Friendship & Companionship

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ شَيْطَاناً يُقَالُ لَهُ الْقَفَنْدَرُ[3] إِذَا ضُرِبَ فِي مَنْزِلِ رَجُلٍ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً بِالْبَرْبَطِ وَ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ الرِّجَالُ وَضَعَ ذَلِكَ الشَّيْطَانُ كُلَّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عَلَى مِثْلِهِ مِنْ صَاحِبِ الْبَيْتِ ثُمَّ نَفَخَ فِيهِ نَفْخَةً فَلَا يَغَارُ بَعْدَهَا حَتَّى تُؤْتَى نِسَاؤُهُ فَلَا يَغَارُ.

“I once heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘There is Satan called al-Qafandar. If barbat (a musical instrument) is played in a house for forty days and men come to him then that Satan places every part of his (Satan’s) body on every part of the body of the owner of the house, then blows a blow; and thereafter he wil

إِنَّ لِلَّهِ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ عُتَقَاءَ مِنَ النَّارِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَفْطَرَ عَلَى‌ مُسْكِرٍ أَوْ مشاحن‌[1] [مُشَاحِناً] أَوْ صَاحِبَ شَاهَيْنِ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ صَاحِبُ شَاهَيْنِ قَالَ الشِّطْرَنْجُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that every night in the month of Ramadan Allah sets free from fire certain people, except those who break their fast with intoxicating substances, a heretic in religion and Sahib of Shahayn (player of the game with two kings). I then asked, ‘What is Sahib of Shahayn ?’ He (the Imam) sai

يَغْفِرُ اللَّهُ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ إِلَّا لِثَلَاثَةٍ صَاحِبِ مُسْكِرٍ أَوْ صَاحِبِ شَاهَيْنِ أَوْ مُشَاحِنٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In the month of Ramadan Allah forgives certain people except a drunk person, a chess playing person and a heretic.’”

إِذَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عَبْدِهِ بِنِعْمَةٍ فَظَهَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ سُمِّيَ حَبِيبَ اللَّهِ مُحَدِّثاً بِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ وَ إِذَا أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَى عَبْدٍ بِنِعْمَةٍ فَلَمْ تَظْهَرْ عَلَيْهِ سُمِّيَ بَغِيضَ اللَّهِ مُكَذِّباً بِنِعْمَةِ اللَّهِ.

2. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from in a marfu‘ manner the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ‘If Allah grants a bounty to one of His servants and such bounty appears on him, he is called the friend of Allah who speaks of the bounty of Allah. If Allah grants a bounty to one of His servants but

إِنَّ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع اشْتَدَّتْ حَالُهُ حَتَّى تَحَدَّثَ بِذَلِكَ أَهْلُ الْمَدِينَةِ فَبَلَغَهُ ذَلِكَ فَتَعَيَّنَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ بَعَثَ بِهَا إِلَى صَاحِبِ الْمَدِينَةِ وَ قَالَ هَذِهِ صَدَقَةُ مَالِي.

“Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, lived in serious financial condition and people of al-Madinah began to speak about it. It came to his notice. He assigned one thousand dirham and sent it to the governor of al-Madinah saying, ‘It is the charity due on our assets.’”

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَا وَ صَاحِبٌ لِي وَ إِذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ مُنَجَّدٍ وَ عَلَيْهِ مِلْحَفَةٌ وَرْدِيَّةٌ وَ قَدْ حَفَّ لِحْيَتَهُ وَ اكْتَحَلَ فَسَأَلْنَاهُ عَنْ مَسَائِلَ فَلَمَّا قُمْنَا قَالَ لِي يَا حَسَنُ قُلْتُ لَبَّيْكَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ غَداً فَائْتِنِي أَنْتَ وَ صَاحِبُكَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِذَا هُوَ فِي بَيْتٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ إِل

“My friend and I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.), when he (the Imam) was in a well- furnished home. He had a flowery sheet on him, his beard was trimmed and kohl (metallic color eye powder) was applied to his eyes. We asked him (the Imam) certain questions and when we were to leave, he (the Imam) said to me, ‘O Hassan,’

