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سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كُلُّ مُسْلِمٍ بَيْنَ مُسْلِمَيْنِ ارْتَدَّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ جَحَدَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص نُبُوَّتَهُ وَ كَذَّبَهُ فَإِنَّ دَمَهُ مُبَاحٌ لِمَنْ سَمِعَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ وَ امْرَأَتَهُ بَائِنَةٌ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ ارْتَدَّ وَ يُقْسَمُ مَالُهُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهِ وَ تَعْتَدُّ امْرَأَتُهُ عِدَّةَ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَقْتُلَهُ إِنْ أَتَوْهُ بِهِ وَ لَا ي

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabatany who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying, ‘Every Muslim between two Muslims is an atheist, from Al-Islam,

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ نَصْرَانِيَّةٍ كَانَتْ تَحْتَ نَصْرَانِيٍّ فَطَلَّقَهَا هَلْ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ مِثْلُ عِدَّةِ الْمُسْلِمَةِ فَقَالَ لَا لِأَنَّ أَهْلَ الْكِتَابِ مَمَالِيكُ لِلْإِمَامِ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّهُمْ يُؤَدُّونَهُمُ الْجِزْيَةَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّي الْعَبْدُ الضَّرِيبَةَ إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ قَالَ وَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ تُطْرَحُ عَنْهُ‌ الْجِزْيَةُ قُلْتُ فَمَا عِدَّتُهَا إِنْ أَرَادَ الْمُسْلِمُ أَنْ يَت

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Ra’ib, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a Christian woman who was under (married to) a Christian. So he divorced her. Is there a waiting period upon her similar to what is upon the Musli

عِدَّةُ الْعِلْجَةِ[3] إِذَا أَسْلَمَتْ عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ إِذَا أَرَادَتْ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ غَيْرَهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, ‘He asws said: ‘A waiting period of the الْعِلْجَةِ when she becomes a Muslim, is a waiting period of the divorced woman, when she intends to marry someone else’.

نَعَمْ وَ عِدَّتُهَا مِنَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ إِذَا أَسْلَمَتْ عِدَّةُ الْحُرَّةِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةُ قُرُوءٍ فَإِذَا انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْهَا إِنْ شَاءَتْ.

And by his chain, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Humran, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a mother of a child of a Christian man, became a Muslim, can the Muslim man marry her?’ He asws said: ‘Yes, and her waiting period from the Christian man when she became a Muslim, is a waiting perio

إِذَا مَلَكَ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ أَوْ أُخْتَهُ أَوْ خَالَتَهُ أَوْ عَمَّتَهُ عَتَقُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ يَمْلِكُ ابْنَ أَخِيهِ وَ عَمَّهُ وَ يَمْلِكُ أَخَاهُ وَ عَمَّهُ وَ خَالَهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ[1].

Abu Ja’far Muhammad Bin Yaqoub Al Kulayni said, ‘It was narrated to us by Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Al Aa’la Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws the 1 st having said: ‘When the man owns his parents, or his sister, or hi

لَا يَمْلِكُ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَهُ وَ لَا وَالِدَتَهُ وَ لَا عَمَّتَهُ وَ لَا خَالَتَهُ وَ يَمْلِكُ أَخَاهُ وَ غَيْرَهُ مِنْ ذَوِي قَرَابَتِهِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ.

And by his chain, from Al Aa’la Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The man can neither own his father, nor his mother, nor his paternal aunt, nor his maternal aunt; but he can own his brother, and others from ones with relationships from the men’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ مَا تَمْلِكُ مِنْ قَرَابَتِهَا قَالَ كُلَّ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا خَمْسَةً أَبَاهَا وَ أُمَّهَا وَ ابْنَهَا وَ ابْنَتَهَا وَ زَوْجَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hajjal, from Asad Bin Abu Al Aa’la, from Abu Hamza who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the woman, what she can own from her relatives?’ He asws said: ‘Everyone except for five – her father, and her mother, and her son, and her daughter, and her husband’.

