Imamate & Wilayah

سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ فَقَالَ يَكُونُ لِيَ الْغُلَامُ فَيَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَ يَدْخُلُ فِي هَذِهِ الْأُمُورِ الْمَكْرُوهَةِ فَأُرِيدُ عِتْقَهُ فَهَلْ عِتْقُهُ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْكَ أَوْ أَبِيعُهُ وَ أَتَصَدَّقُ بِثَمَنِهِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ الْعِتْقَ فِي بَعْضِ الزَّمَانِ أَفْضَلُ وَ فِي بَعْضِ الزَّمَانِ الصَّدَقَةُ أَفْضَلُ فَإِذَا كَانَ النَّاسُ حَسَنَةً حَالُهُمْ فَالْعِتْقُ أَفْضَلُ فَإِذَا كَانُوا شَدِيدَةً حَ

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Is’haq, from Bakr Bin Muhammad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘A man asked him asws and I was present, so he said, ‘There happens to be a slave for me, so he drank the wine, and he entered into this matter (Al-Wilayah) unwillingly. So I intend to emancipate

فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ عِدَّةُ مَمَالِيكَ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ عَلَّمَنِي آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَعَلَّمَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْمَوْلَى وَ لَمْ يُدْرَ أَيُّهُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَهُ الْآيَةَ هَلْ يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِالْقُرْعَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَسْتَخْرِجَهُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا الْإِمَامُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ كَلَاماً وَقْتَ الْقُرْعَةِ يَقُولُهُ وَ دُعَاءً لَا يَعْلَمُهُ سِوَاهُ و

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, ‘He asws said regarding a man who had a number of owned slaves. So he said, ‘Whichever of you teaches me a Verse from the Book of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, so he is free’. So one of them taught him. Then the master died, and it was not known wh

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُرْجِئِ وَ الْحَرُورِيِّ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَ قِرَّ وَ اسْتَقِرَّ حَتَّى‌ يَكُونَ مَا يَكُونُ‌[1]. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about an animal slaughtered by a person of al- Murji’ah people or al-Harawriy people. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can use it for food, remain determin

الْبَاغِي الَّذِي يَخْرُجُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ الْعَادِي الَّذِي يَقْطَعُ الطَّرِيقَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ الْمَيْتَةُ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Blessed, most High, ‘Those who are compelled without being rebels or transgressors . . (2:172) He (the Imam) said, ‘A rebel is one who rises against the Imam and a transgressor is one who cuts off the road and dead animals are not lawful for him.”’

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَدَعَا بِالْغَدَاءِ فَأَكَلْتُ مَعَهُ طَعَاماً مَا أَكَلْتُ طَعَاماً قَطُّ أَنْظَفَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَطْيَبَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ قَالَ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ طَعَامَكَ أَوْ قَالَ طَعَامَنَا قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَطْيَبَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَنْظَفَ قَطُّ وَ لَكِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ لَتُسْئَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ

“I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.). He (the Imam) ordered food. I ate a food with him the like of which I never before had seen in cleanness and elegance. When we finished our food he (the Imam) asked, ‘O abu Khalid, how was your food’ or that he (the Imam) said, ‘Our food?’ I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in s

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الضَّيْفُ يُلْطَفُ لَيْلَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ لَيْلَةُ الثَّالِثَةِ فَهُوَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَيْتِ يَأْكُلُ مَا أَدْرَكَ.

‘The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, “Special treatment should be offered to a guest for the two nights; but in the third night he is of the people of the family, and he eats what he receives.’””

مَا إِخَالُ‌[3] أَحَداً يُحَنَّكُ بِمَاءِ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَّا أَحَبَّنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ قَالَ ع مَا سُقِيَ أَهْلُ الْكُوفَةِ مَاءَ الْفُرَاتِ إِلَّا لِأَمْرٍ مَا وَ قَالَ يُصَبُّ فِيهِ مِيزَابَانِ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ.

