Islamic Laws

The Punishment for Drinking Liquor

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi If a sane adult person, knowing that liquor is Harām, consumes even a drop of it of his own accord and later confesses to it or is seen in the act of drinking…
Liquor is Absolutely Haram

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi It makes no difference if the quantity consumed is less or more; liquor is absolutely Harām; whether pure or mixed. Thus even if a person licks a single drop it is Harām whether…
Difference in Inheritance of Women and Men in Islamic Jurisprudence

By: Hojjat al-Islam Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani Question: Why is the inheritance of women half that of men? Brief Answer The fact that a woman’s inheritance is half that of a man’s has enticed many to delve into the rationale behind…
The Evil Effects of Usury in the Society

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The ninth Greater sin is usury. That it is classified as a Greater Sin is clear in traditions recorded from the Holy Prophet (S), Imam ‘Ali (a.s.), Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.), Imam Musa…
The Rights of Sadat

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi Silet ar-Rahm is Wajib and Qat’a ar-Rahm is Harām towards our spiritual relatives also. Our Holy Prophet (S) and our Imams (a.s.) are our spiritual fathers. So, the descendants of our Holy Prophet…
Breaking up Relations

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The seventh Greater Sin is Qat’a ar-Rahm, the breaking up of relations with one’s kith and kin. This is clearly verified by Imam Ja’far as-Sadiq (a.s.) as well as Imam Musa al-Kadhim (a.s.),…
Disobedience to Parents

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The sixth Greater Sin is to be disobedient to one’s parents as expressly mentioned in the traditions from the Holy Prophet (S) and the Pure Imams (a.s.). These have already been quoted in…
One Murder is Equal to the Killing the Whole of Humanity

By: Shaheed Ayatullah Abdul Husain Dastghaib Shirazi The fifth Greater Sin is the murder of that person whose execution has not been ordered by Allah (S.w.T.) and the Holy Prophet (S). Traditions which confirm that murder is a Greater Sin…
The Sahabah’s Attitude to the Trend of Opinionism

By: Sayyid Ali Al-Shahristani The aforesaid texts substantiate the fact that the terms of Ra’y (opinion) and Ta’wīl (interpretation) occupied a large area in the words and deeds of the Sahābah; therefore, Imam `Alī, during the age of his caliphate,…
Relationship between Wilayat al-Faqih and the Marja’iyat

By: Hojjat al-Islam Mahdi Hadavi Tehrani Question: What is the relationship between governance of a jurist (wilayat al-faqih) and authority in jurisprudence (marja’iyat)? Brief Answer Wilayat is a part of marja’iyat in the culture of the Shi’as. The great maraji’…

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