His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives the Lebanese Ambassador to Iraq

His Eminence, Grand Ayatollah al-Hakeem, receives the Lebanese Ambassador to Iraq
2019/05/05

His Eminence Grand Ayatollah Sayyid Muhammed Saeed al-Hakeem received Mr. Ali Adib al-Habhab, the Ambassador of Lebanon in Baghdad, along with his aides, on Sunday 5 May 2019.

Day Questions

I am in the middle of my Iddah and I am getting to know someone else and I have one more period to be free. Can I still see other men with the intention of marriage, or do I need to finish my third period?

Just meeting the other person is permissible, but anything else is not permissible including looking with lust and flirtatious behavior, so we warn you of further prohibitions that this could lead to.

Can we say recommended dhikr in non-stationary positions in the prayer?

The recommended zikr in bowing and prostration is conditioned with being in a stationary position based on compulsory precaution. However, if it is not in such a position it does not affect the validity of the prayer.

Approximately 75 to 82 percent of the population where I live are polytheists. If we buy any food already prepared from shops or elsewhere, there is maximum probability that this food is prepared or touched by the hand of a polytheist. In these kind of countries, is it permissible to eat foods prepared by them?

It is not permissible to eat food prepared by a polytheist if one knows that the food is najis or that the polytheist has touched it with dampness. If one is not sure of that, then it can be consumed, unless it contains meat products. In such a case, one must make sure that the meat is slaughtered according to the Sharia, by obtaining it from a Muslim who one does not expect to give unlawful meat.