إِذَا مَلَكَ الرَّجُلُ وَالِدَيْهِ أَوْ أُخْتَهُ أَوْ عَمَّتَهُ أَوْ خَالَتَهُ عَتَقُوا- وَ يَمْلِكُ ابْنَ أَخِيهِ وَ عَمَّهُ وَ خَالَهُ وَ يَمْلِكُ أَخَاهُ وَ عَمَّهُ وَ خَالَهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the man owns his parents, or his sister, or his paternal aunt, or his maternal aunt, they would be emancipated (liberated), and he can own a son of his b

فِي امْرَأَةٍ أَرْضَعَتِ ابْنَ جَارِيَتِهَا قَالَ تُعْتِقُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, and Ibn Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a woman who breast-fed a son of her slave girl. He asws said: ‘She would emancipate (liberate) him’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَّخِذُ أَبَاهُ أَوْ أُمَّهُ أَوْ أَخَاهُ أَوْ أُخْتَهُ عَبِيداً فَقَالَ أَمَّا الْأُخْتُ فَقَدْ عَتَقَتْ حِينَ يَمْلِكُهَا وَ أَمَّا الْأَخُ فَيَسْتَرِقُّهُ وَ أَمَّا الْأَبَوَانِ فَقَدْ عَتَقَا حِينَ يَمْلِكُهُمَا قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تُرْضِعُ عَبْدَهَا أَ تَتَّخِذُهُ عَبْداً قَالَ تُعْتِقُهُ وَ هِيَ كَارِهَةٌ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Abdullah who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who takes his father, or his mother, or his brother, or his sister as slaves. So he asws said: ‘As for the sister, so she was emancipated (liberated)

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَمَّا يَمْلِكُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْ ذَوِي قَرَابَتِهِ قَالَ لَا يَمْلِكُ وَالِدَهُ وَ لَا وَالِدَتَهُ وَ لَا أُخْتَهُ وَ لَا ابْنَةَ أَخِيهِ وَ لَا ابْنَةَ أُخْتِهِ وَ لَا عَمَّتَهُ وَ لَا خَالَتَهُ وَ يَمْلِكُ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ مِنْ ذَوِي قَرَابَتِهِ وَ لَا يَمْلِكُ أُمَّهُ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, form Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Muawiya Bin Wahab, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about what the man can own from his relatives. He asws said: ‘He cannot own his father, nor his mother, nor his sister, nor a daughter of his brother, nor a daughter of

لَا عِتْقَ إِلَّا مَا أُرِيدَ بِهِ وَجْهُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, and Hammad, and Ibn Azina, and Ibn Bukeyr, and someone else, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘There is not emancipation unless what is intended by it is the Face of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic’.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا طَلَاقَ قَبْلَ نِكَاحٍ وَ لَا عِتْقَ قَبْلَ مِلْكٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Hazam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘There is no divorce before the marriage, and there is no emancipation before the ownership’.

أَوْصَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ إِنَّ أَبَا نَيْزَرَ وَ رَبَاحاً وَ جُبَيْراً عَتَقُوا عَلَى أَنْ يَعْمَلُوا فِي الْمَالِ خَمْسَ سِنِينَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, or said Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Fazzal, from Abdul Rahman, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws bequeathed, so he asws said: ‘Abu Neyzara, and Rabaha, and Jubeyr would be emancipated upon (a stipulation) that th

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُعْتِقُ مَمْلُوكَهُ وَ يُزَوِّجُهُ ابْنَتَهُ وَ يَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْهِ إِنْ هُوَ أَغَارَهَا أَنْ يَرُدَّهُ فِي الرِّقِّ قَالَ لَهُ شَرْطُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Al Husayn Bin Usman, and Muhammad Bin Abu Hamza, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, and someone else, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the man who emancipated his owned slave, and married him to his own daughter, and stipulated

فِي الرَّجُلِ يُعْتِقُ الْمَمْلُوكَ قَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يُعْتِقُ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْواً مِنَ النَّارِ قَالَ وَ يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَقَرَّبَ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَشِيَّةَ عَرَفَةَ وَ يَوْمَ عَرَفَةَ بِالْعِتْقِ وَ الصَّدَقَةِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, and Muawiya Bin Ammar, and Hafs Bin Al Bakhtary, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding the man who emancipated the owned slave. He asws said: ‘Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic would emancipate for every organ o

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ مُسْلِماً أَعْتَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْواً مِنَ النَّارِ.