“In whoever ’s mouth water of Euphrates is dropped in childhood, I do not think he will not love us, people of the house.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘People of al-Kufah were not made to drink water of Euphrates except for a certain matter.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Two shoots of water fall in it (Euphrates) from the garden (para

مَرَرْتُ بِالْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ص وَ هُمَا فِي الْفُرَاتِ مُسْتَنْقِعَانِ فِي إِزَارَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا يَا ابْنَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمَا أَفْسَدْتُمَا الْإِزَارَيْنِ فَقَالا لِي يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَسَادُنَا لِلْإِزَارَيْنِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ فَسَادِ الدِّينِ إِنَّ لِلْمَاءِ أَهْلًا وَ سُكَّاناً كَسُكَّانِ الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالا إِلَى أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ فَقُلْتُ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَاءِ فَقَالا

“I once passed by al-Hassan and al-Husayn, Alayhim al-Salam, who were in soaked wraparound cloths. I then said to them, ‘Grandchildren of the Messenger of Allah, you have ruined your wraparound cloths.’ They said to me, ‘O abu Sa‘id, ruining our wraparound cloths is more preferable to us than ruining the religion. Wate

سَأَلَ الْمَهْدِيُّ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْخَمْرِ هَلْ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ إِنَّمَا يَعْرِفُونَ النَّهْيَ عَنْهَا وَ لَا يَعْرِفُونَ التَّحْرِيمَ لَهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع بَلْ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ فِي أَيِّ مَوْضِعٍ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ جَلَّ اسْمُهُ يَا أَبَا الْحَسَن

“Al-Mahdiy once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about wine; if it is made unlawful in the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, because people know it is prohibited and they do not know if it is unlawful. Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), said to him, ‘Yes, it is unlawful in the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, O ’A

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ زِيَادُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَارِثِيُّ عَلَيْهَا فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَمَكَّنْتُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِي قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَ قَدْ هَدَانِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى مَحَبَّتِكُمْ وَ مَوَدَّتِكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُ

“I once went to al-Madinah when Ziyad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah al-Harithiy was the governor. I asked permission to visit abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.). I then visited and offered him (the Imam) the greeting of peace and took my place. I then said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I am from banu al-Harith ibn Ka‘b and Allah, most Majestic, m

أَقْبَلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا مَنْ هَذَا فَقِيلَ لَهُمْ إِمَامُ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَوْ بَعَثْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ بِبَعْضِكُمْ يَسْأَلُهُ فَأَتَاهُ شَابٌّ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ مَا أَكْبَرُ الْكَبَائِرِ قَالَ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ عُدْ إِلَيْهِ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ لَمْ

“Once abu Ja‘far (a.s.), went to Masjid al-Haram (the Sacred area). A group of Quraysh saw him. They asked, ‘Who is he?’ It was said to them, ‘He is the Imam of the people of Iraq.’ Certain ones among them said, ‘You may send someone to ask him questions.’ One young man from among them went and asked, ‘Son of my uncle,

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا أَعْجَبَ إِلَى النَّاسِ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ الْجَشِبَ وَ يَلْبَسُ‌ الْخَشِنَ وَ يَتَخَشَّعُ فَقَالَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ يُوسُفَ ع نَبِيٌّ ابْنُ نَبِيٍّ كَانَ يَلْبَسُ أَقْبِيَةَ الدِّيبَاجِ مَزْرُورَةً بِالذَّهَبِ وَ يَجْلِسُ فِي مَجَالِسِ آلِ فِرْعَوْنَ‌[1] يَحْكُمُ فَلَمْ يَحْتَجِ النَّاسُ إِلَى لِبَاسِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا احْتَاجُوا إِلَى قِسْطِهِ وَ إِنَّمَا يُحْتَاجُ مِنَ الْإِمَامِ فِي أَ

He (the Imam) said, ‘Has it not come to your notice that Yusuf was a prophet and the son of a prophet who wore gowns decorated with brocades and buttons of gold. He would sit in the gathering of the pharaohs and issue judgments. People did not need his dress. They however needed his justice. What is needed of an Imam i

