سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ لَوْ لَا مَا سَبَقَنِي بِهِ بَنِي الْخَطَّابِ مَا زَنَى إِلَّا شَقِيٌ[3].
“I once heard Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying that Ali (a.s.), would say, ‘Had Banu al-Khattab not prohibited al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) before (the beginning of my administration) no one would commit fornication except the wicked ones.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ هِيَ حَلَالٌ مُبَاحٌ مُطْلَقٌ لِمَنْ لَمْ يُغْنِهِ اللَّهُ بِالتَّزْوِيجِ فَلْيَسْتَعْفِفْ بِالْمُتْعَةِ[2] فَإِنِ اسْتَغْنَى عَنْهَا بِالتَّزْوِيجِ فَهِيَ مُبَاحٌ لَهُ إِذَا غَابَ عَنْهَا.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is lawful, permissible and available for those whom Allah has not made free of need for marriage, so he can maintain chastity by means of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage), and when he is free of such need by means of m
إِنَّ الْمُتْعَةَ الْيَوْمَ لَيْسَ كَمَا كَانَتْ قَبْلَ الْيَوْمِ إِنَّهُنَّ كُنَّ يَوْمَئِذٍ يُؤْمَنَّ وَ الْيَوْمَ لَا يُؤْمَنَّ فَاسْأَلُوا عَنْهُنَّ.
“Once, abu Ja‘far (a.s.), was asked about al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage). He (the Imam) said, ‘Al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) today is not like it was before this day. Women in those days believed in it but today they do not believe in it and you can ask them.”’
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْهَا يَعْنِي الْمُتْعَةَ فَقَالَ لِي حَلَالٌ فَلَا تَتَزَوَّجْ إِلَّا عَفِيفَةً[3] إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- وَ الَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حافِظُونَ[4] فَلَا تَضَعْ فَرْجَكَ حَيْثُ لَا تَأْمَنُ عَلَى دِرْهَمِكَ.
It is lawful but you must not marry except those who possess chastity; Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, says, “. . .those who protect their private organs. ”(23: 5) Therefore, do not marry one whom you cannot trust about your dirham.’”
سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَزَوَّجُ امْرَأَةً مُتْعَةً وَ يَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا يَطْلُبَ وَلَدَهَا فَتَأْتِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ بِوَلَدٍ فَشَدَّدَ فِي إِنْكَارِ الْوَلَدِ وَ قَالَ أَ يَجْحَدُهُ إِعْظَاماً لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَإِنِ اتَّهَمَهَا فَقَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَنْ تَتَزَوَّجَ إِلَّا مُؤْمِنَةً أَوْ مُسْلِمَةً فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ- ا
“A man once asked al-Rida’, Alayhi al-Salam, when I was listening, about the case of a man who married a woman in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) with the condition that he was not to support her child. She thereafter brought a child to him and he strongly denied the child. He (the Imam) said, ‘Does he
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ وَ لَا أَدْرِي مَا حَالُهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُهَا الرَّجُلُ مُتْعَةً قَالَ يَتَعَرَّضُ لَهَا فَإِنْ أَجَابَتْهُ إِلَى الْفُجُورِ فَلَا يَفْعَلْ[2].
