Fatwas Archive

Question: It is known that contraceptive treatments can lead to various illnesses, and we see that the enemies of Islam support family planning and its reduction, while we see that the Hadith encourage procreation and marriage. So, in this contradiction,...

Question: If there is benefit in exalting a person—such as ensuring safety for the believers, attracting them to the righteous, or similar purposes—does exalting him become permissible?

Question: What is obligatory upon the believer in times of tribulation, given that he must pursue means of livelihood—what should he do and what should he avoid?

Question: When does jihād become obligatory upon the Imams?

Question: Is it permissible to pluck grey hair from the beard or not?

Question: What is meant by the saying of the Commander of the Faithful Imām ʿAlī to his son al-Ḥasan, peace be upon Them: “Do not fight the Khārijites after me, for the one who sought the truth and missed it...

Question: If a man has, for example, a neighbor who harms him, may he raise his case to the governor of his district, knowing that the district governor is neither just nor trustworthy?

Question: Does a person incur sin by finding some believers burdensome, or by feeling distressed at sitting with him or the like? And does a person incur sin for what he finds in his heart of envy toward his brother,...

A question concerning insult and cursing was asked, and the questioner cited the narrated hadith: “The believer is not one who insults, nor one who curses, nor one who is obscene, nor one who is indecent.”

Question: What is the correct view regarding what is reported of some Sufis in their struggle against the self and in subduing its desires—namely, that one of them deliberately exposes himself to suspicion, such as sitting in a wine-seller’s shop,...