His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives the Lebanese Ambassador to Iraq

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives the Lebanese Ambassador to Iraq
2019/05/05

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammed Saeed al-Hakeem received Mr. Ali Adib al-Habhab, the Ambassador of Lebanon in Baghdad, along with his aides, on Sunday 5 May 2019.

Day Questions

Could you please clarify what you mean by a woman being in charge of her own marriage, as mentioned in some of your answers?

What we mean by this is when the father places his daughter in charge of herself and gives her the right of marrying herself to whomever she desires without the need to refer to him.If the father does not ask about the affairs of his daughter because of family disintegration, then apparently this is considered as making her in charge of her marriage.

What are the best deeds of the month of Muharram?

Participating in the mourning of Imam Hussein (peace be upon him).

My friend has embraced Islam and now she wants to marry. Will she have to get permission from her father who is a non-Muslim?

Yes, it is obligatory to do so if she is a virgin. It is not obligatory if her father placed her in charge of her own affairs including the affairs of her marriage in such a way that she is given permission by him to marry whomever she wants.

Is it permissible to perform prayers sitting or lying in a case when we feel shy or discomfort?

Offering the obligatory prayers while sitting or lying down when being able to offer it in the regular way is not sufficient. Being shy or feeling discomfort is not a valid justification pray in this way. It is sufficient to pray sitting or lying down in the recommended prayers.