Ask the Ayatollah
From Y Net news, which reports a Q&A session with Ayatollah Khameini :
Another reader asked: "Once in the holy month of Ramadan, I forgot to brush my teeth, and some tiny bits of food remained in my mouth. I swallowed the bits unintentionally. Do I have to perform the qaḍa (repent) for that day's fast?"
"If you did not know that some bits of food remained between the teeth, or you did not know that they would reach the throat, and they were swallowed unknowingly and unintentionally, then you are not liable to make (repent) of the fast," said Khameini.
On the website, Khameini also tells Iranians that only jockeys are permitted to gamble on horse races. (smart move - don't you just love conflict of interest? C)
He is also asked whether it is permissible for a man to marry a woman only in order to be able to live in his wife's country. "Can a man conclude a marriage contract for a year with a European girl after getting her agreement with the purpose of going to her country?" A reader asked.
"There is no problem in that if they are serious in contracting marriage and it is done with her father's permission if she is virgin," Khameini ruled.
The Iranian leader also told readers they were allowed to "to drink water while standing" at nights. It was "not permissible" to take part in meetings attended by both men and women, he told another reader.
The link is worth clicking through, as the lead question is quite something, but I had a minor fit of prudery, what with this being what the papers might call a 'family' blog....
Meanwhile, I have killed the A-list post in the hope that that would resolve the readability / comment making problem.
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Talking of Ayatollahs, I see Ken le Rouge has got off for his anti-semitic remarks. Or rather, they're NOT, according to the judge. And he should know. A number of London Jews wd disagree with him, but then - they wd, wdn't they?
Still, an appeal against the bias of M. le Juge may be possible.
Croydonian,
Thank you for making as aware of the wisdom of the Supreme Leader.
Hhm, Supreme Leader?, Supreme Leader? It sounds familiar. Where did I hear that before?
Oh yes, I now remember. And how modest of the German version. He only was the Leader.
I am wondering about the criteria for the promotion from Leader to Supreme Leader?
Any information publicly available in this regard?
That fellow who forgot to brush his teeth during ramadam should be stoned to death.
Verity, that's true.
Check out Anyone But Ken for my other site where Dizzy, Serf & I stick it to Livingstone..
To my mind, KL is the highest profile Jew baiter in Western Europe since Streicher.
GOP - Rabbinical sophistry rather impresses me, FWIW. Tis classic legalese.
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