Usul16

Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters

faqih-4611Vol. 3, p. 467

قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ص‌ لَا يَحِلُّ لِامْرَأَةٍ حَاضَتْ أَنْ تَتَّخِذَ قُصَّةً وَ لَا جُمَّةً[2].

Hadith.4617 - Isma'il ibn Muslim narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), from his forefathers (peace be upon them) that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "It is not permissible for a woman who is menstruating to adopt a qussah (a speci

faqih-4615Vol. 3, p. 468

فِي النِّسَاءِ لَا تُشَاوِرُوهُنَّ فِي النَّجْوَى وَ لَا تُطِيعُوهُنَّ فِي ذِي قَرَابَةٍ إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا كَبِرَتْ ذَهَبَ خَيْرُ شَطْرَيْهَا وَ بَقِيَ شَرُّهُمَا ذَهَبَ جَمَالُهَا وَ احْتَدَّ لِسَانُهَا وَ عَقِمَ رَحِمُهَا وَ إِنَّ الرَّجُلَ إِذَا كَبِرَ ذَهَبَ شَرُّ شَطْرَيْهِ وَ بَقِيَ خَيْرُهُمَا ثَبَتَ عَقْلُهُ وَ اسْتَحْكَمَ رَأْيُهُ وَ قَلَّ جَهْلُهُ.

Hadith.4621 - Jabir narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he said: "Regarding women, do not consult them in confidential matters, and do not obey them in matters concerning relatives. When a woman grows old, the better half of her qualities departs, and the worse half remains, her beauty fad

faqih-4621Vol. 3, p. 468

قُلْتُ لَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ يَقُولُهُ النَّاسُ إِنَّ أَكْثَرَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ النِّسَاءُ قَالَ وَ أَنَّى ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ يَتَزَوَّجُ الرَّجُلُ فِي الْآخِرَةِ أَلْفاً مِنْ نِسَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فِي قَصْرٍ مِنْ دُرَّةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ.

Hadith.4627 - Al-Fudayl narrated from Abu Abdullah (as). I said to Imam (as): "There is something people say, that most of the inhabitants of Hell on the Day of Judgment will be women." Imam (as) replied: "How can that be, when a man may marry a thousand women of this world in the Hereafter, all within a single palace

faqih-4624Vol. 3, p. 468

الْحَيَاءُ عَشَرَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ تِسْعَةٌ فِي النِّسَاءِ وَ وَاحِدَةٌ فِي الرِّجَالِ فَإِذَا خُفِضَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ حَيَائِهَا وَ إِذَا تَزَوَّجَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ فَإِذَا افْتُرِعَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ وَ إِذَا وَلَدَتْ ذَهَبَ جُزْءٌ وَ بَقِيَ لَهَا خَمْسَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ فَإِذَا فَجَرَتْ ذَهَبَ حَيَاؤُهَا كُلُّهُ وَ إِنْ عَفَّتْ بَقِيَ لَهَا خَمْسَةُ أَجْزَاءٍ

faqih-4627Vol. 3, p. 469

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ الْخَصِيُّ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى نِسَائِهِ يُنَاوِلُهُنَّ الْوَضُوءَ فَيَرَى شُعُورَهُنَّ قَالَ لَا[2].

Hadith.4633 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Ishaq ibn Ammar that he said: I asked Abu al-Hasan (as): "Can a eunuch belonging to a man enter upon his women and hand them water for ablution, thereby seeing their hair?" The Imam (as) replied: "No."

faqih-4628Vol. 3, p. 469

أَتَخَوَّفُ أَنْ يُعْجِبَنِي صَوْتُهَا فَيَدْخُلَ مِنَ الْإِثْمِ عَلَيَّ أَكْثَرُ مِمَّا أَطْلُبُ مِنَ الْأَجْرِ.

Hadith.4634 - In a narration from Rabi' ibn Abdullah: When the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) took the pledge of allegiance from the women, he brought a vessel, filled it with water, and dipped his hand into it. Then he withdrew his hand and instructed the women to dip their hands into the

faqih-4629Vol. 3, p. 469

سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ هَلْ يُصَافِحُ الرَّجُلُ الْمَرْأَةَ لَيْسَتْ لَهُ بِذِي مَحْرَمٍ قَالَ لَا إِلَّا مِنْ وَرَاءِ الثَّوْبِ‌[5].

