Divorce & Separation

الْمُطَلَّقَةُ تَحُجُّ فِي عِدَّتِهَا[4].

أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي قَيْدِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَامْرَأَتُهُ طَالِقٌ ثَلَاثاً فَقَالَ الْآخَرُ إِنْ كَانَ فِيهِ كَمَا قُلْتَ فَامْرَأَتُهُ طَالِقٌ ثَلَاثاً فَذَهَبَا إِلَى مَوْلَى الْعَبْدِ وَ هُوَ الْمُقَيِّدُ فَقَالا لَهُ إِنَّا حَلَفْنَا عَلَى كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَحُلَّ قَيْدَ غُلَامِكَ حَتَّى نَزِنَهُ فَقَالَ مَوْلَى الْعَبْدِ امْرَأَتُهُ طَالِقٌ إِنْ حَلَلْتُ قَيْدَ غُلَامِي فَارْتَفَعُوا إِلَى عُ

Hadith.3246 - In the narration of Amr ibn Shimr, from Jafar ibn Ghalib al-Asadi, who reported: Two men were sitting during the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab when a man passed by them in chains. One of the men said: "If there is not such-and-such weight in his chains, then my wife is divorced three times." The other man s

لِلرِّضَا ع رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ أَشْهَدَ شَاهِدَيْنِ نَاصِبِيَّيْنِ قَالَ كُلُّ مَنْ وُلِدَ عَلَى الْفِطْرَةِ وَ عُرِفَ بِالصَّلَاحِ فِي نَفْسِهِ جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ‌[3].

I asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), about a man who divorced his wife and brought two witnesses who were Nasibis. Imam (as) said: "Everyone who is born upon the natural disposition (Fitrah) and is known for righteousness in himself, his testimony is accepted."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الْمُكَاتَبِ كَانَ النَّاسُ مُدَّةً لَا يَشْتَرِطُونَ إِنْ عَجَزَ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ فِي الرِّقِ‌[2] فَهُمُ الْيَوْمَ يَشْتَرِطُونَ وَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ عِنْدَ شُرُوطِهِمْ وَ يُجْلَدُ فِي الْحَدِّ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أُعْتِقَ نِصْفُهُ أَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ مَعَهُ رَجُلٌ وَ امْرَأَةٌ جَازَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ.

I heard Abu Abdullah (as), say: "Regarding a mukatab (a slave under a contract of emancipation), there was a time when people did not stipulate that if he failed to fulfill the terms of his contract, he would revert to slavery. But today, they stipulate this condition, and Muslims are bound by their conditions. If a mu

تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ‌[4] وَ تَجُوزُ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ- وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ وَ تَجُوزُ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَا- إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةَ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ رَجُلَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ[1].

Hadith.3309 - And it was narrated by Safwan bin Yahya from Muhammad bin Al-Fudhayl, from Abu Al-Hasan, peace be upon him. He said: I asked him about the testimony of women-does it suffice in cases of marriage, divorce, or stoning? Imam (as) said: "The testimony of women is accepted in matters that men cannot observe. I

أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَهُرَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ حَيْضِهَا فَقَالَ فُلَانَةُ طَالِقٌ وَ قَوْمٌ يَسْمَعُونَ كَلَامَهُ وَ لَمْ يَقُلْ لَهُمُ اشْهَدُوا أَ يَقَعُ الطَّلَاقُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هَذِهِ شَهَادَةٌ[2] أَ فَتَتْرُكُهَا مُعَلَّقَةً[3].

Hadith.3324 - Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Ashyam narrated that he asked Abu al-Hasan, peace be upon him, about a man whose wife became pure from her menstruation, and he said: "So-and-so is divorced," while people were listening to his words, but he did not tell them, "Bear witness." Does the divorce take effect upon her? Imam (

لَا سَبِيلَ لِلْأَخِيرِ عَلَيْهَا وَ يُؤْخَذُ الصَّدَاقُ مِنَ الَّذِي شَهِدَ وَ رَجَعَ فَيُرَدُّ عَلَى الْأَخِيرِ[3] وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ تَعْتَدُّ مِنَ الْأَخِيرِ وَ لَا يَقْرَبُهَا الْأَوَّلُ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا.

Hadith.3335 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub reported from Al-Ala and Abu Ayyub, who narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), regarding two men who testified against an absent man in the presence of his wife, claiming that he had divorced her. The woman observed her waiting period (id

نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَيَهُودِيٌّ أُشْهِدَ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَ أَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[3].

