Leadership & Responsibility

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ قَدْ مَسَّ كُلَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْهَا إِلَّا أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُجَامِعْهَا أَ لَهَا عِدَّةٌ فَقَالَ ابْتُلِيَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع- إِذَا أَغْلَقَ بَاباً وَ أَرْخَى سِتْراً وَجَبَ الْمَهْرُ وَ الْعِدَّةُ. قَالَ ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ اخْتَلَفَ الْحَدِيثُ فِي أَنَّ لَهَا الْمَهْرَ كَمَلًا وَ بَعْضُهُمْ قَالَ نِصْفُ الْمَهْرِ و

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces a woman whom he has touched without sexual intercourse if waiting period is obligatory. He (the Imam) said, ‘Ab

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ الْأَحْمَقُ الذَّاهِبُ الْعَقْلِ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُ وَلِيِّهِ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ وَ لِمَ لَا يُطَلِّقُ هُوَ قُلْتُ لَا يُؤْمَنُ إِنْ طَلَّقَ هُوَ أَنْ يَقُولَ غَداً لَمْ أُطَلِّقْ أَوْ لَا يُحْسِنُ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَ قَالَ مَا أَرَى وَلِيَّهُ إِلَّا بِمَنْزِلَةِ السُّلْطَانِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has a mental condition and his reason is gone; if divorce by his guardian is permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘Why does he not divorce?’ I replied, ‘He does not feel safe because tomorrow he may say that he did not divorce or he does not know how to do i

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مُسْلِماً مَرَّ بِقَوْمٍ- لَيْسُوا بِسُلْطَانٍ فَقَهَرُوهُ حَتَّى يَتَخَوَّفَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ أَوْ يُطَلِّقَ فَفَعَلَ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ.

‘If a Muslim man passes by a people who do have not any valid authority and they force him, he fears for his life, to set free a slave or divorce and he complies, it does not have any valid effect against him/”

سَأَلْتُ الْعَبْدَ الصَّالِحَ ع وَ هُوَ بِالْعُرَيْضِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنِّي قَدْ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً وَ كَانَ تُحِبُّنِي فَتَزَوَّجْتُ عَلَيْهَا ابْنَةَ خَالِي وَ قَدْ كَانَ لِي مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ وَلَدٌ فَرَجَعْتُ إِلَى بَغْدَادَ فَطَلَّقْتُهَا وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ رَاجَعْتُهَا ثُمَّ طَلَّقْتُهَا الثَّانِيَةَ ثُمَّ رَاجَعْتُهَا ثُمَّ خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهَا أُرِيدُ سَفَرِي هَذَا حَتَّى إِذَا كُنْتُ بِالْك

“I once asked Allah’s virtuous servant (a.s.), when he was in al-‘Arid, (name of a place) saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I married a woman who loved me. I then married the daughter of my maternal uncle and from the woman I had a son. I returned to Baghdad and divorced her once, then

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ لِي لَوْ كَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ سُلْطَانٌ لَأَوْجَعْتُ رَأْسَهُ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ اللَّهُ أَحَلَّهَا لَكَ فَمَا حَرَّمَهَا عَلَيْكَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَزِدْ عَلَى أَنْ كَذَبَ‌[3] فَزَعَمَ أَنَّ مَا أَحَلَّ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَرَامٌ وَ لَا يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهِ طَلَاقٌ وَ لَا كَفَّارَةٌ فَقُلْتُ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ لِمَ تُحَرِّمُ ما

‘You are unlawful for me.’ He (the Imam) said to me, ‘Had I control over him I would have hurt his head and said to him that Allah has made her lawful for you, then what has made her unlawful for you? In fact, the one who says it(‘You are unlawful for me’) has lied, because then he would claim that what Allah has made

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَنْتِ عَلَيَّ حَرَامٌ فَإِنَّا نُرْوَى بِالْعِرَاقِ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع جَعَلَهَا ثَلَاثاً فَقَالَ كَذَبُوا لَمْ يَجْعَلْهَا طَلَاقاً وَ لَوْ كَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ سُلْطَانٌ لَأَوْجَعْتُ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ أَقُولُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَحَلَّهَا لَكَ فَمَا ذَا حَرَّمَهَا عَلَيْكَ مَا زِدْتَ عَلَى أَنْ كَذَبْتَ فَقُلْتَ لِشَيْ‌ءٍ أَحَلَّهُ اللَّهُ لَكَ إِنَّهُ حَرَ

