Imam Ali

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَجْلِدُ الْحُرَّ وَ الْعَبْدَ وَ الْيَهُودِيَّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ النَّبِيذِ ثَمَانِينَ فَقُلْتُ مَا بَالُ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ فَقَالَ إِذَا أَظْهَرُوا ذَلِكَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُظْهِرُوا شُرْبَهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Sama’at, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws whipped the free, and the slave, and the Jew, and the Christian regarding the wine and Al-Nabeez, eighty (lashes)’. So I said, ‘What has it to do with the Jew and the Christian?’ So he asws said: ‘When the

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْحَدُّ فِي الْخَمْرِ إِنْ شُرِبَ مِنْهَا قَلِيلًا أَوْ كَثِيراً قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِقُدَامَةَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ قَامَتْ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَسَأَلَ عَلِيّاً ع فَأَمَرَهُ أَنْ يَجْلِدَهُ ثَمَانِينَ فَقَالَ قُدَامَةُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ لَيْسَ عَلَيَّ حَدٌّ أَنَا مِنْ أَهْلِ هَذِهِ الْآيَةِ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَ عَمِلُوا الصَّا

Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘The Penalty ( Hadd ) (would be established) regarding the wine, if it is drunk from it, a little or more’. Then he asws said: ‘They came to Umar with Qadamat Bin Mazoun, and he had drunk the wine, and the proof was established upon him. So he (Umar) ask

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِالنَّجَاشِيِّ الشَّاعِرِ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ فَضَرَبَهُ ثَمَانِينَ ثُمَّ حَبَسَهُ لَيْلَةً ثُمَّ دَعَا بِهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَضَرَبَهُ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَدْ ضَرَبْتَنِي فِي شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ وَ هَذِهِ الْعِشْرُونَ مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ هَذَا لِتَجَرِّيكَ عَلَى شُرْبِ الْخَمْرِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Ahmad Bin Al Nazar, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabid, raising it, from Abu Maryam who said, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with Al-Najjashy the poet who had drunk the wine during the Month of Ramazan. So he asws whipped him eighty (lashes). Then he asws held him in c

شَرِبَ رَجُلٌ الْخَمْرَ عَلَى عَهْدِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَرُفِعَ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَ شَرِبْتَ خَمْراً قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ وَ لِمَ وَ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ إِنِّي أَسْلَمْتُ وَ حَسُنَ إِسْلَامِي وَ مَنْزِلِي‌ بَيْنَ ظَهْرَانَيْ قَوْمٍ يَشْرَبُونَ الْخَمْرَ وَ يَسْتَحِلُّونَهَا وَ لَوْ عَلِمْتُ أَنَّهَا حَرَامٌ اجْتَنَبْتُهَا فَالْتَفَتَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ مَا تَقُولُ فِي

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Ibn Bukeyr, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A man drank the wine in the era of Abu Bakr, so it was raised to Abu Bakr. So said to him, ‘Did you drink the wine?’ He said, ‘Yes’. He said, ‘And why did you, and it is Prohibited?’ So the ma

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يُقَامُ عَلَى أَحَدٍ حَدٌّ بِأَرْضِ الْعَدُوِّ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘A Penalty ( Hadd ) would not be established upon anyone in the land of the enemy’.

قَطَعَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي بَيْضَةٍ قُلْتُ وَ مَا بَيْضَةٌ قَالَ بَيْضَةٌ قِيمَتُهَا رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ وَ قُلْتُ هُوَ أَدْنَى حَدِّ السَّارِقِ فَسَكَتَ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Sama’at Bin Mahran, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws used to cut regrding a ‘ Bayza ’. I said, ‘And what is a ‘ Bayza ’ (a helmet)?’ He asws said: ‘A Bayza , its value is a quarter Dinaar’. And I said, ‘Is it the lowest (value) for a P

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا سَرَقَ قَطَعْتُ يَمِينَهُ وَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى قَطَعْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى ثُمَّ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى سَجَنْتُهُ وَ تَرَكْتُ رِجْلَهُ الْيُمْنَى يَمْشِي عَلَيْهَا إِلَى الْغَائِطِ وَ يَدَهُ الْيُسْرَى يَأْكُلُ بِهَا وَ يَسْتَنْجِي بِهَا وَ قَالَ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي مِنَ اللَّهِ أَنْ أَتْرُكَهُ لَا يَنْتَفِعُ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ وَ لَكِنِّي أَسْجُنُهُ حَتّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the thief: ‘When he steals, cut off his right hand, and w

