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Q 310: It is several years that I am suffering from the problem of obsessive doubting, and it has really been tormenting me. Day by day this state is becoming more severe and has reached such a point that I suspect everything and my whole life is aff...

Q 310: It is several years that I am suffering fro...

Q 300: Are alcoholic beverages najis?A: By obligatory caution, intoxicating drinks are najis.Q 301: What is the rule applicable to grape juice that boils over a fire and two-thirds of which has not yet evaporated, although it is not intoxicating?A: D...

Q 300: Are alcoholic beverages najis?A: By obligat...

Q 265: Is blood pure?A: The blood of an animal, whose blood gushes out when its body is cut, is najis.Q 266: During a mourning ceremony for Imam Ḥusayn (a.) a person strikes his head forcefully against the wall and blood gushes out splashing on the ...

Q 265: Is blood pure?A: The blood of an animal, wh...

Q 215: My mother is a descendant of the Noble Prophet (s.), am I also considered as a sayyid? Can I consider the blood I see until the age of sixty as menses and abstain from praying and fasting during it?A: A woman, whose father is not hāshimī, shou...

Q 215: My mother is a descendant of the Noble Prop...

Q 193: Someone reaches the age of shar‘ī puberty but does not know that ghusl is obligatory and how to make it; and in this way he passes about ten years before coming to know about taqlīd and that ghusl is obligatory? What is his duty concerning qad...

Q 193: Someone reaches the age of shar‘ī puberty b...

Q 146: What is the rule concerning the pronouns referring to Allah, the Exalted, such as in the expression, " bismihī ta‘ālā"?A: The rule concerning His Names does not apply to pronouns.Q 147: It has been usual to write ‘A.’ instead of the name of ‘A...

Q 146: What is the rule concerning the pronouns re...

Q 88: The nomadic tribes do not have sufficient water, especially during the days of their migration, for purifying the urinary outlet. Is it sufficient to purify it with wood or pebbles? And can they offer their prayers in such a situation?A: The ur...

Q 88: The nomadic tribes do not have sufficient wa...

Q 69: If the lower part of qalīl water that flows downward without pressure comes into contact with a najis substance, will its upper part remain pure?A: The upper part of the flowing water will be pure if the water can be said to be flowing from a h...

Q 69: If the lower part of qalīl water that flows ...

Q 56: Is the belief in the principle of the authority of the jurist leader, with respect to its concept and instance, based on reason or derived from Islamic law?A: The authority of the jurist leader, which is the governance of a just mujtahid who is...

Q 56: Is the belief in the principle of the author...

Q 52: When the fatwā of the leader of Muslims on social, political, and cultural issues disagrees with that of another marji‘, what is the religious obligation of Muslims? And is there a dividing line between fatwās issued by marji‘ and those issued ...

Q 52: When the fatwā of the leader of Muslims on s...

Q 46: What is meant by the "blameworthy ignorant person "?A: He is the person who realizes his ignorance and knows the possible methods by which he can overcome his ignorance, but deals carelessly with learning religious rulings.Q 47: Who is the unbl...

Q 46: What is meant by the "blameworthy ignorant p...

Q 33: Someone has been following a certain marji‘ since the late Imam Khomeini (q.) passed away and now he/she wishes to follow the Imam again. May he/she do so?A: By caution, changing taqlīd from a qualified living mujtahid to a deceased one is not ...

Q 33: Someone has been following a certain marji‘ ...

Q 29: We obtained permission of a mujtahid, who is not the most knowledgeable, to continue following a deceased marji‘. If the permission of the most learned mujtahid is required here, is it now obligatory to change our taqlīd to the most learned muj...

Q 29: We obtained permission of a mujtahid, who is...

Q 24: I verified the competence of a certain mujtahid as marji‘ through the testimony of two just persons, is it obligatory for me to ask other persons about this matter also?A: The testimony of two just experts regarding the competence of a certain ...

Q 24: I verified the competence of a certain mujta...

Q 9: Is it permissible to follow a mujtahid who is not a marji‘ and does not have a book on practical laws?A: If it is proven for a mukallaf, who wants to follow this mujtahid, that he is a qualified mujtahid, there will be no problem in following hi...

Q 9: Is it permissible to follow a mujtahid who is...

Q 1: Is taqlīd an absolute rational issue or is it also grounded on jurisprudential evidence?A: Taqlīd has its jurisprudential evidence in addition to reason which also admits that a person who is ignorant of religious rules should refer to a qualifi...

Q 1: Is taqlīd an absolute rational issue or is it...

Q2074: What is the ruling in the matter of appropriating a public cemetery with a view of building private property on it? What is the view on procuring a title deed to this effect? Is such a cemetery considered a type of public endowment? Should hol...

Q2074: What is the ruling in the matter of appropr...

Q2061: A person donated a piece of land for a ḥusayniyyah to be built on it. The ḥusayniyyah was built. However, a group of people turned a part of the ḥusayniyyah into a masjid. They are now holding congregational prayers in the place as though i...

Q2061: A person donated a piece of land for a ḥus...

Q2059: A person made his land ḥabs for a shar‘ī purpose in the hope that they would have it again at the end of the duration of relinquishing it for charitable purposes. Can they benefit from the reacquired land in the same way they can with their o...

Q2059: A person made his land ḥabs for a shar‘ī p...

Q1951: Is it permissible for government officials to hold congregational prayer during working hours? Assuming it is not permissible, can they still hold it provided that they compensate whatever time they spent praying by working extra time after th...

Q1951: Is it permissible for government officials ...

Q2009: A group of people pulled down the library building to annex it to the masjid. The library is situated between the school of the masjid and the kitchen of the ḥusayniyyah that is adjacent to the masjid. The result is that the newly created spa...

Q2009: A group of people pulled down the library b...