‘You are unlawful for me.’ We in Iraq narrate that Ali (a.s.), made it three times (divorce). He (the Imam) said, ‘They have spoken a lie. He (the Imam) did not make it (one’s saying, ‘You are unlawful for me’) a divorce. Had I the control over him I would have given him a headache. I then say to him that Allah, most M

الْمَفْقُودُ إِذَا مَضَى لَهُ أَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ بَعَثَ الْوَالِي أَوْ يَكْتُبُ إِلَى النَّاحِيَةِ الَّتِي هُوَ غَائِبٌ فِيهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهُ أَثَرٌ أَمَرَ الْوَالِي وَلِيَّهُ أَنْ يُنْفِقَ عَلَيْهَا فَمَا أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا فَهِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهَا تَقُولُ فَإِنِّي أُرِيدُ مَا تُرِيدُ النِّسَاءُ قَالَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لَهَا وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُنْفِقْ عَلَيْهَا وَلِيُّهُ أَوْ وَكِيلُ

“Once abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a man who is absent and missing. He (the Imam) said, ‘If one is absent and missing for four years the authorities must send in writing to the area where he has disappeared, and if no trace of him is found the authority then commands his guardian to provide maint

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَفْقُودِ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِامْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ مَا سَكَتَتْ عَنْهُ وَ صَبَرَتْ يُخَلَّى عَنْهَا فَإِنْ هِيَ رَفَعَتْ أَمْرَهَا إِلَى الْوَالِي أَجَّلَهَا أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ يَكْتُبُ إِلَى الصُّقْعِ الَّذِي فُقِدَ فِيهِ فَلْيُسْأَلْ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ خُبِّرَ عَنْهُ بِحَيَاةٍ صَبَرَتْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُخْبَرْ عَنْهُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ الْأَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ دُعِيَ وَلِيُّ الزَّوْ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is absent and missing and about how to deal with the issue of his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘If she is silent and has exercised patience, she is not disturbed, but if she brings her case before the authorities she will be told to wait for four years. Ther

نَعَمْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ وَلِيٌّ طَلَّقَهَا السُّلْطَانُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَالَ الْوَلِيُّ أَنَا أُنْفِقُ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ فَلَا يُجْبَرُ عَلَى طَلَاقِهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَالَتْ أَنَا أُرِيدُ مِثْلَ مَا تُرِيدُ النِّسَاءُ وَ لَا أَصْبِرُ وَ لَا أَقْعُدُ كَمَا أَنَا قَالَ لَيْسَ لَهَا ذَلِكَ وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ إِذَا أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا[2].

“About the case of a woman whose husband is missing and absent for four years, has not provided her maintenance and it is not known if he is alive or not, if his guardian is compelled to divorce her. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he is compelled to do so. If he does not have any guardian, the authority and al- Sultan divor

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ ظَاهَرَ مِنِ امْرَأَتِهِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً فَقَالَ إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً فَقَدْ بَطَلَ الظِّهَارُ وَ هَدَمَ الطَّلَاقُ الظِّهَارَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ فَإِنْ رَاجَعَهَا وَجَبَ عَلَيْهِ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْمُظَاهِرِ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَتَمَاسَّا قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى يَخْلُوَ أَجَلُهَا وَ تَمْلِكَ نَفْسَهَا

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who expresses the statement of al- Zihar about his wife, then divorces her once. He (the Imam) said, ’If he has divorced her once al-Zihar becomes void and divorce abolishes al-Zihar.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if he goes back to her?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ مَمْلُوكاً لَهُ وَ قَدْ كَانَ مَوْلَاهُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ ضَرِيبَةً فَرَضَهَا عَلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فَرَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَوْلَى وَ رَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فَأَصَابَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ مَالًا سِوَى مَا كَانَ يُعْطِي مَوْلَاهُ مِنَ الضَّرِيبَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَدَّى إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ مَا كَانَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا اكْتَسَبَ بَعْدَ ا

