Children & Parenting

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ يَقَعُ عَلَيْهَا يَطْلُبُ وَلَدَهَا فَلَمْ يُرْزَقْ مِنْهَا وَلَداً فَوَهَبَهَا لِأَخِيهِ أَوْ بَاعَهَا فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ أَوْلَاداً أَ يُزَوِّجُ وَلَدَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا وَلَدَ أَخِيهِ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ أَعِدْ عَلَيَّ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has a slave-girl with whom he goes to bed seeking to have a child, but does not become fortunate to have a child and gives her to his brother as a gift or sells her and she gives birth to several children; if his children from a w

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَقَالَ كَرِّرْهَا عَلَيَّ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ فَلَمْ تُرْزَقْ مِنِّي وَلَداً فَبِعْتُهَا فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْ غَيْرِي وَلَداً وَ لِي وَلَدٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا فَأُزَوِّجُ وَلَدِي مِنْ غَيْرِهَا وَلَدَهَا قَالَ تُزَوِّجُ مَا كَانَ لَهَا مِنْ وَلَدٍ قَبْلَكَ يَقُولُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ‌[2].

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about this case and he asked me to say it again and I said, ‘I had a slave-girl and I was not fortunate to have a child from her so I sold her and she give birth to a child from someone other than me and I have a child from a woman other than her; if I can give in marriage my child f

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ يُزَوِّجُ ابْنَهُ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الِابْنَةُ لَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and his son marries the daughter of that woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘If her daughter was there before she married him, it is not unlawful.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُزَوِّجُ ابْنَهُ وَ هُوَ صَغِيرٌ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُ الْأَبِ قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ عَلَى مَنِ الصَّدَاقُ قَالَ عَلَى الْأَبِ إِنْ كَانَ ضَمِنَهُ لَهُمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ضَمِنَهُ فَهُوَ عَلَى الْغُلَامِ إِلَّا أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ‌[1] لِلْغُلَامِ مَالٌ فَهُوَ ضَامِنٌ لَهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ضَمِنَ وَ قَالَ إِذَا زَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ ابْنَهُ فَذَلِكَ إِلَى أَب

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who arranges marriage for his son who is small. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.’ I asked if divorce is permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible.’ I asked, ‘Who must pay mahr (dower)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘T

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُزَوِّجُ ابْنَهُ وَ هُوَ صَغِيرٌ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لِابْنِهِ مَالٌ فَعَلَيْهِ الْمَهْرُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلِابْنِ مَالٌ فَالْأَبُ ضَامِنُ الْمَهْرِ ضَمِنَ أَوْ لَمْ يَضْمَنْ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who arranges marriage for his son who is small. He (the Imam) said, ‘If his son has any assets mahr (dower) is on him but if the son does not have any asset then the father is responsible for mahr (dower) whether he accepts such respo

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ وُلْدٌ فَزَوَّجَ مِنْهُمُ اثْنَيْنِ وَ فَرَضَ الصَّدَاقَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ مِنْ أَيْنَ يُحْسَبُ الصَّدَاقُ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْمَالِ أَوْ مِنْ حِصَّتِهِمَا قَالَ مِنْ جَمِيعِ الْمَالِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الدَّيْنِ.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who had sons and he arranged marriage for two of them and assigned mahr (dower) then he died; who was to pay mahr (dower); was it to be from all of the legacy or from the share of the two sons. He (the Imam) sa

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ غُلَامٍ وَ جَارِيَةٍ زَوَّجَهُمَا وَلِيَّانِ لَهُمَا وَ هُمَا غَيْرُ مُدْرِكَيْنِ فَقَالَ النِّكَاحُ جَائِزٌ وَ أَيُّهُمَا أَدْرَكَ كَانَ لَهُ الْخِيَارُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُدْرِكَا فَلَا مِيرَاثَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَا مَهْرَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَا قَدْ أَدْرَكَا وَ رَضِيَا قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَدْرَكَ أَحَدُهُمَا قَبْلَ الْآخَرِ قَالَ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ هُوَ رَضِيَ قُلْتُ فَإِن

