قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا أَتَى مِنْ ثَلَاثِينَ فَرْسَخاً فَبِالْهِدَايَةِ وَ مَا كَانَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَبِالْأُكُلِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘That (bird) which comes back from a distance of thirty farsakh is because of guidance and from a distance of more than this is because of food.’”
كَانَتْ فِي دَارِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَاخِتَةٌ فَسَمِعَهَا يَوْماً وَ هِيَ تَصِيحُ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَ تَدْرُونَ مَا تَقُولُ هَذِهِ الْفَاخِتَةُ قَالُوا لَا قَالَ تَقُولُ فَقَدْتُكُمْ فَقَدْتُكُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَنَفْقِدَنَّهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَفْقِدَنَا ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِهَا فَذُبِحَتْ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in the house of abu Ja‘far (a.s.), there was al-Fakhtah and he one day heard it crying. He (the Imam) said, ‘Do you know what it (al-Fakhtah) says?’ They replied, ‘No, we do not know.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It says, ‘I have lost you, I have lost you.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘We will lo
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْكِلَابُ مِنْ ضَعَفَةِ الْجِنِّ فَإِذَا أَكَلَ أَحَدُكُمُ الطَّعَامَ وَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَلْيُطْعِمْهُ أَوْ لِيَطْرُدْهُ فَإِنَّ لَهَا أَنْفُسَ سَوْءٍ.
“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, ‘Dogs are weak Jinns. If one of you eat food and something of it (dog or jinn) is in front of you, feed it or send it away because they have evil souls.’
كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ يَعْنِي أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لَيْسَ لِي وَلَدٌ وَ لِي ضِيَاعٌ وَرِثْتُهَا مِنْ أَبِي وَ بَعْضُهَا اسْتَفَدْتُهَا وَ لَا آمَنُ الْحَدَثَانَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لِي وَلَدٌ وَ حَدَثَ بِي حَدَثٌ فَمَا تَرَى جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لِي أَنْ أُوقِفَ بَعْضَهَا عَلَى فُقَرَاءِ إِخْوَانِي وَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ أَوْ أَبِيعَهَا وَ أَتَصَدَّقَ بِثَمَنِهَا فِي حَيَاتِي عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِنِّي أَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ
“I once wrote to him (the Imam), abu al-Hassan (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I do not have any children and I have assets that I inherited from my father and myself earned a certain amount, but I do not feel safe from something happening. If something happens to me and I ha
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ هَذِهِ السَّفِينَةُ لِفُلَانٍ وَ لَمْ يُسَمِّ مَا فِيهَا وَ فِيهَا طَعَامٌ أَ يُعْطَاهَا الرَّجُلُ وَ مَا فِيهَا قَالَ هِيَ لِلَّذِي أَوْصَى لَهُ بِهَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ صَاحِبُهَا مُتَّهَماً وَ لَيْسَ لِلْوَرَثَةِ شَيْءٌ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has said that this ship belongs to so and so but has not identified its contents. There is food in it; if the ship with its content must be given to him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It belongs to him except; if its owner is accused (of wrong-doing) and the heirs
عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى إِلَى رَجُلٍ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ قَرَابَتَهُ مِنْ ضَيْعَتِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا جَرِيباً مِنْ طَعَامٍ فَمَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ سِنُونَ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي ضَيْعَتِهِ فَضْلٌ بَلِ احْتَاجَ إِلَى السَّلَفِ وَ الْعِينَةِ عَلَى مَنْ أَوْصَى لَهُ مِنَ السَّلَفِ وَ الْعِينَةِ أَمْ لَا فَإِنْ أَصَابَهُمْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ يُجْرِ عَلَيْهِمْ لِمَا فَاتَهُمْ مِنَ السِّنِينَ الْمَاضِيَةِ فَقَالَ كَأَنِّي لَا أُبَالِي إِنْ أَعْطَاهُم
“A man made a will to another man to give his relatives from his asset (land) such and such Jarib (a certain unit of measurement) of food. Many years passed but there was no extra in his asset; instead he needed to borrow and arrange for al-‘Aynah on the beneficiary of the will. Is it necessary to arrange a loan and al
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.’”
أَتَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مُجِحٌّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع[1] فَقَالَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي طَهَّرَكَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَيْسَرُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْقَطِعُ فَقَالَ لَهَا مِمَّا أُطَهِّرُكِ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَ وَ ذَاتُ بَعْلٍ أَنْتِ أَمْ غَيْرُ ذَلِكِ فَقَالَتْ بَلْ ذَاتُ بَعْلٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا أَ فَحَاضِراً كَانَ بَعْلُكِ إِذْ فَعَل
Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, form Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, from Imran Bin Maysam, or Salih Bin Maysam, from his father who said, ‘A woman came over to Amir Al-Momineen asws , so she said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen asws ! I have committed adultery, so purify me, may Allah azwj Purify you asws
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ الْوَلِيدَ بْنَ عُقْبَةَ حِينَ شُهِدَ عَلَيْهِ بِشُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ قَالَ عُثْمَانُ لِعَلِيٍّ ع اقْضِ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ هَؤُلَاءِ الَّذِينَ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهُ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَأَمَرَ عَلِيٌّ ع فَجُلِدَ بِسَوْطٍ لَهُ شُعْبَتَانِ أَرْبَعِينَ جَلْدَةً.
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Musa Bin Bakr, from Zurara who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far asws saying that Al-Waleed Bin Uqba, when he was witnessed with the drinking of the wine, Usman said to Ali asws , ‘Judge between him and those who are alleging that he as drunk the wine. So
كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَضْرِبُ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ النَّبِيذِ ثَمَانِينَ الْحُرَّ وَ الْعَبْدَ وَ الْيَهُودِيَّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّ قُلْتُ وَ مَا شَأْنُ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُظْهِرُوا شُرْبَهُ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ.
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘Ali asws used to whip regarding the wine and Al-Nabeez, eighty (lashes), and the slave, and the Jew, and the Christian’. I said,
كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَجْلِدُ الْحُرَّ وَ الْعَبْدَ وَ الْيَهُودِيَّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ النَّبِيذِ ثَمَانِينَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَظْهَرُوا ذَلِكَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُظْهِرُوا شُرْبَهَا.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Sama’at, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws whipped the free, and the slave, and the Jew, and the Christian regarding the wine and Al-Nabeez, eighty (lashes)’. So I said, ‘What has it to do with the Jew and the Christian?’ So he asws said: ‘When the
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْحَدُّ فِي الْخَمْرِ إِنْ شُرِبَ مِنْهَا قَلِيلًا أَوْ كَثِيراً قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِقُدَامَةَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَسَأَلَ عَلِيّاً ع فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِدَهُ ثَمَانِينَ فَقَالَ قُدَامَةُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَيْسَ عَلَيَّ حَدٌّ أَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّا
Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘The Penalty ( Hadd ) (would be established) regarding the wine, if it is drunk from it, a little or more’. Then he asws said: ‘They came to Umar with Qadamat Bin Mazoun, and he had drunk the wine, and the proof was established upon him. So he (Umar) ask
قَالَ: حَدُّ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ وَ الْمَمْلُوكِ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ الْفِرْيَةِ سَوَاءٌ وَ إِنَّمَا صُولِحَ أَهْلُ الذِّمَّةِ أَنْ يَشْرَبُوهَا فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ السَّكْرَانِ وَ الزَّانِي قَالَ يُجْلَدَانِ بِالسِّيَاطِ مُجَرَّدَيْنِ بَيْنَ الْكَتِفَيْنِ فَأَمَّا الْحَدُّ فِي الْقَذْفِ فَيُجْلَدُ عَلَى ثِيَابِهِ ضَرْباً بَيْنَ الضَّرْبَيْنِ.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus Bin Abdul Rahman, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘He asws (6 th Imam asws ) said: ‘The Penalty ( Hadd ) of the Jew, and the Christian, and the slave regarding the wine, and the fabrication, is the same. But rather, it is correct for the people under the res
أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِالنَّجَاشِيِّ الشَّاعِرِ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَضَرَبَهُ ثَمَانِينَ ثُمَّ حَبَسَهُ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ دَعَا بِهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَضَرَبَهُ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَدْ ضَرَبْتَنِي فِي شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ هَذِهِ الْعِشْرُونَ مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ هَذَا لِتَجَرِّيكَ عَلَى شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Ahmad Bin Al Nazar, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabid, raising it, from Abu Maryam who said, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with Al-Najjashy the poet who had drunk the wine during the Month of Ramazan. So he asws whipped him eighty (lashes). Then he asws held him in c
شَرِبَ رَجُلٌ الْخَمْرَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ شَرِبْتَ خَمْراً قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ لِمَ وَ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَ حَسُنَ إِسْلَامِي وَ مَنْزِلِي بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ قَوْمٍ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَ يَسْتَحِلُّونَهَا وَ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهَا حَرَامٌ اجْتَنَبْتُهَا فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ibn Bukeyr, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A man drank the wine in the era of Abu Bakr, so it was raised to Abu Bakr. So said to him, ‘Did you drink the wine?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘And why did you, and it is Prohibited?’ So the ma
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
قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ص فِيمَنْ سَرَقَ الثِّمَارَ فِي كُمِّهِ فَمَا أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَا حَمَلَ فَيُعَزَّرُ وَ يُغَرَّمُ قِيمَتَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ.
And by this chain, He asws said: ‘The Prophet saww judged regarding the one who stole the fruits being in their clusters. So whatever he ate from it, there was nothing upon him; and whatever he carried, so he was rebuked and made to compensate its price, twice (double)’.
قَالَ: حَدُّ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ وَ الْمَمْلُوكِ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ- الْفِرْيَةِ سَوَاءٌ وَ إِنَّمَا صُولِحَ أَهْلُ الذِّمَّةِ عَلَى أَنْ يَشْرَبُوهَا فِي بُيُوتِهِمْ.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘He asws said: ‘The Penalty of the Jew, and the Christian, and the owned (slaves) regarding the wine and the fabrication is the same. But rather, it is correct for the Ahl Al-Zimma (people under responsibility) that they can
قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنْ يُجْلَدَ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ النَّبِيذِ الْمُسْكِرِ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً إِذَا أَظْهَرُوا شُرْبَهُ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنْ أَمْصَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْمَجُوسِيُّ وَ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُمْ إِذَا شَرِبُوهَا فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَ كَنَائِسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَصِيرُوا بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ[2].
Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Al Washa, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged that the Jew, and the Christian would be whipped regarding the wine and Al-Nabeez the intoxicant (drink), eighty lashes, when they displa
قُلْتُ آكِلُ الرِّبَا بَعْدَ الْبَيِّنَةِ قَالَ يُؤَدَّبُ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُتِلَ.
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala, from Abu Jameela, from Is’haq Bin Ammar and Sama’at, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I said, ‘The consumer of the interest after the evidence (is clarified to him)?’ He asws said: ‘He would be discipline
آكِلُ الْمَيْتَةِ وَ الدَّمِ وَ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ عَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ.
