[And if the wealth of that person who must provide...

[And if the wealth of that person who must provide maintenance is not easily accessible], the person who has the right can take out a loan in the name of the first person with the permission of the mujtahid . In this case, that first person will become liable to pay the loan back. If it is not possible to have recourse to the mujtahid , he should resort to some just [morally upright] believers and take out a loan in the name of the first person who shall then be obliged to repay it. 591 .

If the protection of the faith and its sacred laws as well as the honour of Muslims and their lands depend on providing for a person or persons from the wealth of Muslims, it is obligatory to do so. In this case, the Muslim who provides will have no right to ask anyone for compensation of what he has spent in this cause. Questions and Answers 592 .

Question: Is it permissible to draw or produce a scene which shows the (s.a.w.), one of the past prophets or the infallible Imams (a.s.), or other luminaries and show it in cinema, on television or theatre? Answer: If due deference and respect is observed, and the scene does not contain anything that would detract from their holy pictures in the minds [of the viewers], there is no problem. 593 .

Question: Is it permissible to give away as gift, copies of the Holy Qur’an, prayer books, and amulets to non-Muslims? Answer: There is no problem in it, if such is not exposed to desecration and insult, and they are shown the requisite respect. 594 . Question: How could one go about dispensing with papers carrying the names of Allah or the Infallibles, as well as some loose pages of the Qur’an, when it is not possible for us to throw them in the sea or the river?

That said, we do not know where would the garbage end up and what is done with it? Answer: It is not permissible to put them in rubbish bins because that involves desecration and disrespect. However there is no problem in erasing the writings on the papers even by using some chemicals burying them in a clean place, or shredding them so that they turn into dust. 595 . Question: Has istikhara any basis in the shari‘a?

Is there a problem in repeating the istikhara [for the same intention] by paying alms [before it] in order to get a guidance that is to one’s liking?