اطْعَمْ يَوْمَ الْفِطْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ وَ لَا تَطْعَمْ[1] يَوْمَ الْأَضْحَى حَتَّى يَنْصَرِفَ الْإِمَامُ[2].
"Eat on the Day of Eid al-Fitr before you pray, but do not eat on the Day of Eid al-Adha until the Imam has completed the prayer and returned."
وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ يَقْطِينٍ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الْأَوَّلَ ع عَنْ زَكَاةِ الْفِطْرَةِ أَ يَصْلُحُ
Hadith.2077 - Ali ibn Yaqtin asked Imam Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as) about Zakat al-Fitr: "Is it permissible to give it to neighbors or close acquaintances who do not share the same beliefs or who do not acknowledge (the Imamate)?" Imam (as) replied: "There is no harm in that if they are in need."
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي الِاعْتِكَافِ بِبَغْدَادَ فِي بَعْضِ مَسَاجِدِهَا قَالَ لَا تَعْتَكِفْ إِلَّا فِي مَسْجِدِ جَمَاعَةٍ قَدْ صَلَّى فِيهِ إِمَامٌ عَدْلٌ جَمَاعَةً وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُعْتَكَفَ فِي مَسْجِدِ الْكُوفَةِ وَ الْبَصْرَةِ- وَ مَسْجِدِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ مَسْجِدِ مَكَّةَ[1].
"I asked Abu Abdullah (as): 'What do you say about performing i'tikaf in Baghdad in some of its mosques?' Imam (as) replied: 'Do not perform i'tikaf except in a congregational mosque where a just Imam has led the congregation in prayer. There is no harm in performing i'tikaf in the mosque of Kufa, the mosque of Basra,
فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ مَنْ دَخَلَهُ كانَ آمِناً قَالَ مَنْ أَمَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتَ[4] وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ الْبَيْتُ الَّذِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهِ وَ عَرَفَنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ حَقَّ مَعْرِفَتِنَا كَانَ آمِناً فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ. وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ جَنَى جِنَايَةً ثُمَّ لَجَأَ إِلَى الْحَرَمِ لَمْ يُقَمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ وَ لَا يُطْعَمُ وَ لَا يُشْرَبُ وَ لَا يُسْقَى وَ لَا يُؤْوَى[5] حَتَّ
وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ دِرْهَماً فِي الْحَجِّ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَلْفِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي غَيْرِهِ وَ دِرْهَمٌ يَصِلُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ مِثْلُ أَلْفِ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فِي حَجٍّ.
Hadith.2248 - It has been narrated: "A dirham spent on Hajj is better than a million dirhams spent elsewhere. And a dirham that reaches the Imam is equivalent to a million dirhams spent on Hajj."
قَالَ لَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَيُّ الْبِقَاعِ أَفْضَلُ فَقُلْنَا اللَّهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ ابْنُ رَسُولِهِ أَعْلَمُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَفْضَلُ الْبِقَاعِ مَا بَيْنَ الرُّكْنِ وَ الْمَقَامِ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا عُمِّرَ مَا عُمِّرَ نُوحٌ ع فِي قَوْمِهِ أَلْفَ سَنَةٍ إِلَّا خَمْسِينَ عَاماً يَصُومُ النَّهَارَ وَ يَقُومُ اللَّيْلَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْمَكَانِ ثُمَّ لَقِيَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِغَيْرِ- وَلَايَتِنَا لَم
Imam Ali ibn Al-Husayn (as) said to us: "Which is the most virtuous place?" We replied: "Allah (swt), His Messenger, and the son of His Messenger know best." Imam (as) said: "The most virtuous place is what lies between the Rukn (corner of the Kaaba) and the Maqam (Station of Ibrahim). If a man were to live as long as
لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَدْ عَرَفْتَنِي بِعَمَلِي[2] تَأْتِينِي الْمَرْأَةُ أَعْرِفُهَا بِإِسْلَامِهَا وَ حُبِّهَا إِيَّاكُمْ وَ وَلَايَتِهَا لَكُمْ لَيْسَ لَهَا مَحْرَمٌ قَالَ إِذَا جَاءَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْمُسْلِمَةُ فَاحْمِلْهَا[3] فَإِنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ مَحْرَمُ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ ثُمَّ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُونَ وَ الْمُؤْمِناتُ بَعْضُهُمْ أَوْلِياءُ بَعْضٍ.
