Marriage

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَشْتَرِي الْأُخْتَيْنِ فَيَطَأُ إِحْدَاهُمَا ثُمَّ يَطَأُ الْأُخْرَى بِجَهَالَةٍ قَالَ إِذَا وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى بِجَهَالَةٍ لَمْ تَحْرُمْ عَلَيْهِ الْأُولَى وَ إِنْ وَطِئَ الْأُخْرَى وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهَا تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ حَرُمَتَا عَلَيْهِ جَمِيعاً.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who buys two sisters and goes to bed with one of them, then goes to bed with the other due to ignorance. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he has gone to bed with the other due to ignorance the first one does not become unlawful for him but if

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لكِنْ لا تُواعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَعْرُوفاً[1] قَالَ هُوَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا أُوَاعِدُكِ بَيْتَ آلِ فُلَانٍ لِيُعَرِّضَ لَهَا بِالْخِطْبَةِ وَ يَعْنِي بِقَوْلِهِ‌ إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَعْرُوفاً التَّعْرِيضَ بِالْخِطْبَةِ- وَ لا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكاحِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتابُ أَ

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the meaning of the words of Allah, "... but you must not secretly date (make secret appointment with) such women (during their waiting period) unless you speak to them in a lawful manner.’ (2:235) He (the Imam) said, ’He is a man who speaks to the wom

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لكِنْ لا تُواعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَعْرُوفاً وَ لا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكاحِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتابُ أَجَلَهُ‌ فَقَالَ السِّرُّ أَنْ يَقُولَ الرَّجُلُ مَوْعِدُكِ بَيْتُ آلِ فُلَانٍ ثُمَّ يَطْلُبُ إِلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا تَسْبِقَهُ بِنَفْسِهَا إِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا قُلْتُ فَقَوْلُهُ‌ إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا م

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . but you must not secretly date such women (during their waiting period) unless you speak to them in a lawful manner and you must not decide to form terms of marriage until the appointed time is c

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ لكِنْ لا تُواعِدُوهُنَّ سِرًّا قَالَ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ أُوَاعِدُكِ بَيْتَ آلِ فُلَانٍ يُعَرِّضُ لَهَا بِالرَّفَثِ وَ يَرْفُثُ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُولُوا قَوْلًا مَعْرُوفاً وَ الْقَوْلُ الْمَعْرُوفُ التَّعْرِيضُ بِالْخِطْبَةِ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا وَ حِلِّهَا- وَ لا تَعْزِمُوا عُقْدَةَ النِّكاحِ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْكِتابُ أَجَلَهُ‌.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . but you must not secretly date such women (during their waiting period).’ (2:235). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is his saying, “The place for your date (with me) is the house of the family of so and so where he asks her for ra

يَلْقَاهَا فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي فِيكِ لَرَاغِبٌ وَ إِنِّي لِلنِّسَاءِ لَمُكْرِمٌ فَلَا تَسْبِقِينِي بِنَفْسِكِ وَ السِّرُّ لَا يَخْلُو مَعَهَا حَيْثُ وَعَدَهَا.

In “secret” dating he does not meet her as he had promised.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ هَاجَرَ وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَتَهُ مَعَ الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَحِقَتْ بِهِ بَعْدُ أَ يُمْسِكُهَا بِالنِّكَاحِ الْأَوَّلِ أَوْ تَنْقَطِعُ عِصْمَتُهَا قَالَ يُمْسِكُهَا وَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ‌[1].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who migrates and leaves his wife with the pagans, then afterward she joins him; if he can keep her with first marriage or her safety is cut off. He (the Imam) said, ’He can keep her and she is his wife.’”

إِذَا أَسْلَمَتِ امْرَأَةٌ وَ زَوْجُهَا عَلَى غَيْرِ الْإِسْلَامِ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ هَاجَرَ[2] وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَتَهُ فِي الْمُشْرِكِينَ ثُمَّ لَحِقَتْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِهِ أَ يُمْسِكُهَا بِالنِّكَاحِ الْأَوَّلِ أَوْ تَنْقَطِعُ عِصْمَتُهَا قَالَ بَلْ يُمْسِكُهَا وَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ‌[3].

