Good Character

قَالَ لِي أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع يَا سَدِيرُ بَلَغَنِي عَنْ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْكُوفَةِ جَمَالٌ وَ حُسْنُ تَبَعُّلٍ فَابْتَغِ لِي امْرَأَةً ذَاتَ جَمَالٍ فِي مَوْضِعٍ فَقُلْتُ قَدْ أَصَبْتُهَا جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ- فُلَانَةَ بِنْتَ فُلَانِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْأَشْعَثِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ فَقَالَ لِي يَا سَدِيرُ إِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص لَعَنَ قَوْماً فَجَرَتِ اللَّعْنَةُ فِي أَعْقَابِهِمْ إِلَى يَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ أَنَا أَكْرَهُ أَ

“Abu Ja’far (a.s.), once said to me, ‘O Sadir, I have heard about the beauty and good manners of the women of al-Kufah with their husbands. Can you find for me a woman with beauty in a place?’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, I know one. She is daughter of so and so ibn Muhammad ib

أَطْعِمُوا حَبَالاكُمْ ذَكَرَ اللُّبَانِ فَإِنْ يَكُ فِي بَطْنِهَا غُلَامٌ خَرَجَ ذَكِيَّ الْقَلْبِ عَالِماً شُجَاعاً وَ إِنْ تَكُ جَارِيَةٌ حَسُنَ خَلْقُهَا وَ خُلُقُهَا وَ عَظُمَتْ عَجِيزَتُهَا وَ حَظِيَتْ عِنْدَ زَوْجِهَا.

“Al-Rida’ (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ‘You should feed male frankincense to your pregnant women; if the child in her womb is a male he will grow up of intelligent heart, learned and brave; and if the child is female she will grow up of good moral behavior (beautiful) and of large posterior which will be favorable t

أَمْهِلْ صَبِيَّكَ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ لَهُ سِتُّ سِنِينَ ثُمَّ ضُمَّهُ إِلَيْكَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ فَأَدِّبْهُ بِأَدَبِكَ فَإِنْ قَبِلَ وَ صَلَحَ وَ إِلَّا فَخَلِّ عَنْهُ.

‘You should give your child time until he is six years old, then keep him with yourself (to practice and behave as you do) for another seven years; teach him your disciplines and moral manners, to see if he accepts and is established in good manners; otherwise, leave him alone (there is not much in him to hope for).”’

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ أَدِّبِ الْيَتِيمَ بِمَا تُؤَدِّبُ مِنْهُ‌[4] وَلَدَكَ وَ اضْرِبْهُ مِمَّا تَضْرِبُ مِنْهُ وَلَدَكَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘You must discipline an orphan as you discipline your own child and deal with him as you would deal with your own child (in matters of discipline).’”

أَذَاهَا لِأَهْلِ الرَّجُلِ وَ سُوءُ خُلُقِهَا.

“About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, "... you must not send them out of their homes and they must not go out except if they commit an open indecent act’, abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said, ’It is a reference to her troubling the family of the man and her bad moral behavior.’”

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَخْبِرْنِي جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ لِمَ حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى الْخَمْرَ وَ الْمَيْتَةَ وَ الدَّمَ وَ لَحْمَ الْخِنْزِيرِ فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ سُبْحَانَهُ وَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يُحَرِّمْ ذَلِكَ عَلَى عِبَادِهِ وَ أَحَلَّ لَهُمْ سِوَاهُ رَغْبَةً مِنْهُ فِيمَا حَرَّمَ عَلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا زُهْداً فِيمَا أَحَلَّ لَهُمْ وَ لَكِنَّهُ خَلَقَ الْخَلْقَ وَ عَلِمَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مَا تَقُومُ ب

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, why has Allah, most Blessed, most High, made wine, dead animals, blood and the flesh of pigs unlawful?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, who is free of all defects, the most High has not made such things unlawful for His

اغْسِلُوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ فِي إِنَاءٍ وَاحِدٍ تَحْسُنْ أَخْلَاقُكُمْ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Wash your hands in one utensil; it is good for the betterment of your moral behavior . 555

