Day Questions

A man saved money to buy clothes for himself and his family from another city. His khums year-end date arrived before he made the purchase. Will he need to pay khums on the money that was designated to be spent on the clothes, but has not yet spent it?

He should pay khums in the said case.

I have heard that if a person fails to do Taqleed, his or her all good deeds will be corrupted, no matter how virtuous a devotee may be. Is it true?

The individual - that did not reach the level of Ijtihad - can not guarantee the correctness of his deeds before Almighty Allah, unless they correspond to the verdicts of a religious jurist - Marja since s/he will then, not be responsible for the errors in the verdicts - if any. Without following, the person will be held responsible before The Almighty if the actions and transactions were not really in accordance to the religion.

Is it obligatory to lift my head first before the hands after sujood (prostration)?

Not, it is not obligatory.

I am a new convert to Shia Islam and I work as an artist. Could you please clarify the rulings in regards to drawing 2D images on paper?

It is not permissible to draw the image of humans and animals on paper. It is permissible to draw other objects like trees, rivers and natural scenery. It is also permissible to draw partial images of humans and animals.

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