The Book of Marriage

خَطَبَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى قَوْمٍ فَقَالُوا مَا تِجَارَتُكَ فَقَالَ أَبِيعُ الدَّوَابَّ فَزَوَّجُوهُ فَإِذَا هُوَ يَبِيعُ السَّنَانِيرَ فَاخْتَصَمُوا إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَجَازَ نِكَاحَهُ فَقَالَ السَّنَانِيرُ دَوَابُّ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said, that a man proposed marriage in a family and they asked, ‘What is your business?’ He replied, ‘I sell animals.’ They accepted his proposal and found out that he sells cats, so they took their dispute before ’Amir al- Mu’minin (a.s.), who validated the m

أَتَى رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَ هَذِهِ ابْنَةُ عَمِّي وَ امْرَأَتِي لَا أَعْلَمُ إِلَّا خَيْراً وَ قَدْ أَتَتْنِي بِوَلَدٍ شَدِيدِ السَّوَادِ مُنْتَشِرِ الْمَنْخِرَيْنِ جَعْدٍ قَطَطٍ أَفْطَسِ الْأَنْفِ لَا أَعْرِفُ شِبْهَهُ فِي أَخْوَالِي وَ لَا فِي أَجْدَادِي فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ مَا تَقُولِينَ‌ قَالَتْ لَا[1] وَ الَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ نَبِيّاً مَا أَقْعَدْتُ مَقْعَدَهُ مِنِّي مُنْذُ م

23. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Nuh ibn Shu’ayb in a marfu’ manner from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan from certain persons of his people who has said the following: “Once a man from al-Ansar (people of al-Madinah) came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy

كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ رَجُلًا خَطَبَ إِلَى عَمٍّ لَهُ ابْنَتَهُ فَأَمَرَ بَعْضَ إِخْوَانِهِ أَنْ يُزَوِّجَهُ ابْنَتَهُ الَّتِي خَطَبَهَا وَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ أَخْطَأَ بِاسْمِ الْجَارِيَةِ فَسَمَّاهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا وَ كَانَ اسْمُهَا فَاطِمَةَ فَسَمَّاهَا بِغَيْرِ اسْمِهَا وَ لَيْسَ لِلرَّجُلِ ابْنَةٌ بِاسْمِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا الزَّوْجُ فَوَقَّعَ ع لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[3].

“I once wrote to him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who proposed marriage to the daughter of his uncle who instructed a certain one of his brothers to give his daughter in marriage to him and she is the one for whom he has proposed. The man by mistake gives her a different name and no one of that name exist

لَهُ أَفْعَلُ أَوْ قَدْ فَعَلَ فَأَجَابَ فِيهِ لَا يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا مَا عُقِدَ عَلَيْهِ قَلْبُهُ وَ ثَبَتَتْ عَلَيْهِ عَزِيمَتُهُ‌[4].

“A man once wrote to him (the Imam) (a.s.), and asked him (the Imam) about his marriage proposal which had taken place many years, months and days ago and he is not certain if he asked to declare the terms of marriage or it was already declared. He (the Imam) answered him on the issue, ‘It is not obligatory for him to

فِي رَجُلٍ ادَّعَى عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ أَنَّهُ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِوَلِيٍّ وَ شُهُودٍ وَ أَنْكَرَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ ذَلِكَ فَأَقَامَتْ‌ أُخْتُ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ عَلَى هَذَا الرَّجُلِ الْبَيِّنَةَ أَنَّهُ قَدْ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِوَلِيٍّ وَ شُهُودٍ وَ لَمْ يُوَقِّتَا وَقْتاً فَكَتَبَ أَنَّ الْبَيِّنَةَ بَيِّنَةُ الرَّجُلِ وَ لَا تُقْبَلُ بَيِّنَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ لِأَنَّ الزَّوْجَ قَدِ اسْتَحَقَّ بُضْعَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَ تُرِيدُ أُخْت

“About the case of a man who claims to have married a woman in the presence of witnesses and her guardian but she denies it and the sister of this woman presents testimony that the man has married her in the presence of witnesses and her guardian but she does not prove the time of marriage. Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), is

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أَخِي مَاتَ وَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَجَاءَ عَمِّي فَادَّعَى أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ تَزَوَّجَهَا سِرّاً فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ أَشَدَّ الْإِنْكَارِ وَ قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَطُّ فَقَالَ يَلْزَمُكَ إِقْرَارُهَا وَ يَلْزَمُهُ إِنْكَارُهَا.

