows that an act would lead to another act which is haram or may cause problems to arise, then carrying out the said act is problematic however if no problem would arise then as per religious law, there is no problem even though it may not be recommended (to do the particular act)

Bohot pareshann hun. Mujhy smjh nahi arha kya karun. Mera namaz me dil nahi lagrha, me wazu kr rhi hun to lagrha hai galat kiya aur wazu sy pehly bohot bar puri bismillah parh rhi hun qk mujhy lgrha hai k mene glt parha. Aur namaz me bhi ase horha hai. Dil bhi nahi lagrha aur lgrha hai galat parha hai to bar bar parh rhi hun. Bataein me kya karun?

This is the disease of waswaas and in order to get rid of it, don't pay attention to any of your doubts, pray your namaz quickly, keep something as a sign to help you with number of rakaats completed. You will also need to contact a counselor to help you with bringing this under control

If a boy and a girl like each other and want to marry but they can't tell their parents due to some problem, they will tell them in future but till then is it okay if they talk to each other on voice call or video call? I was just told that they talk to each other in order to remain in contact. Is it same in that case as well?

As per the information you have given to me, it seems they're talking to each other and gaining pleasure from it therefore it is haraam. It can't be without pleasure because they have reached a conclusion they want to be with each other

Kya ladka forcefully divorce le skta, ladki talaaq nhi lena. I mean wife dont want to take divorcevbut husband wants divorce

Yes he can give her a divorce

1) My father is sunni and I am shia. He knows that I am shia and sometimes invites me to pray salat with him leading the prayer but I don’t know if I should say my own shahada, and should I pray again later or is my prayer valid if he is leading.

2) My other question is, when it comes to ghusl I’ve been doing it my whole life with going in the shower and fully soaking myself and then starting with my head and neck touching them and then turning my right side and then my left, but I didn’t know I should do my head and neck alone first without wetting the rest of my body then doing the right side and left is my prayer not accepted, also is ghusl al janabaa the same procedure?

1) In regards to namaz with your father, you should recite the surahs and every dhikr of namaz yourself including tashahud and you can do this in a low voice.

1) In regards to ghusl, doesn't matter if prior to starting ghusl the body is wet. Method of ghusl is to first wash the head and neck, then right side and then left. Ghusl e janabat is of the same procedure.

Mojuda halat kya Zahoor e Imam ki alamat hain?
Masjid e Jamkaran pe surkh parcham ka buland hona isse kya murad hai?

In every circumstance and every moment, we must be waiting for the reappearance of the Imam and hope for this reappearance to happen soon. However we cannot say that because so and so event has happened, the reappearance will now happen.
Flying of the red flag over Jamkaran cannot be said to be a reason for the reappearance to be near. It has been 1400 years a red flag has been flying over Imam Hussain's dome.

Insha'Allah the reappearance is near.

The reappearance has conditions and one of them is the readiness of the hearts of the people. Allah can reform the issues and within a second, reappearance can take place. This reappearance is not restricted to being on a Friday either. If the conditions are not met then the reappearance can be delayed as well as discussed in the narrations

Allah says in Quran that the food from the people of the book is halal for you. IN N OUT is a Christian fast food restaurant here in CA. They have verses from bible on the cups and wraps which they sell their food and they also do not sell any pork or bacon or anything like that. They buy their meat from a farm that also sells halal meat. Is it permissible to eat from this 100% christian restaurant as Allah says “people of the book”. My friends eat it but I want to make sure. Please advice

Christians are Tahir according to Ayatollah Sistani therefore eating food cooked by them is permissible. If the meat is halal then you can eat that when cooked by a Christian

But that doesn’t answer my question. Can I eat NON HALAL meat cooked by christians? Non halal meat like meat slaughtered by machine in factory but by christians?

Non halal meat is haraam to eat

I am confused about the timing of salah. To join salah how should I do it? So when the azan for zuhr comes then I can pray zuhr and asr? Or can I wait for asr azan and then pray zuhr and asr? Same for maghrib do I pray at maghrib azan or after isha azan both maghrib and isha salah?

From the time of azan of zuhr upto sunset is time for both zuhr and asr. If you would like to pray at fazilat time when the reward is greater, for zuhr, it is at azan of zuhr and for asr, it is at azan of asr. As for the time for maghrib and Isha, it is from maghrib till midnight (which is calculated as per Islamic law). Fazilat for maghrib namaz is when the from when the azan is recited and around an hour after maghrib, when Isha azan is recited, it is time for Isha prayers when the reward is greater.

Can I wear pajama to pray in? It’s like a one piece pajama cover all, not a dress. Is that ok for home?

If there are no na mahram present then you can wear this for namaz. Just make sure the ankles are covered

In early pregnancy if I have bleeding, can I pray Salah and also to read Sura Maryum or sura Yousaf, dua Kumail and Hadese Kisa I have to do a full wazu or I can read without full wazu

If the bleeding has the conditions of hayz then it will be hayz otherwise istihadha.
In terms of reading Qur'an, if without wudhu then you must be careful not to touch the verses and if your bleeding is hayz, then you cannot recite the verses containing wajib Sajda

I have a females Dur-e-Najaf ring and I was wondering whether you could give me any guidelines on which fingers/ hand it is makruh or sunnah or haraam to wear it on

The small finger is recommended and better not to wear on the thumb

I have a necklace of a Dhulfiqar that says 'La Fata Illah Ali ع La Saifullah Dhulfiqar' on it in Arabic. I was wondering whether it is permissable for me to wear this in the bathroom or whilst I am menstruating

It is makrooh to go to the bathroom with it. As for the name of Allah touching the body without wudhu or during menstruation, it is haraam hence you can put something on the the chain so there is a barrier between it and your body

1) If a woman is past 65 ( one is 68 and the other is 78), is it still required for her to fast this Ramadan despite the fact that it could impact their immune system and they are already in the compromised age for covid 19?

2) If the above mentioned ladies don’t keep fast due to the fact that they feel at risk, would it be required for them to make up the fasts at a later time. They say that’s a huge factor in all this.

1) It is upon the person themselves to determine whether fasting will have a negative effect on their health. Hence if there is a good possibility that by fasting, the person will fall ill then fasting is not wajib however if that probability is weak, then they have to fast.
It is upon the person themselves to assess their situation and act according to the rule above

2) If the person fasting gives a strong probability that fasting will cause them to get sick then they should not fast and if they fast and get sick because of fasting, then the fast is problematic and qadha has to be done (if they have the strength to do qadha). If not done, then in addition to qadha fidya (750 grams of food) should be given to a poor person for every missed fast

Can a child breastfeed after 2 yrs. For instance her 2nd birthday has passed few months ahead and shes still feeding. Is it ok?

It is not haraam but it is makrooh

Can a hijabi girl remove the hair on her arms and legs?

There is no problem in doing so

Is it permissible for women to use razors to remove hair from their bodies?

There is no problem

I am currently studying fiqh and was wondering if you could recommend any good books to learn from? One which is suitable for beginners

If you're looking for something for beginners, the best place to start is the book of Islamic laws by one of the scholars such as Sistani. If you're looking for laws with its proofs from the Qur'an and Hadith, then duroos Al tamhidiyya fi Fiqh Al istidlaliya by Sheikh Irawani. The second is in Arabic and I'm not aware of an English translation available but the first one can easily be found online in English

Is it permissible for a female to recite noha, manqabat or naat in front of males or to recite majalis or make an Islamic speech publicly and post it on social media?

