The Rare Ahadith

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ سَبَّابَةٍ لِعَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي حَلَالُ الدَّمِ وَ اللَّهِ‌ لَوْ لَا أَنْ تَعُمَّ بِهِ بَرِيئاً[1] قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَمَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ مُؤْذٍ لَنَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فِيمَا ذَا قُلْتُ مُؤْذِينَا فِيكَ بِذِكْرِكَ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي لَهُ فِي عَلِيٍّ ع نَصِيبٌ قُلْتُ إِنَّهُ لَيَقُولُ ذَاكَ وَ يُظْهِرُهُ قَالَ لَا تَعَرَّضْ لَهُ.

And from him, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Hisham Bin Salim who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘What are you asws saying regarding a man who pointed a finger at Ali asws (used foul language)?’ So he asws said to me: ‘The blood is Permissible, by Allah azwj , if it is not permeated by presu

لَا يُخَلَّدُ فِي السِّجْنِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةٌ الَّذِي يُمَثِّلُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ تَرْتَدُّ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ وَ السَّارِقُ بَعْدَ قَطْعِ الْيَدِ وَ الرِّجْلِ‌[2].

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع مَا مَعْنَى قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مِنْ أَجْلِ ذلِكَ كَتَبْنا عَلى‌ بَنِي إِسْرائِيلَ أَنَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ‌ أَوْ فَسادٍ فِي الْأَرْضِ‌ فَكَأَنَّما قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً[1] قَالَ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً فَإِنَّمَا قَتَلَ وَاحِداً فَقَالَ يُوضَعُ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مِنْ جَهَنَّمَ إِلَيْهِ يَنْتَهِي شِدَّةُ عَذَابِ أَهْلِهَا لَوْ قَتَلَ

Ali BIin Ibrahim narrated to me, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Ali Bin Uqba, from Abu Khalid Al Qammat, from Humran who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘What is the Meaning of the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:32] For this reason did We Prescribe to the Children of Israel that whoever slay

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَوَّلُ مَا يَحْكُمُ اللَّهُ فِيهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ الدِّمَاءُ فَيُوقِفُ ابْنَيْ آدَمَ فَيَفْصِلُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ الدِّمَاءِ حَتَّى لَا يَبْقَى مِنْهُمْ أَحَدٌ ثُمَّ النَّاسَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ الْمَقْتُولُ بِقَاتِلِهِ فَيَتَشَخَّبَ فِي‌[2] دَمِهِ وَجْهُهُ فَيَقُولَ هَذَا قَتَلَنِي فَيَقُولُ أَنْتَ قَتَلْتَهُ فَلَا يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَكْتُم

Ali, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Al Mufazzal Bin Salih, from Jabir Bin Yazeed, Abu Ja’far asws has said that Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The first of what Allah azwj would Judge on the Day of Judgement would be regarding the blood-shed. So He azwj would Pause the two sons of Adam as , so He azwj would Decid

مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ تُقْتَلُ بَرَّةٍ وَ لَا فَاجِرَةٍ إِلَّا وَ هِيَ تُحْشَرُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مُتَعَلِّقَةً بِقَاتِلِهِ بِيَدِهِ الْيُمْنَى وَ رَأْسُهُ بِيَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى وَ أَوْدَاجُهُ تَشْخُبُ دَماً يَقُولُ يَا رَبِّ سَلْ هَذَا فِيمَ قَتَلَنِي فَإِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أُثِيبَ الْقَاتِلُ الْجَنَّةَ وَ أُذْهِبَ بِالْمَقْتُولِ إِلَى النَّارِ وَ إِنْ قَالَ فِي طَاعَةِ فُلَانٍ قِيلَ لَهُ اقْتُلْهُ كَمَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Sinan, from Abu Al Jaroud, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘There is none from the killed soul, righteous or immoral, except that it would be Resurrected on the Day of Judgement holding on to his murderer by right hand, and his (own severed) head in his left hand

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا يَغُرَّنَّكُمْ رَحْبُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ بِالدَّمِ‌[1] فَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَاتِلًا لَا يَمُوتُ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَ مَا قَاتِلٌ لَا يَمُوتُ فَقَالَ النَّارُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Hamza Al Sumaly, (It has been narrated) from Ali asws Bin Al-Husayn asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘Do not be deceived by the embrace of the two arms with the blood, for it, in the Presence of Allah azwj Mighty and Majest