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, my brother died and I married his widow and my paternal uncle came saying that he had married her secretly. I asked her about it but she denied it vehemently saying, ‘There has never been such a thing between us.’ He (the

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ امْرَأَةً إِلَى نَفْسِهَا[1] وَ هِيَ مَازِحَةٌ فَسُئِلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ قُلْتُ فَيَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ.

“I once asked al-Rida’ (a.s.), about the case of a man who proposes marriage to a woman who is playful and joking about it. He asks the woman about it and she says, ‘Yes.’ He (the Imam) ‘Alayhi al-Salam, said, ‘It does not mean anything valid.’ I then asked, ‘Can one marry her?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, he can do so.’

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ وَ سُئِلَ عَنِ التَّزْوِيجِ فِي شَوَّالٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ النَّبِيَّ ص تَزَوَّجَ بِعَائِشَةَ فِي شَوَّالٍ وَ قَالَ إِنَّمَا كَرِهَ ذَلِكَ فِي شَوَّالٍ أَهْلُ الزَّمَنِ الْأَوَّلِ وَ ذَلِكَ أَنَّ الطَّاعُونَ كَانَ يَقَعُ فِيهِمْ فِي الْأَبْكَارِ وَ الْمُمْلَكَاتِ فَكَرِهُوهُ لِذَلِكَ لَا لِغَيْرِهِ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, when he was asked about marriage in the month of Shawwal, ‘The Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, married ‘A’ishah in the month of Shawwal.’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘People of the earlier times consid

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع أَنَّ لِي قَرَابَةً قَدْ خَطَبَ إِلَيَّ وَ فِي خُلُقِهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَقَالَ لَا تُزَوِّجْهُ إِنْ كَانَ سَيِّئَ الْخُلُقِ.

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), and asked, ‘One of my relatives has proposed for marriage but there is something in his moral manners. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not give in marriage if his moral manners are bad/”

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ صَاحِبِ الْعَسْكَرِ ع أَنِّي تَزَوَّجْتُ بِأَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ لَمْ أَسْأَلْ عَنْ أَسْمَائِهِنَّ ثُمَّ إِنِّي أَرَدْتُ طَلَاقَ إِحْدَاهُنَّ وَ تَزْوِيجَ امْرَأَةٍ أُخْرَى فَكَتَبَ انْظُرْ إِلَى عَلَامَةٍ إِنْ كَانَتْ بِوَاحِدَةٍ مِنْهُنَّ فَتَقُولُ اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ فُلَانَةَ الَّتِي بِهَا عَلَامَةُ كَذَا وَ كَذَا هِيَ طَالِقٌ ثُمَّ تَزَوَّجُ الْأُخْرَى إِذَا انْقَضَتِ الْعِدَّةُ.

31. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Ja’far from Muhammad ibn Ahmad ibn Mutahhar who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan Sahib al-‘Askar saying, ‘I have married four women and have not asked for their names. I want to divorce one of them and marry another woman. He (the Imam) wrote

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اللَّهِ وَ سَلَامُهُ عَلَيْهِ‌ لَا تَلِدُ الْمَرْأَةُ لِأَقَلَّ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ.

Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu’ manner has narrated the following: Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘A woman does not give birth before six months/”

مَا مِنْ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ يَجْتَمِعَانِ بِنِكَاحٍ حَلَالٍ حَتَّى يُنَادِيَ مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ زَوَّجَ فُلَاناً فُلَانَةَ وَ قَالَ وَ لَا يَفْتَرِقُ زَوْجَانِ حَلَالًا حَتَّى يُنَادِيَ مُنَادٍ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَذِنَ فِي فِرَاقِ فُلَانٍ وَ فُلَانَةَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When two believing people come together by means of lawful marriage a caller from the sky announces, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has given so and so in marriage to so and so, and when a wife and husband separate (divorce) in a lawful manner, a caller from the sky announces,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ فَهُوَ يَبِيتُ عِنْدَ ثَلَاثٍ مِنْهُنَّ فِي لَيَالِيهِنَّ وَ يَمَسُّهُنَّ فَإِذَا بَاتَ عِنْدَ الرَّابِعَةِ فِي لَيْلَتِهَا لَمْ يَمَسَّهَا فَهَلْ عَلَيْهِ فِي هَذَا إِثْمٌ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَبِيتَ عِنْدَهَا فِي لَيْلَتِهَا وَ يَظَلَّ عِنْدَهَا صَبِيحَتَهَا وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ إِثْمٌ إِنْ لَمْ يُجَامِعْهَا إِذَا لَمْ يُرِدْ ذَلِكَ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has four wives and spends the night with three of them in their assigned time and touches them but during the night for the fourth one he does not touch her; if it is sinful for him. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must stay with her in h

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَزَعَ الشَّهْوَةَ مِنْ نِسَاءِ بَنِي هَاشِمٍ وَ جَعَلَهَا فِي رِجَالِهِمْ وَ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ بِشِيعَتِهِمْ وَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ نَزَعَ الشَّهْوَةَ مِنْ رِجَالِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ جَعَلَهَا فِي نِسَائِهِمْ وَ كَذَلِكَ فَعَلَ بِشِيعَتِهِمْ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has taken away lust from the women of banu Hashim and has placed it in their men and so also He has done with their followers. On the other hand Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has taken away lust from the men of banu ‘Umayyah and has placed i

جَاءَ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ- يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي طَوْلٌ فَأَنْكِحَ النِّسَاءَ فَإِلَيْكَ أَشْكُو الْعُزُوبِيَّةَ فَقَالَ وَفِّرْ شَعْرَ جَسَدِكَ وَ أَدِمِ الصِّيَامَ فَفَعَلَ فَذَهَبَ مَا بِهِ مِنَ الشَّبَقِ.

36. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from in a marfu’ manner the following: “Once a man came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, I do not have the means to get married and I complain before you against

مِنْ بَرَكَةِ الْمَرْأَةِ خِفَّةُ مَئُونَتِهَا وَ تَيْسِيرُ وِلَادَتِهَا وَ مِنْ شُؤْمِهَا شِدَّةُ مَئُونَتِهَا وَ تَعْسِيرُ وِلَادَتِهَا.

37. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ibn Bukayr from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “Of the blessing of a woman is her being of light expenses and her giving birth with ease. Of the evil with her is intensified expenses and her giving birth with hardship

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِذَا جَلَسَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَجْلِساً فَقَامَتْ عَنْهُ فَلَا يَجْلِسُ فِي مَجْلِسِهَا رَجُلٌ حَتَّى يَبْرُدَ قَالَ وَ سُئِلَ النَّبِيُّ ص مَا زِينَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ لِلْأَعْمَى قَالَ الطِّيبُ وَ الْخِضَابُ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْ طِيبِ النَّسَمَةِ[1].

“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, ‘A man must not sit in the seat of a woman who has just left it and it still has the warmth of her body.’ The Holy Prophet was asked about the beautifica

يُقِيمُ عِنْدَهَا سَبْعَةَ أَيَّامٍ.

“About the case of a man who marries a virgin woman, abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘He must stay with her for seven days.’”

ثَلَاثَةَ أَيَّامٍ ثُمَّ يَقْسِمُ‌[1].

“About the case of a man who marries a second wife and the amount of time for the new wife, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It (the time) is three days; thereafter he divides it between the two.’”

إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَ عُمَرَ أَتَيَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ فَقَالا لَهَا يَا أُمَّ سَلَمَةَ إِنَّكِ قَدْ كُنْتِ عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ قَبْلَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَكَيْفَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ مِنْ ذَاكِ فِي الْخَلْوَةِ فَقَالَتْ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا كَسَائِرِ الرِّجَالِ ثُمَّ خَرَجَا عَنْهَا وَ أَقْبَلَ النَّبِيُّ ص فَقَامَتْ إِلَيْهِ مُبَادِرَةً فَرَقاً[2] أَنْ يَنْزِلَ أَمْرٌ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ فَأَخْبَرَتْهُ الْخَبَرَ فَغَضِبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once abu Bakr and ‘Umar went to ‘Umm Salamah and asked her, ‘O ‘Umm Salamah, you lived with another man before the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. How is the Messenger of Allah compared to that man i

مَنْ جَمَعَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ مَا لَا يَنْكِحُ فَزَنَى مِنْهُنَّ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَالْإِثْمُ عَلَيْهِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one accumulates women without going to bed with them then if certain ones among them commit fornication, the sin will rest on such a man.’”

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ وَهَبَ لَهُ أَبُوهُ جَارِيَةً فَأَوْلَدَهَا وَ لَبِثَتْ عِنْدَهُ زَمَاناً ثُمَّ ذَكَرَتْ أَنَّ أَبَاهُ كَانَ قَدْ وَطِئَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهَبَهَا لَهُ فَاجْتَنَبَهَا قَالَ لَا تُصَدَّقُ.

“Once abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about the case of a man whose father had given him a slave-girl as a gift with whom he lived for a long time, then he recalled that his father had gone to bed with her and thus he stayed away from her. He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not consider it to be true.’”

كَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةَ وَ عَرَفْتُ خَطَّهُ عَنْ أُمِّ وَلَدٍ لِرَجُلٍ كَانَ أَبُو الرَّجُلِ وَهَبَهَا لَهُ فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ أَوْلَاداً ثُمَّ قَالَتْ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ إِنَّ أَبَاكَ كَانَ وَطِئَنِي قَبْلَ أَنْ يَهَبَنِي لَكَ قَالَ لَا تُصَدَّقُ إِنَّمَا تَهْرُبُ مِنْ سُوءِ خُلُقِهِ.

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan, al-Awwal (a.s.), about the following case and I recognized his handwriting. It was about the mother of child of a man who was given to him as a gift by his father and she gave birth to several children; then she said, ‘Your father had gone to bed with me before giving me to you as a gift

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا زَنَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا الرَّجُلُ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَا صَدَاقَ لَهَا لِأَنَّ الْحَدَثَ كَانَ مِنْ قِبَلِهَا.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that about the case of a woman who had committed fornication with a man before he went to bed ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘They must be separated from each other and she did not deserve any mahr (dower) because the incident was from her side.’”

إِنَّ رَجُلًا أَتَى بِامْرَأَتِهِ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَ إِنَّ امْرَأَتِي هَذِهِ سَوْدَاءُ وَ أَنَا أَسْوَدُ وَ إِنَّهَا وَلَدَتْ غُلَاماً أَبْيَضَ فَقَالَ لِمَنْ بِحَضْرَتِهِ مَا تَرَوْنَ فَقَالُوا نَرَى أَنْ تَرْجُمَهَا فَإِنَّهَا سَوْدَاءُ وَ زَوْجُهَا أَسْوَدُ وَ وَلَدُهَا أَبْيَضُ قَالَ فَجَاءَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع وَ قَدْ وُجِّهَ بِهَا لِتُرْجَمَ فَقَالَ مَا حَالُكُمَا فَحَدَّثَاهُ فَقَالَ لِلْأَسْوَدِ أَ تَت

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Zakariya al-Mu’min’ from ibn Muskan from certain persons of our people who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a man with his wife came to ‘Umar and said, ‘My wife, this one, is black and I am more bl

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْفَوَاحِشِ‌ ما ظَهَرَ مِنْها وَ ما بَطَنَ* قَالَ مَا ظَهَرَ نِكَاحُ امْرَأَةِ الْأَبِ وَ مَا بَطَنَ الزِّنَا.

“Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), has said, that he was asked about, ‘. . . the apparent and unapparent acts of indecency’ (6:151, 7:33) He (the Imam) said, ‘the apparent one is marriage with the wife of one’s father and the unapparent one is fornication.’”

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِذَا أَرَادَ أَحَدُكُمْ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ فَلَا يُعَجِّلْهَا.

