Divorce & Separation

لِلزَّانِي سِتُّ خِصَالٍ ثَلَاثٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ ثَلَاثٌ فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَأَمَّا الَّتِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّهُ يَذْهَبُ بِنُورِ الْوَجْهِ وَ يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ يُعَجِّلُ الْفَنَاءَ وَ أَمَّا الَّتِي فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَسَخَطُ الرَّبِّ وَ سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ وَ الْخُلُودُ فِي النَّارِ[4].

Hadith.4960 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Maymun from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as), from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them), it is reported that Imam (as) said: "The adulterer has six traits, three in this world and three in the Hereafte

أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِأَكْبَرِ الزِّنَا[6] قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ هِيَ‌

"Indeed, Commander of the Faithful (as) said: 'Shall I not inform you of the gravest form of adultery?' They said: 'Yes.' Imam (as) said: 'It is when a woman brings another man onto her husband's bed and bears a child from him, then attributes that child to her husband. That woman is the one whom Allah (swt) will neith

يُقَالُ لَهُ مُتْ أَيَّ مِيتَةٍ شِئْتَ يَهُودِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ مَجُوسِيّاً[1].

Hadith.4962 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Sa'id al-Azraq, from Abu Abdillah (as), regarding a man who killed a believing man. Imam (as) said: "It will be said to him, 'Die in any manner you wish, either as a Jew, or if you wish, as a Christian, or if you wish, as a Magian (Zoroastrian).'"

إِنَّمَا شَفَاعَتِي لِأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ أُمَّتِي[2]

شَفَاعَتُنَا لِأَهْلِ الْكَبَائِرِ مِنْ شِيعَتِنَا وَ أَمَّا التَّائِبُونَ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- ما عَلَى الْمُحْسِنِينَ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا شَفِيعَ أَنْجَحُ مِنَ التَّوْبَةِ.

Hadith.4965 - Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is no intercessor more successful than repentance."

نَعَمْ ذَاكَ إِلَيْهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنْ شَاءَ عَذَّبَ عَلَيْهَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ عَفَا[3].

Hadith.4966 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, Allah (swt) does not forgive associating partners with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills." (Surah An-Nisa 4:48) Imam (as) was asked whether major sins are included

مَنِ اجْتَنَبَ الْكَبَائِرَ كَفَّرَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ جَمِيعَ ذُنُوبِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنْ تَجْتَنِبُوا كَبائِرَ ما تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنْكُمْ سَيِّئاتِكُمْ وَ نُدْخِلْكُمْ مُدْخَلًا كَرِيماً تَمَّ الْجُزْءُ الثَّالِثُ مِنْ كِتَابِ- مَنْ لَا يَحْضُرُهُ الْفَقِيهُ لِلشَّيْخِ السَّعِيدِ الْفَقِيهِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ بَابَوَيْهِ الْقُمِّيِّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ أَرْضَاهُ وَ يَتْل

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اِمْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَتْ فِي عِدَّتِهَا فَقَالَ "إِنْ كَانَتْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فِي عِدَّةٍ مِنْ بَعْدِ مَوْتِ زَوْجِهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ اِنْقِضَاءِ اَلْأَرْبَعَةِ اَلْأَشْهُرِ وَ عَشْرٍ فَلاَ رَجْمَ عَلَيْهَا وَ عَلَيْهَا ضَرْبُ مِائَةِ جَلْدَةٍ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فِي عِدَّةِ طَلاَقٍ لِزَوْجِهَا عَلَيْهَا فِيهَا رَجْعَةٌ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا اَلرَّجْمَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تَزَ

Hadith.5028 - Narrated by Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub from Yazid Al-Kunasi, he said: I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a woman who married during her waiting period (iddah). Imam (as) said: "If she married during the waiting period after the death of her husband before the completion of four months an

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْغُلَامُ لَهُ عَشْرُ سِنِينَ فَيُزَوِّجُهُ أَبُوهُ فِي صِغَرِهِ أَ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُهُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا التَّزْوِيجُ فَصَحِيحٌ وَ أَمَّا طَلَاقُهُ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُحْبَسَ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ فَيُعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ طَلَّقَ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ وَ أَمْضَاهُ فَهِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ بَائِنَةٌ وَ هُوَ خَاطِبٌ مِنَ الْخُطَّابِ وَ إِنْ أَنْكَرَ

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a boy who is ten years old and his father marries him off while he is still young. Is his divorce valid if he divorces at the age of ten? Imam (as) replied: "As for the marriage, it is valid. However, regarding the divorce, his wife should remain with him until he reaches maturity. Then

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ تَوَارَثَا مَا كَانَتْ فِي الْعِدَّةِ فَإِذَا طَلَّقَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْعَةُ وَ لَا مِيرَاثَ بَيْنَهُمَا[4].