كُنَّا نَمْشِي مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ هُوَ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يُعَزِّيَ ذَا قَرَابَةٍ لَهُ بِمَوْلُودٍ لَهُ فَانْقَطَعَ شِسْعُ نَعْلِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَتَنَاوَلَ نَعْلَهُ مِنْ رِجْلِهِ ثُمَّ مَشَى حَافِياً فَنَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ ابْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ فَخَلَعَ نَعْلَ نَفْسِهِ مِنْ رِجْلِهِ وَ خَلَعَ الشِّسْعَ مِنْهَا وَ نَاوَلَهُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ كَهَيْئَةِ الْمُغْضَبِ ثُمَّ أَبَى أَنْ يَقْ

“Once we were walking with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), to (the house of) one of his relatives for offering condolences because of the death of their child. The strap and thong of the shoe of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), broke, so he took his shoes in his hand and began to walk barefoot. Ibn abu Ya‘fur looked at him and took his s

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الْحَمَّامِ فَقَالَ تُرِيدُ الْحَمَّامَ فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ فَأَمَرَ بِإِسْخَانِ الْحَمَّامِ ثُمَّ دَخَلَ فَاتَّزَرَ بِإِزَارٍ وَ غَطَّى رُكْبَتَيْهِ وَ سُرَّتَهُ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ صَاحِبَ الْحَمَّامِ فَطَلَى مَا كَانَ خَارِجاً مِنَ الْإِزَارِ ثُمَّ قَالَ اخْرُجْ عَنِّي ثُمَّ طَلَى هُوَ مَا تَحْتَهُ بِيَدِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَكَذَا فَافْعَلْ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about using a bathhouse. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Do you want to take a bath?’ I replied, ‘Yes, I like to take a bath.’ He (the Imam) commanded to warm up the bathhouse. He then entered in it and wore a loincloth, which covered from his belly button down to his knees. Then he commanded the

دَخَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْحَمَّامَ فَقَالَ لَهُ صَاحِبُ الْحَمَّامِ أُخْلِيهِ لَكَ فَقَالَ لَا حَاجَةَ لِي فِي ذَلِكَ الْمُؤْمِنُ أَخَفُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once entered a bathhouse and the owner of the bathhouse asked him (the Imam), ‘Must I vacate it for you?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘That is not necessary. A believing person (his needs) is lighter than that.’”

إِذَا اطَّلَى بِالنُّورَةِ- اللَّهُمَّ طَيِّبْ مَا طَهُرَ مِنِّي وَ طَهِّرْ مَا طَابَ مِنِّي وَ أَبْدِلْنِي شَعْراً طَاهِراً لَا يَعْصِيكَ اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي تَطَهَّرْتُ ابْتِغَاءَ سُنَّةِ الْمُرْسَلِينَ وَ ابْتِغَاءَ رِضْوَانِكَ وَ مَغْفِرَتِكَ فَحَرِّمْ شَعْرِي وَ بَشَرِي عَلَى النَّارِ وَ طَهِّرْ خَلْقِي وَ طَيِّبْ خُلُقِي وَ زَكِّ عَمَلِي وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِمَّنْ يَلْقَاكَ عَلَى الْحَنِيفِيَّةِ السَّمْحَةِ مِلَّةِ إِ

“I once heard Ali ibn al-Husayn, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, saying, ‘When applying lime paste one should say, “O Lord, make pleasant what it has cleansed of me and cleanse what it has made pleasant of me. Replace it with clean hairs, which will not disobey You. O Lord, I have cleansed and sought to follow the Sunnah of the mes

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ قَالَ لِي حَبِيبِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع تَطَيَّبْ يَوْماً وَ يَوْماً لَا وَ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ لَا بُدَّ مِنْهُ وَ لَا تَتْرُكْ لَهُ‌[2].

“Abu al-Hassan (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, ‘My friend Jibril has told me to apply perfume one day and not on the next day. On Friday it is necessary and it must not be ignored.’”

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ صَاحِبِ الْعَسْكَرِ ع فَجَاءَ صَبِيٌّ مِنْ صِبْيَانِهِ فَنَاوَلَهُ وَرْدَةً فَقَبَّلَهَا وَ وَضَعَهَا عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ نَاوَلَنِيهَا وَ قَالَ يَا أَبَا هَاشِمٍ مَنْ تَنَاوَلَ وَرْدَةً أَوْ رَيْحَانَةً فَقَبَّلَهَا وَ وَضَعَهَا عَلَى عَيْنَيْهِ ثُمَّ صَلَّى عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْأَئِمَّةِ كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ الْحَسَنَاتِ مِثْلَ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ وَ مَحَا عَنْهُ مِنَ السّ

“I once visited abu al-Hassan, Sahib al- ‘Askar (a.s.), when one of his children came and give him a flower. He (the Imam) kissed it and placed it on his eyes. He (the Imam) then gave it to me and said, ‘O abu Hashim, one on receiving a flower or a bunch of sweet basil should kiss and then place it on his eyes. Then he

سَعَةُ الْمَنْزِلِ وَ كَثْرَةُ الْمُحِبِّينَ.

“Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), was asked about the excellence of the worldly life. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is in spacious house and in the great number of friends.’”

تِسْعَةُ أَعْشَارِ الرِّزْقِ مَعَ صَاحِبِ الدَّابَّةِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Nine-tenths of sustenance is with the owner of a stumper.’”

ذُكِرَ الْحَمَامُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنَّهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ عُمَرَ رَأَى حَمَاماً يَطِيرُ وَ رَجُلٌ تَحْتَهُ يَعْدُو فَقَالَ عُمَرُ شَيْطَانٌ يَعْدُو تَحْتَهُ شَيْطَانٌ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا كَانَ إِسْمَاعِيلُ عِنْدَكُمْ فَقِيلَ صِدِّيقٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّ بَقِيَّةَ حَمَامِ الْحَرَمِ مِنْ حَمَامِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ.

“Once, pigeons were mentioned before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and a man said, ‘It has come to my knowledge that once ‘Umar saw a pigeon flying and a man underneath was running. ‘Umar then said, “One Satan runs under another Satan.” Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), then said, ‘(It is because) Tsma‘il was not there with you.’ Someon

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الدِّيكُ الْأَبْيَضُ صَدِيقِي وَ صَدِيقُ كُلِّ مُؤْمِنٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The white rooster is my friend and the friend of every believing person.’”

قَالَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ إِنِّي خَرَجْتُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ فَصَحِبَنِي رَجُلٌ وَ كَانَ زَمِيلِي فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ فِي بَعْضِ الطَّرِيقِ مَرِضَ وَ ثَقُلَ ثِقْلًا شَدِيداً فَكُنْتُ أَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَفَاقَ حَتَّى لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدِي بِهِ بَأْسٌ فَلَمَّا أَنْ كَانَ الْيَوْمُ الَّذِي مَاتَ فِيهِ أَفَاقَ فَمَاتَ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا مِنْ مَيِّتٍ تَحْضُرُهُ الْوَفَاةُ إِلَّا رَدَّ اللَّهُ عَ

“Once, a man said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I once travelled to Makkah and my travel mate, who was a friend, on the way became ill very seriously and I looked after him. He began to feel very well and I thought he is fine. On the day that he died, he became extremely well but on the same day, he died.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah

يَقُولُ‌ صَاحِبُ الْمَالِ أَحَقُّ بِمَالِهِ مَا دَامَ فِيهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الرُّوحِ يَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ شَاءَ

“I once heard abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘The owner of the asset has a greater degree of rights in his assets as long as there is some spirit in him. He can do about it whatever he wants.”’

أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ رَجُلٌ بِتَرِكَتِهِ وَ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَحُجَّ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَنَظَرْتُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَإِذَا شَيْ‌ءٌ يَسِيرٌ لَا يَكْفِي لِلْحَجِّ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ وَ فُقَهَاءَ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالُوا تَصَدَّقْ بِهَا عَنْهُ فَلَمَّا حَجَجْتُ لَقِيتُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ الْحَسَنِ فِي الطَّوَافِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنْ مَوَالِيكُمْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى بِتَرِكَتِهِ إِ

“A man made a will and asked me to pay for al-Hajj from his legacy, but when I examined his legacy it was not sufficient. I then asked abu Hanifah and the jurists of al-Kufah. They said that I must give as charity on his behalf. When I performed al-Hajj, I met ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Hassan during tawaf. I asked him, saying,

إِذَا كَانَ الْمَتَاعُ قَائِماً بِعَيْنِهِ رُدَّ إِلَى صَاحِبِ الْمَتَاعِ وَ قَالَ لَيْسَ لِلْغُرَمَاءِ أَنْ يُخَاصِمُوهُ.