Hadith.4635 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Can a man shake hands with a woman who is not his mahram?" Imam (as) replied: "No, except from behind a cloth."

faqih-4630Vol. 3, p. 469-470

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَا بَأْسَ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى شُعُورِ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ تِهَامَةَ وَ الْأَعْرَابِ وَ أَهْلِ الْبَوَادِي‌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ وَ الْعُلُوجِ لِأَنَّهُنَّ إِذَا نُهِينَ لَا يَنْتَهِينَ قَالَ وَ الْمَجْنُونَةُ الْمَغْلُوبَةُ لَا بَأْسَ بِالنَّظَرِ إِلَى شَعْرِهَا وَ جَسَدِهَا مَا لَمْ يَتَعَمَّدْ ذَلِكَ‌[1].

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "There is no harm in looking at the hair of the women of Tihama, the Bedouins, the people of the desert from among the People of the Book (Ahl al-Dhimma), and non-Arab pagans (al-'uluj), because if they are forbidden, they do not comply." Imam (as) also said: "As for a madwoman who is ove

faqih-4631Vol. 3, p. 470

الْمَرْأَةُ تَقُولُ عَلَيْكُمُ السَّلَامُ وَ الرَّجُلُ يَقُولُ السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‌[2].

Hadith.4637 - Ammar Al-Sabati asked Abu Abdullah (as) about how women should greet when they enter upon a group of people. Imam (as) replied: "A woman should say, 'Peace be upon you (ʿAlaykum al-Salam),' and a man should say, 'Peace be upon you all (Al-Salam ʿAlaykum).'"

faqih-4632Vol. 3, p. 470

إِذَا لَمْ يُرْفَعْ خَبَرُهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَعَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَتَصَدَّقَ بِخَمْسَةِ أَصْوَاعٍ دَقِيقاً هَذَا بَعْدَ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهَا[3].

Hadith.4638 - Abu Basir narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who marries a woman while she has a husband. Imam (as) said: "If the matter is not brought to the attention of the Imam, he must give five sa' (measures) of flour in charity. This is after he separates from her."

faqih-4633Vol. 3, p. 470

يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ تَعْتَدُّ عِدَّةً وَاحِدَةً مِنْهُمَا[4] فَإِنْ جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ لِسِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَهُوَ لِلْأَخِيرِ وَ إِنْ جَاءَتْ بِوَلَدٍ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ فَهُوَ لِلْأَوَّلِ.

Hadith.4639 - In the narration of Jameel ibn Darraj regarding a woman who marries during her waiting period (iddah). Imam (as) said: "They must be separated, and she must observe one waiting period from either of them. If she gives birth to a child after six months or more, the child belongs to the latter husband. Howe

faqih-4634Vol. 3, p. 470

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أَنَا حُبْلَى أَوْ أَنَا أُخْتُكَ مِنَ الرَّضَاعَةِ أَوْ عَلَى غَيْرِ عِدَّةٍ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ وَاقَعَهَا فَلَا يُصَدِّقُهَا[5] وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا وَ لَمْ يُوَاقِعْهَا فَلْيَحْتَطْ[6] وَ لْيَسْأَلْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَرَفَهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ.

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who married a woman, and she told him, "I am pregnant," or "I am your sister through breastfeeding," or "I am still in my waiting period (iddah)." Imam (as) said: "If he has already been intimate with her and consummated the marriage, he should not beli

faqih-4635Vol. 3, p. 471

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِأُمِّهِ كُلُّ امْرَأَةٍ أَتَزَوَّجُهَا فَهِيَ عَلَيَّ مِثْلُكِ حَرَامٌ قَالَ لَيْسَ هَذَا بِشَيْ‌ءٍ[1].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who said to his mother, "Any woman I marry is as forbidden to me as you are." Imam (as) replied: "This means nothing."

