Question 17: I was born in one of the villages of Esfahan province but I have been living in Tehran for the past many years. I had made a vow (nazr) that I would slaughter a sheep in front of a mourning procession in my village, if my wish were granted. Praise belongs to Allah, now my wish has been granted but unfortunately, for some reason, I cannot return to my birthplace to carry out the nazr. Can I give the money to a charity organization here on the day of Ashura? Does it relieve me of my duty?

Question 31: The wall of my house has become najis (impure). Can I make it clean by simply removing the impurity and pouring kurr water once on the najis part of the wall? Would it be sufficient?

Question 19: If a person’s nose starts bleeding amid prayer, should he carry on his prayer or discontinue it?

Question 35:A person puts currency notes in an ordinary envelop and posts it to an address, the postman seeing it as an illegal act on the part of the sender, takes the money for him, is he liable? What if he is ignorant of the law?

Question 8: Most modern washing machines automatically cycle through various operations until the clothes are completely washed, rinsed, and partially dried. Do they make najis things ritually pure? If they do not become taher, what about the drum? Does it become najis and is it necessary to rinse it?

Question 22: I have saved a sum of 700000 Tumans since last year. I have nothing else in my life other than this amount of money. I have not married; do I have to pay khums on the money? What if I want to use the money to purchase dowry and jewelry?