Modesty & Chastity

فِي أَرْبَعَةٍ شَهِدُوا عَلَى رَجُلٍ أَنَّهُ زَنَى فَرُجِمَ ثُمَّ رَجَعُوا وَ قَالُوا قَدْ وَهَمْنَا يُلْزَمُونَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالُوا إِنَّا تَعَمَّدْنَا قَتَلَ أَيَّ الْأَرْبَعَةِ شَاءَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ وَ رَدَّ الثَّلَاثَةُ ثَلَاثَةَ أَرْبَاعِ الدِّيَةِ إِلَى أَوْلِيَاءِ الْمَقْتُولِ الثَّانِي وَ يُجْلَدُ الثَّلَاثَةُ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمْ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ إِنْ شَاءَ وَلِيُّ الْمَقْتُولِ أَنْ يَقْتُ

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Al Mukhtar Bin Muhammad Bin Al Mukhtar and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Abdullah Bin Al Hassan Al Alawy, bothe together from Al Fatah Bin Yazeed Al Jarjany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws regarding four who testified upon a man that he had committed adultery. So he was stoned. Then

إِنْ قَالَ الرَّابِعُ أَوْهَمْتُ ضُرِبَ الْحَدَّ وَ غُرِّمَ الدِّيَةَ وَ إِنْ قَالَ تَعَمَّدْتُ قُتِلَ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn Mahbub from certain persons of his people who has narrated the following: “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 A

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.

5. Ibn Mahbub has narrated from Ibrahim ibn Nu’aym al-’Azdiy who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, 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 four

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شَهَادَةِ النِّسَاءِ فَقَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ وَحْدَهُنَّ عَلَى مَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ يَنْظُرُونَ إِلَيْهِ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهَا فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ رَجُلَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعِ ن

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the testimony of women. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable in matters in which men cannot become a witness. It is acceptable about marriage if there is a man with them, but it is not acceptable in divorce or blood (life) except that it is acceptable in the penalty for forni

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ع قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِي نِكَاحٍ أَوْ طَلَاقٍ أَوْ فِي رَجْمٍ قَالَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ لَيْسَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ

“I once asked abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), if testimony of women is acceptable in marriage or divorce or stoning. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is acceptable in matters which men cannot witness (look at) and there is no man with them. Their testimony in marriage is acceptable if there is a man with them; and their testimo

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ أَنْ يَنْظُرُوا إِلَيْهِ وَ يَشْهَدُوا عَلَيْهِ وَ تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي النِّكَاحِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ وَ تَجُوزُ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَى إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةُ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَانِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ إِذَا كَانَ رَجُلَانِ وَ أَرْبَعُ نِسْوَةٍ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُنَّ فِي الرَّجْمِ.

“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘Testimony of women is acceptable in matters where men cannot witness and look to bear witness thereof. Testimony of women is acceptable about marriage but not about divorce or blood (life) and it is acceptable about the penalty for fornication if there are three men and two

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ أَنَّ أَرْبَعَةً شَهِدُوا عِنْدِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ بِالزِّنَى وَ فِيهِمْ وَلَدُ الزِّنَى لَحَدَدْتُهُمْ جَمِيعاً لِأَنَّهُ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَتُهُ وَ لَا يَؤُمُّ النَّاسَ.

“I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, ‘If four men among whom one is born out of wedlock testify before me against a man for fornication I will execute penalty on them all because his testimony is not acceptable and he cannot lead the people in Salat (prayer).’”