“This is about the case of a man who sells something to a man and the buyer takes possession of the goods but does not pay for it. Then the buyer dies and the goods exist as they were. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the goods exist as they were, they must be returned to its owner and other creditors do not have a

نَسَخْتُ مِنْ كِتَابٍ بِخَطِّ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع فُلَانٌ مَوْلَاكَ تُوُفِّيَ ابْنُ أَخٍ لَهُ وَ تَرَكَ أُمَّ وَلَدٍ لَهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ فَأَوْصَى لَهَا بِأَلْفٍ هَلْ تَجُوزُ الْوَصِيَّةُ وَ هَلْ يَقَعُ عَلَيْهَا عِتْقٌ وَ مَا حَالُهَا رَأْيُكَ فَدَتْكَ نَفْسِي فَكَتَبَ ع تُعْتَقُ فِي الثُّلُثِ وَ لَهَا الْوَصِيَّةُ.

“I once copied the following from a book with the handwriting of abu al-Hassan (a.s.). It said, ’So and so, your Maxvla’ (friend), has died leaving behind a son of his brother, a mother of his child who does not have a child but he has assigned in his will one thousand for her; if such will is lawful and if freedom app

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَصَدَّقَ بِصَدَقَةٍ عَلَى حَمِيمٍ أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيهَا قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ إِنِ احْتَاجَ فَلْيَأْخُذْ مِنْ حَمِيمِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِ مَا تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ عَلَيْهِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who gives a certain amount of charity to his friend; if he can change his mind and take it back from him. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so but if he needs he can take from other assets of his friend which is other than what he had given as charity to

إِذَا عُوِّضَ صَاحِبُ الْهِبَةِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a gift-giver receives something in exchange, he then cannot take back what he has given as gift.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ السُّكْنَى وَ الْعُمْرَى فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّاسَ فِيهِ عِنْدَ شُرُوطِهِمْ إِنْ كَانَ شَرَطَهُ حَيَاتَهُ سَكَنَ حَيَاتَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لِعَقِبِهِ فَهُوَ لِعَقِبِهِ كَمَا شَرَطَ حَتَّى يَفْنَوْا ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى صَاحِبِ الدَّارِ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about al-Sukna ’ and al^Umra’ (permission to use a house for a certain period of time). He (the Imam) said, ‘People must stand by their conditions. If his condition is permission to use the house for his life time, it then is for his life time. If it is for the life time of those wh

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ دَارٍ لَمْ تُقْسَمْ فَتَصَدَّقَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الدَّارِ بِنَصِيبِهِ مِنَ الدَّارِ قَالَ يَجُوزُ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَتْ هِبَةً قَالَ يَجُوزُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَسْكَنَ رَجُلًا دَارَهُ حَيَاتَهُ قَالَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ قُلْتُ فَلَهُ وَ لِعَقِبِهِ قَالَ يَجُوزُ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَسْكَنَ رَجُلًا وَ لَمْ يُوَقِّتْ لَهُ شَيْئاً قَالَ يُخْرِجُهُ صَاحِب

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a house which is not yet distributed and a certain one of the people of the house gives his share as charity. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if it is a grant?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about a ma

قُلْتُ رَوَى بَعْضُ مَوَالِيكَ عَنْ آبَائِكَ ع أَنَّ كُلَّ وَقْفٍ إِلَى وَقْتٍ مَعْلُومٍ فَهُوَ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى الْوَرَثَةِ وَ كُلَّ وَقْفٍ إِلَى غَيْرِ وَقْتٍ مَعْلُومٍ جَهْلٌ مَجْهُولٌ بَاطِلٌ مَرْدُودٌ عَلَى الْوَرَثَةِ وَ أَنْتَ أَعْلَمُ بِقَوْلِ آبَائِكَ فَكَتَبَ ع هُوَ عِنْدِي كَذَا[2].

