Marriage

هِيَ لَهُ حَلَالٌ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ مَا يَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ هُوَ لِمَوْلَى الْجَارِيَةِ[3] إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدِ اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ أَحَلَّهَا لَهُ أَنَّهَا إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ مِنِّي فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَإِنْ كَانَ فَعَلَ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ قُلْتُ فَيَمْلِكُ وَلَدَهُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ مَالٌ اشْتَرَاهُ بِالْقِيمَةِ[4].

Hadith.4577 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Darraj, from Durays ibn Abdul-Malik, from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding a man who permits his brother to have relations with his bondwoman, and she goes out to fulfill his needs. Imam (as) said: "She is lawful for him." I asked: "What if she gives birth to a child

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع الرَّجُلُ يُحِلُّ لِأَخِيهِ جَارِيَتَهُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فَقَالَ لِيَضُمَّ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدَهُ وَ لْيَرُدَّ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ جَارِيَتَهُ قُلْتُ لَهُ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَذِنَ لَهُ وَ لَا يَأْمَنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ‌[6].

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who permits his brother to have relations with his bondwoman. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it." I asked: "What if she gives birth to a child?" Imam (as) said: "Let him take his child and return the bondwoman to her owner." I said: "But what if he

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ جَارِيَةٍ بَيْنَ رَجُلَيْنِ دَبَّرَاهَا جَمِيعاً ثُمَّ أَحَلَّ أَحَدُهُمَا فَرْجَهَا لِشَرِيكِهِ قَالَ هِيَ حَلَالٌ لَهُ وَ أَيُّهُمَا مَاتَ قَبْلَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَدْ صَارَ نِصْفُهَا حُرّاً مِنْ قِبَلِ الَّذِي مَاتَ وَ نِصْفُهَا مُدَبَّراً قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ أَرَادَ الْبَاقِي مِنْهُمَا أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا أَ لَهُ ذَلِكَ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ يَثْبُتَ عِتْقُهَا وَ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بِرِضاً م

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a bondwoman jointly owned by two men, who both designated her as mudabbar (set to be freed after their death). Then, one of them permitted his partner to have relations with her. Imam (as) said: "She is lawful for him. If either of them dies before the other,

الْوُلْدُ أَحْرَارٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَحَدُ وَالِدَيْهِ حُرّاً فَالْوَلَدُ حُرٌّ[1].

Hadith.4580 - Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a free man who marries a bondwoman belonging to a people. Are the children considered slaves or free? Imam (as) said: "The children are free." Then Imam (as) added: "If one of the parents is free, the child is free."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ بِأَمَةٍ فَجَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ قَالَ يَلْحَقُ الْوَلَدُ بِأَبِيهِ قُلْتُ فَعَبْدٌ تَزَوَّجَ حُرَّةً قَالَ يَلْحَقُ الْوَلَدُ بِأُمِّهِ.

Hadith.4581 - Jamil ibn Darraj narrated that he asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who married a bondwoman, and she gave birth to a child. Imam (as) said: "The child is attributed to his father." I asked: "What about a slave who marries a free woman?" Imam (as) said: "The child is attributed to his mother."

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع النَّصْرَانِيُّ يَتَزَوَّجُ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ عَلَى ثَلَاثِينَ دَنّاً خَمْراً[3] وَ ثَلَاثِينَ خِنْزِيراً ثُمَّ أَسْلَمَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا قَالَ يَنْظُرُ كَمْ قِيمَةُ الْخِنْزِيرِ وَ كَمْ قِيمَةُ الْخَمْرِ فَيُرْسِلُ بِهِ إِلَيْهَا ثُمَّ يَدْخُلُ عَلَيْهَا وَ هُمَا عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمَا الْأَوَّلِ‌[4].

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a Christian man who married a Christian woman with a dowry of thirty jars of wine and thirty pigs. Later, they both embraced Islam, and he had not yet consummated the marriage with her. Imam (as) said: "He should assess the value of the pigs and the wine, and send that value to her. Afte

لَيْسَ مِنَّا مَنْ لَمْ يُؤْمِنْ بِكَرَّتِنَا وَ يَسْتَحِلَّ مُتْعَتَنَا[5]

الْمُتْعَةُ لَا تَحِلُّ إِلَّا لِمَنْ عَرَفَهَا وَ هِيَ حَرَامٌ عَلَى مَنْ جَهِلَهَا

إِنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ "إِنَّ اَلْمُتْعَةَ اَلْيَوْمَ لَيْسَتْ كَمَا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ اَلْيَوْمِ إِنَّهُنَّ كُنَّ يُؤْمَنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَالْيَوْمَ لاَ يُؤْمَنَّ فَاسْأَلُوا عَنْهُنَّ".

