Day Questions

I have heard that alcohol that is in perfumes and creams is not intoxicating; is this true? If so, does this mean that these perfumes and creams are not najis?

If the alcohol itself is intoxicating by nature then it is najis, even when it is mixed with other substances that makes the mixture non-consumable – due it being harmful or poisonous – or non-intoxicating. If the alcohol itself is not intoxicating by nature, then it is tahir.

Is it obligatory to wash the right side of the body before the left side in ghusl?

No, it is not necessary.

If a person has temporary marriage with a virgin, and acting on the edict of his Marja he consummates the marriage without obtaining permission from her father. If I were to marry the same woman temporarily after her waiting period (Iddah), would I be able to consummate the marriage without the permission of her father?

Based on an obligatory precaution, the permission of the father is required to consummate the temporary marriage in this particular case.

Is a bit of dirt and such similar substances that are usually found under the nail or on its sides considered a barrier during wudhu and ghusl?

It is not a condition in the correctness of wudhu or ghusl to remove what is underneath the nail. Dirt that appears on the nail or on its sides must be removed for the wudhu and ghusl to be correct.

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