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Ask A Question About Islam And Muslims

75 Questions

Did any of Imam Ali's daughters get married to a non-Syed boy?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Shaikh Abbas Al-Qummi , the well known scholars and Muhaddith has mentioned in his book Muntaqa Al-Aamaal , V.1 , P.460 has mentioned among the married daughters of Imam Al-Hasan Al-Mujtaba (AS): the forth married daughter: Roqayyah, who got married  to Amro ibn Munthir Ibn Zagreb Al-Awwaam.

Wassalam.
Is it necessary for a scholar with a Hashemi surname to prove the source of his lineage all the way back to someone from Banu Hashim to be able to wear a black turban?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

Every one who claims to be a Sayyed with any surname needs to prove his family lineage to his Sayyed grand fathers or his family is well known as a Sayyed family in his home town.

Wassalam.
I am from Hashemi descent and my mother is from the lineage of Imam Ali Raza (AS). Should I wear a black or white turban, and how does it affect who I pay my Sadqa, Fitra, and Khums to?
Sayyed Mohammad Al-Musawi

If your father is from the family tree of Bani Hashim, then you are a Sayyed and you can wear black turban and pay your Fitra to Sayyed poor persons.

Wassalam.
Can a Sayyed girl marry a Sunni boy? What is the ruling in Islam about this matter? If it is allowed, but the parents do not agree, then what can be done?
Zaid Alsalami

Bismihi ta'ala

A Sayyid male/female is like every other Muslim, nad can marry a non-Sayyid/non-Sayyidah, Shi'ah or Sunni, with no difference. The one condition is she has assurance that she will not leave the Ahlul Bayt School of Thought, or negatively influenced or forced to become Sunni. 

As for parents disapproval, there must be correct understanding between families, and one must always try to get the consent and blessings of parents. 

And Allah knows best.