Prophethood

أَقْرَأَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع صَحِيفَةَ كِتَابِ الْفَرَائِضِ الَّتِي هِيَ إِمْلَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَطُّ عَلِيٍّ ع بِيَدِهِ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ وَ أُمَّهُ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِلْأُمِّ السُّدُسُ سَهْمٌ يُقْسَمُ الْمَالُ عَلَى أَرْبَعَةِ أَسْهُمٍ فَمَا أَصَابَ ثَلَاثَةَ أَسْهُمٍ فَلِلِابْنَةِ وَ مَا أَصَابَ سَهْماً فَهُوَ لِلْأُمِّ قَالَ وَ قَرَأْتُ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ تَرَ

“Once abu Ja‘far (a.s.), made me read the page of the book of ordained shares. It was according to the dictation of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and with the handwriting of Ali (a.s.). I found in it this, ’If a deceased leaves beh

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الْجَدِّ فَقَالَ مَا أَجِدُ أَحَداً قَالَ فِيهِ إِلَّا بِرَأْيِهِ إِلَّا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ فَمَا قَالَ فِيهِ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ غَداً فَالْقَنِي حَتَّى أُقْرِئَكَهُ فِي كِتَابٍ قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ حَدِّثْنِي فَإِنَّ حَدِيثَكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ أَنْ تُقْرِئَنِيهِ فِي كِتَابٍ فَقَالَ لِيَ الثَّانِيَةَ اسْمَعْ مَا أَقُولُ لَ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not find anyone who has spoken about it but that they have spoken out of their opinion except ’ Amir al- Mu’minin (a.s.). I then asked, T pray to Allah to keep you well, what has ’ Amir al- Mu’minin said about it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘To

أَنَّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع أَقْرَأَهُ صَحِيفَةَ الْفَرَائِضِ الَّتِي أَمْلَاهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَطَّ عَلِيٌّ ع بِيَدِهِ فَقَرَأْتُ فِيهَا امْرَأَةٌ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ أَبَوَيْهَا فَلِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِلْأُمِّ سَهْمَانِ الثُّلُثُ تَامّاً وَ لِلْأَبِ السُّدُسُ سَهْمٌ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), once made me (Muhammad ibn Muslim) to read the book of ordained shares which was dictated by the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, to Ali (a.s.), who wrote it with his own hand. I read in it about the case of a woman wh

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ وَ أُخْتَهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَقَالَ الْمَالُ كُلُّهُ لِلِابْنَةِ وَ لَيْسَ لِلْأُخْتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنَّا قَدِ احْتَجْنَا إِلَى هَذَا وَ الْمَيِّتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّاسِ وَ أُخْتُهُ مُؤْمِنَةٌ عَارِفَةٌ قَالَ فَخُذِ النِّصْفَ لَهَا خُذُوا مِنْهُمْ كَمَا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْكُمْ‌[2] فِي سُنَّتِهِمْ وَ قَضَايَاهُمْ قَالَ اب

“Zurarah has said that al-‘Ammah (non-Shi‘ah) in their rules, decisions and ordained shares say something on consensus which is authoritative and binding upon them. In the case of a deceased who leaves behind his daughter or two daughters and his brother from his father and mother or his sister from his father and moth

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ وَ أُخْتَهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَقَالَ الْمَالُ كُلُّهُ لِابْنَتِهِ. قَالَ الْفَضْلُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ لِلْأُخْتِ فَرِيضَةً إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا وَلَدٌ فَقَالَ- إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ وَ لَهُ أُخْتٌ فَلَها نِصْفُ ما تَرَكَ‌ فَإِذَا كَانَ لَهُ وَلَدٌ فَلَيْسَ لَهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ فَمَنْ أَعْطَاهَا فَقَدْ خَالَفَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ كَذَلِ

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ فَرِيضَةِ الْجَدِّ فَقَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَداً مِنَ النَّاسِ قَالَ فِيهَا إِلَّا بِالرَّأْيِ إِلَّا عَلِيٌّ ع فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ فِيهَا بِقَوْلِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص. - الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the ordained share of grandfather. He (the Imam) said, ’I do not know anyone who has spoken about it but that it is his own opinion except Ali (a.s.), who has spoken about it with the words of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of

نَشَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع صَحِيفَةً فَأَوَّلُ مَا تَلَقَّانِي فِيهَا ابْنُ أَخٍ وَ جَدٌّ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا نِصْفَانِ‌[2] فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ الْقُضَاةَ عِنْدَنَا لَا يَقْضُونَ لِابْنِ الْأَخِ مَعَ الْجَدِّ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ خَطُّ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ إِمْلَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has narrated the following: “Once, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), made a book available to the public. I found in it that the son of a brother and a grandfather share a legacy in equal shares. I said, ‘I pray to All

أَنَّ ابْنَ الْأَخِ يُقَاسِمُ الْجَدَّ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that Jabir narrated to me from the Messenger of Allah (saww) and he [Jabir] did not lie, that the son of a brother distributes the legacy with a grandfather.’”

نَظَرْتُ إِلَى صَحِيفَةٍ يَنْظُرُ فِيهَا أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَرَأْتُ فِيهَا مَكْتُوباً ابْنُ أَخٍ وَ جَدٌّ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا سَوَاءٌ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنَّ مَنْ عِنْدَنَا لَا يَقْضُونَ بِهَذَا الْقَضَاءِ وَ لَا يَجْعَلُونَ لِابْنِ الْأَخِ مَعَ الْجَدِّ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع أَمَا إِنَّهُ إِمْلَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَطُّ عَلِيٍّ ع مِنْ فِيهِ بِيَدِهِ.

“I once looked in a book in which abu Ja‘far (a.s.), was looking and I read therein that a son of a brother and grandfather share the legacy in equal ratios. I then said to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘People around us do not judge with such judgment and they do not give to a son of a brother anything with a grandfather.’ Abu J

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ ع امْرَأَةٌ مَاتَتْ وَ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ أَبَوَيْهَا أَوْ جَدَّهَا أَوْ جَدَّتَهَا كَيْفَ يُقْسَمُ مِيرَاثُهَا فَوَقَّعَ ع لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأَبَوَيْنِ وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّ وَ الْجَدَّةَ السُّدُسَ.

10. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith and Ali ibn ‘Abd Allah all from Ibrahim from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja‘far who has narrated the following: “I once wrote to abu Muhammad, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and asked that a woman has died leaving behind her husband, her parents or her grandfather or her grandmother; h

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّةَ السُّدُسَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, provided for the grandmother with one-sixth.’”

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّةَ أُمَّ الْأَبِ السُّدُسَ وَ ابْنُهَا حَيٌّ وَ أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّةَ أُمَّ الْأُمِّ السُّدُسَ وَ ابْنَتُهَا حَيَّةٌ.

Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, provided for the grandmother, mother of the father, one-sixth when his son was alive and provided for the grandmother, mother of the mother, one-sixth when her daug

أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّةَ السُّدُسَ وَ لَمْ يَفْرِضْ لَهَا شَيْئاً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, provided for the grandmother one-sixth but did not sanction anything for her.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ص أَطْعَمَ الْجَدَّةَ السُّدُسَ طُعْمَةً.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, provided for the grandmother one-sixth as food.’”

إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ أَرْبَعُ جَدَّاتٍ ثِنْتَيْنِ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأُمِّ وَ ثِنْتَيْنِ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأَبِ طُرِحَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأُمِّ بِالْقُرْعَةِ فَكَانَ السُّدُسُ بَيْنَ الثَّلَاثَةِ وَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا اجْتَمَعَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَجْدَادٍ أُسْقِطَ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأُمِّ بِالْقُرْعَةِ وَ كَانَ السُّدُسُ بَيْنَ الثَّلَاثَةِ. هَذَا قَدْ رُوِيَ وَ هِيَ أَخْبَارٌ صَحِيحَةٌ- إِلَّا أَنَّ إِجْمَاعَ الْعِصَابَةِ أَنّ

قَالَ: إِنِ امْرُؤٌ هَلَكَ وَ تَرَكَ عَمَّتَهُ وَ خَالَتَهُ فَلِلْعَمَّةِ الثُّلُثَانِ وَ لِلْخَالَةِ الثُّلُثُ. قَالَ الْفَضْلُ إِنْ تَرَكَ الْمَيِّتُ عَمَّيْنِ أَحَدُهُمَا لِأَبٍ وَ أُمٍّ وَ الْآخَرُ لِأَبٍ فَالْمَالُ لِلْعَمِّ الَّذِي لِلْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ وَ إِنْ تَرَكَ أَعْمَاماً وَ عَمَّاتٍ فَالْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمْ‌ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‌ وَ إِنْ تَرَكَ أَخْوَالًا وَ خَالاتٍ فَالْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمُ

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا مِيرَاثَ لِلْقَاتِلِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said that a murderer cannot receive inheritance.’”

