Wealth & Money

أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا وَلَدَتْ أَمْسَكَ الْوَلَدَ فَلَا يَبِيعُهُ وَ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ نَصِيباً فِي دَارِهِ قَالَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ رَجُلٌ يَطَأُ جَارِيَةً لَهُ وَ إِنَّهُ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَبْعَثُهَا فِي حَوَائِجِهِ وَ إِنَّهُ اتَّهَمَهَا وَ حَبِلَتْ فَقَالَ إِذَا هِيَ وَلَدَتْ أَمْسَكَ الْوَلَدَ وَ لَا يَبِيعُهُ وَ يَجْعَلُ لَهُ نَصِيباً مِنْ دَارِهِ وَ مَالِهِ وَ لَيْسَ هَذِهِ مِثْلَ تِلْكَ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Qasim Bin Muhammad, from Suleym Mowla Tarbal, from Hareyz, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who slept with a slave girl of his and he used to send her regarding his needs, and she became pregnant, and (ne

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ أَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ يَقُولُ الرَّجُلُ مِنْكُمْ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ امْرَأَتُهُ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَ يَسْتَطِيعُ الرَّجُلُ أَنْ يَقُولَ شَيْئاً فَقَالَ أَ لَا أُعَلِّمُكَ مَا تَقُولُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ تَقُولُ- بِكَلِمَاتِ اللَّهِ اسْتَحْلَلْتُ فَرْجَهَا وَ فِي أَمَانَةِ اللَّهِ أَخَذْتُهَا اللَّهُمَّ إِنْ قَضَيْتَ لِي فِي رَحِمِهَا شَيْئاً فَاجْعَلْهُ بَارّاً تَقِ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘O abu Muhammad, what does one of you say when his wife comes to him?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can a man say anything?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Will you like if I teach you what to say?’ I replied, ‘Yes, please teach me.’ He (the Imam)

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ أَهْلَكَ فَأَيَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تَقُولُ قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ أُطِيقُ أَنْ أَقُولَ شَيْئاً قَالَ بَلَى قُلِ- اللَّهُمَّ بِكَلِمَاتِكَ اسْتَحْلَلْتُ فَرْجَهَا وَ بِأَمَانَتِكَ أَخَذْتُهَا فَإِنْ قَضَيْتَ فِي رَحِمِهَا شَيْئاً فَاجْعَلْهُ تَقِيّاً زَكِيّاً وَ لَا تَجْعَلْ لِلشَّيْطَانِ فِيهِ شِرْكاً قَالَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ وَ يَكُونُ فِيهِ شِ

5. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from his father from Hamzah ibn ‘Abd Allah from Jamil ibn Darraj from abu al- Walid from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, once said to me, ‘O abu Muhammad, what do you say when you go to bed with your wife?’ I said, ‘I pr

كَانَ رَجُلٌ بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ كَانَ لَهُ جَارِيَةٌ نَفِيسَةٌ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَ أُعْجِبَ بِهَا فَشَكَا ذَلِكَ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ تَعَرَّضْ لِرُؤْيَتِهَا وَ كُلَّمَا رَأَيْتَهَا فَقُلْ أَسْأَلُ اللَّهَ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ‌ فَفَعَلَ فَمَا لَبِثَ إِلَّا يَسِيراً حَتَّى عَرَضَ لِوَلِيِّهَا سَفَرٌ فَجَاءَ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ يَا فُلَانُ أَنْتَ جَارِي وَ أَوْثَقُ النَّاسِ عِنْدِي وَ قَدْ عَرَضَ

“There was a man in al-Madinah and he had a very beautiful slave-girl who attracted a man who liked her and he complained before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), who told him to avoid looking to her and on seeing her say, T ask Allah from His extra bounties.’ He followed the instruction. In a short time her master decided to le

قَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع‌ مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ وُلْدٌ يَسْتَعِينُ بِهِمْ.

“Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of prosperity and good fortune of a man to have sons who help and support him.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ الْوَلَدُ الصَّالِحُ.

the following: “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, ‘Of good fortune and prosperity of a man is his having the virtuous son.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ الْوَلَدُ الصَّالِحُ.

“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, ‘It is of the prosperity and good fortune of a man to have the virtuous son.’”

