Issue No. 2246- If a person hunts an animal by a hawk or a trained animal other than a hunting dog, that hunt is not halal. However, if a person reaches the animal while it is still alive and slaughters it in the manner prescribed by sharia, it is halal.
Issue No. 2249- If a fish falls out of water or a wave throws it out, or remains on the dry ground when the tide falls and it dies, it is haram. However, if it is caught by hand or by some other means before it dies, it will be halal if it dies later.
Issue No. 2260- It is haram to eat filthy, dirty and disgusting things which one’s nature abhors, like the droppings of animals, nose mucus, etc., though they may be ṭāhir.
Issue No. 2264- Drinking alcoholic beverages is haram and among the major sins. As a matter of fact, it has been considered the greatest sin in some narrations [1] , and anyone who considers it halal, in case he is aware that such consideration entails denying Allah and the holy Prophet (ṣ), is an unbeliever.It has been narrated from Imam Sadiq (as) that he said, "Wine is the root of all evils and sins. A person who drinks wine loses his senses. At that time, he forgets Allah, does not refrain afraid of any sin, respects no one, does not respect the rights of his close relatives and does not desist from committing evil openly [2] . The spirit of faith departs from him and only the impure and malicious spirit, which is far-off from the blessings of Allah, remains in his body. Allah, His angels, His prophets and the true believers curse such a man [3] and his prayers are not accepted for forty days [4] . On the Day of Judgement his face will be black" [5] .
Issue No. 2265- What is meant by wine is any liquid which is intoxicating and beer is also among alcoholic beverages. To drink even one drop of wine is haram.
Issue No. 2267- It is obligatory upon all to save the life of a human being who may be dying of hunger or thirst by providing him/her with water and food and saving him/her from death.
Issue No. 2274- A vow will be in order only if a formula is pronounced for it whether the formula is done in Arabic or in any other languages. Therefore, if a person says, “If my wish is fulfilled, it will be obligatory upon me to give a certain quantity of property to a poor person for the sake of Allah”, his vow will be in order. Even if he says, “I vow for Allah that if that wish of mine is fulfilled, I will do a certain good act”, it will be sufficient.
Issue No. 2279- Children do not need to get their father’s permission to make a vow. However, if their action upsets the father, in this case, their vow will not be in order.
Issue No. 2320- If a property is endowed for the maintenance of a mosque, and that mosque does not stand in need of repairs and it is also not likely that it will need repairs for quite some time, the income from that property can be used on a mosque which stands in need of repairs.
Issue No. 2321- If a person endows some property so that it may be spent on the repairs of a mosque and may be given to the imam of the congregation and mu’adhin (one who recites the call for prayer) of the mosque, and if the quantity for each has been specified by the donor, it should be spent in the same manner. And if it is not specified, they should act in accordance with the views of the custodian in a way that is expedient and advisable.
Issue No. 2335- If a person makes a Will that a particular thing be given away to someone, and makes a Will later that half of that should be given to another person, that thing should be divided into two parts, and one part should be given to each of them.
Issue No. 2336- If a person, sick with an illness that eventually leads to his death, while being completely conscious and aware, bestows something on someone and submits it to him, or gives significant or insignificant discounts to his customers, it will be in order, although the recommended precaution is to come to a compromise with the heirs regarding the excess of the 1⁄3of his property.