Hadith.3354 - Safwan ibn Yahya asked Abu al-Hasan (as): About a man who made his employee a witness to a testimony and then separated from him, would his testimony be valid after their separation? Imam (as) said: "Yes." He further asked: What if a Jew was made a witness to a testimony and then embraced Islam, would his

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ وَكَّلَ رَجُلًا بِطَلَاقِ امْرَأَتِهِ إِذَا حَاضَتْ وَ طَهُرَتْ وَ خَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ‌

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who appointed another man as an agent to divorce his wife after she menstruates and becomes pure, but later the man changed his mind and testified that he had revoked what he had commanded and reconsidered the matter. Imam (as) said: "He should inform his wife and inform the agent.

ع إِنْ كَانَتْ وَكَّلَتْهُ بِقَبْضِ صَدَاقِهَا مِنْ زَوْجِهَا فَلَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تُطَالِبَهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ وَكَّلَتْهُ فَلَهَا ذَلِكَ وَ يَرْجِعُ الزَّوْجُ عَلَى وَرَثَةِ أَبِيهَا بِذَلِكَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ حِينَئِذٍ صَبِيَّةً فِي حَجْرِهِ فَيَجُوزُ لِأَبِيهَا أَنْ يَقْبِضَ صَدَاقَهَا عَنْهَا وَ مَتَى طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ الدُّخُولِ بِهَا فَلِأَبِيهَا أَنْ يَعْفُوَ عَنْ بَعْضِ الصَّدَاقِ وَ يَأْخُذَ بَعْضاً[4]

Hadith.3387 - In the book "Nawadir" by Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr, from multiple narrators among our companions, from Abu Abdullah (as): Concerning a man who collected the dowry of his daughter from her husband and then passed away-can she demand her dowry from her husband, or is her father's collection considered her own

بِمَنْزِلَتِهَا إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ ذَلِكَ لِلْأَوَّلِ‌[1] وَ هُوَ فِي الْآخَرِ بِالْخِيَارِ إِنْ شَاءَ أَعْتَقَ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَمْسَكَ.

Hadith.3444 - Hammad narrated from al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who married his bondwoman to another man and stipulated that any child she bore would be free. Then her husband either divorced her or died, and she was married to another man. I asked: "What is the status of her child in this case?"

لَا طَلَاقَ قَبْلَ نِكَاحٍ وَ لَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ[2]

لَهُ يَا أَبَةِ عَجَّلْتَ بِالْقِيَامِ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَجِبَ الْبَيْعُ‌[1].

Hadith.3768 - It is narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah (as), that he said: "My father (as) purchased a piece of land called Al-Urayd. When he finalized the purchase, he immediately stood up and left. Imam Al Sadiq (as) said to Imam Al Baqir (as): 'O father, you left in haste.' Imam Al Baqir (as) replied: 'O my

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ ابْتَعْتُ أَرْضاً فَلَمَّا اسْتَوْجَبْتُهَا[2] قُمْتُ فَمَشَيْتُ خُطًا ثُمَّ رَجَعْتُ أَرَدْتُ أَنْ يَجِبَ الْبَيْعُ حِينَ الِافْتِرَاقِ.

I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "I purchased a piece of land, and when I finalized the purchase, I stood up and walked a few steps, then returned. I did this to make the sale binding at the time of separation."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِطَامٍ وَ لَا وِصَالَ فِي صِيَامٍ وَ لَا يُتْمَ بَعْدَ احْتِلَامٍ وَ لَا صَمْتَ يَوْماً إِلَى اللَّيْلِ‌[1] وَ لَا تَعَرُّبَ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ‌[2] وَ لَا طَلَاقَ قَبْلَ نِكَاحٍ وَ لَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ وَ لَا يَمِينَ لِوَلَدٍ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَا لِمَمْلُوكٍ مَعَ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا[3] وَ لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِي

Hadith.4273 - Mansur ibn Hazim narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no breastfeeding after weaning, no continuous fasting without breaking, no orphanhood after reaching puberty, no silence for a day unt

أَحَدَهُمَا ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَتْ لَهُ‌ امْرَأَتُهُ أَسْأَلُكَ بِوَجْهِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا مَا طَلَّقْتَنِي قَالَ يُوجِعُهَا ضَرْباً أَوْ يَعْفُو عَنْهَا[1].