I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "You know my profession. A woman comes to me, and I know her to be Muslim, to love you, and to hold your guardianship (wilayah), but she has no mahram (close male relative)." Imam (as) said: "If a Muslim woman comes, then take her, for a believer is a mahram for a believing woman." He then
وَ رَوَى جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ[6] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُصَلِّيَ الظُّهْرَ بِمِنًى ثُمَّ يَبِيتَ بِهَا وَ يُصْبِحَ حَتَّى تَطْلُعَ الشَّمْسُ ثُمَّ يَخْرُجَ إِلَى عَرَفَاتٍ[1].
"It is incumbent upon the Imam to pray the Zuhr prayer in Mina, spend the night there, and remain until sunrise. Then, he should depart for Arafat."
التَّفَثُ لِقَاءُ الْإِمَامِ[2].
Hadith.3031 - Dharih al-Muharibi narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Almighty: "Then let them complete their prescribed duties" (Surah Al-Hajj 22:29). Imam (as) said: "The prescribed duties refer to meeting the Imam."
أَتَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جَعَلَنِيَ اَللَّهُ فِدَاكَ مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « ثُمَّ لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ » قَالَ «أَخْذُ اَلشَّارِبِ وَ قَصُّ اَلْأَظْفَارِ وَ مَا أَشْبَهَ ذَلِكَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنَّ ذَرِيحاً اَلْمُحَارِبِيَّ حَدَّثَنِي عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ « «لْيَقْضُوا تَفَثَهُمْ» لِقَاءُ اَلْإِمَامِ «وَ لْيُوفُوا نُذُورَهُمْ» تِلْكَ
Hadith.3036 - In a narration from Abdullah ibn Sinan: "I came to Abu Abdullah (as) and asked, 'May I be your ransom, what is the meaning of Allah’s (swt) saying: "Then let them complete their prescribed duties ('tafath')..."?' (Surah Al-Hajj 22:29) Imam (as) replied: 'It refers to trimming the mustache, cutting the nai
وَ رَوَى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ الْوَشَّاءُ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ إِنَّ لِكُلِّ إِمَامٍ عَهْداً فِي عُنُقِ أَوْلِيَائِهِ وَ شِيعَتِهِ وَ إِنَّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الْوَفَاءِ بِالْعَهْدِ زِيَارَةَ قُبُورِهِمْ فَمَنْ زَارَهُمْ رَغْبَةً فِي زِيَارَتِهِمْ وَ تَصْدِيقاً بِمَا رَغِبُوا فِيهِ كَانَ أَئِمَّتُهُمْ شُفَعَاءَهُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ[3].
"Indeed, every Imam has a covenant upon the necks of their followers and Shia, and part of fulfilling this covenant completely is visiting their graves. Whoever visits them out of a desire for their visitation and in affirmation of what they have invited towards, their Imams will be their intercessors on the Day of Jud
وَ رَوَى جَابِرٌ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ مِنْ تَمَامِ الْحَجِّ لِقَاءُ الْإِمَامِ[1].
"Part of the completeness of Hajj is meeting the Imam."
لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رُبَّمَا فَاتَنِي الْحَجُّ فَأُعَرِّفُ عِنْدَ قَبْرِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع[1] قَالَ أَحْسَنْتَ يَا بَشِيرُ أَيُّمَا مُؤْمِنٍ أَتَى قَبْرَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ فِي غَيْرِ يَوْمِ عِيدٍ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ عِشْرُونَ حَجَّةً وَ عِشْرُونَ عُمْرَةً مَبْرُورَاتٍ مُتَقَبَّلَاتٍ وَ عِشْرُونَ غَزْوَةً مَعَ نَبِيٍّ مُرْسَلٍ أَوْ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ وَ مَنْ أَتَاهُ فِي يَوْمِ عِيدٍ كُتِبَتْ لَهُ أَلْفُ حَجَّة
I said to Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) "Sometimes I miss the Hajj, so I perform the acts of Arafah at the grave of Husayn, peace be upon him." Imam (as) replied: "You have done well, O Bashir. Any believer who visits the grave of Husayn (as) knowing his right, on a day other than Eid, will have tw
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُقْتَلُ حَفَدَتِي[3] بِأَرْضِ خُرَاسَانَ فِي مَدِينَةٍ يُقَالُ لَهَا طُوسُ مَنْ زَارَهُ إِلَيْهَا عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ أَخَذْتُهُ بِيَدِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَدْخَلْتُهُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا عِرْفَانُ حَقِّهِ قَالَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ إِمَامٌ مُفْتَرَضُ الطَّاعَةِ غَرِيبٌ شَهِيدٌ مَنْ زَارَهُ عَارِفاً بِحَقِّهِ أَعْطَاهُ
Hadith.3190 - Hamzah ibn Humran narrated that Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "My descendant will be killed in the land of Khurasan, in a city called Tus. Whoever visits him there, recognizing his right, I will take them by the hand on the Day of Judgment and admit them into Paradise, even if t
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ بَغْدَادَ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ تَنَظَّفْ وَ الْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ الطَّاهِرَيْنِ وَ زُرْ قَبْرَيْهِمَا وَ قُلْ حِينَ تَصِيرُ إِلَى قَبْرِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ ع السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا وَلِيَّ اللَّهِ- السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا حُجَّةَ اللَّهِ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا نُورَ اللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ الْأَرْضِ[1] أَتَيْتُكَ زَائِراً عَارِفاً بِحَقِّكَ مُعَادِياً لِأَعْدَائِكَ مُوَالِياً لِأَوْلِيَائ
Hadith.3209 - When you intend to visit Baghdad, if Allah (swt) wills, perform ghusl (ritual purification), cleanse yourself, and wear two clean garments. Visit their graves, and upon reaching the grave of Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) say: "Peace be upon you, O friend of Allah (swt). Peace be upon you, O proof of
إِذَا أَرَدْتَ زِيَارَةَ قَبْرَيْهِمَا فَاغْتَسِلْ وَ تَنَظَّفْ وَ اِلْبَسْ ثَوْبَيْكَ اَلطَّاهِرَيْنِ فَإِنْ وَصَلْتَ إِلَى قَبْرَيْهِمَا وَ إِلاَّ أَوْمَأْتَ مِنْ عِنْدِ اَلْبَابِ اَلَّذِي عَلَى اَلشَّارِعِ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ وَ تَقُولُ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا وَلِيَّيِ اَللَّهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا حُجَّتَيِ اَللَّهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمَا يَا نُورَيِ اَللَّهِ فِي ظُلُمَاتِ اَلْأَرْضِ أَتَيْتُكُمَا عَ
Hadith.3211 - When you wish to visit their graves, perform ghusl (ritual purification), clean yourself, and wear two clean garments. If you can reach their graves, then do so. Otherwise, gesture towards them from the gate facing the street, if Allah (swt) wills, and say: "Peace be upon you both, O the allies of Allah (
لَهُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُكُمْ أَنْ تُؤَدُّوا الْأَماناتِ إِلى أَهْلِها وَ إِذا حَكَمْتُمْ بَيْنَ النَّاسِ أَنْ تَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ قَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ[2] أَنْ يَدْفَعَ مَا عِنْدَهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ الَّذِي بَعْدَهُ وَ أُمِرَتِ الْأَئِمَّةُ أَنْ يَحْكُمُوا بِالْعَدْلِ وَ أُمِرَ النَّاسُ أَنْ يَتَّبِعُوهُمْ.