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a boy and a girl for whom marriage is arranged by their guardians and they are not mature yet. He (the Imam) said, ‘Marriage is binding and whichever becomes mature has a choice but if they die before maturity there will be no inheritance betwe

لِعَبْدِهِ أُعْتِقُكَ عَلَى أَنْ أُزَوِّجَكَ ابْنَتِي فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجْتَ أَوْ تَسَرَّيْتَ عَلَيْهَا فَعَلَيْكَ مِائَةُ دِينَارٍ فَأَعْتَقَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ وَ تَسَرَّى أَوْ تَزَوَّجَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ شَرْطُهُ.

“About the case of a man who has a slave to whom he says, ‘I set you free with the condition that I will give my daughter in marriage to you and if you married a second wife on her or did something secretly against her you must pay one hundred dinar’, and he sets him free on such condition but he does secretly and marr

أَنَّ ضُرَيْساً كَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ بِنْتُ حُمْرَانَ فَجَعَلَ لَهَا أَنْ لَا يَتَزَوَّجَ عَلَيْهَا وَ أَنْ لَا يَتَسَرَّى أَبَداً فِي حَيَاتِهَا وَ لَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا عَلَى أَنْ جَعَلَتْ لَهُ هِيَ أَنْ لَا تَتَزَوَّجَ بَعْدَهُ وَ جَعَلَا عَلَيْهِمَا مِنَ الْهَدْيِ وَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْبُدْنِ وَ كُلَّ مَالِهِمَا فِي الْمَسَاكِينِ إِنْ لَمْ يَفِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ أَتَى أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع

“Durays was married to the daughter of Humran with the condition that he will not marry a second wife on her and will never do anything secretly against her in her lifetime and after her death and a condition on her not to marry anyone after him. They set upon each other the condition of offering sacrifice, al-Hajj, an

إِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي زَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهَا فَالنِّكَاحُ فَاسِدٌ قُلْتُ فَكَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِالْمَهْرِ الَّذِي أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ قَالَ إِنْ وَجَدَ مِمَّا أَعْطَاهَا شَيْئاً فَلْيَأْخُذْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ شَيْئاً فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ زَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ وَلِيٌّ لَهَا ارْتَجَعَ عَلَى وَلِيِّهَا بِمَا أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ وَ لِمَوَالِيهَا عَلَيْهِ عُشْرُ ثَمَنِهَا إِنْ كَانَتْ بِكْرا

“About the case of a man who marries a free woman and finds her to be a slave who has disguised herself before him, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the one who has given her in marriage is not one of her masters, the marriage is invalid.’ I then asked, ‘What should he do about mahr (dower) that she has taken?’ He

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَمْلُوكَةِ قَوْمٍ أَتَتْ قَبِيلَةً غَيْرَ قَبِيلَتِهَا وَ أَخْبَرَتْهُمْ أَنَّهَا حُرَّةٌ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ قَالَ وُلْدُهُ مَمْلُوكُونَ إِلَّا أَنْ يُقِيمَ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ شَهِدَ لَهَا شَاهِدٌ[2] أَنَّهَا حُرَّةٌ فَلَا تُمْلَكُ وُلْدُهُ وَ يَكُونُونَ أَحْرَاراً.

“This is concerning my question before him (the Imam); ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a slave- girl of a people who goes to a tribe other than her tribe and tells that she is free. A man marries her and she gives birth for him. He (the Imam) said, ‘Her children are slaves unless testimony is established to prove t

