Women Islamic laws

Q: Before doing ghusl of janābah, my menstrual period started. Shall I do one or two ghusls after becoming pure of menses? If one ghusl would be enough, with what intention should I do it? Am I not allowed to attend mourning ceremonies held for Imam ...

Q: Before doing ghusl of janābah, my menstrual per...

Q: We are a group of girls living in a poor quarter. Our houses are mostly small and of poor hygienic conditions which makes it difficult for us to stay for long hours indoors especially during very hot summer days. For this reason, we used to sit ou...

Q: We are a group of girls living in a poor quarte...

Q: What is the kaffārah of breaking of a promise or an oath? A: Kaffārah of breaking a promise is to feed 60 needy persons to satisfaction or keep 60 fasts the first 31 fasts of which should be in row. The kaffārah of breaking an oath is to feed 10 n...

Q: What is the kaffārah of breaking of a promise o...

Q: A person made a nadhr to say 100 ṣalawāts every day for 10 days. If in the nadhr formula he did not determine what is the meaning of ‘day’, does the ‘day’ terminates at midnight, 12 o`clock? If one day he forgot it and only remembered after midni...

Q: A person made a nadhr to say 100 ṣalawāts ever...

Q: I traveled to Iran last your and I took a nadhr that if I would go the next year again, I would read the whole Qur’an at the shrine of Imam Riḍā (a.). This year we went there and I have read a great deal of Qur’an but I forgot the nadhr and only ...

Q: I traveled to Iran last your and I took a nadhr...

Q: I have made a nadhr to keep 30 fasts before the next holy month of Ramadan but I, till now, failed to fulfill the same. What is my duty now? If I neglect to fulfill my nadhr, what will happen? A: If, for making the nadhr, you have recited its spec...

Q: I have made a nadhr to keep 30 fasts before the...

Q: I have a daughter who is 24 years old. When she was a child, she fell sick and I took a nadhr that I will marry her to a sayyid if her disease is cured. Praise be to Allah, she restored her health and grew up but I did not tell her about that. The...

Q: I have a daughter who is 24 years old. When she...

Q: If one makes a nadhr for Allah of paying some money while one has due debts, which should be advanced? A: If the nadhr is taken regarding specified money, one should fulfill the nadhr using the same money and settle one’s debts from the remaining ...

Q: If one makes a nadhr for Allah of paying some m...

Q: Assuming one accepts to be hired in order to observe the fasts of a deceased person, ought one to observe them without delay? And assuming one can’t fulfill one’s hiring contract, may one pass on one’s responsibility to another person? A: Assuming...

Q: Assuming one accepts to be hired in order to ob...

Q: Does one have to intend fasting every day during the month of Ramadan or is intending once at the beginning of the month sufficient? A: Assuming one intends, on the night preceding the first day, that one wills to fast throughout the whole month, ...

Q: Does one have to intend fasting every day durin...

Q: I am a laborer employed at Mahshahr; I work under terrible conditions with the weather being around 45 degrees Celsius and the nature of our work being awfully heavy. Fasting under such circumstances is extremely difficult for me such that it is t...

Q: I am a laborer employed at Mahshahr; I work und...

Q: At night, I decided to fast the following day; however, I didn’t wake up during saḥar in order to make the intention; instead, I woke up just before sunrise. Will my fast be deemed valid? A: The fast is valid. Q: Is it permissible to break one’s ...

Q: At night, I decided to fast the following day; ...

Q: May travelers observe mustaḥabb fasts? A: Observe mustaḥabb fasts during one’s travels is not allowed save in Medina wherein one may fast for three consecutive days – in order for one’s supplication to be accepted by the Lord; this is mustaḥabb...

Q: May travelers observe mustaḥabb fasts? A: Obse...

Q: Assuming a woman is breastfeeding her infant and that fasting would cause her harm, would she have to pay kaffārah if she doesn’t fast? A: She must donate ¾ kg food to a needy person for each day she hadn’t fasted during the month of Ramadan, in a...

Q: Assuming a woman is breastfeeding her infant an...

Q: Do the kaffārahs for those who intentionally break their fast differ from the kaffārahs for the ill? A: Yes they do; both in amount and in those who ought to be provided for. Concerning the kaffārahs for those who intentionally break their fast, o...

Q: Do the kaffārahs for those who intentionally br...

Q: My father was required to observe a few years’ compensatory fasts. I don’t know whether he had accomplished them; furthermore, there is no mention of this within his will. What is the duty of his eldest son? A: Assuming the eldest son knows, with ...

Q: My father was required to observe a few years’ ...

Q: Assuming one doesn’t know/recall whether or not he/she ought to observe compensatory fasts, may one fast in accordance with that which lies upon his/her duty i.e. intending that one’s fast be compensatory were he/she liable with respect to compens...

Q: Assuming one doesn’t know/recall whether or not...

Q: When Observing one’s compensatory fast, may one nullify it for whatever reason? A: Assuming it's before ẓuhr, it's unproblematic; however, breaking one’s compensatory fast after ẓuhr is not permissible; doing so entails the payment of 7½ kg of f...

Q: When Observing one’s compensatory fast, may one...

Q: Assuming one, who had displayed carelessness vis-à-vis observing one’s compensatory fasts, now suffers from an illness thus hindering him/her from accomplishing one’s compensatory fasts before the arrival of the month of Ramadan, what ought one to...

Q: Assuming one, who had displayed carelessness vi...

Q: Assuming one travels during the month of Ramadan, ought one to pay any kaffārah in addition to observing the compensatory fasts? A: No, only the compensatory fasts ought to be observed; there's no kaffārah to pay. However, assuming one delays perf...

Q: Assuming one travels during the month of Ramada...

Q: What is the duty of those who, intentionally, do not fast? A: One must observe the required compensatory fast for each missed day in addition to paying the stipulated kaffārah for each day. Paying kaffārah is accomplished either by fasting for two...

Q: What is the duty of those who, intentionally, d...