فِيمَا رَوَى النَّاسُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ: لَا يَتَوَارَثُ أَهْلُ مِلَّتَيْنِ‌ فَقَالَ نَرِثُهُمْ وَ لَا يَرِثُونَّا لِأَنَّ الْإِسْلَامَ لَمْ يَزِدْهُ فِي حَقِّهِ إِلَّا شِدَّةً.

“This is about what is narrated from the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. He (the Messenger of Allah) has said that people of two religions do not inherit from each other. Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘We inherit from them but they c

إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع كَانَ يَقْضِي فِي الْمَوَارِيثِ فِيمَا أَدْرَكَ الْإِسْلَامَ مِنْ مَالِ مُشْرِكٍ تَرَكَهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ قُسِمَ قَبْلَ الْإِسْلَامِ أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَجْعَلُ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَ الرِّجَالِ حُظُوظَهُمْ مِنْهُ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, a number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad, and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from abu Hamzah who has narrated the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that Ali (a.s.), once issued a judgment.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْمَوَارِيثِ مَا أَدْرَكَ الْإِسْلَامَ مِنْ مَالِ مُشْرِكٍ لَمْ يُقْسَمْ فَإِنَّ لِلنِّسَاءِ حُظُوظَهُنَّ مِنْهُ‌[1]. - عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى بْنِ عُبَيْدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ: إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ وَ الْمَجُوسَ يَرِثُونَ وَ يُورَثُونَ مِيرَاثَ الْإِسْلَامِ مِنْ وَجْهِ الْقَرَابَةِ الَّتِي تَجُوزُ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ وَ يَبْطُلُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنْ و

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said that Ali (a.s.), issued judgment. It was in the case of those who became Muslims and the pagans of the legacy of pagans, which was not distributed before his becoming a Muslim. It gave such men and women their shares according to the book of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, and the Sunn

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ أُمٌّ مَمْلُوكَةٌ فَلَمَّا حَضَرَتْهُ الْوَفَاةُ انْطَلَقَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا فَاشْتَرَى أُمَّهُ وَ اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهَا أَنِّي أَشْتَرِيكِ وَ أُعْتِقُكِ فَإِذَا مَاتَ ابْنُكِ فُلَانُ بْنُ فُلَانٍ فَوَرِثْتِهِ أَعْطِينِي نِصْفَ مَا تَرِثِينَ عَلَى أَنْ تُعْطِينِي بِذَلِكِ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عَهْدَ رَسُولِهِ فَرَضِيَتْ بِذَلِكَ فَأَعْطَتْهُ عَهْدَ اللَّهِ وَ عَهْد

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who had a mother who was owned by someone. When it was the time of his death a certain person of our people went and bought his mother. He set the condition that he buys her and sets her free; if after the death of her son so and so, son of so and so, when she wi

أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ وَقَعَ عَلَى وَلِيدَةِ قَوْمٍ حَرَاماً ثُمَّ اشْتَرَاهَا ثُمَّ ادَّعَى وَلَدَهَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُورَثُ مِنْهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَإِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَ لِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ وَ لَا يُورَثُ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يَدَّعِي ابْنَ وَلِيدَتِهِ وَ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ أَقَرَّ بِوَلَدِهِ ثُمَّ انْتَفَى مِنْهُ فَلَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ يَلْحَقُ بِهِ وَلَدُهُ إِذَا كَانَ مِ

“This is a pronouncement from abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.). He (the Imam) has said, Tf a man falls upon a slave-girl of a people unlawfully, then buys her and claims her child, he cannot inherit from such a child anything. It is because the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of

فَقَالَ لَا يُورَثُ مِنْهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ الْوَلَدُ لِلْفِرَاشِ وَ لِلْعَاهِرِ الْحَجَرُ وَ لَا يُورَثُ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا إِلَّا رَجُلٌ يَدَّعِي ابْنَ وَلِيدَتِهِ.

