83. QUESTION: Concerning the definition of "morning", "noon" and "evening". ANSWER: These are sunrise, noon and sunset. The allowable times for Obligatory Prayers are from morning till noon, from noon till sunset, and from sunset till two hours thereafter. Authority is in the hand of God, the Bearer of the Two Names. 84. QUESTION: Is it permissible for a believer to marry an unbeliever? ANSWER: Both taking and giving in marriage are permissible; thus did the Lord decree when He ascended the throne of bounteousness and grace. 85. QUESTION: Concerning the Prayer for the Dead: should it precede or follow the interment? And is facing the Qiblih required? ANSWER: Recital of this prayer should precede interment; and as regards the Qiblih: "Whichever way ye turn, there is the face of God."(18) 86. QUESTION: At noon, which is the time for two of the Obligatory Prayers—the short midday prayer, and the prayer to be offered in the morning, noon, and evening—is it necessary in this case to perform two ablutions or would one suffice? ANSWER: The renewal of ablutions is unnecessary. 87. QUESTION: Concerning the dowry for village-dwellers which is to be of silver: is it the bride or bridegroom who is intended or both of them? And what is to be done if one is a city-dweller and the other a village-dweller? ANSWER: The dowry is determined by the dwelling-place of the bridegroom; if he be a city-dweller, the dowry is of gold, and if he be a village-dweller, it is of silver. 88. QUESTION: What is the criterion for determining if one is a city-dweller or a village-dweller? If a city-dweller taketh up residence in a village, or a village-dweller in a city, intending to settle permanently, what ruling is applicable? Is the place of birth the deciding factor? ANSWER: The criterion is permanent residence and, depending on where this is, the injunction in the Book must be observed accordingly. 89. QUESTION: In the holy Tablets it hath been revealed that when someone acquireth the equivalent of nineteen miṯẖqáls of gold, he should pay the Right of God on that sum. Might it be explained how much of this nineteen should be paid? ANSWER: Nineteen out of one hundred is established by the ordinance of God. Computation should be made on this basis. It may then be ascertained what amount is due on nineteen. 90. QUESTION: When one’s wealth exceeds nineteen, is it necessary for it to increase by a further nineteen before Ḥuqúq is due again, or would it be due on any increase? ANSWER: Any amount added to nineteen is exempt from Ḥuqúq until it reacheth a further nineteen. 91. QUESTION: Concerning pure water, and the point at which it is considered used.