For a woman to read nauha or manqabat or naat infront of men, if it becomes a cause of corruption and sin, then yes it is problematic

I had a question about prayers. During the day, I get alot of discharge (due to sweating or after going to the bathroom or any time of the day). It's not due to intercourse or sexual relations. When I get these discharge, is it najis? Am I obligated to change my under garments before praying or can I pray with it?

If there is no blood in the discharge then it is paak

Are children born outside of marriage in the case of sperm donation considered illegitimate even when no penetration occurred?

The child would not be considered illegitimate according to Ayatollah Khamenei however the child's father is the one who donated the sperm hence the discussion of mahram, inheritance etc will all come in play

I wish to know what it means to be a believer. How can I calm this fire raging within me? How can I be at peace? How can I keep myself away from fading in this worldliness? Though believing in the unseen is the key, how does one find this path that he's supposed to walk on ? What is this path that we're supposed to walk on?

In general, if a person acts upon what she/he knows, they will be successful. A person knows the haraam and halal of Allah and hence should be careful and attentive to them. One should act upon the waajibaat. A person is also prone to making mistakes in which case he should ask for forgiveness and should not have this expectation of themselves to reach the status of the Prophets today. It's not possible because the advancement of a person is gradual hence one should continue to strive and ask for help from Allah and through intercession, insha'Allah the situation will be get better. No one can claim that they are perfect believers. The advancement of a person is such that however much they strive, there is always room for improvement. What is important is that a person keeps to the path.

Also know that Shaytan whispers to throw a person off track by making them hopeless. Be careful of these whispers and don't become hopeless on this path.

If we are on periods what acts we can perform for 15 shaban?

I'm very sorry for the late reply. In general, during periods, one can recite duas and tasbeeh. It is even recommended to sit on the prayer mat at namaz time and read duas. One can also recite Qur'an and when it is said it is makrooh, what is meant is that the reward is less.

In the stance that someone is gay (boy/boy) or (girl/girl)
1. Is it haram for them to have physical contact with someone they are attracted to? Like if a guy hugs a guy he’s attracted to (in a friend way) but the one that’s attracted thinks more than that. does it make it haram on the guy that’s attracted
2. Is it haram for them to do things friends would do even tho in this case both in this case are attracted to each other such as become roommates, have dinner, spend the day together etc

The look and touch of such a person would be lustful hence haraam because any look or touch would not be of a normal person

I wanted to know if wearing a nose stud/pin is allowed, or is it classified as a Zeenah (beautifying oneself)?

According to Ayatollah Sistani there is no problem in wearing a nose stud because he does not consider it a zeenah. If you'd like the rulings for Ayatullah Khamenei, I can write that for you

How to purify a carpet area from a kid's urine? How to make it tahir, if the carpet cannot be removed from ground? Is it possible to make it tahir by just running a steam cleaner over it?

You can purify the area using a pipe connected to a tap. once water flows from the pipe onto the carpet, you can close the tap.

I had not known the ruling for this. So I couldn't make the place tahir immediately. But just recorded/marked the area to be cleaned, roughly in my mind.

Can I still follow the same method to purify that space?

Yes you can

Me and my friend have recently started a project on Instagram as a platform that serves to talk about female personas in Islam, issues we face as well as highlighting current shia ladies that are expressing the love of their religion through art and poetry and from all walks of life. We want to do a post on what women can and cannot recite or read during their periods and what’s the best way stay spiritual during the week of periods and what to do during nights of ammal

When a woman is in the state of haydh, it is mustahab for her to do wudhu, sit on the prayer mat and recite zikr. This wudhu however does not allow her to touch the writing of the Qur'an. In regards to reciting duas and Quran, there is no problem. If it is said that it is makrooh to recite the Qur'an, it means the rewards are less. However the wajib sajda verses of the Qur'an should not be recited.

When does istihadha start, is it before or after the 10th day?

And also, what's the huqm for a woman whose menstruation stops half a day or a whole day and then continues but in much lower amount. Does this case count as istihadha if it happens after the 7th day?

Conditions of Haydh:
- Minimum days for Haydh is 3 and maximum is 10. Therefore if blood is seen for less than 3 days or more than 10 days then it is istihadha.
- The first three days of Haydh must be continuous (i.e 24 hours x 3) therefore if it starts in the morning then exactly 24 hours x 3 days, is your minimum number of days however if it starts at 10 in the night then on the third day, till sunset is when 3 days will end.
- During the first three days of Haydh, one must not be clean of blood even for 10 minutes. It is not a must for blood to be discharged continuously but the Haidh (woman going through the period of Haydh) must be unclean inside. Hence if she were to check with let's say a pieces of tissue or cotton the inside of her area from where blood is being discharged, the cotton or tissue must come out dirty.
- From the 4th to the 10th day if blood comes and goes then it is still counted as Haydh.

But what happens if the blood only continues the first 24h then it becomes clean/ flow stops and then continues after 24hours until the whole period is done? My period is scheduled so I know exactly when it comes but sometimes it doesn’t begins with continuous flow the first 3 days (huqm for haythd). Do I have to repray what I missed the first day?

If at the start, it doesn't have a continuous flow, that will be istihadha and you will have to follow the rules of istihadha. Once the blood flow gains continuity with the the conditions mentioned earlier, that will be when you will start following the rules of Haydh.

یه دوست دارم توی استرلیا خانوم تازه مسلمان هست و در شرف .ازدواجه مقلد آ.سیستانی هست و میخواد فرزند خونده بگیره
اگر یه نوزاد یا یه نوپا بخواد بگیره، چطور باید به خودش محرم کنه؟

اگر پسر باشد، از طریق شیر محرم می شود. زیر دو سال باشد، خود خانم شیر داشته باشد، شیرش هم در اثر زایمانش ایجاد شده باشد و آن هم زایمان حلال یا مثلاً بدهد به خواهرش، خانم برادرش که کسی بهش شیر بدهد و آن هم از طریق حلال که این پسر بخواهد محرم بشود.

اگر دختر بخواهند بگیرند، به شوهرش باید محرم بشود که از طریق هم بحث شیر است مثلاً خواهر آن آقا، فرزند خواهر آن آقا، برادر یا فرزند برادر آن آقا.
یا اینکه مثلاً اگر آن مرد پدر دارد، این دختر را در ازدواج موقت بگیرد و عقد موقت یک‌ ساعتی خوانده شود. اول ببینند اگر امکانش است چون اجازه پدر لازم است.
شوهر این زن محرم می شود و به همه فرزندان پدر بزرگ (که با آن عقد موقت بسته) محرم می‌شود و به همه ی نوه های آن آقا.

خانوادش مسیحی هستن، مثلا خواهرش مسیحیه
اگر شیر بده باز هم حلال میشن؟

و اینکه اگر پسر بچه باشه یعنی دیگه شیر نخوره، دیگه راهی برای محرم شدن نیست، درسته؟

. فرق نمی‌کند مسیحی باشد یا نباشد باید حلال زاده باشد
در مورد پسر بچه هیچ راه دیگری ندارد

My question is that is plucking of eyebrows is haraam? And is making upper lips and waxing forbidden?

It is not haraam.

Is it fine for a woman to read Hadise Kisa during menses.