Ali, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, (It has been narrated) from Rabie Bin Abdullah asws , from Zurara, from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The one who emancipates a Muslim, Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic would Emancipa

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مَنْ أَعْتَقَ مُؤْمِناً أَعْتَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنْهُ عُضْواً مِنَ النَّارِ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ أُنْثَى أَعْتَقَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِكُلِّ عُضْوَيْنِ مِنْهَا عُضْواً مِنْهُ مِنَ النَّارِ لِأَنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ بِنِصْفِ الرَّجُلِ.

Muhammad Biin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Ibrahim Bin Abu Al Ballad, from his father, raising it, ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The one who emancipates a Believer, Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic would Emancipate with every organ of his, an organ (of his) from the Fire. So if it was a fema

سَأَلْتُهُ عَمَّنْ أَعْتَقَ النَّسَمَةَ فَقَالَ أَعْتَقَ مَنْ أَغْنَى نَفْسَهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Mansour Bin Hazim, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the emancipation of the women. So he asws said: ‘Emancipate one who can be self-sufficient herself’.

هَذَا مَا أَعْتَقَ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ أَعْتَقَ غُلَامَهُ السِّنْدِيَّ فُلَاناً عَلَى أَنَّهُ يَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ وَ أَنَّ الْبَعْثَ حَقٌّ وَ أَنَّ الْجَنَّةَ حَقٌّ وَ أَنَّ النَّارَ حَقٌّ وَ عَلَى أَنَّهُ يُوَالِي أَوْلِيَاءَ اللَّهِ وَ يَتَبَرَّأُ مِنْ أَعْدَاءِ اللَّهِ وَ يُحِلُّ حَلَالَ اللَّهِ وَ يُحَرِّمُ حَرَامَ اللَّهِ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, (It has been narrated) from Muhammad Bin Sinan about a slave emancipated by Abu Abdullah asws – ‘This is what Ja’far asws Bin Muhammad asws emancipated his asws slave, the deed of so and so upon (the stipulation) that he would testify that there is no god excep

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الرَّقَبَةُ تُعْتَقُ مِنَ الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ قَالَ نَعَمْ.

Muhammad, from Ahmad, form his father Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Muskan, from Al Halby who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘The (freeing of) a neck can be an emancipation from the oppressed?’ He asws said: ‘Yes’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَمْلُوكِ بَيْنَ شُرَكَاءَ فَيُعْتِقُ أَحَدُهُمْ نَصِيبَهُ قَالَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ فَسَادٌ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ لَا يَقْدِرُونَ‌[1] عَلَى بَيْعِهِ وَ لَا مُؤَاجَرَتِهِ قَالَ يُقَوَّمُ قِيمَةً فَيُجْعَلُ عَلَى الَّذِي أَعْتَقَهُ عُقُوبَةً وَ إِنَّمَا جُعِلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ لِمَا أَفْسَدَهُ.

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 slave owned between partners, so one of them emancipates his share. He asws said: ‘That is a spoiling (of matters) upon his companion not being able upon se

إِنْ كَانَ مُضَارّاً كُلِّفَ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ كُلَّهُ وَ إِلَّا اسْتُسْعِيَ الْعَبْدُ فِي النِّصْفِ الْآخَرِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked about two men what had a slave between the two of them, so one of the two emancipated his share. So he asws said: ‘If it was harmful, he would be assigned to emancipate the w

مَنْ كَانَ شَرِيكاً فِي عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ قَلِيلٍ أَوْ كَثِيرٍ فَأَعْتَقَ حِصَّتَهُ وَ لَهُ سَعَةٌ فَلْيَشْتَرِهِ مِنْ صَاحِبِهِ فَيُعْتِقَهُ كُلَّهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ سَعَةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ نُظِرَ قِيمَتُهُ يَوْمَ أُعْتِقَ ثُمَّ يَسْعَى الْعَبْدُ بِحِسَابِ مَا بَقِيَ حَتَّى يُعْتَقَ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘The one who was a partner in a slave, or a slave girl, little or more, so he emancipates his portion, and for him is (financial) leeway, so let him buy him from his compani

