Question ID 1543 - 2014-06-24 22:52:36
Question:
Salaamalaykum. May Allah (SWT) bless you and your family. When paying Khums, is it better for me to let the charity and his eminence Ayatullah Sistani (my Maraja) to decide where to spend the Khums? My dilemma is that I do not know where Khums is needed most and I have been given the option by charities to give Khums for different causes helping needy Shias in different countries. Thank you for your guidance. Salaams and Duas.
Answer:
If you do not know where Khums is more needed, you should seek help from
Marja' of Taqleed or his deputies send the Khums to him as he knows much
more than you where are the needy places.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
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Question ID 1520 - 2014-06-19 11:08:31
Question:
Salaam Alaykum Sayedna, I've heard that it is haraam to fast on the last day of Sha'ban incase it may be the 1st of Ramadhaan. Is it permissible to do qadha fasts in the last 2 or 3 days of Sha'ban?
Answer:
Yes it is allowed to fast Qadha on the last days of Sha'ban.
Last day of Sha'ban : It is not Haraam to fast with intention of
recommended fast or Qadha fast.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
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Question ID 1517 - 2014-06-18 20:06:32
Question:
Salamun Alaikum...... I am living in shia hostel where my roomates go to the school where they eat najis food cooked by Musharik. They donot exercise caution about najasat and taharat. Now whether I have to consider their outer parts of lips najis? Even I am not able to decide whether while eating in usual manner food should be touching outerparts of lips or not. What should I do whether I have to consider Taps,Bathroom,etc of my room najis due to it or not?
Answer:
Precaution is good. If Mushril is using items with wetness, you should be
careful and wash them before using them.Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
Question ID 1667 - 2014-07-14 13:05:38
Question:
If someone makes an investment on a piece of land during the year which seems after a few months that it was a bad deal and that the investment may not be recoverable anytime soon or even in full ever and now the khums date has arrived will khums be due on the investment?
Answer:
Market value of that land should calculated on Khums date.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi
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Question ID 1668 - 2014-07-14 13:26:52
Question:
If someone paid khums on savings of $100 last year and the khums ($20) was paid from non-khumsable money (current earnings then on which khums was not due), now this year what is the khums-free / mukhammas amount $100 or $80 ie. Should payment of khums be from within the due amount or can it be paid from current earnings.
Answer:
The Khums free in this case is $ 80.
It can be paid from any amount you own.
Wassalam.
Mohammad al-Musawi