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Umar Bin Yazeed who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who intended to emancipated an owned slave of his, and his master had taken from him his earnings, which he had enforced upon him during

يَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَا سَلَبَهُ ثِيَابَهُ وَ لَا شَيْئاً مِمَّا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَا بَاعَهُ وَ لَا دَاهَنَ فِي إِرْسَالِهِ فَإِذَا حَلَفَ بَرِئَ مِنَ الضَّمَانِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws , they disputed to him asws regarding a man who had seized an absconding slave, and he was with him, then he fled from him. He would be made to swear an oath by Allah azwj , beside

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ ذَبِيحَةِ الْمُرْجِئِ وَ الْحَرُورِيِّ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَ قِرَّ وَ اسْتَقِرَّ حَتَّى‌ يَكُونَ مَا يَكُونُ‌[1]. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about an animal slaughtered by a person of al- Murji’ah people or al-Harawriy people. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can use it for food, remain determin

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَدَعَا بِالْغَدَاءِ فَأَكَلْتُ مَعَهُ طَعَاماً مَا أَكَلْتُ طَعَاماً قَطُّ أَنْظَفَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَطْيَبَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغْنَا مِنَ الطَّعَامِ قَالَ يَا أَبَا خَالِدٍ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ طَعَامَكَ أَوْ قَالَ طَعَامَنَا قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا رَأَيْتُ أَطْيَبَ مِنْهُ وَ لَا أَنْظَفَ قَطُّ وَ لَكِنِّي ذَكَرْتُ الْآيَةَ الَّتِي فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ لَتُسْئَلُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ

“I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.). He (the Imam) ordered food. I ate a food with him the like of which I never before had seen in cleanness and elegance. When we finished our food he (the Imam) asked, ‘O abu Khalid, how was your food’ or that he (the Imam) said, ‘Our food?’ I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in s

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِذَا وُضِعَتِ الْمَائِدَةُ حَفَّتْهَا أَرْبَعَةُ آلَافِ مَلَكٍ فَإِذَا قَالَ الْعَبْدُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمْ فِي طَعَامِكُمْ ثُمَّ يَقُولُونَ لِلشَّيْطَانِ اخْرُجْ يَا فَاسِقُ لَا سُلْطَانَ لَكَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَإِذَا فَرَغُوا فَقَالُوا الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ قَالَتِ الْمَلَائِكَةُ قَوْمٌ أَنْعَمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمْ فَأَدَّوْا شُكْرَ رَبِّهِمْ وَ إِذَا لَمْ

“When the table is spread four thousand angels surround it and when a servant of Allah says, ‘In the name of Allah’ the angels say, ‘May Allah grant you blessings in your food.’ Then they (angels) say to Satan, ‘Move away, O disobedient, you have no authority over them.’ When they complete eating their food and say, ‘A

مَرَرْتُ بِالْحَسَنِ وَ الْحُسَيْنِ ص وَ هُمَا فِي الْفُرَاتِ مُسْتَنْقِعَانِ فِي إِزَارَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُمَا يَا ابْنَيْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْكُمَا أَفْسَدْتُمَا الْإِزَارَيْنِ فَقَالا لِي يَا أَبَا سَعِيدٍ فَسَادُنَا لِلْإِزَارَيْنِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْنَا مِنْ فَسَادِ الدِّينِ إِنَّ لِلْمَاءِ أَهْلًا وَ سُكَّاناً كَسُكَّانِ الْأَرْضِ ثُمَّ قَالا إِلَى أَيْنَ تُرِيدُ فَقُلْتُ إِلَى هَذَا الْمَاءِ فَقَالا

“I once passed by al-Hassan and al-Husayn, Alayhim al-Salam, who were in soaked wraparound cloths. I then said to them, ‘Grandchildren of the Messenger of Allah, you have ruined your wraparound cloths.’ They said to me, ‘O abu Sa‘id, ruining our wraparound cloths is more preferable to us than ruining the religion. Wate

