of the real estate. If the widow is the only heir, she inherits all of her husband's property, not just the share specified in the Quran. Betting, prizes and gambling Betting by spectators and participants in sports and contests is permissible. Government-sponsored and private lotteries and raffles are allowed, provided the proceeds go to a charitable purpose, even if the player's intent was to win a prize, and not motivated by the charitable donation. The use of gambling tools, arcade games, or board games for entertainment purposes is allowed. Prizes in academic competition are permissible. Any type of game or contest where the organizer/owner can collect all the participants money, and use it to enrich themselves is unlawful gambling. Playing with gambling tools, such as cards or backgammon, with the intent of gambling is unlawful. Halal meat The person performing Halal slaughter may be a non-Muslim and it is sufficient to invoke the name of God (and a blessing) in any language at the commencement of the slaughter. If Halal meat is unavailable, it is permissible to eat non-Halal meat, if doing so will relieve hardship. Adoption The foster parent of an adopted child should treat the child in all respects as their own, including the mother not having to observe hijab around a male child; however this does not extend to inheritance absent the permission of the Quranic heirs. Nuclear weapons In an interview with The San Francisco Chronicle, Grand Ayatollah Yousef Saanei said: "There is complete consensus on this issue. It is self-evident in Islam that it is prohibited to have nuclear bombs. It is eternal law, because the basic function of these weapons is to kill innocent people. This cannot be reversed." Ayatollah Yousef Saanei said clerical authorities have quietly expressed opposition to the development of weapons of mass destruction for many years, and he described it as the reason that Iran never retaliated with chemical weapons when Saddam Hussein used them to kill Iranian troops and Iran-backed Kurds during the 1980– 88 Iran-Iraq war. "You cannot deliberately kill innocent people," he said. Women He has declared that women have equal status in Islam. Saanei held that a woman can lead a man in prayer, although a man leading is mustahab, and that a Muslim woman can marry a non-Muslim man. Like Zohreh Sefati, he believed that women can even become a marja' in Islam, i.e. that