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ أُمِرَ بِهِ أَنْ يُقْطَعَ يَمِينُهُ فَقُدِّمَتْ شِمَالُهُ فَقَطَعُوهَا وَ حَسَبُوهَا يَمِينَهُ وَ قَالُوا إِنَّمَا قَطَعْنَا شِمَالَهُ أَ تُقْطَعُ يَمِينُهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ يَمِينُهُ وَ قَدْ قُطِعَتْ شِمَالُهُ وَ قَالَ فِي رَجُلٍ أَخَذَ بَيْضَةً مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ وَ قَالُوا قَدْ سَرَقَ اقْطَعْهُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَمْ أَقْطَعْ أَحَداً لَهُ فِيمَا أَخَذَ شِرْكٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man whom he asws ordered for his right hand to be cut.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي السَّارِقِ إِذَا أُخِذَ وَ قَدْ أَخَذَ الْمَتَاعَ وَ هُوَ فِي الْبَيْتِ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ حَتَّى يَخْرُجَ بِهِ مِنَ الدَّارِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding the thief: ‘When he is seized and he has taken the goods, and he is in the house and not having come out. So he asws said: ‘There is no cutting upon him unt

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرِجَالٍ قَدْ سَرَقُوا فَقَطَعَ أَيْدِيَهُمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ‌ إِنَّ الَّذِي بَانَ مِنْ أَجْسَادِكُمْ قَدْ وَصَلَ إِلَى النَّارِ فَإِنْ تَتُوبُوا تَجُرُّوهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَتُوبُوا تَجُرَّكُمْ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with men who had stolen. So he cut their hands, then said: ‘That which has spearated from your bodies has arrived to the fire. So if you were to repent, you wo

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا أَقْطَعُ فِي الدَّغَارَةِ الْمُعْلَنَةِ[1] وَ هِيَ الْخُلْسَةُ وَ لَكِنْ أُعَزِّرُهُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Baseer, from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘I asws do not cut regarding Al-Dagara (picking up somebody else’s belongings) openly and it is st

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ اخْتَلَسَ ثَوْباً مِنَ السُّوقِ فَقَالُوا قَدْ سَرَقَ هَذَا الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ إِنِّي لَا أَقْطَعُ فِي الدَّغَارَةِ الْمُعْلَنَةِ وَ لَكِنْ أَقْطَعُ يَدَ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ ثُمَّ يُخْفِي.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad altogether, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qasy, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who pilferred clothes from the market. So they said

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِطَرَّارٍ قَدْ طَرَّ دَرَاهِمَ مِنْ كُمِّ رَجُلٍ قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الْأَعْلَى لَمْ أَقْطَعْهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ طَرَّ مِنْ قَمِيصِهِ الدَّاخِلِ قَطَعْتُهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came with a pick-pocket who had picked some Dirhams from a man. So he asws said: ‘If he has picked it from his outer shirt, I asws would not cut his (hand), but if he picked is from his inner shirt, I asws would cut his

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَرْبَعَةٌ لَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِمْ الْمُخْتَلِسُ وَ الْغُلُولُ‌[3] وَ مَنْ سَرَقَ مِنَ الْغَنِيمَةِ وَ سَرِقَةُ الْأَجِيرِ فَإِنَّهَا خِيَانَةٌ.

Ali, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Four, there is no cutting upon them – the embezzler, and the unfaithful (of trust), and the one who steals from the war booty, and the employee thief, for these are treachery’.

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ اخْتَلَسَ دُرَّةً مِنْ أُذُنِ جَارِيَةٍ قَالَ هَذِهِ الدَّغَارَةُ الْمُعْلَنَةُ فَضَرَبَهُ وَ حَبَسَهُ.

And by this chain, that, ‘They came with a man to Amir Al-Momineen asws who had picked ear rings from the ears of a girl. He asws said: ‘This is open snatching’. So he asws whipped him and imprisoned him’.

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ نَبَّاشٍ فَأَخَذَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِشَعْرِهِ فَضَرَبَ بِهِ الْأَرْضَ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ النَّاسَ أَنْ يَطَئُوهُ بِأَرْجُلِهِمْ فَوَطِئُوهُ حَتَّى مَاتَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from someone else from our companions who said, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a grave robber man. So Amir Al-Momineen asws grabbed him by his hair, and struck him down on the ground. Then he asws ordered the people that they should trample upon him with t

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ يُقْطَعُ سَارِقُ الْمَوْتَى كَمَا يُقْطَعُ سَارِقُ الْأَحْيَاءِ.

