Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters

Hadith.4617 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them) that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "It is not permissible for a woman who is menstruating to adopt a qussah (a specific type of cloth) or a jummah (a certain hairstyle or wig)."

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Hadith.4618 - Imam (as) said: "May Allah have mercy on the Musarwalat (those who wear trousers or are modestly covered)."

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Hadith.4619 - Imam (as) said: "When a woman leaves her seat, no one should sit in her place until it has cooled down."

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Hadith.4620 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, created desire in ten parts, nine parts in men and one part in women."

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Hadith.4621 - Jabir narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "Regarding women, do not consult them in confidential matters, and do not obey them in matters concerning relatives. When a woman grows old, the better half of her qualities departs, and the worse half remains, her beauty fades, her tongue becomes sharper, and her womb becomes barren. However, when a man grows old, the worse half of his qualities departs, and the better half remains, his intellect becomes more steadfast, his judgment more firm, and his ignorance decreases."

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Hadith.4622 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Any man who is ruled by a woman is cursed."

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Hadith.4623 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is blessing in opposing them."

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Hadith.4624 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), whenever He (sw) intended to go to war, would consult his wives and then act contrary to their advice.

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Hadith.4625 - He (as) forbade riding a saddle with a gap.

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Hadith.4626 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "Do not place women on saddles, for it may provoke them toward immorality."

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Hadith.4627 - Al-Fudayl narrated from Abu Abdullah (as). I said to Imam (as): "There is something people say, that most of the inhabitants of Hell on the Day of Judgment will be women." Imam (as) replied: "How can that be, when a man may marry a thousand women of this world in the Hereafter, all within a single palace made of one pearl?"

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Hadith.4628 - Ammar Al-Sabati narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "The majority of the inhabitants of Paradise will be the weak women. Allah (swt), the Almighty, knew their weakness and thus had mercy on them."

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Hadith.4632 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated that he said to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Can a servant look at the hair of his mistress?" The Imam replied: "Yes, and at her legs as well."

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Hadith.4633 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Ammar that he said: I asked Abu al-Hasan (as): "Can a eunuch belonging to a man enter upon his women and hand them water for ablution, thereby seeing their hair?" The Imam (as) replied: "No."

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Hadith.4634 - In a narration from Rabi' ibn Abdullah: When the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) took the pledge of allegiance from the women, he brought a vessel, filled it with water, and dipped his hand into it. Then he withdrew his hand and instructed the women to dip their hands into the vessel and immerse them. He (as) would greet women, and they would return the greeting. Commander of the Faithful (as) would also greet women but disliked greeting young women. Imam (as) said: "I fear that their voice might please me, and thereby I would fall into sin greater than the reward I seek."

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Hadith.4635 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Can a man shake hands with a woman who is not his mahram?" Imam (as) replied: "No, except from behind a cloth."

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Hadith.4636 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abbad ibn Suhayb who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "There is no harm in looking at the hair of the women of Tihama, the Bedouins, the people of the desert from among the People of the Book (Ahl al-Dhimma), and non-Arab pagans (al-'uluj), because if they are forbidden, they do not comply." Imam (as) also said: "As for a madwoman who is overpowered by her condition, there is no harm in looking at her hair and body, as long as it is not done deliberately."

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Hadith.4637 - Ammar Al-Sabati asked Abu Abdullah (as) about how women should greet when they enter upon a group of people. Imam (as) replied: "A woman should say, 'Peace be upon you (ʿAlaykum al-Salam),' and a man should say, 'Peace be upon you all (Al-Salam ʿAlaykum).'"

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Hadith.4638 - Abu Basir narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who marries a woman while she has a husband. Imam (as) said: "If the matter is not brought to the attention of the Imam, he must give five sa' (measures) of flour in charity. This is after he separates from her."

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Hadith.4639 - In the narration of Jameel ibn Darraj regarding a woman who marries during her waiting period (iddah). Imam (as) said: "They must be separated, and she must observe one waiting period from either of them. If she gives birth to a child after six months or more, the child belongs to the latter husband. However, if she gives birth to a child in less than six months, the child belongs to the former husband."

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Hadith.4640 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Hisham ibn Salim from Abu Basir who said: I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who married a woman, and she told him, "I am pregnant," or "I am your sister through breastfeeding," or "I am still in my waiting period (iddah)." Imam (as) said: "If he has already been intimate with her and consummated the marriage, he should not believe her. But if he has not been intimate with her and has not consummated the marriage, then he should take precaution and inquire if he was not aware of her situation beforehand."

