The Book of Testimony

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اسْتَأْجَرَ أَجِيراً فَأَخَذَ الْأَجِيرُ مَتَاعَهُ فَسَرَقَهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ مُؤْتَمَنٌ ثُمَّ قَالَ الْأَجِيرُ وَ الضَّيْفُ أُمَنَاءُ لَيْسَ يَقَعُ عَلَيْهِمْ حَدُّ السَّرِقَةِ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who employed someone on wages, so the employee took his belongings and stole it. So he asws said: ‘He is a trustee’. Then he asws said: ‘The employee and the guest are trustees, there is no cutt

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ قَوْمٍ اصْطَحَبُوا فِي سَفَرٍ رُفَقَاءَ فَسَرَقَ بَعْضُهُمْ مَتَاعَ بَعْضٍ فَقَالَ هَذَا خَائِنٌ لَا يُقْطَعُ وَ لَكِنْ يُتْبَعُ بِسَرِقَتِهِ وَ خِيَانَتِهِ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِ أَبِيهِ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ لِأَنَّ ابْنَ الرَّجُلِ لَا يُحْجَبُ عَنِ الدُّخُولِ إِلَى مَنْزِلِ أَبِيهِ هَذَا خَائِنٌ وَ كَذَلِكَ إِنْ سَرَقَ مِنْ مَنْزِلِ أَخِيهِ وَ أُخْتِهِ إِذَا كَانَ يَدْ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a group of people who accompany each other on a journey of friends, so one of them steals the belongings of the other. So he asws said: ‘This is treachery, he would not be cut, but he would be fo

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ حَدُّ النَّبَّاشِ حَدُّ السَّارِقِ.

Ali Bin Ibraahim, from his father and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, altogether from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hafs Bin Al Bakhtary who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘Penalty ( Hadd ) of the grave robber is the Penalty (Hadd) of the thief’.

كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ جَاءَهُ كِتَابُ هِشَامِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ فِي رَجُلٍ نَبَشَ امْرَأَةً فَسَلَبَهَا ثِيَابَهَا ثُمَّ نَكَحَهَا فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ قَدِ اخْتَلَفُوا عَلَيْنَا هَاهُنَا فَطَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا اقْتُلُوهُ وَ طَائِفَةٌ قَالُوا أَحْرِقُوهُ فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنَّ حُرْمَةَ الْمَيِّتِ كَحُرْمَةِ الْحَيِّ حَدُّهُ أَنْ تُقْطَعَ يَدُهُ لِنَبْشِهِ وَ سَلْبِهِ الثِّيَابَ وَ يُقَامَ ع

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Adam Bin Is’haq, from Abdullah Bin Muhammad Al Ju’fy who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Ja’far asws and there came to him asws a letter of Hisham Bin Abdul Malik (the Caliph) regarding, (saying), ‘A man robbed the grave of a woman, so he took her clothes, then copulated with

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

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ يُقْطَعُ النَّبَّاشُ وَ الطَّرَّارُ وَ لَا يُقْطَعُ الْمُخْتَلِسُ.

Muhammad Bin Ja’far Al Kufy, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Hameed, from Sayf Bin Umeyra, from Mansour Bin Hazim who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘The grave robber, and the pick-pocket would be cut, and the embezzler would not be cut’.

سَأَلْتُ جَعْفَرَ بْنَ مُحَمَّدٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَرَقَ حُرَّةً فَبَاعَهَا قَالَ فَقَالَ فِيهَا أَرْبَعَةُ حُدُودٍ أَمَّا أَوَّلُهَا فَسَارِقٌ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ وَ الثَّانِيَةُ إِنْ كَانَ وَطِئَهَا جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ عَلَى الَّذِي اشْتَرَى إِنْ كَانَ وَطِئَهَا وَ قَدْ عَلِمَ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْصَناً رُجِمَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ مُحْصَنٍ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهَا هِيَ إِنْ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Hanan, from Muawiya Bin Tareyf, from Sufyan Al Sowry who said, ‘I asked Ja’far asws Bin Muhammad asws about a man who stole a free woman, so he sold her. So he asws said: ‘Four Penalties (are applicable) – as for the first one, so he is a thief, his hand would be cu

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’.

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَبِيعُ الرَّجُلَ وَ هُمَا حُرَّانِ يَبِيعُ هَذَا هَذَا وَ هَذَا هَذَا وَ يَفِرَّانِ مِنْ بَلَدٍ إِلَى بَلَدٍ فَيَبِيعَانِ أَنْفُسَهُمَا وَ يَفِرَّانِ بِأَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ فَقَالَ تَقْطَعُ يَدَيْهِمَا لِأَنَّهُمَا سَارِقَانِ أَنْفُسَهُمَا وَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Hafs, from Abdullah Bin Talha who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the man who sells the man, and they are both free. This one sells this one, and this one (sells) this one, and they both run from city to city, so they sell themselves, and they both run with the

إِذَا أُقِيمَ عَلَى السَّارِقِ الْحَدُّ نُفِيَ إِلَى بَلْدَةٍ أُخْرَى‌[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Al Hassan Bin Rabat, from Ibn Muskaan, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the Penalty ( Hadd ) is established upon the thief, he is exiled for another city’.

