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 ghusl obligatory after killing a lizard?

It is not obligatory. One can performs it but still needs to perform the wudhu for prayers.

I am a science teacher. Is it my duty to talk about the teachings of the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) to the students who blindly follow the concepts of other sects?

It is not mandatory but it is good to present the guidelines of the Ahlulbait and their mandatory right on every Muslim in a calm and rational way.

I want to know the Islamic background of Eid-e-Nowruz. Is it an Islamic festival?

No, it is not. Nowruz is a national festival for Persians and other nations like Turks and Kurds. The said nations are still celebrating it as a festival connected to their cultures even after they embraced Islam.

If somebody was fasting and intended to break his fast – for example if somebody decided that he cannot continue the fast and poured some water to drink – but then changed his mind and decided to fast again, is his fast still valid or not?

If he broke the intention of fasting and decided to break the fast, even if he did not actually break it, his fast is void and he has to make it up. However, he should still refrain from the things that break the fast – such as eating and drinking – for the rest of that day. He does not have to pay kaffara.