Habeen Bin Al Hassan, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, from Amro Bin Sabit, from Abu Al Jaroud, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘The thief of the dead would be cut just as the thief of the living is cut’.

أُخِذَ نَبَّاشٌ فِي زَمَنِ مُعَاوِيَةَ فَقَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ مَا تَرَوْنَ فَقَالُوا تُعَاقِبُهُ وَ تُخَلِّي سَبِيلَهُ فَقَالَ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْقَوْمِ مَا هَكَذَا فَعَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع قَالَ وَ مَا فَعَلَ قَالَ فَقَالَ يُقْطَعُ النَّبَّاشُ وَ قَالَ هُوَ سَارِقٌ وَ هَتَّاكٌ لِلْمَوْتَى.

From him, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Hameed Al Attar, from Sayyar, from Zayd Al Shahaam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A grave robber was seized in the era of Muawiya, so he said to his companions, ‘What are your views?’ So they said, ‘Punish him and free his way’. So a man from the people sa

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ بَاعَ حُرّاً فَقَطَعَ يَدَهُ.

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 came to him asws with a man who had sold a free man. He asws cut his hand’.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا قَطْعَ فِي رِيشٍ يَعْنِي الطَّيْرَ كُلَّهُ‌[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘(There would be) no cutting-off (the hand) with regards to a feather, meaning the whole bird’.

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ كُلُّ مَدْخَلٍ يُدْخَلُ فِيهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ صَاحِبِهِ فَسَرَقَ مِنْهُ السَّارِقُ فَلَا قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِ يَعْنِي الْحَمَّامَاتِ وَ الْخَانَاتِ وَ الْأَرْحِيَةَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Every place which can be entered without permission of its owner, so a thief steals from it, so there would be no cutting upon him, meaning the (public) baths, and

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَا يَقْطَعُ السَّارِقَ فِي أَيَّامِ الْمَجَاعَةِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from the one who informed him, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws did not cut the thief during the days of famine’.

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي عَبْدٍ سَرَقَ وَ اخْتَانَ مِنْ مَالِ مَوْلَاهُ قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَطْعٌ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether 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: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a slave who stole and betrayed from the wealt

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مَمْلُوكٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ- ثُمَّ جَامَعَهَا بَعْدُ فَأَمَرَ رَجُلًا يَضْرِبُهُمَا وَ يُفَرِّقُ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا يَجْلِدُ كُلَّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ibn Abu najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding an owned (slave) who divorced his wife with two divorces, then copulated with her afterwards. So he a

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي مُكَاتَبَةٍ زَنَتْ قَالَ يُنْظَرُ مَا أُخِذَ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهَا فَيَكُونُ فِيهَا حَدُّ الْحُرَّةِ وَ مَا لَمْ يُقْضَ فَيَكُونُ فِيهِ حَدُّ الْأَمَةِ وَ قَالَ فِي مُكَاتَبَةٍ زَنَتْ وَ قَدْ أُعْتِقَ مِنْهَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَرْبَاعٍ وَ بَقِيَ رُبُعٌ فَجُلِدَتْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْبَاعِ الْحَدِّ حِسَابَ الْحُرَّةِ عَلَى مِائَةٍ فَذَلِكَ خَمْسَةٌ وَ سَبْعُونَ سَوْطاً وَ جَلْدَ رُبُعِهَا حِسَابَ خ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus Bin Aqeel, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a contracted (slave girl) who committed adultery. He asws said: ‘Look at what is taken from her contract, for

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ عَبْدِي إِذَا سَرَقَنِي لَمْ أَقْطَعْهُ وَ عَبْدِي إِذَا سَرَقَ غَيْرِي قَطَعْتُهُ وَ عَبْدُ الْإِمَارَةِ إِذَا سَرَقَ لَمْ أَقْطَعْهُ لِأَنَّهُ فَيْ‌ءٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘If my asws slave steals from me asws , I asws would not cut him, and if my asws slave steals from others, I asws would cut him, and a slave of the emirate, if he we

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْعَبِيدِ وَ الْإِمَاءِ إِذَا زَنَى أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً إِنْ كَانَ مُسْلِماً أَوْ كَافِراً أَوْ نَصْرَانِيّاً وَ لَا يُرْجَمَ وَ لَا يُنْفَى.