Hadith.4585 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Aban, from Abu Maryam, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who was asked about Mutah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "Mutah today is not as it was before. In those days, women were trustworthy, but today they are not trustworthy, so inquire about them

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَارِفَةً قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَارِفَةً قَالَ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْهَا[4] وَ قُلْ لَهَا فَإِنْ قَبِلَتْ فَتَزَوَّجْهَا وَ إِنْ أَبَتْ وَ لَمْ تَرْضَ بِقَوْلِكَ فَدَعْهَا وَ إِيَّاكُمْ وَ الْكَوَاشِفَ وَ الدَّوَاعِيَ وَ الْبَغَايَا وَ ذَوَاتَ الْأَزْوَاجِ فَقُلْتُ مَا الْكَوَاشِفُ فَقَالَ اللَّوَاتِي يُكَاشِفْنَ وَ بُيُوتُه

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about Mutah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "Yes, if she is knowledgeable (about its rulings)." I said: "May I be your ransom! What if she is not knowledgeable?" Imam (as) said: "Then explain it to her and say it to her. If she accepts, then marry her. But if she refuses and is not satis

سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ الرِّضَا ع‌- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ امْرَأَةً مُتْعَةً وَ يَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا يَطْلُبَ وَلَدَهَا فَتَأْتِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِوَلَدٍ فَيُنْكِرُ الْوَلَدَ فَشَدَّدَ فِي ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ يَجْحَدُ وَ كَيْفَ يَجْحَدُ إِعْظَاماً لِذَلِكَ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَإِنِ اتَّهَمَهَا- قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ إِلَّا بِمَأْمُونَةٍ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ- الزَّانِي لا يَنْكِحُ إِلَّا

A man asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) about a man who marries a woman in Mutah (temporary marriage) and stipulates with her that he will not seek a child from her. However, she later gives birth to a child, and the man denies the child. Al-Ridha (as) expressed strong disapproval of this and said: "He denies it? H

لَا يَتَزَوَّجُ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ وَ لَا النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ عَلَى حُرَّةٍ مُتْعَةً وَ غَيْرَ مُتْعَةٍ.

"A man should not marry a Jewish or Christian woman alongside a free Muslim woman, whether in Mutah (temporary marriage) or in a permanent marriage."

سَأَلَ الْحَسَنُ التَّفْلِيسِيُّ الرِّضَا ع‌ يَتَمَتَّعُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّةِ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع يَتَمَتَّعُ مِنَ الْحُرَّةِ الْمُؤْمِنَةِ وَ هِيَ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً مِنْهَا[2].

Hadith.4589 - Al-Hasan Al-Taflisi asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as): "Can a man engage in Mutah (temporary marriage) with a Jewish or Christian woman?" Abu Al-Hasan Al-Ridha (as) replied: "He should engage in Mutah with a free believing woman, as she has greater sanctity than the others."

كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَمَتَّعَ بِامْرَأَةٍ ثُمَّ وَهَبَ لَهَا أَيَّامَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يُفْضِيَ إِلَيْهَا أَوْ وَهَبَ لَهَا أَيَّامَهَا بَعْدَ مَا أَفْضَى إِلَيْهَا هَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ فِيمَا وَهَبَ لَهَا مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَوَقَّعَ ع لَا يَرْجِعُ‌[4].

Hadith.4590 - Ali bin Ri'ab narrated: He wrote to Imam (as) asking about a man who engaged in Mutah (temporary marriage) with a woman and then gifted her the remaining days of the contract before consummating the marriage or after consummating it. He asked whether the man could revoke what he had gifted her from those

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْجَارِيَةِ يَتَمَتَّعُ مِنْهَا الرَّجُلُ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ صَبِيَّةً تُخْدَعُ قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ وَ كَمِ الْحَدُّ الَّذِي إِذَا بَلَغَتْهُ لَمْ تُخْدَعْ قَالَ ابْنَةُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ‌[2].