Recitation of duas and Quran during periods is allowed. There are only 4 surahs in the Quran that have wajib sajdah in them. As per Ayatullah Sistani, only the verse of sajda should not be recited by a woman in her periods. It is said that Quran recitation during periods is makrooh- this means that the reward is less (not that it should not be recited).

I wanted to know if we can see an istekhara on tasbeeh in halat-e-junub?

Taharat is not a condition for istikhara and this has to do with the person himself.

I am pregnant and can no longer pray while standing and prostrating. Wanted to ask if there is specific rules and guidelines to when I'm praying while sitting on the floor?

I pray with my legs crossed and bend for sujood as much as i possibly can. But do I need to lift the turbah to my forehead?

Recite the namaz while standing and to the extent possible go to rukuu. Then sit on a chair and keep a table in front of you for as low as is possible for you and do sujood on there. Takbiratul ihram and the qiyam before rukuu are rukn of prayers and must be done while standing.

What is the ruling on applying human hair extensions? Also eyelash extensions?

Applying hair extensions is no problem since it is not a must to wash hair during ghusl (just washing the scalp is sufficient) however using eyelash extensions is a problem since water must reach the eyelashes during both wudhu and ghusl and extensions would be a barrier

Do fake nails invalidate wudu?

At the time of doing wudhu and ghusl, there should be no barrier on the body. Hence if one has fake nails or nail polish, since they are a barrier they must be removed.

Can we get pubic hair removed by laser treatment.

There is no problem but it is haram for another to look at the private parts.

If a wife comes to know that his husband has commited adultery, what is the ruling on this subject. Any kafarah for husband? Please guide.

Adultery does not have kaffara. The person must seek for forgiveness. It is a great sin. If it is required to be proved that the act did indeed take place, there is a need for 4 adil (just) male to give witness that they saw the act taking place (with their own eyes) and then only can the punishment be given.
Anyways there is no Kaffara and only istighfar meaning that the person is remorseful and has no intention to do it again.

Also as a side note: once someone does such an act such as adultery, they should not disclose it to anyone but just seek forgiveness. Other acts where compensation is possible such as theft, namaz, fasting, murder, it is allowed to disclose the act and find a solution such as qadha or returning the item stolen etc. However in cases such as adultery, disclosing one's sin is haraam and is a sin in itself.

I’m still b feeding my 2 year old son. Trying my best to quit but still it’s taking time. Is it haram for him as he has passed his age?

It is makrooh not haraam.

Can we apply Mehdi in hands while haiz?

No problem.

Ghusl janabat ya koi bhi aur ghusl tartibi lena shower se jayaz hai? Directly stand below shower and wet the body in three parts?

You can do ghusl under the shower however Ayatullah Sistani says first wash the head and neck and then the body. If you stand under the shower and make no movement, it is not correct. As per Ayatullah Sistani, it is ihtiyat wajib (obligatory precaution) to make some movement to make it clear that you are now for example washing the body.

I am married and i know the fact that it is haram for a couple to mate during haalat e hayz however I wanted to ask that if my husband comes near and without having intercourse if there comes drop of semen on my body then what is the masael for ghusl. Secondly, when I am not in hayz and in normal condition then without intercourse if a drop or some more amount of semen falls on my body then is ghusl janabat wajib?

The condition for janabat is either:

1) intercourse or
2) getting an orgasm along with secretion of discharge.

If unintentionally I had washed one of my impure clothes with other pure clothes of my family members, are they also now became impure?

All the clothes would have been washed with water. Hence if the other clothes became najis, when they were washed with water, they would have become paak.

Regarding taharat during haiz, can I take a bath during haiz in order to remain clean and fresh?

Yes you can.

As my haiz comes I always feel that now I am free from the duty of namaaz. So what is this feeling. Is it a sign of low imaan?

No it's not a sign of weak Iman since it's just an Islamic responsibility that has been taken off. However in order to maintain connection with Allah, reciting dhikrs has been recommended. Therefore at the time of prayers, clean yourself and sit on the prayer mat and for the duration of the time it takes to normally pray, you can recite any dhikr you want. In this way you can maintain connection with Allah.

Can I recite surah and verses of the Quran such as surah faitha surah tawheed and likewise.

Recitation of duas and Quran during periods is allowed. There are only 4 surahs in the Quran that have wajib sajdah in them. As per Ayatullah Sistani, only the verse of sajda should not be recited by a woman in her periods. It is said that Quran recitation during periods is makrooh- this means that the reward is less (not that it should not be recited).

Is it permissible to apply makeup(not a heavy one though) during the months of muharram and safar eg. for college?

Makeup if seen by a na mahram is haraam. Little make up whereby it can be seen that it has been applied is haraam as well (infront of na mahram). As per Ayatullah Sistani, only applying eyeliner/kohl is allowed.

So is a lipstick also not allowed during the month of Muharram or Safar?

Regardless of whether it is Muharram and Safar, if the lipstick color is such that it shows one has applied lipstick, it's use is haraam infront of Na Mahram.

I had some queries regarding my four month old. Since he is on exclusive formula fed, I guess I have to follow the same rules as adults for taharat from urine that is wash once with Kurr water except in the case of body and clothes. Wanted to know does clothes include other forms of materials like sheets/towels/baby blankets and wraps etc or just one wash is sufficient since they are materials but not used as a means of clothing?
Also as for gifts received by toddlers especially cash, how do I utilise it for the little one? How about those gifts that he has outgrown? Can we sell them and use the cash for his other needs or rather can we give it to charity? Since it belongs to the child how about do I go with it?

Everything that becomes najis with urine, washing it once is enough. As per Ayatullah Sistani, washing it the second time is based on ihtiyat e wajib (obligatory precaution) however you can refer to Ayatullah Khamenei and other maraje who say washing it once is enough.

In regards to gifts given to the child, under the supervision of the father, it can be used for the child or in any other way you see fit so you can sell it or whatever else you find best

As a new mum could you help me clear some queries: the whole Pak thing is getting overwhelming for me
a) How do I make the mattress and sheets Pak for an infant who is four months old and is exclusively formula fed
b) Are wipes sufficient in making an infant clean after diaper changes

a) Sheets which have been soiled with urine will be made paak if washed with qalil water twice or with kurr water twice. The ruling on kurr water being used twice is based on obligatory precaution hence you can follow another marja such as Ayatullah Wahid Khurasani who says washing with kurr water once will suffice.
b) As for using a wet wipes, it does not make anything Pak. Since the child does not have to pray namaz or do anything that requires taharat, there is no problem if the area is not made paak

Recently I had one of my friends say to me that she heard from someone else, who she wont state the name, that I said I dont like her and now shes upset with me and believes them. Although I am 110% sure I never said a thing like that, even about anyone and I'm not sure what to do in positions like this. I told her I didn't but she doesn't believe me, so what am I supposed to do now to try and be the best Muslim in this situation?

You've told her and she doesn't believe you. She has free will in what she thinks and no one can change that. There is no specific responsibility because she is not family where sile rahm becomes wajib. Make sure you don't do any wrong doing towards her

Wearing makeup in general is haraam, but is a woman allowed to wear very very light face makeup just to cover up some bad acne or dark spots that are embarrassing for her, and what about when shes going to places like the haram or the Ahlulbayt in Karbala and najaf, is it okay to do so over there?

Salam alaikum. Anything that is counted as zeenat (beautification) and can be seen by others should be hidden from non mahrams and this is regardless of where a person is, whether in their hometown or in the Haram of the Ahlulbayt (as).
As for applying very light make up such that it cannot be seen by anyone and no one can recognize the person has applied something on, there is no problem.