faqih-4636Vol. 3, p. 471

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَلَمْ تَلْبَثْ بَعْدَ مَا أُهْدِيَتْ إِلَيْهِ إِلَّا أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ حَتَّى وَلَدَتْ جَارِيَةً فَأَنْكَرَ وَلَدَهَا وَ زَعَمَتْ هِيَ أَنَّهَا حَبِلَتْ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا ذَلِكَ وَ إِنْ تَرَافَعَا إِلَى السُّلْطَانِ تَلَاعَنَا[2] وَ فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَمْ تَحِلَّ لَهُ أَبَداً.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a woman, and after being brought to him, she gave birth to a girl in only four months. He denied that the child was his, while she claimed that she had conceived from him. Imam (as) said: "Her claim is not accepted. If they take the matter to the ruler, they must both e

faqih-4637Vol. 3, p. 471

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ زَوَّجَ أَمَتَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ آخَرَ ثُمَّ قَالَ لَهَا إِذَا مَاتَ الزَّوْجُ فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ فَمَاتَ الزَّوْجُ فَقَالَ إِذَا مَاتَ الزَّوْجُ فَهِيَ حُرَّةٌ تَعْتَدُّ عِدَّةَ الْحُرَّةِ الْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا[3] وَ لَا مِيرَاثَ لَهَا مِنْهُ لِأَنَّهَا إِنَّمَا صَارَتْ حُرَّةً بَعْدَ مَوْتِ الزَّوْجِ‌[4].

I asked Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who married off his female slave to another man and then told her, "When your husband dies, you will be free." The husband then died. Imam (as) said: "When the husband dies, she becomes free and must observe the waiting period (iddah) of a free woman w

faqih-4638Vol. 3, p. 471

قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع رَجُلٌ أُخِذَ[5] مَعَ امْرَأَةٍ فِي بَيْتٍ فَأَقَرَّتْ أَنَّهَا امْرَأَتُهُ وَ أَقَرَّ أَنَّهُ زَوْجُهَا فَقَالَ رُبَّ رَجُلٍ لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِهِ لَأَجَزْتُ لَهُ ذَلِكَ وَ رُبَّ رَجُلٍ لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِهِ لَضَرَبْتُهُ.

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man was found with a woman in a house, and she admitted that she was his wife, and he admitted that he was her husband." Imam (as) said: "There may be a man whom, if he were brought to me, I would approve of that for him, and there may be a man whom, if he were brought to me, I would hav

faqih-4639Vol. 3, p. 472

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ يُزَوِّجُ مَمْلُوكَتَهُ عَبْدَهُ أَ تَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ كَمَا كَانَتْ تَقُومُ عَلَيْهِ تَرَاهُ‌[1] مُنْكَشِفاً أَوْ يَرَاهَا عَلَى تِلْكَ الْحَالِ فَكَرِهَ ذَلِكَ وَ قَالَ قَدْ مَنَعَنِي أَبِي ع أَنْ أُزَوِّجَ بَعْضَ غِلْمَانِي أَمَتِي لِذَلِكَ‌[2].

Hadith.4645 - Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj narrated: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who marries his male slave to his female slave. Should she continue to serve him as she used to, seeing him uncovered or him seeing her in that state? Imam (as) disliked that and said: "My father (as) prevented me from marrying on

faqih-4640Vol. 3, p. 472

هُمُ الْيَوْمَ أَهْلُ هُدْنَةٍ تُرَدُّ ضَالَّتُهُمْ وَ تُؤَدَّى أَمَانَتُهُمْ وَ تُحْقَنُ دِمَاؤُهُمْ وَ تَجُوزُ مُنَاكَحَتُهُمْ وَ مُوَارَثَتُهُمْ فِي هَذَا الْحَالِ.

Hadith.4646 - Al-Alaa ibn Razin asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the the general masses (Jumhur al-Nas). Imam (as) said: "They are today considered people of truce. Their lost property is to be returned to them, their trusts are to be fulfilled, their blood is to be protected, and marriage with them and inheritance from t

faqih-4642Vol. 3, p. 472

الشَّجَاعَةُ فِي أَهْلِ خُرَاسَانَ وَ الْبَاهُ فِي أَهْلِ بَرْبَرَ[5] وَ السَّخَاءُ وَ الْحَسَدُ فِي الْعَرَبِ فَتَخَيَّرُوا لِنُطَفِكُمْ.

"Bravery is found among the people of Khurasan, physical vigor among the people of Barbar, and generosity and envy among the Arabs. Therefore, choose carefully where you place your seed."

faqih-4643Vol. 3, p. 472

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ مَا كَثُرَ شَعْرُ رَجُلٍ قَطُّ إِلَّا قَلَّتْ شَهْوَتُهُ.

