Book of Marriage (nikah)

قُلْتُ لَهُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي رَجُلٍ ادَّعَى أَنَّهُ خَطَبَ امْرَأَةً إِلَى نَفْسِهَا وَ مَازَحَ فَزَوَّجَتْهُ مِنْ نَفْسِهَا وَ هِيَ مَازِحَةٌ فَسُئِلَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ قُلْتُ فَيَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[5].

I asked Abu Al-Hasan (as): What do you say about a man who claimed that he proposed to a woman, and jokingly, she married herself to him while also joking? Then the woman was asked about this, and she said: "Yes." Imam (as) said: "It is nothing." I asked: Is it permissible for the man to marry her? Imam (as) said: "Yes

لَهُ كَمْ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْعَبْدُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبِي ع قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع لَا يَزِيدُ عَلَى امْرَأَتَيْنِ‌[6].

Hadith.4487 - Hammad ibn Isa asked Abu Abdillah (as) about how many wives can a slave marry? He (as) said: My father (as) said that Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "He may not marry more than two wives."

وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ : "يَتَزَوَّجُ اَلْعَبْدُ حُرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ أَرْبَعَ إِمَاءٍ أَوْ أَمَتَيْنِ وَ حُرَّةً". Hadith.4488 - And in another narration: "A slave may marry two free women, or four bondwomen, or two bondwomen and one free woman."

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَمَرَ رَجُلًا أَنْ يُزَوِّجَهُ امْرَأَةً بِالْمَدِينَةِ وَ سَمَّاهَا لَهُ وَ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَخَرَجَ الْمَأْمُورُ فَزَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ‌[3] ثُمَّ قَدِمَ إِلَى الْعِرَاقِ فَوَجَدَ الَّذِي أَمَرَهُ قَدْ مَاتَ قَالَ يُنْظَرُ فِي ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ كَانَ الْمَأْمُورُ زَوَّجَهَا إِيَّاهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَمُوتَ الْآمِرُ ثُمَّ مَاتَ الْآمِرُ بَعْدَهُ فَإِنَّ الْمَهْرَ فِي جَ

Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who instructed another man to marry a woman for him in Medina, specifying her by name, while the one giving the instruction was in Iraq. The one instructed went and married her to him. Then he returned to Iraq and found that the one who had given the instruction had died. Imam (a

سَأَلْتُ‌ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ الْمَرْأَةَ وَ لَهَا ابْنَةٌ مِنْ غَيْرِهِ أَ يُزَوِّجُ ابْنَهُ ابْنَتَهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مِنْ زَوْجٍ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَهَا فَلَا بَأْسَ وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مِنْ زَوْجٍ بَعْدَ مَا تَزَوَّجَهَا فَلَا[1].

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who marries a woman, and she has a daughter from another man. Can he marry his son to her daughter? Imam (as) said: "If the daughter is from a husband she had before he married her, then there is no harm. But if the daughter is from a husband she had after he married her, then no,

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً عَلَى بُسْتَانٍ لَهُ مَعْرُوفٍ وَ لَهُ غَلَّةٌ كَثِيرَةٌ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ سِنِينَ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَالَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى مَا صَارَ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ غَلَّةِ الْبُسْتَانِ مِنْ يَوْمِ تَزَوَّجَهَا فَيُعْطِيهَا نِصْفَهُ وَ يُعْطِيهَا نِصْفَ الْبُسْتَانِ إِلَّا أَنْ تَعْفُوَ فَتَقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَ يَصْطَلِحَانِ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ تَرْضَى بِهِ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ‌ أَقْرَبُ لِلتّ

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who married a woman with the condition of giving her a well-known orchard that had abundant produce. Then, after remaining for years without consummating the marriage, he divorced her. Imam (as) said: "He must look at what the orchard has yielded in produce from the day he married

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَتَزَوَّجُ امْرَأَةً عَلَى عَبْدٍ لَهُ وَ امْرَأَةٍ لِلْعَبْدِ فَسَاقَهُمَا إِلَيْهَا فَمَاتَتِ امْرَأَةُ الْعَبْدِ عِنْدَ الْمَرْأَةِ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ قَوَّمَهَا عَلَيْهَا يَوْمَ تَزَوَّجَهَا بِقِيمَةٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُقَوَّمُ الثَّانِي بِقِيمَةٍ ثُمَّ يُنْظَرُ مَا بَقِيَ مِنَ الْقِيمَةِ الْأُولَى الَّتِي تَزَوَّجَهَا عَلَيْهَا فَتَرُدُّ الْمَرْأَةُ عَلَ

