India

India (Hindi: Bhārat), officially the Republic of India (Hindi: Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country, and the most populous democracy in the world. Bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast, it shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north; and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east.

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Hijab . School . Niqab . India . Hypocrisy (Nifaq)

As an Indian, Hijab is prohibited at my school, so I do not wear it there. However, I desire to wear a Niqab in other places, which makes me feel hypocritical. What options do I have in this situation?

Amina Inloes, Amina Inloes is originally from the US and has a PhD in Islamic Studies from the University of Exeter on Shi'a hadith. She is the program leader for the MA Islamic Studies program at the... Answered 1 day ago

There is no Islamic problem in wearing niqab in some places but not others. However, sometimes there is a cultural idea or social pressure that someone who wears certain types of garments should not be seen differently. So you should decide what you feel is best for yourself. Sometimes an advantage of trying new clothing in some places is it gives us a chance to experiment with it and see whether or not it is something we want later in life.

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Rape . Shirk . India . Salam alaikum . Sin

Can you elaborate on why rape is not considered as sinful as Shirk in Islam? This question often arises from non-Muslims in India, and a detailed explanation would be helpful.

Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi, Sayyed Mohammad al-Musawi is originally from Iraq and heads up the World Ahlul Bayt Islamic League in London. Other than being involved in various humanitarian projects, he frequently responds to... Answer updated 1 month ago

Major sins are the most dangerous sins which lead to hellfire. We have many authentic narrations listing these major sins. Wasa’il al-Shia, volume 15, pages 313 to 331.

Rape is one of the major sins as it is a crime on innocent person which is more dangerous than destruction the Ka’ba (according to authentic Hadeeth), beside it includes another major sin of fornication. Rape is a complex major sin, that is why its punishment is very severe in Islam which is killing him.

Shirk is also one of the major sins as Allah (SWT) Says in Quran (Verily, Shirk is a very big injustice)(Sura Luqman; verse 13).

Wassalam.

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India . Nazr . Food

Is it permissible to perform the ritual of Niyaz and Nazr in India, where we prepare food, recite Salwaat, Al Hamd, Surah Tawheed, and Salwaat again? Is there any Islamic basis for this practice?

It is not only permissible but, it is highly recommended to feed people and to recite Salawaat and to recite Quranic verses. This is exactly what is happening in distributing Nazr and Niyaz.
We need to be careful from the Wahabis propaganda who jump on labeling many recommended acts as Haraam.

Wassalaam

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Margin trading . India

Is margin trading that is funded by Indian brokers permissible according to Shia fiqh?

Yes it is permissible as far as the trading does not involve any unlawful business like alcohol, usury, etc.

Wassalam.

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India . Bank . Stock

Is it permissible to trade in Nifty50, which consists of shares from the top 50 companies in India, including 6 banks? Should we deduct or give away 12% from the profit as purification for the banking portion?

It is not allowed to invest in any share of a company which deals with unlawful business like usury, alcohol, gambling, etc. Giving away the profit from such companies does not solve the problem.

Wassalam.

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Pakistan . India . Tawassul

Is it permissible to greet each other, as we often do in Pakistan and India, by saying "Ya Ali Madad" and also uttering it in times of distress, illness, or in a sporting context?

It is always good to say "Ya Ali Madad" but it does not replace our greeting which is mentioned in Quran and used by our Infallible Imams (As) and taught to us by Ahlul Bayt (AS) which is Salam or Salamun Alaykum. Sura 7, Verse 54 and Sura Younis, verse 10, and Sura Al-Agzab;44 and Sura Taseen;58.

Wassalam.

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India . Marriage . Nawha

In India, people often recite a Nauha before Nikah. How appropriate is it to recite a Nauha instead of a Qaseeda on such an occasion?

Reciting any recitation which makes people remember Allah, Prophet (SAWA) and Ahlul Bayt (AS) is always good.

Wassalam.

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Interest . Bank . India . Sadaqa (Charity)

What can we do with the interest from a bank account in India? Can we withdraw it and give it to charity? Shall we tell the receiving person that it is from interest? Or shall we just leave it in the account and not touch it?

There is no point in leaving it in the account because it will utilised by the non Muslim bank with no benefit to you or to any poor person. Utlizing interest from non Muslim is allowed according to verdicts of leading scholars ( Maraaje' of Taqleed). You can utilize the money or give it to the poor and you don't need to tell them that it is from bank interest money.

Wassalam.

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India . Face . Shrine

In which direction from India should we turn to face the shrine of Imam Hussain (as)?

The direction of Karbala from India is very near to the direction of Qibla from India. You can refer to local Ulama in your area for more details.

Wassalam.

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Sunni-Shi'a . Signs of Zuhur . India

Some Sunni scholars talk of the prophecy of an interreligious war, called Ghazwa-e-Hind, in the Indian subcontinent. Is there any such prophecy in Shia Islam?

There is no such prophecy at all neither in Shia books of Hadeeth nor in authentic Sunni Hadeeths. There are three weak and fabricated narrations in this regard; one of them narrated from Thawban, one of the servants of the Prophet Muhammad (SAWA) but with out authentic narrators to Thawban. Two narrations from Abu Huraira who was serving Bani Umayya and fabricating for them whatever they wanted. These two narrations are in favour of the army of Bani Umayyad who attacked India.

These weak and fabricated narrations have no value among the scholars of Hadeeth.

'Unfortunately, such baseless "prophecy" is been misused by terrorist groups who consider all who differ with them as Kafir, from one side, and on the other side, by enemies of Islam to instigate non Muslims against the Muslims in India.

'Wassalam.

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Stock . India

Is it permissible to buy and sell stocks in the stock exchange of any country, such as India, because it is based on profit and loss sharing?

Yes it is permissible to buy and sell stocks in the stock market in any country as far as the company is not dealing in unlawful business like alcohol, pork, usury, weapons for harming people, gambling, production of sinful materials, etc.

Shares of any company involved in unlawful activity is unlawful to deal with.

Wassalam.