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

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

الْحُكْمُ حُكْمَانِ حُكْمُ اللَّهِ وَ حُكْمُ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ وَ قَدْ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ مَنْ أَحْسَنُ مِنَ اللَّهِ حُكْماً لِقَوْمٍ يُوقِنُونَ‌[1] وَ اشْهَدُوا عَلَى زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ لَقَدْ حَكَمَ فِي الْفَرَائِضِ بِحُكْمِ الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Judgments and laws are of two kinds: the judgment of Allah and the judgment of ignorance. Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, has said, “. . . who is a better judge than Allah for a believing people.” (5:59) You all must bear testimony that Zayd ibn Thabit issued a judgment in matters of

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بِامْرَأَةٍ تَزَوَّجَهَا شَيْخٌ فَلَمَّا أَنْ وَاقَعَهَا مَاتَ عَلَى بَطْنِهَا فَجَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فَادَّعَى بَنُوهُ أَنَّهَا فَجَرَتْ وَ تَشَاهَدُوا عَلَيْهَا فَأَمَرَ بِهَا عُمَرُ أَنْ تُرْجَمَ فَمَرَّ بِهَا عَلِيٌّ ع فَقَالَتْ يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنَّ لِي حُجَّةً قَالَ هَاتِي حُجَّتَكِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُعْلِمُكُمْ بِيَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا وَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once a woman was brought before ‘Umar who was married to an old man who when going to bed with her had died on her belly. When she gave birth to a boy, his sons claimed that she has committed fornication and presented testimony against her. ‘Umar commanded to stone her to death. Al

أُتِيَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ بِجَارِيَةٍ قَدْ شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهَا أَنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ كَانَ مِنْ قِصَّتِهَا أَنَّهَا كَانَتْ يَتِيمَةً عِنْدَ رَجُلٍ وَ كَانَ الرَّجُلُ كَثِيراً مَا يَغِيبُ عَنْ أَهْلِهِ فَشَبَّتِ الْيَتِيمَةُ فَتَخَوَّفَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا زَوْجُهَا فَدَعَتْ بِنِسْوَةٍ حَتَّى أَمْسَكْنَهَا فَأَخَذَتْ عُذْرَتَهَا بِإِصْبَعِهَا فَلَمَّا قَدِمَ زَوْجُهَا مِنْ غَيْبَتِهِ رَمَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ

Once a girl was brought before ‘Umar ibn al-Khattab and testimony was presented against her for committing fornication. Her story was that she was an orphan with a man who very often remained absent from his family. The orphan girl matured and the woman feared her husband’s being attracted to the young girl. She called

كُلُّ يَمِينٍ حَلَفَ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ لَا يَفْعَلَهَا مِمَّا لَهُ فِيهِ مَنْفَعَةٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ فَلَا كَفَّارَةَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنَّمَا الْكَفَّارَةُ فِي أَنْ يَحْلِفَ الرَّجُلُ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَزْنِي وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَشْرَبُ الْخَمْرَ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَسْرِقُ وَ اللَّهِ لَا أَخُونُ وَ أَشْبَاهِ هَذَا وَ لَا أَعْصِي ثُمَّ فَعَلَ فَعَلَيْهِ الْكَفَّارَةُ فِيهِ.

“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said, ‘Every act for which one takes an oath not to do it and the act is beneficial in this and in the hereafter, there is no expiation for it. Kaffarah (expiation) becomes obligatory when one takes an oath and says, ‘By Allah I will not commit fornication, by Allah I will not drink wine, by All

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ وَ ذُكِرَ هَؤُلَاءِ عِنْدَهُ وَ سُوءُ حَالِ الشِّيعَةِ عِنْدَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنِّي سِرْتُ مَعَ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْمَنْصُورِ[5] وَ هُوَ فِي مَوْكِبِهِ وَ هُوَ عَلَى فَرَسٍ وَ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ خَيْلٌ وَ مِنْ خَلْفِهِ خَيْلٌ وَ أَنَا عَلَى حِمَارٍ إِلَى جَانِبِهِ فَقَالَ لِي يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَدْ كَانَ فَيَنْبَغِي لَكَ أَنْ تَفْرَحَ بِمَا أَعْطَانَا اللَّهُ مِنَ الْقُوَّةِ وَ فَتَحَ لَن

Abu Abdullah (asws) said, and those in his (asws) presence mention the bad condition of the Shiites in his (asws) presence – So he (asws) said: ‘I (asws) was walking with Abu Ja’far Al-Mansour, and he was in his procession, and he was upon a horse and in front him were horsemen and behind him were horsemen, and I (asws

الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي عَلَا فَاسْتَعْلَى وَ دَنَا فَتَعَالَى وَ ارْتَفَعَ فَوْقَ كُلِّ مَنْظَرٍ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ خَاتَمُ النَّبِيِّينَ وَ حُجَّةُ اللَّهِ عَلَى الْعَالَمِينَ مُصَدِّقاً لِلرُّسُلِ الْأَوَّلِينَ وَ كَانَ بِالْمُؤْمِنِينَ رَءُوفاً رَحِيماً فَصَلَّى اللَّهُ وَ مَلَائِكَتُهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَى آلِهِ أ

‘Amir-ul-Momineen (asws), when they had pledged allegiance to him (asws) after the killing of Usman, ascended the Pulpit, so he (asws) said: ‘Praise be to Allah (azwj) Who is High and thus all is in His (azwj) possession and He (azwj) is Closer than any in the view. And I (asws) hereby testify that there is no god but

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ وَ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ مُتَّكِئاً[3]- قَالَ وَ قَدْ كَانَ يَبْلُغُنَا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ يُكْرَهُ فَجَعَلْتُ أَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِ فَدَعَانِي إِلَى طَعَامِهِ فَلَمَّا فَرَغَ قَالَ يَا مُحَمَّدُ لَعَلَّكَ تَرَى‌ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص مَا رَأَتْهُ عَيْنٌ وَ هُوَ يَأْكُلُ وَ هُوَ مُتَّكِئٌ مِنْ أَنْ بَعَثَهُ اللَّهُ إِلَى أَنْ قَبَضَهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ رَدَّ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ فَقَالَ لَا وَ اللَّه

‘I came up to Abu Ja’far (asws) one day and (I felt that) he was resting (upon something) whilst eating, and he had been telling us that it is undesirable. So I looked at him, so he called me over to eat with him. When he had finished, he said: ‘O Muhammad, you had been thinking that no eye had seen the Rasulallah (saw

لَا يُبَالِي النَّاصِبُ صَلَّى أَمْ زَنَى‌[5] وَ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ نَزَلَتْ فِيهِمْ- عامِلَةٌ ناصِبَةٌ تَصْلى‌ ناراً حامِيَةً[1].

Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘It does not matter whether the hostile one (Al-Nasibi) Prays or commits adultery (it’s the same), and this is the Verse which has been Revealed regarding them: “[88:3] Labouring, (hostile one) [88:4] Entering into burning fire”.

الْحَزْمُ فِي الْقَلْبِ‌[4] وَ الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْغِلْظَةُ فِي الْكَبِدِ وَ الْحَيَاءُ فِي الرِّيَةِ. وَ - فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ لِأَبِي جَمِيلَةَ الْعَقْلُ مَسْكَنُهُ فِي الْقَلْبِ.

218. Muhammad Bin yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Isa, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad Bin Abu Nasr, and Al-Hassan Bin Ali Bin Fazzaal, from Abu Jameela, who has narrated the following: Abu Abdullah (asws) said: ‘الْحَزْمُ’ Firmness is in the heart, and the ‘الرَّحْمَةُ وَ الْغِلْظَةُ’ compassion and the harshness is in the

قَالَ أَبِي يَوْماً وَ عِنْدَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ مَنْ مِنْكُمْ تَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ جَمْرَةً فِي كَفِّهِ فَيُمْسِكَهَا حَتَّى تَطْفَأَ قَالَ فَكَاعَ النَّاسُ كُلُّهُمْ وَ نَكَلُوا[6] فَقُمْتُ وَ قُلْتُ يَا أَبَتِ أَ تَأْمُرُ أَنْ أَفْعَلَ فَقَالَ لَيْسَ إِيَّاكَ عَنَيْتُ إِنَّمَا أَنْتَ مِنِّي وَ أَنَا مِنْكَ بَلْ إِيَّاهُمْ أَرَدْتُ قَالَ وَ كَرَّرَهَا ثَلَاثاً ثُمَّ قَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ الْوَصْفَ وَ أَقَلَّ الْف

"One day my father (Ali b. al-Hussein (a.s)) said in the presence of his companions: ‘Which one of you is good enough to hold a burning ember in his hand and extinguish it by squeezing it?’ All the people were silent and stressed out. So I stood up and said: ‘O father! Do you command me to do it?’ So he said: ‘It is no

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِنَّ وَلَدَ الزِّنَا يُسْتَعْمَلُ إِنْ عَمِلَ خَيْراً جُزِئَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ عَمِلَ شَرّاً جُزِئَ بِهِ.

