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Please pray for my grandmother bachouna's health, she's very old and close to death.

إِنَّا ِلِلَّٰهِ وَإِنَّا إِلَيْهِ رَاجِعُونَ she passed away hours after my post. What a bad time, on eid out of all days. I've never seen my father lose it like that, life can be cruel.

It is allowed because the awrah for a man and the awrah for a woman is the same, and it is the private parts, and the chest is not a private part - according to most of our scholars. Most Imamis state: It is wajib for her to cover her rear and private parts in the presence of women and her maharim; to cover other parts as well is better though not wajib, except where there is a fear of sin. https://www.al-islam.org/five-schools-islamic-law-muhammad-jawad-mughniyya/rules-modesty Sayyed Al-Sistani (ha) says the same: مسألة 12: يجوز للرجل النظر إلى ما عدا العورة من مماثله - شيخاً كان المنظور إليه أو شابّاً، حسن الصورة أو قبيحها - ما لم يكن بتلذّذ شهويّ أو مع الريبة - أي خوف الافتتان والوقوع في الحرام - وهكذا الحال في نظر المرأة إلى ما عدا العورة من مماثلها، وأمّا العورة - وهي القُبُل والدُّبُر كما مرّ في أحكام التخلّي - فلا يجوز النظر إليها حتّى بالنسبة إلى المماثل، نعم حرمة النظر إلى عورة الكافر المماثل والصبيّ المميّز تبتني على الاحتياط اللزوميّ.

Eid Mubarak to you too and everyone else, may this year be filled with health and peace. And may God curse the enemies of islam and ahlulbayt.

Maybe you can also address the other women who addressed her pretty harshly while they also dont have any evidence to support what they say. I think first its important to know what emotions actually are. I would urge anyone who reads this to research emotions and learn what they are and what impact supressing emotions has on a person and how you can actually feel your emotions and let them go. Emotions like thoughts are meant to be let go and they dont give you any information about your reality. So having said this, there is no evidence to show that men have less emotions than women. Men have been conditioned to supress/control their emotions. While controlling your emotions is a good thing, suppressing them is definitely not. Women are allowed to express their emotions more freely and can learn just like men to control their emotions. And yes a womans brain might be wired differently than a mans brain and make her maybe better at some things like empathy but science is not so sure about this. What we can say is that women have less testosteron and her hormones fluctuate throughout the month which makes her more susceptible to fluctuations in her mood and energy levels. Since men dont have this and testosteron pushes them to work hard and get things done and they dont get tired easily. This would make them better leaders maybe in the work field.

I will try, no promises xox

I think part of our scholars get it very wrong when they don't want to involve to politics when it is exactly should be part of their job, because Islamic laws and beliefs are not limited to invidual choises but also extended to all areas of our live which include the wellbeing of the Ummah in whole, like the country you live. When our Imam (عليه السلام) is in occulation, the most reasonable conclusion you can make is to give the human leadership to just scholars who maintain the Islamic country wellbeing and make sure it does not fall for an corrupted man or make the country in chaos. The moment you remove the Scholars from politics, then unjust people will run the country with secular (the current trend) values that make the Ummah to fall for all sinful living by removing "promoting what is right, forbidding what is wrong". It amaze me than in the old time the unjust Khulafa forced themselves to power and shunning any scholar that goes ageinst them, but now God give the power to scholars to use it for good and people want to say no? Absurdity.

Have you ever played Ghost of Tsushima ? He's like the shia Jin Sakai. Or maybe more like Ezio from Assassin's creed. He rounded up the culprits who participated in the Karbala Massacre and tortured them...fiare fi bun dem rasssclart

They preferred the company of silent cats to noisy men! Actually, the fear of cats among Europeans is one of the causes of the severity of the Black Plague. The rat population exploded, and with it, the fleas that parasitize them - and humans! And some women were accused of witchcraft simply because they didn't catch the plague.

InShaAllah. My thoughts as well. Elahy Ameen.

Thanks for clarification brother, sometimes it’s more to type (my thumbs hurt lol) but for teaching young ones, it’s a moral duty upon the rest of us to give them a comprehensive understanding of Deen and not just the Fiqh rulings. Whenever I reply these topics, I always remember the words of our dear Prophet ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)) where he says , and Allah says, that He ((صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)) was sent to perfect the “Akhlaq” of the people, …… not the Fiqh. Ma’salam & Eid Mubarak.