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مَتَاعٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْمِسُ الْمَتَاعَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَلْمِسُهُ بِيَدِكَ أَرْمَنِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ مَا أَنْتَ وَ الْأَرْمَنِيَّ فَقَالَ هَذَا مَتَاعٌ جَاءَتْ بِهِ- أُمُّ عَلِيٍّ امْرَأَةٌ لَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ قَابِلٍ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْمِسُ مَا تَحْتِي فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ مَا تَحْتَكَ فَقُلْتُ لَا وَ لَكِنَّ

“I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.). He was sitting on a certain furnishing. I kept touching it with my hand. He (the Imam) said, ‘What you are touching is from Armenia.’ I then asked, ‘What do you have to do with Armenia?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is what mother of Ali (wife of the Imam) has brought.’ I then visited hi

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى جَمَاعَةٍ مِنْ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي بَيْتٍ مُظْلِمٍ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ سَلِّمْ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع فَإِنَّهُ فِي الصَّدْرِ قَالَ فَسَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ جَلَسْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ قَدْ أَحْبَبْتُ أَنْ أَلْقَاكَ مُنْذُ حِينٍ لِأَسْأَلَكَ عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ فَقَالَ سَلْ مَا بَدَا لَكَ قُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْحَمَّامِ قَالَ لَا تَدْخُلِ الْحَمَّامَ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ غُ

10. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from Ali ibn al-Hakam from a man of banu Hashim who has said the following: “I once entered in dark house where a group of banu Hashim were and I offered them greeting of peace with the phrase of offering greeting. A certain one among them said, ‘Offer greeting of peace to abu al-Has

أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ بِهَمَذَانَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ مَاتَ وَ كَانَ لَا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَأَوْصَى بِوَصِيَّةٍ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَ أَوْصَى أَنْ يُعْطَى شَيْ‌ءٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَسُئِلَ عَنْهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَيْفَ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَضَعَ فِي يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ لَوَضَعْتُهُ فِيهِمَا إِن

4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has narrated the following: “A man of Hamadan has said that his father died but he did not know this fact (the Divine Authority of A’immah). He made a will when he was about to die to give something in the w

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ نُؤْتَى بِالشَّيْ‌ءِ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا مَا كَانَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع عِنْدَنَا فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع بِسَبَبِ الْإِمَامَةِ فَهُوَ لِي وَ مَا كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ مِيرَاثٌ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص.

“I once said to Sahib al- ‘Askar (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, something is brought to us and it is said “This is what was for abu Ja’far (a.s.).” How must we deal with it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Whatever was for abu Ja‘far because of Imamat (leadership with divine authority), it be

أَتَى أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رَجُلٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ بِصَحِيفَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ انْظُرْ إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا نَصِيحَةً فَنَظَرَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى وَجْهِ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً كَافَيْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِباً عَاقَبْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ نُقِيلَكَ أَقَلْنَاكَ فَقَالَ بَلْ تُقِيلُنِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ أَيّ

“A man in Basrah brought a Sahifah (a booklet) and said, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, look at this booklet; there is advice in it.’ He (the Imam) looked at it, then he looked at the face of the man and said, ’If you are truthful we compensate you; if you are not truthful we will penalize you, if you want us to release you we

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‌ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا مُقَدِّمَ لِمَا أَخَّرَ وَ لَا مُؤَخِّرَ لِمَا قَدَّمَ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيَّتُهَا الْأُمَّةُ الْمُتَحَيِّرَةُ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا لَوْ كُنْتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمْ مَنْ قَدَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ أَخَّرْتُمْ مَنْ أَخَّرَ اللَّهُ وَ جَعَلْتُمُ الْوِلَايَةَ وَ الْوِرَاثَةَ حَيْثُ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ مَا ع

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. What Allah places last no one is able to place it first, and no one is able to place last what He has placed first.’ He (the Imam) then tapped his one hand with the other hand. He said, ‘O confused nation after her Prophet,

جَالَسْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ فَعَرَضَ ذِكْرُ الْفَرَائِضِ فِي الْمَوَارِيثِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ الْعَظِيمِ أَ تَرَوْنَ أَنَّ الَّذِي أَحْصَى رَمْلَ عَالِجٍ عَدَداً جَعَلَ فِي مَالٍ‌ نِصْفاً وَ نِصْفاً وَ ثُلُثاً فَهَذَانِ النِّصْفَانِ قَدْ ذَهَبَا بِالْمَالِ فَأَيْنَ مَوْضِعُ الثُّلُثِ فَقَالَ لَهُ زُفَرُ بْنُ أَوْسٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ يَا أَبَا الْعَبَّاسِ فَمَنْ أَوَّلُ مَنْ أَعَالَ الْفَرَائِضَ فَقَالَ

“I sat with Ibn ‘Abbas that a mention of ordained shares of inheritance was made and Ibn ‘Abbas said, ‘Allah is free of all defects, the most great. Do you think that one who enumerates the number of the grains of sand in a sand valley has designated half and half and one-third? The two halves take away the legacy then

إِذَا قَتَلَ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَهُ أَبُوهُ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ بِهِ وَ لَمْ يَرِثْهُ. الْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ ابْنَهُ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ فِي ذَلِكَ يُرِيدُ تَأْدِيبَهُ فَقُتِلَ الِابْنُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الضَّرْبِ وَرِثَهُ الْأَبُ وَ لَمْ تَلْزَمْهُ الْكَفَّارَةُ لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لِلْأَبِ لِأَنَّهُ مَأْمُورٌ بِتَأْدِيبِ وَلَدِهِ لِأَنَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْإِمَامِ يُقِ

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If one kills his father, he is executed for him; but if his father kills him the father is not executed for his son’s murder, however he cannot

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ مَاتَ وَ لَهُ ابْنُ أَخٍ مُسْلِمٌ وَ ابْنُ أُخْتٍ مُسْلِمٌ وَ لِلنَّصْرَانِيِّ أَوْلَادٌ وَ زَوْجَةٌ نَصَارَى قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَى أَنْ يُعْطَى ابْنُ أَخِيهِ الْمُسْلِمُ ثُلُثَيْ مَا تَرَكَ وَ يُعْطَى ابْنُ أُخْتِهِ ثُلُثَ مَا تَرَكَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وُلْدٌ صِغَارٌ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهُ وُلْدٌ صِغَارٌ فَإِنَّ عَلَى الْوَارِثَيْنِ أَنْ يُنْفِقَا عَلَى الصِّغَارِ مِمَّا وَرِثَا مِنْ أَبِيهِ

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a Christian man who has died. The son of his brother is a Muslim and a son of his sister is a Muslim. The Christian man has children and a Christian wife. He (the Imam) said, ’Two-thirds of his legacy must be given to the son of his brother. One-third must be give

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ فَوَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ غُلَاماً ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغُلَامُ بَعْدَ مَا وَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ فَشَهِدَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي قَبِلَتْهَا أَنَّهُ اسْتَهَلَّ وَ صَاحَ حِينَ وَقَعَ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهَا فِي رُبُعِ مِيرَاثِ الْغُلَامِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies leaving behind a woman who is pregnant. She gives birth after his death and the boy dies after falling on the ground. The female nurse saw and heard him crying when falling on the ground but then died. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is up to the Imam to app

سُئِلَ وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ يَعْنِي أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ مَوْلُودٍ وُلِدَ وَ لَيْسَ بِذَكَرٍ وَ لَا أُنْثَى وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا دُبُرٌ كَيْفَ يُوَرَّثُ قَالَ يَجْلِسُ الْإِمَامُ وَ يَجْلِسُ مَعَهُ نَاسٌ فَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ وَ يُجِيلُ السِّهَامَ عَلَى أَيِّ مِيرَاثٍ يُوَرَّثُ مِيرَاثِ الذَّكَرِ أَوْ مِيرَاثِ الْأُنْثَى فَأَيُّ ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ وَرَّثَهُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ أَيُّ قَضِيَّةٍ أَعْدَلُ مِنْ قَضِيَّةٍ

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, when I was with him, about the case of a newborn who is not a male or female but there is only the anus and how to deal with the inheritance of such person. He (the Imam) said, ‘The Imam and people come in a gathering, pray to Allah then arrange a raffle to see the name of which