Hadith.4280 - Muhammad ibn Muslim said: I asked one of the Imams (as) about a man whose wife said to him, "I ask you, for the sake of Allah (swt), to divorce me." Imam (as) said: "He should either discipline her with a beating or forgive her."

قَالَ ع‌ كُلُّ يَمِينٍ لَا يُرَادُ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ-

Hadith.4291 - Imam (as) said: "Any oath that is not intended for the sake of Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, is of no consequence, whether it pertains to divorce or emancipation."

قَالَ ع‌ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ تَزْوِيجَ الْمُطَلَّقَاتِ ثَلَاثاً فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ أَزْوَاجٍ‌[2].

Hadith.4418 - Imam (as) said: "Beware of marrying women who have been divorced three times in a single sitting, for they are still considered to have spouses."

يَدَعُهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ وَ تَطْهُرَ ثُمَّ يَأْتِي زَوْجَهَا وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلَانِ فَيَقُولُ لَهُ قَدْ طَلَّقْتَ فُلَانَةَ فَإِذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ تَرَكَهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا إِلَى نَفْسِهِ‌[4].

Hadith.4419 - Hafs ibn Al-Bakhtari narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding a man who wishes to marry a woman who has been divorced three times. Imam (as) said: "He should leave her until she experiences a menstrual period and becomes pure. Then he should go to her husband along with two men and

فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ ع‌ إِنَّ طَلَاقَكُمُ الثَّلَاثَ لَا يَحِلُّ لِغَيْرِكُمْ وَ طَلَاقَهُمْ يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ لِأَنَّكُمْ لَا تَرَوْنَ الثَّلَاثَ شَيْئاً وَ هُمْ يُوجِبُونَهَا[5].

Hadith.4420 - And in another narration, Imam (as) said: "Indeed, your triple divorce does not become permissible for others, but their divorce becomes permissible for you because you do not consider the triple divorce as binding, whereas they deem it obligatory."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ مَمْلُوكَةً لَهُ وَ جَعَلَ عِتْقَهَا صَدَاقَهَا[3] ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَقَالَ قَدْ مَضَى عِتْقُهَا وَ يَرْتَجِعُ عَلَيْهَا سَيِّدُهَا بِنِصْفِ قِيمَةِ ثَمَنِهَا تَسْعَى فِيهَا- وَ لَا عِدَّةَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who freed his female slave and made her emancipation her dowry, then divorced her before consummating the marriage. Imam (as) said: "Her emancipation has taken effect, and her master reclaims half of her value, which she must work to pay off. She has no waiting period ('iddah) upon

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

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

فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى حُكْمِهَا أَوْ عَلَى حُكْمِهِ‌[2] فَمَاتَ أَوْ مَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا قَالَ لَهَا الْمُتْعَةُ[3] وَ الْمِيرَاثُ وَ لَا مَهْرَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ إِنْ طَلَّقَهَا وَ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَى حُكْمِهَا لَمْ يَتَجَاوَزْ بِحُكْمِهَا عَلَى أَكْثَرَ مِنْ خَمْسِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ‌[4] مُهُورِ نِسَاءِ النَّبِيِّ ص.

Hadith.4449 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Ayyub, from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), regarding a man who married a woman based on her terms or his terms, and then he or she died before consummation. Imam (as) said: "She is entitled to a gift (mut'ah) and inheritance,

فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَ تَحْتَهُ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ فَطَلَّقَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَّ ثُمَّ نَكَحَ أُخْرَى قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْتَكْمِلَ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ عِدَّتَهَا فَقَضَى أَنْ تَلْحَقَ الْأَخِيرَةُ بِأَهْلِهَا حَتَّى تَسْتَكْمِلَ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ أَجَلَهَا وَ تَسْتَقْبِلُ الْأُخْرَى عِدَّةً أُخْرَى وَ لَهَا صَدَاقُهَا إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَيْسَ لَهَا صَدَاقٌ وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ إ

Hadith.4461 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): Regarding a man who had four wives and divorced one of them, then married another woman before the divorced wife had completed her waiting period. Imam (as) ruled: "The latter wife must return to her family until the divorced

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كُنَّ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ نِسْوَةٍ ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى فَلَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ أَمَةً وَ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَقَالَ إِنْ هُوَ طَلَّقَ الَّتِي لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْرَى مِنْ يَوْمِهِ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ طَلَّقَ مِنَ الثَّلَاثِ النِّسْوَةِ اللَّاتِي دَخَلَ بِهِنَّ وَاحِدَةً لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِ

Hadith.4462 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Sa'd ibn Abi Khalaf al-Zam and Sinan ibn Tarif, who narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): Imam (as) was asked about a man who had three wives, then married another woman but did not consummate the marriage with her. Later, he wanted to emancipate a bondwoman and marry her. Ima

سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ خَصِيٍّ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً وَ هِيَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَصِيٌّ قَالَ جَائِزٌ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ مَكَثَ مَعَهَا مَا شَاءَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا هَلْ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ لَذَّ مِنْهَا وَ لَذَّتْ مِنْهُ قِيلَ لَهُ فَهَلْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا فِيمَا يَكُونُ مِنْهَا وَ مِنْهُ غُسْلٌ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ أَمْنَتْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا غُسْلًا قِيلَ لَهُ ف

Hadith.4472 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih from Abu Ubaydah al-Hadhdha' that Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) was asked about a eunuch who married a woman, and she was aware that he was a eunuch. Imam (as) said: "It is permissible." It was then asked: "If he remained with her as long a

خَالَفَتِ السُّنَّةَ وَ وُلِّيَتْ حَقّاً لَيْسَتْ بِأَهْلِهِ فَقَضَى أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ الصَّدَاقَ وَ بِيَدِهِ الْجِمَاعَ وَ الطَّلَاقَ وَ ذَلِكَ السُّنَّةُ[3].

Hadith.4475 - Muhammad ibn Qays narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Al-Baqir (as): Imam (as) ruled regarding a man who married a woman, and she gave him the dowry herself and stipulated that she would have the authority over intimacy and divorce. Imam (as) said: "She has opposed the Sunnah and has been given a right she is n

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي امْرَأَتَيْنِ نَكَحَ إِحْدَاهُمَا رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا[4] وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى ثُمَّ خَطَبَ أُخْتَهَا فَنَكَحَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَضَعَ أُخْتُهَا الْمُطَلَّقَةُ وَلَدَهَا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ‌[5] الْأُخْرَى حَتَّى تَضَعَ أُخْتُهَا الْمُطَلَّقَةُ وَلَدَهَا ثُمَّ يَخْطُبُهَا وَ يُصْدِقُهَا صَدَاقَهَا مَرَّتَيْنِ‌[6].

Hadith.4476 - Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled concerning two sisters: A man married one of them and then divorced her while she was pregnant. He then proposed to and married her sister before the divorced sister gave birth. Imam (as) ordered him to divorce the second sister until the first sister gave birth. After

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ يَتَزَوَّجُ أُخْرَى أَ لَهُ أَنْ يُفَضِّلَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ كَانَتْ بِكْراً فَسَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ ثَيِّباً فَثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ‌[2].

Hadith.4480 - Muhammad ibn Muslim reported: I asked Imam Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who already has a wife and then marries another woman. I asked: "Is it permissible for him to give preference to her (the new wife)?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, if she is a virgin, then seven days; and if s

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى بُسْتَانٍ لَهُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَ لَهُ غَلَّةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَالَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا صَارَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ غَلَّةِ الْبُسْتَانِ مِنْ يَوْمِ تَزَوَّجَهَا فَيُعْطِيهَا نِصْفَهُ وَ يُعْطِيهَا نِصْفَ الْبُسْتَانِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْفُوَ فَتَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَ يَصْطَلِحَانِ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ تَرْضَى بِهِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ‌ أَقْرَبُ لِلتّ

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who married a woman with the condition of giving her a well-known orchard that had abundant produce. Then, after remaining for years without consummating the marriage, he divorced her. Imam (as) said: "He must look at what the orchard has yielded in produce from the day he married

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَزَوَّجُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى عَبْدٍ لَهُ وَ امْرَأَةٍ لِلْعَبْدِ فَسَاقَهُمَا إِلَيْهَا فَمَاتَتِ امْرَأَةُ الْعَبْدِ عِنْدَ الْمَرْأَةِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَوَّمَهَا عَلَيْهَا يَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِقِيمَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُقَوَّمُ الثَّانِي بِقِيمَةٍ ثُمَّ يُنْظَرُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْقِيمَةِ الْأُولَى الَّتِي تَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَيْهَا فَتَرُدُّ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَ

I asked him about a man who married a woman on the basis of giving her his slave and the slave's wife, and he delivered them to her. Then the slave's wife died while in the possession of the woman, and afterward, he divorced her before consummating the marriage. Imam (as) said: "If he had evaluated their worth for her

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

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

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."