I don't disagree. I'm simply answering the question legalistically. Morally, I am in agreement with you 100%.

There is Islamic Fiqh and there is Islamic Akhlaq. Fiqh defines the outer most boundary of Deen, outside of which resides haram, essentially teaching you the bare minimum. Akhlaq teaches you how to progress closer to the core of Islam. Remaining at the boundary wall saves you from major harm, but keeps you exposed to minor harms. Example being Fiqh tells you to not eat pork, Akhlaq tells you to not eat meat every day and even when not eating meat every day, don’t over eat other foods either. See the difference!! Likewise Akhlaq tells you that just like sisters and mothers shouldn’t roam around semi naked in the house, brothers and fathers should also cover their upper and lower bodies besides the private parts. Islamic Ahlaq of clothing teaches exactly opposite of the nudist mindset. Libas لباس (root ل ب س) a Quranic word for clothing itself is the word where even the sheer clothing isn’t accepted. Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) talks a lot about لباس concept in Quran, and it’s been used from only covering private parts to all the way up to the adoration in decency. The most comprehensive definition though is when Allah (سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى) calls husband and wife the لباس of each other which explains why others shouldn’t see us even closer to the way we can see our spouses (remember the Akhlaq part of Islam). هُنَّ لِبَاسٌ لَّكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لِبَاسٌ لَّهُنَّ The only thing greater than the above لباس concept is the Taqwa which is the best form of covering, intermingle-ness with Allah, adoration and beautify (all the meanings in which the Libas of Taqwa used in Quran). Bottom line for OP, what your mother and sisters are doing is way below Islamic Akhlaq without which everything is nullified.

Apparently you can also find narrations which praise him in Rijal Al-Kashi . Haven’t looked into them seriously. But Jilal Al Uyun is not a book I trust. My copy of Rijal Al Kashi is poor quality pdf so it’s not easy to search.

1. Genetic fallacy, brother. Refute what is being said, ie if he was against establishing an Islamic government in the Major Occultation or not. His disagreement with Sayyid Khumayni's WF mutlaq model is well known. What is being discussed here is if he was hostile to Agha Khumayni (rh) or the revolution of 79, as many people claim. We have hearsay on one hand, and his handwritten fatawa and testimonies from his students, like Shaykh Tabrizi (rh) and Sayyid Shubayri Zanjani (ha), on the other. I'm inclined to go with the latter. Opposition to WF mutlaq =\= opposition to the revolution of 1979. I usually always put alaihissalam after the names of Imams, and my keyboard prediction and autocorrect has it saved in its memory. It saw the word 'Imam' and automatically replaced the space mark/ rahimahullah with alaihissalam. Apologies. I'm trying editing my original post, but can't do it for some reason. 2. I'm not a WF mutlaq zealot/shill, nor could I care any less about what Allahyari says. I identify with the mainstream Najafi marjaiyyah's political tradition; that of Sayyid al-Khu'i (rh) and his circle of students, and have no stake in this e- Akhbari zealots vs WF Mutlaq zealots blood- feud. Thank you. Eid Mubarak to you and your family.

Hhaha Eid mubarak broski

Some respect would go a long way. You can always make your point more forcefully by being more respectful.

If their financially desperate they should do zawaj tul nikah ie permeant marriage. The man is obligated to support his wife financially in perm marriage whereas in Mutah he isn't. So there's the solution. There have been similar threads in the past about a women doing Mutah as a business, ie for money like selling herself as a product. Besides the fact that this is immoral and a violation of her dignity it is also an unwise business decision. The iddah for Mutah is two monthly cycles, two months. So unless she demands a really high mahr every time, she will never make any money doing this, ie two months between transactions. She would be better off selling shoes or candy bars lol. Prostitution is only profitable because prostitutes do multiple transactions per night. The average is between 5 and 10. You could not do that number of contracts because of the iddah. Also if she wants to charge a really high mahr Everytime I guess that is possible but not likely. A man with any degree of self respect is not going to pay a high mahr for a lady with a high body count, even if it was halal.

Not true. Mahram can see their hair, neck, arms, legs to the knees. W everything else must be covered for Mahram. Only exception is the husband

Not strictly my own but of me, crawling through the Viet Cong Cu Chi Tunnels, near Saigon, a few weeks ago. Hauling the camera bag on my back was a bad idea, instead of being able to crouch and walk, I had to crawl. Knees took a battering.

اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى ابْتَلاَكُمْ، لِيَعْلَمَ إِيَّاهُ تُطِيعُونَ أَمْ هِيَ‏.‏ Allah has put you to test whether you obey Him (Allah) or her (`Aisha). (Source: Sahih al-Bukhari) By the way, it's pretty ironic that when Sunnis are arguing with non-Muslims about why the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) married Aisha at such a young age, they say it was due to political and social reasons; but when they're arguing with shi'a about why he married her, they say it's because of his love for her.

Women are wonderful marvellous beings, and they sure can lead and be leaders but to an extent.... due to our emotional nature we tend to be biased in our judgements and choices, we come to a solution based on our needs emotionally rather than logically and in leadership you need logic more than emotions to keep things going the right direction and giving everyone a fair go. I have dealt with a female manager and a male manager and oh boy the difference is incomparable when it came to their problem solving and leadership skills. Men are born to be leaders and women are born to be nurturing and if we try to take each others roles and do opposite to what our true nature is this will lead to deformity in society as a whole. I think it's beautiful how masculine energy is so different from the feminine energy yet we complete each other so perfectly.

Jurong Lake Gardens - Singapore Went cycling here a couple of weeks ago. Quiet, peaceful and relaxed and also not the usual number of tourists and no entry fee!

Masjid Al-Rahim - Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam I spent a week in Vietnam recently. Surprised at the number of mosques and halal food places in HCMC.

Salam alaikom. Differences exist in the rituals because differences exist in whom we follow for jurisprudential guidance. While Sunnis follow the four schools of the four imams, Abu Hanifa, Malik ibn Anas, Abdullah al-Shafi'i, and Ahmad ibn Hanbal, the shi'a follow the school of Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Husayn ibn Ali ibn Abi Taleb (عليهم السلام). While we all try to emulate the Prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم), we have varying opinions regarding how the Prophet actually prayed. We believe that we, the Jafari shia, pray exactly how the Prophet prayed, and that people innovated and changed the salah that the Sunnis now pray. For example, we believe Muslims used to pray with their hands by their sides, but when Omar say how the Persians used to fold their hands in front of their kings, he liked that and added it to our salah.(Source: Jawahir al-Kalam). It should also be noted that the Sunni Imam Malik ibn Anas urged his followers to refrain from folding their hands, a practice which continues until today (i.e. the Maliki Sunnis and the Shi'a both pray with their hands by their sides). We believe similar things about other differences, such as saying 'ameen' after Surat al-Fatiha and saying salam turning one's head to say salam to the angels in tasleem. Our prayer is known as the Jafari prayer because it originates from the sixth Imam, Jafar al-Sadiq. Jafar al-Sadiq learnt it from his father Muhammad al-Baqir, who learnt it from his father Ali al-Sajjad, who learnt it from his father Hussain, who learnt it from his father Ali ibn Abi Taleb, who learnt it from Rasoulullah (peace be upon them all). In any case, these are minor differences in the zahir (apparent aspect) of salah. The batin (hidden aspect) is so much more than opening or folding hands. قال الله تبارك وتعالى: * (إن الصلاة تنهى عن الفحشاء والمنكر) *. وقال رسول الله (صلى الله عليه وآله): الصلاة معراج المؤمن. Allah says: "Indeed the prayer restrains from indecent and wrongful conduct." And the Apostle of Allah (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم) says: "Prayer is the ascension of the believer." (Source: Mustadrak Safinat al-Bihar) Salah is about forming a spiritual connection with Allah. Rather than focusing on the apparent movements of the limbs, we should be focusing on the connection we're forming with Allah. Whether we open or fold our hands is not important; it's the spiritual aspect that should be our purpose.

Walaykum salam Man! I hope your month is going well. As I always say to people, just as the good times don't last forever, neither do the bad times, but even in those presently perceived bad times, take them to be great opportunities for growth. When you are being pushed into a corner, you have no options but to fight back. It is one of God's many ways to try and bring out your true greatness from you. I am sure you are very capable in changing your situation completely. One thing I would say is don't wait for a saviour because he or she will not come to take you out of it, you have to do that yourself with the senses and intellect Allah has given you. People often say when there are no opportunities, then you have to create the opportunities yourself. All the answers are there for you, it might just require you to go to the drawing board and take a few moments out to figure out the solution. The fact that you made moves to do online courses means that you put in the effort to improve things and nothing bad could possibly come out of that except more learning and acquiring of new skills. Keep pushing brother - don't ever think Allah is angry at you as that is destructive thinking. Always make tawbah and astaghfar to keep you humble but also remind yourself of all the Prophets and messengers who had really tough trials and tribulations, of course Allah loved them. But yeah my man you're good! Tell us some good news soon Peace and Blessings

