Day Questions

I started referring to his eminence Sayyid al-Hakim (may Allah prolong his life) before I reached the age of adulthood. Is my Taqleed valid? Can I continue following him after I reach the mentioned age?

Your previous Taqleed is valid and you can continue to follow his eminence.

My mother and father got divorced almost 25 years ago. I haven't met my father for many years now. He was very abusive towards my mother, an alcoholic, miser etc. and did not practice his religion. He has left my mother and my older siblings with traumatic memories. Our mother hasn't forbidden us from seeing him, but we have no desire to do so. We also fear that if we do keep in contact with him, he may take advantage and harm us or our mother. Is our isolation and lack of any contact with our father permitted in Islam?

It is obligatory to communicate with the father, even by the least ways of communicating, like talking to him over the phone or seeing him in main events. However, if one has a rational fear that even communicating with him in this minimal manner would cause him harm, then it is not obligatory.

If a man contracts temporary marriage with a woman who lost her virginity through unlawful means, is the contract valid without the permission of her father or grandfather, and can he consummate the marriage?

She is treated as a virgin; so the marriage contract is valid but he is not permitted to consummate the marriage without the permission of the guardian.

If someone in his youth committed the sin of adultery and then repented and has thereafter not committed such sins, should he still expect punishment on the Day of Judgment?

Certain verses from the Quran and religious texts indicate that when a person sins and afterwards repents and regrets what he has done and decides to stop committing such a sin, then almighty Allah will not punish him.

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