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَمَةٌ أَبَقَتْ مِنْ مَوَالِيهَا فَأَتَتْ قَبِيلَةً غَيْرَ قَبِيلَتِهَا فَادَّعَتْ أَنَّهَا حُرَّةٌ فَوَثَبَ عَلَيْهَا رَجُلٌ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَظَفِرَ بِهَا مَوْلَاهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ وَلَدَتْ أَوْلَاداً فَقَالَ إِنْ أَقَامَ الْبَيِّنَةَ الزَّوْجُ عَلَى أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَى أَنَّهَا حُرَّةٌ أُعْتِقَ وُلْدُهَا وَ ذَهَبَ الْقَوْمُ بِأَمَتِهِمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُقِمِ الْبَيِّنَةَ أ

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a slave girl who runs away from her masters, comes to another tribe and claims that she is free. A man in a hurry comes forward, marries her and her master then succeeds to find her out when she has already given birth to children. He (the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ خَطَبَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ ابْنَةً لَهُ مِنْ مَهِيرَةٍ فَلَمَّا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ دُخُولِهَا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا أَدْخَلَ عَلَيْهِ ابْنَةً لَهُ أُخْرَى مِنْ أَمَةٍ قَالَ تُرَدُّ عَلَى أَبِيهَا وَ تُرَدُّ إِلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ يَكُونُ مَهْرُهَا عَلَى أَبِيهَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who proposes marriage to a man for his daughter for a certain amount of mahr (dower) but in the night of their going to bed he sends his other daughter who is from a slave-girl. He (the Imam) said, ‘He returns her to her father who must s

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَخْطُبُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ ابْنَتَهُ مِنْ مَهِيرَةٍ فَأَتَاهُ بِغَيْرِهَا قَالَ تُرَدُّ إِلَيْهِ الَّتِي سُمِّيَتْ لَهُ بِمَهْرٍ آخَرَ مِنْ عِنْدِ أَبِيهَا وَ الْمَهْرُ الْأَوَّلُ لِلَّتِي دَخَلَ بِهَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who proposes marriage to a man for his daughter for a certain amount of mahr (dower) but he sends someone other than her. He (the Imam) said, ‘The one identified in marriage must be sent to him with mahr (dower) paid by her father and

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَظَرَ إِلَى امْرَأَةٍ فَأَعْجَبَتْهُ فَسَأَلَ عَنْهَا فَقِيلَ هِيَ ابْنَةُ فُلَانٍ فَأَتَى أَبَاهَا فَقَالَ زَوِّجْنِي ابْنَتَكَ فَزَوَّجَهُ غَيْرَهَا فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ فَعَلِمَ أَنَّهَا غَيْرُ ابْنَتِهِ وَ أَنَّهَا أَمَةٌ فَقَالَ يَرُدُّ الْوَلِيدَةَ عَلَى مَوْلَاهَا وَ الْوَلَدُ لِلرَّجُلِ وَ عَلَى الَّذِي زَوَّجَهُ قِيمَةُ ثَمَنِ الْوَلَدِ يُعْطِيهِ مَوَالِيَ الْوَلِيد

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who looks at a woman, likes her, asks about her and it is said that she is daughter of so and so. He goes to her father and asks him to give his daughter in marriage to him but he gives another woman in marriage to him and she gives b

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ ابْتُلِيَ زَوْجُهَا فَلَا يَقْدِرُ عَلَى الْجِمَاعِ أَ تُفَارِقُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ شَاءَتْ قَالَ ابْنُ مُسْكَانَ وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ تَنْتَظِرُ سَنَةً فَإِنْ أَتَاهَا وَ إِلَّا فَارَقَتْهُ فَإِنْ أَحَبَّتْ أَنْ تُقِيمَ مَعَهُ فَلْتُقِمْ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who tries her husband but he is not able to go to bed with her; if they must be separated from each other. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if she wants separation.’ Ibn Muskan has said that in another Hadith he (the Imam) has said that sh

لَا يَحِلُّ النِّكَاحُ الْيَوْمَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ بِإِجَارَةٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَعْمَلُ عِنْدَكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا سَنَةً عَلَى أَنْ تُزَوِّجَنِي ابْنَتَكَ أَوْ أُخْتَكَ قَالَ حَرَامٌ لِأَنَّهُ ثَمَنُ رَقَبَتِهَا وَ هِيَ أَحَقُّ بِمَهْرِهَا.