And by this chain, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The consumer of the dead (animals, fish etc.), and the blood, and the flesh of the swine, upon him is the disciplining. So if he repeats, he is disciplined. So if he repeats, he is disciplined, and there is no Penalty
قَدِمَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَوْمٌ مِنْ بَنِي ضَبَّةَ مَرْضَى فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَقِيمُوا عِنْدِي فَإِذَا بَرَأْتُمْ بَعَثْتُكُمْ فِي سَرِيَّةٍ فَقَالُوا أَخْرِجْنَا مِنَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبَعَثَ بِهِمْ إِلَى إِبِلِ الصَّدَقَةِ يَشْرَبُونَ مِنْ أَبْوَالِهَا وَ يَأْكُلُونَ مِنْ أَلْبَانِهَا فَلَمَّا بَرَءُوا وَ اشْتَدُّوا قَتَلُوا ثَلَاثَةً مِمَّنْ كَانُوا فِي الْإِبِلِ فَبَلَغَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَبَعَثَ
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam and Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Sama’at, from someone else from his companions, altogether from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Salih, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘A group of sick people from the Clan of Zabbat came to Rasool-Allah saww . So Rasool-Allah saww s
سُئِلَ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِنَّما جَزاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَساداً أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا الْآيَةَ فَمَا الَّذِي إِذَا فَعَلَهُ اسْتَوْجَبَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْ هَذِهِ الْأَرْبَعِ فَقَالَ إِذَا حَارَبَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ سَعَى فِي الْأَرْضِ فَسَاداً فَقَتَلَ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَ وَ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ قُتِلَ وَ صُلِبَ وَ إِنْ أَخَذَ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ يَ
Ali, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ubeydullah Bin Is’haq Al madainy, from Abu Al Hassan Al Reza asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:33] But rather, the Recompense of those who wage war against Allah and His Rasool and strive to make mischief in the land is o
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع رَجُلٌ دَعَوْنَاهُ إِلَى جُمْلَةِ مَا نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ زَنَى وَ أَكَلَ الرِّبَا وَ لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ إِذَا جَهِلَهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ أَقَرَّ بِتَحْرِيمِهَا.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘We invited a man to the entirety of what we are upon, from the entirety of Al-Islam, so he accepted with it, then he drank the wine, and commited adultery, and consum
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع لَوْ وَجَدْتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْعَجَمِ أَقَرَّ بِجُمْلَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ لَمْ يَأْتِهِ شَيْءٌ مِنَ التَّفْسِيرِ زَنَى أَوْ سَرَقَ أَوْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ لَمْ أُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ إِذَا جَهِلَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ وَ عَرَفَهُ.
Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from the one who reported it, from Abu Ubeyda who said, ‘Abu Ja’far asws said: ‘If I asws were to find a man from the non-Arabs who accepted with the entirety of Al-Islam, not been given anything from the explanation of adultery, or theft, or drinking the wine, I asws would not
لَقَدْ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص بِقَضِيَّةٍ مَا قَضَى بِهَا أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَ كَانَتْ أَوَّلَ قَضِيَّةٍ قَضَى بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَفْضَى الْأَمْرُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَ شَرِبْتَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَ لِمَ شَرِبْتَهَا وَ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّنِي
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws had judged with a judgement which no one else had judged with it before him, and he asws was the first one to have judg
قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِيمَنْ قَتَلَ وَ شَرِبَ خَمْراً وَ سَرَقَ فَأَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ فَجَلَدَهُ لِشُرْبِهِ الْخَمْرَ وَ قَطَعَ يَدَهُ فِي سَرِقَتِهِ وَ قَتَلَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ.
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from his brother Al Hassan, from Zurara Bin Muhammad, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the one who murdered, and drank wine, and stole, so he asws establ
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع الْمُرْتَدُّ تُعْزَلُ عَنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ لَا تُؤْكَلُ ذَبِيحَتُهُ وَ يُسْتَتَابُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ تَابَ وَ إِلَّا قُتِلَ يَوْمَ الرَّابِعِ.
And by this chain, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘(As for the) apostate, his wife should isolate herself from him, and she should not eat meat slaughtered by him, and he would be given three days to repent, so if he does repent (fine), or else he would be killed on the fourth day’.
سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَزْنِي أَوْ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مَعَ نَظَرِهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَمِينُ اللَّهِ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْرِقُ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَزْبُرَهُ[1] وَ يَنْهَاهُ وَ يَمْضِيَ وَ يَدَعَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحَقَّ إِذَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَل
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Mahmoudy, from his father, from Yunus, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘It is Obligatory upon the Imam asws when he asws finds a man committing adultery, or drinking the wine, that he asws should esta
أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع كَانَ لَا يَرَى الْحَبْسَ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثٍ رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ مَالَ الْيَتِيمِ أَوْ غَصَبَهُ أَوْ رَجُلٍ اؤْتُمِنَ عَلَى أَمَانَةٍ فَذَهَبَ بِهَا.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, raising it, (It has been narrated) that Amir Al-Momineen asws would never imprison anyone except regarding three – a man who consumed the property of the orphan, or usurped it (property), or a man who was enstrusted upon a trust, so
قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلَيْنِ سَرَقَا مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ أَحَدُهُمَا عَبْدٌ لِمَالِ اللَّهِ وَ الْآخَرُ مِنْ عُرْضِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ أَمَّا هَذَا فَمِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ مِنْ مَالِ اللَّهِ أَكَلَ بَعْضُهُ بَعْضاً وَ أَمَّا الْآخَرُ فَقَدَّمَهُ فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ أَنْ يُطْعَمَ السَّمْنَ وَ اللَّحْمَ حَتَّى بَرَأَتْ مِنْهُ.