‘He can propose unlawful activities; if she agreed, he then must stay away from her.’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْمُتْعَةِ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِذَا كَانَتْ عَارِفَةً قُلْنَا جُعِلْنَا فِدَاكَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ عَارِفَةً قَالَ فَاعْرِضْ عَلَيْهَا وَ قُلْ لَهَا فَإِنْ قَبِلَتْ فَتَزَوَّجْهَا وَ إِنْ أَبَتْ أَنْ تَرْضَى بِقَوْلِكَ فَدَعْهَا وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ الْكَوَاشِفَ وَ الدَّوَاعِيَ وَ الْبَغَايَا وَ ذَوَاتِ الْأَزْوَاجِ قُلْتُ مَا الْكَوَاشِفُ قَالَ اللَّوَاتِي يُكَاشِفْنَ وَ بُيُوتُهُنَّ مَعْ
"Yes, if she is knowledgeable." I said: "May I be sacrificed for you, and if she is not knowledgeable?" He said: "Then present the matter to her and say to her, if she accepts, then marry her; but if she refuses to accept your proposal, then leave her. Beware of the 'kawāshif', the 'dawāʿī', the 'baghayā', and the wome
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع- عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْحَسْنَاءِ الْفَاجِرَةِ هَلْ يَجُوزُ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَمَتَّعَ مِنْهَا يَوْماً أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَتْ مَشْهُورَةً بِالزِّنَا فَلَا يَتَمَتَّعْ مِنْهَا وَ لَا يَنْكِحْهَا.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a woman who was beautiful but was involved in indecent acts if it was permissible to form al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) with her for a day or more. He (the Imam) said, ’If she is known as a fornicator then al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) is not proper with her
لَا بُدَّ مِنْ أَنْ تَقُولَ فِي هَذِهِ الشُّرُوطِ أَتَزَوَّجُكِ مُتْعَةً كَذَا وَ كَذَا يَوْماً بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا دِرْهَماً نِكَاحاً غَيْرَ سِفَاحٍ عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص وَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَرِثِينِي وَ لَا أَرِثَكِ وَ عَلَى أَنْ تَعْتَدِّي خَمْسَةً وَ أَرْبَعِينَ يَوْماً وَ قَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ حَيْضَةً.
“He (the Imam) (a.s.), has said, ‘It is necessary that in marriage in the manner of al- Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) and its conditions one must say, “I form marriage with you in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) for so and so many days with such and such amount of dirham as mahr (dower), a marriage fre
تَقُولُ أَتَزَوَّجُكِ مُتْعَةً عَلَى كِتَابِ اللَّهِ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص نِكَاحاً غَيْرَ سِفَاحٍ وَ عَلَى أَنْ لَا تَرِثِينِي وَ لَا أَرِثَكِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا يَوْماً بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا دِرْهَماً وَ عَلَى أَنَّ عَلَيْكِ الْعِدَّةَ.
say, ‘I marry you in the manner of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) according to the book of Allah and the Sunnah of His Holy prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, a marriage which is not indecency and that you will not inherit me and I will not inherit
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ مُتْعَةً أَيَّاماً مَعْلُومَةً فَتَجِيئُهُ فِي بَعْضِ أَيَّامِهَا فَتَقُولُ إِنِّي قَدْ بَغَيْتُ قَبْلَ مَجِيئِي إِلَيْكَ بِسَاعَةٍ أَوْ بِيَوْمٍ هَلْ لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا وَ قَدْ أَقَرَّتْ لَهُ بِبَغْيِهَا قَالَ لَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَطَأَهَا[3].
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman in the form of al-Mut‘ah (advantageous marriage) for an appointed time and one day she comes to him and says that she has committed fornication just before an hour or day; if he can go to bed with her when she has
جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى عُمَرَ فَقَالَتْ إِنِّي زَنَيْتُ فَطَهِّرْنِي فَأَمَرَ بِهَا أَنْ تُرْجَمَ فَأُخْبِرَ بِذَلِكَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَقَالَ كَيْفَ زَنَيْتِ فَقَالَتْ مَرَرْتُ بِالْبَادِيَةِ فَأَصَابَنِي عَطَشٌ شَدِيدٌ فَاسْتَسْقَيْتُ أَعْرَابِيّاً فَأَبَى أَنْ يَسْقِيَنِي إِلَّا أَنْ أُمَكِّنَهُ مِنْ نَفْسِي فَلَمَّا أَجْهَدَنِي الْعَطَشُ وَ خِفْتُ عَلَى نَفْسِي سَقَانِي فَأَمْكَنْتُهُ مِنْ نَفْسِي فَقَال
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman came to ‘Umar and said, ‘I have committed fornication, so cleanse me/ He commanded to stone her to death ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), was asked about it and he asked, ‘How did you commit fornication?’ She replied, ‘I was passing through wilderness and I became thirsty sev
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْأَمَةِ تَتَزَوَّجُ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ أَهْلِهَا قَالَ يَحْرُمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَ هُوَ الزِّنَا.
