Modesty & Chastity

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ فِي امْرَأَةٍ مَجْنُونَةٍ زَنَتْ فَحَبِلَتْ قَالَ هِيَ مِثْلُ السَّائِبَةِ[1] لَا تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَهَا وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا رَجْمٌ وَ لَا جَلْدٌ وَ لَا نَفْيٌ وَ قَالَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ أَقَرَّتْ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا أَنَّهُ اسْتَكْرَهَهَا رَجُلٌ عَلَى نَفْسِهَا قَالَ هِيَ مِثْلُ السَّائِبَةِ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسَهَا فَلَوْ شَاءَ قَتَلَهَا فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا جَلْدٌ وَ لَا نَفْيٌ وَ لَا رَجْمٌ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, fromMuhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws having said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws said regarding an insane woman who committed adultery, so she became pregnant’. He asws said: ‘She is similar to Al-Sa’aiba (unconditionall

إِنَّهَا لَا تَمْلِكُ أَمْرَهَا وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ.

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 either) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) regarding an insane woman who committed adultery. He asws said: ‘She had no control over her affair, and there is nothing up

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا زَنَى الْمَجْنُونُ أَوِ الْمَعْتُوهُ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مُحْصَناً رُجِمَ قُلْتُ وَ مَا الْفَرْقُ بَيْنَ الْمَجْنُونِ وَ الْمَجْنُونَةِ وَ الْمَعْتُوهِ وَ الْمَعْتُوهَةِ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّمَا تُؤْتَى وَ الرَّجُلُ يَأْتِي وَ إِنَّمَا يَزْنِي إِذَا عَقَلَ كَيْفَ يَأْتِي اللَّذَّةَ وَ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِنَّمَا تُسْتَكْرَهُ وَ يُفْعَلُ بِهَا وَ هِيَ لَا تَعْقِلُ مَا يُف

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman, from Ibrahim Bin Al Fazal, from Aban Bin Taglub who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘When the insane or the feeble minded man commits adultery, he would be whipped by the Penalty ( Hadd ), and if he was married, would be stoned’. I said, ‘And what is the difference

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَزْنِي فِي الْيَوْمِ الْوَاحِدِ مِرَاراً كَثِيرَةً قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ زَنَى بِامْرَأَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ كَذَا وَ كَذَا مَرَّةً فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ وَ إِنْ هُوَ زَنَى بِنِسْوَةٍ شَتَّى فِي يَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ وَ فِي سَاعَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهِ فِي كُلِّ امْرَأَةٍ فَجَرَ بِهَا حَدّاً[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Baseer, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about the man who committed adultery many times in one day. So he asws said: ‘If he has committed adultery with one woman,

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا زَنَى الرَّجُلُ فَجُلِدَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَنْفِيَهُ مِنَ الْأَرْضِ الَّتِي جُلِدَ فِيهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهَا فَإِنَّمَا عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُخْرِجَهُ مِنَ الْمِصْرِ الَّذِي جُلِدَ فِيهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Zurara, from Sama’at who said, ‘Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘When the man commits adultery, so he is whipped, it is befitting for the Imam asws that he asws exiles him from the land wherein he was whipped to other than it. But rather, it is upon the Imam asws than he

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الزَّانِي إِذَا زَنَى أَ يُنْفَى قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ مِنَ الَّتِي جُلِدَ فِيهَا إِلَى غَيْرِهَا.

Yunus, from Ibn Muskan, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about the adulterer when he commits adultery, should he be exiled?’ So he asws said: ‘Yes, from (the city) in which he was whipped to other than it’.

إِنْ كَانَتِ الْبَهِيمَةُ لِلْفَاعِلِ ذُبِحَتْ فَإِذَا مَاتَتْ أُحْرِقَتْ بِالنَّارِ وَ لَمْ يُنْتَفَعْ بِهَا وَ ضُرِبَ هُوَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً رُبُعَ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ إِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ الْبَهِيمَةُ لَهُ قُوِّمَتْ فَأُخِذَ ثَمَنُهَا مِنْهُ وَ دُفِعَ إِلَى صَاحِبِهَا وَ ذُبِحَتْ وَ أُحْرِقَتْ بِالنَّارِ وَ لَمْ يُنْتَفَعْ بِهَا وَ ضُرِبَ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً فَقُلْتُ وَ مَا ذَنْبُ الْبَهِيمَةِ فَق