Hadith.4591 - Muhammad bin Yahya al-Khathami narrated from Muhammad bin Muslim: I asked Imam (as) about a bondwoman - can a man engage in Mutah (temporary marriage) with her? Imam (as) replied: "Yes, except if she is a young girl who can be deceived." I said: "May Allah (swt) rectify your condition, what is the age lim

يُكْرَهُ لِلْعَيْبِ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا.

Hadith.4592 - Hafs bin al-Bakhtari narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding a man who marries a virgin in Mutah (temporary marriage). The Imam (as) said: "It is disliked (makruh) due to the reproach it may bring upon her family."

الْعَذْرَاءُ الَّتِي لَهَا أَبٌ لَا تَتَزَوَّجُ مُتْعَةً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ أَبِيهَا[3].

Hadith.4593 - Aban narrated from Abu Maryam, from Abu Abdillah (as): "The virgin who has a father cannot marry in Mutah (temporary marriage) except with her father's permission."

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ أَ هِيَ مِنَ الْأَرْبَعِ قَالَ لَا وَ لَا مِنَ السَّبْعِينَ‌[4].

Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about Mutah (temporary marriage) - whether it is counted as part of the four [wives]. Imam (as) said: "No, and not even among seventy."

هِيَ كَبَعْضِ إِمَائِكَ‌[5].

Hadith.4595 - Al-Fudhayl ibn Yasaar asked him about Mutah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "It is like some of your bondwomen."

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ شَهْراً بِشَيْ‌ءٍ مُسَمًّى فَتَأْتِي بَعْضَ الشَّهْرِ وَ لَا تَفِي بِبَعْضِ الشَّهْرِ قَالَ تَحْبِسُ عَنْهَا مِنْ صَدَاقِهَا بِقَدْرِ مَا احْتَبَسَتْ عَنْكَ إِلَّا أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَهَا[6].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Can I marry a woman for a month with a specified dowry, but she only fulfills part of the month and does not fulfill the rest?" Imam (as) said: "You withhold from her dowry an amount proportional to the time she withheld herself from you, except for the days of her menstruation, as those day

كَفٌّ مِنْ بُرٍّ يَقُولُ‌[2] لَهَا زَوِّجِينِي نَفْسَكِ مُتْعَةً عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ نِكَاحاً غَيْرَ سِفَاحٍ عَلَى أَنْ لَا أَرِثَكِ وَ لَا تَرِثِينِي وَ لَا أَطْلُبَ وَلَدَكِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَإِنْ بَدَا لِي زِدْتُكِ وَ زِدْتِنِي.

Hadith.4597 - Muhammad ibn al-Nu'man al-Ahwal asked: "What is the minimum requirement for a man to marry a woman in Mut'ah?" Imam (as) replied: "A handful of wheat. He should say to her: 'Marry me to yourself in Mut'ah according to the Book of Allah (swt) and the Sunnah of His Prophet, a marriage that is not fornicatio

إِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا قَالَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّهُ يَدْخُلُنِي مِنَ الْمُتْعَةِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَقَدْ حَلَفْتُ أَنْ لَا أَتَزَوَّجَ مُتْعَةً أَبَداً فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّكَ إِذَا لَمْ تُطِعِ اللَّهَ فَقَدْ عَصَيْتَهُ‌[3].

Hadith.4598 - Jamil ibn Salih reported: One of our companions said to Abu Abdillah (as): "I feel uneasy about Mut'ah, and I have sworn that I will never engage in Mut'ah again." Abu Abdillah (as) replied: "If you do not obey Allah (swt), then you have disobeyed Him."

