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    Are we allowed to pray wearing earrings? If we pray wearing earrings is our prayer valid?

    It is prohibited to wear the earrings for men if it was to imitate women with the intention of femininity, and the prayer is valid.

    Can I switch from one marji' to another because it is not possible for me to follow him? For example, where I study it is not possible for me to have Niqab everytime, so can I refer to another marji' who doesn't deem it necessary?

    If the opinion of the marji' that you follow is the obligation to cover the face, then it is not permissible to refer to another marji'. If his opinion is a compulsory precaution, then you can refer to the opinion of another marji' provided that he is the most knowledgeable than the rest of the other maraji'. If the opinion of that marji' is permissibility, then you can uncover your face based on the second marji's edict. In any case, it is not obligatory to cover the face according to his eminence, Sayyid al-Hakeem, may Allah prolong his life.

    Is a father allowed to force his daughter to wear hijab if she refuses to wear it? In particular, is he allowed to: (a) use physical violence to force her to wear hijab? (b) withdraw his financial support from her as long as she doesn't wear it?

    It is obligatory on the father to raise his children on religious teachings. He can use the moral power of fatherhood in order for them to be obedient to the teachings of Islam. Amongst those teachings is the hijab. This can be achieved by moral pressure and continuous advice especially if it is associated with strong relationship between the father and his daughter, based on love, respect and fatherly compassion.

    Some people do not observe the Sharia, and as such, some women have a status of being divorced, albeit according to the courts of the land, and not according to the Sharia. In such an environment, can a man seek to marry a divorced woman, simply taking her word that she is divorced, or is he required to ascertain and ensure that she is divorced according to the Sharia?

    If the man anticipates that she is indeed divorced according to the Sharia, he can marry her. If he does not have this anticipation, he is not permitted to marry her; if he did marry her and later found out that her divorce was not according to the Sharia, she would be considered to be the wife of the previous husband.

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