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُدَبَّرِ فَقَالَ هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْوَصِيَّةِ يَرْجِعُ فِيهَا وَ فِيمَا شَاءَ مِنْهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the (slave of) arranged (emancipation), so he asws said: ‘He is at the status of the bequest. There is retraction in it, and whatever he so desires from it’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ دَبَّرَتْ جَارِيَةً لَهَا فَوَلَدَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ جَارِيَةً نَفِيسَةً فَلَمْ تَعْلَمِ الْمَرْأَةُ حَالَ الْمَوْلُودَةِ مُدَبَّرَةٌ هِيَ أَوْ غَيْرُ مُدَبَّرَةٍ فَقَالَ لِي مَتَى كَانَ الْحَمْلُ بِالْمُدَبَّرَةِ أَ قَبْلَ أَنْ دَبَّرَتْ أَوْ بَعْدَ مَا دَبَّرَتْ فَقُلْتُ لَسْتُ أَدْرِي وَ لَكِنْ أَجِبْنِي فِيهِمَا جَمِيعاً فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ دَبَّرَتْ وَ بِهَا حَبَلٌ وَ لَمْ تَذ

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Usman Bin Isa Al Kilaby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws the 1 st , said, ‘I asked him asws about a woman who arranged (the emancipation of) her slave girl of hers. So, the slave girl have birth to a gem of a girl. So the woman does not know the s

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَبَّرَ مَمْلُوكَتَهُ ثُمَّ زَوَّجَهَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ أَوْلَاداً ثُمَّ مَاتَ زَوْجُهَا وَ تَرَكَ أَوْلَادَهُ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ أَوْلَادُهُ مِنْهَا كَهَيْئَتِهَا فَإِذَا مَاتَ الَّذِي دَبَّرَ أُمَّهُمْ فَهُمْ أَحْرَارٌ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَ يَجُوزُ لِلَّذِي دَبَّرَ أُمَّهُمْ أَنْ يَرُدَّ فِي تَدْبِيرِهِ إِذَا احْتَاجَ قَالَ نَعَمْ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ مَاتَتْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Aban Bin Taghlub who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who arranged (the emancipation of) his slave girl. Then he got her married to another man. So she gave birth to children from him. Then her husband died, and left the chi

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ دَبَّرَ مَمْلُوكاً لَهُ تَاجِراً مُوسِراً فَاشْتَرَى الْمُدَبَّرُ جَارِيَةً بِأَمْرِ مَوْلَاهُ فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ أَوْلَاداً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُدَبَّرَ مَاتَ قَبْلَ سَيِّدِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَى أَنَّ جَمِيعَ مَا تَرَكَ الْمُدَبَّرُ مِنْ مَالٍ أَوْ مَتَاعٍ فَهُوَ لِلَّذِي دَبَّرَهُ وَ أَرَى أَنَّ أُمَّ وَلَدِهِ لِلَّذِي دَبَّرَهُ وَ أَرَى أَنَّ وُلْدَهَا مُدَبَّرُونَ كَهَيْئَةِ أَبِ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Bureyd Bin Muawiya Al Ajaly who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a man who arranged (the emancipation) of an owned slave of his, a businessman, financially affluent. So the arranged slave buys a slave girl by the order of his mas

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَاتَبَ عَبْداً لَهُ عَلَى أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ لَمْ يَشْتَرِطْ عَلَيْهِ حِينَ كَاتَبَهُ إِنْ هُوَ عَجَزَ عَنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ فِي الرِّقِّ وَ إِنَّ الْمُكَاتَبَ أَدَّى إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ خَمْسَمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْمُكَاتَبُ وَ تَرَكَ مَالًا وَ تَرَكَ ابْناً لَهُ مُدْرِكاً فَقَالَ نِصْفُ مَا تَرَكَ الْمُكَاتَبُ مِنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ فَإِنَّهُ لِمَوْلَاهُ الَّذِي كَاتَبَهُ وَ النِّصْفُ ا

Ibn Mahboub, from Umar Bin Yazeed, from Bureyd Al Ajaly who said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who contracted a slave of his upon a thousand Dirhams, and did not stipulate upon him when he contracted him that if he was frustrated from (paying off) his contract, so he would be returned into the slavery, and that the co

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَاتَبَ أَمَةً لَهُ فَقَالَتِ الْأَمَةُ مَا أَدَّيْتُ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِي فَأَنَا بِهِ حُرَّةٌ عَلَى حِسَابِ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهَا نَعَمْ فَأَدَّتْ بَعْضَ مُكَاتَبَتِهَا وَ جَامَعَهَا مَوْلَاهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا عَلَى ذَلِكَ ضُرِبَ مِنَ الْحَدِّ بِقَدْرِ مَا أَدَّتْ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهَا وَ دُرِئَ عَنْهُ مِنَ الْحَدِّ بِقَدْرِ مَا بَقِيَ لَهُ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهَا وَ إِنْ كَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Al-Sadiq asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about a man who contracted a slave girl of his. So the slave girl said, ‘Whatever I pay off from my contract, so I would be free by it upon the accounting of that’. So h