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا يُعْجِبُكَ رَحْبُ الذِّرَاعَيْنِ بِالدَّمِ فَإِنَّ لَهُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ قَاتِلًا لَا يَمُوتُ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Ubeyda, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘Do not let the embrace of the two arms with the blood cause you to wonder, for it, in the Presence of Allah azwj ,

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- مَنْ قَتَلَ نَفْساً بِغَيْرِ نَفْسٍ‌ ... فَكَأَنَّما قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً قَالَ لَهُ فِي النَّارِ مَقْعَدٌ لَوْ قَتَلَ النَّاسَ جَمِيعاً لَمْ يَرِدْ إِلَّا إِلَى ذَلِكَ الْمَقْعَدِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, altogether from Hammad Bin Isa, from Rabie Bin Abdullah, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [5:32] whoever slays a soul, unless it be for manslaughter . . . it i

لَا يَزَالُ الْمُؤْمِنُ فِي فُسْحَةٍ مِنْ دِينِهِ مَا لَمْ يُصِبْ دَماً حَرَاماً وَ قَالَ لَا يُوَفَّقُ قَاتِلُ الْمُؤْمِنِ مُتَعَمِّداً لِلتَّوْبَةِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hisham Bin Salim, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘The Believer does not cease to be in ample space (leeway) in his Religion for as long as he does not shed blood unlawfully’. And he asws said: ‘The killer of the Believer deliberately, would not be gi

أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص فَقِيلَ لَهُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ قَتِيلٌ فِي جُهَيْنَةَ فَقَامَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص يَمْشِي حَتَّى انْتَهَى إِلَى مَسْجِدِهِمْ قَالَ وَ تَسَامَعَ النَّاسُ فَأَتَوْهُ فَقَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ ذَا قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا نَدْرِي فَقَالَ قَتِيلٌ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ وَ الَّذِي‌ بَعَثَنِي بِالْحَقِّ لَوْ أَنَّ أَهْلَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ شَرِكُوا فِي دَمِ امْرِئٍ مُ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Mansour Bin Yunus, from Abu Hamza, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) having said: ‘(Someone) came to Rasool-Allah azwj , so he said to him saww : ‘O Rasool-Allah saww ! There has been killing in Juhayna’. So Rasool-Allah saww

يُقَالُ لَهُ مُتْ أَيَّ مِيتَةٍ شِئْتَ إِنْ شِئْتَ يَهُودِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ نَصْرَانِيّاً وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ مَجُوسِيّاً.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Saeed Al Arzaq, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who killed a Believing man. He asws said: ‘It would be said to him: ‘Die whichever death you like – if you so like, as a Jew, and if you so like, as a Christian, and if you so like, as a Magian!’

إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ لَيَأْتِي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ مَعَهُ قَدْرُ مِحْجَمَةٍ مِنْ دَمٍ فَيَقُولُ وَ اللَّهِ مَا قَتَلْتُ وَ لَا شَرِكْتُ فِي دَمٍ قَالَ بَلَى ذَكَرْتَ عَبْدِي فُلَاناً فَتَرَقَّى ذَلِكَ حَتَّى قُتِلَ فَأَصَابَكَ مِنْ دَمِهِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said that the man would be brought on the Day of Judgement, and on him would be the (minimum amount of) blood - of the measurement of a cup, so he wo

لَا يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ سَافِكُ الدَّمِ وَ لَا شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ وَ لَا مَشَّاءٌ بِنَمِيمٍ‌[2].

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, from a man, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘He would not be entering the Paradise, the one who shed the blood, nor the one who drank the wine, nor a slandering backbiter’.

