His Eminence Al-Sayyid Al-Hakeem meets with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

His Eminence Al-Sayyid Al-Hakeem meets with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
2020/02/19

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Mohammed Saeed Al-Hakeem, on 15 February 2020, received representative of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN in Iraq, Dr. Salah Al-Haaj Hasan and his team.

Dr. Salah Al-Haaj Hasan presented a report on the projects undertaken by FAO, consisting of ways in which agriculture can be improved in rural and semi-urban areas in Iraq, in order to ensure food provision for Iraq and a decent life for farmers.

Day Questions

Is there any religious prohibition in wearing black shoes?

It is not prohibited to wear black shoes.

If one does not have time in the morning to perform Friday Ghusl, can he perform it before Fajr, or even in the evening on Thursday after Maghrib, when it is considered as the night eve of Friday? Does this Ghusl compensate the need to perform Wudhu?

The ghusl on Friday is not legislated to be performed before Fajr on Friday or after Maghrib on Thursday, and as such will not compensate the requirement to perform wudhu.

Is it forbidden to interrupt the prayer and invalidate it without cause?

It is not permissible to nullify the obligatory prayer intentionally based on an obligatory precaution. It is permissible to do so for any recommended reason by the sharia or desired for worldly purpose.