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: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the slave men and the slave women when one of them commited adultery, that he would be whipped eighty lashes whether he was a Muslim,

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَجْلِدُ الْحُرَّ وَ الْعَبْدَ وَ الْيَهُودِيَّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيَّ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ مُسْكِرِ النَّبِيذِ ثَمَانِينَ فَقِيلَ مَا بَالُ الْيَهُودِيِّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيِّ قَالَ إِذَا أَظْهَرُوا ذَلِكَ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنَ الْأَمْصَارِ لِأَنَّهُمْ لَيْسَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يُظْهِرُوهُ‌[1].

قُدِّمَ إِلَى الْمُتَوَكِّلِ رَجُلٌ نَصْرَانِيٌّ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ مُسْلِمَةٍ فَأَرَادَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ فَأَسْلَمَ فَقَالَ يَحْيَى بْنُ أَكْثَمَ قَدْ هَدَمَ إِيمَانُهُ شِرْكَهُ وَ فِعْلَهُ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُضْرَبُ ثَلَاثَةَ حُدُودٍ وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ يُفْعَلُ بِهِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا فَأَمَرَ الْمُتَوَكِّلُ بِالْكِتَابِ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع وَ سُؤَالِهِ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَلَمَّا قَرَأَ الْكِت

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنْ يُجْلَدَ الْيَهُودِيُّ وَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ فِي الْخَمْرِ وَ النَّبِيذِ الْمُسْكِرِ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً إِذَا أَظْهَرُوا شُرْبَهُ فِي مِصْرٍ مِنْ أَمْصَارِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْمَجُوسِيُّ وَ لَمْ يَعْرِضْ لَهُمْ إِذَا شَرِبُوهَا فِي مَنَازِلِهِمْ وَ كَنَائِسِهِمْ حَتَّى يَصِيرُوا بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ‌[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father, from Al Washa, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged that the Jew, and the Christian would be whipped regarding the wine and Al-Nabeez the intoxicant (drink), eighty lashes, when they displa

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي رَجُلٍ دَعَا آخَرَ ابْنَ الْمَجْنُونِ فَقَالَ لَهُ الْآخَرُ أَنْتَ ابْنُ الْمَجْنُونِ فَأَمَرَ الْأَوَّلَ أَنْ يَجْلِدَ صَاحِبَهُ عِشْرِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ قَالَ لَهُ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مُسْتَحِقٌّ مِثْلَهَا عِشْرِينَ‌[1] فَلَمَّا جَلَدَهُ أَعْطَى الْمَجْلُودَ السَّوْطَ فَجَلَدَهُ نَكَالًا يُنَكِّلُ بِهِمَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Salih Bin Al Sindy, from Ja’far Bin Basheer, from Al Husayn Bin Abu Al A’la, from Abu Makhlad Al Sarraj, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding a man who called another, ‘Son of the insane’. So the other one said to him, ‘You are a son of

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلَيْنِ قَدْ قَذَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ بِالزِّنَى فِي بَدَنِهِ فَدَرَأَ عَنْهُمَا الْحَدَّ وَ عَزَّرَهُمَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad Al hannat who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with two men, each one of them had slandered his companion with the adultery in his body. So he asws staved off the Penalty ( Hadd ) from both

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْهِجَاءِ التَّعْزِيرَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Fazzal, from Yunus Bin Yaqoub, from Abu Maryam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the defamation, (to be) the reprimanding’.

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ أَصَابَ حَدّاً وَ بِهِ قُرُوحٌ فِي جَسَدِهِ كَثِيرَةٌ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَخِّرُوهُ حَتَّى يَبْرَأَ لَا تَنْكَئُوهَا عَلَيْهِ فَتَقْتُلُوهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abu Hammam, from Muhammad Bin Saeed, from Al Sakuny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a man who had numerous sores in his body. So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Delay it until he is cured. Do not peel these off (by beating him) for you

أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَخِّرُوهُ حَتَّى يَبْرَأَ لَا تُنْكَأْ قُرُوحُهُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَمُوتَ وَ لَكِنْ إِذَا بَرَأَ حَدَدْنَاهُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Assam, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Malik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that they came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a man who was due a Penalty ( Hadd ), and with him were blisters and

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع صَلَبَ رَجُلًا بِالْحِيرَةِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ أَنْزَلَهُ يَوْمَ الرَّابِعِ فَصَلَّى عَلَيْهِ وَ دَفَنَهُ.