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَقَفَ بِمِنًى حِينَ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهَا[3] فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ وَ اعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْقِفِ بَعْدَ عَامِنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْ

Ali Bin IBrahi, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Abu Asama Zayd Al Shaham, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww paused at Mina where he saww fulfilled his saww rituals during the Farewell Hajj. So he saww said: ‘O you people! Listen to what I saww am saying to you all,

وُجِدَ فِي قَائِمِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ الْقَاتِلُ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ الضَّارِبُ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى لِغَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً لَمْ يَقْبَلِ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ صَرْفاً وَ لَا عَدْلًا.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Musny, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘A parchment was found in the sheath of the sword of Rasool-Allah saww (which said): ‘The most troublemaker of the people to Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, is the one who killed other than the one who (was trying to

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ مَنْ ضَرَبَ مَنْ لَمْ يَضْرِبْهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘The most trouble-maker of the people to Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic, is the one who killed someone other than his (attempted) killer, and the one who struck someone who did not stri

سَمِعْتُ الرِّضَا ع يَقُولُ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ أَوْ ضَرَبَ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ اللَّهُ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً قُلْتُ وَ مَا الْمُحْدِثُ قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad and a number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, altogether from Al Washa who said, ‘I heard Al-Reza asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘May Allah azwj Curse the one who killed someone other than his (attempted) killer, or struck someone other than the one who stru

قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ فَإِذَا فِيهَا بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمنِ الرَّحِيمِ* إِنَّ أَعْتَى النَّاسِ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ قَتَلَ غَيْرَ قَاتِلِهِ وَ الضَّارِبُ غَيْرَ ضَارِبِهِ وَ مَنْ تَوَلَّى غَيْرَ مَوَالِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً لَمْ يَقْبَ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Aban, from Abu Is’haq Ibrahim Al Sayqal who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said to me: ‘A parchment was found to be in a handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww in which was (inscribed): ‘In the Name of Allah azwj the Beneficent, the Merciful. The most t

إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص وَقَفَ بِمِنًى حِينَ قَضَى مَنَاسِكَهُ فِي حَجَّةِ الْوَدَاعِ فَقَالَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اسْمَعُوا مَا أَقُولُ لَكُمْ فَاعْقِلُوهُ عَنِّي فَإِنِّي لَا أَدْرِي لَعَلِّي لَا أَلْقَاكُمْ فِي هَذَا الْمَوْقِفِ بَعْدَ عَامِنَا هَذَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَيُّ يَوْمٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الْيَوْمُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ شَهْرٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً قَالُوا هَذَا الشَّهْرُ قَالَ فَأَيُّ بَلَدٍ أَعْظَمُ حُرْمَةً

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from his brother Al Hassan, from Zur’at Bin Muhammad, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said that Rasool-Allah azwj paused at Mina where he fulfilled his saww rituals during the farewell Hajj. So he s

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَنْ أَحْدَثَ بِالْمَدِينَةِ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً قُلْتُ مَا الْحَدَثُ قَالَ الْقَتْلُ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Jameel, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘Rasool-Allah saww cursed at Al-Medina, the one who initiated an event or sheltered an initiator (of a killing)’. I said, ‘And what is the ‘event’?’ He asws said:

وُجِدَ فِي ذُؤَابَةِ سَيْفِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص صَحِيفَةٌ مَكْتُوبٌ فِيهَا لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ وَ الْمَلَائِكَةِ عَلَى مَنْ أَحْدَثَ حَدَثاً أَوْ آوَى مُحْدِثاً وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَهُوَ كَافِرٌ بِمَا أَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ مَنِ ادَّعَى إِلَى غَيْرِ مَوَالِيهِ فَعَلَيْهِ لَعْنَةُ اللَّهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Kuleyb Al Asady, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘A parchment was found in the handle of a sword of Rasool-Allah saww , in which was written: ‘The Curse of Allah azwj and the Angels is upon the one who initiates an event (killing), or s

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ مَنْ يَقْتُلْ مُؤْمِناً مُتَعَمِّداً فَجَزاؤُهُ جَهَنَّمُ [خالِداً فِيها][1] قَالَ مَنْ قَتَلَ مُؤْمِناً عَلَى دِينِهِ فَذَلِكَ الْمُتَعَمِّدُ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ أَعَدَّ لَهُ عَذاباً عَظِيماً قُلْتُ فَالرَّجُلُ يَقَعُ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ الرَّجُلِ شَيْ‌ءٌ فَيَضْرِبُهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَيَقْتُلُهُ قَالَ‌ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ الْمُتَعَمِّدَ الَّذِي قَالَ اللَّه