A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr Al Bazanty, from Dawood Bin Al Husayn, from Abu Al Abbas who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the slave girl who gets married without a permission of her owner. He asws said: ‘It is Prohibited unto her and it would be the adulte
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الْأَمَةِ تَتَزَوَّجُ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ مَوَالِيهَا قَالَ يَحْرُمُ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْهَا وَ هُوَ زِنًى.
Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moalla Bin Muhammad, from one of his companions, from Aban, from Fazl Bin Abdul Malik who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the slave girl getting married without the permission of her masters. He asws said: ‘That is Prohibited unto her, and it is adultery’.
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لَا يُجَامِعِ الرَّجُلُ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ لَا جَارِيَتَهُ وَ فِي الْبَيْتِ صَبِيٌّ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ مِمَّا يُورِثُ الزِّنَا.
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘A man with his wife must not go to bed in a house where a child exits because it leads to fornication.
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ الَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا غَشِيَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ فِي الْبَيْتِ صَبِيٌّ مُسْتَيْقِظٌ يَرَاهُمَا وَ يَسْمَعُ كَلَامَهُمَا وَ نَفَسَهُمَا مَا أَفْلَحَ أَبَداً إِذَا كَانَ غُلَاماً كَانَ زَانِياً أَوْ جَارِيَةً كَانَتْ زَانِيَةً وَ كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِذَا أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغْشَى أَهْلَهُ أَغْلَقَ الْبَابَ وَ أَرْخَى السُّتُورَ وَ أَخْرَجَ الْخَدَمَ.
2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn ibn Zayd from his father who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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, ‘By the One
قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِذَا تَزَوَّجَ أَحَدُكُمْ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قُلْتُ لَا أَدْرِي قَالَ إِذَا هَمَّ بِذَلِكَ فَلْيُصَلِّ رَكْعَتَيْنِ وَ لْيَحْمَدِ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ- اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَتَزَوَّجَ فَقَدِّرْ لِي مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَعَفَّهُنَّ فَرْجاً وَ أَحْفَظَهُنَّ لِي فِي نَفْسِهَا وَ مَالِي وَ أَوْسَعَهُنَّ رِزْقاً وَ أَعْظَمَهُنَّ بَرَكَةً وَ قَدِّرْ لِي وَلَداً طَيِّباً تَجْع
3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from al-Qasim ibn Yahya from his grandfather, al-Hassan ibn Rashid from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, once asked me, ‘When one of you marries,
جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ص فَسَأَلَتْهُ عَنْ حَقِّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ فَخَبَّرَهَا ثُمَّ قَالَتْ فَمَا حَقُّهَا عَلَيْهِ قَالَ يَكْسُوهَا مِنَ الْعُرْيِ وَ يُطْعِمُهَا مِنَ الْجُوعِ وَ إِنْ أَذْنَبَتْ غَفَرَ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ فَلَيْسَ لَهَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْءٌ غَيْرُ هَذَا قَالَ لَا قَالَتْ لَا وَ اللَّهِ لَا تَزَوَّجْتُ أَبَداً ثُمَّ وَلَّتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص ارْجِعِي فَرَجَعَتْ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّه
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman came to the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and asked about the rights of a husband on a woman. He (the Messenger of Allah) informed her and then she asked about her right on him and he (the M
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَوْصَانِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِالْمَرْأَةِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي طَلَاقُهَا إِلَّا مِنْ فَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ.
“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, ‘Jibril advised me about women (so much) that I began to think of divorce as an improper act unless it is because of openly proven indecency.’”