لَمَّا هَبَطَ نُوحٌ ع مِنَ السَّفِينَةِ غَرَسَ غَرْساً وَ كَانَ فِيمَا غَرَسَ ع الْحَبَلَةُ[1] ثُمَّ رَجَعَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَجَاءَ إِبْلِيسُ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ فَقَلَعَهَا ثُمَّ إِنَّ نُوحاً ع عَادَ إِلَى غَرْسِهِ فَوَجَدَهُ عَلَى حَالِهِ وَ وَجَدَ الْحَبَلَةَ قَدْ قُلِعَتْ وَ وَجَدَ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ عِنْدَهَا فَأَتَاهُ جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَأَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّ إِبْلِيسَ لَعَنَهُ اللَّهُ قَلَعَهَا فَقَالَ نُوحٌ لِإِبْ

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘When Noah (a.s.), disembarked from the ark, he established a plantation and of the things that he planted was a vine of grapes. He went back to his family and Iblis, may he be condemned, uprooted it. Noah (a.s.), went to his plantation. He found everything in its condition except the grap

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ أَتَيْتُ الْمَدِينَةَ وَ زِيَادُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَارِثِيُّ عَلَيْهَا فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ سَلَّمْتُ عَلَيْهِ وَ تَمَكَّنْتُ مِنْ مَجْلِسِي قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي رَجُلٌ مِنْ بَنِي الْحَارِثِ بْنِ كَعْبٍ وَ قَدْ هَدَانِي اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَى مَحَبَّتِكُمْ وَ مَوَدَّتِكُمْ أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَبُ

“I once went to al-Madinah when Ziyad ibn ‘Ubayd Allah al-Harithiy was the governor. I asked permission to visit abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.). I then visited and offered him (the Imam) the greeting of peace and took my place. I then said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I am from banu al-Harith ibn Ka‘b and Allah, most Majestic, m

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.’”

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

بَعَثَ الْوَالِي إِلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ آلِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فِي جِنَايَةٍ فَمَرَّ بِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ أَتْبِعُوهُ بِخَاتَمِ عَقِيقٍ فَأُتِيَ بِخَاتَمِ عَقِيقٍ فَلَمْ يَرَ مَكْرُوهاً.

“Once, the governor summoned a man of Ale abu Talib in a criminal case, and he passed by abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who said, ‘Follow him with a ring of ‘Aqiq (carnelian)’. ‘Aqiq (carnelian) ring was brought and he did not experience any undesirable matters.’”

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ هُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى مَتَاعٍ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْمِسُ الْمَتَاعَ بِيَدِي فَقَالَ هَذَا الَّذِي تَلْمِسُهُ بِيَدِكَ أَرْمَنِيٌّ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَ مَا أَنْتَ وَ الْأَرْمَنِيَّ فَقَالَ هَذَا مَتَاعٌ جَاءَتْ بِهِ- أُمُّ عَلِيٍّ امْرَأَةٌ لَهُ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنْ قَابِلٍ دَخَلْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَجَعَلْتُ أَلْمِسُ مَا تَحْتِي فَقَالَ كَأَنَّكَ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْظُرَ مَا تَحْتَكَ فَقُلْتُ لَا وَ لَكِنَّ

“I once visited abu Ja‘far (a.s.). He was sitting on a certain furnishing. I kept touching it with my hand. He (the Imam) said, ‘What you are touching is from Armenia.’ I then asked, ‘What do you have to do with Armenia?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This is what mother of Ali (wife of the Imam) has brought.’ I then visited hi

أَنَّ رَجُلًا كَانَ بِهَمَذَانَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ مَاتَ وَ كَانَ لَا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَأَوْصَى بِوَصِيَّةٍ عِنْدَ الْمَوْتِ وَ أَوْصَى أَنْ يُعْطَى شَيْ‌ءٌ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ فَسُئِلَ عَنْهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَيْفَ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ فَأَخْبَرْنَاهُ أَنَّهُ كَانَ لَا يَعْرِفُ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ فَقَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا أَوْصَى إِلَيَّ أَنْ أَضَعَ فِي يَهُودِيٍّ أَوْ نَصْرَانِيٍّ لَوَضَعْتُهُ فِيهِمَا إِن

4. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Walid from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has narrated the following: “A man of Hamadan has said that his father died but he did not know this fact (the Divine Authority of A’immah). He made a will when he was about to die to give something in the w

كَتَبَ الْخَلِيلُ بْنُ هَاشِمٍ إِلَى ذِي الرِّئَاسَتَيْنِ وَ هُوَ وَالِي نَيْسَابُورَ أَنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْمَجُوسِ مَاتَ وَ أَوْصَى لِلْفُقَرَاءِ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَأَخَذَهُ قَاضِي نَيْسَابُورَ فَجَعَلَهُ فِي فُقَرَاءِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَكَتَبَ الْخَلِيلُ إِلَى ذِي الرِّئَاسَتَيْنِ بِذَلِكَ فَسَأَلَ الْمَأْمُونَ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَسَأَلَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع فَقَالَ أَبُو الْحَس

“Once, Khalil ibn Hashim wrote to Dhi al-Riyasatayn who was the governor of Nisabur and asked that a Zoroastrian man has died and has made a will about a certain amount from his assets for the poor. The judge of Nisabur took the amount and gave it to the poor Muslims. Dhu al-Riyasatayn asked Ma’mun about it. Ma’mun who

إِذَا رَضِيَ الْغُرَمَاءُ فَقَدْ بَرِئَتْ ذِمَّةُ الْمَيِّتِ.

“About the case of a man who dies with debts on him and a guarantor takes responsibility to pay the creditors, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the creditors agree, the deceased becomes free from responsibility.”’

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ لَهُ عَلَيَّ دَيْنٌ وَ خَلَّفَ وُلْداً رِجَالًا وَ نِسَاءً وَ صِبْيَاناً فَجَاءَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ فَقَالَ أَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ مِمَّا لِأَبِي عَلَيْكَ مِنْ حِصَّتِي وَ أَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ مِمَّا لِإِخْوَتِي وَ أَخَوَاتِي وَ أَنَا ضَامِنٌ لِرِضَاهُمْ عَنْكَ قَالَ تَكُونُ فِي سَعَةٍ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ حِلٍّ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُعْطِهِمْ قَالَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ فِي عُنُقِهِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ ر

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who dies and I owe him a certain amount of money. He has left behind children, male, female, and smaller children. One of them once came to me and said, ‘You are free of the responsibility of what you owed to my father as much as my share is concerned and you

قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ نُؤْتَى بِالشَّيْ‌ءِ فَيُقَالُ هَذَا مَا كَانَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع عِنْدَنَا فَكَيْفَ نَصْنَعُ فَقَالَ مَا كَانَ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع بِسَبَبِ الْإِمَامَةِ فَهُوَ لِي وَ مَا كَانَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ مِيرَاثٌ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص.

“I once said to Sahib al- ‘Askar (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, something is brought to us and it is said “This is what was for abu Ja’far (a.s.).” How must we deal with it?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Whatever was for abu Ja‘far because of Imamat (leadership with divine authority), it be

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ بِغَيْرِ وَصِيَّةٍ وَ تَرَكَ أَوْلَاداً ذُكْرَاناً [وَ إِنَاثاً] وَ غِلْمَاناً صِغَاراً وَ تَرَكَ جَوَارِيَ وَ مَمَالِيكَ هَلْ يَسْتَقِيمُ أَنْ تُبَاعَ الْجَوَارِي قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَصْحَبُ الرَّجُلَ فِي سَفَرِهِ فَيَحْدُثُ بِهِ حَدَثُ الْمَوْتِ وَ لَا يُدْرِكُ الْوَصِيَّةَ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِمَتَاعِهِ وَ لَهُ أَوْلَادٌ صِغَارٌ وَ كِبَارٌ أَ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ مَت

