قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص صَاحِبُ الرَّحْلِ يَشْرَبُ أَوَّلَ الْقَوْمِ وَ يَتَوَضَّأُ آخِرَهُمْ[3].
Hadith.4251 - The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, said: "The owner of the provision will drink first among the people and performs ablution last among them."
يَا سَمَاعَةُ أَكْلًا وَ حَمْداً لَا أَكْلًا وَ صَمْتاً[4].
Hadith.4252 - Sama'ah bin Mehran narrated: I was eating with Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam (as) said: "O Sama'ah, eat with gratitude and praise, not with eating and silence."
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ضَمِنْتُ لِمَنْ سَمَّى عَلَى طَعَامِهِ[5] أَنْ لَا يَشْتَكِيَ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ ابْنُ الْكَوَّاءِ[6] يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَقَدْ أَكَلْتُ الْبَارِحَةَ طَعَاماً فَسَمَّيْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ آذَانِي فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَكَلْتَ أَلْوَاناً فَسَمَّيْتَ عَلَى بَعْضِهَا وَ لَمْ تُسَمِّ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَا لُكَعُ[7]. وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ عَلَى كُلِّ لَوْنٍ
Hadith.4253 - Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said: "I guarantee that whoever mentions the name of Allah (swt) upon his food will not suffer any harm from it." Then Ibn al-Kawwa' said: "O Commander of the Faithful, I ate food last night, mentioned the name of Allah (swt) upon it, and yet it caused me disc
مَا اتَّخَمْتُ قَطُّ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنِّي لَمْ أَبْدَأْ بِطَعَامٍ إِلَّا قُلْتُ- بِسْمِ اللَّهِ وَ لَمْ أَفْرُغْ مِنْ طَعَامٍ إِلَّا قُلْتُ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ[2]
قَالَ ع إِنَّ الْبَطْنَ إِذَا شَبِعَ طَغَى[3].
Hadith.4255 - Imam (as) said: "Indeed, when the stomach is full, it becomes rebellious."
لَهُ مَا حَدُّ هَذَا الْخِوَانِ فَقَالَ إِذَا وَضَعْتَهُ فَسَمِّ اللَّهَ وَ إِذَا رَفَعْتَهُ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ وَ قُمَّ مَا حَوْلَ الْخِوَانِ فَإِنَّ هَذَا حَدُّهُ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتُّ فَإِذَا كُوزٌ مَوْضُوعٌ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ مَا حَدُّ الْكُوزِ فَقَالَ اشْرَبْ مِمَّا يَلِي شَفَتَيْهِ وَ سَمِّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَهُ عَنْ فِيكَ فَاحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ مَوْضِعَ الْعُرْوَةِ أَنْ تَشْ
Hadith.4256 - Amr ibn Qays al-Masir narrated: I entered upon Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), in Medina, and there was a dining table before him, and Imam (as) was eating. I said to Imam (as): "What is the proper etiquette for this table?" Imam (as) replied: "When you place it, mention the name of Allah
لَهُ مَا كَانَ فِي الصَّحْرَاءِ فَدَعْهُ وَ لَوْ فَخِذَ شَاةٍ وَ مَا كَانَ فِي الْبَيْتِ فَتَتَبَّعْهُ وَ الْقُطْهُ.
Hadith.4257 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Walid al-Kirmani: I ate in the presence of Abu Ja'far al-Thani Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Jawad (as). When I finished and the dining mat was lifted, a servant went to collect the crumbs of food that had fallen. Imam (as) said to him: "Whatever is in the open area, leave i
إِنَّ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ يَبْدَءُونَ بِالْخَلِّ فِي أَوَّلِ الطَّعَامِ وَ يَخْتِمُونَ بِالْمِلْحِ وَ إِنَّا نَبْدَأُ بِالْمِلْحِ فِي أَوَّلِ الطَّعَامِ وَ نَخْتِمُ بِالْخَلِ[1]
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ابْدَءُوا بِالْمِلْحِ فِي أَوَّلِ الطَّعَامِ فَلَوْ عَلِمَ النَّاسُ مَا فِي الْمِلْحِ لَاخْتَارُوهُ عَلَى التِّرْيَاقِ الْمُجَرَّبِ.
Hadith.4259 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "Begin with salt at the start of the meal, for if people knew what is in salt, they would prefer it over the tried remedy."
إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص كَانَ يَتَخَلَّلُ وَ هُوَ يُطَيِّبُ الْفَمَ.
I saw Abu Abdillah (as) using a toothpick, so I looked at him. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) used a toothpick, and it purifies the mouth."
فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ إِنَّ مِنْ حَقِّ الضَّيْفِ أَنْ يُعَدَّ لَهُ الْخِلَالُ[3].
Hadith.4261 - And in another narration: "Indeed, it is from the rights of the guest that a toothpick is prepared for him."
قَالَ ع مَا أَدَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ لِسَانَكَ فَأَخْرَجْتَهُ فَابْلَعْهُ وَ مَا أَخْرَجْتَهُ بِالْخِلَالِ فَارْمِ بِهِ[4].
Hadith.4262 - Imam (as) said: "Whatever you roll around with your tongue and remove, swallow it, and whatever you remove with a toothpick, discard it."
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْوُضُوءُ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِ وَ بَعْدَهُ يَذْهَبَانِ بِالْفَقْرِ[1].
Hadith.4263 - Safwan al-Jammal narrated from Abi Ghurrah al-Khurasani who said that Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Performing ablution before and after eating removes poverty."
مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ خَيْرُ بَيْتِهِ فَلْيَتَوَضَّأْ عِنْدَ حُضُورِ طَعَامِهِ[2]
قَالَ ع[3] مَنْ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِ وَ بَعْدَهُ عَاشَ فِي سَعَةٍ وَ عُوفِيَ مِنْ بَلْوَى فِي جَسَدِهِ.
Hadith.4265 - Imam (as) said: "Whoever washes his hands before and after eating will live in ease and will be protected from afflictions in his body."
رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ الثُّمَالِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا طَعِمَ قَالَ- الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَطْعَمَنَا وَ سَقَانَا وَ كَفَانَا وَ أَيَّدَنَا وَ آوَانَا وَ أَنْعَمَ عَلَيْنَا وَ أَفْضَلَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي يُطْعِمُ وَ لا يُطْعَمُ.
Hadith.4266 - It is narrated from Abu Hamzah al-Thumali, from Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as), that whenever he ate, Imam (as) would say: "All praise is due to Allah (swt), Who fed us, gave us drink, sufficed us, supported us, sheltered us, blessed us, and bestowed His favor upon us. All praise is due to Allah (swt), Who
نِعْمَ الْإِدَامُ الْخَلُّ مَا أَقْفَرَ بَيْتٌ فِيهِ خَلٌ[4]
لَا بَأْسَ بِأَكْلِهِ نِيّاً وَ فِي الْقُدُورِ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يُتَدَاوَى بِالثُّومِ وَ لَكِنْ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَخْرُجْ إِلَى الْمَسْجِدِ[5].
Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about garlic, onions, and leeks. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in eating them raw or cooked in pots, and there is no harm in using garlic as a remedy. However, if one does so, let him not go to the mosque."
إِنَّمَا نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْهُ لِرِيحِهِ وَ قَالَ مَنْ أَكَلَ هَذِهِ الْبَقْلَةَ الْخَبِيثَةَ فَلَا يَقْرَبْ مَسْجِدَنَا فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَكَلَهُ وَ لَمْ يَأْتِ الْمَسْجِدَ فَلَا بَأْسَ.
I asked him about garlic. Imam (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) only forbade it because of its smell. Prophet (sw) said: 'Whoever eats this foul plant should not come near our mosque.' However, as for one who eats it and does not go to the mosque, there is no harm."