“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, ‘When one of you decides to go to bed with his wife he must not place her in a big rush.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أَعْطى‌ كُلَّ شَيْ‌ءٍ خَلْقَهُ ثُمَّ هَدى‌[2] قَالَ لَيْسَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ خَلْقِ اللَّهِ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يُعْرَفُ مِنْ شَكْلِهِ الذَّكَرُ مِنَ الْأُنْثَى قُلْتُ مَا يَعْنِي‌ ثُمَّ هَدى‌ قَالَ هَدَاهُ لِلنِّكَاحِ وَ السِّفَاحِ مِنْ شَكْلِهِ.

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . He gave everything its creation and then gave it guidance.’ (20:52) He (the Imam) said, ‘There is no creature of Allah but that He knows its shape and that it is a male or a female.’ I then asked

رَأَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع اخْتَضَبَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ اخْتَضَبْتَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ التَّهْيِئَةَ مِمَّا يَزِيدُ فِي عِفَّةِ النِّسَاءِ وَ لَقَدْ تَرَكَ النِّسَاءُ الْعِفَّةَ بِتَرْكِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ التَّهْيِئَةَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ تَرَاهَا عَلَى مَا تَرَاكَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا كُنْتَ عَلَى غَيْرِ تَهْيِئَةٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ فَهُوَ ذَاكَ ثُمَّ قَالَ مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ الْأَنْبِيَاءِ التَّنَظُّفُ وَ التّ

“I once saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), had used dye. I said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I can see you have used dyes.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, readiness is of the matters that increases chastity of women and women neglect chastity because of their husband’s neglect of readiness.’ He (the I

تَذَاكَرُوا الشُّؤْمَ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌[1] فَقَالَ الشُّؤْمُ فِي ثَلَاثٍ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ وَ الدَّابَّةِ وَ الدَّارِ فَأَمَّا شُؤْمُ الْمَرْأَةِ فَكَثْرَةُ مَهْرِهَا وَ عُقْمُ رَحِمِهَا.

51. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Khalid ibn Najih who has said the following: “People mentioned misfortune before abu ‘ Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, and he (the Imam) said, ‘Misfortune is in three things: They are woman, a stumper and a house. Misfortune in woman is

لَمَّا زَوَّجَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَاطِمَةَ ع قَالُوا بِالرِّفَاءِ وَ الْبَنِينَ‌[2] فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ عَلَى الْخَيْرِ وَ الْبَرَكَةِ.

52. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from abu ‘Abd Allah, al-Barqiy in a marfu’ manner has said the following: “When the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, gave Fatimah, Alayha al-Salam, in marriage and people said, ‘We wish her

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ فِي مَنْزِلِ حَفْصَةَ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ مُتَلَبِّسَةٌ مُتَمَشِّطَةٌ فَدَخَلَتْ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ لَا تَخْطُبُ الزَّوْجَ وَ أَنَا امْرَأَةٌ أَيِّمٌ لَا زَوْجَ لِي مُنْذُ دَهْرٍ وَ لَا وَلَدَ فَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ حَاجَةٍ فَإِنْ تَكُ فَقَدْ وَهَبْتُ نَفْسِي لَكَ إِنْ قَبِلْتَنِي فَقَالَ

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that once a woman of al-Ansar (people of al-Madinah) came to the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause. She came in the house of Hafsah and she was well dressed and groomed. She came to the Messenger of Allah and sa

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِنَّما أَنَا بَشَرٌ مِثْلُكُمْ‌ أَتَزَوَّجُ فِيكُمْ وَ أُزَوِّجُكُمْ إِلَّا فَاطِمَةَ ع فَإِنَّ تَزْوِيجَهَا نَزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (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, ‘I am a human being like you. I marry from you and give in marriage to you except Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, because her marriage came from the heaven.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنِّي تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَةً فَسَأَلْتُ عَنْهَا فَقِيلَ فِيهَا فَقَالَ وَ أَنْتَ لِمَ سَأَلْتَ أَيْضاً لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمُ التَّفْتِيشُ.