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ أَبٌ مَمْلُوكٌ وَ كَانَتْ لِأَبِيهِ امْرَأَةٌ مُكَاتَبَةٌ قَدْ أَدَّتْ بَعْضَ مَا عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهَا ابْنُ الْعَبْدِ هَلْ لَكِ أَنْ أُعِينَكِ فِي مُكَاتَبَتِكِ حَتَّى تُؤَدِّي مَا عَلَيْكِ بِشَرْطِ أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَكِ الْخِيَارُ عَلَى أَبِي إِذَا أَنْتِ مَلَكْتِ نَفْسَكِ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَأَعْطَاهَا فِي مُكَاتَبَتِهَا عَلَى أَنْ لَا يَكُونَ لَهَا الْخِيَارُ عَلَيْهِ بَعْدَ مَا

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Malik Bin Atiyya, from Suleyman Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who had a father of an owned slave, and for his father was a wife, a contracted slave girl, who had paid off part of what wa

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِذَا عَمِيَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فَلَا رِقَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ الْعَبْدُ إِذَا جُذِمَ فَلَا رِقَّ عَلَيْهِ.

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: ‘When the owned slave is blinded, so there is no slavery upon him; and the slave, when he is suffers from leprosy, so there is no slavery upon him’.

إِذَا عَمِيَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فَقَدْ عَتَقَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the owned slave is blinded, so he has been emancipated’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُعْتِقَ مَمْلُوكاً لَهُ وَ قَدْ كَانَ مَوْلَاهُ يَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ ضَرِيبَةً فَرَضَهَا عَلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ فَرَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَوْلَى وَ رَضِيَ بِذَلِكَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فَأَصَابَ الْمَمْلُوكُ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ مَالًا سِوَى مَا كَانَ يُعْطِي مَوْلَاهُ مِنَ الضَّرِيبَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَدَّى إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ مَا كَانَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِ فَمَا اكْتَسَبَ بَعْدَ ا

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Umar Bin Yazeed who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who intended to emancipated an owned slave of his, and his master had taken from him his earnings, which he had enforced upon him during

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ عِتْقِ الْمُكْرَهِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عِتْقُهُ بِعِتْقٍ.

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 emancipation of the coerced. So he asws said: ‘His emancipation is not with a (valid) emancipation’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ أُمِّ الْوَلَدِ قَالَ أَمَةٌ تُبَاعُ وَ تُورَثُ وَ تُوهَبُ وَ حَدُّهَا

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Raib, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a mother of the child. He asws said: ‘She can be sold, and inherited, and gifted, and her legal penalty ( Hadd ) is a legal penalty ( Hadd ) of the slave girl’.

إِنْ شَاءُوا بَاعُوهَا فِي الدَّيْنِ الَّذِي يَكُونُ عَلَى مَوْلَاهَا مِنْ ثَمَنِهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا وَلَدٌ قُوِّمَتْ عَلَى وَلَدِهَا مِنْ نَصِيبِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who bought a slave girl (and) copulated with her. So she gave birth for him to a child, and her child died. So he asws said: ‘If he so desires to, he sells her regarding the de

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ أَنَا حَاضِرٌ عَنْ رَجُلٍ بَاعَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ جَارِيَةً بِكَذَا إِلَى سَنَةٍ فَلَمَّا قَبَضَهَا الْمُشْتَرِي أَعْتَقَهَا مِنَ الْغَدِ وَ تَزَوَّجَهَا وَ جَعَلَ مَهْرَهَا عِتْقَهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِشَهْرٍ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنْ كَانَ لِلَّذِي اشْتَرَاهَا إِلَى سَنَةٍ مَالٌ أَوْ عُقْدَةٌ تُحِيطُ بِقَضَاءِ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ فِي رَقَبَتِهَا فَإِنَّ عِتْقَهُ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Abu Abdullah asws was asked and I was present, about a man who sold a slave girl to a man with such (and such a price) for up to a yea