“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman becomes Muslim and she is married in a way that is an un-Islamic way, they must be separated.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about the case of a man who migrates and leaves his wife among the pagans, then she joins him; if he can keep her with the first marriage or that her s

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَجُوسِيٍّ أَوْ مُشْرِكٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ كَانَتْ تَحْتَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَأَسْلَمَ أَوْ أَسْلَمَتْ قَالَ يُنْتَظَرُ بِذَلِكَ انْقِضَاءُ عِدَّتِهَا وَ إِنْ هُوَ أَسْلَمَ أَوْ أَسْلَمَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا فَهُمَا عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمَا الْأَوَّلِ وَ إِنْ هُوَ لَمْ يُسْلِمْ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ الْعِدَّةُ فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is a Majusiy (Zoroastrian) or a pagan, other than the people of the book, who had a woman, he becomes a Muslim or she become a Muslim. He (the Imam) said, ‘He waits for completion of waiting period if he is a Muslim or she becomes

قَدِ انْقَطَعَتْ عِصْمَتُهَا مِنْهُ وَ لَا مَهْرَ لَهَا وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ.

“About the case of a man who is a Christian and marries a Christian woman who then becomes a Muslim before his going to bed with her, abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘The hindrance from him on her way is removed, she has no mahr (dower) and no waiting period because of him.’”

سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ أَوْ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْحَرْبِ يَتَزَوَّجُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا امْرَأَةً وَ أَمْهَرَهَا خَمْراً وَ خَنَازِيرَ ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَا فَقَالَ النِّكَاحُ جَائِزٌ حَلَالٌ لَا يَحْرُمُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْخَمْرِ وَ لَا مِنْ قِبَلِ الْخَنَازِيرِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَيْهَا الْخَمْرَ وَ الْخَنَازِيرَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَسْلَمَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَدْفَعَ إِلَيْه

“A man once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of two men of taxpayers or of those in the state of war who each married a woman and assigned a mahr (dower) in the form of wine and pigs; then they became Muslims. He (the Imam) said, ‘Marriage is permissible and lawful and it does not become unlawful because of

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي مَجُوسِيَّةٍ أَسْلَمَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لِزَوْجِهَا أَسْلِمْ فَأَبَى زَوْجُهَا أَنْ يُسْلِمَ فَقَضَى لَهَا عَلَيْهِ نِصْفَ الصَّدَاقِ وَ قَالَ لَمْ يَزِدْهَا الْإِسْلَامُ إِلَّا عِزّاً[2].

about the case of a Zoroastrian woman who became a Muslim before he went to bed with her ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said to her husband to become a Muslim, but he refused so he (the Imam) judged in her favor half of the mahr (dower) and said, ‘Islam has not brought to her anything but honor.’”

يُمْسِكُ أَرْبَعاً وَ يُطَلِّقُ ثَلَاثاً[3].

“About the case of a Zoroastrian man who became a Muslim and he had seven wives who also became Muslims, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He could keep four and divorce three of them/”

الذِّمِّيُّ تَكُونُ لَهُ الْمَرْأَةُ الذِّمِّيَّةُ فَتُسْلِمُ امْرَأَتُهُ قَالَ هِيَ امْرَأَتُهُ يَكُونُ عِنْدَهَا بِالنَّهَارِ وَ لَا يَكُونُ عِنْدَهَا بِاللَّيْلِ قَالَ فَإِنْ أَسْلَمَ الرَّجُلُ وَ لَمْ تُسْلِمِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَكُونُ الرَّجُلُ عِنْدَهَا بِاللَّيْلِ وَ النَّهَارِ.

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a taxpayer man who had a taxpayer wife and she became a Muslim, he (the Imam) said, ‘She is his wife who stays with him during the day but not during the night.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If the man becomes a Muslim he stays with her during the night as well as the day.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع النَّصْرَانِيُّ يَتَزَوَّجُ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِينَ دَنّاً مِنْ خَمْرٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ خِنْزِيراً ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا قَالَ يَنْظُرُ كَمْ قِيمَةُ الْخَمْرِ وَ كَمْ قِيمَةُ الْخَنَازِيرِ فَيُرْسِلُ بِهَا إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا وَ هُمَا عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمَا الْأَوَّلِ‌[2].

‘He must find out how much the value of wine and pigs is. He must send them to her, then he can go to bed with her and they remain with their first marriage.’”

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الْقَرَابَةِ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Whoever is unlawful for marriage due to blood relationship becomes unlawful for marriage because of breastfeeding also.”’

يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about breastfeeding. He (the Imam) said, ‘Because of breastfeeding, whoever is unlawful for marriage because of being a relative (blood relationship), becomes unlawful for marriage.’”

يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Because of breastfeeding, whoever is unlawful for marriage because of being a relative (blood relationship), becomes unlawful for marriage.’”

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ عَرَضْتُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ.

The daughter of Hamzah was proposed to the Messenger of Allah (saww) for marriage and he (the Messenger of Allah) said, “Did you not know that she is a daughter of my brother because of breastfeeding?'"

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي ابْنَةِ الْأَخِ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ لَا آمُرُ بِهِ أَحَداً وَ لَا أَنْهَى عَنْهُ وَ إِنَّمَا أَنْهَى عَنْهُ نَفْسِي وَ وُلْدِي وَ قَالَ عُرِضَ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَأَبَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ قَالَ هِيَ ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘In the case of a daughter of a brother because of breastfeeding I do not command anyone or prohibit. I only refrain myself and my sons.’ He (’Amir al-Mu’minin) said, ‘The daughter of Hamzah was proposed to the Messenger of Allah for marriage and

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ إِلَّا مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ وَ شَدَّ الْعَظْمَ.

‘Breastfeeding does not bring unlawfulness unless it makes the flesh to grow and the bones to strengthen.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّضَاعِ مَا أَدْنَى مَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنْهُ قَالَ مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ أَوِ الدَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَرَى وَاحِدَةً تُنْبِتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ [اثْنَتَانِ‌] قَالَ لَا فَلَمْ أَزَلْ أَعُدُّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى بَلَغْتُ عَشْرَ رَضَعَاتٍ‌[1].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of breastfeeding and its minimum limit that brings unlawfulness. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is an amount of breastfeeding that makes the flesh or blood grow.’ He (the Imam) then asked, ‘Do you think once can do it?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّضَاعِ أَدْنَى مَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنْهُ قَالَ مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ وَ الدَّمَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَرَى وَاحِدَةً تُنْبِتُهُ فَقُلْتُ أَسْأَلُكَ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ اثْنَتَانِ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَمْ أَزَلْ أَعُدُّ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ عَشْرَ رَضَعَاتٍ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about breastfeeding and its minimum limit that makes marriage unlawful. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is an amount that grows flesh and blood.’ He (the Imam) then asked, ‘Do you think once can do it?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, I ask you, can tw

لَا بَأْسَ بِالرَّضْعَةِ وَ الرَّضْعَتَيْنِ وَ الثَّلَاثِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Breastfeeding once, twice or three times does not bring unlawfulness.’”

لَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ إِلَّا مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ وَ الدَّمَ.

‘Breastfeeding does not bring unlawfulness unless it grows flesh and blood.’”

قُلْتُ لَهُ يُحَرِّمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ الرَّضْعَةُ وَ الرَّضْعَتَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ فَقَالَ لَا إِلَّا مَا اشْتَدَّ عَلَيْهِ الْعَظْمُ وَ نَبَتَ اللَّحْمُ.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), if breastfeeding once or twice brought unlawfulness or three times. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, until it strengthens bones and grows flesh.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبِي ع عَنْهُ فَقَالَ وَاحِدَةٌ لَيْسَ بِهَا بَأْسٌ وَ ثِنْتَانِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ خَمْسَ رَضَعَاتٍ‌[1] قُلْتُ مُتَوَالِيَاتٍ أَوْ مَصَّةً بَعْدَ مَصَّةٍ فَقَالَ هَكَذَا قَالَ لَهُ وَ سَأَلَهُ آخَرُ عَنْهُ فَانْتَهَى بِهِ إِلَى تِسْعٍ وَ قَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا أُسْأَلُ عَنِ الرَّضَاعِ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ قَوْلِكَ

“This is concerning my question before abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about breastfeeding and who becomes unlawful for marriage thereby. He (the Imam) said, ‘A man once asked my father (a.s.), about it and he said that once has no affect, and twice until he counted up to ten times breastfeeding.’ I then asked, ‘Are they one aft

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الْغُلَامِ يَرْضَعُ الرَّضْعَةَ وَ الرَّضْعَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَا يُحَرِّمُ فَعَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى أَكْمَلْتُ عَشْرَ رَضَعَاتٍ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ مُتَفَرِّقَةً [فَلَا].

8. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Faddal from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from ‘Umar ibn Yazid who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a boy who is breastfed once and twice. He (the Imam) said, ‘It d

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّا أَهْلُ بَيْتٍ كَبِيرٍ فَرُبَّمَا كَانَ الْفَرَحُ وَ الْحَزَنُ الَّذِي يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهِ الرِّجَالُ وَ النِّسَاءُ فَرُبَّمَا اسْتَحْيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ تَكْشِفَ رَأْسَهَا عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَهُ الرَّضَاعُ وَ رُبَّمَا اسْتَخَفَّ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى ذَلِكَ فَمَا الَّذِي يُحَرِّمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ فَقَالَ مَا أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ وَ الدَّمَ فَقُلْتُ و

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I belong to a large family. On different occasions of happiness and sorrow during which men and women come together women feel shy removing their head scarf before men between whom there is breastfeeding relationship or men fear looking to that, so who becomes unlawful because of

لَا يُحَرِّمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ إِلَّا مَا شَدَّ الْعَظْمَ وَ أَنْبَتَ اللَّحْمَ وَ أَمَّا الرَّضْعَةُ وَ الرَّضْعَتَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثُ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ عَشْراً إِذَا كُنَّ مُتَفَرِّقَاتٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

‘Breastfeeding does not bring unlawfulness unless it strengthens the bones and grows flesh, and one or two or three times breastfeeding even up to ten times on different times does not bring the unlawfulness affect.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ قَالَ هُوَ مَا أَرْضَعَتِ امْرَأَتُكَ مِنْ لَبَنِكَ وَ لَبَنِ وَلَدِكَ وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ أُخْرَى فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ‌[1].

‘It is the milk from your wife from your milk and the milk of your children given to the child of another woman and that child is unlawful (for marriage).”’

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ امْرَأَتَانِ فَوَلَدَتْ كُلُّ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُمَا غُلَاماً فَانْطَلَقَتْ إِحْدَى امْرَأَتَيْهِ فَأَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً مِنْ عُرْضِ النَّاسِ أَ يَنْبَغِي لِابْنِهِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِهَذِهِ الْجَارِيَةِ[2] قَالَ لَا لِأَنَّهَا أُرْضِعَتْ بِلَبَنِ الشَّيْخِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has two women, each of whom gives birth; and he divorces one of the two who has breastfed a girl of the people; if the son of this man can marry that girl. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, because she has given milk from the milk of the s

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ قَالَ مَا أَرْضَعَتِ امْرَأَتُكَ مِنْ لَبَنِ وَلَدِكَ وَلَدَ امْرَأَةٍ أُخْرَى فَهُوَ حَرَامٌ.

‘It is the milk from your wife from your milk and the milk of your children given to the child of another woman and that child is unlawful (for marriage).”’

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً وَ لِزَوْجِهَا ابْنٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لِلْغُلَامِ ابْنِ زَوْجِهَا أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ الْجَارِيَةَ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتْ فَقَالَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ‌[3].

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who breastfeeds a girl and her husband has a son from another woman if it is lawful for this boy, the son of her husband to marry the girl she has breastfed. He (the Imam) said, ‘The milk is from ‘impregnating agent’ her husband.’”

فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ جَارِيَةً ثُمَّ مَاتَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْرَى فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ وَلَداً ثُمَّ إِنَّهَا أَرْضَعَتْ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا غُلَاماً أَ يَحِلُّ لِذَلِكَ الْغُلَامِ الَّذِي أَرْضَعَتْهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحْتَ الرَّجُلِ قَبْلَ الْمَرْأَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ فَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ فَحْلٍ قَدْ رَضَعَ مِنْ لَبَنِهِ‌[1].

“About the case of a man who marries a woman who gives birth from him to a girl, then the woman dies and he marries another woman who gives birth to a boy, then she breastfeeds a boy; if this boy can marry the daughter of the woman who was the wife of the man before this woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like for hi

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أُمُّ وَلَدِ رَجُلٍ أَرْضَعَتْ صَبِيّاً وَ لَهُ ابْنَةٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا أَ يَحِلُّ لِذَلِكَ الصَّبِيِّ هَذِهِ الِابْنَةُ فَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ رَجُلٍ قَدْ رَضَعْتَ مِنْ لَبَنِ وَلَدِهِ‌[2].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the mother of the child of a man who has breastfed a child and he had a daughter from another woman; if the girl is lawful for that child. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like the marriage of the daughter of a man to one who is breastfed from the milk of