“This is a pronouncement of abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who falls upon the slave-girl of a people in an unlawful manner. He then buys her and claims her child. He (the Imam) has said, ’He cannot inherit from such child because the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his fa

دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمْتُ وَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ وَارِثٌ إِلَّا أَخٌ لَهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ يَرِثُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ مَنْ شَرِبَ مِنْ لَبَنِنَا أَوْ أَرْضَعَ لَنَا وَلَداً فَنَحْنُ آبَاؤُهُ‌[1].

“I once visited abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.). I offered greeting of peace and asked saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause. What do you say about the case of a man who dies and has no other heirs except a brother who is due to breastfeeding; can he inherit him? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, my

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Guardianship rests in favor of one who sets one free.’”

لِعَائِشَةَ أَعْتِقِي فَإِنَّ الْوَلَاءَ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about Hadith of Burayrah has said, ‘The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said to ‘A’ishah, ‘Set a slave free because guardianship rests with the one who buys one’s freedom.’”

قَالَتْ عَائِشَةُ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص إِنَّ أَهْلَ بَرِيرَةَ اشْتَرَطُوا وَلَاءَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ الْوَلَاءُ لِمَنْ أَعْتَقَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ‘A’ishah once said to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, ‘People of Burayrah have set her guardianship a condition.’ The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family wo

مَاتَ مَوْلًى لِحَمْزَةَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمُطَّلِبِ فَدَفَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مِيرَاثَهُ إِلَى ابْنَةِ حَمْزَةَ. قَالَ الْحَسَنُ فَهَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةُ تَدُلُّ عَلَى أَنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَوْلَى ابْنَةٌ كَمَا تَرْوِي الْعَامَّةُ وَ أَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ أَيْضاً تَرِثُ الْوَلَاءَ لَيْسَ كَمَا تَرْوِي الْعَامَّةُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a mawla of Hamzah ibn ‘Abd al-Muttalib died, the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, gave his legacy to the daughter of Hamzah.’” Al-Hassan has said that this proves that the mawla did not have any dau

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ مَمْلُوكاً لَهُ وَ قَدْ كَانَ مَوْلَاهُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ ضَرِيبَةً فَرَضَهَا عَلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ وَ رَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ مِنْهُ الْمَوْلَى وَ رَضِيَ الْمَمْلُوكُ بِذَلِكَ فَأَصَابَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ مَالًا سِوَى مَا كَانَ يُعْطِي مَوْلَاهُ مِنَ الضَّرِيبَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَدَّى إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ مَا كَانَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا اكْتَسَبَه

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who wants to free his slave. His master takes a certain amount of tax from him every year about which both the master and slave had happily agreed. The slave in business earns a certain amount of assets besides what he gives to his master as tax. He (the Ima

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 إِقَامَةُ حَدٍّ خَيْرٌ مِنْ مَطَرِ أَرْبَعِينَ صَبَاحاً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said; ‘Establishment of the Limit ( Hadd ) is better than the rain of forty mornings’.

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص لِسَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ جَعَلَ لِكُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ حَدّاً وَ جَعَلَ عَلَى كُلِّ مَنْ تَعَدَّى حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَدّاً وَ جَعَلَ مَا دُونَ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الشُّهَدَاءِ مَسْتُوراً عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Rabat, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The Prophet saww said to Sa’ad Bin Ubada that Allah azwj Made a Penalty ( Hadd ) for everything, and Made a Penalty ( Hadd ) to be upon everyone who transgresses a

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’.

