Marriage

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فِي رَجُلٍ نَبَشَ امْرَأَةً فَسَلَبَهَا ثِيَابَهَا وَ نَكَحَهَا[2] فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْنَا هَاهُنَا طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ وَ طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا أَحْرِقُوهُ فَكَتَبَ ع إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ حُرْمَةَ الْمَيِّتِ كَحُرْمَةِ الْحَيِّ حَدُّهُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ لِنَبْشِهِ وَ سَلْبِهِ الثِّيَابَ‌[3] وَ يُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَ

I was with Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) when a letter from Hisham ibn Abd Al-Malik arrived regarding a man who had exhumed the grave of a woman, stolen her clothes, and committed intercourse with her. The people were divided on how to punish him: some said: "Kill him," while others said: "Burn him." Ab

حَدَّثَنِي الْحُسَيْنُ الرَّوَّاسِيُّ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ الطَّبِيبِ‌[4] قَالَ: عَرَضْتُ هَذِهِ الرِّوَايَةَ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هِيَ حَقٌّ وَ قَدْ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَأْمُرُ عُمَّالَهُ بِذَلِكَ- قَالَ أَفْتَى ع فِي كُلِّ عَظْمٍ لَهُ مُخٌّ فَرِيضَةً مُسَمَّاةً إِذَا كُسِرَ فَجُبِرَ عَلَى غَيْرِ عَثْمٍ‌[1] وَ لَا عَيْبٍ جَعَلَ فَرِيضَةَ الدِّيَةِ سِتَّةَ أَجْزَاءٍ[2] وَ جَعَل

I presented this narration to Abu Abdullah (as), and Imam(as) said: "Yes, it is true. Indeed, the Commander of the Faithful (as) used to instruct his officials with this." He said: "Imam (as) gave a ruling that for every bone that contains marrow, there is a specified obligatory compensation if it is broken and healed

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مَا تَوْبَتُهُ فَقَالَ يُمَكِّنُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَالَ فَلْيُعْطِهِمُ الدِّيَةَ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ إِلَيْهِمُ امْرَأَةً قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ تُطْلِعَهُمْ عَلَى ذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى الدِّيَةِ فَيَجْعَلُهَا صُرَراً ثُمَّ لْيَنْظُرْ مَوَاقِيتَ الصَّلَاةِ فَلْيُلْقِهَا فِي دَارِهِمْ‌[4]

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "A man has killed another man; what is his repentance?" Imam (as) replied: "He should surrender himself." I said: "He fears they will kill him." Imam (as) said: "Then he should give them the blood money (diyyah)." I said: "He fears they will find out." Imam (as) said: "Then he should marry a

لَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِمَا[3] إِذَا كَانَا مَأْمُونَيْنِ فَإِنِ اتُّهِمَا لَزِمَهُمَا الْيَمِينُ بِاللَّهِ أَنَّهُمَا لَمْ يُرِيدَا الْقَتْلَ.

Hadith.5216 - In Nawadir of Ibrahim ibn Hashim, it is narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about a man who violently assaulted a woman or a woman who violently assaulted her husband, and one of them ended up killing the other. Imam (as) said: "There is nothing upon either of them if they are co

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[4] فِي امْرَأَةٍ قَتَلَتْ زَوْجَهَا مُتَعَمِّدَةً فَقَالَ إِنْ شَاءَ أَهْلُهُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهَا قَتَلُوهَا وَ لَيْسَ يَجْنِي أَحَدٌ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ جِنَايَتِهِ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ.

Hadith.5242 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said regarding a woman who intentionally killed her husband: "If his family wishes to kill her, they may do so. No one bears responsibility for more than the crime they have committed against themselves."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً فَوَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَأَفْضَاهَا قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْإِجْرَاءُ عَلَيْهَا مَا دَامَتْ حَيَّةً[4].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a slave girl, then had intercourse with her and caused ifda' (a severe injury of female reproductive organs). Imam (as) replied: "He is responsible for providing for her needs as long as she is alive."

يَجُوزُ لِأَبِيهَا مَا وَهَبَتْ لَهُ‌[4].

