Day Questions

Who is the girl's guardian?

He is the father and the paternal grandfather.

Is it obligatory to seek the permission of the girl's mother or brother for marriage if her father has died?

If her father and paternal grandfather have died, then there is no need to seek the permission of any of her relatives.

What is the ruling on using the following products which contain alcohol: (a) cosmetics and personal care products (b) pharmaceutical products (c) cleaning products (d) homeopathic medicine

If one is aware that alcohol used in the materials mentioned in the question is liquid by nature and an intoxicant then it is treated like wine, so it is prohibited to consume and considered Najis, and it makes other material that comes in contact with it Najis too, whether they are medicine, cosmetics or cleaning material. If it is not know that it is intoxicant or it is not liquid by nature then it is Tahir. If the cure is limited to the use of medicine that contains Najis things, it is permissible to use it. The usage must not exceed the need.

A person is a tenant of a property owned by a Shia Waqf organization. That person refuses to pay the agreed rent amount. Can such a person offer prayers in his house where the arrears are still outstanding and are such prayers valid?

If the said property is used by a person without paying its due rent then he is considered as a ghasib (usurper) and the prayer in such a place - if he is attentive of the fact that it is prohibited - is void.