Day Questions

Is it necessary to take off the turban on the Day of Ashura and on the night of the 11th of Muharram?

Removing the turban is not obligatory but it could be – in some countries and based on certain conventional understandings – an expression of sadness and grief on what had happened to Imam Hussein and the Ahlulbait (peace be upon them) in Karbala when they faced numerous kinds of tragedies like their decapitation and placing their heads on spears.

Is it permissible to pray behind someone who does not recite Suratil-Fatiha and the chapter after it properly?

If the imam of the congregational prayers knows the correct recitation but he made a mistake out of negligence in a prayer, the person following him in the prayer, who knows the correct way, should recite the mistaken part himself. He can continue to pray behind such an imam.If the imam made the mistake in the recitation because he does not know the correct recitation, the person following him should recite the mistaken part properly and should not pray behind this person again based on compulsory precaution.

Is it permissible for the one who has been beaten to excuse the one who has beaten him, so that he does not have to pay the Diyah?

Yes, it is permissible to forgive the person who hit him and waive the Diyah, except if the victim is a child since there is no effect in his forgiveness till he reaches the age of adulthood.

Is it possible to do a tattoo of living creatures, considering that draw them is prohibited?

It is prohibited to draw such pictures and it is prohibited to hire somebody to do it for the individual, but if one has such tattoos it is not obligatory to remove it.

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