Hadith.4649 - In the narration of Isma'il ibn Abi Ziyad from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "No man has ever had an abundance of hair without his desire becoming less."

faqih-4644Vol. 3, p. 472

سَأَلْتُ الرِّضَا ع فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ أَخِي مَاتَ وَ تَزَوَّجْتُ امْرَأَتَهُ فَجَاءَ عَمِّي وَ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ كَانَ تَزَوَّجَهَا سِرّاً فَسَأَلْتُهَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَأَنْكَرَتْ أَشَدَّ الْإِنْكَارِ وَ قَالَتْ مَا كَانَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ قَطُّ فَقَالَ يَلْزَمُكَ إِقْرَارُهَا وَ يَلْزَمُهُ إِنْكَارُهَا.

I asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as): "May I be sacrificed for you! My brother passed away, and I married his wife. Then my uncle came and claimed that he had secretly married her. I asked her about this, and she strongly denied it, saying, 'There was never anything between me and him at all.'" Imam (as) replied: "H

faqih-4645Vol. 3, p. 473

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَنْكِحُ جَارِيَةَ امْرَأَتِهِ ثُمَّ يَسْأَلُهَا أَنْ تَجْعَلَهُ فِي حِلٍّ فَتَأْبَى فَيَقُولُ إِذاً لَأُطَلِّقَنَّكِ وَ يَجْتَنِبُ فِرَاشَهَا فَتَجْعَلُهُ فِي حِلٍّ قَالَ هَذَا غَاصِبٌ فَأَيْنَ هُوَ عَنِ اللُّطْفِ‌[1].

Hadith.4651 - Salih ibn Uqbah narrated from Sulayman ibn Salih from Abu Abdullah (as) who was asked about a man who engages in intercourse with his wife's bondwoman and then asks his wife to pardon him, but she refuses. He then says: "If you do not pardon me, I will divorce you," and he avoids her bed until she pardons

faqih-4647Vol. 3, p. 473

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ يُسْتَحَبُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَأْتِيَ أَهْلَهُ أَوَّلَ لَيْلَةٍ مِنْ شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- أُحِلَّ لَكُمْ لَيْلَةَ الصِّيامِ الرَّفَثُ إِلى‌ نِسائِكُمْ‌ وَ الرَّفَثُ الْمُجَامَعَةُ.

Hadith.4653 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "It is recommended for a man to approach his wife on the first night of the month of Ramadan because of the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: 'It has been made lawful for you to be intimate with your wives during the nights of fasting' (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:18

faqih-4648Vol. 3, p. 473

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ أَ تَدْرِي مِنْ أَيْنَ صَارَ مُهُورُ النِّسَاءِ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ قُلْتُ لَا قَالَ إِنَّ أُمَّ حَبِيبَةَ بِنْتَ أَبِي سُفْيَانَ كَانَتْ فِي الْحَبَشَةِ فَخَطَبَهَا النَّبِيُّ ص فَسَاقَ عَنْهُ النَّجَاشِيُّ أَرْبَعَةَ آلَافِ دِرْهَمٍ فَمِنْ ثَمَّ هَؤُلَاءِ يَأْخُذُونَ بِهِ فَأَمَّا الْأَصْلُ فَاثْنَتَا عَشْرَةَ أُوقِيَّةً وَ نَشٌ‌[3].

Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Do you know why the dowries of women became four thousand dirhams?" I said: "No." Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufyan, was in Abyssinia when the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) proposed to her. The Negus (the kin

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فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِ‌ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع مَرَّ عَلَى بَهِيمَةٍ وَ فَحْلٍ يَسْفَدُهَا[4] عَلَى ظَهْرِ الطَّرِيقِ فَأَعْرَضَ عَنْهُ بِوَجْهِهِ فَقِيلَ لَهُ لِمَ فَعَلْتَ ذَلِكَ يَا أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ فَقَالَ إِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي أَنْ تَصْنَعُوا مَا يَصْنَعُونَ وَ هُوَ مِنَ الْمُنْكَرِ إِلَّا أَنْ تُوَارُوهُ حَيْثُ لَا يَرَاهُ رَجُلٌ وَ لَا امْرَأَةٌ.

Hadith.4655 - In the narration of Al-Sakooni, it is reported that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) passed by an animal and a stud mating in the middle of the road, and Imam (as) turned his face away. It was said to him: "Why did you do that, O Commander of the Faithful (as)?" Imam (as) replied: "It is not appropriate for yo

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