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Question: Does Istihadah happen every month for a woman or not? Answer: Istihadah which is any blood that comes out of a woman and is not the blood of menstruation, puerperium, wound, injury, or virgin blood, comes out of a woman at different times and is often seen after menstruation or puerperium and sometimes before menstruation.
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Iʿtikāf is a recommended worship in Islam that consists of at least three days of fasting in the jami' (grand) masjid. Although there is no specific time to perform i'tikaf during a year, the last ten days of the month of Ramadan is the most recommended days to do it.
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Question: I become extremely thirsty while fasting. Can that be an excuse for breaking my fast? Answer: If a person who is observing fast becomes thirsty and it is feared on his part that fasting might be harmful to him or it is extremely difficult for him that it is not bearable normally, it is permissible for him to drink at the time of extreme thirst to the extent of necessity only in which case his fast becomes void and he should not eat or drink more than that out of respect for the month of Ramadhan and should continue to restrain himself for the rest of the day, as an obligatory precaution. He should observe the qadha of that day after the month of Ramadhan. If he is not fasting in the month Ramadhan and he has enough time to perform the Qadha of his missed fast, he can break his fast.
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INVALIDATING ONE'S FAST BY COMMITTING A SIN
Bararthani posted a topic in MAKEUP FAST AND "KAFFARAAT"
Question: According to some jurists, a person who intentionally invalidates his fast during the month of Ramadhan by committing a sin has to pay all three kinds of penalty [that is, fasting for sixty days, feeding sixty poor people, and emancipating a slave]. What should a person therefore do during our time when emancipating a slave is impossible since there are virtually no slaves? Answer: The penalty of emancipating a slave is waived when it is no longer possible. It should, however, be clarified that in our view, it is not obligatory to pay all three kinds of penalty for invalidating a fast during Ramadhan by committing a sin. -
Question: I am pregnant and would like to know whether I should fast or not. Answer: Fasting is not obligatory on a woman in an advanced stage of pregnancy, for whom fasting is harmful or for the child she carries. For every day, however, she should give one mudd (750 grams) of food to poor. In both the cases, she has to give qadha for the fasts which are left out. Also, if a woman who is not in an advanced stage of pregnancy but fasting is harmful or unbearably difficult, fasting is not wajib on her. She must keep the qadha later and there is no kaffara on her. In both cases, if a woman fails to observe the Qadha of the missed fast until the next Ramadhan, she must, as an obligatory precaution, give another kaffara because of delaying the Qadha.
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Question: What is the Islamic ruling about someone who is suffering from a disease? How should he go about fasting? Answer: He who fears for himself of falling ill as a result of fasting is not required to fast. Nor is he who believes that fasting would worsen his poor state of health in any way, be it hampering his recovery or increasing his pain. This should, however, be commensurate with what is generally accepted in these circumstances. If he fears that fasting might be harmful to him, it is permissible to break his fast. And if his illness continues until the next Ramadhan, Qadha is not obligatory but he should give 750 grams of food (wheat, flour or bread or any kind of food) for each day to poor Shiites. If he recovers within the same year, only Qadha is obligatory on him and he will not have to pay kaffara. As for a patient whose health is not affected by fasting, he must fast and his fasting is in order.
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Question: I have a daughter who has attained the age of puberty and she must fast according to Islamic law but she is too weak to fast. How should she go about fasting? Answer: A person cannot abandon fast on account of weakness. However, if she is so weak that fasting becomes totally unbearable, there is no objection to her breaking the fast. However, the necessary precaution is that she should suffice to eating and drinking to the extent of necessity only and she should also observe the qadha after the month of Ramadhan and she will not be liable to any kaffarah.
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Question: Some women let their nails grow longer than necessary for beauty. Sometimes a nail breaks up, requiring a cover that must be placed over the broken nail. Knowing that such a cover prevents water from reaching the nail in Wudu and Ghusl, is it permissible to use it? How should Wudu and Ghusl be performed with that cover? Answer: Wudu and Ghusl with such a cover over the nail is not valid; therefore, it is necessary to remove it for ablutions. And the purpose mentioned above for the cover is not justifiable.
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Question: Who is a Kasir al-Safar (frequent traveler)? Answer: One who travels for ten days in a month and sixty days in six months, he is considered a frequent traveler. Therefore, he should offer complete prayers and observe fast.
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QUALIFICATIONS OF A PRAYER LEADER
Bararthani posted a topic in CONGREGATIONAL PRAYER (SALAT JAMA'AT)
Question: What are the necessary qualifications of a prayer leader? Answer: The Imam of the congregational prayers should be adult, sane, Ithna Ashari Shia, Adil (just), of legitimate birth, and with correct recitation. Furthermore, if the follower is a male, the Imam also should be a male. -
Question: What is the ruling of recitation or memorization of the holy Quran during the days where a lady is in the state of her monthly period (Haydh), or Janabah , or Nifas? Answer: There is no problem in the recitation or memorization of the holy Quran in such situations, except for the verses for which prostration (Sajdah) is obligatory. These verses are found in four chapters of the Quran: Surat al-Sajdah (Chapter 32) Verse 15 Surah Fussilat (Chapter 41) Verse 37 Surah al-Najm (Chapter 53) Verse 62 Surah al-Alaq (Chapter 96) Verse 19
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Question: Why there is no zakat on bank accounts and monetary bills? Answer: There are certain specific things which have obligatory Zakat. As for Mustahab Zakat, it includes everything. Money deposited in bank does not have obligatory zakat. Rather, khums is payable on it, if it is not spent for expenses in a complete lunar year.