Hadith.3217 - Mualla ibn Khunays narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as). He said: I asked Imam (as) about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, Allah (swt) commands you to render trusts to their owners and when you judge between people, to judge with justice." (Surah An-Nisa 4:58) Im
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَا يَشْفَعَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ فِي حَدٍّ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَمْلِكُهُ فِيمَا يُشْفَعُ فِيهِ وَ مَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمْلِكُهُ فَاشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّدَمَ وَ اشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَدِّ مَعَ رُجُوعِ الْمَشْفُوعِ لَهُ وَ لَا تَشْفَعْ فِي حَقِّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا بِ
Hadith.3260 - Al-Sakuni narrated through his chain of transmission that Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "None of you should intercede in the enforcement of a legal punishment (hadd) once it has reached the Imam, for the Imam has no authority to waive it through intercession. However, before it reaches the Imam, it
عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَ الْمَحْبُوسِينَ فِي الدَّيْنِ- يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ وَ يَوْمَ الْعِيدِ إِلَى الْعِيدِ فَيُرْسِلَ مَعَهُمْ فَإِذَا قَضَوُا الصَّلَاةَ وَ الْعِيدَ رَدَّهُمْ إِلَى السِّجْنِ.
ع حَبْسُ الْإِمَامِ بَعْدَ الْحَدِّ ظُلْمٌ[2].
Hadith.3266 - In the narration of Ahmad ibn Abi Abdillah al-Barqi, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "It is obligatory upon the Imam to imprison the corrupt among the scholars, the ignorant among the physicians, and the bankrupt among those who rent out property." And Imam (as) also said: "Imprisonment by the Imam afte
أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَةً وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ فَوَضَعَتْ بَعْدَ مَوْتِهِ غُلَاماً ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْغُلَامُ بَعْدَ مَا وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ فَشَهِدَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي قَبِلَتْهَا بِهِ أَنَّهُ اسْتَهَلَ[5] وَ صَاحَ حِينَ وَقَعَ إِلَى الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ مَاتَ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهَا فِي رُبُعِ مِيرَاثِ الْغُلَامِ[6].
I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who died and left behind a wife who was pregnant. She gave birth to a boy after his death, and then the boy died after falling to the ground. The woman who received him testified that he cried out and screamed when he fell to the ground, and then he died afterward. Imam (as) said:
هَذَا يُقْرِعُ عَلَيْهِ الْإِمَامُ يَكْتُبُ عَلَى سَهْمٍ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَ عَلَى سَهْمٍ آخَرَ أَمَةُ 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 بَيِّنْ لَنَا أَمْرَ هَذَا الْمَوْلُودِ حَتَّى يُوَرَّثَ مَا فَرَضْتَ لَهُ فِي كِتَابِكَ ثُمَّ يَطْرَحُ السَّهْمَيْنِ
"I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a newborn who has neither the features of males nor the features of females. Imam (as) said: 'The Imam draws lots for this case. He writes on one lot "Abdullah" (servant of Allah (swt)) and on another lot "Amatullah" (maidservant of Allah (swt)). Then the Imam or the one drawing the lot
عَلِيٌّ ع هَذِهِ دِرْعُ طَلْحَةَ أُخِذَتْ غُلُولًا[2] يَوْمَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ ابْنُ قُفْلٍ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اجْعَلْ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَكَ قَاضِيَكَ الَّذِي ارْتَضَيْتَهُ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَجَعَلَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُ شُرَيْحاً فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع هَذِهِ دِرْعُ طَلْحَةَ أُخِذَتْ غُلُولًا يَوْمَ الْبَصْرَةِ فَقَالَ شُرَيْحٌ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ هَاتِ عَلَى مَا تَقُولُ بَيِّنَةً فَأَتَاهُ بِالْحَسَنِ بْنِ
Hadith.3428 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was in the Mosque of Kufa when Abdullah ibn Qufl al-Taymi passed by him, carrying the armor of Talha. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "This is Talha's armor, which was taken unlawfully on the day
أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ السَّائِبَةِ قَالَ انْظُرْ فِي الْقُرْآنِ فَمَا كَانَ فِيهِ تَحْرِيرُ رَقَبَةٍ فَذَلِكَ يَا عَمَّارُ السَّائِبَةُ الَّتِي لَا وَلَاءَ لِأَحَدٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَمَا كَانَ وَلَاؤُهُ لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَهُوَ لِرَسُولِهِ وَ مَا كَانَ لِرَسُولِهِ ص فَإِنَّ وَلَاءَهُ لِلْإِمَامِ وَ جِنَايَتَهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ وَ مِيرَاثَهُ لَهُ.