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ’Isma‘il ibn Sa‘d al-Ash‘ariy who has narrated the following: “I once asked al-Rida’, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who dies without a will and leaves behind heirs of male and female, small boys and slave-girls and slaves i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْيَتِيمَةِ مَتَى يُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهَا مَالُهَا قَالَ إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا لَا تُفْسِدُ وَ لَا تُضَيِّعُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ مِلْكُ الْوَصِيِّ عَنْهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a female orphan; when her assets must be given to her. He (the Imam) said, ‘When you learn that she does not destroy it or lose it, then you can give it to her.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if she has married?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When she marries then possession

لَا يَسْتَقِيمُ النَّاسُ عَلَى الْفَرَائِضِ وَ الطَّلَاقِ إِلَّا بِالسَّيْفِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘People do not behave properly in matters of obligations and divorce without the sword (enforcing authority).’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ النِّسَاءِ هَلْ يَرِثْنَ الرِّبَاعَ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَرِثْنَ قِيمَةَ الْبِنَاءِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْضَوْنَ بِذَا قَالَ فَقَالَ إِذَا وُلِّينَا فَلَمْ يَرْضَ النَّاسُ بِذَلِكَ ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ بِالسَّوْطِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَقِيمُوا ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ.

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about women; if they inherit from the house. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, but they inherit from the value of the building.’ I (the narrator) then said, ‘People do not agree with it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When we will be in authority if people disagree we will use the sword and whip and

أَتَى أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع رَجُلٌ بِالْبَصْرَةِ بِصَحِيفَةٍ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ انْظُرْ إِلَى هَذِهِ الصَّحِيفَةِ فَإِنَّ فِيهَا نَصِيحَةً فَنَظَرَ فِيهَا ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَى وَجْهِ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كُنْتَ صَادِقاً كَافَيْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ كُنْتَ كَاذِباً عَاقَبْنَاكَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ نُقِيلَكَ أَقَلْنَاكَ فَقَالَ بَلْ تُقِيلُنِي يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَلَمَّا أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ أَيّ

“A man in Basrah brought a Sahifah (a booklet) and said, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, look at this booklet; there is advice in it.’ He (the Imam) looked at it, then he looked at the face of the man and said, ’If you are truthful we compensate you; if you are not truthful we will penalize you, if you want us to release you we

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ‌ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي لَا مُقَدِّمَ لِمَا أَخَّرَ وَ لَا مُؤَخِّرَ لِمَا قَدَّمَ ثُمَّ ضَرَبَ بِإِحْدَى يَدَيْهِ عَلَى الْأُخْرَى ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَيَّتُهَا الْأُمَّةُ الْمُتَحَيِّرَةُ بَعْدَ نَبِيِّهَا لَوْ كُنْتُمْ قَدَّمْتُمْ مَنْ قَدَّمَ اللَّهُ وَ أَخَّرْتُمْ مَنْ أَخَّرَ اللَّهُ وَ جَعَلْتُمُ الْوِلَايَةَ وَ الْوِرَاثَةَ حَيْثُ جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ مَا ع

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘All praise belongs to Allah. What Allah places last no one is able to place it first, and no one is able to place last what He has placed first.’ He (the Imam) then tapped his one hand with the other hand. He said, ‘O confused nation after her Prophet,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ النِّسَاءِ هَلْ يَرِثْنَ الْأَرْضَ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَرِثْنَ قِيمَةَ الْبِنَاءِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَرْضَوْنَ بِذَا فَقَالَ إِذَا وُلِّينَا فَلَمْ يَرْضَوْا ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ بِالسَّوْطِ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَسْتَقِيمُوا ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ بِالسَّيْفِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of women if they inherit from land. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, but they inherit from the value of the building.’ I then said, ‘People do not agree with it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When we become in authority, if they did not agree, we will whip them and if they did not be

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ النِّسَاءَ لَا يَرِثْنَ مِنْ رِبَاعِ الْأَرْضِ‌ شَيْئاً وَ لَكِنْ لَهُنَّ قِيمَةُ الطُّوبِ وَ الْخَشَبِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ لَا يَأْخُذُونَ بِهَذَا فَقَالَ إِذَا وُلِّينَاهُمْ ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ بِالسَّوْطِ فَإِنِ انْتَهَوْا وَ إِلَّا ضَرَبْنَاهُمْ عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّيْفِ.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘Women do not inherit from the land or the house anything, however, they can have their share from the value of bricks and wood.’ He (the narrator) has said that I said to him (the Imam), ‘People do not follow it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When we become in authority, we will whip t

إِذَا وَالَى الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ فَلَهُ مِيرَاثُهُ وَ عَلَيْهِ مَعْقُلَتُهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When a man is under the guardianship of a man for him is his legacy and on him is the liability for wergild.’”