إِذَا قَتَلَ الرَّجُلُ أَبَاهُ قُتِلَ بِهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَهُ أَبُوهُ لَمْ يُقْتَلْ بِهِ وَ لَمْ يَرِثْهُ. الْفَضْلُ بْنُ شَاذَانَ قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا ضَرَبَ ابْنَهُ غَيْرَ مُسْرِفٍ فِي ذَلِكَ يُرِيدُ تَأْدِيبَهُ فَقُتِلَ الِابْنُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الضَّرْبِ وَرِثَهُ الْأَبُ وَ لَمْ تَلْزَمْهُ الْكَفَّارَةُ لِأَنَّ ذَلِكَ لِلْأَبِ لِأَنَّهُ مَأْمُورٌ بِتَأْدِيبِ وَلَدِهِ لِأَنَّهُ فِي ذَلِكَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ الْإِمَامِ يُقِ

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, has said, ‘If one kills his father, he is executed for him; but if his father kills him the father is not executed for his son’s murder, however he cannot

سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ‌ إِنَّ فِي كِتَابِ عَلِيٍّ ع إِذَا أُخِذَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَ غُلَامٍ فِي لِحَافٍ مُجَرَّدَيْنِ ضُرِبَ الرَّجُلُ وَ أُدِّبَ الْغُلَامُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ ثَقَبَ وَ كَانَ مُحْصَناً رُجِمَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Hisham Bin Salim, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I heard him asws saying that: ‘In the Book of Ali asws , when the man is seized being with the boy in one quilt, both naked, the man would be struck (whipped), an

لِامْرَأَتِهِ لَمْ أَجِدْكِ عَذْرَاءَ قَالَ يُضْرَبُ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ عَادَ قَالَ يُضْرَبُ فَإِنَّهُ يُوشِكُ أَنْ يَنْتَهِيَ. قَالَ يُونُسُ يُضْرَبُ ضَرْبَ أَدَبٍ لَيْسَ بِضَرْبِ الْحُدُودِ لِئَلَّا يُؤْذِيَ امْرَأَةً مُؤْمِنَةً بِالتَّعْرِيضِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Muhammad Bin Isa Bin Ubeyd, from Yunus, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws regarding a man who said to his wife, ‘I did not find you as a virgin’. He asws said: ‘He would be whipped’. I said, ‘So if he were to repeat it?’ He asws said: ‘He would b

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ ذِمِّيَّةً[2] عَلَى مُسْلِمَةٍ وَ لَمْ يَسْتَأْمِرْهَا قَالَ وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا قَالَ فَقُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ اثْنَا عَشَرَ سَوْطاً وَ نِصْفٌ ثُمُنُ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ رَضِيَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ الْحُرَّةُ الْمُسْلِمَةُ بِفِعْلِهِ بَعْدَ مَا كَانَ فَعَلَ قَالَ لَا يُضْرَبُ وَ لَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا يَبْقَيَانِ عَلَى النِّكَاحِ الْأَوَّلِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from one of his companions, from Mansour Bin Hazam, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws , said, ‘I asked him asws about a man who married a Zimmi woman (woman under the responsibility of the Islamic government) over a Muslim woman, (as a second wife) and

قُلْتُ‌ آكِلُ الرِّبَا بَعْدَ الْبَيِّنَةِ قَالَ يُؤَدَّبُ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ قُتِلَ.

Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Ahmad, from Yaqoub Bin Yazeed, from Yahya Bin Al Mubarak, from Abdullah Bin Jabala, from Abu Jameela, from Is’haq Bin Ammar and Sama’at, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I said, ‘The consumer of the interest after the evidence (is clarified to him)?’ He asws said: ‘He would be discipline

آكِلُ الْمَيْتَةِ وَ الدَّمِ وَ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ عَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ فَإِنْ عَادَ أُدِّبَ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ.

