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 it permissible to keep a leather wallet in a pocket while offering prayers?

Based on an obligatory precaution one should not carry a leather of any animal that was not slaughtered in accordance with the Sharia during the prayers.

Is wearing earrings permissible for men?

It is prohibited for men to wear earrings if it is to imitate women with the intention of femininity.

Can you refer to me an authentic commentary of the Quran for understanding the Holy Book in the light of teachings of the Prophet and His Progeny?

Scholars have authored many commentaries of the Holy Quran that depended on the traditions of the Imams (peace be upon them), like Tafseer al-Qummi, and like Tafseer al-Burhan in which the author combined all the traditions of the Ahlul-Bayt, also Majma’-ul-Bayan in which the author Sheikh Tabrasi repeatedly mentioned the traditions of the Ahlul-Bayt (peace be upon them) with respect to the Quranic commentary.

when slaughtering an animal, can we use a knife or a sword made out of steel? or can we only use a knife made out of iron?

One should use iron. However, it is permissible to use steel if it is made mainly from iron and the additional substances are minimal.