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Washa, 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 two men who had stolen from the wealth of Allah azwj . One of the two was a slave of the wealth of Allah azwj , and the other o
أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ نَصْرَانِيٍّ كَانَ أَسْلَمَ وَ مَعَهُ خِنْزِيرٌ قَدْ شَوَاهُ وَ أَدْرَجَهُ بِرَيْحَانٍ قَالَ مَا حَمَلَكَ عَلَى هَذَا قَالَ الرَّجُلُ مَرِضْتُ فَقَرِمْتُ إِلَى اللَّحْمِ[1] فَقَالَ أَيْنَ أَنْتَ مِنْ لَحْمِ الْمَعْزِ وَ كَانَ خَلَفاً مِنْهُ ثُمَ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّكَ أَكَلْتَهُ لَأَقَمْتُ عَلَيْكَ الْحَدَّ وَ لَكِنْ سَأَضْرِبُكَ ضَرْباً فَلَا تَعُدْ فَضَرَبَهُ حَتَّى شَغَرَ بِب
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Hajjal, from Ali Bin Muhammad Bin Abdul Rahman, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a Christian man who had become a Muslim, and with him was a pig which he had roasted, and seasoned it with basil. He asws said:
أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِقُدَامَةَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَشَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا خَصِيٌّ وَ هُوَ عَمْرٌو التَّمِيمِيُّ وَ الْآخَرُ الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ الْجَارُودِ فَشَهِدَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَشْرَبُ وَ شَهِدَ الْآخَرُ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَقِيءُ الْخَمْرَ فَأَرْسَلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْم
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, has narrated from his father, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who has said that once Qudamah ibn Maz‘un was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab because of drinking wine and two men testified against him. One, called ‘Amr al- Tamimiy, was castrated and the other one was Mu‘alla’ ibn al- Jarud. One of them testified
سَمِعْتُ عَلِيّاً ص يَقُولُ لِشُرَيْحٍ انْظُرْ إِلَى أَهْلِ الْمَعْكِ وَ الْمَطْلِ[1] وَ دَفْعِ حُقُوقِ النَّاسِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْمَقْدُرَةِ وَ الْيَسَارِ مِمَّنْ يُدْلِي بِأَمْوَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ إِلَى الْحُكَّامِ فَخُذْ لِلنَّاسِ بِحُقُوقِهِمْ مِنْهُمْ وَ بِعْ فِيهَا الْعَقَارَ وَ الدِّيَارَ فَإِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص يَقُولُ مَطْلُ الْمُسْلِمِ الْمُوسِرِ ظُلْمٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِ وَ مَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَقَار
“I heard ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali (a.s.), saying to Shurayh, ’Keep an eye on those who delay payment of debts on them and on the procrastinators and on defending the rights of people against the capable and the affluent ones who throw the wealth of the Muslims to the ruling parties. Take the rights of people from them a
إِنَّ دَاوُدَ ع سَأَلَ رَبَّهُ أَنْ يُرِيَهُ قَضِيَّةً مِنْ قَضَايَا الْآخِرَةِ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ يَا دَاوُدُ أَنَّ الَّذِي سَأَلْتَنِي لَمْ أُطْلِعْ عَلَيْهِ أَحَداً مِنْ خَلْقِي وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِأَحَدٍ أَنْ يَقْضِيَ بِهِ غَيْرِي قَالَ فَلَمْ يَمْنَعْهُ ذَلِكَ أَنْ عَادَ فَسَأَلَ اللَّهَ أَنْ يُرِيَهُ قَضِيَّةً مِنْ قَضَايَا الْآخِرَةِ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا دَاوُدُ
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once Dawud ‘Alayhi al-Salam, asked his Lord to show him one of the cases of the next life being judged. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, sent him revelation. It said, ‘O Dawud, what you have asked Me is something about which no one of My creatures has known. It is not proper for an
أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةٍ قَدْ شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهَا أَنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ كَانَ مِنْ قِصَّتِهَا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ يَتِيمَةً عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ وَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ كَثِيراً مَا يَغِيبُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ فَشَبَّتِ الْيَتِيمَةُ فَتَخَوَّفَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَدَعَتْ بِنِسْوَةٍ حَتَّى أَمْسَكْنَهَا فَأَخَذَتْ عُذْرَتَهَا بِإِصْبَعِهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ زَوْجُهَا مِنْ غَيْبَتِهِ رَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ
Once a girl was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and testimony was presented against her for committing fornication. Her story was that she was an orphan with a man who very often remained absent from his family. The orphan girl matured and the woman feared her husband’s being attracted to the young girl. She called
سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي لَيْلَى يُحَدِّثُ أَصْحَابَهُ فَقَالَ: قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ اصْطَحَبَا فِي سَفَرٍ فَلَمَّا أَرَادَا الْغَدَاءَ أَخْرَجَ أَحَدَهُمَا مِنْ زَادِهِ خَمْسَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ وَ أَخْرَجَ الْآخَرُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْغِفَةٍ فَمَرَّ بِهِمَا عَابِرُ سَبِيلٍ فَدَعَوَاهُ إِلَى طَعَامِهِمَا فَأَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَهُمَا حَتَّى لَمْ يَبْقَ شَيْءٌ فَلَمَّا فَرَغُوا أَعْطَاهُمَا الْعَابِرُ بِه
“I once heard ibn abu Layla’ speaking to his people. He said, ‘About the case of two men of whom one during a journey for their lunch took out of his supplies five loafs of bread, the other one took out three and a passerby, whom they invited joined them for lunch, ate with them so they finished all the loafs. The pass
قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أَكَلَ وَ أَصْحَابٌ لَهُ شَاةً فَقَالَ إِنْ أَكَلْتُمُوهَا فَهِيَ لَكُمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَأْكُلُوهَا فَعَلَيْكُمْ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَضَى فِيهِ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ بَاطِلٌ لَا شَيْءَ فِي الْمُؤَاكَلَةِ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ مَا قَلَّ مِنْهُ وَ مَا كَثُرَ وَ مَنَعَ غَرَامَتَهُ فِيهِ.
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that about the case of a man who had a sheep told his people, ‘If you eat all of it, it then is yours; but if you could not eat, then you must pay such and such amount.’ ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, issued a judgment that said, ‘It is invalid. There is nothing in eating food, more or less’; and
سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْمَشْيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَ الْهَدْيَ قَالَ وَ حَلَفَ بِكُلِّ يَمِينٍ غَلِيظٍ أَلَّا أُكَلِّمَ أَبِي أَبَداً وَ لَا أَشْهَدَ لَهُ خَيْراً وَ لَا يَأْكُلَ مَعِي عَلَى الْخِوَانِ أَبَداً وَ لَا يَأْوِيَنِي وَ إِيَّاهُ سَقْفُ بَيْتٍ أَبَداً قَالَ ثُمَّ سَكَتَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ بَقِيَ شَيْءٌ قَالَ لَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ
