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Q1459: Is de facto transaction binding as the one which is done through utterance of the formula?A: Insofar as their binding powers are concerned, both de facto transaction and that done through utterance of the formula are the same.Q1460: Members of...

Q1459: Is de facto transaction binding as the one ...

Q1353: What is the criterion for what are called “conspicuous clothes”?A: They are the types of clothes that are not suitable for wearing, be it for their color, design, being worn, or any other reason. The yardstick is that when the person wears suc...

Q1353: What is the criterion for what are called “...

Q1457: What are the things that are ḥarām to hoard? And do you authorize the imposition of financial penalties on hoarders?A: According to transmitted traditions and the most famous view, things that are forbidden to be hoarded are confined to the f...

Q1457: What are the things that are ḥarām to hoar...

Q1453: Is it permissible to strike "The pact of brotherhood" on days other than the ‘Īd of Ghadīr Khum?A: It is not known that concluding such a pact is confined to the occasion of celebrating "the ‘Īd of Ghadīr Khum", although it is advisable and, a...

Q1453: Is it permissible to strike "The pact of br...

Q1429: What is the view on the traditional re-enactment of the martyrdom of Imam Ḥusayn (a.s.) which may have some positive effect on the minds of people?A: There is no harm in it provided that it is bereft of lies and falsehoods, does not lead to v...

Q1429: What is the view on the traditional re-enac...

Q1421: Is it permissible to pay or receive money in return for writing supplications?A: There is no harm in paying or receiving money for writing authentic supplications.Q1422: What is the ruling in the matter of supplications whose writers allege th...

Q1421: Is it permissible to pay or receive money i...

Q1414: From time to time parties, attended by professors and students alike, are held in the universities in foreign countries. It goes without saying that alcoholic drinks are served in such parties. What should be the position of the students who w...

Q1414: From time to time parties, attended by prof...

Q1399: What is meant by jaws on which growing a beard is obligatory? Do they include the cheeks?A: The criterion is that the common view recognizes it as a beard.Q1400: What should the minimum and maximum length of a beard be?A: There is no definite ...

Q1399: What is meant by jaws on which growing a be...

Q1387: What is the view on smoking in government departments and public places?A: It is not permissible if it is in contravention of the regulations in force in those departments and public places, nor is it permissible if it poses a nuisance to othe...

Q1387: What is the view on smoking in government d...

Q1379: I have received reports regarding the embezzlement of public assets of Muslims by a particular person. Upon investigation, some of these allegations proved to be true. However, when he was questioned, he denied all the charges. Is it permissib...

Q1379: I have received reports regarding the embez...

Q1375: What is the view on seeking political asylum in foreign countries? And is it permissible to fabricate a story to achieve that goal?A: In itself, there is no objection to seeking political asylum in non-Muslim countries provided that it does no...

Q1375: What is the view on seeking political asylu...

Q1365: Is it permissible to wear clothes which bear foreign pictures and inscriptions? And is it considered a means of spreading Western culture? A: There is no objection to it in itself unless it leads to social decay. As for judging it as a way of ...

Q1365: Is it permissible to wear clothes which bea...

Q1349: Is it permissible to work in the government sector in a non-Islamic country?A: The permissibility thereof hinges on the job in being permissible per se. Q1350: A person works for the traffic administration in an Arabic country. Among his resp...

Q1349: Is it permissible to work in the government...

Q1339: Is it permissible to import Israeli goods and advertise them? If it happens out of choice, is it permissible to sell such goods?A: It is forbidden to embark on any dealings that may serve the interests of the usurping state of Israel which har...

Q1339: Is it permissible to import Israeli goods a...

Q1328: What is the ruling in the matter of reproducing books and articles of foreign origin, or those published inside the Islamic Republic, without the permission of the publishers?A: As regards reprinting, or offset, of books printed outside the Is...

Q1328: What is the ruling in the matter of reprodu...

Q1311: Should man be held guilty for abandoning the gaining of knowledge about religious issues which are usually encountered by him?A: He would be considered as a sinner if it results in his neglect of an obligatory deed or committing a ḥarām act.Q...

Q1311: Should man be held guilty for abandoning th...

Question 1: Would you please explain for me the terms ghinā’, music and its instruments in simple and understandable words! Answer: ghinā’ is the singing specific and suitable for gatherings of merrymaking and debauchery. Both singing and listening t...

Question 1: Would you please explain for me the te...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (d.) Question: A nā’ib (one hired to perform hajj on behalf of someone else) was able to perform a normal complete hajj when he/she agreed to perform hajj by niyābah, i.e. on behal...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand ...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (d.) 1- Istitā‘ah is conditioned by having enough money/property upon return, i.e. on returning from hajj, he would earn his living by trading, farming, industry or the profit gain...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand ...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (d.) 1- Question: If a person sells his/her house and buys another house or has another one built, is the proceeds from the sale of the previous house subject to khums, even if a y...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand ...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (d.) 1- It is only in a masjid that i‘tikāf is correct. Therefore, if one does i‘tikāf at home, in a takyah, in a ḥusayniyyah or in a ḥaram, it is incorrect. Among masjids, it is...

Fatwās Of Imam Khomeini (q.) Fatwās of the Grand ...