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَ النَّبِيِّ ص قَالُوا لِسَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَادَةَ أَ رَأَيْتَ لَوْ وَجَدْتَ عَلَى بَطْنِ امْرَأَتِكَ رَجُلًا مَا كُنْتَ صَانِعاً بِهِ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ قَالَ فَخَرَجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ مَا ذَا يَا سَعْدُ قَالَ سَعْدٌ قَالُوا لَوْ وَجَدْتَ عَلَى بَطْنِ امْرَأَتِكَ رَجُلًا مَا كُنْتَ تَصْنَعُ بِهِ فَقُلْتُ أَضْرِبُهُ بِالسَّيْفِ فَقَالَ يَا س

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Fazalat Bin Ayoub, from Dawood Bin Farqad who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying that the companions of the Prophet saww said to Sa’ad Bin Ubada, ‘What is your view, if you were to find a man upon the belly of your wife, ho

رَجَمَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَمْ يَجْلِدْ وَ ذَكَرُوا أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع رَجَمَ بِالْكُوفَةِ وَ جَلَدَ فَأَنْكَرَ ذَلِكَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ قَالَ مَا نَعْرِفُ هَذَا أَيْ لَمْ يَحُدَّ رَجُلًا حَدَّيْنِ رَجْمٌ وَ ضَرْبٌ فِي ذَنْبٍ وَاحِدٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Aban, from Abu Al Abbas, Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww stoned and did not whip’. And they (people) mentioned that Ali asws stoned and Al-Kufa and whipped. So Abu Abdullah asws denied that and said: ‘We asws do not know this, i.e., why would he

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع- أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْمُحْصَنِ إِذَا هُوَ هَرَبَ مِنَ الْحَفِيرَةِ هَلْ يُرَدُّ حَتَّى يُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ فَقَالَ يُرَدُّ وَ لَا يُرَدُّ فَقُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ هُوَ الْمُقِرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ هَرَبَ مِنَ الْحَفِيرَةِ بَعْدَ مَا يُصِيبُهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْحِجَارَةِ لَمْ يُرَدَّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ إِنَّمَا قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ وَ هُوَ يَجْحَدُ ثُمَّ هَرَبَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid who said, ‘I said to Abu Al-Hassan asws , ‘Inform me about the married man when he flees from the pit, would he be returned until the Penalty ( Hadd ) (of stoning) is established upon him?’ So he asws said: ‘He would be returned and not re

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ فَأَتَاهُ مِنْ جَانِبِهِ الْآخَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ فَصَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ وَ عَذَابُ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ لِي مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ بِصَاحِبِكُمْ بَأْسٌ يَعْنِي جِنَّةً فَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Aban, from Abu Al Abbas who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘A man came over to the Prophet saww so he said, ‘I have committed adultery, so purify me’. So the Prophet saww turned his saww face away from him. So he came over from his saww other side, then said simi

بَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذْ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَوْقَبْتُ عَلَى غُلَامٍ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا هَذَا امْضِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِكَ لَعَلَّ مِرَاراً هَاجَ بِكَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ غَدٍ عَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي أَوْقَبْتُ عَلَى غُلَامٍ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا هَذَا امْضِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِكَ لَعَلَّ م

ع َلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ بَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فِي مَلَإٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِهِ إِذْ أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي قَدْ أَوْقَبْتُ عَلَى غُلَا

إِنْ كَانَتِ الْبَهِيمَةُ لِلْفَاعِلِ ذُبِحَتْ فَإِذَا مَاتَتْ أُحْرِقَتْ بِالنَّارِ وَ لَمْ يُنْتَفَعْ بِهَا وَ ضُرِبَ هُوَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً رُبُعَ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ الْبَهِيمَةُ لَهُ قُوِّمَتْ فَأُخِذَ ثَمَنُهَا مِنْهُ وَ دُفِعَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا وَ ذُبِحَتْ وَ أُحْرِقَتْ بِالنَّارِ وَ لَمْ يُنْتَفَعْ بِهَا وَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً فَقُلْتُ وَ مَا ذَنْبُ الْبَهِيمَةِ فَق

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Salih Bin Abu Hammad, from one of his companions, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , and Al-Husayn Bin Khalid, from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws , and Sabbah Al-Haza’a, from Is’haq Bin Ammar from Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ), regarding the man

يُجْلَدُ هُوَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْذِفُ الْجَارِيَةَ الصَّغِيرَةَ فَقَالَ لَا يُجْلَدُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَتْ أَوْ قَارَبَتْ‌[1].

