Episodes

  • 10/2: Does Mut'ah Encourage 'Halal Prostitution'? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 19 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - How Islam protects young girls from marital exploitation?

    - Why is guardian consent not required for independent or divorced women?

    - Can a marriage take place without witnesses and a scholar?

    - Proof from Quran that witnesses aren't required for marriage

    - Islamic law that differentiates Mut'ah from prostitution

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    13 mins
  • 10/1: Why is Zina Haram But Mut'ah Deemed Halal? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 18 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - Common objection against Mut'ah marriage

    - Significance of signatures in our societies

    - Why are witnesses needed for divorce but not for Nikah?

    - How a signature makes an illegal act legal

    - The impact of the verbal agreement in a relationship

    - Why women can't have multiple partners?

    - How Islam respects society's marriage and divorce customs

    - Role of society in determining the legality of a relationship

    - Should Mut'ah be illegal just because some might abuse?

    - Reason why Islam recognizes temporary marriage?

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    36 mins
  • 9/15: How To Choose The Marja Who Is Most Knowledgeable? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 14 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - How 'al-Shia al-Mufid Li'ilm' helps find the top Marja

    - Factors that can deem this principle unusable

    - How the concept of '2 just experts' works to find A'lam

    - What to do when '2 just experts' disagree?

    - Can we find A'lam through self-research?

    - What to do when none of the three criteria work

    - Can we do self-taqlid while searching for an A'lam?

    - Significance of two just witnesses in Islam

    - What is meant by 'most knowledgeable'?

    - Does proficiency in modern sciences make someone A'lam?

    - When can modern science expertise be considered as a criterion?

    - Why Maraje' give open-ended fatwas?

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    29 mins
  • 9/14: Why Your Marja must be the 'Most Knowledgeable' (A'lam)? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 13 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - Introduction to the argument for following a top Marja

    - How does rationality dictate one to follow an A'lam?

    - Underlying condition for this argument to be valid

    - Imam Sadiq's hadith on choosing most learned scholar

    - Counterargument to this hadith presented by scholars

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    13 mins
  • 9/13: Can I do Taqlid of a Marja Who Has Passed Away? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 12 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - How Usulis and Akhbaris differ in following a deceased Marja

    - Intellectual reason by Usulis for following a living Marja

    - Real-life examples to further understand this reason

    - Can we continue following a Marja after he passes away

    - How do followers of a late Marja obtain fatwas for modern issues

    - Situation that allows one to continue following a deceased Marja

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    23 mins
  • 9/12: Idolizing Maraje': Have We Taken Taqlid Too Far? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 11 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - What are the causes and impact of idolizing Maraje

    - Is a Marja’s opinion on matters other than Fiqh binding?

    - Extreme form of Wilayat al-Faqih and do scholars accept it?

    - How does scholarly consensus evolve over time?

    - Reasons people idolize Maraje to the point of obsession

    - Signs that you are idolizing a Marje'

    - Do Maraje consent to people idolizing them?

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    17 mins
  • 9/11: Akhbari Shias vs. Usuli Shias: What's The Difference? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 10 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - 3 core differences between Akhbari and Usuli schools

    - Did Taqlid not exist during the Akhbari era?

    - Factors leading to the centralization of Taqlid

    - Why are Akhbaris against the centralization of Taqlid?

    - Wilayat al-Faqih & factors influencing its popularity

    - Pros and cons of institutionalizing Taqlid

    - Does the Akhbari school exist today?

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    16 mins
  • 9/10: Is Taqlid Obligatory: What Do Hadith Say? | The Real Shia Beliefs
    Feb 9 2025

    Things you'll learn in this episode of The Real Shia Beliefs:

    - Qualities of a Mujtahid as per Imam al-Sadiq

    - Objection on the semantics of this hadith

    - Does intelligence allow a person to do self-Taqlid?

    - Can rulings be ignored if a person deems them illogical?

    - Psychological reason Imam presented Taqlid as optional

    - Alternates to Taqlid for a layman Muslim

    - Why scholars consider 'Ihtiyat' to be impractical

    - Why one cannot reject Taqlid based on this hadith

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    24 mins