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Please explain what a human Shaytan is.

6549 Traditional 2011/04/20

“Shaytan” is a general term that refers to any deviating, misguiding and disobedient creature, whether it is human or not. In the Quran, this term has not been used for a specific creature, in fact it has even been used for humans that are ...
Are leather products imported from non-Islamic countries treated as ritually impure?

4164 مردار 2013/01/20

An answer given to the above question by some grand religious authorities (maraje’) is as follows:[1] Leather products are considered pure [and salat in them is permissible], if one entertains doubt whether or not they were made from natural hides or artificial ...
Can a Sunni girl get married to a Shia man and why? Please list the reasons.

8161 Laws and Jurisprudence 2009/04/20

The popular viewpoint amongst Shia scholars and jurisprudents is that a Shia man can get married to a Sunni woman, but there is a difference of opinion regarding the marriage of a Sunni man with a Shia woman; most scholars see it as impermissible.The reasons behind the first ...
Why is polygamy permissible for men in Islam, yet impermissible for women?

4179 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2008/09/18

Before Islam, polygamy was considered normal and lacked any rules or limitations. As one of man’s essential needs, Islam has limited it, giving it specific conditions and terms. Islamic laws are all based on true needs and the benefit of society as a whole. The following needs are ...
Is it permissible to steal from internet websites?

2471 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/15

Since you want the Islamic law about the question in your email, we deemed it necessary to forward the same question to the offices of some of the living prominent jurists. The answers which we have received from them are as under:Office of Grand Ayatollah Sistani (may ...
I own some jewelry, does khums and zakat apply to it?

9304 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18

This question has different assumable cases:1- If gold or silver meet the criterion of being made into coins, and are in currency for transactions, are in one’s possession, and reach the taxable limits, zakat ...
Are there any guidelines in the Islamic sources about fashion and clothing?

3334 لباس ها و پوشش ها 2012/07/15

Although Islam lays great emphasis on spiritual modesty of human beings (clothing of piety), the outward clothing is also a bounty which God, the Exalted, has bestowed exclusively upon human beings out of various beings. For this reason, Islam attaches significant importance to it and it deals ...
Is it permissible to contract temporary marriage with a female who is not having her husband with her as he has been living abroad for about 5 years?

2948 The infallibles 2012/09/29

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 ...
Why is pork haraam? Is there a reason for all religious laws?

2512 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/01/15

In general it can be said that all Shari'ah laws are based on divine knowledge and wisdom and the benefits and indecencies of every ruling has been explained and established, and no one other than Allah, the Most High has complete awareness of them. ...
How are Shia beliefs about Aisha consistent with the Quranic verse, which forbids us from accusing chaste women?

9749 تاريخ بزرگان 2012/02/04

Following Aisha's falling behind the caravan, the hypocrites and some other individuals who were also perhaps some of the proponents and supporters of the first caliph spread gossips and slanderous lies accusing Aisha of having an affair with another man. This event was later known as ...

Why are shrimps halal and crabs haram? What makes one of them halal and the other halal despite the fact that both of them are from the same category?

68118 Philosophy of Religion and Law 2012/03/18

Although all Islamic laws are a result of the benefits or disadvantages and harms that back them, and there is a particular reason behind each and every one of them, discovering the exact reason in detail for every one of them is extremely difficult. The most we ...
What is the definition of "Muslim" according to the Quran?

61688 Exegesis 2010/04/06

According to the Quran a Muslim is one who has absolutely surrendered to Allah and his commands and believes in pure Tawhid (the oneness of God) that isn't tainted with any Shirk and this is why the Almighty has introduced Prophet Abraham as a true ...
Is lobster, clam, oyster and octopus halal?

60479 Laws and Jurisprudence 2012/02/18

Eating lobster, clam, oyster and octopus is haram. According to religious resources regarding halal and haram meat, there are general rulings and numerous standards; for instance, a set of rulings has been given for land animals, sea creatures, birds and so on.The condition for halal meat sea ...
Why hasn’t Imam Ali (a.s.) been mentioned in the Holy Quran?

60145 Exegesis 2008/05/11

One should be aware that although the imam’s names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, haven’t been mentioned in the Quran, nevertheless, their names, )especially Imam Ali’s(, can be found in the Prophet’s sayings. One very good example is the hadith of Ghadir which is considered the official announcement of the appointment of ...
What is meant by Sidratul-Muntaha that the Quran has mentioned?

47200 Exegesis 2010/04/07

This question doesn’t have a brief answer. Please click on the detailed answer. ...
How do you prove that Imam Ali (as) was imam and khalifa after the Prophet (pbuh)?

36769 Traditional 2008/07/21

There is no doubt that in order for Islam to survive, it needs a keeper and guardian and individuals to deliver and express the teachings and guidelines of religion for the people, and carry them out. Since one of the reasons of creation is the ...
Why do we the Shia pray at three times while the Quran tells us to pray at five times?

32783 Laws and Jurisprudence 2010/08/14

The reason the Shia perform their prayers in three times is the Quranic verses and traditions on the matter. Although the Quran has mentioned that prayer is wajib several times and hasn’t gone into the details, it has spoken of its times: “Maintain the prayer from the sun's ...
Which animals and insects have been named in the Quran?

31525 Exegesis 2009/12/16

Approximately 35 animals have been named in the Quran; the birds and insects of which are:Salwa (سلوی)=The quail (Baqarah:57), Ba’uth (بعوض)=Mosquito (Baqarah:26), Dhubab (ذباب)=Fly (Hajj:73), Nahl (نحل)=Honeybee (Nahl:68), Ankabut (عنکبوت)=Spider (Ankabut:41), Jarad (جراد)=Grasshopper (A’raf:133), HudHud (هدهد)=Hoopoe (Naml:20), Ghurab (غراب)=Crow (Ma’idah:31), Ababil (ابابیل)= probably ‘Swallow’ (Fil:3), Naml (نمل)=Ant ...
What are the rewards and benefits of wearing rings with valuable stones on them?

30567 Laws and Jurisprudence 2008/08/20

Wearing a ring of aghigh, firoozah, yaqut and…is permissible for men and according to hadiths, wearing them has thawab and rewards, and wearing them in prayer causes one’s prayers to be of higher virtue and of more rewards, given that the ring isn’t made of gold (for men ...
How is Prophet Adam’s (A.S.) creation (about 5,764 years ago) make sense when fossils found from human beings are almost 25 million years old?

29279 Exegesis 2012/01/15

There is no inconsistence between these two. If we have heard that Prophet Adam has been created six to seven thousand years ago, this might refer to a different and new generation of human beings which started with Prophet Adam (A.S.) and might ...

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