One more Q&A with Grand Ayatollah Ali Sistani

Question: Is it permissible to talk to a non-Mahram girl with the intention for seeking consent to marry her in future?
Answer: Due to probably committing sins is not permissible.
Eric: The Grand Ayatollah is nothing if not realistic.

Question: Can we sing with our self like I am going somewhere and singing a song? And what about marriages can we sing?
Answer: Songs which do not enter the category of Ghina are permissible to be sung.
Eric: What about showtunes?
Eric: Oklahoma!

Eric: The hardest questions Grand Ayatollah Sistani gets are the ones about how to integrate the ancient holy practices of Islam into the modern world. For example:

Question: I had a hair replacement where an artificial scalp was placed on the central bald part of my head. Now while doing wudu’ (ritual cleansing), I can’t do mas-h on central part of my head. Is there any other alternative?
Answer: Wiping artificial hair is not in order, if there were empty position the fourth front part of the head, he may wipe it, otherwise it is obligatory to remove the artificial hair if it were possible; if there were no time, tayammum would be obligatory.
Eric: And The Man delivers.