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ مَوْلُودٍ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَا لِلرِّجَالِ وَ لَا لَهُ مَا لِلنِّسَاءِ قَالَ يُقْرِعُ الْإِمَامُ أَوِ الْمُقْرِعُ بِهِ يَكْتُبُ عَلَى سَهْمٍ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى سَهْمٍ آخَرَ أَمَةَ اللَّهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ الْإِمَامُ أَوِ الْمُقْرِعُ- اللَّهُمَّ أَنْتَ اللَّهُ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا أَنْتَ‌ عالِمَ الْغَيْبِ وَ الشَّهادَةِ أَنْتَ تَحْكُمُ بَيْنَ عِبادِكَ فِي ما كانُوا فِيهِ يَخْتَلِفُونَ‌

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a newborn who does not have the male or female organ. He (the Imam) said, ‘The Imam or one who casts raffle settles it by means of casting a raffle. On one token, he writes ‘male servant of Allah’, on the other he writes ‘female servant of Allah’. Then the Imam or

سُئِلَ عَنْ مَوْلُودٍ لَيْسَ بِذَكَرٍ وَ لَا أُنْثَى لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا دُبُرٌ كَيْفَ يُوَرَّثُ قَالَ يَجْلِسُ الْإِمَامُ وَ يَجْلِسُ عِنْدَهُ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَيَدْعُو اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ تُجَالُ السِّهَامُ عَلَيْهِ عَلَى أَيِّ مِيرَاثٍ يُوَرِّثُهُ أَ مِيرَاثِ الذَّكَرِ أَوْ مِيرَاثِ الْأُنْثَى فَأَيُّ ذَلِكَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْهِ وَرَّثَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ وَ أَيُّ قَضِيَّةٍ أَعْدَلُ مِنْ قَضِيَّةٍ تُجَالُ عَل

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a newborn who is not a male or female except that the child has an anus and about the inheritance of such child. He (the Imam) said, ‘The Imam with Muslim people sits in a gathering and prays to Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, then mixes the arrows (tokens)

ابْنُ الْمُلَاعَنَةِ تَرِثُهُ أُمُّهُ الثُّلُثَ وَ الْبَاقِي لِإِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِأَنَّ جِنَايَتَهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ‌[1]. بَابٌ‌

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, The child involved in Mula‘anah (condemnation) of parents is inherited by his mother with a share of one-third and the rest of the legacy belongs to the Imam of the Muslims; the liability for his crime becomes a burden on the Imam.”’

الْإِمَامُ وَارِثُ مَنْ لَا وَارِثَ لَهُ.

“Abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Imam is the heir of one who does not have any heirs.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ السَّائِبَةِ فَقَالَ انْظُرُوا فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ‌ فَتَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَتِلْكَ يَا عَمَّارُ السَّائِبَةُ الَّتِي لَا وَلَاءَ لِأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا اللَّهَ فَمَا كَانَ وَلَاؤُهُ لِلَّهِ فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ مَا كَانَ وَلَاؤُهُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَإِنَّ وَلَاءَهُ لِلْإِمَامِ وَ جِنَايَتَهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ مِيرَاثَهُ لَهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about Sa’ibah (unconditionally freed slave). He (the Imam) said, ‘You must consider what is in the Quran, “setting free a slave” O ‘Ammar, he is Sa’ibah (unconditionally freed slave) over whom there is no guardianship of anyone except Allah. Guardianship over whoever rests with Allah, s

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ سَاعَةٌ مِنْ إِمَامٍ عَدْلٍ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ عِبَادَةِ سَبْعِينَ سَنَةً وَ حَدٌّ يُقَامُ لِلَّهِ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَفْضَلُ مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحاً.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Hafs Bin Awn, raising it, said, ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘A moment from a just Imam asws is superior to worship of seventy years, and a Penalty ( Hadd ) established for the Sake of Allah azwj in the earth is superior that the rain of forty mornings’.

