Children & Parenting

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ مُتِمِّ النِّعَمِ بِرَحْمَتِهِ وَ الْهَادِي إِلَى شُكْرِهِ بِمَنِّهِ وَ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ خَيْرِ خَلْقِهِ الَّذِي جَمَعَ فِيهِ مِنَ الْفَضْلِ مَا فَرَّقَهُ فِي الرُّسُلِ قَبْلَهُ‌[3] وَ جَعَلَ تُرَاثَهُ إِلَى مَنْ خَصَّهُ بِخِلَافَتِهِ‌[4] وَ سَلَّمَ تَسْلِيماً وَ هَذَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ زَوَّجَنِي ابْنَتَهُ عَلَى مَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِلْمُسْلِمَاتِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِي

Hadith.4399 - When Imam Abu Ja'far Muhammad ibn Ali al-Ridha (as) married the daughter of al-Ma'mun, Imam (as) delivered the following sermon for himself: "All praise is due to Allah (swt), the Completer of blessings through His (swt) mercy, and the Guide to gratitude through His (swt) favor. May Allah (swt) send bless

لَمَّا زَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَاطِمَةَ مِنْ عَلِيٍّ ع أَتَاهُ نَاسٌ مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ فَقَالُوا إِنَّكَ زَوَّجْتَ عَلِيّاً بِمَهْرٍ خَسِيسٍ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ مَا أَنَا زَوَّجْتُ عَلِيّاً وَ لَكِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ زَوَّجَهُ لَيْلَةً أَسْرَى بِي عِنْدَ سِدْرَةِ الْمُنْتَهَى أَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى السِّدْرَةِ أَنِ انْثُرِي فَنَثَرَتِ الدُّرَّ وَ الْجَوْهَرَ عَلَى الْحُورِ الْعِينِ فَهُنَّ يَتَهَادَيْن

Hadith.4402 - It is narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari that he said: When the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace be upon him and his family, married Sayyidah Fatimah {s.a} to Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), peace be upon them, some people from Quraysh came to Him (sw) and said: "You have married Ali (as) with a trivi

لِبَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ[4] إِذَا أُدْخِلَتْ عَلَيْكَ أَهْلُكَ فَخُذْ بِنَاصِيَتِهَا وَ اسْتَقْبِلْ بِهَا الْقِبْلَةَ وَ قُلْ- اللَّهُمَّ بِأَمَانَتِكَ أَخَذْتُهَا وَ بِكَلِمَاتِكَ اسْتَحْلَلْتُ فَرْجَهَا فَإِنْ قَضَيْتَ لِي مِنْهَا وَلَداً فَاجْعَلْهُ مُبَارَكاً سَوِيّاً[5] وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ فِيهِ شِرْكاً وَ لَا نَصِيباً

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ مَنْ أَتَى أَهْلَهُ فِي مُحَاقِ الشَّهْرِ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ لِسِقْطِ الْوَلَدِ.

Hadith.4406 - Sulaiman bin Ja'far al-Ja'fari narrated from Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as), that he said: "Whoever approaches his wife during the waning phase of the moon, let him be prepared for the miscarriage of the child."

سَأَلْتُهُ أَ يُكْرَهُ الْجِمَاعُ فِي سَاعَةٍ مِنَ السَّاعَاتِ قَالَ نَعَمْ يُكْرَهُ فِي لَيْلَةٍ يَنْخَسِفُ فِيهَا الْقَمَرُ وَ الْيَوْمِ الَّذِي تَنْكَسِفُ فِيهِ الشَّمْسُ وَ فِيمَا بَيْنَ غُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِلَى أَنْ يَغِيبَ الشَّفَقُ وَ مِنْ طُلُوعِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَ فِي الرِّيحِ السَّوْدَاءِ وَ الْحَمْرَاءِ وَ الصَّفْرَاءِ وَ الزَّلْزَلَةِ وَلَقَدْ بَاتَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَيْلَةً عِنْدَ بَعْض

