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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.’”

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.’”

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

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 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

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 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

فِي رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً صَغِيرَةً فَأَرْضَعَتْهَا امْرَأَتُهُ أَوْ أُمُّ وَلَدِهِ قَالَ تَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ.

“About the case of a man who marries a small girl and his wife breastfeeds her or the mother of his children, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘She becomes unlawful for him.’”

لَا يَصْلُحُ لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ يَنْكِحَهَا عَمُّهَا وَ لَا خَالُهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a woman to get married to her paternal or maternal uncle of breastfeeding.’”

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا تُنْكَحُ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى عَمَّتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى خَالَتِهَا وَ لَا عَلَى أُخْتِهَا مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ قَالَ إِنَّ عَلِيّاً ع ذَكَرَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص ابْنَةَ حَمْزَةَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَ مَا عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا ابْنَةُ أَخِي مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ عَمُّهُ حَمْزَةُ ع قَدْ رَضَعَا مِنِ امْرَأَةٍ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘You must not marry a woman as a second wife, the first being her paternal aunt, maternal aunt of breastfeeding or her sister of breastfeeding. He (the Imam) said that Ali ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said that daughter of Hamzah was mentioned before the Messenger of Allah, O Allah

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى ع- عَنْ أُمِّ وَلَدٍ لِي صَدُوقٍ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا أَرْضَعَتْ جَارِيَةً لِي أُصَدِّقُهَا قَالَ لَا.

“This is concerning my question before abu al-Hassan, Musa, Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of mother of my child who is truthful and who alleges that she has breastfed my slave-girl: if I must accept her word. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, do not accept her word.’”

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ ثَمَانِيَةٌ لَا تَحِلُّ مُنَاكَحَتُهُمْ أَمَتُكَ أُمُّهَا أَمَتُكَ أَوْ أُخْتُهَا أَمَتُكَ‌[1] وَ أَمَتُكَ وَ هِيَ عَمَّتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ وَ أَمَتُكَ وَ هِيَ خَالَتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَمَتُكَ وَ هِيَ أَرْضَعَتْكَ أَمَتُكَ وَ قَدْ وُطِئَتْ حَتَّى تَسْتَبْرِئَهَا بِحَيْضَةٍ أَمَتُكَ وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى مِنْ غَيْرِكَ أَمَتُكَ وَ هِيَ عَلَى سَوْمٍ‌[2] أَمَتُكَ وَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘In the following eight cases marriage is not permissible: Your slave-girl whose mother is your slave-girl, or her sister is your slave-girl, your slave-girl who is your paternal aunt of breastfeeding, your slave-girl who is your maternal aunt of breastf

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَتَزَوَّجُ قَابِلَتَهُ قَالَ لَا وَ لَا ابْنَتَهَا[3].

if one can marry his al- Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter). He (the Imam) said, ‘No, and not her daughter also.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنِ الْقَابِلَةِ أَ يَحِلُّ لِلْمَوْلُودِ أَنْ‌ يَنْكِحَهَا فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَا ابْنَتَهَا هِيَ بَعْضُ أُمَّهَاتِهِ. وَ - فِي رِوَايَةِ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ: قَالَ إِنْ قَبِلَتْ وَ مَرَّتْ فَالْقَوَابِلُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ قَبِلَتْ وَ رَبَّتْ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about al-Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter); if the child can marry her. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, not her daughter also, because she is one of his mothers.’ Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar has narrated the following: “Abu

إِذَا اسْتَقْبَلَ الصَّبِيُّ الْقَابِلَةَ بِوَجْهِهِ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ حَرُمَ عَلَيْهِ وَلَدُهَا[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the child feels compassion toward al-Qabilah (special nurse who helps one’s mother during her giving birth and thereafter) she becomes unlawful to him for marriage as well as her children.’”