قَالَ الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع[1] فِي الْمَائِدَةِ اثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ خَصْلَةً يَجِبُ عَلَى كُلِّ مُسْلِمٍ أَنْ يَعْرِفَهَا أَرْبَعٌ مِنْهَا فَرْضٌ وَ أَرْبَعٌ سُنَّةٌ وَ أَرْبَعٌ تَأْدِيبٌ فَأَمَّا الْفَرْضُ فَالْمَعْرِفَةُ[2] وَ الرِّضَا وَ التَّسْمِيَةُ[3] وَ الشُّكْرُ وَ أَمَّا السُّنَّةُ فَالْوُضُوءُ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِ وَ الْجُلُوسُ عَلَى الْجَانِبِ الْأَيْسَرِ وَ الْأَكْلُ بِثَلَاثِ أَصَابِعَ وَ لَعْقُ الْأَصَاب
Imam Hasan ibn Ali (as) said: "There are twelve qualities related to the dining table that every Muslim must know, four of them are obligatory, four are recommended practices (Sunnah), and four are etiquettes: As for the obligatory ones, they are: recognition (of Allah (swt)), contentment, mentioning the name of Allah
يَنْبَغِي لِلشَّيْخِ الْكَبِيرِ أَلَّا يَنَامَ إِلَّا وَ جَوْفُهُ مُمْتَلِئٌ مِنَ الطَّعَامِ فَإِنَّهُ أَهْدَأُ لِنَوْمِهِ وَ أَطْيَبُ لِنَكْهَتِهِ[4]
عَجِبْتُ لِمَنْ يَحْتَمِي مِنَ الطَّعَامِ مَخَافَةَ الدَّاءِ كَيْفَ لَا يَحْتَمِي مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ مَخَافَةَ النَّارِ[5]
عَلَيَّ أَلْفُ بَدَنَةٍ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ بِأَلْفِ حَجَّةٍ[1] قَالَ تِلْكَ خُطُوَاتُ الشَّيْطَانِ[2] وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ وَ هُوَ مُحْرِمٌ بِحَجَّةٍ أَوْ يَقُولُ أَنَا أُهْدِي هَذَا الطَّعَامَ[3] قَالَ لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ إِنَّ الطَّعَامَ لَا يُهْدَى أَوْ يَقُولُ لِجَزُورٍ بَعْدَ مَا نُحِرَتْ هُوَ هَدْيٌ لِبَيْتِ اللَّهِ إِنَّمَا تُهْدَى الْبُدْنُ وَ هِيَ أَحْيَاءٌ وَ لَيْسَ تُهْدَى حِينَ صَارَتْ لَحْماً[4].
Hadith.4295 - Imam (as) was asked about a man who says, "I am obligated to offer a thousand camels" while he is in the state of ihram for a thousand Hajj. Imam (as) said: "These are the steps of Satan." And regarding a man who, while in ihram for Hajj, says, "I will offer this food as a gift," Imam (as) said: "It is of
يُعْطِي مَنْ يَصُومُ عَنْهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ مُدَّيْنِ[2].
Hadith.4314 - Abdullah ibn Jabalah narrated from Ishaq ibn Ammar, from Abu Abdillah (as), regarding a man who makes fasting obligatory upon himself through a vow but is unable to fulfill it. Imam (as) said: "He should give two mudds of food for each day to someone who will fast on his behalf."
لِلَّهِ عَلَيَّ إِنْ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ حَبْسِي هَذَا أَنْ أَصُومَ سَنَةً فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْحَبْسِ وَ خَافَ أَنْ لَا يُمْكِنَهُ أَنْ يَصُومَ سَنَةً كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ يَصُومُ شَهْراً وَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الثَّانِي أَيَّاماً فَيَكُونُ قَدْ صَامَ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتَابِعَيْنِ ثُمَّ يَصُومُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَمَتَى أَفْطَرَ يَوْماً تَصَدَّقَ بِمُدٍّ وَ مَتَى صَامَ حُسِبَ لَهُ حَتَّى يَتِمَّ لَهُ سَنَةٌ.
Hadith.4321 - Abdullah ibn Muskan narrated from Badr ibn Khalil, who said that Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who was imprisoned and vowed, saying, "It is upon me, for the sake of Allah (swt), that if I am released from this prison, I will fast for a year." The man was then released from prison but feared that
كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ الصَّفَّارُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ[2] إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ ع رَجُلٌ حَلَفَ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَوْ مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَحَنِثَ مَا تَوْبَتُهُ وَ مَا كَفَّارَتُهُ فَوَقَّعَ ع يُطْعِمُ عَشَرَةَ مَسَاكِينَ لِكُلِّ مِسْكِينٍ مُدٌّ وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.
Hadith.4330 - Muhammad ibn al-Hasan al-Saffar, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, wrote to Abu Muhammad al-Hasan ibn Ali (as) asking about a man who swore an oath of disassociation from Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, or from the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and then broke his o
قَالَ ع[5] خَيْرُ نِسَائِكُمُ الطَّيِّبَةُ الرِّيحِ الطَّيِّبَةُ الطَّعَامِ[6]- الَّتِي إِنْ أَنْفَقَتْ أَنْفَقَتْ بِمَعْرُوفٍ وَ إِنْ أَمْسَكَتْ أَمْسَكَتْ بِمَعْرُوفٍ فَتِلْكَ مِنْ عُمَّالِ اللَّهِ وَ عَامِلُ اللَّهِ لَا يَخِيبُ.