مِنْ سَعَادَةِ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَهُ الْوَلَدُ يُعْرَفُ فِيهِ شِبْهُهُ خَلْقُهُ وَ خُلُقُهُ وَ شَمَائِلُهُ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is of good fortune of a man to have a son who resembles his father, physically, morally and in his nature.”’

شَكَا الْأَبْرَشُ الْكَلْبِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ لَا يُولَدُ لَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِّمْنِي شَيْئاً قَالَ اسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ أَوْ فِي كُلِّ لَيْلَةٍ مِائَةَ مَرَّةٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَقُولُ‌ اسْتَغْفِرُوا رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّهُ كانَ غَفَّاراً إِلَى قَوْلِهِ- وَ يُمْدِدْكُمْ بِأَمْوالٍ وَ بَنِينَ‌[1].

‘I ask forgiveness from Allah, my Lord and return to Him in repentance’ one hundred times every day and every night, because Allah says, ‘Ask forgiveness from your Lord; He is forgiving. ... He helps you by means of your wealth and sons.’” (71:10)

أَنَّهُ وَفَدَ إِلَى هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فَأَبْطَأَ عَلَيْهِ الْإِذْنُ حَتَّى اغْتَمَّ وَ كَانَ لَهُ حَاجِبٌ كَثِيرُ الدُّنْيَا وَ لَا يُولَدُ لَهُ فَدَنَا مِنْهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقَالَ لَهُ هَلْ لَكَ أَنْ تُوصِلَنِي إِلَى هِشَامٍ وَ أُعَلِّمَكَ دُعَاءً[3] يُولَدُ لَكَ قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَوْصَلَهُ إِلَى هِشَامٍ وَ قَضَى لَهُ جَمِيعَ حَوَائِجِهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ لَهُ الْحَاجِبُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الد

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Once I wanted to visit Hisham ibn ‘Abd al-Malik but permission for a meeting was delayed and I felt worried.’ He ‘Abd al-Malik had a guard who was wealthy but had no children. Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), asked him, ‘If you can arrange a meeting with Hisham I will teach you a prayer and you will ha

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ ظِئْراً فَدَفَعَ إِلَيْهَا وَلَدَهُ فَانْطَلَقَتِ الظِّئْرُ[2] فَدَفَعَتْ وَلَدَهُ إِلَى ظِئْرٍ أُخْرَى فَغَابَتْ بِهِ حِيناً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ طَلَبَ وَلَدَهُ مِنَ الظِّئْرِ الَّتِي كَانَ أَعْطَاهَا إِيَّاهُ فَأَقَرَّتْ أَنَّهَا اسْتَأْجَرَتْهُ وَ أَقَرَّتْ بِقَبْضِهَا وَلَدَهُ وَ أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ دَفَعَتْهُ إِلَى ظِئْرٍ أُخْرَى فَقَالَ عَلَيْهَا الدِّيَةُ

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who hires a breastfeeding woman for his child and gives the child to her. The breastfeeding woman takes the child and gives him to another breastfeeding woman who remains away for a while. The man then asks for his child, the first breastfeeding woman confes

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ وَ إِنْ طَلَّقْتُمُوهُنَّ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَمَسُّوهُنَّ وَ قَدْ فَرَضْتُمْ لَهُنَّ فَرِيضَةً فَنِصْفُ ما فَرَضْتُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَعْفُونَ أَوْ يَعْفُوَا الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّكاحِ‌[1] قَالَ هُوَ الْأَبُ أَوِ الْأَخُ أَوِ الرَّجُلُ يُوصَى إِلَيْهِ وَ الَّذِي يَجُوزُ أَمْرُهُ فِي مَالِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَيَبْتَاعُ لَهَا فَتُجِيزُ فَإِذَا عَفَا فَقَدْ جَازَ.

