Day Questions

Can a brother or any relative of a girl – apart from her guardian – arrange her marriage?

If she appointed him to act on her behalf and she approved the marriage, then the marriage is valid.

As a new revert, I have not memorized the recitations required for daily prayers. Is it allowed to read from a piece of paper until I can recite?

Yes, the said is permissible.

I have been separated from my husband for 10 months and I have moved into my own place. He is willing to divorce me now. What are the laws of the iddah, and can I observe them from where I live now?

When your husband divorces you, the iddah – the waiting period - should be observed from that point onwards, wherever you may be. The ʿiddah of a divorced woman is three durations of purity between the menstruation periods.

I read a ruling on his Eminence’s website that it is not good to wipe your hands over your face after Dua, as it is disliked by our Imams (peace be upon them). Is it also disliked to wipe the hands over the face after finishing the prayer?

What has been mentioned on the website is the dislike of wiping the face specifically after Qunoot, not after other various kinds of supplications (du’as). It is recommended to wipe the face after every Du’a, except for the Qunoot as it is disliked. As for wiping the face after the prayer, we are not aware of a narration that encourages or discourages such an act.

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