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SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Sadeq (AS) who said: Allah (SWT) protects the one who protects his/her friend. Do not snoop into people’s affairs which in that case you will be without friends [1]. In this narration, protecting friends mainly means protecting and observing their dignity, and in return God will protect the […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about haggling in dealing. Question: What is the ruling on haggling in buying and selling? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: There is no problem, of course haggling after the deal is Makrooh (inappropriate). Source: khamenei.ir
SHAFAQNA – Looking at the lives of others whose levels are higher (money wise), can create problems for us. Meaning, this may cause the human being to want to adjust his/her worldly life and inclinations according to the lives of others. That is why we have been advised that we should never look at those […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about the limit which women with religious excuse (in circumstances when ladies are excused from doing some religious duties, like performing Salaat) can get close to holy shrines. Question: How close ladies with religious excuse can get to holy shrines of Imams (AS)? The Grand Ayatollah […]
SHAFAQNA – One day a person asked Imam Jawad (AS): Why most people fear death? Imam (AS) replied: Because people have no information about it, and they panic. And if people knew about death, and tried to become servants of God, and followers and friends of Ahlul Bait (AS), then they would have become happy […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question when Hajj season and university exams coincide. Question: If a student in Hajj season must take university exam, can he/she delays Wajib Hajj to next year, especially if the exam is vital and very important for him/her? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If he/she is Mostati’a (eligible […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Jawad (AS) who said: Religion is glory and knowledge, and it is a treasure. And silence is a light and the highest of asceticism (Zohd) and piety. And nothing like heresy destroys the religion. And nothing like greed destroys the mankind. And because of righteous leaders, the people […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about the effects of current security concerns on Hajj pilgrimage. Question: Considering the assumptions about the current insecurities of Hajj trip, can a person be counted as Mostati’a (having the means to go to Hajj pilgrimage) or not? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: Whatever has been mentioned […]
SHAFAQNA – Imam Sadeq (AS) heard that a man became famous for his piety. One day, Imam (AS) saw that man with a lot of people gathered round him, and then he separated from people and went on his way, but Imam Sadeq (AS) was watching his actions. After a short while, he stopped in […]
SHAFAQNA – One of the issues connected to humbleness, is the case of accepting apology from a person who has done bad to us, and then he/she apologizes and asks for forgiveness. The issue is that if a person who is done a bad act against another human being and then apologizes; and if that […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Sistani answered a question about a Muslim woman working in non-Muslim hairdresser. Question: Some hairdressers look for female staff; can a Muslim woman work in such a hairdresser, and groom and make up Muslim and non-Muslim women who appear in front of non-Mahram men without Hijab? The Grand Ayatollah Sistani: […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: No servant of Allah (SWT) can complete his/her belief without the following five characteristics. Reliance on God Leaving the affairs to God and total submission to God’s Commands, and being satisfied with God’s Will (being satisfied with allocated destiny) Be patient in […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about taking an oath in a deal. Question: Is it allowed to take an oath in a deal? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If it is a truthful oath, taking an oath is Makrooh (inappropriate), and if it is a lie, it is Haram. Source: khamenei.ir
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Ridha/Reza (AS) who said: Whoever requests paradise from Allah (SWT), but does not tolerate and resist difficulties and problems, has made fun of himself/herself [1]. [1] Beharul Anwaar, Vol. 75, Page 356.
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered questions about fortune-telling. Question: Is there any problem with fortune-telling for us or others? Can we go to fortune-tellers? Is the income from fortune-telling Halal? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: From the point of view of religion, fortune-telling is not credible, and it is not allowed to attain income […]
SHAFAQNA – The origin of the condition of arrogance is the shortage and inferiority that the human being feels inside him/her, and in this way wants to compensate for it. In another words, in fact as the human being grows in greatness to any extent and tolerance increases, he/she becomes humble, which is the real […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about listening to women singers. Question: What is the ruling on listening to women singers? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If the voice of the woman is in the form of Qena (provocative), or listening to her voice with the intention of enjoyment or Ribeh (committing sin […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated that when Imam Ali (AS) was the Caliph of the time, sometimes in the heat of summer he used to come out of the government house and sit near the entrance. The guards asked him: O’ Amiral Momeneen, why here and in this heat? You go inside, if any clients […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about the problem with place of wound plaster for performing Wudhu. Question: Is the mark caused by wound plaster a hindrance to performing Wudhu? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If it prevents water reaching the required parts for performing Wudhu; must be removed. Source: khamenei.ir
SHAFAQNA – Someone may say: To continue life in this world we need to provide for it, and must prepare items and equipment of life in order to continue living, and therefore, it is necessary to try hard for attaining the equipment of life and material things. But I ask you a question: Can the […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered a question about burial night Salaat. Question: Can burial night Salaat (Salaatul Wahshah) be performed with the intention that it is performed for all the believers who are buried on the same day? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: There is no problem with the intention of receiving the reward […]
SHAFAQNA – Ismaeil the eldest son of Imam Sadeq (AS) had some money and was informed about a Quraishi man from Medina who wanted to go to Yemen. He decided to give him the money to buy some goods from there. So he consulted his father Imam Sadeq (AS), and Imam (AS) asked him: Does […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Ridha/Reza (AS) who said: The wisdom of no Muslim is complete without having the following ten characteristics. Good/goodness is expected from him/her. No harm is expected from him/her. Considers others smallest good deeds as great. Considers his/her own good deeds as very small. Does not get tired from […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Shobairi Zanjani answered a question about performing Salaat in a house which the rental agreement has expired. Question: One of our relatives lives in a house belonging to government, but duration of his official responsibility has ended, and the rental period of the house has also expired. What is the […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from the Prophet of Islam (PBUH) who said: Four Divine Blessings will not be granted to a person who is not in friendship with God. These Divine Blessings include: 1) Silence (together with reflection, which is the start of the worship) 2) (To be in the condition of) reliance on […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered questions about warning an individual for any sin we see from him/her. Question: Must we warn for any sin we see from an individual? And if we know our warning has no use, must we warn again? The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei: If the condition for enjoining good and […]
SHAFAQNA – It is narrated from Imam Sadeq (AS) who said: Believers serve each other. Imam (AS) was asked: How do they serve each other? Imam Sadeq (AS) replied: They benefit each other [1]. Serving each other does not mean to be the servants of each other; it means that believers by their useful actions […]
SHAFAQNA – The Grand Ayatollah Khamenei answered questions about keeping in touch with relatives who do not observe Hijab. Question: My wife’s family does not observe Hijab rules, and in parties ladies wear revealing clothing, and constantly their head scarfs fall off their heads, and non-Mahrams shake hands with each other. In wedding ceremony men […]