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 رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَوْصَانِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِالْمَرْأَةِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي طَلَاقُهَا إِلَّا مِنْ فَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ[4].

Hadith.4525 - Al-Alaa ibn Razin narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) said: "Archangel Jibril (as) advised me regarding women so much that I thought divorce should not be permissible except in the case of clear indecency."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَذِنَ لِغُلَامِهِ فِي امْرَأَةٍ حُرَّةٍ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْعَبْدَ أَبَقَ مِنْ مَوَالِيهِ فَجَاءَتِ امْرَأَةُ الْعَبْدِ تَطْلُبُ نَفَقَتَهَا مِنْ مَوْلَى الْعَبْدِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ لَهَا عَلَى مَوْلَى الْعَبْدِ نَفَقَةٌ وَ قَدْ بَانَتْ عِصْمَتُهَا مِنْهُ لِأَنَّ إِبَاقَ الْعَبْدِ طَلَاقُ امْرَأَتِهِ وَ هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْمُرْتَدِّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ هُوَ رَجَعَ إِلَى مَو

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who permitted his slave to marry a free woman. The slave then fled from his master, and the wife of the slave came seeking maintenance from the master of the slave. Imam (as) said: "She has no right to maintenance from the master of the slave, and her marriage bond with the slave i

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَارِفَةً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَارِفَةً قَالَ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْهَا[4] وَ قُلْ لَهَا فَإِنْ قَبِلَتْ فَتَزَوَّجْهَا وَ إِنْ أَبَتْ وَ لَمْ تَرْضَ بِقَوْلِكَ فَدَعْهَا وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْكَوَاشِفَ وَ الدَّوَاعِيَ وَ الْبَغَايَا وَ ذَوَاتَ الْأَزْوَاجِ فَقُلْتُ مَا الْكَوَاشِفُ فَقَالَ اللَّوَاتِي يُكَاشِفْنَ وَ بُيُوتُه

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about Mutah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "Yes, if she is knowledgeable (about its rulings)." I said: "May I be your ransom! What if she is not knowledgeable?" Imam (as) said: "Then explain it to her and say it to her. If she accepts, then marry her. But if she refuses and is not satis

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "عِدَّةُ اَلْمُتْعَةِ خَمْسَةٌ وَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْماً" كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَعْقِدُ بِيَدِهِ خَمْسَةً وَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً "فَإِذَا جَاءَ اَلْأَجَلُ كَانَتْ فُرْقَةً بِغَيْرِ طَلاَقٍ".

I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) saying: "The waiting period ('Iddah) for Mut'ah (temporary marriage) is forty-five days." Imam (as) then demonstrated by holding up his hand and showing forty-five days. "When the specified term ends, the separation occurs without the need for divorce."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا عِدَّةُ الْمُتْعَةِ إِذَا مَاتَ عَنْهَا الَّذِي تَمَتَّعَ بِهَا قَالَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ كُلُّ نِكَاحٍ إِذَا مَاتَ عَنْهَا الزَّوْجُ فَعَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ حُرَّةً كَانَتْ أَوْ أَمَةً أَوْ عَلَى أَيِّ وَجْهٍ كَانَ النِّكَاحُ مِنْهُ مُتْعَةً أَوْ تَزْوِيجاً أَوْ مِلْكَ يَمِينٍ فَالْعِدَّةُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً[1] وَ عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the waiting period ('Iddah) for a woman in a Mut'ah (temporary marriage) if her husband passes away. Imam (as) replied: "It is four months and ten days." Then Imam (as) continued: "O Zurara, for every type of marriage-whether the woman is free or a slave, and

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَنْكِحُ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُهَا أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُ فِي حِلٍّ فَتَأْبَى فَيَقُولُ إِذاً لَأُطَلِّقَنَّكِ وَ يَجْتَنِبُ فِرَاشَهَا فَتَجْعَلُهُ فِي حِلٍّ قَالَ هَذَا غَاصِبٌ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ عَنِ اللُّطْفِ‌[1].