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 curcified a man at Al-Hira, for three days. Then he asws brought him down on the fourth day, so he asws Prayed over him and buried him’.

لَقَدْ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص بِقَضِيَّةٍ مَا قَضَى بِهَا أَحَدٌ كَانَ قَبْلَهُ وَ كَانَتْ أَوَّلَ قَضِيَّةٍ قَضَى بِهَا بَعْدَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّهُ‌لَمَّا قُبِضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَفْضَى الْأَمْرُ إِلَى أَبِي بَكْرٍ أُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو بَكْرٍ أَ شَرِبْتَ الْخَمْرَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ وَ لِمَ شَرِبْتَهَا وَ هِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّنِي

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws had judged with a judgement which no one else had judged with it before him, and he asws was the first one to have judg

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِيمَنْ قَتَلَ وَ شَرِبَ خَمْراً وَ سَرَقَ فَأَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ فَجَلَدَهُ لِشُرْبِهِ الْخَمْرَ وَ قَطَعَ يَدَهُ فِي سَرِقَتِهِ وَ قَتَلَهُ بِقَتْلِهِ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from his brother Al Hassan, from Zurara Bin Muhammad, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged regarding the one who murdered, and drank wine, and stole, so he asws establ

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يَشْفَعَنَّ أَحَدٌ فِي حَدٍّ إِذَا بَلَغَ الْإِمَامَ فَإِنَّهُ يَمْلِكُهُ‌[1] وَ اشْفَعْ فِيمَا لَمْ يَبْلُغِ الْإِمَامَ إِذَا رَأَيْتَ النَّدَمَ وَ اشْفَعْ عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ فِي غَيْرِ الْحَدِّ مَعَ الرُّجُوعِ مِنَ الْمَشْفُوعِ لَهُ وَ لَا تَشْفَعْ فِي حَقِّ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ وَ لَا غَيْرِهِ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘There is no interceding for anyone regarding a Penalty ( Hadd ) when it (the matter) reaches the Imam asws , for he asws controls it, and intercession is in what do

أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا قَدْ قَذَفَنِي وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ اسْتَحْلِفْهُ فَقَالَ لَا يَمِينَ فِي حَدٍّ وَ لَا قِصَاصَ فِي عَظْمٍ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, from one of our companions, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘A man came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a man, so he said, ‘This one has slandered me’, and there did not happen to be any proof for him. So he said, ‘O Amir Al-Momineen asws

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أُتِيَ بِزِنْدِيقٍ فَضَرَبَ عِلَاوَتَهُ‌[1]

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman Al Asamma, from Misma’a, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that they came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with an atheist, so he asws struck his neck’.

أَتَى قَوْمٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّنَا فَاسْتَتَابَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَحَفَرَ لَهُمْ حَفِيرَةً وَ أَوْقَدَ فِيهَا نَاراً وَ حَفَرَ حَفِيرَةً أُخْرَى إِلَى جَانِبِهَا وَ أَفْضَى بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَتُوبُوا أَلْقَاهُمْ فِي الْحَفِيرَةِ وَ أَوْقَدَ فِي الْحَفِيرَةِ الْأُخْرَى حَتَّى مَاتُوا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A group of people came to Amir Al-Momineen asws , so they said, ‘السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّنَا’ ‘Peace be upon you asws , O our Lord!’ So he asws told them to repent, bu

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص بِرَجُلٍ مِنْ بَنِي ثَعْلَبَةَ قَدْ تَنَصَّرَ بَعْدَ إِسْلَامِهِ فَشَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع مَا يَقُولُ هَؤُلَاءِ الشُّهُودُ قَالَ صَدَقُوا وَ أَنَا أَرْجِعُ إِلَى الْإِسْلَامِ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّكَ لَوْ كَذَّبْتَ الشُّهُودَ لَضَرَبْتُ عُنُقَكَ وَ قَدْ قَبِلْتُ مِنْكَ وَ لَا تَعُدْ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ رَجَعْتَ لَمْ أَقْبَلْ مِنْكَ رُجُوعاً بَعْدَهُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Salim, from Ahmad Bin Al Nazar, from Amro Bin Shimr, from Jabir, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with a man from the Clan of Sa’alba who had become Christian after his Islam, so they testified against him. So, Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘What are the

