Marriage

لَوْ كَانَ نَبِيّاً مَا مَاتَ ابْنُهُ فَأَلْحَقَهَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِأَهْلِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ وُلِّيَ النَّاسَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَتَتْهُ الْعَامِرِيَّةُ وَ الْكِنْدِيَّةُ وَ قَدْ خُطِبَتَا فَاجْتَمَعَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرُ فَقَالا لَهُمَا اخْتَارَا إِنْ شِئْتُمَا الْحِجَابَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتُمَا الْبَاهَ فَاخْتَارَتَا الْبَاهَ فَتَزَوَّجَتَا فَجُذِمَ أَحَدُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ و

“Sa‘ad ibn Abu ‘Urwah narrated to me from al-Hassan al-Basri that the Messenger of Allah (saww) married a woman from the tribe of Banu ’Amir ibn Sa‘sa‘ah called Sana’ and she was the most beautiful among women of her time. When ‘A’isha and Hafsa looked at her they said that she will dominate them before the Messenger o

فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَ لَا هُمْ يَسْتَحِلُّونَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُوا أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ إِنْ كَانُوا مُؤْمِنِينَ وَ إِنَّ أَزْوَاجَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي الْحُرْمَةِ مِثْلُ أُمَّهَاتِهِمْ.

“Zurarah has narrated a Hadith similar to the previous Hadith from Abu Ja’far (a.s.), and he (the Imam) has said, ’They do not consider it lawful to marry their mothers if they are believers. The wives of the Messenger of Allah (sw) in the matter of the above unlawfulness are like their mothers.’”

الْأُمُّ وَ الِابْنَةُ سَوَاءٌ إِذَا لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا يَعْنِي إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَإِنَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ تَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A mother and daughter are the same if one has not gone to bed with her, that is, if one marries a woman then divorces her before going to bed with her, in such case it is permissible to marry her mother or her daughter.”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ مُتْعَةً أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ لَا.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman in manner of al-Mut‘ah; if it is permissible for him to marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَنَظَرَ إِلَى رَأْسِهَا وَ إِلَى بَعْضِ جَسَدِهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ لَا إِذَا رَأَى مِنْهَا مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجُ ابْنَتَهَا.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who married a woman and looks at her head and a few places of her body; if he could marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so when he has seen what is unlawful for people other than him to lo

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُمِّهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَدْ فَعَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَلَمْ نَرَ بِهِ بَأْساً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَفْخَرُ الشِّيعَةُ إِلَّا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ع فِي هَذِهِ الشَّمْخِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَفْتَاهَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَ

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man came and asked about the case of a man who married a woman but she died before going to bed with her; if he could marry her mother. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘A man from us had done so, thus I do not see it as unlawful.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَكَثَ أَيَّاماً مَعَهَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُهَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ رَأَى مِنْهَا مَا يَحْرُمُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقُهَا أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا فَقَالَ أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ وَ قَدْ رَأَى مِنْ أُمِّهَا مَا قَدْ رَأَى‌[1].

“About the case of a man who marries a woman and lives with her for many days, unable to do anything except that he has seen from her what is unlawful for others to see; then he divorces her; if he can marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ’How can it be proper for him when he has seen of her mother what he has seen?

إِيَّاكُمْ وَ ذَوَاتِ الْأَزْوَاجِ الْمُطَلَّقَاتِ عَلَى غَيْرِ السُّنَّةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَرَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ مِنْ هَؤُلَاءِ وَ لِي بِهَا حَاجَةٌ قَالَ فَتَلْقَاهُ بَعْدَ مَا طَلَّقَهَا[2] وَ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا عِنْدَ صَاحِبِهَا فَتَقُولُ لَهُ طَلَّقْتَ فُلَانَةَ فَإِذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَدْ صَارَ تَطْلِيقَةً عَلَى طُهْرٍ فَدَعْهَا مِنْ حِينَ طَلَّقَهَا تِلْكَ التَّطْلِيقَةَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in the case of married women who are divorced against the Sunnah.’ I asked him (the Imam) that a man has divorced his wife and I am interested. He (the Imam) said, ‘Meet him after he divorces her and waiting period is complete with him then ask him, ‘Hav

