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In prostration, is it obligatory that only the big toes should be on the ground, not the smaller ones, so we should lift up the smaller toes?
It is sufficient that the tip of the big toe is placed on the ground in prostration.
Is it possible for a person to take a medicine that contains alcohol? Is there a limit to the content of alcohol in the medicine?
If the quantity of alcohol in the medicine is considerable in such a way that the person that uses the medicine is recognized as a consumer of alcohol, then it not permissible to use the medicine as a cure, unless one needs it in order to save his life. If the quantity of alcohol was so little and conventionally considered as negligible then it is permissible to use the latter in order to cure the illness in the cases that the cure is limited to such a way.
Are the wives of the Prophet included in Ahlul-Bayt according to the 33rd verse of Surah al-Ahzab?
The verse does not include the wives of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his progeny) since the wife – based on Arabic custom – is not included in the term “household” usually. This term refers to the genealogy of the man and his relatives in lineage. It was narrated in the book “Lisan ul-Arab” that Ibn Sayyidah – a language expert – stated that the term “ahl” refers to the tribe of the man and his relatives. Apparently, this is meaning is apparent during the first era of I