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ تُدْفَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى وَسَطِهَا إِذَا أَرَادُوا أَنْ يَرْجُمُوهَا وَ يَرْمِي الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ بَعْدُ بِأَحْجَارٍ صِغَارٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘Bury the woman up to her waist when it is intended to stone her, and the Imam asws would pelt, then the people afterwards, with the small stones’.

تُدْفَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى وَسَطِهَا ثُمَّ يَرْمِي الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ يَرْمِي النَّاسُ بِأَحْجَارٍ صِغَارٍ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at Bin Mahran, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The woman is buried up to her waist, then the Imam asws pelts, then the people pelt, with the small stones’.

إِذَا أَقَرَّ الزَّانِي الْمُحْصَنُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ فَإِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ثُمَّ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from the one who reported it, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘When the married adulterer confesses, the first one to pelt him would be the Imam asws , then the people. So when the proof is established against him, the first ones to pelt him would be the ‘prover

تُدْفَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى وَسَطِهَا ثُمَّ يَرْمِي الْإِمَامُ وَ يَرْمِي النَّاسُ بِأَحْجَارٍ صِغَارٍ وَ لَا يُدْفَنُ الرَّجُلُ إِذَا رُجِمَ إِلَّا إِلَى حَقْوَيْهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Sama’at, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The woman would be buried up to her waist, then the Imam asws would pelt, and the people would pelt, with the small stones; and the man would not be buried when stoned, except up to his loins’.

سَمِعْتُ بُكَيْرَ بْنَ أَعْيَنَ يَرْوِي عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع قَالَ: مَنْ زَنَى بِذَاتِ مَحْرَمٍ حَتَّى يُوَاقِعَهَا ضُرِبَ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّيْفِ أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ مَا أَخَذَتْ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تَابَعَتْهُ ضُرِبَتْ ضَرْبَةً بِالسَّيْفِ أَخَذَتْ مِنْهَا مَا أَخَذَتْ قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَنْ يَضْرِبُهُمَا وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمَا خَصْمٌ قَالَ ذَاكَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا رُفِعَا إِلَيْهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub who said, ‘I heard Bukeyr Bin Ayn narrating, (It has been narrated either) from one the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘The one who commits adultery with a Mahram (commits incest) until he falls upon her, would be struck with one strike of t

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَتْ رَجُلًا وَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ زَوْجُهَا الْأَوَّلُ مُقِيماً مَعَهَا فِي الْمِصْرِ الَّذِي هِيَ فِيهِ تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا مَا عَلَى الزَّانِي الْمُحْصَنِ الرَّجْمَ قَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ زَوْجُهَا الْأَوَّلُ غَائِباً عَنْهَا أَوْ كَانَ مُقِيماً مَعَهَا فِي الْمِصْرِ لَا يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا وَ لَا تَصِلُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا مَا

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Jameel Bin Salih, from Abu Ubeyda, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a woman who married a man, (although) for her was a husband’. So he asws said: ‘If her first husband was living with her in the city which she was in, she

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ فَوَجَدَ لَهَا زَوْجاً قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْجَلْدُ[1] وَ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْمُ لِأَنَّهُ قَدْ تَقَدَّمَ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَ تَقَدَّمَتْ هِيَ بِعِلْمٍ وَ كَفَّارَتُهُ إِنْ لَمْ يُتَقَدَّمْ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِخَمْسَةِ أَصْوُعِ دَقِيقٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, from Abu Baseer, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a woman whom a man married and he found there being a husband for her’. He asws said: ‘Upon him would be the whipping and upon her is the stoning, because he has proceeded without

سُئِلَ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا فَتَزَوَّجَتْ زَوْجاً آخَرَ قَالَ إِنْ رُفِعَتْ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ ثُمَّ شَهِدَ عَلَيْهَا شُهُودٌ أَنَّ لَهَا زَوْجاً غَائِباً وَ أَنَّ مَادَّتَهُ‌[2] وَ خَبَرَهُ يَأْتِيهَا مِنْهُ وَ أَنَّهَا تَزَوَّجَتْ زَوْجاً آخَرَ كَانَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَحُدَّهَا وَ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجَهَا قُلْتُ فَالْمَهْرُ الَّذِي أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ كَيْفَ يُص