I asked Imam (as): "Is it disliked to have intercourse at certain times?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, it is disliked during a night when the moon is eclipsed, during the day when the sun is eclipsed, between sunset and the disappearance of twilight, from the rising of dawn until the rising of the sun, during black, red, a

لَا تُجَامِعْ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ وَ لَا فِي وَسَطِهِ وَ لَا فِي آخِرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ مَنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ فَلْيُسَلِّمْ لِسِقْطِ الْوَلَدِ فَإِنْ تَمَّ أَوْشَكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَجْنُوناً أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّ الْمَجْنُونَ أَكْثَرُ مَا يُصْرَعُ فِي أَوَّلِ الشَّهْرِ وَ وَسَطِهِ وَ آخِرِهِ[3]

يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يَغْشَى الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ قَدِ احْتَلَمَ حَتَّى يَغْتَسِلَ مِنِ احْتِلَامِهِ الَّذِي رَأَى فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَخَرَجَ الْوَلَدُ مَجْنُوناً فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ[5]

مَنْ جَامَعَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ فَخَرَجَ الْوَلَدُ مَجْذُوماً أَوْ أَبْرَصَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ[6]

إِذَا أَتَى أَحَدُكُمْ أَهْلَهُ فَلْيَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ فَإِنَّ مَنْ لَمْ يَذْكُرِ اللَّهَ عِنْدَ الْجِمَاعِ وَ كَانَ مِنْهُ وَلَدٌ كَانَ ذَلِكَ شِرْكَ شَيْطَانٍ وَ يُعْرَفُ ذَلِكَ بِحُبِّنَا وَ بُغْضِنَا[1]

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَجُوسِيَّةَ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَهُ أَمَةٌ مَجُوسِيَّةٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا وَ يَعْزِلَ عَنْهَا وَ لَا يَطْلُبَ وَلَدَهَا[3].

Hadith.4423 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Ala ibn Razin, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as). He said: I asked Imam (as) about a Muslim man marrying a Magian (Zoroastrian) woman. Imam (as) replied: "No, but if he has a Magian bondwoman, then there is no harm in having

لَا يَنْبَغِي‌[2] لِلرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ مِنْكُمْ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ النَّاصِبِيَّةَ وَ لَا يُزَوِّجَ ابْنَتَهُ نَاصِباً وَ لَا يَطْرَحَهَا عِنْدَهُ.

"It is not appropriate for a Muslim man among you to marry a Nasibi woman, nor to give his daughter in marriage to a Nasibi man, nor to leave her with him."

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَنَّ لِي قَرَابَةً قَدْ خَطَبَ إِلَيَّ ابْنَتِي وَ فِي خُلُقِهِ سُوءٌ فَقَالَ لَا تُزَوِّجْهُ إِنْ كَانَ سَيِّئَ الْخُلُقِ‌[1].

I wrote to Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) saying: "I have a relative who has proposed to my daughter, but he has bad character." Imam (as) replied: "Do not marry her to him if he has bad character."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الْقَابِلَةِ أَ يَحِلُّ لِلْمَوْلُودِ أَنْ يَنْكِحَهَا قَالَ لَا وَ لَا ابْنَتَهَا هِيَ كَبَعْضِ أُمَّهَاتِهِ‌[1].

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), about the midwife, whether it is permissible for the child she delivered to marry her. Imam (as) replied: "No, nor her daughter. She is like one of his mothers."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنْ قَبِلَتْ وَ مَرَّتْ‌[2] فَالْقَوَابِلُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ قَبِلَتْ وَ رَبَّتْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ‌[3].

Hadith.4432 - It is narrated from Mu'awiyah ibn 'Ammar that Abu Abdullah (as) said: "If she only received (the child) and then left, then midwives are more common than that. But if she received and raised (the child), then she becomes prohibited for him."

إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَيْهَا نَظَرَ شَهْوَةٍ وَ نَظَرَ مِنْهَا إِلَى مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِابْنِهِ وَ إِنْ فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ الِابْنُ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِلْأَبِ‌[6].