Hadith.4365 - Imam (as) said: "The best of your women is the one who has a pleasant fragrance and prepares good food, who spends appropriately if she spends, and who withholds appropriately if she withholds. Such a woman is among the workers of Allah (swt), and the worker of Allah (swt) will never fail."
زُفُّوا عَرَائِسَكُمْ لَيْلًا وَ أَطْعِمُوا ضُحًى[1].
"Escort your brides at night and serve food in the morning."
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَ الْمُسْلِمَةَ فَمَا يَصْنَعُ بِالْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ قُلْتُ يَكُونُ لَهُ فِيهَا الْهَوَى قَالَ فَإِنْ فَعَلَ فَلْيَمْنَعْهَا مِنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ أَكْلِ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي دِينِهِ فِي تَزْوِيجِهِ إِيَّاهَا غَضَاضَةً[2].
Hadith.4422 - And Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Muawiyah ibn Wahb and others of our companions, from Abu Abdullah (as). He said: I asked Imam (as) about a believing man marrying a Jewish or Christian woman. Imam (as) replied: "If he has access to a Muslim woman, what need does he have for a Jewish or Christian woma
سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ ابْتُلِيَتْ بِشُرْبِ نَبِيذٍ فَسَكِرَتْ فَزَوَّجَتْ نَفْسَهَا رَجُلًا فِي سُكْرِهَا ثُمَّ أَفَاقَتْ فَأَنْكَرَتْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ ظَنَّتْ أَنَّهُ يَلْزَمُهَا فَوَرِعَتْ مِنْهُ فَأَقَامَتْ مَعَ الرَّجُلِ عَلَى ذَلِكَ التَّزْوِيجِ أَ حَلَالٌ هُوَ لَهَا أَوِ التَّزْوِيجُ فَاسِدٌ لِمَكَانِ السُّكْرِ وَ لَا سَبِيلَ لِلرَّجُلِ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا أَقَامَتْ مَعَهُ بَعْدَ مَا أَفَاقَتْ فَهُ
Hadith.4430 - Muhammad ibn Ismail ibn Bazi reported that he asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as), about a woman who had been afflicted with drinking wine and became intoxicated, then married herself to a man while in her intoxicated state. When she sobered up, she denied it but then assumed that the marriage might be
يُشْبِعُ بَطْنَهَا وَ يَكْسُو جُثَّتَهَا وَ إِنْ جَهِلَتْ غَفَرَ لَهَا.
Hadith.4526 - Ishaq ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdillah (as) about the right of a woman over her husband. Imam (as) said: "He should satisfy her hunger, clothe her body, and if she acts ignorantly, he should forgive her."
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَلَمْ يَكْسُهَا مَا يُوَارِي عَوْرَتَهَا وَ يُطْعِمْهَا مَا يُقِيمُ صُلْبَهَا[3] كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.
I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "Whoever has a wife and does not provide her with clothing to cover her modesty and food to sustain her strength, it is the duty of the Imam to separate them."
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ كَيْفَ يُنْكِحُ عَبْدَهُ أَمَتَهُ قَالَ يُجْزِيهِ أَنْ يَقُولَ قَدْ أَنْكَحْتُكَ فُلَانَةَ وَ يُعْطِيهَا مَا شَاءَ مِنْ قِبَلِهِ أَوْ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَا بُدَّ مِنْ طَعَامٍ[1] أَوْ دِرْهَمٍ أَوْ نَحْوِ ذَلِكَ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَأْذَنَ لَهُ فَيَشْتَرِيَ مِنْ مَالِهِ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ جَارِيَةً أَوْ جَوَارِيَ يَطَؤُهُنَّ.
I asked him how a man can marry his slave to his bondwoman. Imam (as) said: "It is sufficient for him to say, 'I have married you to so-and-so,' and to give her whatever he wishes, either from himself or from her master. There must be something given, whether it be food, a dirham, or something similar. There is also no
إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى حَرَّمَ عَلَى شِيعَتِنَا الْمُسْكِرَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرَابٍ وَ عَوَّضَهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمُتْعَةَ.
"Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has forbidden all intoxicating drinks for our Shia and has compensated them with mut'ah (temporary marriage)."
وَ نَظَرَ الصَّادِقُ ع إِلَى أُمِّ إِسْحَاقَ بِنْتِ سُلَيْمَانَ وَ هِيَ تُرْضِعُ أَحَدَ ابْنَيْهَا مُحَمَّداً أَوْ إِسْحَاقَ فَقَالَ يَا أُمَّ إِسْحَاقَ لَا تُرْضِعِيهِ مِنْ ثَدْيٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ أَرْضِعِيهِ مِنْ كِلَيْهِمَا يَكُونُ أَحَدُهُمَا طَعَاماً وَ الْآخَرُ شَرَاباً[3].
Hadith.4664 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) looked at Umm Ishaq bint Sulayman while she was breastfeeding one of her two sons, either Muhammad or Ishaq, and Imam (as) said: "O Umm Ishaq, do not nurse him from only one breast; rather, nurse him from both. One will serve as food and the other as drink."
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَفَعَ وَلَدَهُ إِلَى ظِئْرٍ يَهُودِيَّةٍ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيَّةٍ أَوْ مَجُوسِيَّةٍ تُرْضِعُهُ فِي بَيْتِهَا أَوْ تُرْضِعُهُ فِي بَيْتِهِ قَالَ تُرْضِعُهُ لَكَ الْيَهُودِيَّةُ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةُ وَ تَمْنَعُهَا مِنْ شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ مَا لَا يَحِلُّ مِثْلَ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَ لَا يَذْهَبْنَ بِوَلَدِكَ إِلَى بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَ الزَّانِيَةُ لَا تُرْضِعُ وَلَدَكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَحِلُّ لَكَ وَ الْمَ
I asked him about a man who gives his child to a Jewish, Christian, or Magian (Zoroastrian) wet nurse to breastfeed him either in her house or in his house. Imam (as) said: "A Jewish or Christian woman may breastfeed your child, but you must prevent her from drinking alcohol and consuming what is unlawful, such as pork
إِنْ كَانَتِ الْقَابِلَةُ يَهُودِيَّةً لَا تَأْكُلُ مِنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أُعْطِيَتْ رُبُعَ قِيمَةِ الْكَبْشِ يُشْتَرَى ذَلِكَ مِنْهَا[4].
Hadith.4717 - In the narration of Ammar Al-Sabati from Abu Abdullah (as), that he said: "If the midwife (qabilah) is a Jewess who does not eat the meat of an animal slaughtered by Muslims, she should be given one-fourth of the value of the ram, and it is purchased from her with that."
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَهْجُرُ امْرَأَتَهُ مِنْ غَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ وَ لَا يَمِينٍ سَنَةً فَلَا يَأْتِي فِرَاشَهَا قَالَ لِيَأْتِ أَهْلَهُ وَ قَالَ ع أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ آلَى مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ وَ الْإِيلَاءُ أَنْ يَقُولَ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أُجَامِعُكِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا[3] وَ اللَّهِ لَأَغِيظَنَّكِ ثُمَّ يُغَايِظَهَا فَإِنَّهُ يُتَرَبَّصُ بِهِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ يُؤْخَذُ بَعْدَ الْأَرْبَعَةِ الْأَشْهُرِ
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who abandons his wife without divorcing her or taking an oath, leaving her for a year without approaching her bed. Imam (as) said: "He must return to his wife." Imam (as) also said: "Any man who swears an oath (ilaʾ) against his wife-ilaʾ being when he says, 'By Allah (swt), I will
الْمُظَاهِرُ إِذَا صَامَ شَهْراً وَ صَامَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الْآخَرِ يَوْماً فَقَدْ وَاصَلَ فَإِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيَقْضِ مُتَفَرِّقاً[4] وَ إِنْ شَاءَ فَلْيُعْطِ لِكُلِّ يَوْمٍ مُدّاً مِنْ طَعَامٍ[5].