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Salih Bin Abu Hammad, from one of his companions, from Yunus, from Abdullah Bin Sinan, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , and Al-Husayn Bin Khalid, from Abu Al-Hassan Al-Reza asws , and Sabbah Al-Haza’a, from Is’haq Bin Ammar from Abu Ibrahim asws (7 th Imam asws ), regarding the man

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَنَّ الْفِرْيَةَ ثَلَاثَةٌ يَعْنِي ثَلَاثَ وُجُوهٍ إِذْ رَمَى الرَّجُلُ الرَّجُلَ بِالزِّنَى وَ إِذَا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّهُ زَانِيَةٌ وَ إِذَا دُعِيَ لِغَيْرِ أَبِيهِ فَذَلِكَ فِيهِ حَدٌّ ثَمَانُونَ.

Ali Bin Ibrhim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abdullah Bin Sinan who said, Abu Abdullah asws said: ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws judged that the fabrications are three, meaning three aspects of it – when the man accuses the man with the adultery, and when he says that his mother is an adulteress, and when he claims

يُجْلَدُ هُوَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ سُنَّةِ نَبِيِّهِ ص قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْذِفُ الْجَارِيَةَ الصَّغِيرَةَ فَقَالَ لَا يُجْلَدُ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَدْرَكَتْ أَوْ قَارَبَتْ‌[1].

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Abdul Rahman Bin Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding the man who slander the man with the adultery. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped, and it is in the Book of Allah azwj Mighty and Majestic an

لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَى قَالَ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ حَيَّةً شَاهِدَةً ثُمَ‌ جَاءَتْ تَطْلُبُ حَقَّهَا ضُرِبَ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ غَائِبَةً انْتُظِرَ بِهَا حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ فَتَطْلُبَ حَقَّهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ مَاتَتْ وَ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ مِنْهَا إِلَّا خَيْرٌ ضُرِبَ الْمُفْتَرِي عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Hakam Al A’ama and Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who said to a man, ‘O son of the done with’, meaning the adultery. He asws said

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ وَ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ زَنَتْ فَأَتَتْ بِوَلَدٍ وَ أَقَرَّتْ عِنْدَ إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ بِأَنَّهَا زَنَتْ وَ أَنَّ وَلَدَهَا ذَلِكَ مِنَ الزِّنَى فَأُقِيمَ عَلَيْهَا الْحَدُّ وَ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ الْوَلَدَ نَشَأَ حَتَّى صَارَ رَجُلًا فَافْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ رَجُلٌ هَلْ يُجْلَدُ مَنِ افْتَرَى عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ يُجْلَدُ وَ لَا يُجْلَدُ فَقُلْتُ كَيْفَ يُجْلَدُ وَ لَا يُجْلَدُ فَقَالَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Amro Bin Usman Al Khazaz, from Al Fazl Bin Ismail Al Hashimy, from his father who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws and Abu Al-Hassan asws about a woman who committed adultery, so she came with a child, and accepted in the presence of an Imam of the Muslims, of her having committed

فِي رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَى قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ حَيَّةً شَاهِدَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ تَطْلُبُ حَقَّهَا ضُرِبَ ثَمَانِينَ‌ جَلْدَةً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ غَائِبَةً انْتُظِرَ بِهَا حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ فَتَطْلُبَ حَقَّهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ مَاتَتْ وَ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ مِنْهَا إِلَّا خَيْرٌ ضُرِبَ الْمُفْتَرِي عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً[1].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al Hakam Al A’ama and Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said regarding a man who said to a man, ‘O son of the (sexually) active’, meaning the adultery. He asws said: ‘If his mother was alive, present, the

إِنْ قَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ الَّذِي قُلْتُ لَكَ حَقٌّ لَمْ يُجْلَدْ[1] وَ إِنْ قَذَفَهُ بِالزِّنَى بَعْدَ مَا جُلِدَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ وَ إِنْ قَذَفَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ بِعَشْرِ قَذَفَاتٍ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ إِلَّا حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Ayoub and Ibn Bakeyr, from Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding the man who slanders the man, so he is whipped, and he repeats the slander against him. He asws said: ‘If he says to him, ‘That which I said to you was true’, he would not be whipped; and if he we

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَذَفَ عَبْداً مُسْلِماً بِالزِّنَى لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا خَيْراً لَضَرَبْتُهُ الْحَدَّ حَدَّ الْحُرِّ إِلَّا سَوْطاً.