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً مُتْعَةً فَعَلِمَ بِهَا أَهْلُهَا فَزَوَّجُوهَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ فِي الْعَلَانِيَةِ وَ هِيَ امْرَأَةُ صِدْقٍ‌[4] قَالَ لَا تُمَكِّنُ زَوْجَهَا مِنْ نَفْسِهَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا وَ شَرْطُهَا قُلْتُ إِنْ كَانَ شَرْطُهَا سَنَةً وَ لَا يَصْبِرُ لَهَا زَوْجُهَا قَالَ فَلْيَتَّقِ اللَّهَ زَوْجُهَا وَ لْيَتَصَدَّقْ عَلَيْهَا بِمَا بَقِيَ لَهُ فَإِنَّهَا قَدِ ابْتُلِيَ

Hadith.4599 - Yunus ibn Abdul Rahman reported: I asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) about a man who married a woman in Mut'ah (temporary marriage). Later, her family came to know about it, and they married her off to another man in a public marriage, although she was a truthful woman. Imam (as) said: "She must not a

قُلْتُ لَهُ لِلْمُتَمَتِّعِ ثَوَابٌ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ وَجْهَ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى وَ خِلَافاً عَلَى مَنْ أَنْكَرَهَا لَمْ يُكَلِّمْهَا كَلِمَةً إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ بِهَا حَسَنَةً وَ لَمْ يَمُدَّ يَدَهُ إِلَيْهَا إِلَّا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَهُ حَسَنَةً فَإِذَا دَنَا مِنْهَا غَفَرَ اللَّهُ تَعَالَى لَهُ بِذَلِكَ ذَنْباً فَإِذَا اغْتَسَلَ غَفَرَ اللَّهُ لَهُ بِقَدْرِ مَا مَرَّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ عَلَى

Hadith.4600 - Salih ibn Uqbah reported from his father, who reported from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): I asked him, "Is there a reward for Mut'ah?" He (as) replied: "If he seeks by it the pleasure of Allah (swt) Almighty and to oppose those who deny it, then Allah (swt) writes a good deed for him for

إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص لَمَّا أُسْرِيَ بِهِ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ قَالَ لَحِقَنِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع فَقَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ إِنِّي قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لِلْمُتَمَتِّعِينَ مِنْ أُمَّتِكَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَأَكْرَهُ لِلرَّجُلِ الْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَ قَدْ بَقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ خَلَّةٌ مِنْ خِلَالِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ يَقْضِهَا.

Hadith.4602 - Bakr ibn Muhammad narrated from Abu Abdillah (as): I asked him about Mut'ah (temporary marriage). Imam (as) said: "Indeed, I dislike for a Muslim man to leave this world while there remains an unfulfilled practice from the practices of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) that h

قَرَأْتُ فِي كِتَابِ رَجُلٍ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع‌[1] رَجُلٌ تَزَوَّجَ بِامْرَأَةٍ مُتْعَةً إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى فَإِذَا انْقَضَى الْأَجَلُ بَيْنَهُمَا هَلْ يَحِلُّ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ بِأُخْتِهَا فَقَالَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا.

Hadith.4603 - Al-Qasim ibn Muhammad al-Jawhari narrated from Ali ibn Abi Hamzah: I read in a man's letter to Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who married a woman in Mut'ah (temporary marriage) for a specified period. When the term between them ended, he asked whether it was permissible for him to marry her sister. Imam (a

لَا[1].

Hadith.4604 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr asked al-Ridha (as) about a man who marries a woman in Mut'ah (temporary marriage). Is it permissible for him to marry her daughter permanently? Imam (as) replied: "No."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "عِدَّةُ اَلْمُتْعَةِ خَمْسَةٌ وَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْماً" كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَعْقِدُ بِيَدِهِ خَمْسَةً وَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً "فَإِذَا جَاءَ اَلْأَجَلُ كَانَتْ فُرْقَةً بِغَيْرِ طَلاَقٍ".

I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) saying: "The waiting period ('Iddah) for Mut'ah (temporary marriage) is forty-five days." Imam (as) then demonstrated by holding up his hand and showing forty-five days. "When the specified term ends, the separation occurs without the need for divorce."

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا الرَّجُلُ مُتْعَةً ثُمَّ يُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا هَلْ عَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ قَالَ تَعْتَدُّ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ أَيَّامُهَا وَ هُوَ حَيٌّ فَحَيْضَةٌ وَ نِصْفٌ‌[6] مِثْلَ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى الْأَمَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَتُحِدُّ[7] قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ إِذَا مَكَثَتْ عِنْدَهُ يَوْماً أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ أَوْ سَاعَةً مِنَ النَّهَارِ فَقَدْ وَجَبَتِ ا

