a woman not within prohibited degree).

a woman not within prohibited degree)."And if he recognizes a 'Na-Mahram' woman, then, according to 'Ihtiyat' he should not even look at her photograph". There are hundreds of lawful ways of earning livelihood. Why should anyone select an unlawful way? Q68: AMPUTATION OF A THIEF'S HAND What are the conditions necessary for amputation of hand for theft in Islamic Sheriat? If cutting off the hand (wrist) is the punishment, why most of the countries (Egypt, Pakistan) relaxed that law? Is it correct?

The thief must be adult, sane, and a free man; he should not have taken it thinking that it is his own thing; the alleged thief is not a joint owner of that thing; the stolen thing was kept in a safe place (for example, under lock) and the thief did break into it either alone or with the help of others (if someone else broke the lock, and afterwards the thief entered into the place and took something from there, his hand will not be amputated); the thing stolen is not the property of his son (if the father has stolen from his son, he will not be given that punishment of cutting the hand); he takes it stealthily, not openly; the value of the stolen thing reaches one-fourth Dinar of gold.

According to the Qur'an, the hand must be cut off. (In Shia Shariat, 'hand' here means 4 fingers of right hand). It is really shameful and tragic for the Muslims not to follow the legal code of Islam. The harm of this negligence of Islamic law comes upon the Muslim. Allah and His Prophet are not harmed by our rebellion. Allah has said: "And whosoever rejects faith then Allah is independent of the Universe." (Qur'an 3: 97).

Q69: POLITICAL PRISONERS Is there any such thing as political prisoner' in Islamic State? What I mean is, are we, under Islamic Law, allowed to put people into prison because of different political views? A. No; though we Shias have a long history of spending our lives in prisons and torture- chambers because of our belief. Previous…