"If a man who has performed ẓihar fasts for one full month and then fasts a day from the second month, he has fulfilled the condition of consecutive fasting. After that, if he wishes, he may make up the remaining fasts in a non-consecutive manner, or if he wishes, he may give a mudd (a specific measure) of food for eac
سَمِعْتُ أَبِي مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ دَخَلَ عَمْرُو بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ الْبَصْرِيُّ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَلَمَّا سَلَّمَ وَ جَلَسَ تَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- الَّذِينَ يَجْتَنِبُونَ كَبائِرَ الْإِثْمِ[1] ثُمَّ أَمْسَكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا أَسْكَتَكَ قَالَ أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَعْرِفَ الْكَبَائِرَ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا عَمْرُو أَكْبَرُ الْكَبَائِرِ الشِّرْكُ بِاللَّه
I heard my father Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) say: 'Amr ibn 'Ubayd al-Basri entered upon Abu Abdullah (as). When he greeted him and sat down, he recited the verse: "Those who avoid the major sins" (Surah Al-Shura 42:37), then he stopped. Imam (as) said to him: "What has made you stop?" He replied: "I wish to kno
سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَوْعَدَ فِي أَكْلِ مَالِ الْيَتِيمِ عُقُوبَتَيْنِ أَمَّا إِحْدَاهُمَا فَعُقُوبَةُ الْآخِرَةِ بِالنَّارِ[4] وَ أَمَّا عُقُوبَةُ الدُّنْيَا فَهُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لْيَخْشَ الَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعافاً خافُوا عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا اللَّهَ وَ لْيَقُولُوا قَوْلًا سَدِيداً يَعْنِي بِذَلِكَ لِيَخْشَ أَنْ أَخْلُفَهُ فِي ذُر
I heard Imam (as) say: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has promised two punishments for consuming the wealth of an orphan. One is the punishment in the Hereafter, which is the Fire, and the other is the punishment in this world, as stated by Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: 'And let those fear (Allah (s
سِبَابُ الْمُؤْمِنِ فِسْقٌ وَ قِتَالُهُ كُفْرٌ وَ أَكْلُ لَحْمِهِ مِنْ مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ وَ حُرْمَةُ مَالِهِ كَحُرْمَةِ دَمِهِ[1]
سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ شَرٌّ أَمْ تَرْكُ الصَّلَاةِ قَالَ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ وَ تَدْرِي لِمَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَا قَالَ لِأَنَّهُ يَصِيرُ فِي حَالٍ لَا يَعْرِفُ فِيهَا رَبَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ[4].
Hadith.4948 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Isma'il ibn Salim, who reported from Abu Abdillah (as) that a man asked him: "May Allah (swt) rectify you, is drinking alcohol worse or abandoning prayer?" Imam (as) replied: "Drinking alcohol." Then Imam (as) said: "Do you know why that is?" The man replied: "No." Imam (as) sa
أَقْبَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ لَوْ بَعَثْتُمْ إِلَيْهِ بَعْضَكُمْ يَسْأَلُهُ فَأَتَاهُ شَابٌّ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا عَمِّ مَا أَكْبَرُ الْكَبَائِرِ قَالَ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ فَأَتَاهُمْ فَأَخْبَرَهُمْ فَقَالُوا لَهُ عُدْ إِلَيْهِ فَلَمْ يَزَالُوا بِهِ حَتَّى عَادَ إِلَيْهِ فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ لَمْ أَقُلْ لَكَ يَا ابْنَ أَخِي شُرْبَ الْخَمْرِ إِنَّ شُرْبَ الْخَ
Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) entered the Sacred Mosque (Masjid al-Haram), and some people said: "Why don't you send one of you to ask him a question?" So a young man from among them approached him and asked: "O uncle, what is the greatest of the major sins?" Imam (as) replied: "Drinking alcohol." The young man r
نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنِ الْأَكْلِ عَلَى الْجَنَابَةِ[3] وَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ نَهَى عَنْ تَقْلِيمِ الْأَظْفَارِ بِالْأَسْنَانِ وَ عَنِ السِّوَاكِ فِي الْحَمَّامِ وَ التَّنَخُّعِ فِي الْمَسَاجِدِ وَ نَهَى عَنْ أَكْلِ سُؤْرِ الْفَأْرَةِ وَ قَالَ لَا تَجْعَلُوا الْمَسَاجِدَ طُرُقاً حَتَّى تُصَلُّوا فِيهَا رَكْعَتَيْنِ[1] وَ نَهَى أَنْ يَبُولَ أَحَدٌ تَحْتَ شَجَرَةٍ مُثْمِرَةٍ[2] أَوْ عَلَى قَارِعَ