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 النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَا قَطْعَ عَلَى مَنْ سَرَقَ الْحِجَارَةَ يَعْنِي الرُّخَامَ وَ أَشْبَاهَ ذَلِكَ.

And by this chain, He asws said: ‘The Prophet saww did not cut, upon the one who stole stones, meaning the marble and similar to that’.

قَضَى النَّبِيُّ ص فِيمَنْ سَرَقَ الثِّمَارَ فِي كُمِّهِ فَمَا أَكَلَ مِنْهُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَ مَا حَمَلَ فَيُعَزَّرُ وَ يُغَرَّمُ قِيمَتَهُ مَرَّتَيْنِ.

And by this chain, He asws said: ‘The Prophet saww judged regarding the one who stole the fruits being in their clusters. So whatever he ate from it, there was nothing upon him; and whatever he carried, so he was rebuked and made to compensate its price, twice (double)’.

أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ص أُتِيَ بِالْكُوفَةِ بِرَجُلٍ سَرَقَ‌ حَمَاماً فَلَمْ يَقْطَعْهُ وَ قَالَ لَا قَطْعَ فِي الطَّيْرِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Yahya Al Khazzaz, from Gayas Bin Ibrahim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that Ali asws , they came to him asws with a man at Al-Kufa who had stolen a dove. So he asws did not cut him, and said: ‘There is no cutting (of the hand) regar

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

لَا يُقْطَعُ فَإِنَّ لَهُ فِيهِ نَصِيباً.

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 Bin Abdul Malik, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws that they came to Ali asws with a man who had stolen from the public treasury, so he asws said: ‘He would not be

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَ لَا كَثَرٍ وَ الْكَثَرُ شَحْمُ النَّخْلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘Rasool-Allah saww said: ‘There would be no cutting regarding a fruit, nor a Kasar , and the Kasar is a sap of the palm tree’.

لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي سَنَةِ الْمَحْلِ‌[1] فِي كُلِّ شَيْ‌ءٍ يُؤْكَلُ مِثْلِ الْخُبْزِ وَ اللَّحْمِ وَ أَشْبَاهِ ذَلِكَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, and someone else, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Ziyad Al Qindy, from the one who mentioned it, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The thief would not be cut during a year of drought with regards to everything he eats, like the bread, and the

قَالَ: لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ فِي عَامِ سَنَةٍ يَعْنِي فِي عَامِ مَجَاعَةٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The thief would not be cut during a year of inactivity, meaning during a year of famine’.

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’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ يَسْرِقُ قَالَ يُعْفَى عَنْهُ مَرَّةً وَ مَرَّتَيْنِ وَ يُعَزَّرُ فِي الثَّالِثَةِ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَتْ أَطْرَافُ أَصَابِعِهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ‌[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the child who steals. He asws said: ‘He would be excused from it once, and twice, and he would be rebuked during the third. So if he repeats, a bit of his finger would be cut. So if he repeat

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ يَسْرِقُ قَالَ إِذَا سَرَقَ مَرَّةً وَ هُوَ صَغِيرٌ عُفِيَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ عُفِيَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ بَنَانُهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), said, ‘I asked him asws about the child who steals. He asws said: ‘When he steals once and he is small, he would be excused from it. S

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع الصِّبْيَانُ إِذَا أُتِيَ بِهِمْ عَلِيٌّ ع قَطَعَ أَنَامِلَهُمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ قَطَعَ فَقَالَ مِنَ الْمَفْصِلِ مَفْصِلِ الْأَنَامِلِ.

From him, from Safwan, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, said, ‘I said to Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ), ‘The children, when they came with them, Ali asws cut their fingertips from where did he asws cut?’ So he asws said: ‘From the joints, the joints of the fingertips’.

إِذَا سَرَقَ الصَّبِيُّ عُفِيَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ عُزِّرَ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ أَطْرَافُ الْأَصَابِعِ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ بِغُلَامٍ يُشَكُّ فِي احْتِلَامِهِ فَقَطَعَ أَطْرَافَ الْأَصَابِعِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the child steals, he would be excused from it. So if he repeats, he is rebuked. So if he repeats, the ends of the fingers are cut. So if he repeats, he would be cu

أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع بِجَارِيَةٍ لَمْ تَحِضْ قَدْ سَرَقَتْ فَضَرَبَهَا أَسْوَاطاً وَ لَمْ يَقْطَعْهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘They came to Ali asws with an unmarried girl who had stolen. So he asws lashed her with a whip and did not cut her’.