‘The one of adulterous birth should (also) perform deeds. If his deeds are good he would be Recompensated for it, and if his deeds are evil he would be Recompensed for it’.

نَحْنُ أَصْلُ كُلِّ خَيْرٍ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِنَا كُلُّ بِرٍّ فَمِنَ الْبِرِّ التَّوْحِيدُ وَ الصَّلَاةُ وَ الصِّيَامُ وَ كَظْمُ الْغَيْظِ وَ الْعَفْوُ عَنِ الْمُسِي‌ءِ وَ رَحْمَةُ الْفَقِيرِ وَ تَعَهُّدُ الْجَارِ وَ الْإِقْرَارُ بِالْفَضْلِ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ عَدُوُّنَا أَصْلُ كُلِّ شَرٍّ وَ مِنْ فُرُوعِهِمْ كُلُّ قَبِيحٍ وَ فَاحِشَةٍ فَمِنْهُمُ الْكَذِبُ وَ الْبُخْلُ وَ النَّمِيمَةُ وَ الْقَطِيعَةُ وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَ أَك

Abu Abdullah (asws) has said; ‘We (asws) are the origin of every good, and from our (asws) branches is every righteousness, So, from the righteousness is ‘التَّوْحِيدُ’ Oneness (Al-Tauheed), and the Prayer, and the Fasts, and suppression of the anger, and the pardoning others, and being merciful to the poor, and being

لَمَّا رَأَى إِبْرَاهِيمُ ع‌ مَلَكُوتَ السَّماواتِ وَ الْأَرْضِ‌[1] الْتَفَتَ فَرَأَى رَجُلًا يَزْنِي فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ فَمَاتَ ثُمَّ رَأَى آخَرَ فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِ فَمَاتَ حَتَّى رَأَى ثَلَاثَةً فَدَعَا عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَاتُوا فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ إِلَيْهِ يَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ إِنَّ دَعْوَتَكَ مُجَابَةٌ فَلَا تَدْعُ عَلَى عِبَادِي فَإِنِّي لَوْ شِئْتُ لَمْ أَخْلُقْهُمْ إِنِّي خَلَقْتُ خَلْقِي عَلَى ثَلَاثَةِ أَصْن

Abu Abdullah (asws) having said: ‘When Ibrahim (as) saw the Kingdom of the Heavens and the earth, he (as) turned and saw a man committing adultery. So he (as) supplicated against him. He died. Then he (as) saw another one. He (as) supplicated against him, so he died as well, to the extent that he (as) saw a third one,

كَانَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع فِي الْمَسْجِدِ الْحَرَامِ فَذَكَرَ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ وَ دَوْلَتَهُمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ إِنَّمَا نَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ صَاحِبَهُمْ وَ أَنْ يُظْهِرَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ هَذَا الْأَمْرَ عَلَى يَدَيْكَ فَقَالَ مَا أَنَا بِصَاحِبِهِمْ وَ لَا يَسُرُّنِي أَنْ أَكُونَ صَاحِبَهُمْ إِنَّ أَصْحَابَهُمْ‌[3] أَوْلَادُ الزِّنَا إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَخْلُقْ مُنْذُ خَلَقَ ال

Abu Ja’far (asws) was in the Sacred Masjid. So there was a mention of the Clan of Umayya and their government. Some of his (asws) companions said to him (asws), ‘We hope that you (asws) will become their master and that Allah (azwj) will Display this Command upon your (asws) hands’. So he (asws) said: ‘I (asws) am not

بَيْنَا أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ جَالِسٌ مَعَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَنَفِيَّةِ- إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ يَا مُحَمَّدُ- ائْتِنِي بِإِنَاءٍ مِنْ مَاءٍ أَتَوَضَّأْ لِلصَّلَاةِ فَأَتَاهُ مُحَمَّدٌ بِالْمَاءِ

وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَيْفَ لَا يُوجِبُ الْغُسْلَ وَ الْحَدُّ يَجِبُ فِيهِ‌[3] وَ قَالَ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْمَهْرُ وَ الْغُسْلُ.