31. Ali ibn Mahziyar has said: “I asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), that certain ones of your Mawali (friends or slaves) have narrated from your ancestors the following. ‘All endowments for a known period of time are binding upon the heirs, and all endowments for an unknown period of time are unknown, confusing and invalid

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ جَعَلَ لِرَجُلٍ سُكْنَى دَارٍ لَهُ حَيَاتَهُ يَعْنِي صَاحِبَ الدَّارِ[1]- فَلَمَّا مَاتَ صَاحِبُ الدَّارِ أَرَادَ وَرَثَتُهُ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُ أَ لَهُمْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَى أَنْ تُقَوَّمَ الدَّارُ بِقِيمَةٍ عَادِلَةٍ وَ يُنْظَرَ إِلَى ثُلُثِ الْمَيِّتِ فَإِنْ كَانَ فِي ثُلُثِهِ مَا يُحِيطُ بِثَمَنِ الدَّارِ فَلَيْسَ لِلْوَرَثَةِ أَنْ يُخْرِجُوهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الثُّلُثُ لَا يُحِيطُ بِثَمَن

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has given a house to a man to live for the lifetime of the occupant of the house. When the owner dies, the heirs ask the occupant to leave the house; if they can do so. He (the Imam) said, ‘I see that the house must be appraised for a fair price as well a

لَهُ اشْتَرِ مِنْهَا نَسَمَةً وَ أَعْتِقْهَا عَنِّي وَ حُجَّ عَنِّي بِالْبَاقِي ثُمَّ مَاتَ صَاحِبُ الْأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَانْطَلَقَ الْعَبْدُ فَاشْتَرَى أَبَاهُ فَأَعْتَقَهُ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ وَ دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ الْبَاقِيَ فِي الْحَجِّ عَنِ الْمَيِّتِ فَحَجَّ عَنْهُ فَبَلَغَ ذَلِكَ مَوَالِيَ أَبِيهِ وَ مَوَالِيَهُ وَ وَرَثَةَ الْمَيِّتِ فَاخْتَصَمُوا جَمِيعاً فِي الْأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَالَ مَوَالِي الْمُعْتَقِ إِنَّمَا ا

“This is about the case of a people’s slave who has permission for doing business. A man gives him one thousand dirham to buy a slave and set him free on his behalf, perform al-Hajj on his behalf with the remainder of the asset. The owner of one thousand dirham dies and the slave buys his father, sets him free on behal

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مُسَافِرٍ حَضَرَهُ الْمَوْتُ فَدَفَعَ مَالَهُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنَ التُّجَّارِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ هَذَا الْمَالَ لِفُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَانٍ لَيْسَ لِي فِيهِ قَلِيلٌ وَ لَا كَثِيرٌ فَادْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ‌ يَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ فَمَاتَ وَ لَمْ يَأْمُرْ صَاحِبَهُ الَّذِي جَعَلَ لَهُ بِأَمْرٍ وَ لَا يَدْرِي صَاحِبُهُ مَا الَّذِي حَمَلَهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ يَضَعُهُ حَيْثُ ي

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man whose death approaches him on a journey. He gives his assets to a man of the merchants saying, ‘This asset belongs to so and so son of so and so. Nothing of it, little or more, belongs to me. You must give it to him, he will place it as he wants’; and he dies,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ وَ هَلَكَ وَ تَرَكَ ابْنَةً فَقَالَ أَعْطِ الِابْنَةَ النِّصْفَ وَ اتْرُكْ لِلْمَوَالِي النِّصْفَ فَرَجَعْتُ فَقَالَ‌ أَصْحَابُنَا لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا لِلْمَوَالِي شَيْ‌ءٌ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ قَابِلٍ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَنَا قَالُوا لَيْسَ لِلْمَوَالِي شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ إِنَّمَا اتَّقَاكَ فَقَالَ لَا وَ اللَّهِ مَا اتَّقَيْتُكَ وَ لَكِنِّي خِفْتُ عَلَي

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who made a will to me and died, leaving behind his daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘Give one-half to his daughter and leave the other half for al-Mawali (friends, guardians or masters).’ I then returned to our people and they said, ‘No, by Allah, there is nothi

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ تَرَكَ ابْنَتَهُ وَ أُخْتَهُ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَقَالَ الْمَالُ كُلُّهُ لِلِابْنَةِ وَ لَيْسَ لِلْأُخْتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ وَ الْأُمِّ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنَّا قَدِ احْتَجْنَا إِلَى هَذَا وَ الْمَيِّتُ رَجُلٌ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ النَّاسِ وَ أُخْتُهُ مُؤْمِنَةٌ عَارِفَةٌ قَالَ فَخُذِ النِّصْفَ لَهَا خُذُوا مِنْهُمْ كَمَا يَأْخُذُونَ مِنْكُمْ‌[2] فِي سُنَّتِهِمْ وَ قَضَايَاهُمْ قَالَ اب