And by this chain, from Is’haq Bin Ammar, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘The consumer of the dead (animals, fish etc.), and the blood, and the flesh of the swine, upon him is the disciplining. So if he repeats, he is disciplined. So if he repeats, he is disciplined, and there is no Penalty

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَتَى أَهْلَهُ وَ هِيَ حَائِضٌ قَالَ يَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُودُ قُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ أَدَبٌ قَالَ نَعَمْ خَمْسَةً وَ عِشْرِينَ سَوْطاً رُبُعَ حَدِّ الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ لِأَنَّهُ أَتَى سِفَاحاً.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Salih Bin Saeed, from Ismail Bin Al Fazl Al Hasimy who said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan asws about a man who came to his wife and she was in menstruation. He asws said: ‘He should seek Forgiveness of Allah azwj , and should not repeat it’. I said, ‘So upon him would be the disciplinin

نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنِ الْأَدَبِ عِنْدَ الْغَضَبِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ali Bin Asbat, from one of our companions who said, ‘Rasool-Allah saww forbade from the disciplining during the anger’.

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي أَدَبِ الصَّبِيِّ وَ الْمَمْلُوكِ فَقَالَ خَمْسَةٌ أَوْ سِتَّةٌ وَ ارْفُقْ.

Al Husayn Bin Muhammad, from Moala Bin Muhammad, from Al Hassan Bin Ali, from Hammad Bin Usman who said, ‘I spoke to Abu Abdullah asws regarding disiplining of the child and the owned (slave), so he asws said: ‘Five, or six, and be kind’.

أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَلْقَى صِبْيَانُ الْكُتَّابِ أَلْوَاحَهُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ لِيَخِيرَ بَيْنَهُمْ فَقَالَ أَمَا إِنَّهَا حُكُومَةٌ وَ الْجَوْرُ فِيهَا كَالْجَوْرِ فِي الْحُكْمِ أَبْلِغُوا مُعَلِّمَكُمْ إِنْ ضَرَبَكُمْ فَوْقَ ثَلَاثِ ضَرَبَاتٍ فِي الْأَدَبِ اقْتُصَّ مِنْهُ.

And by this chain, ‘Amir Al-Momineen asws - two children threw their books and their tablets in front of him asws in order for him asws to choose between them. So he asws said: ‘But it is a judgement, and the tyranny in it is like the tyranny in the judgement. Deliver (what I asws am saying) to your teacher that if he

إِنْ كَانَ الْمَمْلُوكُ لَهُ أُدِّبَ وَ حُبِسَ إِلَّا أَنْ يَكُونَ مَعْرُوفاً بِقَتْلِ الْمَمَالِيكِ فَيُقْتَلُ بِهِ.

Ali Bin Ibrahim, from Al Mukhtar Bin Muhammad Bin Al Mukhtar, and Muhammad Bin Al Hassan, from Abdullah Bin Al Hassan Al Alawy, both together, from Al Fatah Bin Yazeed Al Jurjany, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan asws regarding a man who kills his slave girl or slave man. He asws said: ‘If it was the owned sla

إِذَا قَتَلَ الْحُرُّ الْعَبْدَ غُرِّمَ قِيمَتَهُ وَ أُدِّبَ قِيلَ فَإِنْ كَانَتْ قِيمَتُهُ عِشْرِينَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ قَالَ لَا يُجَاوَزُ بِقِيمَةِ عَبْدٍ دِيَةَ الْأَحْرَارِ.

A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ibn Mahboub, from Ibn Raib, from Al Halby, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah asws having said: ‘When the free kills the slave, he would be fined his value, and be disciplined, so even if his value was twenty thousand Dirhams’. He asws said: ‘It is not allowed

دَخَلْتُ عَلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع فَقُلْتُ يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَدْ أَرْمَضَنِي‌[1] اخْتِلَافُ الشِّيعَةِ فِي مَذَاهِبِهَا فَقَالَ يَا جَابِرُ أَ لَمْ أَقِفْكَ عَلَى مَعْنَى اخْتِلَافِهِمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ اخْتَلَفُوا وَ مِنْ أَيِّ جِهَةٍ تَفَرَّقُوا قُلْتُ بَلَى يَا ابْنَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ قَالَ فَلَا تَخْتَلِفْ إِذَا اخْتَلَفُوا يَا جَابِرُ إِنَّ الْجَاحِدَ لِصَاحِبِ الزَّمَانِ كَالْجَاحِدِ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فِي أَي