سُئِلَ عَنِ الْقَرَامِلِ الَّتِي تَصْنَعُهَا النِّسَاءُ فِي رُءُوسِهِنَّ يَصِلْنَهُ بِشُعُورِهِنَّ فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ بِمَا تَزَيَّنَتْ بِهِ لِزَوْجِهَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ الْوَاصِلَةَ وَ الْمَوْصُولَةَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ هُنَاكَ إِنَّمَا لَعَنَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْوَاصِلَةَ وَ الْمَوْصُولَةَ الَّتِي تَزْنِي فِي شَبَابِهَا فَلَمَّا كَبِرَتْ قَادَتِ النِّسَاءَ إِلَى
“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), was asked about loops and knots that women form out of their hairs on their head and join it with their hairs. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful if it is for beautification before her husband.’ I then asked, ‘We are told that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and
لَمَّا فَتَحَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص مَكَّةَ بَايَعَ الرِّجَالَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النِّسَاءُ يُبَايِعْنَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- يا أَيُّهَا النَّبِيُّ إِذا جاءَكَ الْمُؤْمِناتُ يُبايِعْنَكَ عَلى أَنْ لا يُشْرِكْنَ بِاللَّهِ شَيْئاً وَ لا يَسْرِقْنَ وَ لا يَزْنِينَ وَ لا يَقْتُلْنَ أَوْلادَهُنَ وَ لا يَأْتِينَ بِبُهْتانٍ يَفْتَرِينَهُ بَيْنَ أَيْدِيهِنَّ وَ أَرْجُلِهِنَ وَ لا يَعْصِينَكَ فِي مَعْرُوفٍ فَبايِعْ
“When the Messenger of Allah (sw) liberated Makkah, men pledged allegiance; then women came to pledge allegiance; and Allah, most Majestic and most Glorious, said, ‘O Prophet, when believing women come to pledge allegiance with you not to call anything as partner of Allah, not to steal, not to commit fornication, not t
إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى غَيُورٌ[4]- يُحِبُّ كُلَّ غَيُورٍ وَ لِغَيْرَتِهِ حَرَّمَ الْفَوَاحِشَ ظَاهِرَهَا وَ بَاطِنَهَا.
“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Allah, most High, is Vigilant (protective of His cause) and He loves every vigilant one and due to His vigilance He has made both apparent and hidden indecency unlawful. ’”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الدَّلْكِ قَالَ نَاكِحُ نَفْسِهِ لَا شَيْءَ عَلَيْهِ[3].
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about one’s playing to cause his semen to discharge. He (the Imam) said, ‘He is like going to bed with himself and there is no punishment on him (but it is like fornication as regards to sinfulness).”’
كُلُّ مَا أَنْزَلَ بِهِ الرَّجُلُ مَاءَهُ فِي هَذَا وَ شِبْهِهِ فَهُوَ زِنًى.
“About the case of a man who engages in sexual intercourse with animals or causes his semen to discharge, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Whenever a man causes his semen to discharge in this or that way it is fornication.’”
إِنَّ أَشَدَّ النَّاسِ عَذَاباً يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رَجُلٌ أَقَرَّ نُطْفَتَهُ فِي رَحِمٍ يَحْرُمُ عَلَيْهِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘On the Day of Judgment of the people the one who suffers the most intense suffering is one who places his seed in the womb of one who with whom going to bed is unlawful.’”
قَالَ أَبُو إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع اتَّقِ الزِّنَا فَإِنَّهُ يَمْحَقُ الرِّزْقَ وَ يُبْطِلُ الدِّينَ.
“Abu Ibrahim (a.s.), has said, ‘Stay away from fornication, it destroys one’s sustenance and invalidates one’s religion.’”
لِلزَّانِي سِتُّ خِصَالٍ ثَلَاثٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ ثَلَاثٌ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَمَّا الَّتِي فِي الدُّنْيَا فَيَذْهَبُ بِنُورِ الْوَجْهِ وَ يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ يُعَجِّلُ الْفَنَاءَ وَ أَمَّا الَّتِي فِي الْآخِرَةِ فَسَخَطُ الرَّبِّ وَ سُوءُ الْحِسَابِ وَ الْخُلُودُ فِي النَّارِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has narrated from his father who has said that one who commits fornication faces six troubling issues, of which three are in this world and three in the next life. In this world it takes away light and beauty from his face, brings poverty and quicker death. In the next life, it is the anger of A
وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص إِذَا كَثُرَ الزِّنَا مِنْ بَعْدِي كَثُرَ مَوْتُ الْفَجْأَةِ.
