The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ لَهُ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ طَلَّقَ وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُنَّ وَ هُوَ غَائِبٌ عَنْهُنَّ مَتَى يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ قَالَ بَعْدَ تِسْعَةِ أَشْهُرٍ وَ فِيهَا أَجَلَانِ فَسَادُ الْحَيْضِ وَ فَسَادُ الْحَمْلِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has four wives, of whom he divorces one when he is absent from them. When is it permissible for him to marry? He (the Imam) said, ‘He can do so after nine months because there are two appointed times, the irregularity of Hayd (menses) and the irregularity

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هُوَ غَائِبٌ قَالَ يَجُوزُ طَلَاقُهُ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ وَ تَعْتَدُّ امْرَأَتُهُ مِنْ يَوْمَ طَلَّقَهَا[1].

“I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘ Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a man who divorces his wife when he is absent from her. He (the Imam) said, ‘His divorce is permissible in all conditions and his wife commences waiting period from the day of divorce. 5 ”

سَأَلْتُ مُحَمَّدَ بْنَ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ مَتَى يُطَلِّقُ الْغَائِبُ قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ أَوْ رَوَى إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَوْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع قَالَ إِذَا مَضَى لَهُ شَهْرٌ.

“I once asked Muhammad ibn abu Hamzah about when a man absent from his wife can divorce. He said that Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar narrated to him from abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), or abu al-Hassan (a.s.), who said that he can do so after one month.”

كَتَبَ بَعْضُ مَوَالِينَا إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّ مَعِيَ امْرَأَةً عَارِفَةً أَحْدَثَ زَوْجُهَا فَهَرَبَ عَنِ الْبِلَادِ فَتَبِعَ الزَّوْجَ بَعْضُ أَهْلِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ إِمَّا طَلَّقْتَ وَ إِمَّا رَدَدْتُكَ فَطَلَّقَهَا وَ مَضَى الرَّجُلُ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ فَمَا تَرَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ فَكَتَبَ بِخَطِّهِ تَزَوَّجِي يَرْحَمُكِ اللَّهُ.

“A certain one of our Mawali once wrote to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), asking, ‘With me there is a woman who is knowledgeable, whose husband created something unpopular and ran away from the land. A certain one of the people of the woman followed him and told him to divorce or that he returns him back. He then divorced and hims

الْحُبْلَى تُطَلَّقُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A pregnant woman is divorced once.’”

طَلَاقُ الْحَامِلِ وَاحِدَةٌ وَ عِدَّتُهَا أَقْرَبُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is once and her waiting period is the closest of the two periods, (that is, childbirth or three months).’”

طَلَاقُ الْحُبْلَى وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَقَدْ بَانَتْ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and when she gives birth to what is inside her, she becomes stranger to him.’”

الْحُبْلَى تُطَلَّقُ تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A pregnant woman is divorced once.’”

طَلَاقُ الْحَامِلِ وَاحِدَةٌ فَإِذَا وَضَعَتْ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ.

‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and when she gives birth she become stranger to him.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ طَلَاقُ الْحُبْلَى وَاحِدَةٌ وَ أَجَلُهَا أَنْ تَضَعَ حَمْلَهَا وَ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and her waiting period is childbirth, if it is the nearer of the two.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ طَلَاقِ الْحُبْلَى فَقَالَ وَاحِدَةٌ وَ أَجَلُهَا أَنْ تَضَعَ حَمْلَهَا.

‘It is one and her waiting period is childbirth.’”

طَلَاقُ الْحُبْلَى وَاحِدَةٌ وَ أَجَلُهَا أَنْ تَضَعَ حَمْلَهَا وَ هُوَ أَقْرَبُ الْأَجَلَيْنِ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Divorce of a pregnant woman is one and her waiting period ends with childbirth if it is the nearer of the two.’”

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْحُبْلَى إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَوَضَعَتْ سِقْطاً تَمَّ أَوْ لَمْ يَتِمَّ أَوْ وَضَعَتْهُ مُضْغَةً قَالَ كُلُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ وَضَعَتْهُ يَسْتَبِينُ أَنَّهُ حَمْلٌ تَمَّ أَوْ لَمْ يَتِمَّ فَقَدِ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُضْغَةً.