I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), about al-sa'ibah (a freed slave without specific ties). Imam (as) said: "Look in the Qur'an. Wherever there is mention of the freeing of a slave, that, O Ammar, refers to the sa'ibah, who has no wala' (loyalty) to any Muslim except Allah (swt), the Mighty and Maje
أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ فَمَاتَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ رَقَبَةً فَانْطَلَقَ ابْنُهُ فَابْتَاعَ رَجُلًا مِنْ كَسْبِهِ فَأَعْتَقَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَ إِنَّ الْمُعْتَقَ أَصَابَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ مَالًا ثُمَّ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَهُ لِمَنْ يَكُونُ مِيرَاثُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الرَّقَبَةُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ عَلَى أَبِيهِ فِي نَذْرٍ أَوْ شُكْرٍ أَوْ كَانَتْ وَاجِبَةً عَلَيْهِ[2] فَإِنَّ ال
I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), about a man who was obligated to free a slave but died before doing so. His son then purchased a slave with his own wealth and freed him on behalf of his father. Later, the freed slave acquired wealth and passed away, leaving an inheritance. I asked: "Who inherits
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ بَيْنَ مُسْلِمَيْنِ[3] ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ جَحَدَ مُحَمَّداً ص نُبُوَّتَهُ وَ كَذَّبَهُ فَإِنَّ دَمَهُ مُبَاحٌ لِكُلِّ مَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ امْرَأَتَهُ بَائِنَةٌ مِنْهُ فَلَا تَقْرَبْهُ[4] وَ يُقْسَمُ مَالُهُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهِ وَ تَعْتَدُّ امْرَأَتُهُ عِدَّةَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا- وَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ إِنْ أُتِيَ بِهِ
I heard Abu Abdullah (as), say: "Any Muslim who is living among Muslims and then apostasizes from Islam, denies the prophethood of Muhammad, peace be upon him and his family, and rejects him, then his blood is permissible (to be shed) for anyone who hears that from him. His wife becomes separated from him and must not
قَالَ ع نِعْمَ الشَّيْءُ الْهَدِيَّةُ أَمَامَ الْحَاجَةِ.
Hadith.4069 - Imam (as) said: "How excellent is a gift given before making a request."
أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْخَبَرِ الَّذِي رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ بِالرَّهْنِ أَوْثَقَ مِنْهُ بِأَخِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَأَنَا مِنْهُ بَرِيءٌ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قُلْتُ فَالْخَبَرُ الَّذِي رُوِيَ أَنَّ رِبْحَ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ رِبًا مَا هُوَ قَالَ ذَاكَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ أَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ
"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the report that has been narrated: 'Whoever relies more on a pledge (rahn) than on his believing brother, I am free from him.' Imam (as) replied: 'That applies when the truth becomes manifest, and our Qaim (the Mahdi Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as)) from among the Ahlulbayt (as)
يُعْطَى ضَعِيفاً مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِ اَلْوَلاَيَةِ قَالَ "نَعَمْ وَ أَهْلُ اَلْوَلاَيَةِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ ".
Hadith.4325 - Ishaq ibn Ammar asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) whether it is permissible to give expiation to someone who is weak but not from the people of wilayah (those who follow the Ahlulbayt). Imam (as) said: "Yes, but the people of wilayah are more beloved to me."
سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً بِكْراً لَمْ تُدْرِكْ[5] فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ بِهَا اقْتَضَّهَا فَأَفْضَاهَا[6]- فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا حِينَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ لَهَا تِسْعُ سِنِينَ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ[1] وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَمْ تَبْلُغْ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ أَوْ كَانَ لَهَا أَقَلُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِقَلِيلٍ حِينَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَاقْتَضَّهَا فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَفْسَدَهَا وَ عَطَّلَهَا عَلَى الْأَزْوَاجِ فَعَلَى الْإِمَام
Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who married a young bondwoman who was a virgin and had not yet reached maturity. When he consummated the marriage, he deflowered her and caused her to lose her virginity completely. Imam (as) said: "If he consummated the marriage with her when she was nine years old, then there i
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَلَمْ يَكْسُهَا مَا يُوَارِي عَوْرَتَهَا وَ يُطْعِمْهَا مَا يُقِيمُ صُلْبَهَا[3] كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.