‘Marriage is not lawful in Islam for hiring and saying, ‘I will work for you up to so and so many years and you give to me in marriage your daughter or sister.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is unlawful because it is the price of her neck and in fact she is the rightful person for her mahr (dower).”’

لَا وَ لَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ ثُمَّ فَجَرَ بِأُمِّهَا أَوِ ابْنَتِهَا أَوْ أُخْتِهَا لَمْ تَحْرُمْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ إِنَّ الْحَرَامَ لَا يُفْسِدُ الْحَلَالَ.

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, was asked about the case of a man who went to bed with a woman out of wedlock; if he could marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, however, if a woman is his wife and he goes to bed with her mother or her daughter or sister, his wife does not

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ بَاشَرَ امْرَأَةً وَ قَبَّلَ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُفْضِ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ أَفْضَى إِلَى الْأُمِّ فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَفْضَى إِلَيْهَا فَلَا يَتَزَوَّجِ ابْنَتَهَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who associates with a woman and kisses her but does not go to bed with her; if he can marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he has not gone to bed with the mother, it is not unlawful to marry her but if he has gone to bed with h

إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ قُبْلَةٍ أَوْ شِبْهِهَا فَلْيَتَزَوَّجِ ابْنَتَهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ جِمَاعاً فَلَا يَتَزَوَّجِ ابْنَتَهَا وَ لْيَتَزَوَّجْهَا هِيَ إِنْ شَاءَ.

“About the case of a man and a woman who are involved in sinful activities; if he can marry her daughter, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If such activities are in the form of kissing or similar things he can marry her daughter; but if it is sexual intercourse then he must not marry her daughter, he can, however, mar

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ امْرَأَةٍ فُجُورٌ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قُبْلَةً أَوْ شِبْهَهَا فَلْيَتَزَوَّجِ ابْنَتَهَا إِنْ شَاءَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ جِمَاعاً فَلَا يَتَزَوَّجِ ابْنَتَهَا وَ لْيَتَزَوَّجْهَا[1].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man and a woman who are involved in sinful acts. He (the Imam) said, Tf such activities are in the form of kissing or similar things he can marry her daughter; but if it is sexual intercourse then he must not marry her daughter, he can,

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ أُمَّهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَوِ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ لَا. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَلَاءِ بْنِ رَزِينٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who had committed sinful acts with a woman if he could marry her breastfeeding mother or daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mah

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا جَالِسٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ نَالَ مِنْ خَالَتِهِ فِي شَبَابِهِ ثُمَّ ارْتَدَعَ أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ لَا قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ أَفْضَى إِلَيْهَا إِنَّمَا كَانَ شَيْ‌ءٌ دُونَ شَيْ‌ءٍ فَقَالَ لَا يُصَدَّقُ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ[1].

“Once, a man asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when I was sitting, about the case of a man who when young was involved with his maternal aunt then refrained, if he could marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ He then asked, ‘What happens if there was no sexual intercourse, but it was something near t

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ أَتَى غُلَاماً أَ تَحِلُّ لَهُ أُخْتُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ ثَقَبَ فَلَا.

"A man who commits a sinful act with a boy, is his sister lawful for him (to marry)?' He (the Imam) said, 'If he made a hole, then no."

إِذَا أَوْقَبَ‌[2] حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ ابْنَتُهُ وَ أُخْتُهُ.

'If he makes a hole in him, his daughter and sister become unlawful for him.’

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَرَى فِي شَابَّيْنِ كَانَا مُضْطَجِعَيْنِ فَوُلِدَ لِهَذَا غُلَامٌ وَ لِلْآخَرِ جَارِيَةٌ أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنُ هَذَا ابْنَةَ هَذَا قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ لِمَ لَا يَحِلُّ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ كَانَ صَدِيقاً لَهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فَلَا بَأْسَ قَالَ فَقَالَ فَإِنَّهُ كَانَ يَفْعَلُ بِهِ قَالَ فَأَعْرَضَ بِوَجْ

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man came and said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if two young men slept together and one has a son and the other has a daughter; if his son could marry the other man’s daughter.’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, Allah

إِذَا أَوْقَبَهُ فَقَدْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْمَرْأَةُ[2].

