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What is the reason a married man is allowed to contract temporary marriages without the permission of his spouse? Answer: The sexual instinct is one of the most powerful instincts that resides in human beings, and much like other basic needs, it must...

What is the reason a married man is allowed to con...

I married a woman from Ahlul Kitab thinking she will practice Islam and I have 1 child with her, so my question is that can I divorce her if she doesn’t want to practice Islam or give her a certain time for her to change and if she doesn’t then resor...

I married a woman from Ahlul Kitab thinking she wi...

Answer: This is the view of different maraje regarding permanent marriage with People of the Book: Imam Khomeini: As an obligatory precaution, it is impermissible to get married to People of the Book.Ayatullahs Golpaygani and Safi: The permissibility...

Answer: This is the view of different maraje regar...

Why was a verse revealed allowing Muslim warriors to consummate marriage with the married women they captured during battles? Answer According to the sacred Shari’ah of Islam, it is haram (unlawful) to consummate marriage with married women. Howe...

Why was a verse revealed allowing Muslim warriors ...

A married woman involuntarily had a sexual relationship with a married man, after the man reaching satisfaction, the woman is in doubt whether penetration actually has taken place or not, because throughout the whole time she had contracted her body ...

A married woman involuntarily had a sexual relatio...

It has been three years that I have had a strong affection for a married man who wanted me to death. I trust him. He hasn’t even discussed this issue with his wife yet, while his wife will never give consent to leave him. We are like lost souls witho...

It has been three years that I have had a strong a...

Answer: In the case asked about, if her husband doesn't embrace Islam, she separates from him and there is no need for the divorce contract to be carried out. Of course, she needs to observe the iddah (waiting period). Annexations: The following are ...

Answer: In the case asked about, if her husband do...

It is about two months now that I am engaged with a boy, albeit with the consent of the families of both sides. We have recited the formula of marriage just to be mahram to each other and we are supposed to remain engaged for a year. Thereupon, the n...

It is about two months now that I am engaged with ...

Answer: Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may Allah grant him long life): Insofar as a woman is married to her husband – as in the given example – it is not permissible to marry her. In fact, if a woman has some differences with her husband who is ...

Answer: Office of Grand Ayatollah Khamenei (may Al...

Answer: Sexual inclinations are one of the strongest human instincts which, like other natural human instincts, must be satisfied in the appropriate way. Human instincts can not be extinguished and even if we can suppress them it is not wise to do so...

Answer: Sexual inclinations are one of the stronge...

What is the moral and mystical message we can learn from Sura al-Masadd? It is a direct curse of Allah to Abu Lahab and his wife. What lesson can we draw for ourselves? Answer: The most important message of this Surah (chapter) can be explain in such...

What is the moral and mystical message we can lear...

What is the best Ayah in the Quran? Can we say the best Ayah or we should say that all ay?t are best depending on purpose? Answer: Before dealing with the main question, we must say that the Quran itself is the best book and superior to all heavenly ...

What is the best Ayah in the Quran? Can we say the...

Answer: All Shia scholars (Mujtahedeen) say: “If a ritually clean thing touches a najis thing and if either or both of them are so wet that the wetness of one reaches the other, the clean thing will become najis. [1] And if the wetness is so little t...

Answer: All Shia scholars (Mujtahedeen) say: “If a...

According to Ayatullah Khomeini's Fatwas If a woman has illicit sexual relationship with a man and she becomes pregnant as a result of the illegal relationship, is the child, who is born to the woman after her marriage with the man, legitimate or ill...

According to Ayatullah Khomeini's Fatwas If a woma...

According to Ayatullah Khomeini's Fatwas I know that Islam differentiates between man and woman, for example, a woman cannot have more than one husband whereas man can have up to four wives. Women have been commanded to observe modest dress and to co...

According to Ayatullah Khomeini's Fatwas I know th...

First: Islam teaches us to be good tempered with all people, including one's spouse, children, students, etc., because the Quran and the sayings of the Prophet's household have commanded us to be good-tempered with others. Second: According to the t...

First: Islam teaches us to be good tempered with a...

Children whose mothers smoked one or more packs of cigarettes a day during pregnancy have poorer reading skills than other children, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data from more than 5,000 children in the United Kingdom, and compared their ...

Children whose mothers smoked one or more packs of...

Exposure to secondhand smoke -- during their mother's pregnancy or later in the home -- greatly increases children's risk of invasive meningococcal disease, according to a new evidence review. Invasive meningococcal disease is a major cause of bacter...

Exposure to secondhand smoke -- during their mothe...

Children whose mothers went into pregnancy overweight may have slightly lower scores on certain tests of verbal and numbers skills, a new study says. The findings, reported online Dec. 10 in the journal Pediatrics, do not prove that their mothers' ex...

Children whose mothers went into pregnancy overwei...

Having twins as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF) carries higher risks of complications for both mother and babies than having two single babies from separate IVF procedures, according to a new Swedish study. The extra concerns that come with ...

Having twins as a result of in vitro fertilization...

Too few overweight and obese pregnant women receive appropriate advice about healthy weight gain or appropriate exercise, a small new study finds. Excessive weight gain during pregnancy is particularly concerning for overweight and obese women becaus...

Too few overweight and obese pregnant women receiv...