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

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ فِي وَصِيَّةِ النَّبِيِّ ص لِعَلِيٍّ ع أَنْ قَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ أُوصِيكَ فِي نَفْسِكَ بِخِصَالٍ فَاحْفَظْهَا عَنِّي ثُمَّ قَالَ اللَّهُمَّ أَعِنْهُ أَمَّا الْأُولَى فَالصِّدْقُ وَ لَا تَخْرُجَنَّ مِنْ فِيكَ كَذِبَةٌ أَبَداً وَ الثَّانِيَةُ الْوَرَعُ وَ لَا تَجْتَرِئْ عَلَى خِيَانَةٍ أَبَداً وَ الثَّالِثَةُ الْخَوْفُ مِنَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ ذِكْرُهُ كَأَنَّكَ تَرَاهُ وَ الرَّابِ

‘There was in the bequest of the Prophet (saww) to Ali (asws) that he (saww) said: ‘O Ali (asws), I (saww) hereby bequeath you (asws) with regards to yourself (asws) of qualities, so preserve them from me (saww)’. Then he (saww) said: ‘Our Allah (azwj), Support him (asws). As for the first one is to be truthful, and do

سَمِعْتُ عَلِيَّ بْنَ الْحُسَيْنِ ع يُحَدِّثُ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص- قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَاهُ- عَلِيَّ بْنَ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع يُحَدِّثُ النَّاسَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ بَعَثَ اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى النَّاسَ مِنْ حُفَرِهِمْ عُزْلًا بُهْماً جُرْداً مُرْداً فِي صَعِيدٍ وَاحِدٍ[1] يَسُوقُهُمُ النُّورُ وَ تَجْمَعُهُمُ الظُّلْمَةُ حَتَّى يَقِفُوا عَلَى عَقَبَةِ الْمَحْشَرِ

Narrated to me (asws) by my (asws) father (asws), and he (asws) heard it from his (asws) father (asws) Ali (asws) Bin Abu Talib (asws) narrating to the people saying: ‘When it will be the Day of Judgement, Allah (azwj) will Resurrect the people from their graves in their isolation, without beards, in one plane, being d

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لِأَصْحَابِهِ يَوْماً لَا تَطْعُنُوا[3] فِي عُيُوبِ مَنْ أَقْبَلَ إِلَيْكُمْ بِمَوَدَّتِهِ وَ لَا تُوَقِّفُوهُ عَلَى سَيِّئَةٍ يَخْضَعُ لَهَا فَإِنَّهَا لَيْسَتْ مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص وَ لَا مِنْ أَخْلَاقِ أَوْلِيَائِهِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ خَيْرَ مَا وَرَّثَ الْآبَاءُ لِأَبْنَائِهِمُ الْأَدَبُ لَا الْمَالُ فَإِنَّ الْمَالَ يَذْهَبُ وَ الْأَدَب

I heard Abu Abdullah (asws) saying to his (asws) companions one day: ‘Do not find faults with the one who comes to you with his cordiality, and do not let him remain upon the sins which he is indulging in, for it is not from the morals of the Rasool Allah (saww), nor is it from the morals of his (asws) friends. He (the

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ لِحُمْرَانَ بْنِ أَعْيَنَ‌ يَا حُمْرَانُ انْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ دُونَكَ فِي الْمَقْدُرَةِ وَ لَا تَنْظُرْ إِلَى مَنْ هُوَ فَوْقَكَ فِي الْمَقْدُرَةِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ أَقْنَعُ لَكَ بِمَا قُسِمَ لَكَ وَ أَحْرَى أَنْ تَسْتَوْجِبَ الزِّيَادَةَ مِنْ رَبِّكَ وَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّ الْعَمَلَ الدَّائِمَ الْقَلِيلَ عَلَى الْيَقِينِ أَفْضَلُ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ مِنَ الْعَمَلِ الْكَثِي