Hadith.5323 - Samaah asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who struck his pregnant daughter, causing her to miscarry a stillborn child. The woman's husband sought legal action against her father. The woman said to her husband, "If this fetus has a diyyah (blood money), and I am entitled to an inheritance from it, then I

عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ[3].

Hadith.5327 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Harith ibn Muhammad from Zayd from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who had intercourse with his wife in her rear and persisted until she died from it. Imam (as) said: "He must pay the full blood money (diyyah)."

وَ فِي نَوَادِرِ الْحِكْمَةِ[1] أَنَّ الصَّادِقَ ع قَالَ: فِي رَجُلٍ أَفْضَتِ امْرَأَتُهُ جَارِيَتَهُ بِيَدِهَا فَقَضَى أَنْ تُقَوَّمَ قِيمَةً وَ هِيَ صَحِيحَةٌ وَ قِيمَةً وَ هِيَ مُفْضَاةٌ فَيُغْرِمَهَا مَا بَيْنَ الصِّحَّةِ وَ الْعَيْبِ وَ أَجْبَرَهَا عَلَى إِمْسَاكِهَا لِأَنَّهَا لَا تَصْلُحُ لِلرِّجَالِ‌[2].

Hadith.5329 - In Nawadir Al-Hikmah, it is narrated that Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: In the case of a man whose wife caused harm (Ifdaʾ) to his bondwoman with her hand, the ruling was that the bondwoman should be appraised at her full value when she was healthy and then at her value after being harmed. T

إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع‌ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَطَعَ فَرْجَ امْرَأَتِهِ‌[3] لَأُغْرِمَنَّهُ لَهَا دِيَتَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ إِلَيْهَا الدِّيَةَ قَطَعْتُ لَهَا فَرْجَهُ إِنْ طَلَبَتْ ذَلِكَ‌[4].

Hadith.5333 - Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Indeed, in the book of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), it is written: 'If a man were to cut off the private part of his wife, I would obligate him to pay her full blood money (diyyah). If he does not pay her the diyyah, I would cut off his private par

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَلَمَّا كَانَ لَيْلَةُ الْبِنَاءِ[2] عَمَدَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى رَجُلٍ صَدِيقٍ لَهَا فَأَدْخَلَتْهُ الْحَجَلَةَ فَلَمَّا ذَهَبَ الرَّجُلُ يُبَاضِعُ أَهْلَهُ ثَارَ الصَّدِيقُ فَاقْتَتَلَا فِي الْبَيْتِ فَقَتَلَ الزَّوْجُ الصَّدِيقَ وَ قَامَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ فَضَرَبَتِ الرَّجُلَ ضَرْبَةً فَقَتَلَتْهُ بِالصَّدِيقِ قَالَ تَضْمَنُ الْمَرْأَةُ دِيَةَ الصَّدِيقِ وَ تُقْتَلُ بِالزَّوْجِ.

I asked Imam (as) about a man who married a woman, and on the night of consummation, the woman brought in a male friend of hers and let him enter the bridal chamber. When the husband approached to be intimate with his wife, the friend suddenly attacked him, and they fought in the house until the husband killed the frie

فَسَأَلَ أَبُو مُوسَى عَلِيّاً ع فَقَالَ وَ اللَّهِ مَا هَذَا فِي هَذِهِ الْبِلَادِ يَعْنِي الْكُوفَةَ وَ مَا يَلِيهَا وَ مَا هَذَا بِحَضْرَتِي فَمِنْ أَيْنَ جَاءَكَ هَذَا قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ مُعَاوِيَةُ أَنَّ ابْنَ أَبِي الْحُسَيْنِ وَجَدَ مَعَ امْرَأَتِهِ رَجُلًا فَقَتَلَهُ وَ قَدْ أَشْكَلَ حُكْمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَى الْقُضَاةِ[5] فَرَأْيُكَ فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ ع أَنَا أَبُو الْحَسَنِ إِنْ جَاءَ بِأَرْبَعَةٍ يَشْهَدُونَ عَ