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is pregnant: if her husband divorces her and she gives birth prematurely or by abortion or it is just a lump. He (the Imam) said, ‘Whatever she gives birth to shows that she was pregnant, complete or not. Her waiting period is complete even if it is a lu

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ هِيَ حُبْلَى وَ كَانَ فِي بَطْنِهَا اثْنَانِ فَوَضَعَتْ وَاحِداً وَ بَقِيَ وَاحِدٌ قَالَ قَالَ تَبِينُ بِالْأَوَّلِ وَ لَا تَحِلُّ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ حَتَّى تَضَعَ مَا فِي بَطْنِهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his pregnant wife with two children in her womb. She gives birth to one and one remains. He (the Imam) said, ‘She becomes stranger with the birth of one child and she is not lawful for marriage until the birth of the other child.’”*

إِذَا طُلِّقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ وَ هِيَ حَامِلٌ فَأَجَلُهَا أَنْ تَضَعَ حَمْلَهَا وَ إِنْ وَضَعَتْ مِنْ سَاعَتِهَا.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘If a woman is divorced when she is pregnant her waiting period is childbirth even if she gives birth in the same hour.’”

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ طَلَاقِ الْحُبْلَى فَقَالَ يُطَلِّقُهَا وَاحِدَةً لِلْعِدَّةِ[1] بِالشُّهُورِ وَ الشُّهُودِ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ هِيَ‌ امْرَأَتُهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ رَاجَعَهَا وَ مَسَّهَا ثُمَّ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً أُخْرَى قَالَ لَا يُطَلِّقُهَا حَتَّى يَمْضِيَ لَهَا بَعْدَ مَا مَسَّهَا شَهْرٌ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ طَلَّقَهَا ثَانِيَةً وَ أَشْهَدَ ثُمَّ رَاجَعَهَا و

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the divorce of a pregnant woman. He (the Imam) said, ‘She is divorced once for waiting period by months and in the presence of witnesses.’ I then asked, ‘Can he go back to her?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she is his wife.’ (I then asked,) ‘What happens if he revokes the divorce, th

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ إِذَا طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا فَقَالَ قَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ تَزَوَّجُ إِنْ شَاءَتْ مِنْ سَاعَتِهَا.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife with whom he has not gone to bed. He (the Imam) said, ‘She becomes stranger to him and she can marry in the same hour after divorce/”

إِذَا طُلِّقَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الَّتِي لَمْ يُدْخَلْ بِهَا بَانَتْ بِتَطْلِيقَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.

‘If a woman with whom her husband has not gone to bed is divorced, she becomes stranger to him by one divorce/”

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ تَزَوَّجُ مِنْ سَاعَتِهَا إِنْ شَاءَتْ وَ تُبِينُهَا تَطْلِيقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ وَ إِنْ كَانَ فَرَضَ لَهَا مَهْراً فَلَهَا نِصْفُ مَا فَرَضَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man divorces his wife before going to bed with her, she does not need to wait for a waiting period. She can marry in the same hour after divorce if she wants. With one divorce she becomes stranger to him and if mahr (dower) is set for her, she deserves half of such mahr (dower)/”

بَانَتْ مِنْهُ فِي التَّطْلِيقَةِ الْأُولَى وَ اثْنَتَانِ فَضْلٌ وَ هُوَ خَاطِبٌ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا مَتَى شَاءَتْ وَ شَاءَ بِمَهْرٍ جَدِيدٍ قِيلَ لَهُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا تَطْلِيقَةً قَبْلَ أَنْ تَمْضِيَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا كَانَ يَكُونُ لَهُ أَنْ يُرَاجِعَهَا لَوْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا أَوَّلًا فَأَمَّا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَلَا رَجْعَةَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا قَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ مِنْ

“There is the case of a man who marries a virgin woman, then divorces her before going to bed with three divorces, one divorce every month. One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘With the first divorce she becomes stranger to him and the other two are extra. He is one of thos

إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ فَطَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ وَ تَزَوَّجُ مَنْ شَاءَتْ مِنْ سَاعَتِهَا وَ تُبِينُهَا تَطْلِيقَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ. - حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ صَالِحِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ وَ عُبَيْسِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ ثَابِتِ بْنِ شُرَيْحٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man marries a woman, then divorces before going to bed with her, she then does not need to count her waiting period. She can marry whomever she wants in the same hour after divorce and she becomes stranger to him by one divorce.’” Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah fr

إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا تَطْلِيقَةً وَاحِدَةً فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ تَزَوَّجُ مِنْ سَاعَتِهَا إِنْ شَاءَتْ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If a man divorces his wife before going to bed with her with one divorce, she becomes stranger to him in the same hour after divorce. She can marry someone if she wants.’”

