His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Shaikh Basheer al-Najafi

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Shaikh Basheer al-Najafi
2019/05/10

During the Holy month of Ramadhan and its spiritual atmosphere, His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah Shaikh Basheer al-Najafi, on Thursday night the 4th of the holy month.

Day Questions

My father has recently died. My grandfather and grandmother, my mother, 4 brothers and 3 sisters are the inheritors. How can we divide his Inheritance?

The inheritance is divided as follows: Each one of parent’s share is one-sixth. The wife’s share is one-eighth from all the inheritance except the worth of lands if any. The children take the rest of inheritance where each male’s share is twice as the share of the female.

What points were written in the treaty of Imam Hassan (peace be upon him) and Muawiyah?

History books differ in explaining the detailed incidents of the treaty between Imam Hassan (peace be upon him) and Muawiya. Some sources state that the treaty included the following conditions:1. Muawiya does not appoint a successor. 2. Muawiya does not harm any of the followers of Imam Ali (peace be upon him). Both of these conditions were violated by Muawiya. Some other sources of history said that Imam Hassan (peace be upon him) put in the treaty that he is the one who succeeds Muawiya in ruling, or Imam Hussein (peace be upon him) will in his absence, and Muawiya is not permitted to appoint an heir. There are other conditions mentioned in other history books.

Is blood seen in the chicken egg considered as najis or tahir?

The mentioned blood is tahir but one is not permitted to consume it based on an obligatory precaution.

If someone committed adultery in his youth, but thereafter he repented and had not committed such a sin again, should he still expect to be punished in purgatory (barzakh)?

If he repents and seeks forgiveness, the mercy of Almighty Allah is expected to reach him. He shall not be subject to any punishment, God willing.