Hadith.5396 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Yahya narrated from Ali ibn Isma'il from Ahmad ibn Al-Nadr from Al-Husayn ibn Amr from Yahya ibn Said ibn Al-Musayyab that Mu'awiyah wrote to Abu Musa Al-Ashari, saying: "The son of Abu Al-Husayn found a man with his wife and killed him. This matter has become confusing for the judg

رَوَى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُقَاتِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ‌[3] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌

Hadith.5402 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Muqatil ibn Sulayman from Abu Abdullah (as) who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "I am the master of the prophets, and my successor is the master of the successors, and his successors are the masters of the successors. Indeed

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً وَصِيِّي وَ خَلِيفَتِي وَ زَوْجَتَهُ فَاطِمَةَ سَيِّدَةَ نِسَاءِ الْعَالَمِينَ ابْنَتِي وَ الْحَسَنَ وَ الْحُسَيْنَ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَلَدَايَ مَنْ وَالاهُمْ فَقَدْ وَالانِي وَ مَنْ عَادَاهُمْ فَقَدْ عَادَانِي وَ مَنْ نَاوَأَهُمْ فَقَدْ نَاوَأَنِي‌[1] وَ مَنْ جَفَاهُمْ فَقَدْ جَفَانِي وَ مَنْ بَرَّهُمْ فَقَدْ بَرَّنِي وَصَلَ اللَّهُ مَنْ وَصَلَهُمْ وَ قَطَعَ اللَّه

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Ali (as) is my successor and caliph, and his wife (Sayyida) Fatimah (as), my daughter, is the leader of the women of the worlds. Al-Hasan (as) and Al-Hussain (as) are the leaders of the youth of Paradise, and they are my sons. Whoever befriends Them (as) has

وَ قَالَ ع‌ كَفَنُ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى زَوْجِهَا إِذَا مَاتَتْ‌[5].

Hadith.5440 - And Imam (as) said: "The shroud of a woman is the responsibility of her husband if she passes away." [CHAPER=CHAPTER 88 - CHAPTER ON A MAN WHO DIES WHILE OWING A DEBT EQUAL TO PRICE OF HIS SHROUD] بَابُ الرَّجُلِ يَمُوتُ وَ عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ بِقَدْرِ ثَمَنِ كَفَنِهِ‌

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنِ السِّنْدِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ أَبِي مَرْيَمَ‌[1] ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ‌ أَنَّ أُمَامَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي الْعَاصِ وَ أُمُّهَا زَيْنَبُ بِنْتُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص كَانَتْ‌[2] تَحْتَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بَعْدَ فَاطِمَةَ ع فَخَلَفَ عَلَيْهَا بَعْدَ عَلِيٍّ ع الْمُغِيرَةُ بْنُ النَّوْفَلِ فَذَكَرَ أَنَّهَا وَجِعَتْ وَجَعاً شَدِيداً حَت

Hadith.5455 - Muhammad ibn Ahmad Al-Ashari narrated from Al-Sindi ibn Muhammad from Yunus ibn Yaʿqub from Abu Maryam, who narrated from his father: Umamah bint Abi Al-Aṣ - whose mother was Zaynab, the daughter of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) - was married to Imam Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib (as

وَ رَوَى النَّضْرُ بْنُ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ خَالِدِ بْنِ مَادٍّ عَنِ الْجَازِيِ‌[1] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فِي رَجُلٍ تُوُفِّيَ فَتَرَكَ جَارِيَةً أَعْتَقَ ثُلُثَهَا فَتَزَوَّجَهَا الْوَصِيُّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُقْسَمَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْمِيرَاثِ أَنَّهَا تُقَوَّمُ وَ تُسْتَسْعَى هِيَ وَ زَوْجُهَا فِي بَقِيَّةِ ثَمَنِهَا بَعْدَ مَا تُقَوَّمُ فَمَا أَصَابَ الْمَرْأَةَ مِنْ عِتْقٍ أَوْ رِقٍّ جَرَى عَلَى وَلَدِهَا[2].