Hadith.4651 - Salih ibn Uqbah narrated from Sulayman ibn Salih from Abu Abdullah (as) who was asked about a man who engages in intercourse with his wife's bondwoman and then asks his wife to pardon him, but she refuses. He then says: "If you do not pardon me, I will divorce you," and he avoids her bed until she pardons

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ لَا طَلَاقَ إِلَّا عَلَى السُّنَّةِ إِنَّ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ عُمَرَ طَلَّقَ ثَلَاثاً فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَ امْرَأَتُهُ حَائِضٌ‌[3] فَرَدَّ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص طَلَاقَهُ وَ قَالَ مَا خَالَفَ كِتَابَ اللَّهِ رُدَّ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ‌[4].

"It is not appropriate for a man to divorce his wife and then reconcile with her when he has no need or intention for her, only to divorce her again. This is the harm (ḍirar) that Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has forbidden. However, if he divorces her and then reconciles with her with the sincere intention of

لِامْرَأَتِهِ إِنْ تَزَوَّجْتُ عَلَيْكِ أَوْ بِتُّ عَنْكِ‌[5] فَأَنْتِ طَالِقٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ مَنْ شَرَطَ شَرْطاً سِوَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمْ يَجُزْ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَا لَهُ‌[6]- قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ أَتَزَوَّجُهَا مَا عَاشَتْ أُمِّي فَهِيَ طَالِقٌ فَقَالَ لَا طَلَاقَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ نِكَاحٍ وَ لَا عِتْقَ إِلَّا بَعْدَ مِلْكٍ.

فِي رَجُلٍ قَالَ امْرَأَتُهُ طَالِقٌ وَ مَمَالِيكُهُ أَحْرَارٌ إِنْ شَرِبْتُ حَرَاماً أَوْ حَلَالًا مِنَ الطِّلَاءِ[1] أَبَداً فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْحَرَامُ فَلَا يَقْرَبْهُ أَبَداً إِنْ حَلَفَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَحْلِفْ وَ أَمَّا الطِّلَاءُ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يُحَرِّمَ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ‌[2] قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ ما أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَكَ‌ فَلَا يَجُوزُ يَمِينٌ فِي تَحْرِيمِ حَلَال

قَامَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي طَلَّقْتُ اِمْرَأَتِي لِلْعِدَّةِ بِغَيْرِ شُهُودٍ فَقَالَ "لَيْسَ طَلاَقُكَ بِطَلاَقٍ فَارْجِعْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ".

A man stood before the Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "I divorced my wife during her waiting period (ʿiddah) without any witnesses." Imam (as) replied: "Your divorce is not valid. Return to your wife."

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ أَشْهَدَ شَاهِدَيْنِ عَدْلَيْنِ فِي قُبُلِ عِدَّتِهَا فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا أَوْ يُرَاجِعَهَا[1].

"If a man divorces his wife and brings two just witnesses to bear witness to it during her waiting period ('iddah), he cannot divorce her again after that until her waiting period ends or he reconciles with her."

وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[2] فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي طَلَّقْتُ امْرَأَتِي فَقَالَ أَ لَكَ بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَالَ اعْزُبْ‌[3].

Hadith.4756 - A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (as) and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I have divorced my wife." Imam (as) asked: "Do you have any evidence (witnesses)?" The man replied: "No." So Imam (as) said: "Be gone (uʿzub)."

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌[1] لَوْ وُلِّيتُ النَّاسَ لَعَلَّمْتُهُمُ الطَّلَاقَ وَ كَيْفَ يَنْبَغِي لَهُمْ أَنْ يُطَلِّقُوا ثُمَّ قَالَ لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ خَالَفَهُ لَأَوْجَعْتُ ظَهْرَهُ وَ مَنْ طَلَّقَ لِغَيْرِ السُّنَّةِ رُدَّ إِلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِنْ رَغِمَ أَنْفُهُ.

Hadith.4757 - Abu Jafar Imam Al-Baqir (as) said: "If I were to govern the people, I would teach them the correct way to divorce and how it should be carried out." Then Imam (as) added: "If someone were brought to me who opposed this (correct method), I would strike his back severely. Whoever divorces in a manner contra

فِي بَيْتِهَا لَا تَخْرُجُ فَإِنْ أَرَادَتْ زِيَارَةً خَرَجَتْ قَبْلَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ رَجَعَتْ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ‌[2] وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ نَهَاراً وَ لَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا[3].

Hadith.4758 - Samaʿah asked Abu Abdullah (as) about where a divorced woman should observe her waiting period (ʿiddah). Imam (as) replied: "In her house; she should not leave. If she wishes to visit someone, she may go out before midnight and return after midnight. She should not go out during the day, and she is not pe