If he has made hole in him his wife becomes unlawful for him.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَلَامَسَهَا قَالَ مَهْرُهَا وَاجِبٌ وَ هِيَ حَرَامٌ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَ ابْنِهِ‌[3].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and has touched her. He (the Imam) said, ‘Her mahr (dower) is obligatory and she becomes unlawful for marriage to his father and his son.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَيُقَبِّلُهَا هَلْ تَحِلُّ لِوَلَدِهِ قَالَ بِشَهْوَةٍ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ مَا تَرَكَ شَيْئاً إِذَا قَبَّلَهَا بِشَهْوَةٍ ثُمَّ قَالَ ابْتِدَاءً مِنْهُ إِنْ جَرَّدَهَا وَ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا بِشَهْوَةٍ حَرُمَتْ عَلَى أَبِيهِ وَ ابْنِهِ قُلْتُ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى جَسَدِهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى فَرْجِهَا وَ جَسَدِهَا بِشَهْوَةٍ حَر

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the case of a man who had a slave-girl and he kissed her; if she was lawful for his sons. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Was it with lust?’ I replied, ‘Yes, it was with lust.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He then has left nothing if he has kissed with lust.’ He (the Imam) then initiating said, ‘If h

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْجَارِيَةِ يُرِيدُ شِرَاهَا أَ تَحِلُّ لِابْنِهِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ نَظَرَ إِلَى عَوْرَتِهَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who looks at a slave-girl whom he wants to buy; if she is lawful for his son. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she is lawful unless he has looked at her private organs.”’

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا عِنْدَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً وَ لَمْ يَمَسَّهَا فَأَمَرَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ ابْنَهُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَمَا تَرَى فِيهِ فَقَالَ أَثِمَ الْغُلَامُ وَ أَثِمَتْ أُمُّهُ وَ لَا أَرَى لِلْأَبِ إِذَا قَرِبَهَا الِابْنُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَيَضَعُ أَبُوهُ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, when I was with him (the Imam), about the case of a man who bought a slave-girl but did not touch her. His wife commanded his son, who was ten years old, to fall on her (for sexual intercourse) and he did it, now what do you say about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘The boy has sinned a

إِذَا جَرَّدَ الرَّجُلُ الْجَارِيَةَ وَ وَضَعَ يَدَهُ عَلَيْهَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لِابْنِهِ.

‘If a man makes a slave-girl bare and places his hand on her she becomes unlawful for his son.’”

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ إِذَا زَنَى رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةِ أَبِيهِ أَوْ جَارِيَةِ أَبِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا يُحَرِّمُهَا عَلَى زَوْجِهَا وَ لَا تُحَرِّمُ الْجَارِيَةَ عَلَى سَيِّدِهَا إِنَّمَا يُحَرِّمُ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ إِذَا أَتَى الْجَارِيَةَ وَ هِيَ حَلَالٌ فَلَا تَحِلُّ تِلْكَ الْجَارِيَةُ أَبَداً لِابْنِهِ وَ لَا لِأَبِيهِ وَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ رَجُلٌ امْرَأَةً تَزْوِيجاً حَلَالًا فَلَا تَحِلُّ تِلْكَ الْمَرْأَةُ لِأَبِي

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man commits fornication with the woman of his father or his slave-girl, it does not make her unlawful to her husband or the slave-girl unlawful to her master. If he goes to bed with a slave-girl who is lawful thereafter she becomes unlawful forever to his son and father. If a man mar

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وَ سُئِلَ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَمَرَتِ ابْنَهَا أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةٍ لِأَبِيهِ فَوَقَعَ فَقَالَ أَثِمَتْ وَ أَثِمَ ابْنُهَا وَ قَدْ سَأَلَنِي بَعْضُ هَؤُلَاءِ عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ‌ أَمْسِكْهَا إِنَّ الْحَلَالَ لَا يُفْسِدُهُ الْحَرَامُ‌[1].