“Zurarah has said that al-‘Ammah (non-Shi‘ah) in their rules, decisions and ordained shares say something on consensus which is authoritative and binding upon them. In the case of a deceased who leaves behind his daughter or two daughters and his brother from his father and mother or his sister from his father and moth

سَأَلَنِي هَلْ يَقْضِي ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى بِالْقَضَاءِ ثُمَّ يَرْجِعُ عَنْهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّهُ قَضَى فِي مَتَاعِ الرَّجُلِ وَ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذْ مَاتَ أَحَدُهُمَا فَادَّعَاهُ وَرَثَةُ الْحَيِّ وَ وَرَثَةُ الْمَيِّتِ أَوْ طَلَّقَهَا الرَّجُلُ فَادَّعَاهُ الرَّجُلُ وَ ادَّعَتْهُ النِّسَاءُ بِأَرْبَعِ قَضِيَّاتٍ فَقَالَ وَ مَا ذَاكَ فَقُلْتُ أَمَّا أُولَيهُنَّ فَقَضَى فِيهِ بِقَوْلِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيّ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once asked me, ‘Does ibn abu Layla 5 reverse his judgments? 5 I replied, ‘I have come to know that he issued a judgment about the assets of man and woman when one of them died and the living heirs claim it as well as the heirs of the dead, or when she is divorced then the men claim it as well as

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لِأَبِي حَنِيفَةَ يَا أَبَا حَنِيفَةَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي بَيْتٍ سَقَطَ عَلَى قَوْمٍ وَ بَقِيَ مِنْهُمْ صَبِيَّانِ أَحَدُهُمَا حُرٌّ وَ الْآخَرُ مَمْلُوكٌ لِصَاحِبِهِ فَلَمْ يُعْرَفِ الْحُرُّ مِنَ الْمَمْلُوكِ فَقَالَ أَبُو حَنِيفَةَ يُعْتَقُ نِصْفُ هَذَا وَ يُعْتَقُ نِصْفُ هَذَا وَ يُقْسَمُ الْمَالُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَيْسَ كَذَلِكَ وَ لَكِنَّهُ يُقْرَعُ بَيْنَهُمَا

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said to abu Hanifah, ‘O abu Hanifah, what do you say about the case of a people who all die because of the fall of a house? Only two children remain, of whom one is free and the other is a slave of his companion but it is not known which is which’ Abu Hanifah said, ‘One-half of this and one

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى عَبْدٍ صَالِحٍ ع قَدْ وَقَعَتْ عِنْدِي مِائَتَا دِرْهَمٍ وَ أَرْبَعَةُ دَرَاهِمَ وَ أَنَا صَاحِبُ فُنْدُقٍ‌[1] وَ مَاتَ صَاحِبُهَا وَ لَمْ أَعْرِفْ لَهُ وَرَثَةً فَرَأْيُكَ فِي إِعْلَامِي حَالَهَا وَ مَا أَصْنَعُ بِهَا فَقَدْ ضِقْتُ بِهَا ذَرْعاً فَكَتَبَ اعْمَلْ فِيهَا وَ أَخْرِجْهَا صَدَقَةً قَلِيلًا قَلِيلًا حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ.

3. Yunus has narrated from Nasr ibn Habib Sahib al-Khan who has narrated the following: “I once wrote to the virtuous servant (of Allah) about two hundred and four dirham which remained with me. I own a hotel. The owner of dirham has died and I do not know any heirs for him. I need your opinion on this matter and what

قُلْتُ‌ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ الْغَائِبِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ يَزْنِي هَلْ يُرْجَمُ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ زَوْجَةٌ وَ هُوَ غَائِبٌ عَنْهَا قَالَ لَا يُرْجَمُ الْغَائِبُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ وَ لَا الْمُمْلَكُ الَّذِي لَمْ يَبْنِ بِأَهْلِهِ‌[1] وَ لَا صَاحِبُ الْمُتْعَةِ قُلْتُ فَفِي أَيِّ حَدِّ سَفَرِهِ لَا يَكُونُ مُحْصَناً قَالَ إِذَا قَصَّرَ وَ أَفْطَرَ فَلَيْسَ بِمُحْصَنٍ.