Ibn Mahboub, from Abdul Aziz, from Ubeyd Bin Zurara who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying: ‘If they come up to me asws with a man who slandered a Muslim servant with the adultery, not being known from him except for the goodness, I asws would strike him with the Penalty ( Hadd ), a Penalty ( Hadd ) of the free (m

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْتَقَ نِصْفَ جَارِيَتِهِ ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا بِالزِّنَى قَالَ فَقَالَ أَرَى عَلَيْهِ خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ يَسْتَغْفِرَ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ فِعْلِهِ‌[3] قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ جَعَلَتْهُ‌ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ قَذْفِهِ إِيَّاهَا وَ عَفَتْ عَنْهُ قَالَ لَا ضَرْبَ عَلَيْهِ إِذَا عَفَتْ عَنْهُ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ تَرْفَعَهُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Hamza Bin Humran, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who emancipated (librated) half of his slave girl, then accused her with the adultery. So he asws said: ‘

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع- عَنْ ثَلَاثَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالزِّنَى وَ قَالُوا الْآنَ نَأْتِي بِالرَّابِعِ قَالَ يُجْلَدُونَ حَدَّ الْقَاذِفِ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ‌[1].

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, altogether from Ibn Mahboub, from Naeem Bin Ibrahim, from Abbad Al basry who said, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about three testimonies upon a man, with the adultery, and they said, ‘We will now be coming with the fourth’. He asws said: ‘The

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا أَكُونُ أَوَّلَ الشُّهُودِ الْأَرْبَعَةِ عَلَى الزِّنَى أَخْشَى أَنْ يَنْكُلَ بَعْضُهُمْ فَأُجْلَدَ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Najran, from Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws : ‘Amir Al Momineen asws said: ‘May I asws not be the first of the witnessed upon the adultery, for fear that one of them might withdraw, so I asws would be whipped’.

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَةٌ أَنَّهُ زَنَى بِفُلَانَةَ وَ شَهِدَ الرَّابِعُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَدْرِي بِمَنْ زَنَى قَالَ لَا يُجْلَدُ وَ لَا يُرْجَمُ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Ahmad Bin Al Hassan, from Amro Bin Saeed, from Musaddaq Bin Sadaqa, from Ammar Bin Musa, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man against whom three testified that he had committed adultery with so and so woman, and the fourth

أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَيْنَ الرَّابِعُ فَقَالُوا الْآنَ يَجِي‌ءُ فَقَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع حُدُّوهُمْ فَلَيْسَ فِي الْحُدُودِ نَظِرَةُ سَاعَةٍ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al Nowfaly, from Al Sakuny, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , from his asws father asws regarding three witnesses upon one man with the adultery. So Amir Al-Momineen asws said: ‘Where is the fourth?’ So they said, ‘He is coming just now’. So Amir Al-Momineen asws sai

لِامْرَأَتِهِ يَا زَانِيَةُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ لِقَذْفِهِ إِيَّاهَا وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ فَلَا حَدَّ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ شَهَادَاتٍ بِالزِّنَى عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn and Abu Ayoub, form Muhammad Bin Muslim, (It has been narrated) from Abu Ja’far asws regarding a man who said to his wife, ‘O adulteress, I have committed adultery with you’. He asws said: ‘Upon him is one Penalty ( Hadd ) d

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ فَتَلَاعَنَا ثُمَّ قَذَفَهَا بَعْدَ مَا تَفَرَّقَا أَيْضاً بِالزِّنَى أَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ قَالَ نَعَمْ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Safwan, from Shuayb, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who accused his wife, so he cursed, then accused her after the separation as well, with the adultery, is there a Penalty ( Hadd ) upon him?’ He

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ ابْنَهُ بِالزِّنَى قَالَ لَوْ قَتَلَهُ مَا قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَذَفَهُ لَمْ يُجْلَدْ لَهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ قَذَفَ أَبُوهُ أُمَّهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ قَذَفَهَا وَ انْتَفَى مِنْ وَلَدِهَا تَلَاعَنَا وَ لَمْ يُلْزَمْ ذَلِكَ الْوَلَدَ الَّذِي انْتَفَى مِنْهُ وَ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً قَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَالَ لِابْنِهِ وَ أُمُّهُ حَيَّةٌ يَا ابْنَ الزَّانِيَة

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Mahboub, from Al A’ala Bin Razeyn, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about a man who accused his son with the adultery. He asws said: ‘Had he (father) killed him, he would not be killed due to it, and if he has accused him, he would not be whipped f

ذَلِكَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ وَ قَالَ لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ‌[1] ضَمِنَ السَّرِقَةَ وَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ وَ قَالَ لَا يُرْجَمُ الزَّانِي حَتَّى يُقِرَّ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِالزِّنَى إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ شُهُودٌ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ تُرِكَ وَ لَمْ يُرْجَمْ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Jameel Bin Darraj, from one of our companions, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ) regarding a man who accepted upon himself with the adultery, four times, and he was marriied, that he would he be stoned until he die

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

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)’.

