Day Questions

If the fruit of a tree is growing in the yard of a neighbor, and into our yard or the street over the fence, is it allowed to consume them without permission?

It is permissible to consume them if one is sure of the owner's agreement. Otherwise, it is not permissible.

Is it right for Sayyids to treat us non-Sayyids poorly and as a low caste?

Nobody has the right to humiliate anybody else. Everyone belongs to Adam and Eve. Sayyids – as they are the descendants of the Prophet – are supposed to follow the footsteps of their grandfather (peace be upon him and his pure progeny). He was the highest example of humbleness and high ethics. He also emphasized on equality between people and the differentiation is only by good deeds.

Is it obligatory on the husband to stay with the wife during the iddah period?

It is obligatory on the husband to provide residence for his wife during the waiting period of a revocable divorce.

If a person is unaware that after urinating and wiping the penis with dry material he is still supposed to wash it with water, is it tahir? Does he have to repeat all prayers as qadha?

The urinary organ is still considered to be najis, but his previous prayers are not void if the person was unaware of the najasah on the body or the clothes. However, for future prayers he must make the part tahir with water.