What is one supposed to do when the people around them are making fun of someone else? Especially in the case when you cannot ruin your relationship with the said person who is making fun of others and show disrespect to them? Is being quiet in this situation enough?

One of our responsibilities is Amr bil Ma'roof and Nahi az Munkar. In the event you saying anything will not have any effect of the opposite person will not listen, then try and leave the gathering and if that's not possible either, you can stay.

My husband wants to bring home his cousin sister’s, 19 year old daughter to stay at our house for 5-6 years for her studies. I am not comfortable with this as I think it may distrupt our couple life among other things. Am I obligated in Islam to do so?

If this is your husband's house, you can't say no. It's best if you stay away from the private matters of your husband's cousin's daughter so that she stays away from yours. Let there be a separate space for her where she can do her own work and both of you stay away from each others private matters. From the start set the boundaries so that problems do not arise.

What is the method of Ghusl Jummah? Niyat and everything?

Ghusl e Jumma is like other ghusls with no difference. Therefore first the head and neck has to be washed, then the right side then the left. It's time is before Namaz e Zuhr. The closer it is to dhuhr, the greater the reward. After Namaz e dhuhr, ghusl can be done as well with the intention of Ma fi al- dhimma (to fulfill whatever one's legal obligation happens to be). The ghusl can be done on a Saturday as well with the intention of qadha.

In regards to niyyat, during wudhu, ghusl, namaz the niyyat is just that you know what you are doing. It it not necessary to say it. Hence if I were to be asked you what am I doing, I would for example say wudhu or ghusl which shows I had the intention of wudhu and started this action. This is enough for the start of an action. That is I know what I'm doing. It is not necessary to say the niyyat in words such as I'm doing so and so ghusl. As long as I know what I'm doing, it's enough.

I go to university twice a week and the university is 3 hours far away from my house. I have to miss namaz fajr because of train sometimes, there is no space to pray there.
Namaz zuhr & asr I pray there. My question is, do i have to do qasr for namaz fajr, zuhr and asr? Or qadha for fajr and pray zuhr and asr regularly

Pray your zuhr and asr as normal. As for your fajr namaz, don't do qadha if it and try to pray it in whatever manner you can even if it be while standing and with gestures. And try and maintain the qibla to whatever extent possible.

Is it necessary for a women’s private part to be shaved completely or is little hair allowed?

It is mustahab to shave the pubic hair and it is makrooh for it to remain. It is not haraam. Hence if a bit remains there is no problem.

What is a female supposed to do if she finds a little sign of mascara after ghusl (could be like minute) when she rubs the eye? The ghusl taken before becomes void or its ok to disregard it?

If you see the mascara in your eyes after ghusl and it is a barrier to water reaching that area, that is, it has substance and is not just colour, then just clean that area and wash it (for ghusl) and then wash the body again.

Can you please advise the ruling on ghusl hayd. Indeed the way is similar as other ghusl but do we have to do wudhu before the ghusl as I read that in tawzeeh ul masail. Is the wudhu compulsary to take before ghusl or just mustahab?

It is not wajib. You can do wudhu before or after ghusl. It makes no difference.

I've missed my two cycles and now I'm having light spotings. I'm not sure whether it should be considered hayd or istihada. The spotings does reach to the pad but it stops after few drops. This has been happening for few days. Can I pray with just doing wudhu or do I have to perform ghusl?

One of the conditions for Haydh is that there has to be continuity i.e blood has to be present in the inside such that one cannot say they have been clean for even 10 mins. Since your blood flow as you say is coming and going, it is not Haydh and hence is istihadha.

The type of istihadha depends on blood flow. If you are to put a piece of cotton to check, does the blood stay at the top of the cotton. If it does then it's istihadha qaleel and for this, whenever you are clean/pak, change your undergarments (if they have become najis), do wudhu and pray.

After what age of daughter, father should not sleep next to daughter?

A father is a mahram for his daughter hence in general, there is no problem for his daughter to sleep next to him. However if there is fear of falling into sin, then the necessary precautions should be taken. As per akhlaq, it is better from the age of 5/6 for a father to not sleep next to his daughter

What is the correct method of namaze shab by Ayatollah Sistani.

Namaz e Shab consists of 11 rakats.
- 4 prayers of each 2 rakat which makes 8 rakaat. It is to be recited like the fajr prayers. Reciting the second surah is not wajib but recommended.
- 2 rakat namaz e shaf' which is again to be recited like the fajr prayers where it is better that the qunoot is not recited.
- 1 rakat namaz e witr in which after Surah Hamd, it is recommended to recite 3 surah ikhlas, surah naas and surah falaq. These surahs are recommended and you can either recite them or omit them and recite surah fatiha only.
- Then is qunoot. To whatever extent you can lengthen it, do so. You can recite 300 times already al-afw, 70 istighfar and then pray for 40 believers. You can recite any other dua as well depending on your own ability. You can either lengthen or shorten it based on what you feel comfortable with.

When I sleep at night I habitually massage my face with oil and then sleep but when I get up in the morning for namaze fajr and I do wuzu with the oil on my face and legs. If I dont do it my namaz will get qaza. So can you please tell me that if my wuzu is correct and my namaz is correct? Or can we do wuzu with oil on my face ?

Oil is usually absorbed and the little that remains is usually not a barrier to wudhu. However if you would like to clean, just a quick wash with soap will remove the extra moisture remaining that may be a barrier.

I have few questions please reply

1. Does a woman need to sit while having bath or especially when she is taking gusl

2. Can a woman take bath on even days of hayz i.e. 4th or 6th day is there any harm doing so

3. I heard that ladies should sit and give niyaz or fateha as only mens can stand and give fateha or nazr

I need to know the answer as we are practicing this since our childhood and now after marriage my husband says aisa kuch hard n fast rule nahi hai toa kya jo hamare bade buzurgon ne bataya wo sab galat hai abtak ham jo baith ke gusl utar rahe the wo galat tareeka tha. Please clarify.

In all of the circumstances mentioned, there is no basis for it. In regards to hayz, minimum is 3 days and maximum is 10 days. Whenever one finishes their hayz, they should do the wajib ghusl whatever time or day it is. Ghusl can be done sitting or standing, doesn't make a difference. It is correct. As for giving niyaz sitting or standing, doesn't make a difference

Why did Allah create stupid and smart people?

I'm not sure what you mean by stupid but I'll assume you mean those who are mentally weaker.

Different people have different strengths which vary in intensity. God expects from his servants based on their strength and will question them to the limit of their strength. If I am one who is able to progress fast even though I may show laziness in my work while someone else who strives very hard, may not be able to progress at the same speed. God looks at how much a person strives not based on their strength. For example if you were to give your child $100 you'll ask them what they did with it and if you were to give $1000, again you'll similarly ask what they did with it. God similarly only questions a person based on what strength they have been given

If I have a little bit of wetness due to me and my husband having some foreplay but not being completely relaxed. We did not have sexual intercourse. Is it wajib on me to do ghusl janabat?

If you did not get an orgasm, then ghusl is not wajib

Is mutah allowed for a vigin girl, to talk with a guy, without a physical involvement especially intercourse?

With the permission of the father, it is permissible

If he has no objection when the girl talk with him, can this be consider as his consent?

If the father is completely consenting to this matter, not only that the matter was only discussed with him and no objection was shown. Sometimes an issue is discussed with another and they show no disagreement however if I say I want to do this, then they may object.