Hadith.4435 - And it is narrated from Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Abdullah ibn Sinan, from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who has a female slave, strips her, and looks at her body with lustful intent, whether she becomes unlawful for his father, and if the father does the same, whether she becomes unlawful for his son

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى خَالَتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى أُخْتِهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ[1] قَالَ وَ قَالَ ع إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع ذَكَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَمْزَةُ- قَدْ رَضَعَا مِنْ لَبَنِ امْرَأَةٍ[1].

Hadith.4436 - And it is narrated from Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub, from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Abu Ubaydah Al-Hadhdha' that he said: I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "A woman cannot be married alongside her paternal aunt, nor alongside her maternal aunt, nor alongside her sister through breastfeeding." Imam (as) also said: "Indeed,

لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى خَالَتِهَا وَ تُزَوَّجُ الْخَالَةُ عَلَى ابْنَةِ أُخْتِهَا[2].

"A woman cannot be married alongside her maternal aunt, but the maternal aunt can be married alongside the daughter of her sister."

لَا تُنْكَحُ ابْنَةُ الْأَخِ وَ لَا ابْنَةُ الْأُخْتِ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى خَالَتِهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِمَا وَ تُنْكَحُ الْعَمَّةُ وَ الْخَالَةُ عَلَى ابْنَةِ الْأَخِ وَ ابْنَةِ الْأُخْتِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمَا[3].

"The daughter of a brother and the daughter of a sister cannot be married alongside their paternal or maternal aunt except with their permission. However, the paternal and maternal aunt can be married alongside the daughter of a brother or the daughter of a sister without requiring their permission."

يَسْتَسْعِيهَا فِي نِصْفِ قِيمَتِهَا فَإِنْ أَبَتْ كَانَ لَهَا يَوْمٌ وَ لَهُ يَوْمٌ فِي الْخِدْمَةِ قَالَ فَإِنْ كَانَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ وَ لَهُ مَالٌ أَدَّى عَنْهَا نِصْفَ قِيمَتِهَا وَ عَتَقَتْ.

Hadith.4443 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Yunus ibn Yaqub, who narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who freed his female slave and made her emancipation her dowry, then divorced her before consummating the marriage. Imam (as) said: "He makes her work to pay off half of her value. If she refuses, then s

يَأْخُذُهَا وَ يَأْخُذُ قِيمَةَ وَلَدِهَا.

Hadith.4446 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who married a woman under the assumption that she was free, but then another man came forward and presented evidence proving that she was his slave, what is the ruling? Imam (as) said: "He (the rightful owner) t

الْأُمُّ وَ الِابْنَةُ فِي هَذَا سَوَاءٌ إِذَا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِإِحْدَاهُمَا حَلَّتْ لَهُ الْأُخْرَى‌[3].

Hadith.4447 - In a narration by Jamil ibn Darraj: Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who married a woman and then divorced her before consummating the marriage. Is it permissible for him to marry her daughter? Imam (as) said: "The mother and the daughter are equal in this matter. If he did not consummate the marri

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ[1] فَزَنَى بِأُمِّهَا أَوْ بِابْنَتِهَا أَوْ بِأُخْتِهَا فَقَالَ مَا حَرَّمَ حَرَامٌ قَطُّ حَلَالًا امْرَأَتُهُ لَهُ حَلَالٌ وَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِذَا زَنَى رَجُلٌ بِامْرَأَةٍ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَا بَعْدُ وَ ضَرَبَ مَثَلَ ذَلِكَ مَثَلَ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ مِنْ تَمْرَةِ نَخْلَةٍ ثُمَّ اشْتَرَاهَا بَعْدُ[2] وَ لَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بَعْدُ أُمَّهَا أَوِ ابْنَتَهَا أَوْ أ

Hadith.4456 - Musa ibn Bakr narrated from Zurara ibn Ayan, who reported from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): He was asked about a man who had a wife and then committed fornication with her mother, her daughter, or her sister. Imam (as) said: "No unlawful act has ever rendered lawful acts unlawful. His w