“I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I married a woman and asked about her and things were said about her.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Why did you ask about her also? It is not obligatory on you to ask and investigate.’”

قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يَا سَدِيرُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ جَمَالٌ وَ حُسْنُ تَبَعُّلٍ فَابْتَغِ لِي امْرَأَةً ذَاتَ جَمَالٍ فِي مَوْضِعٍ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَصَبْتُهَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ- فُلَانَةَ بِنْتَ فُلَانِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَ لِي يَا سَدِيرُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ قَوْماً فَجَرَتِ اللَّعْنَةُ فِي أَعْقَابِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَ

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), once said to me, ‘O Sadir, I have heard about the beauty and good manners of the women of al-Kufah with their husbands. Can you find for me a woman with beauty in a place?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I know one. She is daughter of so and so ibn Muhammad ib

سَمِعْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ يَا عَلِيُّ مُرْ نِسَاءَكَ لَا يُصَلِّينَ عُطُلًا وَ لَوْ يُعَلِّقْنَ فِي أَعْنَاقِهِنَّ سَيْراً[1].

“I once heard Ja’far ibn Muhammad (a.s.), saying that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, ‘O Ali, instruct your women not to perform Salat (prayer) without having dressed well and not to use a necklace which is made of skin.’”

ذَكَرْتُ لَهُ الْمَجُوسَ وَ أَنَّهُمْ يَقُولُونَ نِكَاحٌ كَنِكَاحِ وُلْدِ آدَمَ وَ إِنَّهُمْ يُحَاجُّونَّا بِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَنْتُمْ فَلَا يُحَاجُّونَكُمْ بِهِ لَمَّا أَدْرَكَ هِبَةُ اللَّهِ قَالَ آدَمُ يَا رَبِّ زَوِّجْ هِبَةَ اللَّهِ فَأَهْبَطَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ لَهُ حَوْرَاءَ فَوَلَدَتْ لَهُ أَرْبَعَةَ غِلْمَةٍ ثُمَّ رَفَعَهَا اللَّهُ فَلَمَّا أَدْرَكَ وُلْدُ هِبَةِ اللَّهِ قَالَ يَا رَبِّ زَوِّجْ وُلْ

“I once mentioned to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), Zoroastrians and that they say, ‘A marriage like the marriage of the sons of Adam and that they argue with us about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘They cannot argue against you because of what Hibbahtu Allah found. Adam said, ‘O Lord, find marriage for Hibbahtu Allah.’ Allah, most Maje

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ قَوْلُ الرَّجُلِ لِلْمَرْأَةِ إِنِّي أُحِبُّكِ لَا يَذْهَبُ مِنْ قَلْبِهَا أَبَداً.

“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, ‘The words of a man to a woman, ‘I love you’ never goes away from her heart.’”

كُلُّ زِنًى سِفَاحٌ وَ لَيْسَ كُلُّ سِفَاحٍ زِنًى لِأَنَّ مَعْنَى الزِّنَى فِعْلُ حَرَامٍ مِنْ كُلِّ جِهَةٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ وُجُوهِ الْحَلَالِ فَلَمَّا كَانَ هَذَا الْفِعْلُ بِكُلِّيَّتِهِ حَرَاماً مِنْ كُلِّ وَجْهٍ كَانَتْ تِلْكَ الْعِلَّةُ رَأْسَ كُلِّ فَاحِشَةٍ وَ رَأْسَ كُلِّ حَرَامٍ حَرَّمَهُ اللَّهُ مِنَ الْفُرُوجِ كُلِّهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ يَكُونُ فِعْلُ الزِّنَى عَنْ تَرَاضٍ مِنَ الْعِبَادِ وَ أَج

قَذَفَ رَجُلٌ رَجُلًا مَجُوسِيّاً عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقَالَ مَهْ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ إِنَّهُ يَنْكِحُ أُمَّهُ أَوْ أُخْتَهُ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ عِنْدَهُمْ نِكَاحٌ فِي دِينِهِمْ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from ‘ Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “A man once accused a Zoroastrian man before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), he (the Imam) said, ‘Hold it.’ The man said, ‘He marries his mother or sister.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is marriage among them i