The marriage is valid on the basis the father gives consent even if a general consent is taken from him such that for example I say I want to do this. In this case it is enough

1) The matter is complicated. Father has no objection when it comes to permanent marriages, but he take mutah as a bad thing. He has no objection if the girl talk with a boy or even goes out with him. He has no objection in all these things.
2) Is bikni waxing(including pubic area) is valid?

1) You can speak to the boy and get to know him and getting to know another does not require temporary marriage or holding hands. If the conversation with a boy is limited only to get to know him it is not haraam. Refrain from provocative and sexual conversations and there should be no problem.

2) Looking at the private parts of another is not allowed. Usually when bikini waxing is done, the private parts are seen and this is a problem.

Can I offer namaz without changing my pad, as the awwale waqt of namaz is going out?

The pad must be changed.

At the starting of haydh(since puberty), I didn't know about the fact that fasts are wajib , and we have to make their qaza before the next ramazan. So now I am trying to cover all my qaza fasts. Am I doing right?

Yes, you are doing right. If you didn't know it is wajib to fast, along with fasting the qadha, you have to pay kaffare e takhir that is 750 grams of food (wheat, barley, bread or suchlike) to a poor person for every fast missed.

I am continously bleeding for more than a year (sometime the bleeding stop for one two days) but again it restart. I am taking 10 days as haiz and 10 as istihaz. Am I doing right ?

No.
How many days was your monthly period for?
When was the date you first started this continuous bleeding?

For example your bleeding started on 1st of January and previously your haydh used to go on for 7 days (for example). Therefore on the 1st of January for 7 days you will take as haydh and 23 days istihadha to complete a total of 30 days. When the 30 days are up, again 7 days haydh, 23 days istihadha and so on and so forth.

Note: To determine the number of days that will be regarded as haydh in your current bleeding, you can look at the number of days the women in your family get their haydh and if that is not orderly, look at the number of days that the Hadith has outlined for haydh. The Hadith says any number of days between 3-10 as long as it's closest to your natural cycle. Therefore for example your natural cycle was between 7-8 days, you can choose 7 as the number of days of haydh and if for example your natural cycle was approximately 10 days, you can select 10 as your number of days for haydh in the current bleeding.

I am bleeding from past one year, and I forget about the starting date and my cycle was disturbed from the puberty. I generally bleed for 15 days and my mother's cycle is of 8 days, my sister's cycle is also different. In that one year, once the bleeding stpped for 10 days, and then after that it restarted, then generally one or two gaps were there

If you have bleeding and after which 10 days of being paak and it restarts again and has the conditions of Haydh, then it would be Haydh and the number of days it runs for can be used as a guide. However if you don't have any days of being paak and as you said that you usually used to have a lot of bleeding during your normal periods prior to this current situation, every month you can keep 10 days as Haydh and 20 days as istihadha.

My bleeding stopped completely for 7 days then after that on one day i got little blood clot and after that there is just a dot on pad, and from today the bleeding is heavy with symptoms of haiz(with a light irritation and heat blood comes out) , so what should I do now? After seven days there is a red blood once only after that there is no bleeding just a yellow dot, and after several days, now bleeding is heavy with symptopms of hayz

If the time period was 10 days and it can be said that new blood is different from the previous one that was seen after the 7 days of no blood. After the 7 days of no blood, for how many days did you see dots of blood- that is important. 3 days? 4 days? If it's a total of 10 days. Then these three days if it can be said it's different from the previous one, it can be Haydh.

The bleeding stops for eight days then the little bleeding is there, which is gradually increasing, so should i take 7 or 10 days of a month as hayz and now consider this as istihaza.

The criteria is this. One must be completely clean for 10 days however in these ten days, for example 8 days you were clean and for the 2 days you see very little discharge after which it starts again (making the total number of days after your previous bleeding 10/12 days) and you see that this blood is different from previous meaning it's a new cycle starting and this blood is not of the previous blood. This new blood can be hayz however if you say no, the blood flow is the same as that of the one before the 10 days ended and it is a continuation of the previous blood, then just as the previous one is istihadha, this will be istihadha as well

I dont know whether I am in depression or not but i loses all my interest in my life. I am trying very hard to wake up in fajr but sometime i woke up and more time I was not able to wake up. I lost my way of my career. I want to cry for Imam Hussain a.s as hard as possible but I couldnt cry like other momineens. Please suggest me some ways to overcome these.

To help you overcome your feelings of depression, here are some tips that inshAllah may benefit you:
- Create order in your life
- Have a routine for yourself and a schedule for your day
- Motivate yourself
- Do things for yourself regularly
- Keep exercise as part of your routine
- Go for walks
- Do something for recreation regularly

When you go for Imam Hussain, don't compare yourself to others. Try and ponder and understand the reasons of Imam Hussain's uprising, understand Imam Hussain himself. If one cries more, does that mean they love the Imam more? Don't compare yourself with others at all. Understand yourself first and connect to the Imam. As humans, sometimes we feel closer to something/someone and sometimes this closeness is not as strong. Sometimes a person may not have the mood to go for ziyarat or go for example to a majlis. Whenever you feel like going to the majalises, go on those days.

I would also advise you to visit a psychologist who can help and advice you within the bounds of religion and akhlaq (give you advise which is compatible with the faith). If depression stays within a person for long, it will have it's own consequences and problems. If you have another problem that is the basis of you feeling depressed, then it would be best to solve that problem first and InshAllah the other problem will get solved. Visiting a psychologist along with counselling from the experts may help you more in indentifying the cause and they may refer you to medications that would be appropriate for you.

What signs are mentioned in the Quran that show that Imam Mahdi a.s will come soon and fight for justice. Also when he comes what will happen to earth and the humans living on it.


In surah Anbiya verse 105:

‎وَلَقَدْ كَتَبْنَا فِي الزَّبُورِ مِن بَعْدِ الذِّكْرِ أَنَّ الْأَرْضَ يَرِثُهَا عِبَادِيَ الصَّالِحُونَ

And certainly We wrote in the Book after the reminder that (as for) the land, My righteous servants shall inherit it.

It is narrated from Imam Baqir (as) that the righteous servants who will inherit the land will be Imam Mahdi and his followers.

Further more in surah Hud verse 86

‎بَقِيَّتُ اللَّهِ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ

What remains with Allah is better for you if you are believers,

In a narration from Imam Baqir (as), when Imam Mahdi will reappear, he will learn against the Kaaba and he will first recite this verse then he will say: 'I am the Baqiyatullah in the Earth and His (Allah) khalifa and His(Allah) Hujjat upon you.' Hence whoever wants to greet the Imam should say Assalamu alaika ya Baqiyatallahi find ardhihi.

In surah Hadeed verse 17:

‎اعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يُحْيِي الْأَرْضَ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا قَدْ بَيَّنَّا لَكُمُ الْآيَاتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَعْقِلُونَ

Know that Allah gives life to the earth after its death; indeed, We have made the communications clear to you that you may understand.

Imam Sadiq (as) narrates

What is meant here is that Allah will revive the earth through the Justice of Imam Mahdi (as) during his dhuhoor after a period in which the people would have died due to the misleading leaders.