الْعِدَّةُ مِنَ الْمَاءِ[1].

“One of the two Imam, (abu Ja’far or abu ‘ Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ’Waiting period is because of water (seed, semen)/”

فِي الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ الصَّبِيَّةَ الَّتِي لَمْ تَبْلُغْ وَ لَا تَحْمِلُ مِثْلُهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ وَ ارْتَفَعَ حَيْضُهَا فَلَا تَلِدُ مِثْلُهَا قَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمَا عِدَّةٌ وَ إِنْ دَخَلَ بِهِمَا. - مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ حَدِيدٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا مِثْلَهُ.

“There is the case of a man who divorces a girl who is not mature yet and the like of whom cannot become pregnant, but he has gone to bed with her and a woman after menopause when women of her condition cannot give birth. One of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘ Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘There is no wa

لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمَا عِدَّةٌ وَ إِنْ دُخِلَ بِهِمَا.

“About the case of a girl whose likes do not experience Hayd (menses) and a woman after menopause abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘They do not need to count waiting period even if he has gone to bed with them.”’

الَّتِي لَا تَحْبَلُ مِثْلُهَا لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman the like of whom cannot become pregnant does not need to count a waiting period.’”

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ ثَلَاثٌ يَتَزَوَّجْنَ عَلَى كُلِّ حَالٍ الَّتِي لَمْ تَحِضْ وَ مِثْلُهَا لَا تَحِيضُ قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا حَدُّهَا قَالَ إِذَا أَتَى لَهَا أَقَلُّ مِنْ تِسْعِ سِنِينَ وَ الَّتِي لَمْ يُدْخَلْ بِهَا وَ الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ وَ مِثْلُهَا لَا تَحِيضُ قُلْتُ وَ مَا حَدُّهَا قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ لَهَا خَمْسُونَ سَنَةً.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Three kinds of women can marry in all conditions: a woman who does not experience Hayd (menses) and alike whom women do not experience Hayd (menses).’ He (the narrator) has said that I then asked, ‘What is her limit?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘One who is less than nine years, one with whom

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ قَالَ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا. - وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّ عَلَيْهِنَّ الْعِدَّةَ إِذَا دُخِلَ بِهِنَّ. - حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ جَبَلَةَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: عِدَّةُ الَّتِي لَمْ تَبْلُغِ الْمَحِيضَ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ الَّتِي

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً سِرّاً مِنْ أَهْلِهَا وَ هِيَ فِي مَنْزِلِ أَهْلِهَا وَ قَدْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يُطَلِّقَهَا وَ لَيْسَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا فَيَعْلَمَ طَمْثَهَا إِذَا طَمِثَتْ وَ لَا يَعْلَمَ بِطُهْرِهَا إِذَا طَهُرَتْ قَالَ فَقَالَ هَذَا مِثْلُ الْغَائِبِ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ يُطَلِّقُهَا بِالْأَهِلَّةِ وَ الشُّهُورِ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ يَصِلُ إِلَيْهَا الْأَحْيَانَ وَ الْأَحْيَان

“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman secretly in the house of her family. He wants to divorce her but cannot reach her to know about her Hayd (menses) and does not know when she becomes clean of Hayd (menses). He (the Imam) said, ‘This is like the case of a husband who is abse

قُلْتُ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى طُهْرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ بِشَهَادَةِ عَدْلَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ فِي الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَدِ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا وَ حَلَّتْ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ يَرْوُونَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ص أَنَّهُ قَالَ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِرَجْعَتِهَا مَا لَمْ تَغْتَسِلْ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ فَقَدْ كَذَبُوا.

“I once said to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep you well, a man has divorced his wife in Hayd (menses)-free period, in the presence of two just witnesses before going to bed with her. He (the Imam) said, ‘When she experiences Hayd (menses) for the third time her waiting period is complete and she is lawful

الْمُطَلَّقَةُ إِذَا رَأَتِ الدَّمَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘When a divorced woman experiences blood discharge of the third Hayd (menses) she becomes stranger to him.’”