‘O Humraan! Look to the one who is below you in the capability, and do not look at the one who is above you in the capability, for that would be contentment for you with what Allah (azwj) has Distributed for you, and you would be more likely to receive more from your Lord (azwj). And know that a small amount of deeds w

كَانَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِذَا ذَكَرَ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص قَالَ بِأَبِي وَ أُمِّي وَ قَوْمِي وَ عَشِيرَتِي عَجَبٌ لِلْعَرَبِ كَيْفَ لَا تَحْمِلُنَا عَلَى رُءُوسِهَا وَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ فِي كِتَابِهِ- وَ كُنْتُمْ عَلى‌ شَفا حُفْرَةٍ مِنَ النَّارِ فَأَنْقَذَكُمْ مِنْها[5] فَبِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص أُنْقِذُوا.

Whenever Abu Abdullah (asws) mentioned the Rasool Allah (saww), he would say: ‘By my (asws) father (asws), and my (asws) mother (as), and by my (asws) people, and my (asws) relatives! It is strange of the Arabs, how they have not carried us (asws) upon their heads, and Allah (azwj) Mighty and Majestic is Saying in His

كَانَ بَنُو إِسْرَائِيلَ إِذَا أَصَابَ أَحَدَهُمْ قَطْرَةُ بَوْلٍ قَرَضُوا لُحُومَهُمْ بِالْمَقَارِيضِ[1] وَ قَدْ وَسَّعَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْكُمْ بِأَوْسَعِ مَا بَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ وَ الْأَرْضِ وَ جَعَلَ لَكُمُ الْمَاءَ طَهُوراً فَانْظُرُوا كَيْفَ تَكُونُونَ[2]. فَإِنْ دَخَلَتْ حَيَّةٌ فِي حُبِّ مَاءٍ وَ خَرَجَتْ مِنْهُ صُبَّ مِنَ الْمَاءِ[3] ثَلَاثُ أَكُفٍّ وَ اسْتُعْمِلَ الْبَاقِي وَ قَلِيلُهُ وَ كَثِيرُهُ

إِنَّ الْحَيْضَ لِلنِّسَاءِ نَجَاسَةٌ رَمَاهُنَّ اللَّهُ

مَنْ كانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَدْخُلِ الْحَمَّامَ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ نَهَى ص عَنِ الْغُسْلِ تَحْتَ السَّمَاءِ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ نَهَى عَنْ دُخُولِ الْأَنْهَارِ إِلَّا بِمِئْزَرٍ فَقَالَ إِنَّ لِلْمَاءِ أَهْلًا وَ سُكَّاناً. وَ غُسْلُ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَاجِبٌ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ وَ النِّسَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ وَ الْحَضَرِ إِلَّا أَنَّهُ رُخِّصَ لِلنِّسَاءِ فِي السَّفَرِ لِقِلَّةِ الْمَاءِ[

فِي اَلْبَادِيَةِ وَ نَحْنُ نُرِيدُ بَغْدَادَ فَقَالَ لَنَا يَوْمَ اَلْخَمِيسِ «اِغْتَسِلاَ اَلْيَوْمَ لِغَدٍ يَوْمِ اَلْجُمُعَةِ فَإِنَّ اَلْمَاءَ غَداً بِهَا قَلِيلٌ» قَالَتَا فَاغْتَسَلْنَا يَوْمَ اَلْخَمِيسِ لِلْجُمُعَةِ.

"We were both with Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) in the desert while we were heading to Baghdad, and on Thursday He (as) said to us, 'Perform ghusl today for tomorrow, Jumu’ah, because water will be scarce tomorrow.' They said: So we performed ghusl on Thursday for Jumu’ah.