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws , when ‘He asws was asked about a woman who had a husband, but he was absent from her, so she married another husband’. He asws said: ‘If it (the matter) is raised to the Im

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا زَنَى الرَّجُلُ فَجُلِدَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي جُلِدَ فِيهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهَا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ الْمِصْرِ الَّذِي جُلِدَ فِيهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Zurara, from Sama’at who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘When the man commits adultery, so he is whipped, it is befitting for the Imam asws that he asws exiles him from the land wherein he was whipped to other than it. But rather, it is upon the Imam asws than he

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ زَنَتْ فَأَتَتْ بِوَلَدٍ وَ أَقَرَّتْ عِنْدَ إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِأَنَّهَا زَنَتْ وَ أَنَّ وَلَدَهَا ذَلِكَ مِنَ الزِّنَى فَأُقِيمَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدُّ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ الْوَلَدَ نَشَأَ حَتَّى صَارَ رَجُلًا فَافْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ هَلْ يُجْلَدُ مَنِ افْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يُجْلَدُ وَ لَا يُجْلَدُ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ يُجْلَدُ وَ لَا يُجْلَدُ فَقَالَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman Al Khazaz, from Al Fazl Bin Ismail Al Hashimy, from his father who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws and Abu Al-Hassan asws about a woman who committed adultery, so she came with a child, and accepted in the presence of an Imam of the Muslims, of her having committed

إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ أَنَّهُ سَرَقَ ثُمَّ جَحَدَ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ إِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنَّهُ شَرِبَ خَمْراً أَوْ بِفِرْيَةٍ فَاجْلِدُوهُ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِحَدٍّ يَجِبُ فِيهِ الرَّجْمُ أَ كُنْتَ رَاجِمَهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ كُنْتُ ضَارِبَهُ الْحَدَّ[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Aban, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who accepted upon himself with a Penalty ( Hadd ), then denied it afterwards. So he asws said: ‘When he accepted upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws that he ha

الْعَبْدُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ مَرَّةً أَنَّهُ قَدْ سَرَقَ قَطَعَهُ وَ الْأَمَةُ إِذَا أَقَرَّتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا بِالسَّرِقَةِ قَطَعَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, form Ibn Raib, from Zureys, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The slave, when he accepts once upon himself in the present of the Imam asws that he has stolen, he would be cut, and the slave girl, when she accepts upon herself with th

قَالَ: مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِحَقِّ أَحَدٍ مِنْ حُقُوقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ الَّذِي أَقَرَّ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ صَاحِبُ حَقِّ الْحَدِّ أَوْ وَلِيُّهُ فَيَطْلُبَهُ بِحَقِّهِ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws : ‘The one who accepts upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws with a right of someone from the rights of the Muslims, so it is not upon the Imam asws that he asws should established the Penalty ( Hadd ) upon him

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَمَةٌ زَنَتْ قَالَ تُجْلَدُ خَمْسِينَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ عَادَتْ قَالَ تُجْلَدُ خَمْسِينَ قُلْتُ فَيَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْمُ فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الْحَالاتِ قَالَ إِذَا زَنَتْ ثَمَانَ مَرَّاتٍ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْمُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ صَارَ فِي ثَمَانِ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحُرَّ إِذَا زَنَى أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ قُتِلَ فَإِذَا زَنَتِ الْأَمَةُ ثَمَانَ مَرَّاتٍ رُج

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Asbagh Bin Asbagh, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from Marwan Bin Muslim, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara, or from Bureyd Al Ajaly, the doubt is, from Muhammad who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘A slave woman commits adultery’. He asws said: ‘She would be whipped fifty’. I said, ‘So