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً بِالْعِرَاقِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هِيَ أُخْتُ امْرَأَتِهِ الَّتِي بِالْعِرَاقِ قَالَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الَّتِي تَزَوَّجَهَا بِالشَّامِ وَ لَا يَقْرَبُ الْعِرَاقِيَّةَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّةُ الشَّامِيَّةِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أُمُّهَا فَقَالَ قَدْ وَض

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who married a woman in Iraq, then traveled to Syria and married another woman, only to later discover that she was the sister of his wife in Iraq. Imam (as) said: "He must separate from the one he married in Syria, and he cannot approach the one in Iraq

قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[3] فِي رَجُلٍ أَقَرَّ أَنَّهُ غَصَبَ رَجُلًا عَلَى جَارِيَتِهِ وَ قَدْ وَلَدَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ مِنَ الْغَاصِبِ قَالَ تُرَدُّ الْجَارِيَةُ وَ وَلَدُهَا عَلَى الْمَغْصُوبِ إِذَا أَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ أَوْ كَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ[4].

Hadith.4466 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a man who confessed that he had forcibly taken another man's bondwoman, and the bondwoman had given birth to a child by the usurper: "The bondwoman and her child must be returned to the rightful owner if the usurper has confessed to this or if there is

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ كُنَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ بَنَاتٍ أَبْكَارٍ فَزَوَّجَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَّ رَجُلًا وَ لَمْ يُسَمِّ الَّتِي زَوَّجَ لِلزَّوْجِ وَ لَا لِلشُّهُودِ وَ قَدْ كَانَ الزَّوْجُ فَرَضَ لَهَا صَدَاقاً فَلَمَّا بَلَغَ أَنْ يُدْخُلَ بِهَا عَلَى الزَّوْجِ وَ بَلَغَ الزَّوْجَ أَنَّهَا الْكُبْرَى قَالَ الزَّوْجُ لِأَبِيهَا إِنَّمَا تَزَوَّجْتُ مِنْكَ الصُّغْرَى مِنْ بَنَاتِكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who had three unmarried daughters. He married one of them to a man but did not specify which daughter to the husband or the witnesses. The husband had already agreed upon a dowry for her. When the time came for the husband to consummate the marriage, he

كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَطَبَ إِلَى عَمٍّ لَهُ ابْنَتَهُ فَأَمَرَ بَعْضَ إِخْوَتِهِ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَهُ ابْنَتَهُ الَّتِي خَطَبَهَا وَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ أَخْطَأَ بِاسْمِ الْجَارِيَةِ وَ كَانَ اسْمُهَا فَاطِمَةَ فَسَمَّاهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا وَ لَيْسَ لِلرَّجُلِ ابْنَةٌ بِاسْمِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَ الْمُزَوِّجُ فَوَقَّعَ ع لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[3].

I wrote to Imam (as) regarding a man who proposed marriage to his uncle's daughter. The uncle instructed one of his brothers to marry his daughter to the man. However, during the marriage contract, the man mistakenly mentioned a different name instead of the daughter's actual name, which was Fatimah. The man did not ha

"لاَ يَحِلُّ اَلنِّكَاحُ اَلْيَوْمَ فِي اَلْإِسْلاَمِ بِإِجَارَةٍ بِأَنْ يَقُولَ أَعْمَلُ عِنْدَكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا سَنَةً عَلَى أَنْ تُزَوِّجَنِي أُخْتَكَ أَوِ اِبْنَتَكَ" قَالَ "هُوَ حَرَامٌ لِأَنَّهُ ثَمَنُ رَقَبَتِهَا وَ هِيَ أَحَقُّ بِمَهْرِهَا".