In Surah Qasas, verse 5

‎وَنُرِيدُ أَن نَّمُنَّ عَلَى الَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُوا فِي الْأَرْضِ وَنَجْعَلَهُمْ أَئِمَّةً وَنَجْعَلَهُمُ الْوَارِثِينَ

And We desired to bestow a favor upon those who were deemed weak in the land, and to make them the Imams, and to make them the heirs,

Imam Ali says that what is meant by 'weak' is the family of the Prophet. After their endeavors and suffering, the Mahdi from this progeny will be raised and will take them to the peak of glory and dignity and will humiliate their enemies.

Is there any islamic law according to our Imams and our respected Maraji that,the womam cannot/should not call his husband by names(when they are aged same)?

If you mean is it haraam to call one's husband by his name, no we don't have such a rule however respect between husband and wife is definitely good. Respect in different cultures and places has its own meaning

So I performed my umrah e Mufradah, bore all restrictions of ihram. Performed it in the right order. But there is one problem that happened. I prayed my tawaf prayers (at the station of ibrahim (A.S) ) and tawaf un nissa prayers with hands closed (like sunni’s pray) as my family is rigid sunni and they would know or doubt me if i prayed with my hands open. Is my umrah complete? Because there is no way that I could have performed those 2 prayers with my hands open. Do I have any kaffara on my head?

It is ok if you had no choice. However you can do qadha of the namaz later when your family is not around. You have to do qadha and pray the namaz the normal way

I will be performing umrah inshaAllah tomorrow. For tawaf un Nissa, do i have to be in the state of ihram?

What do you mean by state of ihram? Once tawaf is over, somethings become halal for a person. When you speak about being in the State of ihram, do you wish to ask about the clothing of ihram? Or something else?
After taqseer, two things still remain haraam which is applying perfume and sexual relations.

Ill explain. By state of ihram i mean clothing. After Taqseer do I get to be in the same clothes of that which I wore to perform umrah or may I change them and then perform Tawaf un nissa

It doesn't matter whether you change your clothes because a woman doesn't need to wear specific clothing as ihram. The ihram of a female is that her face is uncovered

In Ziyarat e Ashura there is a dua that is to be recited while in sajdah. I cannot remember it and it is not possible to read dua from paper and be in sajdah at the same time. Can I ommit that dua that is to be recited in sajdah. Will Ziarat e Ashura be incomplete without it?

You can get into the position of sajda in whichever way possible and recite the Dua from the paper

I come from a sunni background but I am a staunch follower of the Ahlul Bayt (A.S). I will be traveling for umrah soon. I wish to write Ziarat e Ashura (hand-written) in my notebook as I can not recite it otherwise due to my family. Currently i’m on my periods, do i wait to get Pak (pure) before writing it down or can I write it in the state of impurity?

You can write ziyarat e Ashura in the state of Haydh. Where the name of Allah is, you just have to be careful not to touch it.

I would like to ask regarding the Ruling Number 442 from book of laws of Ayatullah Sistani.

It states that, 'On the days that the bleeding stops, in between the days of hayd, the obligatory precaution is that, one must do the things that are obligatory for a non-haid, and refrain from that which is unlawful for a haid.'

If you could please clarify this statement. What is obligatory for a non-haid, includes daily wajib prayers. Hence, does she need to make qadhaa for the daily prayers during these days that fall in between the Hayd? However, it also mentions to refrain from what is unlawful for a Haid?

In this particular ruling, since it is written obligatory precaution, it means there is permission to refer to another marja. If you refer to Ayatullah Wahid Khurasani or Ayatullah Khamenei, the days in between where bleeding stops is counted as part of Haydh. Hence there is no need to do qadha of Namaz. It is also not necessary to do ghusl and pray.

If I am performing sajda and my skin dont touch the mor but its my abaya that touched it. Makes namaz invalid?

If you realise after getting up from sujood then no problem. If you realise during sajda, them slowly pull the chador away without lifting your head from the mohr.

1) Is it allowed for us to use temporary hair color, which is removed with water over time? Its not an obstacle for gusl?
2) If we have kajol in our lower lashes,  makes wazou batil? Is the lashes has to be obligatory wet ?

1) If the hair color has substance to it then it is a barrier for ghusl and wudhu if the hair color is on the scalp. This is because according to Ayatullah Sistani, it is not necessary to wash the hair during ghusl and it is sufficient for the water to reach the scalp. If the scalp only gets the hair color then it is no problem and is no barrier for wudhoo and ghusl. However if the colour substance sits on the scalp, then it would be a barrier for wudhoo and ghusl eg if the hair is dyed using the temporary spray colour then those sit on the scalp and have substance hence being a barrier.

2) If the Kajol sits on the lashes and has substance then yes it would be a barrier. If it's just color then it's not a barrier.

When we do gusl, is it also obligatory to wash inside our private part?
Or its enough to just pass water above?

During wudhu and ghusl, it is not a must to wash the interior of the body, just the exterior has to be washed. Hence, the exterior has to be made paak, then wudhu and ghusl can be done.

At the end of my prayers, I realise that I did not pay attention if during my namaz my my chin was hidden or not.

My namaz still valid?

As for covering of the chin as per Ayatullah Sistani, it is not a must to cover the chin during namaz

Women can pray loudly if no non mehram is present?

For example I prayed namaz magrib and isha , and some zikr I said loudly. Its still correct right?

Its just the sourat in namaz zohr that we cant recite loudly?

Namaz fajr, maghrib and Isha can be prayed loudly if no non mahram is present. If a non mahram is present, she should not recite it loudly. As for 3rd and 4tg rakaat, the tasbihat have to be recited slowly but the other recitations can be recited loudly. As for zuhr and asr, the surahs have to be recited in a whisper as well as the tasbihat in the 3rd and 4th rakaat but the rest can be recited loudly if no non mahram is present.

I live in a sunni country, thus the food is halal everywhere.

But there are many indian and chinese people who works in the restaurant.

1) If I can see the kitchen, and I saw that the cooks dont wear gloves.
-And I dont know if its a hindu people or a pakistani or if I see the chinese , I dont know if he is christian or not. Do I have the right to eat?

2) The second situation, is sometimes workers are chinese or indian or bangladesh, but I cant see the kitchen. I still have the right to eat there ?

3) If the man that washes the dishes is a hindu or a chinese people. It means that we can not eat or drink in the things that he washed ?
And If I dont know his religion but he just look like an indian?

For food to be haraam for consumption in the above scenarios, you should have reached certainty (yaqeen) that the said food has become najis

1)Black Khol in eyes and pen marks in skin , are obstacles for the water to enter our skin in wazou?

2) When we do the massa of feet, everything must be wet from the toes to the top of the ankles or it is not wajib to wet until the end of the feet?

1) Kohl if it's on the inside of the eye, then it's no problem because the inside of the eye is not washed during wudhu. If it's on the outside, if it's just the colour remaining then it is not a barrier however if it has mass/substance, then it is a barrier for wudhoo and must be washed off. In regards to pen marks, if it is just the colour remaining on the skin, it is not a barrier to wudhu however if it has mass/substance then it should be washed off. Ascertaining whether it would be a barrier to wudhu, based on the above law, would be on yourself.

2) The whole feet does not need to get wet. Even if the width of wiping is equal to a matchstick, it would suffice. Length of wiping is toes to ankle.

I have one big problem, When I pray, I always doubt if I passed gas or no. Sometimes it's doubts and sometimes its true. Or just I don’t know if its really gas or no.

What is the fiqh law for this kind of situation please? For example, if its an illness ?