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

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

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

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

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

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

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ عَبْدٍ مَمْلُوكٍ قَذَفَ حُرّاً قَالَ يُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ هَذَا مِنْ حُقُوقِ النَّاسِ فَأَمَّا مَا كَانَ مِنْ حُقُوقِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنَّهُ يُضْرَبُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ قُلْتُ الَّذِي مِنْ حُقُوقِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا هُوَ قَالَ إِذَا زَنَى أَوْ شَرِبَ خَمْراً فَهَذَا مِنَ الْحُقُوقِ الَّتِي يُضْرَبُ فِيهَا نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Sayf Bin Umeyr, from Abu Bakr Al Hazramy who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws about an owned slave who slandered a free (person). He asws said: ‘He would be whipped eighty (lashes). This is from the rights of the people. So as for what was fr

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي الْعَبِيدِ وَ الْإِمَاءِ إِذَا زَنَى أَحَدُهُمْ أَنْ يُجْلَدَ خَمْسِينَ جَلْدَةً إِنْ كَانَ مُسْلِماً أَوْ كَافِراً أَوْ نَصْرَانِيّاً وَ لَا يُرْجَمَ وَ لَا يُنْفَى.

Ali, from his father, 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 the slave men and the slave women when one of them commited adultery, that he would be whipped eighty lashes whether he was a Muslim,

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلَيْنِ قَدْ قَذَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ بِالزِّنَى فِي بَدَنِهِ فَدَرَأَ عَنْهُمَا الْحَدَّ وَ عَزَّرَهُمَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad Al hannat who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah asws saying, ‘They came to Amir Al-Momineen asws with two men, each one of them had slandered his companion with the adultery in his body. So he asws staved off the Penalty ( Hadd ) from both

قَالَ لِي سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ إِنِّي أَرَى لَكَ مِنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مَنْزِلَةً فَسَلْهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ زَنَى وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ إِنْ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ مَاتَ مَا تَقُولُ فِيهِ فَسَأَلْتُهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةُ مِنْ تِلْقَاءِ نَفْسِكَ أَوْ قَالَ لَكَ إِنْسَانٌ أَنْ تَسْأَلَنِي عَنْهَا فَقُلْتُ سُفْيَانُ الثَّوْرِيُّ سَأَلَنِي أَنْ أَسْأَلَكَ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص‌ أ

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ibn Mahboub and Muhammad Bin Ismail Bin Bazie, from Hanan Bin Sudeyr, from Yahya Bin Abbad Al Makky who said, ‘Sufyan said to me, ‘I see for you having a status from Abu Abdullah asws , so ask him asws about a man who commits adultery and he is sick. If the Pena

قَالَ: أُتِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِرَجُلٍ دَمِيمٍ قَصِيرٍ قَدْ سُقِيَ بَطْنُهُ وَ قَدْ دَرَّتْ عُرُوقُ بَطْنِهِ قَدْ فَجَرَ بِامْرَأَةٍ فَقَالَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ مَا عَلِمْتُ بِهِ إِلَّا وَ قَدْ دَخَلَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَ زَنَيْتَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَ لَمْ يَكُنْ أُحْصِنَ فَصَعَّدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بَصَرَهُ وَ خَفَضَهُ ثُمَّ دَعَا بِعِذْقٍ فَعَدَّهُ مِائَةً ثُمَّ ضَرَبَهُ بِشَمَارِيخِهِ‌[4].

