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Using Zakat for mosque construction
[Consumption of Zakat]
Q: if there is no needy person among family and relatives, can we pay Zakat to the trustee of a mosque that needs money for its construction? Or should it be paid to the office of Marj'a?
A: Yes, Zakat can also be paid to mosque.
Calculating the second Nisab (taxable amount) of sheep
[Zakat of Livestock]
Q: a person owns one hundred twenty one sheep (the second taxable amount), when he had forty sheep he had paid its Zakat (the first taxable amount). Should he have 120 sheep in addition to the forty sheep he had to pay their Zakat, or should he calculate that 40 sheep again in the second taxable amount to have 120 sheep in total?
A: the first forty sheep must be calculated again in the second Nisab (taxable amount)
To divorce a woman based on "La-Zarar article" (an article which says there should not be any harm in Islam)
[Khul (initiated by women by giving money to husband) Divorce]
Q: is a judge allowed to divorce a woman based on "la-Zarar" article? Please elaborate its reason.
A: if there is a serious harm for the woman, for example she suffers from severe hardness and difficulty by his husband, the judge can divorce her and the husband cannot return.
To perform first Umrah on behalf of another
[Hajj by Proxy]
Q: when I went to Umrah with our college caravan, I performed that Umrah on behalf of my father as an appreciation of his efforts. I heard that the first Umrah cannot be performed on behalf of anyone but I didn’t know this ruling at that time, is my Umrah invalid then? Previously I had asked from the missionary of our caravan if there is any especial ruling for that and he said “no”.
A: the Umrah you performed on behalf of your father is correct, but there is still an Umrah obligatory on you that you must perform it whenever possible for you.
Purification of Najis shirt by rain
[Rain Water]
Q: if my pants are licked by a dog, then it rains so that all my body and pants become wet by rain water, do my legs become Najis or they become pure? Do I need to do something else to purify them when they get drenched by rain water?
A: if rain water streams down your legs, absorbs your pants and drips down from it, then your legs and pants are purified.
To pop pimples
[Blood]
Q: if we pop a pimple then blood and a clear fluid come out of it, or if we pop a black pimple and a greasy fluid comes out, are these fluids considered impure and Najis? If it is Najis, and we noticed that before prayer but forgot to purify that when performing prayer, do we need to repeat that prayer?
A: if that fluid is mixed with blood then it is Najis, you should wash it if possible, but if it is not possible or it is harmful to wash that, then you are exempted. In case of possibility of washing if you forgot to do that, you have to repeat your prayer.
Annulment of ablution whilst performing Tawaf
[Rulings of Tawaf]
Q: If someone annuls his ablution during Tawaf what should he do? If renovation of ablution is difficult and he would be lost away from his caravan, what should he do?
A: whenever ablution is annulled whilst performing Tawaf, one should renovate his ablution and come back, if he had done at least four rounds he should continue his Tawaf and perform the rest, but if he had done less than four rounds he should start his Tawaf from begging.
Ability of a woman whose Mahr is paid after her death
[Istita'ah (having affordability and physical ability)]
Q: a woman is passed away, during her life a house was inherited to her and her brother and sister, she could not sell that house because her mother was alive and her brother and sister did not agree to sell that house. After her death, her husband distributed her Mahr among her heirs (she had not received her Mahr in her life because she had not demanded that). Was Hajj obligatory on this woman? And is it now necessary to perform a Hajj on her behalf or not?
A: if she could receive her Mahr during her life and it was not considered a defect for her to demand her Mahr in their custom, and her husband was able to pay her Mahr, then she was able to perform Hajj. A Hajj should be performed on her behalf with her money or Mahr. (A Hajj from Mighat which is not too costly)
Saying “Salawat” instead of saying “Bismi-Allah” whilst slaughtering
[Rulings of Zebh]
Q: as you explained, another condition of Islamic slaughter is to pronounce the name of Allah. Is it enough to say “Salawat- اللهم صل علی محمد و ال محمد” or not?
A: that is not enough.
To Compare Pure Imams (a.s.) with Divine Prophets (a.s.)
[Animals]
Are pure Imams (a.s.) superior to divine prophets (a.s.), except the Holy Prophet (s.a.), in cognition of God?
It is better not to compare infallibles and Awliya Allah with each other. All of them are superiors and divine lights.