I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "Whoever has a wife and does not provide her with clothing to cover her modesty and food to sustain her strength, it is the duty of the Imam to separate them."
إِذَا لَمْ يُرْفَعْ خَبَرُهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِخَمْسَةِ أَصْوَاعٍ دَقِيقاً هَذَا بَعْدَ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا[3].
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."
قُلْتُ- لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ يَعْرِفُ رَأْيَهُ مَرَّةً وَ يُنْكِرُهُ أُخْرَى يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُ وَلِيِّهِ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ مَا لَهُ هُوَ لَا يُطَلِّقُ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَا يَعْرِفُ حَدَّ الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا يُؤْمَنُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ طَلَّقَ الْيَوْمَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَداً لَمْ أُطَلِّقْ فَقَالَ مَا أَرَاهُ إِلَّا بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْإِمَامِ يَعْنِي الْوَلِيَ[1].
I said to Abu Abdillah (as): "A man who sometimes understands his own position and at other times denies it, can his guardian (wali) issue a divorce on his behalf?" Imam (as) said: "What is wrong with him? Can he not divorce himself?" I said: "He does not understand the rules of divorce, and if he divorces today, he mi
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَهْجُرُ امْرَأَتَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ وَ لَا يَمِينٍ سَنَةً فَلَا يَأْتِي فِرَاشَهَا قَالَ لِيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ وَ قَالَ ع أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ آلَى مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ وَ الْإِيلَاءُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُجَامِعُكِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا[3] وَ اللَّهِ لَأَغِيظَنَّكِ ثُمَّ يُغَايِظَهَا فَإِنَّهُ يُتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْخَذُ بَعْدَ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الْأَشْهُرِ
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who abandons his wife without divorcing her or taking an oath, leaving her for a year without approaching her bed. Imam (as) said: "He must return to his wife." Imam (as) also said: "Any man who swears an oath (ilaʾ) against his wife-ilaʾ being when he says, 'By Allah (swt), I will
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ظَاهَرَ مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً قَالَ إِذَا هُوَ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً فَقَدْ بَطَلَ الظِّهَارُ وَ هَدَمَ الطَّلَاقُ الظِّهَارَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ فَإِنْ رَاجَعَهَا وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُظَاهِرِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَتَمَاسَّا[2] قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى يَحِلَّ أَجَلُهَا وَ تَمْلِكَ نَفْس
I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who declared ẓihar (a form of divorce by comparison) against his wife and then divorced her with one divorce. Imam (as) said: "If he divorces her with one divorce, the ẓihar becomes nullified, and the divorce cancels the ẓihar." I asked: "Can he take he
سَأَلَ الْبَزَنْطِيُّ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع فَقَالَ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ كَيْفَ الْمُلَاعَنَةُ قَالَ يَقْعُدُ الْإِمَامُ وَ يَجْعَلُ ظَهْرَهُ إِلَى الْقِبْلَةِ وَ يَجْعَلُ الرَّجُلَ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ الصَّبِيَّ عَنْ يَسَارِهِ[2].