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ مِنْ مَوَالِيكَ يُقْرِئُكَ السَّلَامَ وَ قَدْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً قَدْ وَافَقَتْهُ وَ أَعْجَبَهُ بَعْضُ شَأْنِهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ فَطَلَّقَهَا ثَلَاثاً عَلَى غَيْرِ السُّنَّةِ وَ قَدْ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُقْدِمَ عَلَى تَزْوِيجِهَا حَتَّى يَسْتَأْمِرَكَ فَتَكُونَ أَنْتَ تَأْمُرُهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع هُوَ الْفَرْجُ وَ أَمْرُ الْفَرْجِ شَدِيدٌ وَ مِنْ

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘One of your followers offers greetings of peace to you and he wants to marry a woman who has agreed and he likes her due to certain matters about her and she has a husband who has divorced her three times on non-Sunnah basis. He dislikes marrying her without your instruction so y

يَدَعُهَا حَتَّى تَحِيضَ وَ تَطْهُرَ- ثُمَّ يَأْتِيهِ وَ مَعَهُ رَجُلَانِ شَاهِدَانِ فَيَقُولُ أَ طَلَّقْتَ فُلَانَةَ فَإِذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ تَرَكَهَا ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ خَطَبَهَا إِلَى نَفْسِهَا.

“About the case of a man who divorces his wife three times and then another man wants to marry her and about what he must do, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must wait until she experiences one cycle of menses; then he must go to the man who has divorced her and ask him in the presence of two people, ‘Have you div

إِيَّاكَ وَ الْمُطَلَّقَاتِ ثَلَاثاً فِي مَجْلِسٍ فَإِنَّهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ أَزْوَاجٍ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Beware of the case of a woman divorced three times in one meeting; they are married women.”

لَا تُزَوَّجُ ابْنَةُ الْأَخِ وَ لَا ابْنَةُ الْأُخْتِ عَلَى الْعَمَّةِ وَ لَا عَلَى الْخَالَةِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِمَا وَ تُزَوَّجُ الْعَمَّةُ وَ الْخَالَةُ عَلَى ابْنَةِ الْأَخِ وَ ابْنَةِ الْأُخْتِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِمَا[2].

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not marry a daughter of a brother or daughter of a sister as a second wife, the first being her paternal or maternal aunt without their permission and you must not marry a paternal or maternal aunt as a second wife, the first being a daughter of her brother or a daughter of her s

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ: لَا تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَ لَا خَالَتِهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ الْعَمَّةِ وَ الْخَالَةِ.

‘You must not marry a woman as a second wife, the first being her paternal or maternal aunt, without her permission.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ تَمَتَّعَ فِيهَا رَجُلٌ آخَرُ هَلْ تَحِلُّ لِلْأَوَّلِ قَالَ لَا.

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorced his wife three times; then another man formed Mut‘ah with her if thereafter she can become lawful for him. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it ( Mut‘ah ) is not enough.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ طَلَاقاً لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ‌ وَ تَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ مُتْعَةً أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَنْكِحَهَا قَالَ لَا حَتَّى تَدْخُلَ فِي مِثْلِ مَا خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife as such that thereafter he cannot marry her without her marriage with another man but a man marries her in the manner of Mut‘ah; if thereafter he can marry her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, until she enters into what

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ طَلَاقاً لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ‌ فَتَزَوَّجَهَا عَبْدٌ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا هَلْ يُهْدَمُ الطَّلَاقُ قَالَ نَعَمْ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ- حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ‌[1] وَ قَالَ هُوَ أَحَدُ الْأَزْوَاجِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife in such a way that he cannot remarry her before her marriage with another man, then a slave marries and divorces her; if divorce is destroyed (restriction due to three divorces). He (the Imam) said, ‘Ye

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ الطَّلَاقَ الَّذِي لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ‌ ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ آخَرُ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا قَالَ لَا حَتَّى يَذُوقَ عُسَيْلَتَهَا[2].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife in such a way for which he cannot remarry her without her marriage with another man, then another man marries her and does not go to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not enough until he tast