عِدَّةُ الْمُتْعَةِ خَمْسَةٌ وَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْماً كَأَنِّي أَنْظُرُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع يَعْقِدُ بِيَدِهِ خَمْسَةً وَ أَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا جَازَ الْأَجَلُ كَانَتْ فُرْقَةٌ بِغَيْرِ طَلَاقٍ.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘Waiting period of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) is forty five days. It is as if I see my father count it on his fingers as forty-five and when this time passes separation between them takes place without divorce.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ بَعْضَ أَصْحَابِنَا قَدْ رَوَى عَنْكَ أَنَّكَ قُلْتَ إِذَا أَحَلَّ الرَّجُلُ لِأَخِيهِ جَارِيَتَهُ فَهِيَ لَهُ حَلَالٌ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ يَا فُضَيْلُ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ عِنْدَهُ جَارِيَةٌ لَهُ نَفِيسَةٌ وَ هِيَ بِكْرٌ أَحَلَّ لِأَخِيهِ مَا دُونَ فَرْجِهَا أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَفْتَضَّهَا قَالَ لَا لَيْسَ لَهُ إِلَّا مَا أَحَلَّ لَهُ مِنْهَا وَ لَوْ أَحَلّ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Jameel Bin Salih, from Al Fuzayl Bin Yasaar who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘May I be sacrificed for you asws ! One of our companions has reported from you asws that you asws said: ‘When the ma

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ أَحَلَّتْ لِابْنِهَا فَرْجَ جَارِيَتِهَا قَالَ هُوَ لَهُ حَلَالٌ قُلْتُ أَ فَيَحِلُّ لَهُ ثَمَنُهَا قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ مَا أَحَلَّتْهُ لَهُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a woman who permitted the private part of her slave girl to her son. He asws sai

لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ أَوْلَدَهَا قَالَ يَضُمُّ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدَهُ وَ يَرُدُّ الْجَارِيَةَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ حَلَّلَهُ مِنْهَا فَهُوَ لَا يَأْمَنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Suleym Al Far’a, from Hareyz, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the man who permitted the private part of his slave girl for his brother. So he asws said: ‘There is no problem with that’. I said, ‘Supposing he makes her give birth?’ He asws

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع الرَّجُلُ يُحِلُّ جَارِيَتَهُ لِأَخِيهِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنَّهَا جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ قَالَ يَضُمُّ إِلَيْهِ وَلَدَهُ وَ يَرُدُّ الْجَارِيَةَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَأْذَنْ لَهُ فِي ذَلِكَ قَالَ إِنَّهُ قَدْ أَذِنَ لَهُ وَ هُوَ لَا يَأْمَنُ أَنْ يَكُونَ ذَلِكَ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Suleym, from Hareyz, from Zurara who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘The man permits his slave girl to his brother. So he asws said: ‘There is no problem’. So I said, ‘(supposing) she were to come with a child?’ He asws said: ‘His child would be entrusted to him and th

لِامْرَأَتِهِ أَحِلِّي لِي جَارِيَتَكِ فَإِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ تَرَانِي مُنْكَشِفاً فَتُحِلُّهَا لَهُ قَالَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا ذَاكَ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ أَنْ يَمَسَّهَا وَ لَا يَطَأَهَا وَ زَادَ فِيهِ هِشَامٌ أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْتِيَهَا قَالَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ إِلَّا الَّذِي قَالَتْ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, and Hafs Bin Al Bakhtary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the man who is saying to his wife, ‘Will you permit your slave girl for me, for I dislike it that she should see me uncovered?’ So she permitted her to him’. He asws said: ‘

مُرْهَا فَتُحَلِّلُهَا يَطِيبُ اللَّبَنُ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Sali, and Jameel Bin Darraj, and Sa’ad Bin Abu Khalaf, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a wife of the man who happens to have a servant for her who had been immoral, so he became needy to her milk. He

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ تَكُونُ لِابْنِهِ جَارِيَةٌ أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا فَقَالَ يُقَوِّمُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ قِيمَةً وَ يُشْهِدُ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِثَمَنِهَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umer, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan Musa asws , said, ‘I said to him asws , ‘The man, there happens to be a slave girl for his son, it is for him that he sleeps with her?’ So he asws said: ‘He would evaluate her upon himself wit