قَالَ الرِّضَا ع مَا يَقُولُ أَصْحَابُكَ فِي الرَّضَاعِ قَالَ قُلْتُ كَانُوا يَقُولُونَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ حَتَّى جَاءَتْهُمُ الرِّوَايَةُ عَنْكَ أَنَّهُ يَحْرُمُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ مَا يَحْرُمُ مِنَ النَّسَبِ فَرَجَعُوا إِلَى قَوْلِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ وَ ذَلِكَ لِأَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ‌[3] سَأَلَنِي عَنْهَا الْبَارِحَةَ فَقَالَ لِي اشْرَحْ لِيَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ الْكَلَامَ فَقَالَ لِي كَمَا أَ

“Al-Rida’ (a.s.), once asked me, ‘What do your people say about breastfeeding?’ I replied, They called it the milk of the ‘impregnating agent’ (husband) until a Hadith from you came to them that said, “Because of breastfeeding whoever is unlawful for marriage, as being a relative, becomes unlawful” then they returned t

سَأَلَ عِيسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ عِيسَى أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ الثَّانِيَ ع أَنَّ امْرَأَةً أَرْضَعَتْ لِي صَبِيّاً فَهَلْ يَحِلُّ لِي أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ ابْنَةَ زَوْجِهَا فَقَالَ لِي مَا أَجْوَدَ مَا سَأَلْتَ مِنْ هَاهُنَا يُؤْتَى أَنْ يَقُولَ النَّاسُ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ قِبَلِ لَبَنِ الْفَحْلِ هَذَا هُوَ لَبَنُ الْفَحْلِ لَا غَيْرُهُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ [إِنَ‌] الْجَارِيَةَ لَيْسَتِ ابْنَةَ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي أَرْ

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far, al-Thaniy (a.s.), about a woman who breastfeeds a child for me: if it is lawful for me to marry a daughter of her husband. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a very good question. It is because of this that people say, ‘His wife has become unlawful because of the milk of ‘impr

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ هُوَ الَّذِي خَلَقَ مِنَ الْماءِ بَشَراً فَجَعَلَهُ نَسَباً وَ صِهْراً[1] فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى خَلَقَ آدَمَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ الْعَذْبِ وَ خَلَقَ زَوْجَتَهُ مِنْ سِنْخِهِ فَبَرَأَهَا[2] مِنْ أَسْفَلِ أَضْلَاعِهِ فَجَرَى بِذَلِكَ الضِّلْعِ سَبَبٌ وَ نَسَبٌ ثُمَّ زَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ فَجَرَى بِسَبَبِ ذَلِكَ بَيْنَهُمَا صِهْرٌ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘He is the one who has created human beings from water, then made him into lineage and in-law relationship.’ (25:54) He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, most High, created Adam from sweet water and He created his spouse of his kind and car

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ- عَنْ غُلَامٍ رَضَعَ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَهَا لِأَبِيهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا فَقَدْ رَضَعَا جَمِيعاً مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ قَالَ فَيَتَزَوَّجُ أُخْتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ إِنَّ أُخْتَهَا الَّتِي لَمْ تُرْضِعْهُ كَانَ فَحْلُهَا غَيْرَ فَحْلِ الَّتِي أَرْضَعَتِ الْغُلَا

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a boy who is breastfed by a woman; if it is lawful for him to marry her sister because of breastfeeding who is from her father’s side. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ’No, because all are breastfed from the milk of one

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرْضِعُ مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَ هُوَ غُلَامٌ أَ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ رَضَعَتَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلٍ وَاحِدٍ فَلَا يَحِلُّ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَتَانِ رَضَعَتَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ مِنْ لَبَنِ فَحْلَيْنِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is breastfed when a child by a woman; if it is lawful for him to marry her sister because of breastfeeding from her mother’s side. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the two women are breastfed by one woman from the milk of one “impregnating

لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِطَامٍ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Breastfeeding after weaning is not effective/”

الرَّضَاعُ قَبْلَ الْحَوْلَيْنِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُفْطَمَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Breastfeeding is effective before completion of two years of a child before weaning him.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِطَامٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ مَا الْفِطَامُ قَالَ الْحَوْلَانِ اللَّذَانِ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[1].