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ تَرَكَهَا حَتَّى انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَهَا رَجُلٌ غَيْرُهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ مَاتَ أَوْ طَلَّقَهَا فَرَاجَعَهَا الْأَوَّلُ قَالَ هِيَ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ بَاقِيَتَيْنِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife once, then leaves her alone until waiting period is complete; then another man marries her, then the man dies or divorces her and the first husband comes back to her. He (the Imam) said, ‘She can live w

كَتَبَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع‌ رَوَى بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى الْكِتَابِ وَ السُّنَّةِ فَتَبِينُ مِنْهُ بِوَاحِدَةٍ فَتَزَوَّجُ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ فَيَمُوتُ عَنْهَا أَوْ يُطَلِّقُهَا فَتَرْجِعُ إِلَى زَوْجِهَا الْأَوَّلِ أَنَّهَا تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ عَلَى تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ وَ وَاحِدَةٌ قَدْ مَضَتْ فَوَقَّعَ ع بِخَطِّهِ صَدَقُوا و

“‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad once wrote to abu al-Hassan, Alayhi al-Salam, saying that certain persons of our people have narrated from abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife according to the book and Sunnah and she becomes stranger for him after the first divorce; then marries anoth

الْمُلَاعَنَةُ إِذَا لَاعَنَهَا زَوْجُهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ الَّذِي يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ الطَّلَاقَ الَّذِي لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْرَهُ‌ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ تَزَوَّجَ ثَلَاثَ مَرَّاتٍ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ الْمُحْرِمُ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ حَرَامٌ عَلَيْهِ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَد

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman who because of al-Mula‘inah (condemnation) when it (condemnation) is from the husband becomes unlawful for marriage for him forever; a woman who is married during her waiting period knowing all about her condition becomes unlawful for him forever; a woman divorced three times

إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا وَ دَخَلَ بِهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً عَالِماً كَانَ أَوْ جَاهِلًا وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا حَلَّتْ لِلْجَاهِلِ وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لِلْآخَرِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one marries a woman during her waiting period and goes to bed with her, she becomes unlawful for him forever, regardless, he knows or not, but if he has not gone to bed with her, she is lawful for the one ignorant of her condition and is unlawful for the other (one who knows her co

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا بِجَهَالَةٍ أَ هِيَ مِمَّنْ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً فَقَالَ لَا أَمَّا إِذَا كَانَ بِجَهَالَةٍ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْهَا بَعْدَ مَا تَنْقَضِي عِدَّتُهَا وَ قَدْ يُعْذَرُ النَّاسُ فِي الْجَهَالَةِ بِمَا هُوَ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ بِأَيِّ الْجَهَالَتَيْنِ يُعْذَرُ بِجَهَالَتِهِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ مُحَرَّمٌ عَلَيْهِ أَمْ بِجَهَالَتِهِ أَنَّهَا فِ

“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman during her waiting period because of ignorance; if she became unlawful for him forever. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, if marriage is because of ignorance he must marry her again after the waiting period is complete; people due to ignorance are som

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْحُبْلَى يَمُوتُ زَوْجُهَا فَتَضَعُ وَ تَزَوَّجُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَمْضِيَ لَهَا أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ اعْتَدَّتْ بِمَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهَا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ وَ اسْتَقْبَلَتْ عِدَّةً أُخْرَى مِنَ الْآخَرِ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ اعْتَدَّتْ بِمَا بَقِيَ ع

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is pregnant and her husband dies. She gives birth and marries before the passing of four months and ten days. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he has gone to bed with her, they must be separated from each other and she will be unlawful f

قُلْتُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحُبْلَى يُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا فَتَضَعُ وَ تَزَوَّجُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَعْتَدَّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي تَزَوَّجَهَا دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ اعْتَدَّتْ بِمَا بَقِيَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ عِدَّةِ الْأَوَّلِ وَ اسْتَقْبَلَتْ عِدَّةً أُخْرَى مِنَ الْآخَرِ ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a woman who was pregnant and her husband died. She gave birth and married before the passing of four months and ten days. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the one who has married has gone to bed with her, they must separate from each other and she is not lawful for him forever.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فِي عِدَّتِهَا قَالَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَهَا الْمَهْرُ بِمَا اسْتَحَلَّ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ لَهَا مِنْ مَهْرِهَا.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman during her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘They must separate from each other; and if he has gone to bed with her he must pay mahr (dower) for making his going to bed with her lawful. They must separate from each other and she is not