Ali, from his father, form Abdul Rahman Bin Hammad, from Umar Bin Yazeed who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘Inform me about the absentee from his wife, he commits adultery, would he be stoned when there was a wife for him and he was absent from her?’ He asws said: ‘The absentee from his wife is not stoned, nor t

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أَتَى النَّبِيَّ ص رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَصَرَفَ النَّبِيُّ ص وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ فَأَتَاهُ مِنْ جَانِبِهِ الْآخَرِ ثُمَّ قَالَ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ فَصَرَفَ وَجْهَهُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ جَاءَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ وَ عَذَابُ الدُّنْيَا أَهْوَنُ لِي مِنْ عَذَابِ الْآخِرَةِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ بِصَاحِبِكُمْ بَأْسٌ يَعْنِي جِنَّةً فَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Aban, from Abu Al Abbas who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘A man came over to the Prophet saww so he said, ‘I have committed adultery, so purify me’. So the Prophet saww turned his saww face away from him. So he came over from his saww other side, then said simi

أَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي قَالَ مِمَّنْ أَنْتَ قَالَ مِنْ مُزَيْنَةَ قَالَ أَ تَقْرَأُ مِنَ الْقُرْآنِ شَيْئاً قَالَ بَلَى قَالَ فَاقْرَأْ فَقَرَأَ فَأَجَادَ فَقَالَ أَ بِكَ جِنَّةٌ قَالَ لَا قَالَ فَاذْهَبْ حَتَّى نَسْأَلَ عَنْكَ فَذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَيْهِ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَقَالَ أَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) raising it to Amir Al-Momineen asws , said, ‘A man came over to him asws at Al-Kufa, so he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen asws ! I had committed adultery, so purify me’. He asws said: ‘From where are you (coming from)?’ He said, ‘From Muzeyna’. He a

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ وَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولَانِ‌ بَيْنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ عَلِيٍّ ع فِي مَجْلِسِ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذْ أَقْبَلَ قَوْمٌ فَقَالُوا يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ أَرَدْنَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع قَالَ وَ مَا حَاجَتُكُمْ قَالُوا أَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ قَالَ وَ مَا هِيَ تُخْبِرُونَا بِهَا فَقَالُوا امْرَأَةٌ جَامَعَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَلَمَّا قَامَ عَنْهَا قَامَتْ بِحُمُوَّتِهَا[1]

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Amro Bin Usman, and from his father, altogether from Haroun Bin Al Jahm, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far asws and Abu Abdullah asws both saying: ‘Whilst Al-Hassan Bin Ali asws was in a gathering of Amir Al-Momineen asws , when a

قَالَ: مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ بِحَقِّ أَحَدٍ مِنْ حُقُوقِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ الَّذِي أَقَرَّ بِهِ عِنْدَهُ حَتَّى يَحْضُرَ صَاحِبُ حَقِّ الْحَدِّ أَوْ وَلِيُّهُ فَيَطْلُبَهُ بِحَقِّهِ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws : ‘The one who accepts upon himself in the presence of the Imam asws with a right of someone from the rights of the Muslims, so it is not upon the Imam asws that he asws should established the Penalty ( Hadd ) upon him

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ ثَقَبَ بَيْتاً فَأُخِذَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَصِلَ إِلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ قَالَ يُعَاقَبُ فَإِنْ أُخِذَ وَ قَدْ أَخْرَجَ مَتَاعاً فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَخَذُوهُ وَ قَدْ حَمَلَ كَارَةً مِنْ ثِيَابٍ‌[1] وَ قَالَ صَاحِبُ الْبَيْتِ أَعْطَانِيهَا قَالَ يُدْرَأُ عَنْهُ الْقَطْعُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَإِنْ قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ عَلَيْهِ قُطِعَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who pierced a hole in a house (to steal), but he was seized before he could arrive to anything. He asws said: ‘He would be punished. So if he was seized and he had extracted goods (from the

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْمٍ اصْطَحَبُوا فِي سَفَرٍ رُفَقَاءَ فَسَرَقَ بَعْضُهُمْ مَتَاعَ بَعْضٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا خَائِنٌ لَا يُقْطَعُ وَ لَكِنْ يُتْبَعُ بِسَرِقَتِهِ وَ خِيَانَتِهِ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِ أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ لِأَنَّ ابْنَ الرَّجُلِ لَا يُحْجَبُ عَنِ الدُّخُولِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِيهِ هَذَا خَائِنٌ وَ كَذَلِكَ إِنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِ أَخِيهِ وَ أُخْتِهِ إِذَا كَانَ يَدْ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a group of people who accompany each other on a journey of friends, so one of them steals the belongings of the other. So he asws said: ‘This is treachery, he would not be cut, but he would be fo