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the Words of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic [4:93] And whoever kills a Believer deliberately, his Punishment is Hell; he shall abide in it etern

سُئِلَ عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ يَقْتُلُ الْمُؤْمِنَ مُتَعَمِّداً أَ لَهُ تَوْبَةٌ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِإِيمَانِهِ فَلَا تَوْبَةَ لَهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَتَلَهُ لِغَضَبٍ أَوْ لِسَبَبِ شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنْ أَمْرِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِنَّ تَوْبَتَهُ أَنْ يُقَادَ مِنْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عُلِمَ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ فَأَقَرَّ عِنْدَهُمْ بِقَتْلِ صَاحِبِهِمْ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ فَلَمْ يَقْتُلُوهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, altogether from Ibn Mahboub from Abdullah Bin Sinan and Ibn Bakeyr, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘He asws was asked about the Believer who kills the Believer deliberately, is there repentance for hi

يُقَادُ بِهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ بِهِ انْطَلَقَ إِلَى أَوْلِيَائِهِ فَأَعْلَمَهُمْ أَنَّهُ قَتَلَهُ فَإِنْ عَفَوْا عَنْهُ أَعْطَاهُمُ الدِّيَةَ وَ أَعْتَقَ رَقَبَةً وَ صَامَ‌ شَهْرَيْنِ مُتَتابِعَيْنِ‌ وَ تَصَدَّقَ عَلَى سِتِّينَ مِسْكِيناً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suwed, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked about a man who killed a Believer and he knew he was a Believer, besides that it was anger that carried him upon killin

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ قَتَلَ رَجُلًا مُتَعَمِّداً مَا تَوْبَتُهُ قَالَ يُمَكِّنُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَقْتُلُوهُ قَالَ فَلْيُعْطِهِمُ الدِّيَةَ قُلْتُ يَخَافُ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَلْيَنْظُرْ إِلَى الدِّيَةِ فَلْيَجْعَلْهَا صُرَراً ثُمَّ لْيَنْظُرْ مَوَاقِيتَ الصَّلَوَاتِ فَلْيُلْقِهَا فِي دَارِهِمْ‌[2].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Husayn Bin Ahmad Al Minqary, from Isa Al Zareyr who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘A man kills a man deliberately, what is his repentance?’. He asws said: ‘He should make himself available (to the guardians of the killed one)’. I said, ‘He is afraid that

كَانَ الْبَلَاطُ حَيْثُ يُصَلَّى عَلَى الْجَنَائِزِ سُوقاً عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص يُسَمَّى الْبَطْحَاءَ يُبَاعُ‌ فِيهَا الْحَلِيبُ وَ السَّمْنُ وَ الْأَقِطُ وَ إِنَّ أَعْرَابِيّاً أَتَى بِفَرَسٍ لَهُ فَأَوْثَقَهُ فَاشْتَرَاهُ مِنْهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص ثُمَّ دَخَلَ لِيَأْتِيَهُ بِالثَّمَنِ فَقَامَ نَاسٌ مِنَ الْمُنَافِقِينَ فَقَالُوا بِكَمْ بِعْتَ فَرَسَكَ قَالَ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالُوا بِئْسَ مَا بِعْتَ فَرَسُ

“The paved area where Salat (prayer) for the dead had been performed in the time of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, was called al-Batha’ where people sold milk, ghee and cheese. A desert dwelling Arab once came with his horse and tie

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِقُدَامَةَ بْنِ مَظْعُونٍ وَ قَدْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ فَشَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ أَحَدُهُمَا خَصِيٌّ وَ هُوَ عَمْرٌو التَّمِيمِيُّ وَ الْآخَرُ الْمُعَلَّى بْنُ الْجَارُودِ فَشَهِدَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَشْرَبُ وَ شَهِدَ الْآخَرُ أَنَّهُ رَآهُ يَقِي‌ءُ الْخَمْرَ فَأَرْسَلَ عُمَرُ إِلَى أُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فِيهِمْ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ لِأَمِيرِ الْمُؤْم