“The following are the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious. ‘If you divorce them before you touch them and if you have set mahr (dower) for them that must be paid them one-half of it is payable unless it is waved or one who has authority in the matter of marriage waves it.’ (2:237) Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has s

عَلَيْهِ نِصْفُ الْمَهْرِ إِنْ كَانَ فَرَضَ لَهَا شَيْئاً وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فَرَضَ لَهَا فَلْيُمَتِّعْهَا عَلَى نَحْوِ مَا يُمَتَّعُ مِثْلُهَا مِنَ النِّسَاءِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ أَوْ يَعْفُوَا الَّذِي بِيَدِهِ عُقْدَةُ النِّكاحِ‌ قَالَ هُوَ الْأَبُ وَ الْأَخُ وَ الرَّجُلُ يُوصَى إِلَيْهِ وَ الرَّجُلُ يَجُوزُ أَمْرُهُ فِي مَالِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَيَبِيعُ لَهَا وَ يَشْتَرِي لَهَا فَإِذَا عَفَ

“About the case of a man who divorces his wife before going to bed with her, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ‘He owes to her one-half of mahr (dower) if he has set something for her; but if he has not set anything for her he must benefit her like the benefits that similar women receive. 5 The words of Al

لَا. - وَ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّ نَفَقَتَهَا مِنْ مَالِ وَلَدِهَا الَّذِي فِي بَطْنِهَا[1]. رَوَاهُ.

“About the case of a pregnant widow abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that she does not have the right to receive maintenance.’” It is also narrated that her maintenance is from the assets of the child in her womb. [So he has narrated].

الْمَرْأَةُ الْحُبْلَى الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا يُنْفَقُ عَلَيْهَا مِنْ مَالِ وَلَدِهَا الَّذِي فِي بَطْنِهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the maintenance of a pregnant widow is paid from the assets of the child in her womb.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ طَلَاقِ الْمُكْرَهِ وَ عِتْقِهِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ طَلَاقُهُ بِطَلَاقٍ وَ لَا عِتْقُهُ بِعِتْقٍ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي رَجُلٌ تَاجِرٌ أَمُرُّ بِالْعَشَّارِ وَ مَعِي مَالٌ فَقَالَ غَيِّبْهُ مَا اسْتَطَعْتَ وَ ضَعْهُ مَوَاضِعَهُ فَقُلْتُ وَ إِنْ حَلَّفَنِي بِالطَّلَاقِ وَ الْعَتَاقِ فَقَالَ احْلِفْ لَهُ ثُمَّ أَخَذَ تَمْرَةً فَحَفَنَ بِهَا مِنْ زُبْدٍ[1] كَانَ قُدَّامَهُ فَقَالَ مَا أُبَالِي حَلَفْتُ لَهُمْ بِالطّ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the divorce of a man who is coerced and about his setting free slaves. He (the Imam) said, ‘His divorce is not a divorce and his setting free slaves is not valid freedom/ I then said, ‘I am a merchant and I pass by a one-tenth tax collector, with certain amount of assets with me/

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَمُرُّ بِالْعَشَّارِ وَ مَعِي مَالٌ فَيَسْتَحْلِفُنِي فَإِنْ حَلَفْتُ لَهُ تَرَكَنِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ أَحْلِفْ لَهُ فَتَّشَنِي وَ ظَلَمَنِي فَقَالَ احْلِفْ لَهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ يَسْتَحْلِفُنِي بِالطَّلَاقِ فَقَالَ احْلِفْ لَهُ فَقُلْتُ فَإِنَّ الْمَالَ لَا يَكُونُ لِي قَالَ فَعَنْ مَالِ أَخِيكَ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص رَدَّ طَلَاقَ ابْنِ عُمَرَ وَ قَدْ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ ثَلَاثاً وَ هِيَ حَائ

“I pass by one-tenth tax collector for trading with a certain amount of assets with me and the party (tax collector) asks me to swear. If I swear he allows me to go, but if I do not swear he searches my assets and does injustice to me. He (the Imam) said, ‘You can swear for him.’ I then said, ‘He asks me to swear in th

إِنَّ زَيْنَبَ بِنْتَ جَحْشٍ قَالَتْ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص لَا تَعْدِلُ وَ أَنْتَ نَبِيٌّ فَقَالَ تَرِبَتْ يَدَاكِ‌[1] إِذَا لَمْ أَعْدِلْ فَمَنْ يَعْدِلُ فَقَالَتْ دَعَوْتَ اللَّهَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لِيَقْطَعَ يَدَيَّ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَكِنْ لَتَتْرَبَانِ فَقَالَتْ إِنَّكَ إِنْ طَلَّقْتَنَا وَجَدْنَا فِي قَوْمِنَا أَكْفَاءَنَا فَاحْتَبَسَ الْوَحْيُ عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص تِسْعاً وَ عِشْرِينَ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ قَالَ أَبُو