إِذَا زَنَى الْعَبْدُ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ فَإِنْ عَادَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ فَإِنْ عَادَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ إِلَى ثَمَانِي مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنْ زَنَى ثَمَانِيَ مَرَّاتٍ قُتِلَ وَ أَدَّى الْإِمَامُ قِيمَتَهُ إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Nasr, from Humeyd Bin Ziyad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the slave commits adultery, he would be whipped fifty (lashes). So if he repeats, he would be whipped fifty (lashes). So if he repeats, he would be whipped fifty (lashes), up to e

الْعَبْدُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ مَرَّةً أَنَّهُ سَرَقَ قَطَعَهُ وَ الْأَمَةُ إِذَا أَقَرَّتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِالسَّرِقَةِ[1] قَطَعَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Zureys Al Kunasy, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘The slave, when he accepts upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws , once, that he has stolen, and the slave girl, when she accpets upon herself in the presence of the Imam asws with the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شُهُودِ الزُّورِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يُجْلَدُونَ حَدّاً لَيْسَ لَهُ وَقْتٌ وَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ حَتَّى يَعْرِفَهُمُ النَّاسُ وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ لا تَقْبَلُوا لَهُمْ شَهادَةً أَبَداً ... إِلَّا الَّذِينَ تابُوا[1] قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ تُعْرَفُ تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يُكْذِبُ نَفْسَهُ عَلَى رُءُوسِ النَّاسِ حَتَّى يُضْرَبَ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرَ رَبَّهُ وَ إِذَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Zurara, from Sama’at who said, ‘I asked him asws about false testifiers’. So he asws said: ‘They would be whipped the Penalty ( Hadd ). There is not (fixed) time for it, and that is upon the Imam asws , and they would be paraded with until the the people recognis

شُهُودُ الزُّورِ يُجْلَدُونَ حَدّاً لَيْسَ لَهُ وَقْتٌ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ يُطَافُ بِهِمْ حَتَّى يُعْرَفُوا فَلَا يَعُودُوا قُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنْ تَابُوا وَ أَصْلَحُوا تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَتُهُمْ بَعْدُ قَالَ إِذَا تَابُوا تَابَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ قُبِلَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ بَعْدُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Sama’at who said, ‘The false testifiers would be whipped a Penalty ( Hadd ), there being no timing for it, that is up to the Imam asws , and they would be paraded with until they are recognised as such, so they would not repeat’. I said

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّما جَزاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ يَسْعَوْنَ‌ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَساداً أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا أَوْ يُصَلَّبُوا أَوْ تُقَطَّعَ أَيْدِيهِمْ‌ إِلَى آخِرِ الْآيَةِ فَقُلْتُ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنْ هَذِهِ الْحُدُودِ الَّتِي سَمَّى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِنْ شَاءَ قَطَعَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ صَلَبَ وَ إِنْ شَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel Bin Darraj who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:33] But rather, the Recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Rasool and strive to make mischief in the land is only this, that they should

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّما جَزاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ‌ قَالَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ قُلْتُ فَمُفَوَّضٌ ذَلِكَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ نَحْوَ الْجِنَايَةِ[1].

From him, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Yahya Al Halby, from Bureyd Bin Muawiya who said, ‘A man asked Abu Abdullah asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:33] But rather, the Recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Rasool . He asws said: ‘That is up to the Imam asws . He asws

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ قَاطِعِ الطَّرِيقِ وَ قُلْتُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ الْإِمَامَ فِيهِ مُخَيَّرٌ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ شَاءَ صَنَعَ قَالَ لَيْسَ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ شَاءَ صَنَعَ وَ لَكِنَّهُ يَصْنَعُ بِهِمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ جِنَايَاتِهِمْ مَنْ قَطَعَ الطَّرِيقَ فَقَتَلَ وَ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ رِجْلُهُ وَ صُلِبَ وَ مَنْ قَطَعَ الطَّرِيقَ فَقَتَلَ وَ لَمْ يَأْخُذِ الْمَالَ قُتِلَ وَ مَنْ قَطَعَ

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Al Taymi, from Ali Bin Asbat, from Dawood Bin Abu Yazeed, from Ubeyda Bin Basheer Al Khash’amy who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the cutter of the way (bandit), and I said, ‘The people are saying that the Imam asws has a choice in it which thing he asws so desires to do