Hadith.5496 - Al-Nadr ibn Shuayb narrated from Khalid ibn Maad from Al-Jazi from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who passed away and left behind a slave woman of whom he had freed one-third. The executor of his will married her before any division of the inheritance had taken place. Imam (as) said: "She should be app

أَهْلُ الْمِيرَاثِ لَا تَجُوزُ وَصِيَّتُهَا لَهُ إِنَّهُ مُكَاتَبٌ لَمْ يُعْتَقْ فَقَضَى ع أَنَّهُ يَرِثُ بِحِسَابِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ وَ يَجُوزُ لَهُ مِنَ الْوَصِيَّةِ بِحِسَابِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ وَ قَضَى ع فِي مُكَاتَبٍ أُوصِيَ لَهُ بِوَصِيَّةٍ وَ قَدْ قَضَى نِصْفَ مَا عَلَيْهِ فَأَجَازَ لَهُ نِصْفَ الْوَصِيَّةِ وَ قَضَى فِي مُكَاتَبٍ قَضَى رُبُعَ مَا عَلَيْهِ فَأُوصِيَ لَهُ بِوَصِيَّةٍ فَأَجَازَ لَهُ رُبُعَ الْ

"The Commander of the Faithful (as), peace be upon him, ruled concerning a contracted slave (mukatab) who was married to a free woman. She made a bequest for him at the time of her death. Imam (as) said: 'The people entitled to inheritance cannot have her will executed for him because he is a mukatab who has not been f

إِذَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا لَا تُفْسِدُ وَ لَا تُضَيِّعُ فَسَأَلْتُهُ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَالَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ مُلْكُ الْوَصِيِّ عَنْهَا[3].

I asked Imam (as) about an orphan girl - when should her wealth be handed over to her? Imam (as) said: "When you know that she will neither corrupt it nor waste it." I then asked Imam (as): "What if she has gotten married?" Imam (as) said: "Once she marries, the authority of the guardian over her ends." COMPEV قَالَ مُ

وَ رَوَى مُوسَى بْنُ بَكْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع قَالَ‌ لَا يُدْخَلُ بِالْجَارِيَةِ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ لَهَا تِسْعُ سِنِينَ أَوْ عَشْرٌ[4].

"A girl should not be consummated in marriage until she reaches nine or ten years of age."

لَهُ رُدَّ عَلَيَّ مَالِي لِأَتَزَوَّجَ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِ فَذَهَبَ حَتَّى زَنَى قَالَ يُلْزَمُ ثُلُثَيْ إِثْمِ زِنَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ- ذَلِكَ الْوَصِيُّ الَّذِي مَنَعَهُ الْمَالَ وَ لَمْ يُعْطِهِ فَكَانَ يَتَزَوَّجُ.

Hadith.5526 - Muhammad ibn Ya'qub Al-Kulayni, may Allah (swt) be pleased with him, narrated from Muhammad ibn Yahya from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn Qays from someone who narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said regarding a man who died and appointed someone as the guardian of his affairs while leaving be

أَيُّكُمْ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ فَقَالَ لَهَا الْقَوْمُ مَا تُرِيدِينَ مِنْهُ قَالَتْ أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ مَسْأَلَةٍ فَقَالُوا لَهَا هَذَا فَقِيهُ أَهْلِ الْعِرَاقِ فَاسْأَلِيهِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ زَوْجِي مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَ كَانَ لِي عَلَيْهِ دَيْنٌ مِنْ صَدَاقِي خَمْسُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَأَخَذْتُ صَدَاقِي وَ أَخَذْتُ مِيرَاثِي ثُمَّ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ فَادَّعَى عَلَيْهِ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ فَشَهِدْتُ لَهُ قَالَ الْحَكَمُ فَب

We were sitting at the door of Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), as a group waiting for him to come out. Suddenly, a woman approached and asked: "Which of you is Abu Ja'far?" The people replied: "What do you need from him?" She said: "I want to ask him a question." They told her: "This is the jurist of the

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفَرَجِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَعْبَدٍ قَالَ‌ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ‌[2] مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ فِي سَنَةِ ثَلَاثٍ وَ ثَلَاثِينَ وَ مِائَتَيْنِ يَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاتَ وَ خَلَّفَ امْرَأَةً وَ بَنِينَ وَ بَنَاتٍ وَ خَلَّفَ لَهُمْ غُلَاماً أَوْقَفَهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَشْرَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ هُوَ حُرٌّ بَعْدَ الْعَشْرِ سِنِينَ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِهَؤُلَ

Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Ibrahim wrote to Imam (as) in the year 233 AH, asking about a man who passed away and left behind a wife, sons, and daughters. He had also left them a servant (ghulam) whom he had endowed for them for ten years, after which the servant would become free. He asked: "Is it permissible for these hei

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ السِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ‌ أَوْصَى أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ع بِهَذِهِ الصَّدَقَةِ هَذَا مَا تَصَدَّقَ بِهِ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ع تَصَدَّقَ بِأَرْضِهِ فِي مَكَانِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا كُلِّهَا وَ حَدُّ الْأَرْضِ‌

Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) made this endowment: "This is what Musa ibn Jafar (as) has endowed. He (as) has endowed all His (as) land in such and such a place. The boundary of the land is such and such. He (as) has endowed all of it, including its palm trees, land, water channels, water, mills, righ

حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ قَالَ‌

My father narrated to me from Muhammad ibn Ishaq, who said: Al-Zuhri narrated from Ubaydullah ibn Abdullah ibn Utbah, who said: I sat with Ibn Abbas, and the topic of inheritance shares was brought up. Ibn Abbas said: "Glory be to Allah (swt) the Almighty! Do you think that the One who has counted the grains of the san

قَالَ الْفَضْلُ وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ الْعَدَنِيُ‌[4] صَاحِبُ سُفْيَانَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الْقَاسِمِ الْكُوفِيُّ صَاحِبُ أَبِي يُوسُفَ عَنْ أَبِي يُوسُفَ قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثُ بْنُ أَبِي سُلَيْمٍ‌[5] عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرٍو الْعَبْدِيِّ عَنِ ابْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ‌[6] عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ‌

Layth ibn Abi Sulaym narrated from Abu Amr Al-Abdi, from Ibn Sulayman, from Imam Ali ibn Abi Ṭalib (as), who used to say: "The shares of inheritance are from six portions: two-thirds is four portions, half is three portions, one-third is two portions, one-fourth is one and a half portions, and one-eighth is three-fourt

إِنَّمَا صَارَتْ سِهَامُ الْمَوَارِيثِ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَسْهُمٍ لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا لِأَنَّ الْإِنْسَانَ خُلِقَ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَشْيَاءَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الْإِنْسانَ مِنْ سُلالَةٍ مِنْ طِينٍ الْآيَةَ[3]. وَ عِلَّةٌ أُخْرَى[4] وَ هِيَ أَنَّ أَهْلَ الْمَوَارِيثِ الَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ أَبَداً وَ لَا يُسْقَطُونَ سِتَّةٌ الْأَبَوَانِ وَ الِابْنُ وَ الْبِنْتُ وَ الزَّوْجُ وَ الزَّوْجَةُ

أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ مَاتَتْ وَ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ لَا وَارِثَ لَهَا غَيْرُهُ قَالَ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ غَيْرُهُ فَالْمَالُ لَهُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ لَهَا الرُّبُعُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْإِمَامِ‌[2].

I asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a woman who passed away and left behind her husband with no other heirs. Imam (as) said: "If there are no other heirs, the wealth belongs to him. For a woman, she receives one-fourth, and whatever remains belongs to the Imam (as)."

فَالْمَالُ كُلُّهُ لَهُ قُلْتُ الرَّجُلُ يَمُوتُ وَ يَتْرُكُ امْرَأَتَهُ قَالَ الْمَالُ لَهَا.

Hadith.5613 - Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Aban ibn Uthman from Abu Basir who reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) regarding a woman who passed away and left behind her husband. Imam (as) said: "All the wealth belongs to him." I asked: "What if a man dies and leaves behind his wife?"

"فِي زَوْجٍ وَ أَبَوَيْنِ وَ اِبْنَةٍ فَلِلزَّوْجِ اَلرُّبُعُ ثَلاَثَةٌ مِنِ اِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَ لِلْأَبَوَيْنِ اَلسُّدُسَانِ أَرْبَعَةٌ مِنِ اِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَ بَقِيَ خَمْسَةُ أَسْهُمٍ فَهِيَ لِلاِبْنَةِ لِأَنَّهَا لَوْ كَانَتْ ذَكَراً لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتَا اِبْنَتَيْنِ فَلَيْسَ لَهُمَا غَيْرُ مَا بَقِيَ خَمْسَةٌ".