Hadith.4852 - Al-Bazanti asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as): "May Allah (swt) rectify your affairs, how is the procedure of liʿan (mutual cursing) carried out?" Imam (as) replied: "The Imam sits with his back facing the Qibla, placing the man on his right side and the woman along with the child on his l
وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: "ثُمَّ يَقُومُ اَلرَّجُلُ فَيَحْلِفُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِاللَّهِ "إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ اَلصّٰادِقِينَ" فِيمَا رَمَاهَا بِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اَلْإِمَامُ لَهُ اِتَّقِ اَللَّهَ فَإِنَّ لَعْنَةَ اَللَّهِ شَدِيدَةٌ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ اَلرَّجُلُ لَعْنَةُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ "إِنْ كٰانَ مِنَ اَلْكٰاذِبِينَ" فِيمَا رَمَاهَا بِهِ ثُمَّ تَقُومُ اَلْمَرْأَةُ فَتَحْلِفُ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِاللَّهِ "إِنَّهُ لَمِنَ اَلْكٰاذِ
Hadith.4853 - In another narration, it is described that the man stands and swears four times by Allah (swt), saying: "Indeed, I am of the truthful in what I have accused her of." Then the Imam says to him, "Fear Allah (swt), for the curse of Allah (swt) is severe." The man then says, "May the curse of Allah (swt) be u
قَالَتْ فَاطِمَةُ ع فِي خُطْبَتِهَا فِي مَعْنَى فَدَكَ[2] لِلَّهِ فِيكُمْ عَهْدٌ قَدَّمَهُ إِلَيْكُمْ وَ بَقِيَّةٌ اسْتَخْلَفَهَا عَلَيْكُمْ[3]- كِتَابُ اللَّهِ بَيِّنَةٌ بَصَائِرُهُ وَ آيٌ مُنْكَشِفَةٌ سَرَائِرُهُ وَ بُرْهَانٌ مُتَجَلِّيَةٌ ظَوَاهِرُهُ مُدِيمٌ لِلْبَرِيَّةِ اسْتِمَاعُهُ وَ قَائِدٌ إِلَى الرِّضْوَانِ أَتْبَاعَهُ مُؤَدِّياً إِلَى النَّجَاةِ أَشْيَاعَهُ فِيهِ تِبْيَانُ حُجَجِ اللَّهِ الْمُنَوَّرَةِ و
Hadith.4940 - It is narrated from Isma'il ibn Mihran, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Jabir, from Sayyidah Zaynab bint Ali {s.a}, who said that Sayyidah Fatimah {s.a}, peace be upon them all stated in her sermon regarding Fadak: "Allah (swt) has placed upon you a covenant that He (swt) advanced to you and a successor He
قَالَ[4] إِذَا زَنَى الرَّجُلُ فَجُلِدَ فَلَيْسَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي جُلِدَ فِيهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهَا وَ إِنَّمَا عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ الْمِصْرِ الَّذِي جُلِدَ فِيهِ.
The Imam (as) said: "If a man commits adultery and is flogged, it is not appropriate for the Imam to exile him from the land where he was flogged to another place. Rather, it is upon the Imam to expel him from the city in which he was flogged."
إِذَا أَقَرَّ الزَّانِي الْمُحْصَنُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ وَ إِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ثُمَّ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ[4].
Hadith.5009 - Narrated by Abdullah ibn Al-Mughira, Safwan, and others, who reported it to Abu Abdullah (as), that Imam (as) said: "If a married adulterer confesses, the Imam should be the first to stone him, followed by the people. But if the evidence is established against him, the witnesses should be the first to sto
إِنْ تَابَ فَمَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ وَ إِنْ وَقَعَ فِي يَدِ الْإِمَامِ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ عَلِمَ مَكَانَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ[1].
Hadith.5026 - Abu Basir narrated from Imam Abu Abdullah (as) that he was asked about a man against whom evidence was established that he had committed adultery, but then he escaped. Imam (as) replied: "If he repents, then there is nothing upon him. However, if he is caught by the Imam before his repentance, the prescri
إِذَا أَقَرَّ الزَّانِي الْمُحْصَنُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ وَ إِذَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ كَانَ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يَرْجُمُهُ الْبَيِّنَةُ ثُمَّ الْإِمَامُ ثُمَّ النَّاسُ[2].
Hadith.5027 - In the narration of Safwan and Ibn Al-Mughira from someone who reported from Imam Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "If a muhsan (married) fornicator confesses, the first to stone him must be the Imam, followed by the people. But if evidence is established against him, then the first to stone him must be the wi
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ بُكَيْرٍ 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 وَ مَنْ يَضْرِبُهُمَا وَ لَيْسَ لَهُمَا خَصْمٌ قَالَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا رُفِعَا إِلَيْهِ[4].