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, has narrated from his father, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, who has said that once Qudamah ibn Maz‘un was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab because of drinking wine and two men testified against him. One, called ‘Amr al- Tamimiy, was castrated and the other one was Mu‘alla’ ibn al- Jarud. One of them testified

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ لِي خَصْماً يَتَكَثَّرُ عَلَيَّ بِالشُّهُودِ الزُّورِ وَ قَدْ كَرِهْتُ مُكَافَأَتَهُ مَعَ أَنِّي لَا أَدْرِي أَ يَصْلُحُ لِي ذَلِكَ أَمْ لَا قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي أَ مَا بَلَغَكَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ لَا تُؤْسِرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَ أَمْوَالَكُمْ بِشَهَادَاتِ الزُّورِ[1] فَمَا عَلَى امْرِئٍ مِنْ وَكَفٍ فِي دِينِهِ‌[2] وَ لَا مَأْثَمٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِ أَنْ يَد

“I once said to abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), that my opponent brings a great deal of false testimony against me and I dislike to fight back. I do not know if it is the right thing that I do. He (the Imam) said to me, ’Have you not noticed that ’ Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, Alayhi al-Salam, would say, “Do not leave yourselves and

إِذَا مَا أَتَوْكَ بِالْحُدُودِ فَاشْهَدْ بِهَا هَلْ يَجُوزُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ أَوْ لَا يَجُوزُ لَهُ أَنْ يَشْهَدَ فَوَقَّعَ ع نَعَمْ يَجُوزُ[3] وَ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَ كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ كَانَ لَهُ قِطَاعُ أَرَضِينَ فَحَضَرَهُ الْخُرُوجُ إِلَى مَكَّةَ وَ الْقَرْيَةُ عَلَى مَرَاحِلَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِهِ وَ لَمْ يُؤْتِ بِحُدُودِ أَرْضِهِ وَ عَرَّفَ حُدُودَ الْقَرْيَةِ الْأَرْبَعَةَ فَقَالَ لِلشُّهُودِ اشْهَدُوا أَنِّي قَدْ ب

“I once wrote to abu Muhammad, Alayhi al-Salam, and asked about the case of a man who sells a piece of land to another man. He does not know its limits, and so he does not appoint any witness to the deal, saying that when the limits are defined then witnesses are appointed; if it is permissible to bear witness or not.

إِذَا كَانُوا أَرْبَعَةً مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَيْسَ يُعْرَفُونَ بِشَهَادَةِ الزُّورِ أُجِيزَتْ شَهَادَتُهُمْ جَمِيعاً وَ أُقِيمَ الْحَدُّ عَلَى الَّذِي شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ إِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا بِمَا أَبْصَرُوا وَ عَلِمُوا وَ عَلَى الْوَالِي أَنْ يُجِيزَ شَهَادَتَهُمْ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونُوا مَعْرُوفِينَ بِالْفِسْقِ‌[2].

“This is about the case of four men who testified against an al-Muhsin (married man) due to fornication of whom two retracted their testimony and not the other two. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the four are Muslims who are not known as falsely testifying people, the testimony of all four is admissible, and pena

قُلْتُ لَهُ كَيْفَ صَارَ الزَّوْجُ إِذَا قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ كَانَتْ شَهَادَتُهُ أَرْبَعَ‌ شَهاداتٍ بِاللَّهِ‌ وَ كَيْفَ لَا يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ لِغَيْرِهِ وَ صَارَ إِذَا قَذَفَهَا غَيْرُ الزَّوْجِ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ لَوْ كَانَ وَلَداً أَوْ أَخاً فَقَالَ قَدْ سُئِلَ [أَبُو] جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ هَذَا فَقَالَ أَ لَا تَرَى أَنَّهُ إِذَا قَذَفَ الزَّوْجُ امْرَأَتَهُ قِيلَ لَهُ وَ كَيْفَ عَلِمْتَ أَنَّهَا فَاعِلَةٌ فَإِنْ قَالَ رَأ

“I once asked abu Ja‘far, al-Thaniy, Alayhi al-Salam, ‘How is it that when a man accuses his wife of committing fornication his testimony is four testimonies by Allah? Why is it not permissible for those other than him, if someone other than husband accuses her, he is subjected to penalty even if he is a son or brother