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a woman who entered into a Mut'ah (temporary marriage) and then her husband passed away. Imam (as) said: "She must observe an 'Iddah (waiting period) of four months and ten days." Then Imam (as) continued: "If her term ends while he is still alive, her waiting period is one and a half me

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا عِدَّةُ الْمُتْعَةِ إِذَا مَاتَ عَنْهَا الَّذِي تَمَتَّعَ بِهَا قَالَ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا زُرَارَةُ كُلُّ نِكَاحٍ إِذَا مَاتَ عَنْهَا الزَّوْجُ فَعَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ حُرَّةً كَانَتْ أَوْ أَمَةً أَوْ عَلَى أَيِّ وَجْهٍ كَانَ النِّكَاحُ مِنْهُ مُتْعَةً أَوْ تَزْوِيجاً أَوْ مِلْكَ يَمِينٍ فَالْعِدَّةُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً[1] وَ عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about the waiting period ('Iddah) for a woman in a Mut'ah (temporary marriage) if her husband passes away. Imam (as) replied: "It is four months and ten days." Then Imam (as) continued: "O Zurara, for every type of marriage-whether the woman is free or a slave, and

وَ قِيلَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌[2] لِمَ جَعَلَ فِي الزِّنَا أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الشُّهُودِ وَ فِي الْقَتْلِ شَاهِدَيْنِ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَلَّ لَكُمُ الْمُتْعَةَ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّهَا سَتُنْكَرُ عَلَيْكُمْ فَجَعَلَ الْأَرْبَعَةَ الشُّهُودِ احْتِيَاطاً لَكُمْ وَ لَوْ لَا ذَلِكَ لَأُتِيَ عَلَيْكُمْ‌[3] وَ قَلَّ مَا يَجْتَمِعُ أَرْبَعَةٌ عَلَى شَهَادَةٍ بِأَمْرٍ وَاحِدٍ.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ يَلْقَى الْمَرْأَةَ فَيَقُولُ لَهَا زَوِّجِينِي نَفْسَكِ شَهْراً وَ لَا يُسَمِّي الشَّهْرَ بِعَيْنِهِ فَيَلْقَاهَا بَعْدَ سِنِينَ فَقَالَ لَهُ شَهْرُهُ إِنْ كَانَ سَمَّاهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَمَّاهُ فَلَا سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا[4].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "A man meets a woman and says to her, 'Marry me to yourself for a month,' but he does not specify which month. Then he meets her again after several years-does he still have his month?" Imam (as) replied: "He has his month if he had specified it. However, if he did not specify it, then he has

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَدْخَلَ جَارِيَةً يَتَمَتَّعُ بِهَا ثُمَّ أُنْسِيَ‌[1] حَتَّى وَاقَعَهَا هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ حَدُّ الزَّانِي قَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ يَتَمَتَّعُ بِهَا بَعْدَ النِّكَاحِ‌[2] وَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ مِمَّا أَتَى.

I asked him about a man who took a bondwoman for temporary marriage but forgot and had intercourse with her. Does he deserve the punishment of a fornicator? Imam (as) replied: "No, but he should perform the temporary marriage contract with her again and seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) for what he has done."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ التَّمَتُّعِ بِالْأَبْكَارِ قَالَ هَلْ جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ إِلَّا لَهُنَّ فَلْيَسْتَتِرْنَ مِنْهُ وَ لْيَسْتَعْفِفْنَ‌[3].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about engaging in temporary marriage with virgins. Imam (as) replied: "Was it not made permissible except for them? So let them observe modesty and chastity."

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ تَزَوَّجَ بِجَارِيَةٍ عَاتِقٍ‌[4] عَلَى أَنْ لَا يَقْتَضَّهَا ثُمَّ أَذِنَتْ لَهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِذَا أَذِنَتْ لَهُ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): A man married a young bondwoman with the condition that he would not deflower her. Then afterward, she gave him permission. Imam (as) replied: "If she gave him permission, then there is no harm in it."

رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ الْمُؤْمِنَ لَا يَكْمُلُ حَتَّى يَتَمَتَّعَ.

Hadith.4613 - It is narrated: "A believer does not attain completeness until he practices Mut'ah."

أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَحَلَّ لَكُمُ الْفُرُوجَ عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ مَعَانٍ فَرْجِ مَوْرُوثٍ وَ هُوَ الْبَتَاتُ‌[5] وَ فَرْجِ غَيْرِ مَوْرُوثٍ وَ هُوَ الْمُتْعَةُ وَ مِلْكِ أَيْمَانِكُمْ.