There is a 99% chance you're only having doubts and in reality there is no gas passing. When gas passes it either has sound or smell. Sometimes movement of the anal muscles makes one think that they have passed gas.

Let's assume you really do have no control over the passing of gas. As per Ayatullah Sistani, do wudhu when you have control and after that, if gas comes out when you have no control then it does not invalidate wudhu

I’ve been engaged for 2 years with a man, and today we had an argument over something very silly but about a religious matter. He then told me that I either have to follow his marja3/scholar(whom I love and respect) or we have to breakup. I found myself in the matter of choosing between my fiancé and my religion, so I chose to stay with my scholar, so he broke the engagement.

But now I’m in huge regret. I just want to know if I’ve done anything islamically haram by avoiding this situation and following his scholar for the sake of the engagement. Or I made the right choice choosing my scholar over this?

You have the option to tell him that you will follow his marja however act according to your own marja. The issue however is that if someone is like this, meaning is intolerant to this extent on these kind of issues, from an akhlaqi perspective, he may have problems in other issues as well. It would be best for you to consult a counselor and if this marriage is in your best interest. If he is going to have a problem on these kind of issues, this marriage will not work and will not have good results. You need to think more about this.

We are very worried about our sister marriage. Its been almost 7 years we are struggling for her marriage proposal. Please suggest me any dua that recite for her proposal

According to Ayatullah Behjat, for any hajaat, recite namaz e jafar e tayyar and upon completion recite the Dua after this namaz as written in the book Zad ul Ma'ad by Allama Majlisi and then go into sajda and ask for your desires. On sajda try to shed don't tears even if it be little such that only your eyes become wet. inshAllah your wishes will be fulfilled.

سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَ تَرَدَّى بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَ تَكَرَّمَ بِهِ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَا يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلَّا لَهُ جَلَّ جَلَالُهُ، سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ بِعِلْمِهِ، وَ خَلْقَهُ بِقُدْرَتِهِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمَنِّ وَ النِّعَمِ، سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَ الْكَرَمِ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ، وَ مُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ وَ بِاسْمِكَ الْأَعْظَمِ، وَ كَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّاتِ الَّتِي تَمَّتْ صِدْقاً وَ عَدْلًا أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الطَّيِّبِينَ الطَّاهِرِينَ وَ أَنْ تَجْمَعَ لِي خَيْرَ الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ بَعْدَ عُمُرٍ طَوِيلٍ.

اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ الْحَيُّ الْقَيُّومُ الْعَلِيُّ الْعَظِيمُ الْخَالِقُ الرَّازِقُ الْمُحْيِي الْمُمِيتُ الْبَدِي‏ءُ الْبَدِيعُ لَكَ الْكَرَمُ وَ لَكَ الْمَجْدُ وَ لَكَ الْمَنُّ وَ لَكَ الْجُودُ وَ لَكَ الْأَمْرُ وَحْدَكَ لَا شَرِيكَ لَكَ يَا وَاحِدُ يَا أَحَدُ يَا صَمَدُ يَا مَنْ لَمْ يَلِدْ وَ لَمْ يُولَدْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ كُفُواً أَحَدٌ يَا أَهْلَ التَّقْوَى وَ يَا أَهْلَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا عَفُوُّ يَا غَفُورُ يَا وَدُودُ يَا شَكُورُ أَنْتَ أَبَرُّ بِي مِنْ أَبِي وَ أُمِّي وَ أَرْحَمُ بِي مِنْ نَفْسِي وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ يَا كَرِيمُ يَا جَوَادٌ.

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي صَلَّيْتُ هَذِهِ الصَّلَاةَ ابْتِغَاءَ مَرْضَاتِكَ وَ طَلَبَ نَائِلِكَ وَ مَعْرُوفِكَ وَ رَجَاءَ رِفْدِكَ وَ جَائِزَتِكَ وَ عَظِيمَ عَفْوِكَ وَ قَدِيمَ غُفْرَانِكَ اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ ارْفَعْهَا فِي عِلِّيِّينَ وَ تَقَبَّلْهَا مِنِّي وَ اجعلنا [اجْعَلْ‏] نَائِلَكَ وَ مَعْرُوفَكَ وَ رَجَاءَ مَا أَرْجُو مِنْكَ فَكَاكَ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ الْفَوْزَ بِالْجَنَّةِ وَ مَا جَمَعْتَ مِنْ أَنْوَاعِ النَّعِيمِ وَ مِنْ حُسْنِ الْحُورِ الْعِينِ وَ اجْعَلْ جَائِزَتِي مِنْكَ الْعِتْقَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانَ ذُنُوبِي وَ ذُنُوبِ وَالِدَيَّ وَ مَا وَلَدَا وَ جَمِيعِ إِخْوَانِي وَ أَخَوَاتِيَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ الْمُسْلِمَاتِ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَ الْأَمْوَاتِ وَ أَنْ تَسْتَجِيبَ دُعَائِي وَ تَرْحَمَ صَرْخَتِي وَ نِدَائِي وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً خَاسِراً وَ اقْلِبْنِي مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً مَرْحُوماً مُسْتَجَاباً دُعَائِي مَغْفُوراً لِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمُ يَا عَظِيمٌ.

قَدْ عَظُمَ الذَّنْبُ مِنْ عَبْدِكَ فَلْيَحْسُنِ الْعَفْوُ مِنْكَ يَا حَسَنَ التَّجَاوُزِ يَا وَاسِعَ الْمَغْفِرَةِ يَا بَاسِطَ الْيَدَيْنِ بِالرَّحْمَةِ يَا نَفَّاحاً بِالْخَيْرَاتِ يَا مُعْطِيَ الْمَسْئُولَاتِ يَا فَكَّاكَ الرِّقَابِ مِنَ النَّارِ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ فُكَّ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ أَعْطِنِي سُؤْلِي وَ اسْتَجِبْ دُعَائِي وَ ارْحَمْ صَرْخَتِي وَ تَضَرُّعِي وَ نِدَائِي وَ اقْضِ لِي حَوَائِجِي كُلَّهَا لِدُنْيَايَ وَ آخِرَتِي وَ دِينِي مَا ذَكَرْتُ مِنْهَا وَ مَا لَمْ أَذْكُرْ وَ اجْعَلْ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْخِيَرَةَ وَ لَا تَرُدَّنِي خَائِباً خَاسِراً وَ اقْلِبْنِي مُفْلِحاً مُنْجِحاً مُسْتَجَاباً لِي دُعَائِي مَغْفُوراً لِي مَرْحُوماً يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

يَا مُحَمَّدُ يَا أَبَا الْقَاسِمِ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَنَا عَبْدُكُمَا وَ مَوْلَاكُمَا غَيْرُ مُسْتَنْكِفٍ وَ لَا مُسْتَكْبِرٍ بَلْ خَاضِعٌ ذَلِيلٌ عَبْدٌ مُقِرٌّ مُتَمَسِّكٌ بِحَبْلِكُمَا مُعْتَصِمٌ مِنْ ذُنُوبِي بِوَلَايَتِكُمَا أَتَقَرَّبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ تَعَالَى بِكُمَا وَ أَتَوَسَّلُ إِلَى اللَّهِ بِكُمَا وَ أُقَدِّمُكُمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْ حَوَائِجِي إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَاشْفَعَا لِي فِي فَكَاكِ رَقَبَتِي مِنَ النَّارِ وَ غُفْرَانِ ذُنُوبِي وَ إِجَابَةِ دُعَائِي.

