The Case of One Who Gets Married, Divorces and Buys or Sells Slaves

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from certain persons of our people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One in the state of Ihram cannot marry or be married, propose marriage or bear witness to marriage; and if one marries, it is invalid.”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn abu Najran and Ahmad ibn abu Nasr from abu Basir who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘It is permissible if she extends for you and you extend for her when the time for both of you expires, by saying, ‘I have made you lawful to myself up to another period of time with your agreement’ and this is not lawful for anyone other than you until it expires.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ahmad has narrated from Safwan ibn Yahya from Hariz from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A man from Ansar got married in the state of Ihram, and the Messenger of Allah, considered his marriage invalid.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Amr ibn ‘Uthman from Ibrahim ibn al-Fadl and A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ‘Isma’il ibn Mehran from Muhammad ibn Aslam and Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from Muhammad ibn Ali from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Ibrahim ibn al-Fadl al-Hashimiy from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) for the duration of one month. Then it comes to his heart and he likes to have a condition for more than a month; if it is permissible to increase in her mahr (dower) to extend the number of days before it (the time already set) expires. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, two conditions in one and the same condition are not permissible.’ I then asked, ‘What must he do about it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘She can give up the remaining of the time in his favor as charity and then initiate a new condition of extension of time.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Ali from ibn Bukayr from Ibrahim ibn al-Hassan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that if one in the state of Ihram gets married, and he is still in the state of Ihram, they are separated and they can never marry each other again.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from those who narrated to him who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman marries a man in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) she must complete waiting period for others. However, if the same man wants to marry her again because of him she does not need to complete a waiting period, so she can marry him in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) whenever she wants.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Safwan from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘A person in the state of Ihram cannot marry, if one does so one’s marriage is invalid.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Sama‘ah ibn Mehran who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for one who is not in the state of Ihram to marry one who is in the state of Ihram, knowing that it is not lawful.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if they marry and perform sexual relation in the state of Ihram? He (the Imam) said, ‘If they both know the rule, each one owes one badanah, and she owes it if she is in the state of Ihram, but if she is not in the state of Ihram, there is nothing on her, unless she knows that the man was in the state of Ihram. If she knows it and gets married, then she owes one badanah.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘One, in the state of Ihram, can pronounce divorce but cannot get married.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Ahmad ibn Muhammad from has narrated from Muhammad ibn Sinan from Hammad ibn ‘Uthaman who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can divorce. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can pronounce divorce.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

8. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-Barqiy from Sa‘d ibn Sa‘d who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about a man who is in the state of Ihram; if he can buy and sell slave-girls. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.