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع بِغُلَامٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَطَرَّفَ أَصَابِعَهُ‌[1] ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا لَئِنْ عُدْتَ لَأَقْطَعَنَّهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَا عَمِلَهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنَا.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Sama’at, from someone else, from his companion, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far asws saying: ‘They came to Ali asws with a boy who had stolen. So he asws scratched his fingers, then said: ‘But, if you were to repeat, I would cut these’. Then he asws said: ‘But i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ يَقْذِفُ صَاحِبَهُ مِلَّةً عَلَى مِلَّةٍ وَ الْمَجُوسِيِّ يَقْذِفُ الْمُسْلِمَ قَالَ يُجْلَدُ الْحَدَّ.

Yunus, from Sama’at who said, I asked him asws about the Jew, and the Christian who slandered his companion of a same religion, and the Magian who slandered the Muslim. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped the Penalty ( Hadd )’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ افْتَرَى كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالَ يُدْرَأُ عَنْهُمَا الْحَدُّ وَ يُعَزَّرَانِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunush, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about two men, each one of the two fabricated upon his companion. So he asws said: ‘The Penalty ( Hadd ) would be staved off from them, and they would both be reprimanded’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ دَعَا آخَرَ ابْنَ الْمَجْنُونِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْآخَرُ أَنْتَ ابْنُ الْمَجْنُونِ فَأَمَرَ الْأَوَّلَ أَنْ يَجْلِدَ صَاحِبَهُ عِشْرِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ قَالَ لَهُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مُسْتَحِقٌّ مِثْلَهَا عِشْرِينَ‌[1] فَلَمَّا جَلَدَهُ أَعْطَى الْمَجْلُودَ السَّوْطَ فَجَلَدَهُ نَكَالًا يُنَكِّلُ بِهِمَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Salih Bin Al Sindy, from Ja’far Bin Basheer, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A’la, from Abu Makhlad Al Sarraj, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who called another, ‘Son of the insane’. So the other one said to him, ‘You are a son of

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلَيْنِ قَدْ قَذَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ بِالزِّنَى فِي بَدَنِهِ فَدَرَأَ عَنْهُمَا الْحَدَّ وَ عَزَّرَهُمَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad Al hannat who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with two men, each one of them had slandered his companion with the adultery in his body. So he asws staved off the Penalty ( Hadd ) from both

لَمْ أَكُنْ أُقِيمُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ إِذَا كَانَ جَاهِلًا وَ لَكِنْ أُخْبِرُهُ بِذَلِكَ وَ أُعْلِمُهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ أَقَمْتُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Jameel, from one of his companion, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws regarding a man who entered into Al-Islam, so he drank the wine, and he was ignorant. He asws said: ‘I asws would not happen to be the one who establishes the Penalty ( Ha

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ فَإِذَا فِيهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ الضَّارِبُ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً لَمْ يَقْبَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban, from Abu Is’haq Ibrahim Al Sayqal who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘A parchment was found to be in a handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww in which was (inscribed): ‘In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The most t

وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَلَى مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Kuleyb Al Asady, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A parchment was found in the handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww , in which was written: ‘The Curse of Allah azwj and the Angels is upon the one who initiates an event (killing), or s

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يُخَالِفُ يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ قُضَاتَكُمْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ هَاتِ شَيْئاً مِمَّا اخْتَلَفُوا فِيهِ قُلْتُ اقْتَتَلَ غُلَامَانِ فِي الرَّحَبَةِ فَعَضَّ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَعَمَدَ الْمَعْضُوضُ إِلَى حَجَرٍ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ رَأْسَ صَاحِبِهِ الَّذِي عَضَّهُ فَشَجَّهُ فَكُزَّ فَمَاتَ فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ فَأَقَادَهُ فَعَظُمَ ذَلِكَ عَلَى ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى وَ ابْ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Safwan and Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, altogether fro, Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘Does Yahya Bin Saeed oppose your judges?’ I said, ‘Yes’. He asws said: ‘Give me something from what h