Hadith.5615 - Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated that Ibn Udhayna said: I said to Zurara, "I heard Muhammad ibn Muslim and Bukayr narrate from Abu Jafar Imam Al-Baqir (as): 'In the case of a husband, two parents, and a daughter, the husband receives one-fourth, which is three shares out of twelve, and the two parents each

وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ‌ أَقْرَأَنِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع صَحِيفَةَ الْفَرَائِضِ الَّتِي هِيَ إِمْلَاءُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ خَطُّ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع بِيَدِهِ فَقَرَأْتُ فِيهَا امْرَأَةٌ مَاتَتْ وَ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ أَبَوَيْهَا فَلِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِلْأُمِّ الثُّلُثُ سَهْمَانِ وَ لِلْأَبِ السُّدُسُ سَهْمٌ‌[2].

"Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) read to me the 'Book of Inheritance', which was dictated by the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) and written in the handwriting of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as). I read in it: A woman passes away, leaving behind her husband and both parents. The in

لَهُ رَجُلٌ مَاتَ وَ تَرَكَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ أَبَوَيْهِ قَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ الرُّبُعُ وَ لِلْأُمِّ الثُّلُثُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأَبِ فَإِنْ تَرَكَتِ امْرَأَةٌ زَوْجَهَا وَ أُمَّهَا فَلِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأُمِّ فَإِنْ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ أَبَاهَا فَلِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ وَ مَا بَقِيَ فَلِلْأَبِ.

I asked Imam (as) about a man who passed away and left behind his wife and both his parents. Imam (as) replied: "The wife receives one-fourth of the inheritance, the mother receives one-third, and whatever remains goes to the father. If a woman passes away leaving behind her husband and her mother, the husband receives

وَ بَنَاتُ الِابْنِ يَقُمْنَ مَقَامَ الِابْنِ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لِلْمَيِّتِ وَلَدٌ وَ لَا وَارِثٌ غَيْرَهُنَ‌[4]. فَإِذَا تَرَكَ الرَّجُلُ ابْنَ ابْنَةٍ وَ ابْنَةَ ابْنٍ فَلِابْنِ الِابْنَةِ الثُّلُثُ وَ لِابْنَةِ الِابْنِ الثُّلُثَانِ- لِأَنَّ كُلَّ ذِي رَحِمٍ يَأْخُذُ نَصِيبَ الَّذِي يَجُرُّهُ.

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع امْرَأَةٌ مَاتَتْ وَ تَرَكَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ إِخْوَتَهَا لِأُمِّهَا وَ إِخْوَتَهَا لِأَبِيهَا[1] فَقَالَ لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ لِلْأُمِّ الثُّلُثُ الذَّكَرُ وَ الْأُنْثَى فِيهِ سَوَاءٌ وَ بَقِيَ سَهْمٌ فَهُوَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ وَ الْأَخَوَاتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ‌ لِلذَّكَرِ مِثْلُ حَظِّ الْأُنْثَيَيْنِ‌.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a woman who died and left behind her husband, maternal brothers, and paternal brothers. Imam (as) said: "The husband receives half of the inheritance, which is three shares. The maternal brothers receive one-third, with males and females sharing equally. The remaining share goes to the p

لِلزَّوْجِ النِّصْفُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ وَ لِلْإِخْوَةِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ سَهْمَانِ وَ لِلْأُخْتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ سَهْمٌ‌[3] فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ فَإِنَّ فَرَائِضَ‌ زَيْدٍ[1] وَ فَرَائِضَ الْعَامَّةِ عَلَى غَيْرِ هَذَا يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ يَقُولُونَ لِلْأُخْتِ مِنَ الْأَبِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَسْهُمٍ هِيَ مِنْ سِتَّةٍ تَعُولُ إِلَى ثَمَانِيَةٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ لِمَ قَالُوا هَذَا فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلّ

Hadith.5623 - A man came to Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) and asked him about a woman who passed away, leaving behind her husband, maternal brothers, and a paternal sister. Imam (as) said: "The husband receives half of the inheritance, which is three shares. The maternal brothers receive two shares, and

هَذِهِ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَسْهُمٍ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الرُّبُعُ وَ لِلْأُخْتِ سَهْمٌ وَ لِلْجَدِّ سَهْمَانِ.