Hadith.4471 - Ismail ibn Abi Ziyad narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Marriage through employment is not permissible in Islam today, such as when someone says, 'I will work for you for such and such a year in e

إِنَّ ضُرَيْساً كَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ ابْنَةُ حُمْرَانَ فَجَعَلَ لَهَا أَنْ لَا يَتَزَوَّجَ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَا يَتَسَرَّى عَلَيْهَا أَبَداً فِي حَيَاتِهَا وَ لَا بَعْدَ مَوْتِهَا عَلَى أَنْ جَعَلَتْ هِيَ أَنْ لَا تَتَزَوَّجَ بَعْدَهُ وَ جَعَلَا عَلَيْهِمَا مِنَ الْحَجِّ وَ الْهَدْيِ وَ النُّذُورِ وَ كُلَّ مَالٍ لَهُمَا يَمْلِكَانِهِ فِي الْمَسَاكِينِ وَ كُلَّ مَمْلُوكٍ لَهُمَا حُرّاً إِنْ لَمْ يَفِ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا ل

Durais had married the daughter of Humran, and he made a condition for her that he would neither marry another wife nor take a concubine over her, neither during her lifetime nor after her death. In return, she made a condition that she would not marry anyone after him. They also pledged that if either of them failed t

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْوَلَدَ الزِّنَى فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا يُكْرَهُ مَخَافَةَ الْعَارِ[2] وَ إِنَّمَا الْوَلَدُ لِلصُّلْبِ وَ إِنَّمَا الْمَرْأَةُ وِعَاءٌ- قَالَ قُلْتُ فَالرَّجُلُ يَشْتَرِي الْجَارِيَةَ الْوَلَدَ الزِّنَى فَيَطَؤُهَا قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ‌[3].

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who marries a child born of fornication. He (as) said: "There is no harm in it. It is only disliked due to the fear of disgrace. Indeed, the child belongs to the father, and the woman is merely a vessel." I said: What about a man who buys a bondwoman born of fornication and has rel

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ أَ يُزَوِّجُ ابْنَهُ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مِنْ زَوْجٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مِنْ زَوْجٍ بَعْدَ مَا تَزَوَّجَهَا فَلَا[1].

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who marries a woman, and she has a daughter from another man. Can he marry his son to her daughter? Imam (as) said: "If the daughter is from a husband she had before he married her, then there is no harm. But if the daughter is from a husband she had after he married her, then no,

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع رَجُلٌ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَرَغِبَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ زَهِدَ فِيهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ ابْنَتِهِ وَ أَبَى الْخَتَنُ ذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يُجِبْ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ فَأَخَذَهُ بِمَهْرِ ابْنَتِهِ لِيُجِيبَ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ وَ مَذْهَبُ الْأَبِ التَّخَلُّصُ مِنْهُ‌[2] فَلَمَّا أُخِذَ بِالْمَهْرِ أَجَابَ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ فَكَتَبَ ع إِنْ كَانَ الزُّهْدُ مِن

I wrote to Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who had married his daughter to another man. Initially, he was pleased with him, but later he lost interest in him and wished to separate his daughter from him. However, the son-in-law refused to comply and did not agree to divorce her. The father then demanded the dowry of his

مَا دَامَ الْوَلَدُ فِي الرَّضَاعِ فَهُوَ بَيْنَ الْأَبَوَيْنِ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ[6] فَإِذَا فُطِمَ فَالْأَبُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ فَإِذَا مَاتَ الْأَبُ فَالْأُمُّ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنَ الْعَصَبَةِ وَ إِنْ وَجَدَ الْأَبُ مَنْ يُرْضِعُهُ‌ بِأَرْبَعَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَقَالَتِ الْأُمُّ لَا أُرْضِعُهُ إِلَّا بِخَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا أَنَّ خَيْراً لَهُ وَ أَرْفَقَ بِهِ أَنْ يَذَرَهُ مَعَ

Hadith.4501 - Al-Abbas ibn Amir al-Qasbani narrated from Dawud ibn al-Husayn, from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "And the mothers shall suckle their children for two full years." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:233) Imam (as) said: "As long as the child is being nursed, the parents

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ أَيُّهُمَا أَحَقُّ بِهِ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ مَا لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ.

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who divorced his wife, and they had a child between them. Which of them has more right to the child? Imam (as) said: "The mother, as long as she does not remarry."

أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ حُرَّةٍ تَزَوَّجَتْ عَبْداً فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ أَوْلَاداً فَهِيَ أَحَقُّ بِوُلْدِهَا مِنْهُ وَ هُمْ أَحْرَارٌ فَإِذَا أُعْتِقَ الرَّجُلُ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِوُلْدِهِ مِنْهَا لِمَوْضِعِ الْأَبِ.

"Any free woman who marries a slave and bears children from him, she has more right to her children than he does, and the children are free. However, if the man is emancipated, then he has more right to his children than she does because of his position as their father."

كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ ع بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِيَ امْرَأَةٌ وَ لِي مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ وَ خَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهَا فَكَتَبَ ع الْمَرْأَةُ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَلَدِ إِلَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَشَاءَ الْمَرْأَةُ[3].

One of his (as) companions wrote to him, saying: "I had a wife, and I have a child from her, but I divorced her." Imam (as) wrote in reply: "The mother has more right to the child until the child reaches seven years of age, unless the mother chooses otherwise."

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ص‌ مُبَاشَرَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ ابْنَتَهَا إِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتَّ سِنِينَ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الزِّنَا[1].

"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "A woman touching her daughter in an inappropriate manner once she has reached six years of age is a form of indecency (a branch of fornication)."

سَأَلَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِنْدِي جُوَيْرِيَةٌ[2] لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهَا رَحِمٌ وَ لَهَا سِتُّ سِنِينَ قَالَ لَا تَضَعْهَا فِي حَجْرِكَ‌[3].

Hadith.4506 - Abdullah ibn Yahya al-Kahili narrated that Ahmad ibn al-Numan asked Abu Abdillah (as): "I have a young bondwoman who is not related to me by blood, and she is six years old." Imam (as) said: "Do not place her in your lap."

يُؤْخَذُ الْغُلَامُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَ لَا تُغَطِّي الْمَرْأَةُ شَعْرَهَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَحْتَلِمَ.

"A boy is instructed to perform prayer when he is seven years old, and a woman is not required to cover her hair in front of him until he reaches puberty."

رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ لِسِتِّ سِنِينَ‌[4].

Hadith.4508 - It is narrated: "Children should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of six years."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ لِعَشْرِ سِنِينَ‌[1].

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "A boy and a boy, a boy and a girl, and a girl and a girl should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of ten years."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ سِتَّ سِنِينَ فَلَا يُقَبِّلُهَا الْغُلَامُ وَ الْغُلَامُ لَا يُقَبِّلُ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا جَازَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ.

Hadith.4510 - In a narration from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, from Al-Ubaydi, from Zakariya al-Mu'min, who raised it to Abu Abdillah (as), he said: "When a girl reaches six years of age, a boy should not kiss her, and a boy should not kiss a woman once he passes seven years of age."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا بَأْسَ بِالْعَزْلِ فِي سِتَّةِ وُجُوهٍ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَيْقَنَتْ أَنَّهَا لَا تَلِدُ وَ الْمُسِنَّةِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ السَّلِيطَةِ وَ الْبَذِيَّةِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي لَا تُرْضِعُ وَلَدَهَا وَ الْأَمَةِ[5].

I heard Abu al-Hasan (as) say: "There is no harm in practicing withdrawal (coitus interruptus) in six cases; the woman who is certain that she cannot conceive, the elderly woman, the ill-mannered woman, the obscene woman, the woman who does not nurse her child, and the bondwoman."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً حَامِلًا قَدِ اسْتَبَانَ حَمْلُهَا فَوَطِئَهَا قَالَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعَ‌[4] فَقُلْتُ مَا تَقُولُ فِيهَا قَالَ عَزَلَ عَنْهَا أَمْ لَا قُلْتُ أَجِبْنِي فِي الْوَجْهَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عَزَلَ عَنْهَا فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُدْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَعْزِلْ عَنْهَا فَلَا يَبِيعُ ذَلِكَ الْوَلَدَ وَ لَا يُوَرِّثُهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُعْتِقُهُ وَ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ شَ