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَيْفَ صَارَ الْقَتْلُ يَجُوزُ فِيهِ شَاهِدَانِ وَ الزِّنَى لَا يَجُوزُ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةُ شُهُودٍ وَ الْقَتْلُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الزِّنَى فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ الْقَتْلَ فِعْلٌ وَاحِدٌ وَ الزِّنَى فِعْلَانِ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ لَا يَجُوزُ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةُ شُهُودٍ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ شَاهِدَانِ وَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ شَاهِدَانِ وَ رَوَاهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْهُ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي مَا عِنْدَكُمْ يَا أ

“I once asked Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Why in a murder case only two witnesses are required, and in the case of fornication four witnesses are required when murder is more serious than fornication?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is because murder is one act and fornication is two acts, for this reason less than four witnesses

لَزِمَتْهُ شَهَادَةٌ فَشَهِدَ بِهَا عِنْدَ أَبِي يُوسُفَ الْقَاضِي فَقَالَ أَبُو يُوسُفَ مَا عَسَيْتُ أَنْ أَقُولَ فِيكَ يَا ابْنَ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ وَ أَنْتَ جَارِي مَا عَلِمْتُكَ إِلَّا صَدُوقاً طَوِيلَ اللَّيْلِ وَ لَكِنْ تِلْكَ الْخَصْلَةُ قَالَ وَ مَا هِيَ قَالَ مَيْلُكَ إِلَى التَّرَفُّضِ فَبَكَى ابْنُ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ حَتَّى سَالَتْ دُمُوعُهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ يَا أَبَا يُوسُفَ تَنْسُبُنِي إِلَى قَوْمٍ أَخَافُ أَنْ لَا

“I had to testify in a case before abu Yusuf, the judge, who said, ‘O ibn abu Ya’fur I still say about you, when you are my neighbor, that I know you only as a truthful person of long nights (for worshipping Allah) except “that thing”.’ He then asked, ‘What is “that thing”?’ He (the judge) said, ‘It is your tendency to

‌ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص كَانَ يَحْكُمُ فِي زِنْدِيقٍ إِذَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلَانِ عَدْلَانِ مَرْضِيَّانِ وَ شَهِدَ لَهُ أَلْفٌ بِالْبَرَاءَةِ يُجِيزُ شَهَادَةَ الرَّجُلَيْنِ وَ يُبْطِلُ شَهَادَةَ الْأَلْفِ لِأَنَّهُ دِينٌ مَكْتُومٌ‌[2]

“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

أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِامْرَأَةٍ بِكْرٍ زَعَمُوا أَنَّهَا زَنَتْ فَأَمَرَ النِّسَاءَ فَنَظَرْنَ إِلَيْهَا فَقُلْنَ هِيَ عَذْرَاءُ فَقَالَ مَا كُنْتُ لِأَضْرِبَ مَنْ عَلَيْهَا خَاتَمٌ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ كَانَ‌ يُجِيزُ ع شَهَادَةَ النِّسَاءِ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا[1].

“Abu ‘Abd Allah, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, Ali, Alayhi al-Salam, issued a judgment. It was in the case of a virgin woman who was accused of fornication. He (the Imam) commanded certain women to examine her. They reported about her to be a virgin. He (the Imam) issued a judgment that said, ‘I am

قَدْ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ عَابِدٌ فَأُعْجِبَ لَهُ دَاوُدُ ع فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ لَا يُعْجِبْكَ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنْ أَمْرِهِ فَإِنَّهُ مُرَاءٍ قَالَ فَمَاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَأُتِيَ دَاوُدُ ع وَ قِيلَ لَهُ مَاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ دَاوُدُ ع ادْفِنُوا صَاحِبَكُمْ قَالَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ قَالُوا كَيْفَ لَمْ يَحْضُرْهُ قَالَ فَلَمَّا غُسِّلَ قَامَ خَمْسُونَ رَجُلًا فَشَهِدُوا بِاللَّهِ مَ

11. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ibrahim ibn abu al-Balad from Sa‘d al-Iskaf who has said that I know the following to be from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), only: “Abu Ja’far, Alayhi al-Salam, has said that among the Israelites there was a worshipper. Dawud Alayhi al-Salam,