اللَّهُمَّ فَصَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِهِ وَ تَقَبَّلْ دُعَائِي وَ اغْفِرْ لِي يَا أَرْحَمَ الرَّاحِمِينَ.

In regard to the night prayer:
1. Is it obligatory to say ‘al afwa’ 300 times, or is the person allowed to say it less.

2. If somebody accidentally misses it one night, is it obligatory on them to repeat it?

Just a brief introduction: Namaz e Shab and all the nawafils are mustahab hence it permissible to recite only surah fatiha however it is better to also recite the second surah. Qunoot is mustahab as well. In salatul witr of namaz e Shab it is better to prolong the qunoot. It is good to recite 300 'al afw' however if you recite 10, there is no problem. It is good to remember 40 believers however even one is good. Namaz e Shab is mustahab and whenever you have the strength and the will to recite it, then lengthen it otherwise recite as much as you have the strength and will to do.

Can I still pray a Nafila prayer / recommended prayer like salat ul Layl and it will still be accepted by me, although I still have many prayers from the past years to make up for/repeat?

You can recite salatul Layl but it is good to recite qadha namaz

I would like to know how I must react if someone is threating and torturing me because he/she is hating muslims and wants to kill me because of it and is telling me that she/he wants to listen of me that I am not muslim and I am and then become free. What must I do in this situation? And if I dont tell them what they want to hear. Am I dying as a martyr?

If one's life is in danger, saying they're not Muslim is no problem. You can also complain to the authorities. But for the safety of life you can say you're not Muslim (while you are)

Is it haram to get a nose job and botox?

Generally the maraje say that it is ok as long as there is no touch or look by the na mahrams. In regards to there being no touch or look by a non mahram during the nose job, it is that the non mahram should not see what is wajib on a woman to cover such as her hair etc. Hence the preliminaries to the action should not be haraam.

As for the act of injecting Botox itself has no problem but it's the preliminaries where the problem is whereby if a male doctor where to carry out the procedure and touch the body of a female. The other side which would have a problem is that Botox is a beautification treatment hence if any make up would be done, it would be visible hence covering it up infront of non mahram would be necessary. Otherwise in the act itself, there is no problem. Similarly no problem if a woman were to carry out the procedure.

Can women use a tasbeeh made of khak e shifa that does NOT have the names of Allah or masoomeen during their haydh?

Yes

Is it haram to celebrate your birthday and holidays? In my family we only "celebrate" it on the end of the day with a cake and presents, Is that haram?

There is no problem in celebrating birthdays and holidays.

Can a girl/woman pluck her eyebrows without wearing any makeup?

Yes she can

Jab Ham zyarate Ashoora padte h unme kahi jagha kuch ayat sajde me padni h or kahi jgha likha h kadam age rakh kr pade or piche rakh kr. Ye amal ashure ke din ka h. Mera masla ye tha agr ham aam Dino me Zyarate Ashoora padte he to sajda Jha ata he zyarate ashoora ke ander Am dino me bhi krna padega or back an forwrd bhi jana zarury he?
Ya bus ye Ashoore k Amaal jab ham log padhte he fakat usi din h?

If you look at Mafatih you Jinan, Allama Majlisi only narrates the sajda as part of Ziyarat e Ashura

Fajr qaza time is when it is sunrise time right ? Or it’s before that ?

At sunrise

I also wanted to ask you how must the ruku and sajda be performed? For example in Rukku to what extent one should be bended
Or in Sajda is it okay if my elbow touches my knees ?

For rukuu, one must bow to the extent that the fingers reach the knees.
For sujood, there are 7 parts of the body which is wajib for them to touch the ground that is the forehead, two palms, two knees and the two big toes. As for the elbows touching the knees in sajda, there is no problem

I was doing zohr prayer, and I was in my second rakat and when I was doing the second sajda, I doubted that in the first Sajda I said "azim" instead of "aala".
So can I correct it with Sajda Saw or Namaz Ehtiyat ? Or should I perform my prayer again ?

In the dhikrs of namaz, if you make a mistake while you are reciting it and if you realise it, just repeat the dhikr. If you have finished and gone onto the next action as is in your case, then there is no problem and you don't have to repeat the namaz nor do you have to do sajda e sahw.

I'm taking a contraceptive pill and wanted to know if the bleeding in the break when you take a week off after taking the pill for 21 days is considered hayz or istihaza?
And if I have major istihaza can i use a tampon after taking a ghusl before praying or entering the shrines so the blood doesn't flow out(and later taking it out when im done) or is it okay with just a pad?
If I dont have the opportunity to do ghusl while traveling what can i do for the prayers?
I'm just a bit concerned, i dont want to do it wrong on ziyarah

After 21 days of no bleeding, if the bleeding which starts meets the criteria of haydh, then it should be taken as haydh. Criteria of haydh is bleeding should be for a minimum of three days and for the three days, bleeding should have continuity. If the bleeding goes over 10 days or there is a gap of less than 10 days between two separate bleedings , then it will be istihadha

In regards to going to the zarih, it makes no difference whether you use a tampon or pad. It is allowed. If your bleeding is haydh, then it is a problem going to the zarih whether you use a tampon or not.

During travel, usually water is available unless you feel that the water would be detrimental to your health for example if it's winter and is cold or similar problems. In this case you can do tayammum instead of ghusl.

I have a question regarding Istihadha(due to taking the pill).
How can I exactly know if i have major or medium Istihadha? Can I use a tampon and check before the prayers? If its completely soaked is it medium or major Istihadha? And whats the law if I'm not able to do ghusl before prayer? Does wudhu suffice or do I have to make up the prayers?
And also i will be going to Ziyarah in a week InshaAllah. What are the things that i can't do or the places I cant go? Also if you're on istihaza can you go inside the haram of the masoomeen and touch the zarihs?

The timing to check whether istihadha is little, medium or excessive, one must check at namaz time. Take a ball of cotton and place it on the surface of the vagina. If the blood is only on the surface of the cotton then it is little istihadha. If it penetrates the cotton then it's medium. If the cotton gets completely soaked with blood and flows out from it within a few seconds then it's excessive istihadha. With a tampon, it can stay for 1-2 hours hence one is unable to check with it while it's inserted. The above steps must be carried out to determine type of istihadha unless you know which type of istihadha it is in which case the above steps are not necessary.

Entering the zarih room and masjid is no problem for a person in istihadha however it is haram for a person in haydh.

Is it allowed for women to remove body hair with gents razor for safety?

No problem

Can you please suggest me any sight or any book in which purification bath for periods is listed. Because there are different ways and I’m so confused.

Please check the following website of Sayed Sistani:

https://www.sistani.org/english/qa/01198/

Question: How is a Tartibi (sequential) Ghusl done?
Answer: In this method of Ghusl, a person should first make a Niyyat (intention) for Ghusl. Thereafter one should first wash one's head and neck, and thereafter the remaining parts of one's body. It is better that one washes the right part of the body first and then the left part. Furthermore, based on obligatory precaution, it is not sufficient to make the intention of Ghusl when moving the head, neck or body while they are already under the flow of water, rather, the part that one wants to perform Ghusl on - in the event that it is already under the flow of water - must be taken out from under the flow of water and then washed with the intention of Ghusl.

Is septum piercing allowed in Islam?

There is no problem as per Ayatullah Sistani