فِي رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً لَمْ يَكُنْ صَاحِبُهَا يَطَؤُهَا أَ يَسْتَبْرِئُ رَحِمَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ جَارِيَةٌ لَمْ تَحِضْ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِهَا قَالَ أَمْرُهَا شَدِيدٌ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ إِنْ أَتَاهَا فَلَا يُنْزِلْ عَلَيْهَا حَتَّى يَسْتَبِينَ لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ بِهَا حَبَلٌ قُلْتُ وَ فِي كَمْ يَسْتَبِينُ لَهُ قَالَ فِي خَمْسٍ وَ أَرْبَعِينَ لَيْلَةً[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man who bought a slave girl, there not being a companion of hers sleeping with her. Does he have to clear her womb?’ He asws said: ‘Yes’. I said, ‘A slave girl who does

فِي الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي الْأَمَةَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَيَقُولُ إِنِّي لَمْ أَطَأْهَا فَقَالَ إِنْ وَثِقَ بِهِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَأْتِيَهَا وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ يَبِيعُ الْأَمَةَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَسْتَبْرِئَ‌ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَبِيعَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hafs Bin Al Bakhtary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding the man who bought the slave girl from a man, so he was saying, ‘I did not sleep with her’. So he asws said: ‘If he can be trusted with it, so there is no problem if he we

فِي رَجُلٍ ابْتَاعَ جَارِيَةً وَ لَمْ تَطْمَثْ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ صَغِيرَةً وَ لَا يُتَخَوَّفُ عَلَيْهَا الْحَبَلُ فَلَيْسَ بِهِ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ وَ لْيَطَأْهَا إِنْ شَاءَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ بَلَغَتْ وَ لَمْ تَطْمَثْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا الْعِدَّةَ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ إِذَا طَهُرَتْ فَلْيَمَسَّهَا إِنْ شَاءَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man was sold a slave girl and she did not menstruate. He asws said: ‘If she was young and he does not fear the pregnancy upon her, so there is no waiting period upon he

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ عَلَيْكُمْ بِأُمَّهَاتٍ الْأَوْلَادِ فَإِنَّ فِي أَرْحَامِهِنَّ الْبَرَكَةَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ja’far Bin Muhammad Al Ashary, from Ibn Al Qaddah, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘It is up to you with the mothers of the children, for in their wombs is the Blessings’.

فِي الْوَلِيدَةِ يَشْتَرِيهَا الرَّجُلُ وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى قَالَ لَا يَقْرَبْهَا حَتَّى تَضَعَ وَلَدَهَا.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said regarding the mother whom the man bought and she was pregnant’. He asws said: ‘He should not go

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُعْتِقُ الْأَمَةَ وَ يَقُولُ مَهْرُكِ عِتْقُكِ فَقَالَ حَسَنٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the man who emancipates the slave girl, and he is saying, ‘Your dower is your emancipation’. So he asws said: ‘Good’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُعْتِقُ سُرِّيَّتَهُ أَ يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا بِغَيْرِ عِدَّةٍ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ فَغَيْرُهُ قَالَ لَا حَتَّى تَعْتَدَّ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, (It has been narrated) from Al-Halby, from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the man who emancipated his concubine. Is it correct for him that he marries her without a waiting period?’ He asws said: ‘Yes’. I said, ‘Supposing he changes i

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَمْلُوكٍ تَزَوَّجَ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ سَيِّدِهِ فَقَالَ ذَاكَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ إِنْ شَاءَ أَجَازَهُ وَ إِنْ شَاءَ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا قُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ الْحَكَمَ بْنَ عُتَيْبَةَ وَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ النَّخَعِيَّ وَ أَصْحَابَهُمَا يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ أَصْلَ النِّكَاحِ فَاسِدٌ وَ لَا تَحِلُّ إِجَازَةُ السَّيِّدِ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَعْصِ اللَّهَ إِنَّمَا عَصَى سَيِّدَهُ فَإِذَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Umar Bin Azina, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about an owned slave who got married without a permission of his master. So he asws said: ‘That is up to his master, if he so desires to he allows it, and if he s

عَاصٍ لِمَوْلَاهُ قُلْتُ حَرَامٌ هُوَ قَالَ مَا أَزْعُمُ أَنَّهُ حَرَامٌ وَ قُلْ لَهُ أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ مَوْلَاهُ.

Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, from Mansour Bin Hazim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding an owned slave who married without a permission from his master, has he disobeyed Allah azwj ?’ He asw

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ حُرَّةٍ زَوَّجَتْ نَفْسَهَا عَبْداً بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوْلَاهُ فَقَدْ أَبَاحَتْ فَرْجَهَا وَ لَا صَدَاقَ لَهَا[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘Whichever free woman marries herself to a slave without a permission of his master, so she has legalized her private parts and there is no dower for her’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّجُلُ كَيْفَ يُنْكِحُ عَبْدَهُ أَمَتَهُ قَالَ يَقُولُ قَدْ أَنْكَحْتُكَ فُلَانَةَ وَ يُعْطِيهَا مَا شَاءَ مِنْ قِبَلِهِ أَوْ مِنْ قِبَلِ مَوْلَاهُ وَ لَوْ مُدّاً مِنْ طَعَامٍ أَوْ دِرْهَماً أَوْ نَحْوَ ذَلِكَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘How can the man marry his slave to his slave girl?’ He asws said: ‘He should be saying, ‘I hereby marry you, so and so slave girl’, and give some whatever he so desires to from himself, or on behal

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَكَ قَائِدٌ يَا أَبَا هَارُونَ قَالَ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ فَأَعْطَانِي ثَلَاثِينَ دِينَاراً فَقَالَ اشْتَرِ خَادِماً كَسُومِيّاً فَاشْتَرَاهُ فَلَمَّا أَنْ حَجَّ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ كَيْفَ رَأَيْتَ قَائِدَكَ يَا أَبَا هَارُونَ فَقَالَ خَيْراً فَأَعْطَاهُ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ دِينَاراً فَقَالَ لَهُ اشْتَرِ جَارِيَةً شَبَانِيَّةً فَإِ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abu Is’haq Al Khannaf, from Muhammad Bin Abu Zayd, from Abu Haroun Al Makfouf who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘Would it cheer you up if there happened to be a (travel) guide for you, O Abu Haroun! I said, ‘Yes, may I be sacrificed for you asws ! So he asws gave me thirty

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الْأَمَةِ تُبَاعُ وَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ فَقَالَ صَفْقَتُهَا طَلَاقُهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabie Bin Abdullah, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Abdullah who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the slave girl who is sold and for her is a husband. So he asws said: ‘Her take-over is her divorce’.

قَالا مَنِ اشْتَرَى مَمْلُوكَةً لَهَا زَوْجٌ فَإِنَّ بَيْعَهَا طَلَاقُهَا فَإِنْ شَاءَ الْمُشْتَرِي فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ تَرَكَهُمَا عَلَى نِكَاحِهِمَا

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Azina, from Bukeyr Bin Ayn, and Bureyd Bin Muawiya, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws and Abu Abdullah asws both having said: ‘The one who buys a slave girl who has a husband for her, so her sale is her divorce. So, if the buyer so desires to, he effects sepa

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي سُرِّيَّةِ رَجُلٍ وَلَدَتْ لِسَيِّدِهَا ثُمَّ اعْتَزَلَ عَنْهَا فَأَنْكَحَهَا عَبْدَهُ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ سَيِّدُهَا وَ أَعْتَقَهَا فَوَرِثَ وَلَدُهَا زَوْجَهَا مِنْ أَبِيهِ ثُمَّ تُوُفِّيَ وَلَدُهَا فَوَرِثَتْ زَوْجَهَا مِنْ وَلَدِهَا فَجَاءَا يَخْتَلِفَانِ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتِي وَ لَا أُطَلِّقُهَا وَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَقُولُ عَبْدِي وَ لَا يُجَامِعْنِي فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ يَا أَم

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Najra, from Aasim Bin Humeyr, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a concubine of a man who gave birth for her master. Then he isolated from her, so his slave married her. Then her master d