الْمُطَلَّقَةُ تَبِينُ عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ قَالَ قُلْتُ بَلَغَنِي أَنَّ رَبِيعَةَ الرَّأْيِ قَالَ مِنْ رَأْيِي أَنَّهَا تَبِينُ عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ مَا هُوَ مِنْ رَأْيِهِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ شَيْ‌ءٌ بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman divorced becomes stranger to her husband at the time of her experiencing the first drop of blood of Hayd (menses) for the third time (after divorce).’ I then said that Rabi‘ah al-Rai’y also is of the opinion that she becomes stranger as soon as she experiences the first drop o

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ قَالَ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِرَجْعَتِهَا مَا لَمْ تَقَعْ فِي الدَّمِ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ.

“I once said to abu Ja‘far (a.s.), that a man has divorced his wife. He (the Imam) said, ‘He has the right to go back to her as long as she has not seen blood discharge because of Hayd (menses) for the third time (after divorce).”’

الْمُطَلَّقَةُ تَرِثُ وَ تُورَثُ حَتَّى تَرَى الدَّمَ الثَّالِثَ فَإِذَا رَأَتْهُ فَقَدِ انْقَطَعَ.

“About the case of a woman who is divorced, one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, has said, ‘She inherits and is inherited until she sees blood of Hayd (menses) for the third time after divorce and when that happens it (such relation) is cut off.’”

أَوَّلُ دَمٍ رَأَتْهُ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ. - حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ مِثْلَهُ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘With the first blood that she sees because of Hayd (menses) for the third time after divorce she becomes stranger to him.’” Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from ibn Sama‘ah from Safwan from ibn Muskan from Zurarah a similar Hadith.

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ تَبِينُ عِنْدَ أَوَّلِ قَطْرَةٍ مِنَ الدَّمِ فِي الْقُرْءِ الْأَخِيرِ.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘A woman divorced becomes stranger to him with the first drop of blood because of Hayd (menses) during the last Hayd (menses)-free period.’”

هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِرَجْعَتِهَا- مَا لَمْ تَقَعْ فِي الدَّمِ الثَّالِثِ.

‘He has the right to go back to her until she experiences Hayd (menses) for the third time after divorce.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَبِيعَةَ الرَّأْيِ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَأَتِ الدَّمَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ إِنَّمَا الْقُرْءُ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَيْضَتَيْنِ وَ زَعَمَ أَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا أَخَذَ ذَلِكَ بِرَأْيِهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع كَذَبَ لَعَمْرِي مَا قَالَ ذَلِكَ بِرَأْيِهِ وَ لَكِنَّهُ أَخَذَهُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ وَ مَا قَالَ فِيهَا عَلِيٌّ ع قَالَ كَانَ يَقُولُ إِذَا رَ

9. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Safwan from Musa ibn Bakr from Zurarah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘I have heard that Rabi‘ah al-Ra’iy says, “When a divorced woman experiences Hayd (menses) for the third time after divorce she becomes stranger

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا مَتَى تَكُونُ هِيَ أَمْلَكَ بِنَفْسِهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا رَأَتِ الدَّمَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَهِيَ أَمْلَكُ بِنَفْسِهَا قُلْتُ فَإِنْ عَجِلَ الدَّمُ عَلَيْهَا قَبْلَ أَيَّامِ قُرْئِهَا فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ الدَّمُ قَبْلَ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَهُوَ أَمْلَكُ بِهَا وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الَّتِي طَهُرَتْ مِنْهَا[2] وَ إِنْ كَانَ الدَّمُ بَ

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is divorced; when can she get the control of her affairs? He (the Imam) said, ‘It happens when she sees Hayd (menses) for the third time after divorce.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if blood discharge begins earlier in her Hayd (menses)-free period?’ He

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ امْرَأَتَهُ مَتَى تَبِينُ مِنْهُ قَالَ حِينَ يَطْلُعُ الدَّمُ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ تَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهَا قُلْتُ فَلَهَا أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ فِي تِلْكَ الْحَالِ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَا تُمَكِّنُ مِنْ نَفْسِهَا حَتَّى تَطْهُرَ مِنَ الدَّمِ.