Salam Alaykum, It must be tough and generally it is becoming very difficult finding jobs in Pakistan which is why many students come overseas. It's just the nature of the economy and how sometimes a deserving individual does not find a job very easily. I know tonnes of individuals for example engineers who have struggled finding work in Pakistan. The Qur'an explicitly states that we all will be tested in some way [Qur'an 2:155] - it may be hunger, financial loss, health, loss of life etc. This world is never meant to be perfect and once you are part of it then it is impossible to expect yourself to be free from problems. The hereafter is eternal and that is where we will happily live a stress free life if we make it to heaven insha'allah. But the good news is that if you are patient through these difficult times there will be good times to follow even in this world, therefore never despiar and always be hopeful. Sometimes we create our own difficulties or it may be by others or society at large. The thing is that you are part of this system and there are things out of your control whereas other things are in your control. If you focus on things that you can directly change you will feel less stressed. The things that are not in your control such as your parents getting sick, behavioural issues from father - trust Allah's wisdom in placing you in such situations, it may be that this is necessary for you. And remember that our aim in life is to do whatever necessary to get closer to God and to eventually get into Jannah. As long as you are surviving and are getting closer to Allah in the process this is all what matters in reality.

False - Sayyid al Khoei, amongst others was deeply opposed to Wilayatul Faqih which was nothing but an Agenda by Khomeini in a thirst for his own political gain and power. This is the only reason why some blind shias and Maulanas who graduate from Qum, try to justify 'politics' in order to promote the IRI version of Islam

I’m glad you enjoyed brother. Oman is a good place to move to and live in brother. Check the video below about this brother who was living in uk and moved to Oman. https://youtu.be/P1YTDL254VQ?si=YMPaeGForCSwBkaU

Ye i'm a furious 5'2 MA fighter m8 cassh me ousside

Used to freestyle wrestle. Won laurels in school days as an under-18 champion. Fended off a mob of eight opponents alone in middle-high school. If that counts, that is.

Some Pakistani Shia Kung Fu action. I must say they are pretty good Mashallah

I understand what you're saying but these aren't really an option because my legs don't work. Iron Palm/Fist/Body is not really a martial arts but body conditioning. I'm not interested in the flashier "Hollywood" aspects of Kung Fu. It's not practical and I can't physically do it anyway. What I am interested in being able to deliver very powerful strikes with minimal effort and energy, increasing my pain threshold and having the option of ending a fight with one punch (and quickly remove myself from the fight safely)

Eid does not regulate our emotions, but the shari`a puts certain conditions in place to make Eid a communal and festive day. 1) Eid prayer, which causes everyone to wake up together, come to the masjid and pray, listen to the khutba and greet one another 2) Fasting is haraam on the first day and makrooh on the following three days, so no one can "bypass" the festivities with fasting. 3) It falls after a month of fasting and worship, and so naturally the ability to eat and drink again has a positive impact on our bodies. 4) Meat is slaughtered and shared among neighbours and friends 5) Some hadiths even allow singing on Eid, which is impermissible on most normal days. 6) Trading of gifts and hospitable acts. So while Eid may fall at a hard or depressing time of one's life, it's designed in such a way where one cannot treat it like a regular day.