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once Zaynab bint Jahash said to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, ‘You are not fair and you are the Prophet.’ He (the Messenger of Allah) replied, ‘May your hands become soiled, ‘If I am not fair then

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَفْقُودِ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِامْرَأَتِهِ قَالَ مَا سَكَتَتْ عَنْهُ وَ صَبَرَتْ يُخَلَّى عَنْهَا فَإِنْ هِيَ رَفَعَتْ أَمْرَهَا إِلَى الْوَالِي أَجَّلَهَا أَرْبَعَ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ يَكْتُبُ إِلَى الصُّقْعِ الَّذِي فُقِدَ فِيهِ فَلْيُسْأَلْ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ خُبِّرَ عَنْهُ بِحَيَاةٍ صَبَرَتْ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُخْبَرْ عَنْهُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ حَتَّى تَمْضِيَ الْأَرْبَعُ سِنِينَ دُعِيَ وَلِيُّ الزَّوْ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who is absent and missing and about how to deal with the issue of his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘If she is silent and has exercised patience, she is not disturbed, but if she brings her case before the authorities she will be told to wait for four years. Ther

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْعَبْدِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَمَتَكَ فَلَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- عَبْداً مَمْلُوكاً لا يَقْدِرُ عَلى‌ شَيْ‌ءٍ[1] وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أَمَةَ قَوْمٍ آخَرِينَ أَوْ حُرَّةً جَازَ طَلَاقُهُ.

Muhammad, from Ahmad, from Ibn Fazzal Bin Salih, from Lays Al Murady who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the slave, is his divorce allowed?’ So he asws said: ‘If she was a bondmaid, so no. Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic is Saying [16:75] a slave, the property of another, (who) has no power over anything . If she

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,

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

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 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

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ آتُوهُمْ مِنْ مالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتاكُمْ‌[1] قَالَ الَّذِي أَضْمَرْتَ أَنْ تُكَاتِبَهُ عَلَيْهِ لَا تَقُولُ أُكَاتِبُهُ بِخَمْسَةِ آلَافٍ وَ أَتْرُكُ لَهُ أَلْفاً وَ لَكِنِ انْظُرْ إِلَى الَّذِي أَضْمَرْتَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَعْطِهِ وَ عَنْ قَوْلِهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَكاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْراً قَالَ الْخَيْرُ إِنْ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّ عِنْدَهُ مَالًا.

سَأَلْتُهُ ع عَنِ الْعَبْدِ يُكَاتِبُهُ مَوْلَاهُ وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَمْلِكُ قَلِيلًا وَ كَثِيراً قَالَ يُكَاتِبُهُ وَ لَوْ كَانَ يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ وَ لَا يَمْنَعُهُ الْمُكَاتَبَةَ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنْ لَيْسَ لَهُ مَالٌ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يَرْزُقُ الْعِبَادَ بَعْضَهُمْ مِنْ بَعْضٍ وَ الْمُؤْمِنُ مُعَانٌ وَ يُقَالُ وَ الْمُحْسِنُ مُعَانٌ‌[2].

فِي رَجُلٍ كَاتَبَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ وَ مَالِهِ وَ لَهُ أَمَةٌ وَ قَدْ شُرِطَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ لَا يَتَزَوَّجَ فَأَعْتَقَ الْأَمَةَ وَ تَزَوَّجَهَا قَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ أَنْ يُحْدِثَ فِي مَالِهِ إِلَّا أَكْلَةً مِنَ الطَّعَامِ وَ نِكَاحُهُ فَاسِدٌ مَرْدُودٌ قِيلَ فَإِنَّ سَيِّدَهُ عَلِمَ بِنِكَاحِهِ وَ لَمْ يَقُلْ شَيْئاً قَالَ إِذَا صَمَتَ حِينَ يَعْلَمُ ذَلِكَ فَقَدْ أَقَرَّ قِيلَ فَإِنَّ الْمُكَاتَبَ عَتَقَ أَ فَتَرَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Muawiya Bin Wahab, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man who had been contracted upon, and his wealth, and for him was a slave girl, and it was stipulated upon him that he would not get married. So he emancipate

فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- فَكاتِبُوهُمْ إِنْ عَلِمْتُمْ فِيهِمْ خَيْراً وَ آتُوهُمْ مِنْ مالِ اللَّهِ الَّذِي آتاكُمْ‌ قَالَ تَضَعُ عَنْهُ مِنْ نُجُومِهِ الَّتِي لَمْ تَكُنْ تُرِيدُ أَنْ تَنْقُصَهُ مِنْهَا وَ لَا تَزِيدُ فَوْقَ مَا فِي نَفْسِكَ فَقُلْتُ كَمْ فَقَالَ وَضَعَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ مَمْلُوكِهِ أَلْفاً مِنْ سِتَّةِ آلَافٍ.

