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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Your Questions Answered (volume 6) Q. 40: Jama 'at 's Meeting in Husainiya Are Jama'at's meetings allowed to be held in Imambara? A: Yes. Q. 41: Using Obscene language: Is bad /filthy words and language allowed to be used in Husainiyah? A: Such language is not allowed anywhere. In fact, if one uses such language in sacred places like masjid or Imambara, its sin will increase.

Q.42: Helping Sunnis ' Projects: We being Shi'as, is it allowed for us to give assistance to our Sunni brothers' Mosque. Assistance like roofing of the portion used for prayers, providing them water supply, any repairs, providing mats etc. ? A: Yes, you may assist the mosques of the Sunnis, as explained by you. But it should not come from Khumus, Zakah or Wajib Sadaqah. Q. 43: USING SADQA MONEY FOR GENERL WELFARE: Presently there is an outbreak of Meningitis in many parts of Tanzania.

Can Sadaqah money be used to buy vaccines in order to be injected to the public or to school students? We are not Sure, that all those who are going to be injected are poor or not. Majority to be injected will be Africans. A: The reply is the same as above. Helping fellow human beings is highly recommended. Q. 44: CATEGORIES OF HEIRS AND THEIR SHARE: Parents, brothers, sisters, wife and children survive a dead Muslim. What are their shares in inheritance?

In what manner it changes in the absence of one or the other group of relatives? A: In Shi'a shari'ah, blood relatives are divided in 3 categories; First: Parents and children. When there are no children at all, then their children take their place. Second: Grandparents (both paternal and maternal) and brothers and sisters. When there are no brothers and sisters at all, their children will take their place. Third: Paternal and maternal uncles and aunts. If there is none, then their children.

Husband and wife will inherit each other with all the above mentioned three categories. As long as there is even one person of first category, the second and third categories will get nothing. In the absence of the first, the heirs of the second category will inherit. And if there is no one in the second category too, then the heirs of the third category will inherit. Now in your question, brothers and sisters will get nothing in the presence of parents and children.

If there is only one heir in the first category (only father, or mother or a son or a daughter) he/she gets the whole estate.