نَعَمْ وَ هِيَ تَرِثُهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَتْ لَمْ يَرِثْهَا[4].

Hadith.5669 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as), who was asked about a man who is on his deathbed and divorces his wife - whether his divorce is valid. Imam (as) said: "Yes, it is valid, and she will inherit from him. However, if she dies, he does not inherit from her."

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع هُوَ لِأَقْرَبِ النَّاسِ إِلَى أَبِيهِ‌[3].

I asked Imam (as) about a disowned son (makhlooh) whose father publicly renounces him before the authorities and disclaims both his inheritance and responsibility for his actions. I asked: "Who inherits from him (the father)?" Imam (as) replied: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ruled: 'His inheritance goes to the closest r

وَ رَوَى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ سَيْفِ بْنِ عَمِيرَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَكْرٍ الْحَضْرَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ‌ إِذَا ارْتَدَّ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسْلِمُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ كَمَا تَبِينُ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ ثَلَاثاً وَ تَعْتَدُّ مِنْهُ كَمَا تَعْتَدُّ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ وَ تَابَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ فَهُوَ خَاطِبٌ وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا لَهُ‌[2] وَ إِ

"If a Muslim man apostatizes from Islam, his wife becomes separated from him just as a woman becomes separated after a third divorce, and she must observe the waiting period (iddah) as a divorced woman does. If he returns to Islam and repents before she marries another man, he may propose to her again, and she is not r

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْعَبْدُ لَا يُوَرَّثُ وَ الطَّلِيقُ لَا يُوَرَّثُ‌[3].

Hadith.5737 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab who said that Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "A slave does not inherit, and a divorced person does not inherit."

وَ كَتَبَ الرِّضَا ع إِلَى مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ فِيمَا كَتَبَ مِنْ جَوَابِ مَسَائِلِهِ‌ عِلَّةُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَنَّهَا لَا تَرِثُ مِنَ الْعَقَارَاتِ شَيْئاً إِلَّا قِيمَةَ الطُّوبِ وَ النِّقْضِ‌[1] لِأَنَّ الْعَقَارَ لَا يُمْكِنُ تَغْيِيرُهُ وَ قَلْبُهُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ قَدْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَنْقَطِعَ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُ مِنَ الْعِصْمَةِ وَ يَجُوزُ تَغْيِيرُهَا وَ تَبْدِيلُهَا وَ لَيْسَ الْوَلَدُ وَ الْوَالِدُ كَذَل

Hadith.5749 - Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) wrote to Muhammad ibn Sinan in response to his questions: "The reason why a woman does not inherit anything from real estate except for the value of bricks and demolition materials is because real estate cannot be altered or transformed. A woman may experience a severance o

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي بَعْضِ خُطَبِهِ‌ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا قَوْلِي وَ اعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي فَإِنَّ الْفِرَاقَ قَرِيبٌ أَنَا [تصوير نسخه خطى‌] إِمَامُ الْبَرِيَّةِ وَ وَصِيُّ خَيْرِ الْخَلِيقَةِ وَ زَوْجُ سَيِّدَةِ نِسَاءِ الْأُمَّةِ وَ أَبُو الْعِتْرَةِ الطَّاهِرَةِ وَ الْأَئِمَّةِ الْهَادِيَةِ أَنَا أَخُو رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ وَصِيُّهُ وَ وَلِيُّهُ وَ وَزِيرُهُ وَ صَاحِبُهُ وَ صَفِيُّهُ وَ حَبِيبُه

Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), said in one of his sermons: "O' people, listen to my words and understand them from me, for separation is near. I am the leader of creation, the successor of the best of creatures (Prophet (sw)), the husband of the mistress of the women of this nation (Sayyidah Fa