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

إِذَا كَاتَبَ الرَّجُلُ مَمْلُوكَهُ وَ أَعْتَقَهُ وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لَهُ مَالًا وَ لَمْ يَكُنِ اسْتَثْنَى السَّيِّدُ الْمَالَ حِينَ أَعْتَقَهُ فَهُوَ لِلْعَبْدِ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the man contracts his owned slave, and emancipates him, and he knows that for him would be wealth, and did not happen to make an exclusion for the wealth when he emancipated him, so it is for the slave’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ عَبْداً لَهُ وَ لِلْعَبْدِ مَالٌ لِمَنِ الْمَالُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ‌ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ لَهُ مَالًا تَبِعَهُ مَالُهُ وَ إِلَّا فَهُوَ لَهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Muhammad, from Zurara who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a man who emancipated a slave of his, and for the slave is wealth. For whom is the wealth?’ He asws said: ‘If he knew that there is wealth for him, he would pursue his wealth, or else it

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِمَمْلُوكِهِ أَنْتَ حُرٌّ وَ لِي مَالُكَ قَالَ لَا يَبْدَأُ بِالْحُرِّيَّةِ قَبْلَ الْمَالِ يَقُولُ لَهُ لِي مَالُكَ وَ أَنْتَ حُرٌّ بِرِضَى الْمَمْلُوكِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Khalid, from sa’ad, from Abu Jareer who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan asws about a man who said to his owned slave, ‘You are free, and for me is your wealth’. He asws said: ‘He would not begin with the freedom before the wealth. He should be saying to him, ‘

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَوْ قَالَ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع أَسْأَلُكَ فَقَالَ سَلْ فَقُلْتُ لِمَ بَاعَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُمَّهَاتِ الْأَوْلَادِ قَالَ فِي فَكَاكِ رِقَابِهِنَّ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى جَارِيَةً فَأَوْلَدَهَا ثُمَّ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ ثَمَنَهَا وَ لَمْ يَدَعْ مِنَ الْمَالِ مَا يُؤَدَّى عَنْهَا أُخِذَ وَلَدُهَا مِنْهَا وَ بِيعَتْ فَأُدِّيَ ثَمَنُهَا قُلْتُ فَيُبَع

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

فِي الْمَمْلُوكِ يُعْطِي الرَّجُلَ مَالًا لِيَشْتَرِيَهُ فَيُعْتِقَهُ قَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding the slave who gives wealth to the man in order to buy him, so he would emancipate him. He asws said: ‘That is not correct for him’.

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

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَصِيدُ الطَّيْرَ يُسَاوِي دَرَاهِمَ كَثِيرَةً وَ هُوَ مُسْتَوِي الْجَنَاحَيْنِ وَ يَعْرِفُ صَاحِبَهُ أَوْ يَجِيئُهُ فَيَطْلُبُهُ مَنْ لَا يَتَّهِمُهُ قَالَ لَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ إِمْسَاكُهُ يَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنْ هُوَ صَادَ مَا هُوَ مَالِكٌ بِجَنَاحَيْهِ لَا يَعْرِفُ لَهُ طَالِباً قَالَ هُوَ لَهُ.

“I once asked al-Rida 5 (a.s.), about the case of a man who hunts a bird which is worth a large amount of dirham and it has leveled wings. He knows the owner of the bird or that he comes to ask about the bird but does not accuse him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not lawful for him to keep. He must return it to him.’ I th

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ طَعَامِ وَلِيمَةٍ يُخَصُّ بِهَا الْأَغْنِيَاءُ وَ يُتْرَكُ الْفُقَرَاءُ.

“Abu Ibrahim (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, prohibited feeding during a ceremony, only the rich and not the poor.’”

