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

Some people say that the "Blue Eye" saves us from the evil eye of some people. Is that correct?

This issue is widely believed in some societies, but we are not aware of religious texts that support it.

Is it permissible to give bread as kaffarah?

As a compulsory precaution, it is not sufficient to give bread as the kaffarah. It is permissible to give wheat and barley.

Does chewing gum while fasting invalidate the fast?

Chewing gum does not invalidate the fast as long as parts of it, including soluble parts such as sugar, do not pass the throat.