Using Clay or Lime over the Grave

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from af-Nawfafiy from af-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not apply clay to the grave which is not of the clay of that grave.’”

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

1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from Ali ibn Asbat from a man of our people called ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Once I was in the presence of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when someone came, and he (the Imam) gave him thirty dinar to perform al-Hajj for ‘Isma‘il, and set a condition to perform all acts of al-Hajj and al-‘Umrah, even walking in manner of running in Muhassar valley. He (the Imam) then said, ‘O so and so, if you did as the conditions require you to do, it will be al-Hajj for ‘Isma‘il that you are paid for, and you will have nine times over for tiring your body.”’

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

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu Najran from ‘Asem ibn Hamid from Muhammad ibn Qays who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), issued a judgment about the case of a free woman who was cheated by a slave who married her and she did not know him to be other than a free man. He (the Imam) said, ‘They must be separated if the woman so wanted.’”

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

2. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from al-Hassan ibn Muhammad from more than one person from certain persons of his people who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The grave of the Messenger of Allah is covered with red color pebbles.”

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

2. Muhammad b. Yahya has narrated from Muhammad b. al-Hassan from Ali b. Yusuf from Abi ‘Abdillah al-Mu’min from Ibn Muskan who has said the following: “I once asked Abi ‘Abdillah (a.s.), about a man who performs Hajj for others; if he receives any reward. He (the Imam) said, ‘For the one who performs Hajj for another person there is a reward of ten Hajj pilgrimages for him.’”

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

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is free and marries a slave thinking that he is free and then finds out that he is a slave. He (the Imam) said, ‘She has all the control of herself; if she wants she can stay with him or not stay with him. If he has gone to be bed with her she has the mahr (dower) and if he has not gone to bed with her she does not have any mahr (dower). If he goes to bed with her after her knowing that he is a slave and confirms it then he has more of her control.’”

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

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad ibn Mahbub from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “When abu al-Hassan (a.s.), returned from Baghdad to al-Madinah, one of his daughters died in Fayd. He (the Imam) buried her and commanded certain people of his followers to build her grave with lime, write her name on the tombstone and place it on the grave.”

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

3. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from ibn Bukayr from his father who has said the following: “About the case of a castrated man who cheats and marries a Muslim woman, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘They are separated from each other if she wants and he will have a headache, but if she agrees and stays with him, after her agreement she cannot deny him.’”

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

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The Holy prophet prohibited adding of such soil into the grave which has not come from that grave.’”

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

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Aban from ‘Abbad al-Dabbiy who has said the following: “About the case of a man who is impotent, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When it is found out that he is impotent and cannot sleep with women, they are separated from each other; and if he goes to bed with her even once then they are not separated from each other; man is not turned away because of defect.’”

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

5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Safwan ibn Yahya from ibn Muskan from abu Basir who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who tries her husband but he is not able to go to bed with her; if they must be separated from each other. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if she wants separation.’ Ibn Muskan has said that in another Hadith he (the Imam) has said that she must wait for one year and if he still is not able to go to bed with her, she can leave him, but if she likes to stay with him she can do so.’”

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

6. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Sa‘id from his brother al-Hassan ibn Zur’ah ibn Muhammad ibn Sanaa ‘ah who has said the following: “About the case of a man who is castrated but he cheats and marries a woman, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘They are separated from each other and the women takes her mahr (dower) from him and he will have a backache (punishment) because of his cheating.’”

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

7. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from abu Hamzah who has said the following: “I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘If a man marries a woman who was married before to another man and she alleges that the man has not come close to her from the time he entered with her in such case, the words of the man are accepted on oath by Allah that he has gone to bed with her because she is a plaintiff. 5 He (the Imam) has said, ‘If he marries her as a virgin and she alleges that he never approached her, it then is the job of trustworthy women who can examine her and if they say that she is virgin then the Imam gives him one year’s time during which if he is able to reach her, otherwise, they are separated from each other and she is given half of the mahr (dower) and no waiting period is required.’”

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

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn al-Hassan from ‘Amr ibn Sa‘id from Musaddiq ibn Sadaqah from ‘Ammar ibn Musa who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a man who is held back (by magic) and cannot go to bed with his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he cannot go to bed with other woman also, he must not keep her on hold without her consent; but if he is able to go to bed with other women then it is not unlawful to keep her.’”

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

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man only once goes to bed with his wife then is held back (by magic), no choice then remains for her (to revoke the marriage).”’

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

11. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Hamdan al-Qalanisiy from Ishaq ibn Bunan from ibn Baqqah from Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that during the time of ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), a woman alleged that her husband is not able to go to bed with her and he denied it. ’Amir al- Mu’minin commanded her to fill up herself with saffron and that he then washes his penis; if the water takes the color of saffron his words are accepted, otherwise, he is commanded to divorce her.’”

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

8. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Fadl al- Hashimiy from certain persons of his teachers who have said the following: “It is about the case of a woman before abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, when a man asked him (the Imam) about a man against whom his wife alleges that he is impotent but the man denies it, abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said, ‘She must allow the nurse to fill her with al-Khaluq (a certain perfume) without allowing the man to know. He then goes to bed with her; if perfume is found on his penis he has told the truth, otherwise, she has spoken the truth and he has lied.’”

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