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَتَزَوَّجَتْ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا الْأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَتْ رَجُلًا ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا الْأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا الزَّوْجُ الْأَوَّلُ هَكَذَا ثَلَاثاً لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, and abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘If a man (1) divorces a woman then remarries her, then (2) he divorces and the same husband marries her, then (3) divorces her and another man marries her then this man divorces her and the first man marries her then the first husband divorces her in th

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ يَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً وَ أَتَمَّتْ عِدَّتَهَا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ وَ عِدَّةً أُخْرَى مِنَ الْآخَرِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ أَتَمَّتْ عِدَّتَهَا مِنَ الْأَوَّلِ وَ كَانَ خَاطِباً مِنَ الْخُطَّابِ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who married a woman during her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he has gone to bed with her, they must separate from each other and she is not lawful for him forever. She must complete the remaining time of the first waiting period and complete another wai

فِي رَجُلٍ نَكَحَ امْرَأَةً وَ هِيَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا قَالَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ تَقْضِي عِدَّتَهَا فَإِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَهَا الْمَهْرُ بِمَا اسْتَحَلَّ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا[1] وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ لَهَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّذِي يُطَلِّقُ ثُمَّ يُرَاجِعُ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقُ ثُمَّ يُرَاجِعُ ثُمَّ يُطَلِّقُ قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ حَتَّى تَنْكِحَ زَوْجاً غَيْ

“About the case of a man who marries a woman during her waiting period, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘They must separate from each other and she must complete her waiting period. If he has gone to bed with her he must pay mahr (dower) for his going to bed and they must separate from each other. If he has not gone t

قُلْتُ‌ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع بَلَغَنَا عَنْ أَبِيكَ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً فَقَالَ هَذَا إِذَا كَانَ عَالِماً فَإِذَا كَانَ جَاهِلًا فَارَقَهَا وَ تَعْتَدُّ ثُمَّ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا نِكَاحاً جَدِيداً[1].

‘It is narrated to us from your father that if a man marries a woman during her waiting period she becomes unlawful for him forever.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘That is the case if he knows about it, but if he is ignorant he must separate from her and she must complete the waiting period then he can marry her anew.’”

أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّ لَهَا زَوْجاً فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man marries a woman and knows that she has a husband, they must separate from each other and she becomes unlawful for him forever.’”

إِذَا خَطَبَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَدَخَلَ بِهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَبْلُغَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً.

12. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub ibn Yazid from certain persons of our people who have said the following: (...Consult Fatwah about this Hadith)

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَتَزَوَّجَتْ رَجُلًا ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا الْأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَتْ رَجُلًا ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا الْأَوَّلُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man divorces a woman, then she marries a man then he divorces her then she marries the first man then divorces her and she marries a man then divorces her then she marries the first man then he divorces her, she becomes unlawful for him forever.’”

إِذَا جَمَعَ الرَّجُلُ أَرْبَعاً فَطَلَّقَ إِحْدَاهُنَّ فَلَا يَتَزَوَّجِ الْخَامِسَةَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّةُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي طَلَّقَ وَ قَالَ لَا يَجْمَعِ الرَّجُلُ مَاءَهُ فِي خَمْسٍ‌[2].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man accumulates four wives then divorces one, he cannot marry the fifth before the end of waiting period of the woman whom he has divorced.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘A man cannot deposit his water in five.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ فَيُطَلِّقُ إِحْدَاهُنَّ أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ مَكَانَهَا أُخْرَى قَالَ لَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who has four wives; if he can divorce one and marry in her place another one. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so until her waiting period is complete.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ فَطَلَّقَ وَاحِدَةً ثُمَّ نَكَحَ أُخْرَى قَبْلَ أَنْ تَسْتَكْمِلَ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ الْعِدَّةَ قَالَ فَلْيُلْحِقْهَا بِأَهْلِهَا حَتَّى تَسْتَكْمِلَ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ أَجَلَهَا وَ تَسْتَقْبِلُ الْأُخْرَى عِدَّةً أُخْرَى وَ لَهَا صَدَاقُهَا إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَهُ مَالُهُ وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا ثُمَّ إِن