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Breastfeeding after weaning is not effective.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what is al-Fatam (weaning)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is the two years that Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has mentioned (in His book).’ (2:233)”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ حَلَبَتْ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا فَأَسْقَتْ زَوْجَهَا لِتَحْرُمَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ أَمْسَكَهَا وَ أَوْجَعَ ظَهْرَهَا[2].

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman who drained her milk and made her husband to drink it so that she could become unlawful to him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He keeps her and makes her feel a backache.’” (Such expression is used for a flogging implemented by a judicial body.)

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا رَضَاعَ بَعْدَ فِطَامٍ وَ لَا وِصَالَ فِي صِيَامٍ وَ لَا يُتْمَ بَعْدَ احْتِلَامٍ وَ لَا صَمْتَ يَوْمٍ إِلَى اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تَعَرُّبَ بَعْدَ الْهِجْرَةِ وَ لَا هِجْرَةَ بَعْدَ الْفَتْحِ‌ وَ لَا طَلَاقَ قَبْلَ النِّكَاحِ وَ لَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ وَ لَا يَمِينَ لِلْوَلَدِ مَعَ وَالِدِهِ وَ لَا لِلْمَمْلُوكِ مَعَ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَا لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا وَ لَا نَذْرَ فِي مَعْصِيَةٍ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Breastfeeding after weaning is not effective, continuous fasting is not valid, one is not an orphan after experiencing wet-dream, vowing to remain silen

قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً فَوَجَدْتُ امْرَأَةً قَدْ أَرْضَعَتْنِي وَ أَرْضَعَتْ أُخْتَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ كَمْ قَالَ قُلْتُ شَيْئاً يَسِيراً قَالَ بَارَكَ اللَّهُ لَكَ.

“I once said to abu al-Hassan, al-Madiy (previous) (a.s.), that I have married a woman and found out that she had breastfed me and had breastfed her sister. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) asked, ‘How much had she done so? 5 I replied, ‘It was a little.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘May Allah make it a blessing f

مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ أُخْتَ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ.

“About the case of a man who married the sister of his brother of breastfeeding, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I do not like one’s marriage to the sister of his brother of breastfeeding.’”

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَرْضَعَتْ أُمِّي جَارِيَةً بِلَبَنِي قَالَ هِيَ أُخْتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعِ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَتَحِلُّ لِأَخِي مِنْ أُمِّي لَمْ تُرْضِعْهَا بِلَبَنِهِ يَعْنِي لَيْسَ بِهَذَا الْبَطْنِ وَ لَكِنْ بِبَطْنٍ آخَرَ قَالَ وَ الْفَحْلُ وَاحِدٌ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ هِيَ أُخْتِي‌[1] لِأَبِي وَ أُمِّي قَالَ اللَّبَنُ لِلْفَحْلِ صَارَ أَبُوكَ أَبَاهَا وَ أُمُّكَ أُمَّهَا.

“This is concerning my question before Allah’s virtuous servant (a.s.), about the case of my mother who has breastfed a girl along with me. He (the Imam) said, ‘She is your sister of breastfeeding.’ I then asked if she is lawful for my brother from my mother’s side whom she has not breastfed with his milk, that is not

لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً رَضِيعاً فَأَرْضَعَتْهَا امْرَأَتُهُ فَسَدَ نِكَاحُهُ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةِ رَجُلٍ أَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً أَ تَصْلُحُ لِوَلَدِهِ مِنْ غَيْرِهَا قَالَ لَا قُلْتُ فَنُزِّلَتْ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْأُخْتِ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ مِنْ قِبَلِ الْأَبِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man marries a small girl and she is breastfed by his wife his marriage becomes invalid.’ I then asked about the case of woman of a man who breastfeeds a girl; if her sons from another husband can marry her (the girl). He (the Imam) said, ‘No, they cannot do so.’ I then asked, ‘Is

جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي حَلَبَتْ مِنْ لَبَنِهَا فِي مَكُّوكٍ‌[1] فَأَسْقَتْهُ جَارِيَتِي فَقَالَ أَوْجِعِ امْرَأَتَكَ وَ عَلَيْكَ بِجَارِيَتِكَ وَ هُوَ هَكَذَا فِي قَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ع.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a man came to ’Amir al-Mu’minin, and said, ‘O ’Amir al-Mu’minin, my wife drained her milk in a bowl and made my slave-girl to drink it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Make your woman suffer (judicially applicable punishment) and keep your slave- girl’. This is how it is in the judgment