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

ذَلِكَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ وَ قَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ‌[1] ضَمِنَ السَّرِقَةَ وَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ وَ قَالَ لَا يُرْجَمُ الزَّانِي حَتَّى يُقِرَّ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِالزِّنَى إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) regarding a man who accepted upon himself with the adultery, four times, and he was marriied, that he would he be stoned until he die

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

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الِافْتِرَاءِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ وَ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ هَلْ يُجْلَدُ الْمُسْلِمُ الْحَدَّ فِي الِافْتِرَاءِ عَلَيْهِمْ قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يُعَزَّرُ.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Al Hassan Bin Muhammad Bin Sama’at, from Ja’far Bin Sama’at, from Aban Bin Usman, from Ismail Bin Al Fazl who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the fabrication upon the Ahl Al-Zimma (under the responsibility), and the people of the Book (Jews and Christians), would the Muslim be whipped the

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَمِ التَّعْزِيرُ فَقَالَ دُونَ الْحَدِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ دُونَ ثَمَانِينَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ دُونَ الْأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِنَّهُ حَدُّ الْمَمْلُوكِ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ كَمْ ذَلِكَ قَالَ قَالَ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا يَرَى الْوَالِي مِنْ ذَنْبِ الرَّجُلِ وَ قُوَّةِ بَدَنِهِ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al hassan Bin Ali, from Hammad Bin Usman who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘How much is the reprimand?’ So he asws said: ‘Less than the Penalty ( Hadd )’. I said, ‘Less than eighty (lashes)?’ So he asws said: ‘No, but it is less than the forty (lashes), for i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ ذِمِّيَّةً[2] عَلَى مُسْلِمَةٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَأْمِرْهَا قَالَ وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ سَوْطاً وَ نِصْفٌ ثُمُنُ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ رَضِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحُرَّةُ الْمُسْلِمَةُ بِفِعْلِهِ بَعْدَ مَا كَانَ فَعَلَ قَالَ لَا يُضْرَبُ وَ لَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا يَبْقَيَانِ عَلَى النِّكَاحِ الْأَوَّلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from one of his companions, from Mansour Bin Hazam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who married a Zimmi woman (woman under the responsibility of the Islamic government) over a Muslim woman, (as a second wife) and

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ إِنَّما جَزاءُ الَّذِينَ يُحارِبُونَ اللَّهَ وَ رَسُولَهُ وَ يَسْعَوْنَ فِي الْأَرْضِ فَساداً أَنْ يُقَتَّلُوا الْآيَةَ هَذَا نَفْيُ الْمُحَارَبَةِ غَيْرُ هَذَا النَّفْيِ قَالَ يَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ الْحَاكِمُ بِقَدْرِ مَا عَمِلَ وَ يُنْفَى وَ يُحْمَلُ فِي الْبَحْرِ ثُمَّ يُقْذَفُ بِهِ لَوْ كَانَ النَّفْيُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍ كَأَنْ يَكُونَ إِخْرَاجُهُ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍ آخَرَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Hafs, from Abdullah asws Bin Talha, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding 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 only

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ جَنَى عَلَيَّ أَعْفُو عَنْهُ أَوْ أَرْفَعُهُ إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ قَالَ هُوَ حَقُّكَ إِنْ عَفَوْتَ عَنْهُ فَحَسَنٌ وَ إِنْ رَفَعْتَهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَإِنَّمَا طَلَبْتَ حَقَّكَ وَ كَيْفَ لَكَ بِالْإِمَامِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (The narrator) says, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘A man commited a crime upon me. Shall I excuse him from it, or raise it to the authorities?’ He asws said: ‘It is your right. If you were to excuse from it, so it is

