Day Questions

I am a new female convert and am wondering if it is permitted to wear clear nail polish and mascara. Also, am I permitted to wear color or am I only permitted to wear black.

It is not permissible for a woman to show her embellishment to non-Mahram men, other than applying kohl, wearing a ring or a bracelet. It is permissible to wear colored clothes.

I was doing the Taqleed of a scholar who says that if I do a certain action I must pay a kaffara. I did the action, but before paying the kaffara I did more research and switched to your taqleed. After reading your rulings, I found that you do not require a kaffara to be paid. In such a case, do I act on your ruling and not pay, or am I still obligated to do so?

A Kaffara is not obligatory in the said case.

Why do the Marajae differ in their verdicts?

Human nature necessitates differences in opinions in every field, including Islamic jurisprudence, since it is one of the sciences that depend on in-depth and detailed derivations, like other sciences. So, it is natural for scientists to arrive at different conclusions as long as they are thinking freely and objectively. As such, the Shia school of jurisprudence has developed as a result of the intellectual efforts of many great scholars throughout centuries, may Almighty Allah shower His blessings over their souls and guard those still amongst us, for their preservation of the religion from external influences and powers and maintained the religion in its pure and untainted form.

Are the rules of Sharia only valid for Muslims? Is it allowed for an Islamic country to enforce Non-Muslim women to wear hijab, for example?

Almighty Allah made the religious laws of worship, like praying and fasting, and other laws like the obligation of wearing hijab and the prohibition of consuming wine, general to all mankind. The Muslim that does not obey Almighty Allah in observing one or more of those laws can be punished for this disobedience. Non-Muslims will be punished because of their refusal to believe in Almighty Allah and His Messenger (Peace be upon him and his progeny). If the non-Muslim can present an acceptable justification for his refusal to believe, then this justification will also apply even more so for his disobedience of Allah Almighty with respect to the religious laws of worship. If he cannot present a justification before Almighty Allah for his refusal to believe, he would have a lesser chance to do so for not observing the rulings of the Sharia. It is the responsibility of the infallible Imam to implement and apply the Islamic laws on non-Muslims.

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