مَنِ اغْتَسَلَ لِلْجُمُعَةِ فَقَالَ- أَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَ أَنَّ مُحَمَّداً عَبْدُهُ وَ رَسُولُهُ اللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَ آلِ مُحَمَّدٍ- وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ التَّوَّابِينَ وَ اجْعَلْنِي مِنَ الْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ كَانَ طُهْراً مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ

غُسْلُ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ طَهُورٌ وَ كَفَّارَةٌ لِمَا بَيْنَهُمَا مِنَ الذُّنُوبِ مِنَ الْجُمُعَةِ إِلَى الْجُمُعَةِ

فِي عِلَّةِ غُسْلِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ إِنَّ الْأَنْصَارَ كَانَتْ تَعْمَلُ فِي نَوَاضِحِهَا وَ أَمْوَالِهَا[3] فَإِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ حَضَرُوا الْمَسْجِدَ فَتَأَذَّى النَّاسُ بِأَرْوَاحِ آبَاطِهِمْ وَ أَجْسَادِهِمْ فَأَمَرَهُمْ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص بِالْغُسْلِ فَجَرَتْ بِذَلِكَ السُّنَّةُ

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ اللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى أَتَمَّ صَلَاةَ الْفَرِيضَةِ بِصَلَاةِ النَّافِلَةِ وَ أَتَمَّ صِيَامَ الْفَرِيضَةِ بِصِيَامِ النَّافِلَةِ وَ أَتَمَّ الْوُضُوءَ بِغُسْلِ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ[4].

Hadith.231 – (Al-Hussain ibn Khalid asked Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (as)) narrates that: ‘It is narrated that 'Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, completes the obligatory prayer with the supererogatory prayer, completes the obligatory fasting with the supererogatory fasting, and completes the wudu (ablution) with the gh

اَلصَّادِقُ جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْحَمَّامَ فَقُلْ فِي اَلْوَقْتِ اَلَّذِي تَنْزِعُ فِيهِ ثِيَابَكَ: اَللَّهُمَّ اِنْزِعْ عَنِّي رِبْقَةَ اَلنِّفَاقِ وَ ثَبِّتْنِي عَلَى اَلْإِيمَانِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلْأَوَّلَ فَقُلْ: اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ شَرِّ نَفْسِي وَ أَسْتَعِيذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَذَاهُ وَ إِذَا دَخَلْتَ اَلْبَيْتَ اَلثَّانِيَ فَقُلِ: اَللَّهُمَّ

Hadith.232 - Yahya ibn Sa'id Al-Ahwazi narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr, and him from Muhammad ibn Hamran who reported that Imam Ja'far Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "When you enter the bathhouse (hammam), at the time you remove your clothes, say: Allāhumma inzi‘ ‘annī ribqata al-nifāq wa tha

أَ كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع- يَنْهَى عَنْ قِرَاءَةِ الْقُرْآنِ فِي الْحَمَّامِ فَقَالَ لَا إِنَّمَا نَهَى أَنْ يَقْرَأَ الرَّجُلُ وَ هُوَ عُرْيَانٌ فَإِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ إِزَارٌ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.233 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) saying: 'Did The Commander of the Faithful (as) prohibit the recitation of the Qur'an in the bathhouse?' Imam (as) said: 'No, he only prohibited a man from reciting while being naked. If he is wearing a waistcloth (covering), then there is no ha

وَقَالَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ يَقْطِينٍ لِمُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَقْرَأُ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ أَنْكِحُ فِيهِ قَالَ «لاَ بَأْسَ.

Hadith.234 - Ali ibn Yaqtin said to Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as): 'May I recite (in the bathhouse) and marry (perform a marriage contract) there?' Imam (as) said: 'There is no harm.'

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 رُوِيَ عَنِ الصَّادِقِ ع أَنَّهُ قَالَ- إِنَّمَا أَكْرَهُ النَّظَرَ إِلَى عَوْرَةِ الْمُسْلِمِ فَأَمَّا النَّظَرُ إِلَى عَوْرَةِ مَنْ لَيْسَ بِمُسْلِمٍ مِثْلُ النَّظَرِ إِلَى عَوْرَةِ الْحِمَارِ[3].

Hadith.236 - On the authority of Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) that He said: "Indeed, looking at the private parts of a Muslim is disliked, and looking at the private parts of a non-Muslim is like looking at the private parts of a donkey."

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ نِعْمَ الْبَيْتُ الْحَمَّامُ تُذَكَّرُ فِيهِ النَّارُ وَ يَذْهَبُ بِالدَّرَنِ.