Hadith.185 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) would say: 'How can ghusl (ritual bathing) not be obligatory when the Hadd (prescribed punishment) is applicable in such a case (if it is adultery)?". Imam (as) said: 'The dowry and ghusl become obligatory upon him’

كُلُّ مَا كَانَ فِي كِتَابِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى مِنْ ذِكْرِ حِفْظِ الْفَرْجِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الزِّنَا إِلَّا فِي هَذَا الْمَوْضِعِ فَإِنَّهُ لِلْحِفْظِ مِنْ أَنْ يُنْظَرَ إِلَيْهِ.

Hadith.235 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Exalted: "Tell the believing men to lower their gaze and guard their private parts; that is purer for them." (Surah An-Nur, 24:30). Imam (as) said: 'Every mention of guarding the private parts in the Book of Allah (swt), t

وَ قَالَ ع- بِئْسَ الْبَيْتُ الْحَمَّامُ يَهْتِكُ السِّتْرَ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالْحَيَاءِ.

Hadith.238 - Imam (as) said: 'The bathhouse is an undesirable place; it removes coverings (privacy) and takes away modesty.'

لَا تَتَّكِ فِي الْحَمَّامِ فَإِنَّهُ يُذِيبُ شَحْمَ الْكُلْيَتَيْنِ وَ لَا تُسَرِّحْ فِي الْحَمَّامِ فَإِنَّهُ يُرَقِّقُ الشَّعْرَ وَ لَا تَغْسِلْ رَأْسَكَ بِالطِّينِ فَإِنَّهُ يُسَمِّجُ الْوَجْهَ وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ يَذْهَبُ بِالْغَيْرَةِ وَ لَا تَدَلَّكْ بِالْخَزَفِ فَإِنَّهُ يُورِثُ الْبَرَصَ وَ لَا تَمْسَحْ وَجْهَكَ بِالْإِزَارِ فَإِنَّهُ يَذْهَبُ بِمَاءِ الْوَجْهِ[1]. وَ رُوِيَ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ طِينُ مِصْرَ وَ خَز

إِنَّ فِي الْخِضَابِ أَجْراً وَ الْخِضَابُ وَ التَّهْيِئَةُ[2] مِمَّا يَزِيدُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي عِفَّةِ النِّسَاءِ وَ لَقَدْ تَرَكَتْ نِسَاءٌ الْعِفَّةَ بِتَرْكِ أَزْوَاجِهِنَّ التَّهْيِئَةَ فَقَالَ لَهُ بَلَغَنَا أَنَّ الْحِنَّاءَ تَزِيدُ فِي الشَّيْبِ فَقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْ‌ءٍ يَزِيدُ فِي الشَّيْبِ وَ الشَّيْبُ يَزِيدُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ‌[3].

Hadith.276 - Al-Hasan ibn al-Jahm entered upon Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) who had dyed his hair with black dye. Imam (as) said: "Indeed, there is a reward in dyeing. Dyeing and grooming are among those things which increase the chastity of women, and some women have abandoned chastity because their

نَعَمْ.

Hadith.481 - Hisham ibn Salim asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about whether the funeral prayer should be offered for one who drinks alcohol, commits adultery (zina), or steals if they pass away. Imam (as) replied: "Yes."

وَ كُلُّ عَيْنٍ بَاكِيَةٌ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَ أَعْيُنٍ عَيْنٌ بَكَتْ مِنْ خَشْيَةِ اللَّهِ وَ عَيْنٌ غُضَّتْ عَنْ مَحَارِمِ اللَّهِ وَ عَيْنٌ بَاتَتْ سَاهِرَةً فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ‌[1].