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, when he (the Imam) was asked about the case of a woman who commanded her son to fall on the slave-girl of his father and he did, ‘She has sinned and so has her son and certain ones of these people asked me about it and I said, “You can keep her because unlawful does not make

فِي الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ فَيَقَعُ عَلَيْهَا ابْنُ ابْنِهِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا الْجَدُّ أَوِ الرَّجُلُ يَزْنِي بِالْمَرْأَةِ فَهَلْ يَحِلُّ لِأَبِيهِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ‌[2] إِذَا تَزَوَّجَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَوَطِئَهَا ثُمَّ زَنَى بِهَا ابْنُهُ لَمْ يَضُرَّهُ لِأَنَّ الْحَرَامَ لَا يُفْسِدُ الْحَلَالَ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْجَارِيَةُ.

“About the case of a man who has a slave-girl and his grandson falls on her (does sexual intercourse) before his grandfather or that a man commits fornication with a woman; if she is lawful for his father to marry, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘No, it is not permissible. Only if the man marries her and goes to bed with

لَوْ كَانَ نَبِيّاً مَا مَاتَ ابْنُهُ فَأَلْحَقَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِأَهْلِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ وُلِّيَ النَّاسَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَتَتْهُ الْعَامِرِيَّةُ وَ الْكِنْدِيَّةُ وَ قَدْ خُطِبَتَا فَاجْتَمَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ فَقَالا لَهُمَا اخْتَارَا إِنْ شِئْتُمَا الْحِجَابَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمَا الْبَاهَ فَاخْتَارَتَا الْبَاهَ فَتَزَوَّجَتَا فَجُذِمَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ و

“Sa‘ad ibn Abu ‘Urwah narrated to me from al-Hassan al-Basri that the Messenger of Allah (saww) married a woman from the tribe of Banu ’Amir ibn Sa‘sa‘ah called Sana’ and she was the most beautiful among women of her time. When ‘A’isha and Hafsa looked at her they said that she will dominate them before the Messenger o

الْأُمُّ وَ الِابْنَةُ سَوَاءٌ إِذَا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا يَعْنِي إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A mother and daughter are the same if one has not gone to bed with her, that is, if one marries a woman then divorces her before going to bed with her, in such case it is permissible to marry her mother or her daughter.”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ مُتْعَةً أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ لَا.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman in manner of al-Mut‘ah; if it is permissible for him to marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَنَظَرَ إِلَى رَأْسِهَا وَ إِلَى بَعْضِ جَسَدِهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ لَا إِذَا رَأَى مِنْهَا مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَتَهَا.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who married a woman and looks at her head and a few places of her body; if he could marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so when he has seen what is unlawful for people other than him to lo

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُمِّهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَدْ فَعَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَلَمْ نَرَ بِهِ بَأْساً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَفْخَرُ الشِّيعَةُ إِلَّا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ع فِي هَذِهِ الشَّمْخِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَفْتَاهَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَ

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man came and asked about the case of a man who married a woman but she died before going to bed with her; if he could marry her mother. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘A man from us had done so, thus I do not see it as unlawful.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَكَثَ أَيَّاماً مَعَهَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَأَى مِنْهَا مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقُهَا أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ وَ قَدْ رَأَى مِنْ أُمِّهَا مَا قَدْ رَأَى‌[1].

“About the case of a man who marries a woman and lives with her for many days, unable to do anything except that he has seen from her what is unlawful for others to see; then he divorces her; if he can marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ’How can it be proper for him when he has seen of her mother what he has seen?