مَنْ غَسَلَ يَدَهُ قَبْلَ الطَّعَامِ وَ بَعْدَهُ عَاشَ فِي سَعَةٍ وَ عُوفِيَ مِنْ بَلْوَى فِي جَسَدِهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who washes his hand before and after food, lives a rich life and remains safe from troubles in his body.”’

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ النَّاسَ يَرْوُونَ أَنَّ لَكَ مَالًا كَثِيراً فَقَالَ مَا يَسُوؤُنِي ذَاكَ إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَرَّ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ عَلَى نَاسٍ شَتَّى مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ وَ عَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ مُخَرَّقٌ فَقَالُوا أَصْبَحَ عَلِيٌّ لَا مَالَ لَهُ فَسَمِعَهَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَمَرَ الَّذِي يَلِي صَدَقَتَهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعَ تَمْرَهُ وَ لَا يَبْعَثَ إِلَى إِنْسَانٍ شَيْئاً وَ أَنْ يُوَفِّرَه

“I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘People say you have a great wealth . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It does not affect me badly because ’Amir al-Mu’minin one day passed by different groups of Quraysh with a very old shirt on him and they said, ‘Ali has become very poor and has no assets . 5 ’Amir al-Mu 5 minin heard it

بَلَغَ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّ طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرَ يَقُولَانِ لَيْسَ لِعَلِيٍّ مَالٌ قَالَ فَشَقَّ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَرَ وُكَلَاءَهُ أَنْ يَجْمَعُوا غَلَّتَهُ حَتَّى إِذَا حَالَ الْحَوْلُ- أَتَوْهُ وَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا مِنْ ثَمَنِ الْغَلَّةِ مِائَةَ أَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ فَنُشِرَتْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَى طَلْحَةَ وَ الزُّبَيْرِ فَأَتَيَاهُ فَقَالَ لَهُمَا هَذَا الْمَالُ وَ اللَّهِ لِي لَيْسَ لِأَحَدٍ فِ

“’Amir al-Mu 5 minin (a.s.), was informed that Talhah and Zubayr say, ‘Ali has no assets . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It troubled him and he commanded his agents to collect his share of grains. They followed his instruction until the end of the year, then they brought it to him and it was worth one hundred thousand dirhams

إِنَّ أُنَاساً بِالْمَدِينَةِ قَالُوا لَيْسَ لِلْحَسَنِ ع مَالٌ فَبَعَثَ الْحَسَنُ ع إِلَى رَجُلٍ بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَاسْتَقْرَضَ مِنْهُ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَ أَرْسَلَ بِهَا إِلَى الْمُصَدِّقِ وَ قَالَ هَذِهِ صَدَقَةُ مَالِنَا فَقَالُوا مَا بَعَثَ الْحَسَنُ ع بِهَذِهِ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِهِ إِلَّا وَ لَهُ مَالٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that in al-Madinah people said, ‘Al-Hassan (a.s.), has no assets . 5 Al-Hassan (a.s.), sent to a man in al-Madinah, borrowed one thousand dirham from him and sent it to the charity collector saying, ‘It is the charity due on our assets . 5 People said, ‘Al-Hassan (a.s.), has not sent it

حَمَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْحَمْلَةَ الثَّانِيَةَ إِلَى الْكُوفَةِ وَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورُ بِهَا فَلَمَّا أَشْرَفَ عَلَى الْهَاشِمِيَّةِ[2] مَدِينَةِ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ أَخْرَجَ رِجْلَهُ مِنْ غَرْزِ الرِّجْلِ‌[3] ثُمَّ نَزَلَ وَ دَعَا بِبَغْلَةٍ شَهْبَاءَ وَ لَبِسَ ثِيَابَ بِيضٍ وَ كُمَّةً[4] بَيْضَاءَ فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ لَقَدْ تَشَبَّهْتَ بِالْأَنْبِيَاءِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْد

“I provided abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), transportation to al-Kufah for the second time and abu Ja‘far al-Mansur was in it. When he (the Imam) arrived in al-Hashimiyah, the city of abu Ja‘far, al- Mansur, he (the Imam) pulled out his feet from the saddle’s stirrups and dismounted. He asked for al- Shahba ’ mule and dressed i

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَلْبَسُ الثَّوْبَ الْجَدِيدَ قَالَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُمَّ اجْعَلْهُ ثَوْبَ يُمْنٍ وَ تُقًى وَ بَرَكَةٍ اللَّهُمَّ ارْزُقْنِي فِيهِ حُسْنَ عِبَادَتِكَ وَ عَمَلًا بِطَاعَتِكَ وَ أَدَاءَ شُكْرِ نِعْمَتِكَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي كَسَانِي مَا أُوَارِي بِهِ عَوْرَتِي وَ أَتَجَمَّلُ بِهِ فِي النَّاسِ.

