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Chapter on Legal Marital Protection (ihsan)

faqih-4505Vol. 3, p. 437

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْحُرِّ أَ تُحْصِنُهُ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ قَالَ لَا تُحْصِنُ الْحُرَّ الْمَمْلُوكَةُ وَ لَا يُحْصِنُ الْمَمْلُوكُ الْحُرَّةَ[3] وَ النَّصْرَانِيُّ يُحْصِنُ الْيَهُودِيَّةَ وَ الْيَهُودِيُّ يُحْصِنُ النَّصْرَانِيَّةَ.

I asked Imam (as) whether a bondwoman provides legal protection (iḥṣan) for a free man. Imam (as) said: "A bondwoman does not provide legal protection for a free man, nor does a slave man provide legal protection for a free woman. However, a Christian man provides legal protection for a Jewish woman, and a Jewish man p

faqih-4506Vol. 3, p. 437

هُنَّ ذَوَاتُ الْأَزْوَاجِ قُلْتُ‌ وَ الْمُحْصَناتُ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتابَ مِنْ قَبْلِكُمْ‌ قَالَ هُنَّ الْعَفَائِفُ‌[4].

Hadith.4512 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "And [forbidden to you are] married women" (Surah An-Nisa 4:24). Imam (as) said: "They are those who have husbands." I said: "And [lawful in marriage are] chaste women from among those who were given