Hadith.237 - The Commander of the Faithful (as) said: 'What a good place the bathhouse is, where one is reminded of the Fire (Hellfire) and it removes filth.'

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.'

بِئْسَ الْبَيْتُ الْحَمَّامُ يَهْتِكُ السِّتْرَ وَ يُبْدِي الْعَوْرَةَ وَ نِعْمَ الْبَيْتُ الْحَمَّامُ يُذَكِّرُ حَرَّ النَّارِ[1]. وَ مِنَ الْآدَابِ أَنْ لَا يُدْخِلَ الرَّجُلُ وَلَدَهُ مَعَهُ الْحَمَّامَ فَيَنْظُرَ إِلَى عَوْرَتِهِ[2]

مَنْ كانَ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللَّهِ وَ الْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ فَلَا يَبْعَثْ بِحَلِيلَتِهِ إِلَى الْحَمَّامِ[3]

وَ قَالَ ع- مَنْ أَطَاعَ امْرَأَتَهُ أَكَبَّهُ اللَّهُ عَلَى مَنْخِرَيْهِ فِي النَّارِ فَقِيلَ وَ مَا تِلْكَ الطَّاعَةُ قَالَ تَدْعُوهُ إِلَى النِّيَاحَاتِ وَ الْعُرُسَاتِ وَ الْحَمَّامَاتِ وَ لُبْسِ الثِّيَابِ الرِّقَاقِ فَيُجِيبُهَا[4].

Hadith.241 - Imam (as) said: 'Whoever obeys his wife (in matters of disobedience) will be thrown by Allah (swt), the Exalted, on his face in the Fire.' It was said: 'What kind of obedience is that?' Imam (as) said: "When She invites him to go to congregation of lamentations to extravagant festivities (weddings), or goi

إِذَا كَانَ نَاسِياً فَقَدْ تَمَّتْ صَلَاتُهُ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مُتَعَمِّداً فَلْيَسْتَغْفِرِ اللَّهَ وَ لَا يَعُدْ.

Hadith.242 - Abu Basir asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who neglects the Jumu’ah ritual bath (ghusl) either forgetfully or intentionally. Imam (as) said: 'If he was forgetful, his prayer is valid. But if he did so intentionally, then he should seek forgiveness from Allah (swt) and not repeat it.’

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

لِيَتَزَيَّنَنَ[5] أَحَدُكُمْ يَوْمَ الْجُمُعَةِ وَ يَغْتَسِلُ وَ يَتَطَيَّبُ وَ يَتَسَرَّحُ وَ يَلْبَسُ أَنْظَفَ ثِيَابِهِ وَ لْيَتَهَيَّأْ لِلْجُمُعَةِ وَ لْيَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ فِي ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ السَّكِينَةُ وَ الْوَقَارُ[6] وَ لْيُحْسِنْ عِبَادَةَ رَبِّهِ وَ لْيَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ مَا اسْتَطَاعَ[7] فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ جَلَّ ذِكْرُهُ يَطَّلِعُ عَلَى الْأَرْضِ[8] لِيُضَاعِفَ الْحَسَنَاتِ

لَا تَدْخُلُوا الْحَمَّامَ عَلَى الرِّيقِ وَ لَا تَدْخُلُوهُ حَتَّى تَطْعَمُوا شَيْئاً

مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ فَلَبِسَ وَ تَعَمَّمَ قَالَ فَمَا تَرَكْتُ الْعِمَامَةَ عِنْدَ خُرُوجِي مِنَ الْحَمَّامِ فِي الشِّتَاءِ وَ الصَّيْفِ

وَ قَالَ مُوسَى بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ الْحَمَّامُ يَوْمٌ وَ يَوْمٌ لَا[1] يُكْثِرُ اللَّحْمَ وَ إِدْمَانُهُ كُلَّ يَوْمٍ يُذْهِبُ شَحْمَ الْكُلْيَتَيْنِ.

Hadith.247 - Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) said: 'Bathing in the bathhouse every other day does not increase fat. However, using it daily will deplete the fat of the kidneys.'