Jurisprudence

Q: It is said that the khums for which we made mudāwarah with any office of His Eminence’s attorneys / representatives should be paid later to the same office. Is that true? Or your Eminence allow us to pay it to another office of yours? A: The amou...

Q: It is said that the khums for which we made mud...

Q: Some people owe a sum of money to someone and at the same time he owes others the same amount. Is he obliged to pay khums if he has it in mind to use the money he lent to the people to settle his debt? A: If the money he owes was spent on the lif...

Q: Some people owe a sum of money to someone and a...

Khums Year’s Starting Date Q: I have recently been employed in a government institution. On the 1st of August I was introduced to the institution for taking a five-month paid educational course and I started to receive a full salary only in January ...

Khums Year’s Starting Date Q: I have recently bee...

Q: What is the view of Your Eminence regarding what is found in media (satellite TV canals and internet) that is explicit insult and disgrace towards the wives of the Holy Prophet of Islam (S.W.A) using offensive language against her and charging her...

Q: What is the view of Your Eminence regarding wha...

Imam al-Baqir (as) says, “Refrain from having sexual intercourse in places where an understanding child can see you and follows your action to such an extent that he can narrate to others what he has seen.” The author of Wasailush Shia narrates a tr...

Imam al-Baqir (as) says, “Refrain from having sexu...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful This is the Last Will and Testament of me of made the ___ day of 1993. 1. I REVOKE all former Wills, Codicils, and Testamentary Dispositions previously made by me. 2. I APPOINT of and of to be the jo...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful ...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful This is the Last Will and Testament of me of made the ___ day of 1993. 1. I REVOKE all former Wills, Codicils, and Testamentary Dispositions previously made by me. 2. I APPOINT of and of to be the jo...

In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful ...

7. Parent + Wife + Daughter + Son father or mother 1/6; wife 1/8; male child gets twice the share of female child 8. Parent + Husband + Daughter + Son father or mother 1/6; husband 1/4; male child gets twice the share of female child 9. Parent + Wi...

7. Parent + Wife + Daughter + Son father or mothe...

1. Wife + Daughter + Son wife (1/8); male child gets twice the share of female child 2. Husband + Daughter + Son husband (1/4); male child gets twice the share of female child 3. Wife + Daughter + Sons wife (1/8); male child gets twice the share o...

1. Wife + Daughter + Son wife (1/8); male child g...

Heir Children of Deceased Basic Shares FATHER deceased had a child 16.66% (1/6) deceased had no child whatever remains after share of the mother and/or the spouse MOTHER deceased had a child or brother (*) 16.66% ...

Heir Children of Deceased Basic Shares FAT...

In this part of the world, it is very important to write in your will about the guardian and custodian of your children. Under normal circumstances, the surviving spouse is made the guardian, and this is indeed the best decision. Here, for the sake ...

In this part of the world, it is very important to...

(A) It is a normal practice to appoint your spouse or another family member as the executor of your will. There is nothing wrong with this. The only conditions which are necessary for an executor/executrix is he or she should be bâligh, sane, a...

(A) It is a normal practice to appoint your spouse...

Firstly, as the definition of the “estate” shows, a house jointly-owned by a couple is divided - according to the shari'ah - into two: half becomes part of the estate of the deceased, and the other half was from before the property of the surviving s...

Firstly, as the definition of the “estate” shows, ...

An "estate" is the collective name for everything that you own. The estate consists of the followings: • all properties, goods and investments that are in your name. • half of the specified portion of the goods and investments in which yo...

An "estate" is the collective name for everything ...

After a person dies, what is the relationship between him and his estate? There are three possibilities: • He has full control over it through a will. • He has partial control over it through a will. • He has absolutely no control o...

After a person dies, what is the relationship betw...

Although the law (Canadian as well as Islamic) does not say that making of the will is a must, but by looking at the consequences of not having a will, it is necessary - both from legal aspect as well from the shari’ah aspect. Firstly, if a person d...

Although the law (Canadian as well as Islamic) doe...

According to A. Ghazali, the wealth collected by Bayt al-Māl for the various expenses can be categorized into special wealth and general wealth.7 Special wealth includes all revenues that are determined by the Shari‘ah. This wealth cannot be spent o...

According to A. Ghazali, the wealth collected by B...

The Bayt al-Māl is a broad concept and is based on the faith that everything belongs to God, and that man being His agent on the earth may possess some of these things only temporarily and secondarily.5 There are three types of the Bayt al-Māl: 1) B...

The Bayt al-Māl is a broad concept and is based on...

According to A. Ghazali,3 the philosophy of the Bayt al-Māl is to form the basis of public financing. The final aim is to mould a society committed to balancing material and spiritual values by ensuring that wealth obtained by individuals is distribu...

According to A. Ghazali,3 the philosophy of the Ba...

537. The Mahsoor is the pilgrim who declares and assumes the ihraam for either Hajj or Umrah, and then falls ill such that he is not able to perform the rites, in a similar way to the case of the Masdood. If during the declaration of the ihraam he ha...

537. The Mahsoor is the pilgrim who declares and a...

530. The Masdood is he who is barred [from performing the Hajj or Umrah], after declaring and assuming the ihraam, regardless of whether this barring was at the two woquf's (Arafaat and the Mashar), if his ihraam was only for the Hajj, or he was barr...

530. The Masdood is he who is barred [from perform...