Jurisprudence & Religious affairs
How to Say a Paid Prayer Is it obligatory to perform the usual mustaḥabbs such as adhān and iqāmah for prayers for which we are hired to perform, or it suffices ...
To Calculate the Shar‘ī Midnight
How is the shar‘ī midnight calculated for maghrib and ‘ishā’ prayers?
Ishā’ Prayer's Time
When does the time for ‘ishā’ prayer end? If someone does not say it before shar‘ī midnight, how should he intend offering ‘ishā’ prayer?
Not Specifying the Dowry in the Marriage Contract
What is the ruling on not mentioning the dowry - intentionally or due to forgetfulness - in a permanent or temporary marriage contract?
The right of Passenger
What is “the right of passenger”, what are its conditions?
Doubt in Wuḍū’ after Prayer
If a person doubts after performing prayers whether he had performed wuḍū’ or not, what is his duty?
Personal Use of the Internet at Work
Is it permissible to use the company’s internet for personal use?
To Use Others' Wireless Internet Connection
Is it permissible to use others' wireless internet connection? Noting that the owner, although he can encrypt it, has not done so and we can use it without any trouble.
To Use Others' Property Left in a Dormitory
What is the ruling on using the property left by unknown owners in hotels, university dormitories, etc.?
Marriage in 'Iddah
A woman has been living away from her husband for more than a year after marriage due to a dispute with her husband and will soon be divorced, can she marry another man in the current situation or immediately after the divorce by reciting the special formula of temporary or permanent marriage?
Reciting from the Qur’an rather than from Memory
There are certain cases where devotional instructions encourage the recitation of one of the longer sūrahs of the Qur’an in an obligatory or supererogatory canonic prayer. If we do not know these sūrahs by heart, can we recite them from the Qur’an?
Swearing as a Measure to Persuade Customer to Undertake a Transaction
Is it permissible to swear in conducting a commercial transaction?
Eating Fish That Dies in Water
Selling fish that are cultivated in fish farms usually involves transferring the fish from the main tank at the farm to a specially-equipped vehicle carrying a water tank whose oxygen level is monitored and replenished by a specific machine designed for this purpose, and from the vehicle they are then transferred to a similar water tank in the store or shop in which they are sold to customers. That is, all precautions are taken to ensure that the fish remain alive until they reach the customers. Now, if a fish dies in the water tank, is it canonically edible?
Consumption of Imported Edible Products
Are the non-animal-based edible products—such as various types of chocolates, chewing gums, and cookies—that are imported from non-Muslim countries canonically edible (ḥalāl)?