I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who purchased a pregnant slave whose pregnancy was evident and had relations with her. Imam (as) said: "What he did was a reprehensible act." I said: "What is your ruling in this matter?" Imam (as) said: "Did he practice withdrawal (coitus interruptus) or not?" I said: "Please expl

سَمِعْتُهُ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً ثُمَّ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَبْرِئَ رَحِمَهَا قَالَ بِئْسَ مَا صَنَعَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُودُ قَالَ فَإِنَّهُ بَاعَهَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَمْ يَسْتَبْرِئْ رَحِمَهَا ثُمَّ بَاعَهَا الثَّانِي مِنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَمْ يَسْتَبْرِئْ رَحِمَهَا- فَاسْتَبَانَ حَمْلُهَا عِنْدَ الثَّالِثِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ ا

I heard him being asked about a man who purchased a bondwoman and had relations with her before observing an istibra' (waiting period) to ensure she was not pregnant. Imam (as) said: "What he did was wrong. He should seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) and not repeat it." Then it was said: "What if he sold her to another

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الْإِمَاءِ عَشْرٌ لَا تَجْمَعُ بَيْنَ الْأُمِّ وَ الِابْنَةِ وَ لَا بَيْنَ الْأُخْتَيْنِ وَ لَا أَمَتَكَ وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ مِنْ غَيْرِكَ حَتَّى تَضَعَ‌[5] وَ لَا أَمَتَكَ وَ هِيَ عَمَّتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ لَا أَمَتَكَ وَ هِيَ خَالَتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ لَا أَمَتَكَ وَ هِيَ أُخْتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ لَا أَمَتَكَ وَ هِيَ ابْنَةُ أَخِيكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ[6] وَ لَا

Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Ten categories of bondwomen are prohibited: You may not combine between a mother and her daughter. You may not combine between two sisters. You may not take your bondwoman if she is pregnant by another until she delivers. You may not take your bondwoman if she is your paternal aunt through brea

فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ لَا يَأْخُذُ مِنْ مَالِ وَالِدِهِ شَيْئاً وَ يَأْخُذُ الْوَالِدُ مِنْ مَالِ وَلَدِهِ مَا يَشَاءُ[1] وَ لَهُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ ابْنِهِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنِ الِابْنُ وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا.

In the book of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), it is written: "A child cannot take anything from the wealth of his father, but a father may take whatever he wishes from the wealth of his child. Additionally, a father is permitted to have relations with the bondwoman of his son, provided that the son has not had relations

فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ لَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَى جَارِيَةِ ابْنَتِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهَا[2].

Hadith.4562 - And in another narration: "It is not permissible for a man to have relations with the bondwoman of his daughter except with her permission."

مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ جِمَاعٌ أَوْ مُبَاشَرَةٌ كَالْجِمَاعِ فَلَا بَأْسَ‌[4].

Hadith.4563 - Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj and Hafs ibn al-Bakhtari asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who owns a bondwoman-does she become permissible for his son? Imam (as) said: "As long as there has been no intercourse or intimate contact similar to intercourse, then there is no harm."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ وَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهَا فَبَاعَهَا فَأُعْتِقَتْ وَ تَزَوَّجَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ ابْنَةً هَلْ تَصْلُحُ ابْنَتُهَا لِمَوْلَاهَا الْأَوَّلِ قَالَ هِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ‌[6].

I asked him about a man who had a bondwoman with whom he had relations. He then sold her, and she was later freed and married, giving birth to a daughter. Is her daughter permissible for her former master? Imam (as) said: "She is forbidden to him."

قَالَ: فِي جَارِيَةٍ لِرَجُلٍ وَ كَانَ يَأْتِيهَا فَأَسْقَطَتْ سِقْطاً مِنْهُ بَعْدَ ثَلَاثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ هِيَ أُمُّ وَلَدٍ[1].

Hadith.4567 - Imam (as) said regarding a bondwoman who belonged to a man and with whom he had relations, and she miscarried his child after three months: "She is considered Umm Walad (the mother of his child)."