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ: كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ إِنَّ النَّاسَ كُلَّهُمْ أَحْرَارٌ إِلَّا مَنْ أَقَرَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِالْعُبُودِيَّةِ وَ هُوَ مُدْرِكٌ مِنْ عَبْدٍ أَوْ أَمَةٍ وَ مَنْ شُهِدَ عَلَيْهِ بِالرِّقِّ صَغِيراً كَانَ أَوْ كَبِيراً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws was saying that the people, all of them are free, except for the one who confesses upon himself with the slavery, and he was an adult from a slave, or a slave girl; and the one

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ نَكَحَ وَلِيدَةَ رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ رَبُّهَا أَوَّلَ وَلَدٍ تَلِدُهُ فَوَلَدَتْ تَوْأَماً فَقَالَ أُعْتِقَ كِلَاهُمَا.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from his father, from Abdullah Bin Al Fazl Al Hashimy, from his father, raising it, ‘He asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who married a child of a man whose lord had emancipated the first child she gave birth to. So she gave birth to twins.

فِي رَجُلٍ كَانَ لَهُ عِدَّةُ مَمَالِيكَ فَقَالَ أَيُّكُمْ عَلَّمَنِي آيَةً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ فَعَلَّمَهُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمْ ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْمَوْلَى وَ لَمْ يُدْرَ أَيُّهُمُ الَّذِي عَلَّمَهُ الْآيَةَ هَلْ يُسْتَخْرَجُ بِالْقُرْعَةِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَا يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَسْتَخْرِجَهُ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا الْإِمَامُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ كَلَاماً وَقْتَ الْقُرْعَةِ يَقُولُهُ وَ دُعَاءً لَا يَعْلَمُهُ سِوَاهُ و

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ismail Bin Marrar, from Yunus, ‘He asws said regarding a man who had a number of owned slaves. So he said, ‘Whichever of you teaches me a Verse from the Book of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, so he is free’. So one of them taught him. Then the master died, and it was not known wh

إِنِّي جَالِسَةٌ بِفِنَاءِ الْكَعْبَةِ إِذْ أَقْبَلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَلَمَّا رَآنِي مَالَ إِلَيَّ فَسَلَّمَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ مَا يُجْلِسُكِ هَاهُنَا فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَظِرُ مَوْلًى لَنَا قَالَتْ فَقَالَ لِي أَعْتَقْتُمُوهُ قُلْتُ لَا وَ لَكِنْ أَعْتَقْنَا أَبَاهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ ذَلِكِ مَوْلَاكُمْ هَذَا أَخُوكُمْ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّكُمْ إِنَّمَا الْمَوْلَى الَّذِي جَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فَإِذَا جَرَتْ عَلَى أَبِيهِ

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Suleym Al Farra, from Al Hassan Bin Muslim who said, ‘My maternal aunt narrated to me. She said, ‘I was seated by the courtyard of the Kabah, when Abu Abdullah asws came over. So when he asws saw me, altered his asws course towards me. So

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع وَ مَعِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ فَقَالَ لِي مَنْ هَذَا فَقُلْتُ مَوْلًى لَنَا فَقَالَ أَعْتَقْتُمُوهُ أَوْ أَبَاهُ فَقُلْتُ بَلْ أَبَاهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَوْلَاكَ هَذَا أَخُوكَ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ وَ إِنَّمَا الْمَوْلَى هُوَ الَّذِي جَرَتْ عَلَيْهِ النِّعْمَةُ فَإِذَا جَرَتْ عَلَى أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ أَخُوكَ وَ ابْنُ عَمِّكَ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Ahmad Bin Is’haq, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether, from Bakr Bin Muhammad Al Azdy who said, ‘I went over to Abu Abdullah asws and with me was Ali Bin Abdul Aziz. So he asws said to me: ‘Who is this?’ So I said, ‘A slave of ours’. So he asws said: ‘Have you emancipated him,

يَا أُمَّ عُثْمَانَ مَا يُقِيمُكِ هَاهُنَا فَقُلْتُ أَنْتَظِرُ مَوْلًى لَنَا فَقَالَ أَعْتَقْتُمُوهُ فَقُلْتُ لَا فَقَالَ أَعْتَقْتُمْ أَبَاهُ قُلْتُ لَا أَعْتَقْنَا جَدَّهُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَوْلَاكُمْ بَلْ هَذَا أَخُوكُمْ.