Hadith.5632 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Riʾab from Abu Ubaydah from Abu Jafar (as) regarding a man who passed away and left behind his wife, his sister, and his grandfather. Imam (as) said: "This inheritance is divided into four shares: the wife receives one-fourth, the sister receives one share, and th

كُنْتُ جَالِساً عِنْدَ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنِ ابْنَةٍ وَ امْرَأَةٍ وَ مَوَالٍ فَقَالَ أُخْبِرُكَ فِيهَا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع جَعَلَ لِلِابْنَةِ النِّصْفَ وَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ الثُّمُنَ وَ رَدَّ مَا بَقِيَ عَلَى الِابْنَةِ وَ لَمْ يُعْطِ الْمَوَالِيَ شَيْئاً.

I was sitting with Suwayd ibn Ghafalah when a man came to him and asked about the inheritance of a daughter, a wife, and freed slaves. Suwayd said: "I will inform you of the ruling of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) regarding this matter. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) allocated half of the inheritance to the daughter and one

تُوَرَّثُ الْمَرْأَةُ مِنَ الرَّجُلِ ثُمَّ يُوَرَّثُ الرَّجُلُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ[1].

Hadith.5657 - Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated from Fadalah, from Aban, from Al-Fadl ibn Abdul Malik, from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman and her husband upon whom a house collapsed. Imam (as) said: "The woman inherits from the man, and then the man inherits from the woman."

يُوَرَّثُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا مِنْ زَوْجِهِ كَمَا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لِوَرَثَتِهِمَا[2].

"The Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled regarding a man and a woman upon whom a house collapsed, causing their death, and it was not known which of them died first. Imam (as) said: 'Each of them inherits from their spouse according to what Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has prescribed for their heirs.'"

فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع وَ أَصْحَابُهُ وَ هِيَ مَطْرُوحَةٌ وَ وَلَدُهَا عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ قَالَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ عَنْ أَمْرِهَا فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ حَامِلًا فَفَزِعَتْ حِينَ رَأَتِ الْقِتَالَ وَ الْهَزِيمَةَ فَسَأَلَهُمْ أَيُّهُمَا مَاتَ قَبْلَ صَاحِبِهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ ابْنَهَا مَاتَ قَبْلَهَا قَالَ فَدَعَا زَوْجَهَا أَبَا الْغُلَامِ الْمَيِّتِ فَوَرَّثَهُ مِنِ ابْنِهِ ثُلُثَيِ الدِّيَةِ وَ

'When Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) defeated Talhah and Al-Zubayr, the people fled in retreat. As they were fleeing, they passed by a pregnant woman on the roadside. She was frightened by them and miscarried her child, who was born alive but convulsed until he died. The woman herself also passed away shortly after. Imam

"إِذَا كَانَ أَبَوَاهُمَا اَللَّذَانِ زَوَّجَاهُمَا فَنَعَمْ".

He asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a boy being married to a girl - do they inherit from one another? Imam (as) said: "If it was their parents who arranged their marriage, then yes, they do inherit from each other."

نِكَاحُهُ جَائِزٌ عَلَى ابْنِهِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ عُزِلَ مِيرَاثُهَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى‌ تُدْرِكَ فَإِذَا أَدْرَكَتْ حُلِّفَتْ بِاللَّهِ مَا دَعَاهَا إِلَى أَخْذِ الْمِيرَاثِ إِلَّا رِضَاهَا بِالنِّكَاحِ ثُمَّ يُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهَا الْمِيرَاثُ وَ نِصْفُ الْمَهْرِ قَالَ فَإِنْ مَاتَتْ هِيَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُدْرِكَ وَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ الزَّوْجُ لَمْ يَرِثْهَا الزَّوْجُ لِأَنَّ لَهَا الْخِيَارَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا أَدْرَكَتْ وَ لَا خِيَار

