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Question: What is our duty based on religion when we see someone is going to commit suicide?

Answer: It is an obligation to prevent everyone from committing suicide unless it may cause considerable financial damage to the one who wants to prevent the suicide from committing that or the suicide is a non-believer enemy or it may bring about serious life risks for the savior

ID:43

       
 

Question: What is the decree of religion on tattooing?

Answer: If the tattoo does not hinder the stream of water to reach the skin in mirror and major ablution and if the Quranic verses are not tattooed, there is no limitation for tattooing.

ID:35

       
 

Question: Is betting acceptable on football and other sports?

Answer: Betting on property is not permissible and the property achieved is unlawful.

ID:36

       
 

Question: Is putting collyruim on eyes, growing long hair and oiling the hair recommended today?

Answer: In case doing such actions does not make a man look like a woman, and does not bring about self-disdain, it is permissible to do above-mentioned actions.

ID:37

       
 

Question: The animals are slaughtered by special machines in Turkey. There is no information whether it is religiously lawful or not. So, what is our duty in bu

Answer: There is no harm in slaughtering by special machines and if other conditions such as nomination and orientation toward Qibla are taken into account, the meat is Halal.If the slaughter or the organization is considered to be Muslim, the meat is also Halal.And if the organization is under control of an Islamic government, and the meat is Halal too.

ID:38

       
 

Question: If one of the people of Truth says that this meat is religiously made, is it proper to trust him?

Answer: If he says that it is slaughtered according to the Islamic law, the meat is Halal, and one can trust his word.

ID:39

       
 

Question: What is your opinion on playing pool?

Answer: Playing pool in a way that is customary in the world and is a way of gambling, is completely prohibited in Islam. In case it is not played on money and for gambling, and it is done only for pleasure, there is no harm in it .In short, unlike chess, which is prohibited anyway; playing pool is not totally prohibited in religion.

ID:41

       
 

Question: What are conditions that make playing chess accepted in Islam?

Answer: Based on credited traditions (Hadith), playing chess is completely prohibited in Islam and no condition may make it acceptable.

ID:42

       
 

Question: What is the command of religion on painting and sculpting in general and specially painting and sculpting the images of the Imams?

Answer: Generally painting is allowable and sculpting is prohibited in religion. Where painting the images of Imams is based on valid traditions, it is allowable; otherwise even painting the images of Imams is not allowable.

ID:44

       
 

Question: What is the command of religion on shaving the face?

Answer: Shaving is prohibited in Islam.

ID:45