“About the case of a man who has four wives, who divorces one and marries another one in her place before the waiting period of the one just divorced is complete, I once heard abu Ja’far (a.s.), saying, ‘He must join her with her family until the one just divorced completes her waiting period and the other one must com

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ ثَلَاثُ نِسْوَةٍ فَتَزَوَّجَ عَلَيْهِنَّ امْرَأَتَيْنِ فِي عَقْدَةٍ فَدَخَلَ بِوَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي بَدَأَ بِاسْمِهَا وَ ذَكَرَهَا عِنْدَ عُقْدَةِ النِّكَاحِ فَإِنَّ نِكَاحَهَا جَائِزٌ وَ لَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ وَ عَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِالْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي سُمِّيَتْ وَ ذُكِرَتْ بَعْدَ ذِكْ

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who had three wives and he married two more women. He went to bed with one of them, then died. He (the Imam) said, ‘The marriage of the woman whom he first married and mentioned her name at the time of pronouncing the terms, is permis

يُخَلِّي سَبِيلَ أَيَّتِهِنَّ شَاءَ وَ يُمْسِكُ الْأَرْبَعَ‌[1].

“About the case of a man who marries five women in one contract, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He can keep any four and allow anyone of them to go.’”

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي أُخْتَيْنِ نَكَحَ إِحْدَاهُمَا رَجُلٌ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى ثُمَّ خَطَبَ أُخْتَهَا فَجَمَعَهُمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَضَعَ أُخْتُهَا الْمُطَلَّقَةُ وَلَدَهَا فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يُفَارِقَ الْأَخِيرَةَ حَتَّى تَضَعَ أُخْتُهَا الْمُطَلَّقَةُ وَلَدَهَا ثُمَّ يَخْطُبُهَا وَ يُصْدِقُهَا صَدَاقاً مَرَّتَيْنِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), issued a judgment about the case of two sisters, of whom one had married a man who divorced her, and she was pregnant, then proposed marriage to her sister and married her before her divorced sister gave birth, he (the Imam) commanded them to separate from the

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع رَجُلٌ نَكَحَ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ أَتَى أَرْضاً فَنَكَحَ أُخْتَهَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ قَالَ يُمْسِكُ أَيَّتَهُمَا شَاءَ وَ يُخَلِّي سَبِيلَ الْأُخْرَى‌[1].

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and then comes to a land where he marries her sister but he does not know. He (the Imam) said, ’He can keep whichever he wants and allow the other one to go.’”

فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَيْنِ فِي عَقْدَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ هُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ يُمْسِكُ أَيَّتَهُمَا شَاءَ وَ يُخَلِّي سَبِيلَ الْأُخْرَى وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَوَطِئَهَا ثُمَّ اشْتَرَى أُمَّهَا أَوِ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ [أَبَداً].

“About the case of a man who marries two sisters in one marriage, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ’Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘He has the choice to keep whichever he wants and allow the other one to go.’ About the case of a man who had a slave-girl with whom he went to bed, then bought her mother

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ بِالْعِرَاقِ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ خَرَجَ إِلَى الشَّامِ فَتَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً أُخْرَى فَإِذَا هِيَ أُخْتُ امْرَأَةٍ الَّتِي بِالْعِرَاقِ قَالَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الَّتِي تَزَوَّجَهَا بِالشَّامِ وَ لَا يَقْرَبُ الْمَرْأَةَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّةُ الشَّامِيَّةِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجَ أُمَّهَا وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا أُمُّهَا قَالَ ق

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries in Iraq a woman; then goes to al-Sham (Syria) and marries another there who is the sister of the one in Iraq. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must separate from the one in al-Sham and must not go close to the woman until waiting perio

قَرَأْتُ فِي كِتَابِ رَجُلٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الرَّجُلُ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ مُتْعَةً إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَيَنْقَضِي الْأَجَلُ بَيْنَهُمَا هَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يَنْكِحَ أُخْتَهَا مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا فَكَتَبَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا.