“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, when I was listening, about the case of a man who has made obligatory upon himself to walk to the House of Allah and the offering animal, he has taken an oath in all severity not to ever speak to his father, testify about anything good for him. Never eat with him on one table or
ادْنِي يَا فُلَانَةُ فَكُلِي مَعِي فَقَالَتْ لَا فَحَلَفَتْ وَ جَعَلَتْ عَلَيْهَا الْمَشْيَ إِلَى بَيْتِ اللَّهِ وَ عِتْقَ مَا تَمْلِكُ وَ أَلَّا يُظِلَّهَا وَ إِيَّاهَا سَقْفُ بَيْتٍ وَ لَا تَأْكُلَ مَعَهَا عَلَى خِوَانٍ أَبَداً فَقَالَتِ الْأُخْرَى مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَحَمَلَ عُمَرُ بْنُ حَنْظَلَةَ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مَقَالَتَهُمَا فَقَالَ أَنَا قَاضٍ فِي ذَا قُلْ لَهَا فَلْتَأْكُلْ وَ لْيُظِلَّهَا وَ إِيَّاهَا سَق
“A woman of the family of al-Mukhtar took an oath against her sister or a relative. She asked her to join her for food but she refused. She then took an oath and made it upon her-self to walk to the house of Allah, free a slave and never to live under one roof with her or eat with her on one table, and the other one di
فِي رَجُلٍ حَلَفَ بِيَمِينٍ أَنْ لَا يَتَكَلَّمَ ذَا قَرَابَةٍ لَهُ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ فَلْيُكَلِّمِ الَّذِي حَلَفَ عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالَ كُلُّ يَمِينٍ لَا يُرَادُ بِهَا وَجْهُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ[1] فِي طَلَاقٍ أَوْ عِتْقٍ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ جَعَلَتْ مَالَهَا هَدْياً لِبَيْتِ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَعَارَتْ مَتَاعَهَا لِفُلَانَةَ وَ فُلَانَةَ فَأَعَارَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِهَا بِغَيْرِ أَمْرِهَا
“About the case of a man who takes an oath not to speak to a certain relative, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It does not have any valid effect. He must speak to one about whom he has taken an oath not to speak.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Any oath which is not for the sake of Allah does not have any valid effect, wh
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُقْسِمُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ فِي الطَّعَامِ لِيَأْكُلَ فَلَمْ يَطْعَمْ هَلْ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْكَفَّارَةُ وَ مَا الْيَمِينُ الَّتِي تَجِبُ فِيهَا الْكَفَّارَةُ فَقَالَ الْكَفَّارَةُ فِي الَّذِي يَحْلِفُ عَلَى الْمَتَاعِ أَنْ لَا يَبِيعَهُ وَ لَا يَشْتَرِيَهُ ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ فِيهِ فَيُكَفِّرُ عَنْ يَمِينِهِ وَ إِنْ حَلَفَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ وَ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ إِتْيَانُهُ خَيْرٌ مِنْ تَرْكِهِ ف
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who takes an oath for a man to eat food but does not eat; if there is expiation on him and the kind of oath that makes expiation obligatory. He (the Imam) said, ‘Expiation is obligatory when one takes an oath not to sell an asset or buy but then he changes hi
كُلُّ يَمِينٍ حَلَفَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَهَا مِمَّا لَهُ فِيهِ مَنْفَعَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَلَا كَفَّارَةَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّمَا الْكَفَّارَةُ فِي أَنْ يَحْلِفَ الرَّجُلُ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَزْنِي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَسْرِقُ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَخُونُ وَ أَشْبَاهِ هَذَا وَ لَا أَعْصِي ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْكَفَّارَةُ فِيهِ.