Hadith.942 -”All eyes will shed tears on the Day of Judgment except for three types of eyes: an eye that wept out of the fear of Allah (swt), an eye that was lowered (in modesty) from what Allah (swt) has forbidden, and an eye that stayed awake guarding in the cause of Allah (swt).”

خَمْسَةٌ لَا يَؤُمُّونَ النَّاسَ وَ لَا يُصَلُّونَ بِهِمْ صَلَاةً فَرِيضَةً فِي جَمَاعَةٍ الْأَبْرَصُ وَ الْمَجْذُومُ وَ وَلَدُ الزِّنَا وَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ حَتَّى يُهَاجِرَ وَ الْمَحْدُودُ[4].

"Five people should not lead others in prayer nor should they lead them in a congregational obligatory prayer: the person with leprosy (abrāṣ), the person with a skin disease (majdhūm), the child of adultery (walad al-zina), the Bedouin (a‘rābī) until he migrates, and the person who has been subjected to the legal puni

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ لَا يُصَلِّيَنَّ أَحَدُكُمْ خَلْفَ الْأَجْذَمِ وَ الْأَبْرَصِ وَ الْمَجْنُونِ وَ الْمَحْدُودِ وَ وَلَدِ الزِّنَا وَ الْأَعْرَابِيُّ لَا يَؤُمُّ الْمُهَاجِرَ[5].

Hadith.1105 - The Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "None of you should pray behind a person with a mutilated limb (al-ajdham), a person with leprosy (al-abrāṣ), a person with a mental disorder (al-majnūn), a person who has been subjected to a legal punishment (al-maḥdūd), the child of adulter

إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى يُحِبُّ الْمُدَاعِبَ فِي الْجَمَاعَةِ بِلَا رَفَثٍ الْمُتَوَحِّدَ بِالْفِكْرِ الْمُتَخَلِّيَ بِالْعِبَرِ السَّاهِرَ بِالصَّلَاةِ[4]

إِذَا فَشَتْ أَرْبَعَةٌ ظَهَرَتْ أَرْبَعَةٌ إِذَا فَشَا الزِّنَى ظَهَرَتِ الزَّلَازِلُ وَ إِذَا أُمْسِكَتِ الزَّكَاةُ هَلَكَتِ الْمَاشِيَةُ وَ إِذَا جَارَ الْحُكَّامُ فِي الْقَضَاءِ أُمْسِكَ الْقَطْرُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ إِذَا خُفِرَتِ الذِّمَّةُ[1] نُصِرَ الْمُشْرِكُونَ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

"When four things become widespread, four other things will appear: when fornication spreads, earthquakes will manifest; when Zakat (charity) is withheld, livestock will perish; when rulers act unjustly in judgments, rain will be withheld from the sky; and when agreements and covenants are broken, the polytheists will

لِجَابِرٍ[2] يَا جَابِرُ مَنْ دَخَلَ عَلَيْهِ شَهْرُ رَمَضَانَ فَصَامَ نَهَارَهُ وَ قَامَ وِرْداً مِنْ لَيْلِهِ وَ حَفِظَ فَرْجَهُ وَ لِسَانَهُ وَ غَضَّ بَصَرَهُ وَ كَفَّ أَذَاهُ خَرَجَ مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ كَيَوْمَ وَلَدَتْهُ أُمُّهُ قَالَ جَابِرٌ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا أَحْسَنَ هَذَا مِنْ حَدِيثٍ قَالَ مَا أَشَدَّ هَذَا مِنْ شَرْطٍ

وَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ إِنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى كَرِهَ لِي سِتَّ خِصَالٍ وَ كَرِهْتُهُنَّ لِلْأَوْصِيَاءِ مِنْ وُلْدِي وَ أَتْبَاعِهِمْ مِنْ بَعْدِي أَحَدُهَا الرَّفَثُ فِي الصَّوْمِ‌[1].

Hadith.1856 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Indeed, Allah (swt), Blessed and Exalted, has disliked six traits for me, and I have disliked them for the successors from among my progeny and their followers after me. One of them is indecency during fasting."

نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا تُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ السَّتْرَ[3].

Hadith.2631 - Muhammad ibn Ali al-Halabi asked Imam (as) about a woman in Ihram: "Can she wear trousers (sarawil)?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes, as she intends by that to maintain modesty."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ الْأَحْوَلِ عَنْ سَلَّامِ بْنِ الْمُسْتَنِيرِ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ‌ لِمَنِ اتَّقَى الرَّفَثَ وَ الْفُسُوقَ وَ الْجِدَالَ وَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ فِي إِحْرَامِهِ‌[2].

Hadith.3017 - In a narration from Ibn Mahbub, from Abu Ja'far al-Ahwal, from Salam ibn al-Mustaneer, from Abu Ja'far (as), he said: "For the one who avoids indecency (rafath), wrongdoing (fisq), argumentation (jidal), and whatever Allah (swt) has prohibited for him during his state of ihram."

حَقُّ اللَّهِ الْأَكْبَرُ[3] عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَعْبُدَهُ وَ لَا تُشْرِكَ بِهِ شَيْئاً فَإِذَا فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ

فَرُفِعَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَلَمْ يَدْرِ كَيْفَ يَقْضِي فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لِلرَّجُلِ اذْهَبْ بِهَا إِلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي طَالِبٍ فَأَتَوْا عَلِيّاً وَ قَصُّوا عَلَيْهِ الْقِصَّةَ فَقَالَ لِامْرَأَةِ الرَّجُلِ أَ لَكِ بَيِّنَةٌ قَالَتْ نَعَمْ هَؤُلَاءِ جِيرَانِي‌[2] يَشْهَدْنَ عَلَيْهَا بِمَا أَقُولُ فَأَخْرَجَ عَلِيٌّ ع السَّيْفَ مِنْ غِمْدِهِ وَ طَرَحَهُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ ثُمَّ أَمَرَ بِكُلِّ وَ

A woman was brought before Umar ibn al-Khattab, and witnesses testified against her that she had committed adultery. Her story was that she was an orphan raised in the house of a man who had a wife. The man would frequently be away from home. The orphan grew up to be beautiful, and the man's wife feared that her husban

يَا ابْنَ عَمِّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِنِّي مَظْلُومَةٌ وَ هَذِهِ حُجَّتِي فَقَالَ هَاتِي حُجَّتَكِ فَدَفَعَتْ إِلَيْهِ كِتَاباً فَقَرَأَهُ فَقَالَ هَذِهِ الْمَرْأَةُ تُعْلِمُكُمْ بِيَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا وَ يَوْمَ وَاقَعَهَا وَ كَيْفَ كَانَ جِمَاعُهُ لَهَا[2] رُدُّوا الْمَرْأَةَ فَلَمَّا كَانَ مِنَ الْغَدِ دَعَا عَلِيٌّ ع بِصِبْيَانٍ يَلْعَبُونَ أَتْرَابٍ‌[3] وَ فِيهِمُ ابْنُهَا فَقَالَ لَهُمُ الْعَبُوا فَلَعِبُوا حَتَّى إِ

A woman was brought before Umar ibn al-Khattab. She had married an old man who died while lying on top of her after consummating the marriage. Later, she gave birth to a child. The old man's sons accused her of adultery and testified against her. Umar ordered that she be stoned. As they were leading her away, they pass

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع بِمَ تُعْرَفُ عَدَالَةُ الرَّجُلِ بَيْنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ حَتَّى تُقْبَلَ شَهَادَتُهُ لَهُمْ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ أَنْ تَعْرِفُوهُ بِالسِّتْرِ[2] وَ الْعَفَافِ- وَ كَفِّ الْبَطْنِ وَ الْفَرْجِ وَ الْيَدِ وَ اللِّسَانِ‌[3] وَ تُعْرَفُ بِاجْتِنَابِ الْكَبَائِرِ الَّتِي أَوْعَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهَا النَّارَ مِنْ شُرْبِ الْخُمُورِ وَ الزِّنَا وَ الرِّبَا وَ عُقُوقِ الْوَالِدَيْنِ وَ ا

