Man

A man is a male human. The term man is usually reserved for an adult male, with the term boy being the usual term for a male child or adolescent. However, the term man is also sometimes used to identify a male human, regardless of age, as in phrases such as "men's basketball".

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Man . Beard
Is it permissible for a man to only have beard on his chin? And can he trim the beard down to just 2-3mm providing that it is visible that this man has a beard?
Abbas Di Palma, Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in... Answered 7 years ago

It is not permissible for a man to only have beard in his chin as it implies "shaving"  which is considered haram. As far as the trimming, the Muslim person should be considered as  "having beard" according to common view.

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Inheritance . Society . Woman . Man
Do the inheritance rules only apply to a society where women don't work, as it seems unfair in today's world where both men and women work to give more to the sons than to the daughters?
Abbas Di Palma, Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in... Answer updated 7 years ago

The Qur'an says: "Allah prescribes for your children: for a male is equal the portion of two female" (4:11). Since the husband is obliged to spend for the maintenance of the family, his share of inheritance amounts double of that of the woman. The Qur'an also seems to indicate that such a rule is not subject to change in relation to the wife's job by saying: "These are the limits set by Allah" (4:13). A woman can decide if she wants to work, and if she does, she can spend all of her money for herself without sharing it with her husband because of the obligation of the maintenance. The husband, however, cannot abandon his duty to provide for his family. Therefore it is not unreasonable that sons receive more inheritance than daughters. Obviously a good and pious family is bound also by mutual understanding, love and cooperation, and it is up to the husband and wife to reach agreements and divide their financial support and daily tasks according to their situation.

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Mother . Man . Marriage . Sayyid
Is it an authentic belief that a syeda is like a mother to a non-syed man and so marriage between them is unacceptable?
Abbas Di Palma, Shaykh Abbas Di Palma holds a BA and an MA degree in Islamic Studies, and certifications from the Language Institute of Damascus University. He has also studied traditional Islamic sciences in... Answer updated 7 years ago

The Qur'an says: "The Prophet is closer to the believers than their own selves and his wives are their mothers" (33:6). What has been established by the Qur'an is the prohibition for men to marry the wives of the Prophet. The prohibition for a sayyedah to marry a non-sayyid is a wrong assumption and analogy. We don't find any instruction as such in the sunna of the Prophet and the teachings of the Imams after him. Rather what we find is the emphasis in choosing a religious and pious soulmate for a successful marriage leading to happiness in this world and everlasting bliss in the next one insh'Allah.

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Divorce . Man . Woman
Does sex absenteeism for 4 to 5 years or any specific period result in automatic divorce in a scenario where the man initiates contact but the woman holds back due to some reason?
Zeinab Donati, Zeinab Donati has been studying books about various Islamic subjects for more than 26 years. She is deeply interested in history and politics as well as social issues in particular those pertaining... Answered 7 years ago

Assalamu aleykum,
The main duty of a woman in marriage, the only thing that she cannot deny her husband unless under specific circumstances.

From the office of Ayatullah Seestani: it is the woman’s duty when it comes to her conjugal life and yielding to her husband’s needs (even preparing themselves for sex is part of yielding) to give in to her husband’s lustful needs. There are many ahadith regarding this issue. In the case of her not yielding, she becomes nashizah (transgressor, rebellious) and the rulings of nushuz will apply to her.
The duty of carrying out the marital relationship lies mainly with the women and is of extreme importance; there are many traditions that relate to this matter, here below only a few ones as example.
Imam Sadiq (a) has said: “A woman came to the Holy Prophet (s) and asked him what the duty of the wife is towards the husband? He replied: “That she answers his (sexual) needs, even if they are in the situation of riding on top of a camel.” 
Imam Baqir (a) narrated from the Holy Prophet (s) where he told women that: “Do not make your prayers lengthy in order to prevent your husband’s from having sexual relations with you.” In another tradition Imam Sadiq (a) has explained in relation to this aspect of women’s actions and its end consequences that: “A woman who keeps her husband waiting on their place of sleep and does not become willing to have sexual relations with him until he falls asleep, till the time that the man remains asleep the angels will curse that woman.” 
(Al-Kafi, chapter “The woman’s rights regarding her husband” vol. 5, pp. 507-508.)

If a woman denies herself physically to her husband for many years, he has undoubtedly the right to ask a divorce and/or to marry another woman.
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