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Every act for which one takes an oath not to do it and the act is beneficial in this and in the hereafter, there is no expiation for it. Kaffarah (expiation) becomes obligatory when one takes an oath and says, ‘By Allah I will not commit fornication, by Allah I will not drink wine, by All
فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَمَّا قَالَ لآِدَمَ ادْخُلِ الْجَنَّةَ قَالَ لَهُ يَا آدَمُ لَا تَقْرَبْ هَذِهِ الشَّجَرَةَ قَالَ وَ أَرَاهُ إِيَّاهَا فَقَالَ آدَمُ لِرَبِّهِ كَيْفَ أَقْرَبُهَا وَ قَدْ نَهَيْتَنِي عَنْهَا أَنَا وَ زَوْجَتِي قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا لَا تَقْرَبَاهَا يَعْنِي لَا تَأْكُلَا مِنْهَا فَقَالَ آدَمُ وَ زَوْجَتُهُ نَعَمْ يَا رَبَّنَا لَا نَقْرَبُهَا وَ لَا نَأْكُلُ مِنْهَا وَ لَمْ يَسْتَثْ
2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father all from ibn Mahbub from abu Ja‘far al-Ahwal from Salam ibn al-Mustanir who has narrated the following: “This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘. . . We made a covenant wi
فِي كَفَّارَةِ الْيَمِينِ عِتْقُ رَقَبَةٍ أَوْ إِطْعَامُ عَشَرَةِ مَسَاكِينَ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ ما تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ أَوْ كِسْوَتُهُمْ وَ الْوَسَطُ الْخَلُّ وَ الزَّيْتُ وَ أَرْفَعُهُ الْخُبْزُ وَ اللَّحْمُ وَ الصَّدَقَةُ مُدٌّ مُدٌّ مِنْ حِنْطَةٍ لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ وَ الْكِسْوَةُ ثَوْبَانِ فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَعَلَيْهِ الصِّيَامُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَمَنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ فَصِيامُ ثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ[4].
About the case of expiation due to an oath which is freeing a slave, or feeding ten destitute person of the average kind of food for your family or clothing them, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The average kind of food is vinegar and oil, and a high quality is bread and meat. Charity is one mud (a certain measuremen
هُوَ كَمَا يَكُونُ إِنَّهُ يَكُونُ فِي الْبَيْتِ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ أَكْثَرَ مِنَ الْمُدِّ وَ مِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَأْكُلُ أَقَلَّ مِنَ الْمُدِّ فَبَيْنَ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ جَعَلْتَ لَهُمْ أُدْماً وَ الْأُدْمُ أَدْنَاهُ الْمِلْحُ وَ أَوْسَطُهُ الْخَلُّ وَ الزَّيْتُ وَ أَرْفَعُهُ اللَّحْمُ.
“This is about the meaning of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘. . . it is of the average kind of food that you provide to your family.’ Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is just as it is at home. Certain people eat one mud (a certain measurement) and certain others less or in between. If you like
فِي كَفَّارَةِ الْيَمِينِ مُدٌّ مُدٌّ مِنْ حِنْطَةٍ وَ حَفْنَةٌ لِتَكُونَ الْحَفْنَةُ فِي طَحْنِهِ وَ حَطَبِهِ.
“About the Kaffarah (expiation) due to an oath which is one mud (a certain measurement) for each person abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that it must be a handful of food made into flour and cooked.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ أَوْسَطِ ما تُطْعِمُونَ أَهْلِيكُمْ فَقَالَ مَا تَقُوتُونَ بِهِ عِيَالَكُمْ مِنْ أَوْسَطِ ذَلِكَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا أَوْسَطُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الْخَلُّ وَ الزَّيْتُ وَ التَّمْرُ وَ الْخُبْزُ تُشْبِعُهُمْ بِهِ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً قُلْتُ كِسْوَتُهُمْ قَالَ ثَوْبٌ وَاحِدٌ.
“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about, ‘. . . the average kind of food that you provide for your family.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is the kind of food which you feed your family, it must be of the middle of the two, high and low, quality that you provide for your family.’ I then asked, ‘What is the middle of such food?
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ عَلَيَّ نَذْرٌ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ حَتَّى يُسَمِّيَ النَّذْرَ وَ يَقُولَ عَلَيَّ صَوْمٌ لِلَّهِ أَوْ يَتَصَدَّقَ أَوْ يُعْتِقَ أَوْ يُهْدِيَ هَدْياً وَ إِنْ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ أَنَا أُهْدِي هَذَا الطَّعَامَ فَلَيْسَ هَذَا بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّمَا تُهْدَى الْبُدْنُ.
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who says that there is a vow, a commitment on him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It does not have any valid effect until he says, “There is fasting, or paying charity, or freeing a slave, or offering an animal offering.” If a man says, “I give this food as an offering
يُعْطِي مَنْ يَصُومُ عَنْهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ مُدَّيْنِ.
“About the case of a man who makes a vow and commitment to fast and is not able to do so, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must pay someone to fast for him and for every day it is two mud (a certain measurement) of food.’”