I asked Abu Abdullah (as): "By what means is the righteousness ('Adalah) of a man among the Muslims recognized, so that his testimony may be accepted for or against them?" Imam (as) replied: "It is recognized by his modesty and chastity, by his restraint over his stomach, private parts, hands, and tongue, and by his av

وَ يُكْرَهُ شَهَادَةُ الْأَجِيرِ لِصَاحِبِهِ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِشَهَادَتِهِ لِغَيْرِهِ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا لَهُ عِنْدَ مُفَارَقَتِهِ‌[2].

"There is no harm in the testimony of a guest if he is chaste and upright." Imam (as) also said: "The testimony of an employee for his employer is disliked, but there is no harm in his testimony for someone else, and there is no harm in his testimony for the employer after leaving his service."

شَكَكْتُ فِي شَهَادَتِي قَالَ عَلَيْهِ الدِّيَةُ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ قَالَ شَهِدْتُ عَلَيْهِ مُتَعَمِّداً قَالَ يُقْتَلُ‌[2].

Hadith.3305 - And it was narrated by Misma' Kardin from Abu Abdullah (as), regarding four witnesses who testified against a man for adultery, and he was stoned. Then one of them retracted and said: "I doubted my testimony." Imam (as) said: "He must pay the blood money." I said: What if he said: "I testified against him

تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ فِيمَا لَا يَسْتَطِيعُ الرِّجَالُ النَّظَرَ إِلَيْهِ‌[4] وَ تَجُوزُ فِي النِّكَاحِ إِذَا كَانَ مَعَهُنَّ رَجُلٌ- وَ لَا تَجُوزُ فِي الطَّلَاقِ وَ لَا فِي الدَّمِ وَ تَجُوزُ فِي حَدِّ الزِّنَا- إِذَا كَانَ ثَلَاثَةَ رِجَالٍ وَ امْرَأَتَيْنِ وَ لَا تَجُوزُ شَهَادَةُ رَجُلَيْنِ وَ أَرْبَعِ نِسْوَةٍ[1].

Hadith.3309 - And it was narrated by Safwan bin Yahya from Muhammad bin Al-Fudhayl, from Abu Al-Hasan, peace be upon him. He said: I asked him about the testimony of women-does it suffice in cases of marriage, divorce, or stoning? Imam (as) said: "The testimony of women is accepted in matters that men cannot observe. I

أَنَا بِكْرٌ فَنَظَرَتْ إِلَيْهَا النِّسَاءُ فَوَجَدُوهَا بِكْراً قَالَ تُقْبَلُ شَهَادَةُ النِّسَاءِ[5].

Hadith.3312 - And Zurara narrated from one of the Imams, peace be upon them, regarding four witnesses who testified against a woman for committing adultery. She claimed that she was a virgin, so women examined her and found her to be a virgin. Imam (as) said: "The testimony of the women is accepted."

يُؤْخَذُ الْمَهْرُ مِنْهَا[6] وَ لَا يَكُونُ عَلَى الَّذِي زَوَّجَهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ وَ قَالَ فِي امْرَأَةٍ وَلَّتْ أَمْرَهَا رَجُلًا فَقَالَتْ زَوِّجْنِي فُلَاناً قَالَ لَا زَوَّجْتُكِ حَتَّى تُشْهِدِي- بِأَنَّ أَمْرَكِ بِيَدِي فَأَشْهَدَتْ لَهُ فَقَالَ عِنْدَ التَّزْوِيجِ لِلَّذِي يَخْطُبُهَا يَا فُلَانُ عَلَيْكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ هُوَ لِلْقَوْمِ‌[1] اشْهَدُوا أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لَهَا عِنْدِي وَ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُ

Hadith.3386 - It is narrated from Hammad, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as): Regarding a man to whom a woman entrusted her affairs-whether she was a relative or a neighbor-and he did not know her internal situation, and later discovered that she had concealed a defect: Imam (as) said: "The dowry is to be taken fro