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Hadith.4641 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdullah ibn Sinan who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who said to his mother, "Any woman I marry is as forbidden to me as you are." Imam (as) replied: "This means nothing."

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Hadith.4642 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Jameelah from Aban ibn Taghlib who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a woman, and after being brought to him, she gave birth to a girl in only four months. He denied that the child was his, while she claimed that she had conceived from him. Imam (as) said: "Her claim is not accepted. If they take the matter to the ruler, they must both engage in mutual cursing (lian), and they will be separated, and she will never be permissible for him again."

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Hadith.4643 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Muhammad ibn Hakim who said: I asked Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who married off his female slave to another man and then told her, "When your husband dies, you will be free." The husband then died. Imam (as) said: "When the husband dies, she becomes free and must observe the waiting period (iddah) of a free woman whose husband has passed away. However, she does not inherit from him because she only became free after the husband's death."

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Hadith.4644 - It was narrated from Abu Basir who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man was found with a woman in a house, and she admitted that she was his wife, and he admitted that he was her husband." Imam (as) said: "There may be a man whom, if he were brought to me, I would approve of that for him, and there may be a man whom, if he were brought to me, I would have him beaten."

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Hadith.4645 - Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj narrated: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who marries his male slave to his female slave. Should she continue to serve him as she used to, seeing him uncovered or him seeing her in that state? Imam (as) disliked that and said: "My father (as) prevented me from marrying one of my male servants to my female servant for this very reason."

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Hadith.4646 - Al-Alaa ibn Razin asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the the general masses (Jumhur al-Nas). Imam (as) said: "They are today considered people of truce. Their lost property is to be returned to them, their trusts are to be fulfilled, their blood is to be protected, and marriage with them and inheritance from them is permissible in this state."

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Hadith.4648 - Ibn Abi Umair narrated from Yahya ibn Imran from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "Bravery is found among the people of Khurasan, physical vigor among the people of Barbar, and generosity and envy among the Arabs. Therefore, choose carefully where you place your seed."

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Hadith.4649 - In the narration of Isma'il ibn Abi Ziyad from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "No man has ever had an abundance of hair without his desire becoming less."

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Hadith.4650 - Ibrahim ibn Hashim narrated from Abdul Aziz ibn al-Muhtadi who said: I asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as): "May I be sacrificed for you! My brother passed away, and I married his wife. Then my uncle came and claimed that he had secretly married her. I asked her about this, and she strongly denied it, saying, 'There was never anything between me and him at all.'" Imam (as) replied: "Her acknowledgment is binding upon you, and her denial is binding upon him."

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Hadith.4651 - Salih ibn Uqbah narrated from Sulayman ibn Salih from Abu Abdullah (as) who was asked about a man who engages in intercourse with his wife's bondwoman and then asks his wife to pardon him, but she refuses. He then says: "If you do not pardon me, I will divorce you," and he avoids her bed until she pardons him. Imam (as) said: "This man is an oppressor. Where is his kindness?"

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Hadith.4652 - Abu al-Abbas and Ubayd narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman who had a slave husband, then inherited him and freed him. They asked if they would remain in their marriage. Imam (as) said: "No, but they must renew their marriage contract."

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Hadith.4653 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "It is recommended for a man to approach his wife on the first night of the month of Ramadan because of the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: 'It has been made lawful for you to be intimate with your wives during the nights of fasting' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:187), and al-rafath means sexual intercourse."

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Hadith.4654 - Hariz narrated from Muhammad ibn Ishaq who said: Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Do you know why the dowries of women became four thousand dirhams?" I said: "No." Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufyan, was in Abyssinia when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) proposed to her. The Negus (the king of Abyssinia) gave four thousand dirhams on his behalf as her dowry. Since then, people have followed this practice. However, the original dowry was twelve uqiyyah and a nash."

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Hadith.4655 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) passed by an animal and a stud mating in the middle of the road, and Imam (as) turned his face away. It was said to him: "Why did you do that, O Commander of the Faithful (as)?" Imam (as) replied: "It is not appropriate for you to do what they do (i.e., allow such things publicly). It is among the unacceptable acts unless you conceal it where no man or woman can see it."

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Hadith.4657 - And in another narration: "His gaze will not return to him until Allah (swt) grants him faith, the sweetness of which he will experience."

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Hadith.4658 - Imam (as) said: "The first glance is for you, the second is against you and not for you, and the third in it is destruction."

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Hadith.4659 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni from Ja'far ibn Muhammad from his father (as), he said: "There is no harm for a man to look at the hair of his mother, his sister, or his daughter."

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