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَى وَ كَانَ لِلْمَقْذُوفِ أَخٌ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُهُمَا عَنِ الْقَاذِفِ وَ أَرَادَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَى الْوَالِي وَ يَجْلِدَهُ أَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ أُمُّهُ هِيَ أُمَّ الَّذِي عَفَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَفْوَ إِلَيْهِمَا جَمِيعاً إِذَا كَانَتْ أُمُّهُمَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, altogether from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘If a man says to a man, ‘O son of the ‘sexually active’, meaning the adultery, and for the slandered one

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يُوَلِّي الشُّهُودَ الْحُدُودَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, raising it, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws used to give the authority to the witnesses for (execution of) the Penalties’.

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِخَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ أُخِذُوا فِي الزِّنَى فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَامَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدُّ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع حَاضِراً فَقَالَ يَا عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا حُكْمَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُكْمَ فَقَدَّمَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّانِيَ فَرَجَمَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّالِثَ فَضَرَبَهُ الْحَدَّ وَ قَدَّمَ الرَّابِعَ فَضَرَبَهُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ وَ قَدّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Al Furaat, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata, raising it, said, ‘They came to Umar with five people who had committed adultery. So he ordered that the Penalty ( Hadd ) be established upon each one of them, and Amir Al-Momineen asws was present. So

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع يَقُولُ‌ شَتَمَ رَجُلٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ ع رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَأُتِيَ بِهِ عَامِلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَجَمَعَ النَّاسَ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ هُوَ قَرِيبُ الْعَهْدِ بِالْعِلَّةِ وَ عَلَيْهِ رِدَاءٌ لَهُ مُوَرَّدٌ فَأَجْلَسَهُ فِي صَدْرِ الْمَجْلِسِ وَ اسْتَأْذَنَهُ فِي الِاتِّكَاءِ وَ قَالَ لَهُمْ مَا تَرَوْنَ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ وَ

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Al Washa who said, ‘I heard Abu Al-Hassan asws saying: ‘In the era of Ja’far asws Bin Muhammad asws , a man insulted Rasool-Allah saww . So they came with him to the governor of Al-Medina, and the people gathered. And it was near to the time of his a

كُنْتُ وَاقِفاً عَلَى رَأْسِ أَبِي حِينَ أَتَاهُ رَسُولُ زِيَادِ بْنِ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ الْحَارِثِيِّ عَامِلِ الْمَدِينَةِ قَالَ يَقُولُ لَكَ الْأَمِيرُ انْهَضْ إِلَيَّ فَاعْتَلَّ بِعِلَّةٍ فَعَادَ إِلَيْهِ الرَّسُولُ فَقَالَ لَهُ قَدْ أَمَرْتُ أَنْ يُفْتَحَ لَكَ بَابُ الْمَقْصُورَةِ فَهُوَ أَقْرَبُ لِخُطْوَتِكَ قَالَ فَنَهَضَ أَبِي وَ اعْتَمَدَ عَلَيَّ وَ دَخَلَ عَلَى الْوَالِي وَ قَدْ جَمَعَ فُقَهَاءَ الْمَدِينَةِ ك

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, (It has been narrated) from Ali son of Ja’far asws who said, ‘My brother asws Musa asws said: ‘I asws was standing next to the head of my asws father asws , when a messenger of Ziyad Bin Ubeydulla, the governor of Al-Medina came over. He said, ‘The c

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ عَبْدَ الْعَزِيزِ بْنَ عُمَرَ الْوَالِيَ بَعَثَ إِلَيَّ فَأَتَيْتُهُ وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ قَدْ تَنَاوَلَ أَحَدُهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فَمَرَشَ وَجْهَهُ‌[1] وَ قَالَ مَا تَقُولُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ فِي هَذَيْنِ الرَّجُلَيْنِ قُلْتُ وَ مَا قَالا قَالَ قَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لَيْسَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَضْلٌ عَلَى أَحَدٍ مِنْ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ فِي الْحَسَبِ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Matar Bin Arqam who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying that Abul Aziz Bin Umar the governor sent an escort to me, so I asws went over to him, and in front of him were two men, one of them had grabbed his companions,