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِزِنْدِيقٍ فَضَرَبَ عِلَاوَتَهُ فَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ لَهُ مَالًا كَثِيراً فَلِمَنْ يُجْعَلُ مَالُهُ قَالَ لِوُلْدِهِ وَ لِوَرَثَتِهِ وَ لِزَوْجَتِهِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Muhammad Bin Al Hassan Bin Shamoun, from Abdullah Bin Abdul Rahman, from Misma’a Bin Abdul Mallik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with an atheist, so he asws struck his neck. So it was said to him asws

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص كَانَ يَحْكُمُ فِي زِنْدِيقٍ إِذَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ عَدْلَانِ مَرْضِيَّانِ وَ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ جَازَتْ شَهَادَةُ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَ أَبْطَلَ شَهَادَةَ الْأَلْفِ لِأَنَّهُ دِينٌ مَكْتُومٌ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, Alayhi al-Salam, in the case of an atheist would issue a judgment. If two just and acceptable people testified against him and one thousand in his favor, he (the Imam) would accept the testimony of two people. He (the Imam) would reject the testimony of one

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ الْمُرْتَدُّ تُعْزَلُ عَنْهُ امْرَأَتُهُ وَ لَا تُؤْكَلُ ذَبِيحَتُهُ وَ يُسْتَتَابُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ فَإِنْ تَابَ وَ إِلَّا قُتِلَ يَوْمَ الرَّابِعِ.

And by this chain, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘(As for the) apostate, his wife should isolate herself from him, and she should not eat meat slaughtered by him, and he would be given three days to repent, so if he does repent (fine), or else he would be killed on the fourth day’.

أَتَى قَوْمٌ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالُوا السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّنَا فَاسْتَتَابَهُمْ فَلَمْ يَتُوبُوا فَحَفَرَ لَهُمْ حَفِيرَةً وَ أَوْقَدَ فِيهَا نَاراً وَ حَفَرَ حَفِيرَةً أُخْرَى إِلَى جَانِبِهَا وَ أَفْضَى مَا بَيْنَهُمَا فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَتُوبُوا أَلْقَاهُمْ فِي الْحَفِيرَةِ وَ أَوْقَدَ فِي الْحَفِيرَةِ الْأُخْرَى [نَاراً] حَتَّى مَاتُوا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A group of people came to Amir Al-Momineen, so they said, ‘Peace be upon you asws , ‘السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكَ يَا رَبَّنَا’ O our Lord! So he told them to repent, but they did not repent.

إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع لَمَّا فَرَغَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَصْرَةِ أَتَاهُ سَبْعُونَ رَجُلًا مِنَ الزُّطِّ[3] فَسَلَّمُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ كَلَّمُوهُ بِلِسَانِهِمْ فَرَدَّ عَلَيْهِمْ بِلِسَانِهِمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهُمْ إِنِّي لَسْتُ كَمَا قُلْتُمْ أَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ مَخْلُوقٌ فَأَبَوْا عَلَيْهِ وَ قَالُوا أَنْتَ هُوَ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ لَئِنْ لَمْ تَنْتَهُوا وَ تَرْجِعُوا عَمَّا قُلْتُمْ فِيَّ وَ تَتُوبُوا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزّ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Salih Bin Sahl, from Kirdayn, (It has been narrated) from a man from Abu Abdullah asws and Abu Ja’far asws having said that when Amir Al-Momineen asws was free from the people of Al-Basra (Battle of the Camel), seventy men from Al-Zat came over

إِنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَمَرَ قَنْبَرَ أَنْ يَضْرِبَ رَجُلًا حَدّاً فَغَلُظَ قَنْبَرٌ فَزَادَهُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَسْوَاطٍ فَأَقَادَهُ عَلِيٌّ ع مِنْ قَنْبَرٍ ثَلَاثَةَ أَسْوَاطٍ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Hassan Bin Salih Al Sowry, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said that Amir Al-Momineen asws ordered Qanbar that he should whip a man, a Penalty ( Hadd ). So Qanbar was harsh, and increased by three lashes. So Ali asws caused retali

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يُوَلِّي الشُّهُودَ الْحُدُودَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, raising it, said, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws used to give the authority to the witnesses for (execution of) the Penalties’.