When people after me will commit fornication in increasing numbers the number of deaths suddenly will also increase.’””
كُنْتُ عِنْدَ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ ع فَجَاءَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ إِنِّي مُبْتَلًى بِالنِّسَاءِ فَأَزْنِي يَوْماً وَ أَصُومُ يَوْماً فَيَكُونُ ذَا كَفَّارَةً لِذَا فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيُّ بْنُ الْحُسَيْنِ ع إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ أَحَبَّ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ أَنْ يُطَاعَ وَ لَا يُعْصَى فَلَا تَزْنِ وَ لَا تَصُمْ فَاجْتَذَبَهُ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع إِلَيْهِ فَأَخَذَ بِيَدِهِ فَقَالَ يَا
“Once I was with Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), when a man came and said, ‘O abu Muhammad, I am addicted to women. One day I commit fornication and the other day I fast; if this can become expiation for the sin.’ Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), said, ‘There is not anything more beloved to Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, than
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع إِنِّي مُبْتَلًى بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى الْمَرْأَةِ الْجَمِيلَةِ فَيُعْجِبُنِي النَّظَرُ إِلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لِي يَا عَلِيُّ لَا بَأْسَ إِذَا عَرَفَ اللَّهُ مِنْ نِيَّتِكَ الصِّدْقَ وَ إِيَّاكَ وَ الزِّنَا فَإِنَّهُ يَمْحَقُ الْبَرَكَةَ وَ يُهْلِكُ الدِّينَ.
“I once said to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), ‘I am addicted to looking at beautiful women and I like looking at them. He (the Imam) said, ‘O Ali, it is not unlawful if Allah finds that your intention is truthful, but you must remain on your guard against fornication because it destroys bounties and invalidates religion.’”
اجْتَمَعَ الْحَوَارِيُّونَ إِلَى عِيسَى ع فَقَالُوا لَهُ يَا مُعَلِّمَ الْخَيْرِ أَرْشِدْنَا فَقَالَ لَهُمْ إِنَّ مُوسَى كَلِيمَ اللَّهِ ع أَمَرَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِاللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَاذِبِينَ وَ أَنَا آمُرُكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَحْلِفُوا بِاللَّهِ كَاذِبِينَ وَ لَا صَادِقِينَ قَالُوا يَا رُوحَ اللَّهِ زِدْنَا فَقَالَ إِنَّ مُوسَى نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ ع أَمَرَكُمْ أَنْ لَا تَزْنُوا وَ أَنَا آمُرُكُمْ أَنْ لَا
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Once the disciples of Jesus gathered around him and said, “O teacher of goodness teach us guidance.” Jesus said to them, “Moses has commanded you not to falsely swear by Allah and I command you not to swear even in a truthful manner.” They said, “O Spirit of Allah, please give us more
قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِابْنِهِ يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَزْنِ فَإِنَّ الطَّائِرَ لَوْ زَنَى لَتَنَاثَرَ رِيشُهُ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Ya’qub said to his son, ‘O son, do not commit fornication; even if a bird commits fornication it loses its feathers.’”
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص فِي الزِّنَا خَمْسُ خِصَالٍ يَذْهَبُ بِمَاءِ الْوَجْهِ وَ يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ يَنْقُصُ الْعُمُرَ وَ يُسْخِطُ الرَّحْمَنَ وَ يُخَلِّدُ فِي النَّارِ نَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ النَّارِ.
9. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz ibn ‘Abd Allah from al-Fudayl ibn Yasar who has said the following: “Abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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
قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَ لَا أُخْبِرُكُمْ بِكِبْرِ الزِّنَا قَالُوا بَلَى قَالَ هِيَ امْرَأَةٌ تُوطِئُ فِرَاشَ زَوْجِهَا فَتَأْتِي بِوَلَدٍ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ فَتُلْزِمُهُ زَوْجَهَا فَتِلْكَ الَّتِي لَا يُكَلِّمُهَا اللَّهُ وَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَا يُزَكِّيهَا وَ لَهَا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin once said, ‘Can I tell you about how great the sin of fornication is?’ They replied, ‘Yes, please tell us about it.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a woman who allows someone other than her husband to go to bed with her; then gives birth thereby to a child and makes h
ذَكَرْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الْمَنْكُوحَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ يُبْلِي اللَّهُ بِهَذَا الْبَلَاءِ أَحَداً وَ لَهُ فِيهِ حَاجَةٌ إِنَّ فِي أَدْبَارِهِمْ أَرْحَاماً مَنْكُوسَةً وَ حَيَاءُ أَدْبَارِهِمْ كَحَيَاءِ الْمَرْأَةِ قَدْ شَرِكَ فِيهِمُ ابْنٌ لِإِبْلِيسَ يُقَالُ لَهُ زَوَالٌ فَمَنْ شَرِكَ فِيهِ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ كَانَ مَنْكُوحاً وَ مَنْ شَرِكَ فِيهِ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ كَانَتْ مِنَ الْمَوَارِدِ وَ الْعَ
“Once I mentioned before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), one who allows sexual intercourse in his anus. He (the Imam) said, ‘If Allah finds someone of any use at all He does not allow him to become involved in allowing sexual intercourse in his anus. In behind such people there is something like a womb of women upside down. The
سَأَلَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ أَنْ أَسْتَأْذِنَ لَهَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَدَخَلَتْ وَ مَعَهَا مَوْلَاةٌ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- زَيْتُونَةٍ لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَ لا غَرْبِيَّة[1] مَا عَنَى بِهَذَا فَقَالَ أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَمْ يَضْرِبِ الْأَمْثَالَ لِلشَّجَرِ إِنَّمَا ضَرَبَ الْأَمْثَالَ لِبَنِي آدَمَ سَلِي عَمَّا تُرِيدِينَ فَقَالَتْ أ
“A woman asked me to ask abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), for permission to visit him (the Imam). Permission was given and she came with her slave-girl and asked, ‘O abu ‘Abd Allah, what is the meaning of the word of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, “. . . the olive tree which is not eastern or western.’” (24:35) He (the Ima
سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ أَوْ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع- عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ تُسَاحِقُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ كَانَ مُتَّكِئاً فَجَلَسَ فَقَالَ مَلْعُونَةٌ الرَّاكِبَةُ وَ الْمَرْكُوبَةُ وَ مَلْعُونَةٌ حَتَّى تَخْرُجَ مِنْ أَثْوَابِهَا الرَّاكِبَةُ وَ الْمَرْكُوبَةُ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى وَ الْمَلَائِكَةَ وَ أَوْلِيَاءَهُ يَلْعَنُونَهُمَا وَ أَنَا وَ مَنْ بَقِيَ فِي أَصْلَابِ الرِّجَالِ وَ أَرْحَامِ النِّسَ
4. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from his father from Ali ibn al-Qasim from Ja’far ibn Muhammad from al- Husayn ibn Ziyad from Ya’qub ibn Ja’far who has said the following: “Once, a man asked abu ‘Abd Allah, or abu Ibrahim, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about women who practice women homosexuality (lesbi
لَمَّا أَقَامَ الْعَالِمُ الْجِدَارَ أَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى إِلَى مُوسَى ع أَنِّي مُجَازِي الْأَبْنَاءِ بِسَعْيِ الْآبَاءِ إِنْ خَيْراً فَخَيْرٌ وَ إِنْ شَرّاً فَشَرٌّ لَا تَزْنُوا فَتَزْنِيَ نِسَاؤُكُمْ وَ مَنْ وَطِئَ فِرَاشَ امْرِئٍ مُسْلِمٍ وُطِئَ فِرَاشُهُ كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ[1].