يُعْفَى عَنْهُ مَرَّةً فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَتْ أَنَامِلُهُ أَوْ حُكَّتْ حَتَّى تَدْمَى فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَتْ أَصَابِعُهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ أَسْفَلُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ.

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, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the child who steals. He asws said: ‘He would be excused from it once. So if he repeats, his fingertips would be

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع بِغُلَامٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَطَرَّفَ أَصَابِعَهُ‌[1] ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا لَئِنْ عُدْتَ لَأَقْطَعَنَّهَا ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَا عَمِلَهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنَا.

Humeyd Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Sama’at, from someone else, from his companion, from Aban Bin Usman, from Zurara who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far asws saying: ‘They came to Ali asws with a boy who had stolen. So he asws scratched his fingers, then said: ‘But, if you were to repeat, I would cut these’. Then he asws said: ‘But i

إِذَا سَرَقَ الصَّبِيُّ وَ لَمْ يَحْتَلِمْ قُطِعَتْ أَطْرَافُ أَصَابِعِهِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ [عَلِيٌّ ع‌] لَمْ يَصْنَعْهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنَا.

Aban, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Abdullah, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘When the child steals and he has yet to bed-wet, the ends of his fingers would be cut’. And Ali asws said: ‘It has not been done except by Rasool-Allah saww and myself asws ’.

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ يَسْرِقُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ تِسْعُ سِنِينَ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ لَا يُضَيَّعُ حَدٌّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[2].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from one of his companions, from Al A’la Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the child who stole, so he asws said: ‘If he was nine years of age, his hand would be cut, and a Penalty ( Hadd ) from the Penalties of Allah azwj would

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ عَلِيٌّ ع بِغُلَامٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَطَرَّفَ أَصَابِعَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا لَئِنْ عُدْتَ لَأَقْطَعَنَّهَا قَالَ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهُ مَا عَمِلَهُ إِلَّا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ أَنَا.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Washa, from Aban, from Razeyn who said, ‘I heard Abu Ja’far asws saying: ‘They came to Ali asws with a boy who had stolen, so he asws scratched his fingers, then said: ‘But, if you were to repeat, I asws would cut these’. Then he asws said: ‘But, it was not done

كُنْتُ عَلَى الْمَدِينَةِ فَأُتِيتُ بِغُلَامٍ قَدْ سَرَقَ فَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْهُ فَقَالَ سَلْهُ حَيْثُ سَرَقَ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي السَّرِقَةِ عُقُوبَةً فَإِنْ قَالَ نَعَمْ قِيلَ لَهُ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ تِلْكَ الْعُقُوبَةُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي السَّرِقَةِ قَطْعاً فَخَلِّ عَنْهُ قَالَ فَأَخَذْتُ الْغُلَامَ فَسَأَلْتُهُ وَ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَ كُنْتَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّ فِي السَّرِقَةِ

Humeyd Bin ziyad, from Ubeydullah Bin Ahmad Al Naheyki, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from a number of companions, from Muhammad Bin Khalid Bin Abdullah Al Qasary who said, ‘I was at Al-Medina, so they came with a boy who had stolen. So I asked Abu Abdullah asws about it, so he asws said: ‘Ask him that when he stole, did he know

إِذَا قَذَفَ الْعَبْدُ الْحُرَّ جُلِدَ ثَمَانِينَ وَ قَالَ هَذَا مِنْ حُقُوقِ النَّاسِ.

Ali Bin Iibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad Bin Usman, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the slave slanders the free, he would be whipped eighty (lashes)’. And he asws said: ‘This is from the rights of the people’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَمْلُوكِ يَفْتَرِي عَلَى الْحُرِّ قَالَ يُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ زَنَى قَالَ يُجْلَدُ خَمْسِينَ.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘I asked him asws about the slave who fabricates upon the free. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped eighty (lashes)’. I said, ‘So if it was adultery?’ He asws said: ‘he would be whipped fifty (lashes)’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ عَبْدٍ افْتَرَى عَلَى حُرٍّ قَالَ يُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Muhammad Bin Al Fazeyl, from Abu Al Sabbah Al Kinany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a slave who fabricated upon a free. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped fifty (lashes)’.

تُجْلَدُ نِصْفَ حَدِّ الْحُرِّ كَانَ لَهَا زَوْجٌ أَوْ لَمْ يَكُنْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Haris Bin Al Ahowl, from Bureyd, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding the slave woman who committed adultery. He asws said: ‘She would be whipped half the Penalty ( Hadd ) of the free, whether she had a husband for her, or there did

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

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى- فَإِذا أُحْصِنَ‌[1] قَالَ إِحْصَانُهُنَّ أَنْ يُدْخَلَ بِهِنَّ قُلْتُ إِنْ لَمْ يُدْخَلْ بِهِنَّ أَ مَا عَلَيْهِنَّ حَدٌّ قَالَ بَلَى.