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa, from Yunus, from Aban Bin Usman, from Abu Al Abbas, Abu Abdullah asws has said: ‘They came to Rasool-Allah saww with a short, ugly man who had illness in his belly, and the veins of his belly had turned around. He had been immoral with a woman, so she said, ‘I did not know of him

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع رَجُلٌ دَعَوْنَاهُ إِلَى جُمْلَةِ مَا نَحْنُ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ جُمْلَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ زَنَى وَ أَكَلَ الرِّبَا وَ لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ لَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ أُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ إِذَا جَهِلَهُ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ أَنَّهُ قَدْ كَانَ أَقَرَّ بِتَحْرِيمِهَا.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Abu Ayoub Al Khazzaz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far asws , ‘We invited a man to the entirety of what we are upon, from the entirety of Al-Islam, so he accepted with it, then he drank the wine, and commited adultery, and consum

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ لَوْ وَجَدْتُ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْعَجَمِ أَقَرَّ بِجُمْلَةِ الْإِسْلَامِ لَمْ يَأْتِهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ التَّفْسِيرِ زَنَى أَوْ سَرَقَ أَوْ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ لَمْ أُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ إِذَا جَهِلَهُ إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةٌ أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَقَرَّ بِذَلِكَ وَ عَرَفَهُ.

Ali, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from the one who reported it, from Abu Ubeyda who said, ‘Abu Ja’far asws said: ‘If I asws were to find a man from the non-Arabs who accepted with the entirety of Al-Islam, not been given anything from the explanation of adultery, or theft, or drinking the wine, I asws would not

إِذَا صَلَحَ وَ عُرِفَ مِنْهُ أَمْرٌ جَمِيلٌ لَمْ يُقَمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدُّ- قَالَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ أَمْراً قَرِيباً لَمْ يُقَمْ قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ خَمْسَةَ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ أَقَلَّ مِنْهُ وَ قَدْ ظَهَرَ أَمْرٌ جَمِيلٌ لَمْ يُقَمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحُدُودُ. وَ رُوِيَ ذَلِكَ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا ع.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Hadeed and Ibn Abu Umeyr, altogether from Jameel Bin Darraj, from a man, (It has been narrated) from one of the two (5 th or 6 th Imam asws ), regarding a man who steals, or drinks the wine, or commits adultery, so he was not know to be with that and he was not

إِنْ تَابَ فَمَا عَلَيْهِ شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ إِنْ وَقَعَ فِي يَدِ الْإِمَامِ أَقَامَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ إِنْ عَلِمَ مَكَانَهُ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ.

Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from one of his companions, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man upon whom the proof is established of his having commited adultery, then he flees before he is whipped. He asws said: ‘So if he repents, th

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا قَالَ لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَى وَ كَانَ لِلْمَقْذُوفِ أَخٌ لِأَبِيهِ وَ أُمِّهِ فَعَفَا أَحَدُهُمَا عَنِ الْقَاذِفِ وَ أَرَادَ أَحَدُهُمَا أَنْ يُقَدِّمَهُ إِلَى الْوَالِي وَ يَجْلِدَهُ أَ كَانَ ذَلِكَ لَهُ فَقَالَ أَ لَيْسَ أُمُّهُ هِيَ أُمَّ الَّذِي عَفَا قُلْتُ نَعَمْ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الْعَفْوَ إِلَيْهِمَا جَمِيعاً إِذَا كَانَتْ أُمُّهُمَ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, form his father and Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, altogether from Al Hassan Bin Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Ammar Al Sabaty who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘If a man says to a man, ‘O son of the ‘sexually active’, meaning the adultery, and for the slandered one

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ زَنَتْ فَحَبِلَتْ فَلَمَّا وَلَدَتْ قَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا سِرّاً قَالَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةَ [جَلْدَةٍ] لِقَتْلِهَا وَلَدَهَا وَ تُرْجَمُ لِأَنَّهَا مُحْصَنَةٌ قَالَ وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ غَيْرِ ذَاتِ بَعْلٍ زَنَتْ فَحَبِلَتْ فَقَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا سِرّاً قَالَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةً لِأَنَّهَا زَنَتْ وَ تُجْلَدُ مِائَةً لِأَنَّهَا قَتَلَتْ وَلَدَهَا.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Aslam Al Jabaly, form Aasim Bin Humeyd, from Muhammad Bin Qays, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Ja’far asws about a woman who was with a husband, committed adultery, so she became pregnant. So when she gave birth, she killer her child secretly. He asw

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الزِّنَى أَشَرُّ أَوْ شُرْبُ الْخَمْرِ وَ كَيْفَ صَارَ فِي الْخَمْرِ ثَمَانِينَ وَ فِي الزِّنَى مِائَةً فَقَالَ يَا إِسْحَاقُ الْحَدُّ وَاحِدٌ وَ لَكِنْ زِيدَ هَذَا لِتَضْيِيعِهِ النُّطْفَةَ وَ لِوَضْعِهِ إِيَّاهَا فِي غَيْرِ مَوْضِعِهَا الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بِهِ.

Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Abu Abdullah Al Razy, from Al Hassan Bin Ali Bin Abu Hamza, from Abu Abdullah Al Momin, from Is’haq Bin Ammar who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah asws , ‘Is the adulterer more evil or drinker of the wine? And how did eighty lashes come to be with regards to the wine, and a hundred regarding adult

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ الْوَاجِبُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَزْنِي أَوْ يَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ أَنْ يُقِيمَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ وَ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَى بَيِّنَةٍ مَعَ نَظَرِهِ لِأَنَّهُ أَمِينُ اللَّهِ‌ فِي خَلْقِهِ وَ إِذَا نَظَرَ إِلَى رَجُلٍ يَسْرِقُ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَزْبُرَهُ‌[1] وَ يَنْهَاهُ وَ يَمْضِيَ وَ يَدَعَهُ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ ذَاكَ قَالَ لِأَنَّ الْحَقَّ إِذَا كَانَ لِلَّهِ فَالْوَاجِبُ عَل

Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad Al Mahmoudy, from his father, from Yunus, from Al Husayn Bin Khalid, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying: ‘It is Obligatory upon the Imam asws when he asws finds a man committing adultery, or drinking the wine, that he asws should esta

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِخَمْسَةِ نَفَرٍ أُخِذُوا فِي الزِّنَى فَأَمَرَ أَنْ يُقَامَ عَلَى كُلِّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمُ الْحَدُّ وَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع حَاضِراً فَقَالَ يَا عُمَرُ لَيْسَ هَذَا حُكْمَهُمْ قَالَ فَأَقِمْ أَنْتَ عَلَيْهِمُ الْحُكْمَ فَقَدَّمَ وَاحِداً مِنْهُمْ فَضَرَبَ عُنُقَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّانِيَ فَرَجَمَهُ وَ قَدَّمَ الثَّالِثَ فَضَرَبَهُ الْحَدَّ وَ قَدَّمَ الرَّابِعَ فَضَرَبَهُ نِصْفَ الْحَدِّ وَ قَدّ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Al Waleed, from Muhammad Bin Al Furaat, from Al Asbagh Bin Nubata, raising it, said, ‘They came to Umar with five people who had committed adultery. So he ordered that the Penalty ( Hadd ) be established upon each one of them, and Amir Al-Momineen asws was present. So

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ سَارِقٍ دَخَلَ عَلَى امْرَأَةٍ لِيَسْرِقَ مَتَاعَهَا فَلَمَّا جَمَعَ الثِّيَابَ تَابَعَتْهُ نَفْسُهُ فَكَابَرَهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فَوَاقَعَهَا فَتَحَرَّكَ ابْنُهَا فَقَامَ فَقَتَلَهُ بِفَأْسٍ كَانَ مَعَهُ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ حَمَلَ الثِّيَابَ وَ ذَهَبَ لِيَخْرُجَ حَمَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ بِالْفَأْسِ فَقَتَلَتْهُ فَجَاءَ أَهْلُهُ يَطْلُبُونَ بِدَمِهِ مِنَ الْغَدِ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع اقْضِ عَلَى

Ali, from his father, from Muhammad Bin Hafs, from Abdullah Bin Talha, (The narrator) says, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah asws him asws about a male thief who entered upon a woman in order to steal her belongings. So when he gathered the clothes, he followed his soul, so he overcame her and fell upon her. So her son stirred, s

إِنْ قَالَ الرَّابِعُ وَهَمْتُ ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ غُرِّمَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالَ تَعَمَّدْتُ قُتِلَ‌[1].

“This is about the case of four men who testify against al-Muhsin (married male) to have committed fornication; then one of them retracts his testimony after the man is executed. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If the fourth cites doubt, he is subjected to penalty, but if he says it was intentional then he is put to

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ أَرْبَعَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالزِّنَى فَلَمَّا قُتِلَ رَجَعَ أَحَدُهُمْ عَنْ شَهَادَتِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ يُقْتَلُ الرَّابِعُ وَ يُؤَدِّي الثَّلَاثَةُ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْبَاعِ الدِّيَةِ.

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of four witnesses who testify against a man to have committed fornication and when he is executed, one of them retracts his testimony. He (the Imam) said, ‘The fourth one among them is executed and the other three must pay three-fourth of wergild to his family of the