Bakr Bin Muhammad, from Juweyria who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws passed by me, and I was in the Sacred Masjid, awaiting a slave of ours. So he asws said: ‘O Umm Usman! What makes you stay over here?’ So I said, ‘I am awaiting a slave of ours’. So he asws said: ‘Have you emancipated him?’ So I said, ‘No’. So he asws said:

إِنَّمَا هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ بَعِيرٍ تَخَافُ شِرَادَهُ فَإِذَا خِفْتَ ذَلِكَ فَاسْتَوْثِقْ مِنْهُ وَ لَكِنْ أَشْبِعْهُ وَ اكْسُهُ قُلْتُ وَ كَمْ شِبَعُهُ فَقَالَ أَمَّا نَحْنُ فَنَرْزُقُ عِيَالَنَا مُدَّيْنِ مِنْ تَمْرٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from Abu Jameela, from Zayd Al Shahaam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked, ‘A man fears the absconding of his slave, or the slave happened to have absconded, should he constrain him, or make him to be in his slavery? Y

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَدْ أَبَقَ مِنْهُ مَمْلُوكُهُ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُعْتِقَهُ فِي كَفَّارَةِ الظِّهَارِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ مَا لَمْ يَعْرِفْ مِنْهُ مَوْتاً قَالَ أَبُو هَاشِمٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَ كَانَ سَأَلَنِي نَصْرُ بْنُ عَامِرٍ الْقُمِّيُّ أَنْ أَسْأَلَهُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Abu Hashim Al Ja’fary who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan asws about a man whose owned slave had absconded from him, is he allowed that he emancipates him regarding an expiation of Al-Zahaar ?’ He asws said: ‘There is no problem with it, for as long as death is not recognised from hi

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَصَابَ عَبْداً آبِقاً فَأَخَذَهُ وَ أَفْلَتَ مِنْهُ الْعَبْدُ قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ قُلْتُ فَأَصَابَ جَارِيَةً قَدْ سُرِقَتْ مِنْ جَارٍ لَهُ فَأَخَذَهَا لِيَأْتِيَهُ‌ بِهَا فَنَفَقَتْ‌[1] لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ[2].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Hassan Bin Salih who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who came across an absconding slave, so he seized him, and the slave escaped from him. He asws said: ‘There is nothing upon him’

يَحْلِفُ بِاللَّهِ الَّذِي لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا هُوَ مَا سَلَبَهُ ثِيَابَهُ وَ لَا شَيْئاً مِمَّا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَ لَا بَاعَهُ وَ لَا دَاهَنَ فِي إِرْسَالِهِ فَإِذَا حَلَفَ بَرِئَ مِنَ الضَّمَانِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Amir Al-Momineen asws , they disputed to him asws regarding a man who had seized an absconding slave, and he was with him, then he fled from him. He would be made to swear an oath by Allah azwj , beside

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ كَانَ أَبِي ع يُفْتِي وَ كَانَ يَتَّقِي وَ نَحْنُ نَخَافُ فِي صَيْدِ الْبُزَاةِ وَ الصُّقُورِ وَ أَمَّا الْآنَ فَإِنَّا لَا نَخَافُ وَ لَا نُحِلُّ صَيْدَهَا إِلَّا أَنْ تُدْرَكَ ذَكَاتُهُ فَإِنَّهُ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع أَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- وَ ما عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ‌ فِي الْكِلَابِ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘My father would give fatwa but he was afraid, so he was cautious. We were afraid about hunting by falcons and hawks but now we are not afraid, and we say that it is not lawful, unless one arrives in time to slaughter it properly. It is in the book of Ali (a.s.), that Allah, most Majes

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ أَبِي ع يُفْتِي فِي زَمَنِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ أَنَّ مَا قَتَلَ الْبَازِي وَ الصَّقْرُ فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ وَ كَانَ يَتَّقِيهِمْ وَ أَنَا لَا أَتَّقِيهِمْ وَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ مَا قَتَلَ‌[1].

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘In the time of banu ‘Umayyah my father (a.s.), would give fatwa that what falcons and hawks kill is lawful for food. He (the Imam) was afraid but I am not afraid and I say that it (what is hunted by falcons and hawks) is not lawful to use for food.”’