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the man who slander the man with the adultery. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped, and it is in the Book of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic an

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَمَرَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ لَا يُنْزَعَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ ثِيَابِ الْقَاذِفِ إِلَّا الرِّدَاءُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww ordered that nothing should be removed from the clothes of the slanderer except for the robe’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الزَّانِي أَشَدُّ ضَرْباً مِنْ شَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ أَشَدُّ ضَرْباً مِنَ الْقَاذِفِ وَ الْقَاذِفُ أَشَدُّ ضَرْباً مِنَ التَّعْزِيرِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Mallik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The adulterer would be whipped more intensely than the drinker of the wine, and th

قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ كَانَ يَجْلِدُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ بِالنِّعَالِ وَ يَزِيدُ كُلَّمَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّارِبِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلِ النَّاسُ يَزِيدُونَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ عَلَى ثَمَانِينَ أَشَارَ بِذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ ع عَلَى عُمَرَ فَرَضِيَ بِهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , (the narrator) says, ‘I said to him asws , ‘How did Rasool-Allah saww used to whip?’ So he asws said: ‘He saww used to whip by the slippers (feet) and he saww increased, every time they came with a drink

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَ رَأَيْتَ النَّبِيَّ ص كَيْفَ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ فِي الْخَمْرِ فَقَالَ كَانَ يَضْرِبُ بِالنِّعَالِ وَ يَزِيدُ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِالشَّارِبِ ثُمَّ لَمْ يَزَلِ النَّاسُ يَزِيدُونَ حَتَّى وَقَفَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى ثَمَانِينَ أَشَارَ بِذَلِكَ عَلِيٌّ ص عَلَى عُمَرَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , (the narrator) said, ‘I said to him asws , What is your asws view how the Prophet saww used to whip regarding the wine?’ So he asws said: ‘He saww used to whip by the slippers (fee

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أُتِيَ بِشَارِبِ الْخَمْرِ ضَرَبَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَانِيَةً ضَرَبَهُ ثُمَّ إِنْ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَالِثَةً ضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Al Moala, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww , whenever they came with a drinker of the wine, would whip him. Then if they came with him for a second time, he saww would whip him. They if they came up wi

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ فَاجْلِدُوهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَاقْتُلُوهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Suleyman Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The one who drinks the wine, so whip him. So if he repeats, so whip him. So if he repeats for the third time, so kill him

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا سَرَقَ قَطَعْتُ يَمِينَهُ وَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَطَعْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى سَجَنْتُهُ وَ تَرَكْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا إِلَى الْغَائِطِ وَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى يَأْكُلُ بِهَا وَ يَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا وَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ لَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ وَ لَكِنِّي أَسْجُنُهُ حَتّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the thief: ‘When he steals, cut off his right hand, and w

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ فَقَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبِي يَقُولُ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع فِي زَمَانِهِ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَانِيَةً فَقَطَعَ رِجْلَهُ مِنْ خِلَافٍ ثُمَّ أُتِيَ بِهِ ثَالِثَةً فَخَلَّدَهُ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ قَالَ هَكَذَا صَنَعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا أُخَالِفُهُ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Al Qasim, (the narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who stole, so he asws said: ‘I asws heard my asws father asws saying, ‘They came with a man who had stolen, to Ali asws during his asws era.

فِي رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيراً فَأَقْعَدَهُ عَلَى مَتَاعِهِ فَسَرَقَهُ قَالَ هُوَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ أَتَى رَجُلًا فَقَالَ أَرْسَلَنِي فُلَانٌ إِلَيْكَ لِتُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَأَعْطَاهُ وَ صَدَّقَهُ فَلَقِيَ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَكَ أَتَانِي فَبَعَثْتُ إِلَيْكَ مَعَهُ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَالَ مَا أَرْسَلْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ وَ مَا أَتَانِي بِشَيْ‌ءٍ وَ زَعَمَ الرَّسُولُ أَنَّهُ قَد

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man employed a man for wages, so he seated him upon his belongings, but he stole it. He asws said: ‘He was a trustee’. And he asws said regarding a man who came to a ma

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَا قَطْعَ عَلَى مَنْ سَرَقَ الْحِجَارَةَ يَعْنِي الرُّخَامَ وَ أَشْبَاهَ ذَلِكَ.

And by this chain, He asws said: ‘The Prophet saww did not cut, upon the one who stole stones, meaning the marble and similar to that’.