Hadith.5664 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdul Aziz Al-Abdi, from Ubayd ibn Zurarah, from Abu Abdullah (as), who said regarding a man who marries his son to an orphan girl under his care while his son is of legal age and the orphan girl has not yet reached maturity: "The marriage is valid for his son. However, i

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْغُلَامُ لَهُ عَشْرُ سِنِينَ فَيُزَوِّجُهُ أَبُوهُ فِي صِغَرِهِ أَ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُهُ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ عَشْرِ سِنِينَ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا التَّزْوِيجُ فَصَحِيحٌ وَ أَمَّا طَلَاقُهُ فَيَنْبَغِي أَنْ تُحْبَسَ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ فَيُعْلَمَ أَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ طَلَّقَ فَإِنْ أَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ وَ أَمْضَاهُ فَهِيَ وَاحِدَةٌ بَائِنَةٌ وَ هُوَ خَاطِبٌ مِنَ الْخُطَّابِ وَ إِنْ أَنْكَرَ

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a boy who is ten years old and his father marries him off while he is still young. Is his divorce valid if he divorces at the age of ten? Imam (as) replied: "As for the marriage, it is valid. However, regarding the divorce, his wife should remain with him until he reaches maturity. Then

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ تَوَارَثَا مَا كَانَتْ فِي الْعِدَّةِ فَإِذَا طَلَّقَهَا التَّطْلِيقَةَ الثَّالِثَةَ فَلَيْسَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْعَةُ وَ لَا مِيرَاثَ بَيْنَهُمَا[4].

إِذَا دَخَلَ بِهَا فَمَاتَ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَرِثَتْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا لَمْ تَرِثْهُ وَ نِكَاحُهُ بَاطِلٌ‌[1].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married during his illness. Imam (as) said: "If he consummated the marriage with her and then died during his illness, she inherits from him. However, if he did not consummate the marriage with her, she does not inherit from him, and the marriage is invalid."

فَإِنْ طَالَ بِهِ الْمَرَضُ قَالَ تَرِثُهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ سَنَةٍ[3].

"If a man divorces his wife while he is ill, she inherits from him as long as he remains in that illness, even if her waiting period (iddah) has ended - unless he recovers from his illness." I asked: "What if his illness lasts for a long time?" Imam (as) replied: "She inherits from him for up to one year."

نَعَمْ وَ هِيَ تَرِثُهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَتْ لَمْ يَرِثْهَا[4].

Hadith.5669 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as), who was asked about a man who is on his deathbed and divorces his wife - whether his divorce is valid. Imam (as) said: "Yes, it is valid, and she will inherit from him. However, if she dies, he does not inherit from her."

هُوَ الْإِضْرَارُ[1] وَ مَعْنَى الْإِضْرَارِ مَنْعُهُ إِيَّاهَا مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْهُ فَأُلْزِمَ الْمِيرَاثَ عُقُوبَةً.

I asked Imam (as): "What is the reason that when a man divorces his wife while he is ill in a state of harm (idrar), she inherits from him, but he does not inherit from her?" He (as) replied: "It is due to the harm. The meaning of harm here is his intention to prevent her from inheriting from him, so he was held accoun

لَهَا الْمِيرَاثُ كَامِلًا وَ عَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةُ أَرْبَعَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عَشْراً وَ إِنْ كَانَ سَمَّى لَهَا مَهْراً يَعْنِي صَدَاقاً فَلَهَا نِصْفُهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ سَمَّى لَهَا مَهْراً فَلَا مَهْرَ لَهَا[2].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who marries a woman and then dies before consummating the marriage with her. Imam (as) said: "She is entitled to the full inheritance, and she must observe the waiting period (iddah) of four months and ten days. If he had specified a dowry (mahr) for her, she is entitled to half of it. How

وَ قَالَ ع فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَلَهَا الصَّدَاقُ كَامِلًا[3].

Hadith.5672 - And Imam (as) said in another narration: "If he had consummated the marriage with her, then she is entitled to the full dowry (ṣadaq)."