محمد بن الحسن و عثمان بن حامد، قالا حدثنا محمد بن يزداد الرازي، عن محمد بن الحسين بن أبي الخطاب، عن عبد الله المزخرف، عن حبيب الخثعمي، عن أبي عبد الله (عليه السلام) قال : كان المختار يكذب على علي بن الحسين (عليهما السلام)۔ Muhammad b. al-Hasan and `Uthman b. Hammad (thiqah) said: Muhammad b. Yazdad ar-Razi (thiqah) narrated to us from Muhammad b. al-Husayn b. Abi ‘l-Khattab (thiqah) from `Abdullah al-Mazkharaf (thiqah) from Habib al-Khath`ami (thiqah) from Abu `Abdillah عليه السلام He said: Mukhtar used to lie against (or, about) `Ali b. al-Husayn عليهما السلام Rijal Kashi, p. 125 ايضا به سند معتبر از امام محمد باقر عليه السلام روايت كرده است كه مختار نامه‏اى به خدمت حضرت امام زين العابدين عليه السلام نوشت و با هديه‏اى چند از عراق به خدمت آن جناب فرستاد، چون رسولان او به در خانه او رسيدند، رخصت طلبيدند كه داخل شوند، حضرت فرستاد كه: دور شويد كه من هديه دروغگويان را قبول نمى‏كنم و نامه ايشان را نمى‏خوانم Similarly it is narrated with a reliable chain from Imam Baqir that Mukhtar wrote a letter to my father, alongwith gifts from Iraq. When the messengers reached the place of Imam, and asked to enter, Zainul Abideen said: Turn back, I don’t accept gifts from liars, and neither do I read their letters. Jila ul Ayun , by Baqir Majlisi, p. 805-807 در بعضى از كتب معتبر روايت كرده‏اند كه مختار براى امام زين العابدين عليه السلام صد هزار درهم فرستاد، و آن جناب نمى‏خواست كه آن را قبول كند، و ترسيد از مختار كه رد كند و از او متضرر گردد، پس آن حضرت آن مال را در خانه ضبط كرد. چون مختار كشته شد، حقيقت حال را به عبد الملك نوشت كه: آن مال تعلق به تو دارد و بر تو گوارا است، و آن جناب مختار را لعنت كرد و مى‏فرمود: دروغ مى‏بندند بر خدا و بر ما، مختار دعوى مى‏كرد كه وحى خدا بر او نازل مى‏شود In few reliable books, it is narrated that Mukhtar sent one hundred thousand dirham for Imam Zainul Abideen. But Imam wanted not to accept them. And he also feared that if he returned, than Mukhtar will create trouble for him, so he let the money at his home. When Mukhtar was killed, Imam wrote to Abdul Malik that this is your right, take it away. And he cursed Mukhtar and said, he would lie upon us, and he would claim that wahi of Allah reveals on me. Jila ul Ayun , by Baqir Majlisi, p. 805-807

When you quote some handpicked narrations that were upon taqiyyah to keep the Shias safe from being associated with him, be sure to include **from the same book, rijal al kashi, right next to the narration you picked that are speaking in favor of Mukthar**, I wonder why you only picked the ones that give him the bad light, while leaving the ones giving him glad tidings http://shiaonlinelibrary.com/الكتب/2932_اختيار-معرفة-الرجال-الشيخ-الطوسي-ج-١/الصفحة_363

This is good, but it lacks a bit of that raw, 96-hour adderal bender unhingedness. The Madlib, unpunctuated, kitchen sink diatribe part is captured pretty well though. I rate this a solid 8 stones to the head out of 10.

Then you must think really highly of the two elders who are buried next to our prophet (صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم)

Completely irrelevant ! A7santi Ashanti

Walaykum as salam squire You can't really do anything about it. Firstly being the youngest and only boy (I'm guessing) your authority holds no value lol It sounds sad but if it bothers you, don't be around the pool when they're there. If your mother is in agreement then that's even more of a reason for them to not listen to you. I fear this will consume a lot of your energy and will get you agitated. There are certain things that are HALAL, but might not be culturally accepted or suitable. You have to have a deep understanding of social etiquettes...whilst discussing your smear test may technically not be haram in a social gathering, it's not really proper. Basically what I'm saying is IF that is the general consensus of scholars opinions then really what they're doing is not bad....you just don't like it so you can voice your opinion and let them know then remove yourself from the situation until you can go to the pool. In regards to nighties and shorts...again you can't really do anything. If you don't mind me asking is your good father around ? If so what does he say? MashaAllah @ your private pool though. I'm sure your Eid is gonna be 'lit' Eid Mubarak brother don't worry crack on with yourself

Ok that proves it. Sorry, I've spent my entire life not realizing that I'm a man. And most of the men I've met have been women!. How about cite real research, not entertainment, for your facts.

Kadhim you are supporting orientalist ideas which was revived by Ronald Regan which was intended to distribute crack into the neighbourhoods of less economically developed boroughs which shows that you look at mutah as ra*e which means that you work for savak in conjunction with LGBT organisations which you have tried hard to add K at the end to make it lgbtK for Kadhim which means that you support the pillaging of Africa and your wahabi ideology against shia Islam which you continually display every day which you are a puppet master just like the wizard of Oz which has a witch in it.

This is irrelevant but.... subhanallah i saw a video of a beautiful wedding ceremony at a mosque yesterday and was so curious to know where that mosque was and it turned out to be Al-Mahdi institute in Birmingham.