"The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) forbade eating while in a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)" and said: "It leads to poverty." He (sw) also forbade trimming the nails with teeth, using the miswak (tooth-stick) in the bathhouse, and spitting in the mosques. He (sw) forbade eating (
قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِذَا زَنَى الزَّانِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ رُوحُ الْإِيمَانِ فَإِنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ عَادَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يَشْرَبُ الشَّارِبُ حِينَ يَشْرَبُ وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ كَانَ أَبِي ع يَقُولُ إِذَا زَنَى الزَّانِي فَارَقَهُ رُوحُ الْإِيمَانِ قُلْتُ
Hadith.4987 - Al-Ala reported from Muhammad ibn Muslim who said that Abu Jafar (as) said: "When a fornicator commits fornication, the spirit of faith departs from him. If he seeks forgiveness, it returns to him." Imam (as) also said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "A fornicato
وَ إِنَّ امْرَأَةً أَتَتْ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع[1] فَقَالَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي طَهَّرَكَ اللَّهُ فَإِنَّ عَذَابَ الدُّنْيَا أَيْسَرُ مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ الَّذِي لَا يَنْقَطِعُ فَقَالَ مِمَّ أُطَهِّرُكِ قَالَتْ مِنَ الزِّنَا فَقَالَ لَهَا فَذَاتُ بَعْلٍ أَنْتِ أَمْ غَيْرُ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ فَقَالَتْ ذَاتُ بَعْلٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا فَحَاضِراً كَانَ بَعْلُكِ أَمْ غَائِباً قَالَتْ حَاض
Hadith.5018 - A woman came to the Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), and said: "O' Commander of the Faithful, I have committed adultery, so purify me. May Allah (swt) purify you, for the punishment in this world is lighter than the punishment in the Hereafter, which never ends." Imam Ali ibn Abi Ta
يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي فَجَرْتُ فَأَقِمْ فِيَّ حَدَّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَأَمَرَ بِرَجْمِهَا وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع حَاضِراً فَقَالَ سَلْهَا كَيْفَ فَجَرْتِ فَسَأَلَهَا فَقَالَتْ كُنْتُ فِي فَلَاةٍ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ فَأَصَابَنِي عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ فَرُفِعَتْ لِي خَيْمَةٌ فَأَتَيْتُهَا فَأَصَبْتُ فِيهَا رَجُلًا أَعْرَابِيّاً فَسَأَلْتُهُ مَاءً فَأَبَى عَلَيَّ أَنْ يَسْقِيَنِي إِلَّا أَنْ أُم
Hadith.5025 - In the narration of Muhammad ibn Amr ibn Sa'id, it is reported that a woman came to Umar and said: "O' (political) Commander of the Faithful, I have committed fornication, so establish upon me the punishment of Allah, the Almighty and Majestic." Umar ordered that she be stoned. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as)
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الزِّنَا شَرٌّ أَوْ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ وَ كَيْفَ صَارَ فِي الْخَمْرِ ثَمَانِينَ وَ فِي الزِّنَا مِائَةً فَقَالَ يَا إِسْحَاقُ الْحَدُّ وَاحِدٌ وَ لَكِنْ زِيدَ هَذَا لِتَضْيِيعِهِ النُّطْفَةَ وَ لِوَضْعِهِ إِيَّاهَا فِي غَيْرِ مَوْضِعِهَا الَّذِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ[1].
I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Is adultery worse or drinking wine? And why is the punishment for drinking wine eighty lashes, while for adultery it is one hundred?" Imam (as) replied: "O' Ishaq, the punishment is the same, but it was increased in the case of adultery because it involves wasting the seed and placing it in
لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ زَنَى وَ أَكَلَ الرِّبَا وَ لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ لَهُ شَيْءٌ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ لَمْ أُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ إِذَا كَانَ جَاهِلًا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي فِيهَا الزِّنَا وَ الْخَمْرُ وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَ إِذَا جَهِلَ ذَلِكَ أَعْلَمْتُهُ وَ أَخْبَرْتُهُ فَإِنْ رَكِبَهُ بَعْد
"If a man entered Islam, acknowledged it, and then drank alcohol, committed adultery, and consumed usury, without having any knowledge of what is lawful and unlawful, I would not administer the legal punishment upon him if he was ignorant - unless there was evidence that he had recited the Surah in which adultery, alco