“I read in the letter of a man to al-Rida’ (a.s.), that said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if a man marries a woman in the manner of Mut‘ah for an appointed time which expires; if he can marry her sister before her sister completes her waiting period.’ He (the Imam) had written to him, ‘I

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اخْتَلَعَتْ مِنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ أُخْتَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا بَرِئَتْ عِصْمَتُهَا[1] وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ رَجْعَةٌ فَقَدْ حَلَّ لَهُ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ أُخْتَهَا قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عِنْدَهُ أُخْتَانِ مَمْلُوكَتَانِ فَوَطِئَ إِحْدَاهُمَا ثُمَّ وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى قَالَ إِذَا وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى فَقَدْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأُولَى حَتَّى تَم

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man whose wife divorces him in the manner of al-Khula‘ (payment for divorce); if it is permissible to propose marriage to her sister before her waiting period is complete. He (the Imam) said, ‘Since she has set herself free and there is

فَقَالَ إِذَا بَرِئَتْ عِصْمَتُهَا وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا رَجْعَةٌ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَخْطُبَ أُخْتَهَا قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أُخْتَانِ مَمْلُوكَتَانِ فَوَطِئَ إِحْدَاهُمَا ثُمَّ وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى قَالَ إِذَا وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى فَقَدْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ الْأُخْرَى قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ بَاعَهَا أَ تَحِلُّ لَهُ الْأُولَى قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ يَبِيعُهَا لِحَاجَةٍ وَ لَا يَخْطُرُ عَلَى

About the case of a man who divorces his wife or she arranges for al-Khula (payment for divorce) or she becomes a stranger to him; if he can marry her sister. He (the Imam) said, ‘When she has freed herself from responsibility and he is not able to go back to her, it then is permissible for him to propose marriage to h

لَا يَتَزَوَّجُهَا حَتَّى يَخْلُوَ أَجَلُهَا.

“About the case of a man who divorces his wife and she is pregnant; if he can marry her sister before she gives birth, he (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘He must not marry her until her time is complete.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَةً أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ أُخْتَهَا قَالَ لَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَلَكَ أُخْتَيْنِ أَ يَطَؤُهُمَا جَمِيعاً قَالَ يَطَأُ إِحْدَاهُمَا وَ إِذَا وَطِئَ الثَّانِيَةَ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْأُولَى الَّتِي وَطِئَ حَتَّى تَمُوتَ الثَّانِيَةُ أَوْ يُفَارِقَهَا وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ الثَّانِيَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ الْأُولَى لِيَرْجِعَ إِلَيْهَا إِلَّا أَنْ ي

“This is concerning my question before abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces a woman; if he can marry her sister. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so until her waiting period is complete.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I asked him (the Imam) about the case of a man who owns two sisters; if he c

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ فَعَتَقَتْ فَتَزَوَّجَتْ فَوَلَدَتْ أَ يَصْلُحُ لِمَوْلَاهَا الْأَوَّلِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ هِيَ عَلَيْهِ حَرَامٌ وَ هِيَ ابْنَتُهُ وَ الْحُرَّةُ وَ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ فِي هَذَا سَوَاءٌ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ رَبائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسائِكُمُ‌[1]. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْن

10. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ ibn Razin from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has a slave-girl and sets her free. She then marries and gives birth;

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ فَيَقَعُ عَلَيْهَا أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَقَعَ عَلَى ابْنَتِهَا فَقَالَ أَ يَنْكِحُ الرَّجُلُ الصَّالِحُ ابْنَتَهُ.

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the case of a man who had a slave-girl who had a daughter. He falls on her (for sexual intercourse); if he could fall on her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘Does a man of good deeds marry his own daughter?”’

لَا هِيَ مِثْلُ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ رَبائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ‌.

“About the case of a man who has a slave-girl with whom he has gone to bed; if he can marry her daughter, he (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so because of the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, “. . . those who grow in your care . . .” (4:23)’”

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَبَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ مَمْلُوكَةٌ فَاشْتَرَاهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا قَالَ لَا وَ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ وَ ابْنَتُهَا فَيَطَأُ إِحْدَاهُمَا فَتَمُوتُ وَ تَبْقَى الْأُخْرَى أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا قَالَ لَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife and they become strangers to each other. She has a daughter who is a slave and he buys her; if he can go to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ I asked him (the Imam) about the case of a man