Hadith.5043 - In the narration of Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Abu Ayyub, who heard Ibn Bukayr narrating from one of the Imams (peace be upon them), it is reported: "Whoever commits fornication with a close relative (one prohibited in marriage) until intercourse occurs, he is to be struck with the sword in a blow that take
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ الْمِصْرِيُ[1] عَنْ مَرْوَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ أَوْ عَنْ بُرَيْدٍ الْعِجْلِيِّ الشَّكُّ مِنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَبْدٌ زَنَى فَقَالَ[2] يُجْلَدُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ عَادَ قَالَ فَيُضْرَبُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ عَادَ قَالَ لَا يُزَادُ عَلَى نِصْفِ الْحَدِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَهَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الرّ
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a slave who commits adultery. Imam (as) said: "He is to be lashed half the prescribed punishment." I asked: "What if he does it again?" Imam (as) replied: "He is to be lashed the same amount." I asked: "What if he repeats it again?" Imam (as) said: "He is not to be given more than half t
سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِالزِّنَا وَ هِيَ خَرْسَاءُ صَمَّاءُ لَا تَسْمَعُ مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ يَشْهَدُونَ لَهَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ جَلَدَهُ الْحَدَّ وَ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَهِيَ حَرَامٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا أَقَامَ مَعَهَا وَ لَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ[1].
Abu Abdullah (as) was asked about a man who accused his wife of adultery while she was mute and deaf, unable to hear what he said. Imam (as) said: "If she has witnesses who testify on her behalf before the Imam, he (the husband) is to be flogged with the legal punishment and they are to be separated, and she will never
لِامْرَأَتِهِ يَا زَانِيَةُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ لِقَذْفِهِ إِيَّاهَا وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ فَلَا حَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِالزِّنَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ[1].
Hadith.5077 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Ala and Abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who said to his wife, "O' adulteress, I have committed adultery with you," Imam (as) said: "He is liable for one legal punishment for accusing her. As for his
وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَقَرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَ تَقْرَأُ شَيْئاً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ قَدْ وَهَبْتُ يَدَكَ لِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ أَ تُعَطِّلُ حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَقَالَ وَ مَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا هَذَا إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَلَيْسَ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ وَ إ
Hadith.5106 - A man came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and confessed to theft. Commander of the Faithful (as) asked him: "Do you recite anything from the Book of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic?" The man replied: "Yes, Surah Al-Baqarah." Imam (as) said: "I have pardoned your hand for the sake of Surah Al-Baqar
الْعَبْدُ إِذَا أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ مَرَّةً أَنَّهُ سَرَقَ قَطَعَهُ وَ الْأَمَةُ إِذَا أَقَرَّتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِالسَّرِقَةِ قَطَعَهَا[2].
"If a male slave confesses to theft once before the Imam, his hand is to be cut off. Likewise, if a female slave confesses to theft before the Imam, her hand is to be cut off."
لَا يُعْفَى عَنِ الْحُدُودِ الَّتِي لِلَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حَقِّ النَّاسِ فِي حَدٍّ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يُعْفَى عَنْهُ دُونَ الْإِمَامِ[2].
"The legal punishments (hudud) that are the rights of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, cannot be pardoned except by the Imam. However, when it comes to the rights of people in a legal punishment, there is no harm if it is pardoned without the Imam's involvement."
لِامْرَأَةٍ يَا زَانِيَةُ فَقَالَتْ أَنْتَ أَزْنَى مِنِّي قَالَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدُّ فِيمَا قَذَفَتْهُ بِهِ[3] وَ أَمَّا فِي إِقْرَارِهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فَلَا تُحَدُّ حَتَّى تُقِرَّ بِذَلِكَ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ.
Hadith.5142 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a man who said to a woman, "O' adulteress," and she replied: "You are more adulterous than me." Imam (as) said: "She is subject to the legal punishment (hadd) for the accusation she made against him. However, regarding her self-admission, she is not to