Hadith.4614 - It is narrated from Jabir ibn Abdullah Al-Ansari that: The Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family, addressed the people and said: "O people, indeed Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, has made permissible for you intimate relations in three forms: an inherited relations

إِنِّي لَأَكْرَهُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَمُوتَ وَ قَدْ بَقِيَتْ عَلَيْهِ خَلَّةٌ مِنْ خِلَالِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَمْ يَأْتِهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَهَلْ تَمَتَّعَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَرَأَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ- وَ إِذْ أَسَرَّ النَّبِيُ إِلى بَعْضِ أَزْواجِهِ حَدِيثاً إِلَى قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى ثَيِّباتٍ وَ أَبْكاراً[1]

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى حَرَّمَ عَلَى شِيعَتِنَا الْمُسْكِرَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَرَابٍ وَ عَوَّضَهُمْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْمُتْعَةَ.

"Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has forbidden all intoxicating drinks for our Shia and has compensated them with mut'ah (temporary marriage)."

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ حَاضَتْ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ قُصَّةً وَ لَا جُمَّةً[2].

Hadith.4617 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them) that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "It is not permissible for a woman who is menstruating to adopt a qussah (a speci

قَالَ ع‌ رَحِمَ اللَّهُ الْمُسَرْوَلَاتِ‌[3].

Hadith.4618 - Imam (as) said: "May Allah have mercy on the Musarwalat (those who wear trousers or are modestly covered)."

وَ قَالَ ع‌ إِذَا جَلَسَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَجْلِساً فَقَامَتْ عَنْهُ فَلَا يَجْلِسُ فِي مَجْلِسِهَا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى يَبْرُدَ.

Hadith.4619 - Imam (as) said: "When a woman leaves her seat, no one should sit in her place until it has cooled down."

"إِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خَلَقَ اَلشَّهْوَةَ عَشَرَةَ أَجْزَاءٍ تِسْعَةً فِي اَلرِّجَالِ وَ وَاحِدَةً فِي اَلنِّسَاءِ".

"Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, created desire in ten parts, nine parts in men and one part in women."

فِي النِّسَاءِ لَا تُشَاوِرُوهُنَّ فِي النَّجْوَى وَ لَا تُطِيعُوهُنَّ فِي ذِي قَرَابَةٍ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا كَبِرَتْ ذَهَبَ خَيْرُ شَطْرَيْهَا وَ بَقِيَ شَرُّهُمَا ذَهَبَ جَمَالُهَا وَ احْتَدَّ لِسَانُهَا وَ عَقِمَ رَحِمُهَا وَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا كَبِرَ ذَهَبَ شَرُّ شَطْرَيْهِ وَ بَقِيَ خَيْرُهُمَا ثَبَتَ عَقْلُهُ وَ اسْتَحْكَمَ رَأْيُهُ وَ قَلَّ جَهْلُهُ.

Hadith.4621 - Jabir narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "Regarding women, do not consult them in confidential matters, and do not obey them in matters concerning relatives. When a woman grows old, the better half of her qualities departs, and the worse half remains, her beauty fad

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ كُلُّ امْرِئٍ تُدَبِّرُهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَهُوَ مَلْعُونٌ‌[1].

Hadith.4622 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Any man who is ruled by a woman is cursed."

قَالَ ع‌ فِي خِلَافِهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةُ[2].

Hadith.4623 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is blessing in opposing them."

وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا أَرَادَ الْحَرْبَ دَعَا نِسَاءَهُ فَاسْتَشَارَهُنَّ ثُمَّ خَالَفَهُنَ‌[3].

Hadith.4624 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), whenever He (sw) intended to go to war, would consult his wives and then act contrary to their advice.

: وَ نَهَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنْ يُرْكَبَ اَلسَّرْجُ بِفَرْجٍ.

Hadith.4625 - He (as) forbade riding a saddle with a gap.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا تَحْمِلُوا الْفُرُوجَ عَلَى السُّرُوجِ فَتُهَيِّجُوهُنَّ لِلْفُجُورِ[5].

Hadith.4626 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "Do not place women on saddles, for it may provoke them toward immorality."