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Question: If the exam schedule for a student conflicts with the timing of the hajj, is it permissible for him to postpone the hajj that year especially if the exam was very important for him? Answer: If he is sure that he will be able to perform hajj in the following year, it is permissible for him to postpone it; otherwise, it is not permissible. However, if postponing the exam will cause difficulty to such an extent that it is normally unbearable, it is not obligatory on him to perform hajj that year.
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Question: A single young man has become capable to perform hajj; he is also thinking about marriage. Now if he goes for hajj, his marriage ceremony will be delayed for a while. Which of the two is preferable [marriage or pilgrimage]? Answer: He should perform the hajj and postpone the marriage unless postponing the marriage entails difficulty to the extent that it becomes unbearable.
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Question: If I have taken loan from my company where I am working and have still not completed my installments i.e. my loan is still not paid & some balance is to be paid. Is it permissible for me to perform Hajj? Answer: There is no objection to making the Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca, but due to your debt which has not been paid as yet, your Hajj would not be considered Hajjat al-Islam (obligatory Hajj).
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Hajj is obligatory on a person once in his lifetime if the person is adult, sane, and his proceeding to Mecca for Hajj, should not be obliged to commit a Haram act, avoidance of which is more important than Hajj, nor should he be compelled to forsake an obligatory work which is more important than Hajj. He should be capable of performing Hajj, and this depends upon a number of factors: He should possess provisions as described in relevant books and means for transportation, if need be, or he should have enough money to buy them, or get tickets. He should be healthy and strong enough to go to Mecca and perform Hajj. There should be no obstacle on the way. If the way is closed, or if a person fears that he will lose his life, or honor, while on his way to Mecca, or he will be robbed of his property, it is not obligatory on him to perform Hajj. But if he can reach Mecca by another route, he should go to perform Hajj, even if the other route is a longer one. But that route should not be unusually longer. He should have enough time to perform all the acts of worship in Hajj. He should possess sufficient money to meet the expenses of his dependents whose maintenance is obligatory on him, like, his wife and children, as well as the expenses of those who have to be paid. On return from Hajj, he should have some means of livelihood, like, income from the property, farming, business, employment etc. so that he may not lead a life of hardship.
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Question: What is the Islamic law about someone who cannot fast due to old age? Answer: Fasting is not obligatory on a person who cannot fast because of old age, or for whom fasting causes extreme hardship. He or she should give one mudd (750 grams) of food stuffs to a poor Shia Muslim for every fast. Fasting is not obligatory on a person who suffers from a disease which causes excessive thirst, making it unbearable, or full of hardship. But in the latter case, that is, of hardship, he should give one mudd of food to poor, for every fast.
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Question: What is the niyyah of fasting? How should one make niyyah of fasting? Answer: It is not necessary for a person to pass the niyyah for fasting through his mind or to say that he would be fasting on the following day. In fact, it is sufficient for him to decide that in obedience to the command of Allah he will not perform from the time of Adhan for Fajr prayers up to Maghrib, any act which may invalidate the fast. If a person forgot that it was the month of Ramadhan, and takes notice of this before Zuhr and if he has not performed some act which will invalidates a fast and he makes niyyah, his fast is valid. But if he takes notice of this after Zuhr, he should not perform any act till Maghrib which invalidates a fast and should, as an obligatory precaution, also observe qadha of that fast after Ramadhan.
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Question: Is Khums payable on the money which I have lent to my friend? Answer: If a year has passed over it, Khums should be paid from it, if the money may be paid back to you.
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Question: Is Khums payable on kitchen utensil, household gadgets, sofa and appliances? Answer: If they are used within the first year, Khums is not be payable on them.
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Question: Is it obligatory to pay Khums from my jewelry? Answer: If you have used them within a year after buying or receiving them as gifts, Khums is not payable on them.
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Zakat should be given from the following items: Wheat Barley Dates Raisins Coined Gold & Silver Camel Cow Sheep (including goat)
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Question: What is your ruling on pills that women take in order to delay the onset of their monthly menstrual cycle, so one can perform the rituals of Hajj, or enter the shrine of the Imam's (as), for example? Answer: They are permitted to use them.
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Question: A woman has regular monthly period and the menstrual discharge had ended and she became tahir in the seventh day. Her husband went to bed with her. Afterwards discharge reappeared and continued until the tenth day. Is she sinful? If so, is Kaffarah due? Answer: No sin shall be upon her and no kaffarah is required .
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Question: Some women take certain medication to delay their monthly period, especially during Ramadhan and Hajj. However, in some cases intermittent (irregular) blood appears during their period time. This blood does not have the same characteristics of Haydh. What is the ruling in this case? Answer: Based on this question, the ruling of Haydh is not applicable to the intermittent blood, as it does not have the characteristics and duration (3 days) of Haydh, so their fast of the month of Ramadhan and Hajj is valid.