“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who wears new clothes. He (the Imam) said, ’He must say, ‘O Lord, make it the dress of good fortune and blessings. O Lord, grant me the opportunity to worship You properly and appreciate Your bounties. All praise belongs to Allah who has clothed me with something

دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ فَرَأَى عَلَيْهِ قَمِيصاً فِيهِ قَبٌّ قَدْ رَقَعَهُ‌[1] فَجَعَلَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا لَكَ تَنْظُرُ فَقَالَ قَبٌّ مُلْقًى فِي قَمِيصِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِيَ اضْرِبْ يَدَكَ إِلَى هَذَا الْكِتَابِ فَاقْرَأْ مَا فِيهِ وَ كَانَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ كِتَابٌ أَوْ قَرِيبٌ مِنْهُ فَنَظَرَ الرَّجُلُ فِيهِ فَإِذَا فِيهِ لَا إِيمَانَ لِمَنْ لَا حَيَاءَ لَهُ وَ لَا

“Once certain person of his people came to him (the Imam) and he saw on him (the Imam) a shirt with a patch stitched on it and he kept looking at it. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘What is the matter; what are you looking at?’ He replied, ‘I look at the patch stitched on your shirt.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Pick up this bo

مَنْ أَرَادَ لُبْسَ النَّعْلِ فَوَقَعَتْ لَهُ صَفْرَاءُ إِلَى الْبَيَاضِ لَمْ يَعْدَمْ مَالًا وَ وَلَداً وَ مَنْ وَقَعَتْ لَهُ سَوْدَاءُ لَمْ يَعْدَمْ غَمّاً وَ هَمّاً.

“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘If one wants to wear shoes and he finds yellow toward whiteness shoes, he will not live without property or children; but if one finds black shoes he will not live without sadness and anxieties.’”

الشَّيْبُ فِي مُقَدَّمِ الرَّأْسِ يُمْنٌ‌[1] وَ فِي الْعَارِضَيْنِ سَخَاءٌ وَ فِي الذَّوَائِبِ شَجَاعَةٌ وَ فِي الْقَفَا شُؤْمٌ‌[2].

‘Gray in front of the head is good fortune, on the sides is generosity, on top of the head is courage, and at the back is misfortune.’”

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ التَّدَلُّكِ بِالدَّقِيقِ بَعْدَ النُّورَةِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ يَزْعُمُونَ أَنَّهُ إِسْرَافٌ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ فِيمَا أَصْلَحَ الْبَدَنَ إِسْرَافٌ إِنِّي رُبَّمَا أَمَرْتُ بِالنَّقِيِ‌[4] فَيُلَتُّ لِي بِالزَّيْتِ فَأَتَدَلَّكُ بِهِ إِنَّمَا الْإِسْرَافُ فِيمَا أَتْلَفَ الْمَالَ وَ أَضَرَّ بِالْبَدَنِ.

14. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Ishaq ibn ‘Abd al-’Aziz who has said the following: “Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about rubbing with flour after lime. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’ I then said, ‘They think it is misuse of flour.’

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّا لَنُسَافِرُ وَ لَا يَكُونُ مَعَنَا نُخَالَةٌ فَنَتَدَلَّكُ بِالدَّقِيقِ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ إِنَّمَا الْفَسَادُ فِيمَا أَضَرَّ بِالْبَدَنِ وَ أَتْلَفَ الْمَالَ فَأَمَّا مَا أَصْلَحَ الْبَدَنَ فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بِفَسَادٍ إِنِّي رُبَّمَا أَمَرْتُ غُلَامِي فَلَتَّ لِيَ النَّقِيَّ بِالزَّيْتِ فَأَتَدَلَّكُ بِهِ.

16. Ali has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn Aslam al-Jabaliy from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from Aban ibn Taghlib who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Sometimes when on a journey we do not find bran; if we can rub with flour.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful. It is bad