“I once asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the case of a man who divorces his wife and about when she becomes stranger to him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is when blood of the third Hayd (menses) appears. She gets control of her own affairs.’ I then asked, ‘Can she marry in that condition?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, but she mu

سَمِعْتُ رَبِيعَةَ الرَّأْيِ يَقُولُ مِنْ رَأْيِي أَنَّ الْأَقْرَاءَ الَّتِي سَمَّى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي الْقُرْآنِ إِنَّمَا هُوَ الطُّهْرُ فِيمَا بَيْنَ الْحَيْضَتَيْنِ فَقَالَ كَذَبَ لَمْ يَقُلْهُ بِرَأْيِهِ وَ لَكِنَّهُ إِنَّمَا بَلَغَهُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ص فَقُلْتُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ أَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا الْقُرْءُ الطُّهْرُ يَقْرِي فِيهِ الدَّمَ فَيَجْمَعُهُ فَإِذَا جَاءَ الْ

‘It is my opinion that al-‘Iqra’ which Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has mentioned in the Quran is nothing but Hayd (menses)-free period between the two Hayd (menses).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He has spoken a lie. It is not his opinion. In fact it has reached him from Ali (a.s.).’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to k

الْقُرْءُ هُوَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَيْضَتَيْنِ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Qur’ is the period between two Hayd (menses).”’

الْقُرْءُ هُوَ مَا بَيْنَ الْحَيْضَتَيْنِ.

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘Al-Qur’ is the period between two Hayd (menses).”’

الْأَقْرَاءُ هِيَ الْأَطْهَارُ.

‘Al-Qur’ is being clean ( Hayd (menses)-free).’”

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُطَلَّقَةِ أَنْ تَخْرُجَ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا ثَلَاثَةَ قُرُوءٍ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ إِنْ لَمْ تَحِضْ‌[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A divorced woman must not go out without the permission of her husband until her waiting period is complete after three Hayd (menses)-free periods or three months, if she does not experience Hayd (menses).’”

عِدَّةُ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ ثَلَاثَةُ قُرُوءٍ أَوْ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَحِيضُ. - حُمَيْدٌ عَنِ ابْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سِرْحَانَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مِثْلَهُ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn abu Nasr from Dawud ibn Sarhan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘Waiting period for a divorced woman is three Hayd (menses)-free periods or three months if she does not experience Hayd (menses).”’ Humayd has nar

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُطَلَّقَةِ أَيْنَ تَعْتَدُّ قَالَ فِي بَيْتِهَا لَا تَخْرُجُ وَ إِنْ أَرَادَتْ زِيَارَةً خَرَجَتْ بَعْدَ نِصْفِ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ نَهَاراً وَ لَيْسَ لَهَا أَنْ تَحُجَّ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا أَ كَذَلِكَ هِيَ قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ تَحُجُّ إِنْ شَاءَتْ‌[2].

“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a woman who is divorced and about where she must complete her waiting period. He (the Imam) said, ‘She completes her waiting period in her house and must not go out. If she wants to visit she must go after midnight but not during the day. She does not have the righ

الْمُطَلَّقَةُ تَعْتَدُّ فِي بَيْتِهَا وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تَخْرُجَ حَتَّى تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا وَ عِدَّتُهَا ثَلَاثَةُ قُرُوءٍ[3] أَوْ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ إِلَّا أَنْ تَكُونَ تَحِيضُ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘A woman divorced must complete her waiting period in her home and it is not proper for her to go out until her waiting period is complete. Her waiting period is three Hayd-( menses)-free periods or three months except if she experiences Hayd (menses).”’

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الطَّلَاقِ فَقَالَ إِذَا طَلَّقَ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ طَلَاقاً لَا يَمْلِكُ فِيهِ الرَّجْعَةَ فَقَدْ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ سَاعَةَ طَلَّقَهَا وَ مَلَكَتْ نَفْسَهَا وَ لَا سَبِيلَ لَهُ عَلَيْهَا وَ تَعْتَدُّ حَيْثُ شَاءَتْ وَ لَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا قَالَ قُلْتُ أَ لَيْسَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- لا تُخْرِجُوهُنَّ مِنْ بُيُوتِهِنَّ وَ لا يَخْرُجْنَ‌ قَالَ ف

‘When a man divorces his wife in a manner because of which he cannot go back to her, she becomes stranger to him in the hour divorce is pronounced and she takes control of her affairs and he has no way to her. She can complete her waiting period where she wants. He does not owe her maintenance.’ He (the narrator) has s

تَعْتَدُّ الْمُطَلَّقَةُ فِي بَيْتِهَا وَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِزَوْجِهَا إِخْرَاجُهَا وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ هِيَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A divorced woman completes her waiting period in her home and it is not proper for her husband to send her out and she also must not go out.’”