1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Khalid from Sharif ibn Sabiq or a man from Sharif from al-Fadl ibn abu Qurrah who has said the following: “When the scholar built the wall Allah, most Blessed, most High, sent revelation to Moses that said, ‘I recompense sons for the hard works of
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَا أَقْبَحَ بِالرَّجُلِ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَى بِالْمَكَانِ الْمُعْوِرِ[2] فَيُدْخَلَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيْنَا وَ عَلَى صَالِحِي أَصْحَابِنَا يَا مُفَضَّلُ أَ تَدْرِي لِمَ قِيلَ مَنْ يَزْنِ يَوْماً يُزْنَ بِهِ[3] قُلْتُ لَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ قَالَ إِنَّهَا كَانَتْ بَغِيٌّ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ كَانَ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ رَجُلٌ يُكْثِرُ الِاخْتِلَافَ إِلَيْهَا فَلَمَّا كَانَ فِي آخِرِ مَا أَتَاهَ
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘How ugly of a man it is being seen in an imperfect (sinful) place, then impose it on us or the righteous ones of our people. O Mufaddal, do you know why it is said, ‘If one commits fornication one day it will be committed against him.’ I replied, ‘No, I pray to Allah to keep my soul i
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص تَزَوَّجُوا إِلَى آلِ فُلَانٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ عَفُّوا فَعَفَّتْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ وَ لَا تَزَوَّجُوا إِلَى آلِ فُلَانٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ بَغَوْا فَبَغَتْ نِسَاؤُهُمْ وَ قَالَ مَكْتُوبٌ فِي التَّوْرَاةِ أَنَا اللَّهُ قَاتِلُ الْقَاتِلِينَ وَ مُفْقِرُ الزَّانِينَ أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ لَا تَزْنُوا فَتَزْنِيَ نِسَاؤُكُمْ كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ.
4. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from abu al-‘Abbas al-Kufiy and Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Amr ibn ‘ Uthman from ‘Abd Allah al-Dihqan from Durust from ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said the following: “The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and hi
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بَرُّوا آبَاءَكُمْ يَبَرَّكُمْ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَ عِفُّوا عَنْ نِسَاءِ النَّاسِ تَعِفَّ نِسَاؤُكُمْ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Be kind to your parents, your children will be kind to you, maintain chastity toward people’s women; your women will maintain chastity.’”
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْعَفَافِ وَ تَرْكِ الْفُجُورِ.
“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, ‘You must maintain chastity and you must stay away from sinful deeds.”’
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ مَا مِنْ عِبَادَةٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ عِفَّةِ بَطْنٍ وَ فَرْجٍ.
“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘No worship is better than maintaining chastity in matters of one’s stomach and genitals organs.’”
كَانَ مَلِكٌ فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ وَ كَانَ لَهُ قَاضٍ وَ لِلْقَاضِي أَخٌ وَ كَانَ رَجُلَ صِدْقٍ وَ لَهُ امْرَأَةٌ قَدْ وَلَدَتْهَا الْأَنْبِيَاءُ فَأَرَادَ الْمَلِكُ أَنْ يَبْعَثَ رَجُلًا فِي حَاجَةٍ فَقَالَ لِلْقَاضِي ابْغِنِي رَجُلًا ثِقَةً فَقَالَ مَا أَعْلَمُ أَحَداً أَوْثَقَ مِنْ أَخِي فَدَعَاهُ لِيَبْعَثَهُ فَكَرِهَ ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ وَ قَالَ لِأَخِيهِ إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ أَنْ أُضَيِّعَ امْرَأَتِي فَعَزَمَ عَلَيْه
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘In banu Israel there was a king who had a judge who had a brother who was truthful and had a wife who had given birth to prophets. The king decided to send a person for a certain task so he asked his judge to find for him a reliable person. The judge said, ‘I do not know anyone more t
قَالا مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَ هُوَ يُصِيبُ حَظّاً مِنَ الزِّنَى فَزِنَى الْعَيْنَيْنِ النَّظَرُ وَ زِنَى الْفَمِ الْقُبْلَةُ وَ زِنَى الْيَدَيْنِ اللَّمْسُ صَدَّقَ الْفَرْجُ ذَلِكَ أَمْ كَذَّبَ[1]
“Abu Ja‘far, and abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, have said, ‘There is no one without a share in fornication. Fornication of the eyes is looking, of the mouth is kissing, of hands is touching, regardless if the genital organs materialize it or not.’”
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.’”
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.’”
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.’”
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