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 one of the two asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about the Words of Allah azwj the High [4:25] and when they are taken in marriage . He asws said: ‘Their being married is that

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَمَةٌ زَنَتْ قَالَ تُجْلَدُ خَمْسِينَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ عَادَتْ قَالَ تُجْلَدُ خَمْسِينَ قُلْتُ فَيَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْمُ فِي شَيْ‌ءٍ مِنَ الْحَالاتِ قَالَ إِذَا زَنَتْ ثَمَانَ مَرَّاتٍ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهَا الرَّجْمُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ صَارَ فِي ثَمَانِ مَرَّاتٍ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحُرَّ إِذَا زَنَى أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ وَ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ قُتِلَ فَإِذَا زَنَتِ الْأَمَةُ ثَمَانَ مَرَّاتٍ رُج

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Asbagh Bin Asbagh, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from Marwan Bin Muslim, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara, or from Bureyd Al Ajaly, the doubt is, from Muhammad who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘A slave woman commits adultery’. He asws said: ‘She would be whipped fifty’. I said, ‘So

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع كَانَتْ لِي جَارِيَةٌ فَزَنَتْ أَحُدُّهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَيَكُونُ ذَلِكَ فِي سِرٍّ لِحَالِ السُّلْطَانِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Bukeyr, from Anbasat Bin Mus’ab Al Aabid who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘There was a slave girl for me, so she commited adultery. Shall I (apply the) Penalty ( Hadd ) on her?’ He asws said: ‘Yes, but that should happen in secret, due to t

يُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ لِأَنَّهُ إِنَّمَا يُجْلَدُ لِحَقِّهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Musa Bin Bakr, from Zurara, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding an owned (slave) who slandered a married free woman. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped eighty (lashes) because, but rather he is being whipped for her rights’.

إِذَا زَنَى الْعَبْدُ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ فَإِنْ عَادَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ فَإِنْ عَادَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسِينَ إِلَى ثَمَانِي مَرَّاتٍ فَإِنْ زَنَى ثَمَانِيَ مَرَّاتٍ قُتِلَ وَ أَدَّى الْإِمَامُ قِيمَتَهُ إِلَى مَوْلَاهُ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Nasr, from Humeyd Bin Ziyad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the slave commits adultery, he would be whipped fifty (lashes). So if he repeats, he would be whipped fifty (lashes). So if he repeats, he would be whipped fifty (lashes), up to e

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

يُجْلَدُ فِي الْحَدِّ بِقَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the contracted (slave) who committed adultery. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped regarding the Penalty ( Hadd ) by the measurement of what he has been emancipated (librated) from it

يُجْلَدُ الْمُكَاتَبُ إِذَا زَنَى عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ فَإِنْ قَذَفَ الْمُحْصَنَةَ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ ثَمَانِينَ حُرّاً كَانَ أَوْ مَمْلُوكاً.

A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Khalid, from usman Bin Isa, from Sama’at who said, ‘The contracted (slave) would be whipped when he commits adultery, upon the measurement of what he has been emancipated from it. So if he were to slander a married woman, so upon him would be that he would be whip

يُجْلَدُ الْمُكَاتَبُ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا أُعْتِقَ مِنْهُ وَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّهُ يُجْلَدُ بِبَعْضِ السَّوْطِ وَ لَا يُجْلَدُ بِهِ كُلِّهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, Abu Ja’far asws has said: ‘The contracted (slave) would be whipped upon the measurement of what he has been emanicpated (librated) from it’. And he asws mentioned that he would be whipped with part of the whip and would not be

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

يُؤْخَذُ السَّوْطُ مِنْ نِصْفِهِ فَيُضْرَبُ بِهِ وَ كَذَلِكَ الْأَقَلُّ وَ الْأَكْثَرُ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, and from his father, from Ibn Abu Najran, altogether from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws similar to it, except that Yunus said, ‘The whip would be grabbed from its halfway, so he would whip with it, and similar to

يُضْرَبُ حَدَّ الْحُرِّ ثَمَانِينَ إِنْ أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً أَوْ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ زَنَى وَ هُوَ مُكَاتَبٌ وَ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ شَيْئاً مِنْ‌ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ قَالَ هُوَ حَقُّ اللَّهِ يُطْرَحُ عَنْهُ مِنَ الْحَدِّ خَمْسُونَ جَلْدَةً وَ يُضْرَبُ خَمْسِينَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hammad, from Suleyman Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having been asked about the contracted (slave) who fabricated upon a Muslim man. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped a Penalty (Hadd) of the free, eighty (lashes), whether he has paid