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِيكَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ وَ قَدْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً قَدْ وَافَقَتْهُ وَ أَعْجَبَهُ بَعْضُ شَأْنِهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثاً عَلَى غَيْرِ السُّنَّةِ وَ قَدْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُقْدِمَ عَلَى تَزْوِيجِهَا حَتَّى يَسْتَأْمِرَكَ فَتَكُونَ أَنْتَ تَأْمُرُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هُوَ الْفَرْجُ وَ أَمْرُ الْفَرْجِ شَدِيدٌ وَ مِنْ

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘One of your followers offers greetings of peace to you and he wants to marry a woman who has agreed and he likes her due to certain matters about her and she has a husband who has divorced her three times on non-Sunnah basis. He dislikes marrying her without your instruction so y

لَا تُزَوَّجُ ابْنَةُ الْأَخِ وَ لَا ابْنَةُ الْأُخْتِ عَلَى الْعَمَّةِ وَ لَا عَلَى الْخَالَةِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِمَا وَ تُزَوَّجُ الْعَمَّةُ وَ الْخَالَةُ عَلَى ابْنَةِ الْأَخِ وَ ابْنَةِ الْأُخْتِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمَا[2].

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not marry a daughter of a brother or daughter of a sister as a second wife, the first being her paternal or maternal aunt without their permission and you must not marry a paternal or maternal aunt as a second wife, the first being a daughter of her brother or a daughter of her s

فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَيْنِ فِي عَقْدَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ هُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ يُمْسِكُ أَيَّتَهُمَا شَاءَ وَ يُخَلِّي سَبِيلَ الْأُخْرَى وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَوَطِئَهَا ثُمَّ اشْتَرَى أُمَّهَا أَوِ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ [أَبَداً].

“About the case of a man who marries two sisters in one marriage, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ’Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘He has the choice to keep whichever he wants and allow the other one to go.’ About the case of a man who had a slave-girl with whom he went to bed, then bought her mother

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ بِالْعِرَاقِ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هِيَ أُخْتُ امْرَأَةٍ الَّتِي بِالْعِرَاقِ قَالَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الَّتِي تَزَوَّجَهَا بِالشَّامِ وَ لَا يَقْرَبُ الْمَرْأَةَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّةُ الشَّامِيَّةِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أُمُّهَا قَالَ ق

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries in Iraq a woman; then goes to al-Sham (Syria) and marries another there who is the sister of the one in Iraq. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must separate from the one in al-Sham and must not go close to the woman until waiting perio

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَعَتَقَتْ فَتَزَوَّجَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ أَ يَصْلُحُ لِمَوْلَاهَا الْأَوَّلِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ هِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ وَ هِيَ ابْنَتُهُ وَ الْحُرَّةُ وَ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ فِي هَذَا سَوَاءٌ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ رَبائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسائِكُمُ‌[1]. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْن

10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has a slave-girl and sets her free. She then marries and gives birth;

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ فَيَقَعُ عَلَيْهَا أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَى ابْنَتِهَا فَقَالَ أَ يَنْكِحُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ ابْنَتَهُ.

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the case of a man who had a slave-girl who had a daughter. He falls on her (for sexual intercourse); if he could fall on her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘Does a man of good deeds marry his own daughter?”’

لَا هِيَ مِثْلُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ رَبائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ‌.

“About the case of a man who has a slave-girl with whom he has gone to bed; if he can marry her daughter, he (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so because of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, “. . . those who grow in your care . . .” (4:23)’”

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَبَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ مَمْلُوكَةٌ فَاشْتَرَاهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا قَالَ لَا وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ وَ ابْنَتُهَا فَيَطَأُ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَتَمُوتُ وَ تَبْقَى الْأُخْرَى أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا قَالَ لَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife and they become strangers to each other. She has a daughter who is a slave and he buys her; if he can go to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ I asked him (the Imam) about the case of a man

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ عَرَضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ.

The daughter of Hamzah was proposed to the Messenger of Allah (saww) for marriage and he (the Messenger of Allah) said, “Did you not know that she is a daughter of my brother because of breastfeeding?'"