I asked him about a man who married a woman on the basis of giving her his slave and the slave's wife, and he delivered them to her. Then the slave's wife died while in the possession of the woman, and afterward, he divorced her before consummating the marriage. Imam (as) said: "If he had evaluated their worth for her

سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً بِكْراً لَمْ تُدْرِكْ‌[5] فَلَمَّا دَخَلَ بِهَا اقْتَضَّهَا فَأَفْضَاهَا[6]- فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا حِينَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ لَهَا تِسْعُ سِنِينَ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[1] وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ لَمْ تَبْلُغْ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ أَوْ كَانَ لَهَا أَقَلُّ مِنْ ذَلِكَ بِقَلِيلٍ حِينَ دَخَلَ بِهَا فَاقْتَضَّهَا فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ أَفْسَدَهَا وَ عَطَّلَهَا عَلَى الْأَزْوَاجِ فَعَلَى الْإِمَام

Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a man who married a young bondwoman who was a virgin and had not yet reached maturity. When he consummated the marriage, he deflowered her and caused her to lose her virginity completely. Imam (as) said: "If he consummated the marriage with her when she was nine years old, then there i

الْمَاءُ لِلرَّجُلِ يَصْرِفُهُ حَيْثُ يَشَاءُ[3].

Hadith.4494 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about withdrawal (coitus interruptus). Imam (as) said: "The semen belongs to the man; he may direct it wherever he wishes."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ الْمَرْأَةُ تُرَدُّ مِنْ أَرْبَعَةِ أَشْيَاءَ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْجُنُونِ وَ الْقَرَنِ وَ الْعَفَلِ‌[4] مَا لَمْ يَقَعْ عَلَيْهَا فَإِذَا وَقَعَ عَلَيْهَا فَلَا.

Abu Abdillah (as) said: "A woman can be returned (in marriage) for four reasons; leprosy, vitiligo, insanity, and genital defects (imperforation or obstruction), as long as the marriage has not been consummated. However, if consummation has taken place, then she cannot be returned."

لَا يَرُدَّهَا إِنَّمَا يُرَدُّ النِّكَاحُ مِنَ الْجُنُونِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْبَرَصِ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ لَهَا الْمَهْرُ بِمَا اسْتَحَلَّ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا وَ يَغْرَمُ وَلِيُّهَا الَّذِي أَنْكَحَهَا مِثْلَ مَا سَاقَهُ‌[1].

Hadith.4496 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who married a woman from a family and later found her to be one-eyed, but they had not disclosed this to him. Does he have the right to return her? Imam (as) said: "He cannot return her. Marriage can only be annulled for r

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ تُرَدُّ الْعَمْيَاءُ وَ الْبَرْصَاءُ وَ الْجَذْمَاءُ وَ الْعَرْجَاءُ[2].

Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "A blind woman, a woman with vitiligo, a woman with leprosy, and a lame woman can be returned (marriage contract can be annulled due to these conditions)."

فِي الرَّجُلِ يَتَزَوَّجُ إِلَى قَوْمٍ فَإِذَا امْرَأَتُهُ عَوْرَاءُ وَ لَمْ يُبَيِّنُوا لَهُ قَالَ لَا تُرَدُّ إِنَّمَا يُرَدُّ النِّكَاحُ مِنَ الْبَرَصِ وَ الْجُذَامِ وَ الْجُنُونِ وَ الْعَفَلِ قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ دَخَلَ بِهَا كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ بِمَهْرِهَا قَالَ الْمَهْرُ لَهَا بِمَا اسْتَحَلَّ مِنْ فَرْجِهَا وَ يَغْرَمُ وَلِيُّهَا الَّذِي أَنْكَحَهَا مِثْلَ مَا سَاقَ إِلَيْهَا.

Hadith.4498 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdillah (as), who said regarding a man who marries into a family and finds that his wife is one-eyed, and they did not disclose this to him: "She cannot be returned. Only marriage can be annulled due to vitiligo, leprosy, insanity, or defects of the genitalia (imp

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَوَجَدَهَا قَرْنَاءَ قَالَ هَذِهِ لَا تَحْبَلُ‌[3] تُرَدُّ عَلَى أَهْلِهَا قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلِمَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُجَامِعَهَا ثُمَّ جَامَعَهَا فَقَدْ رَضِيَ بِهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ بِهَا إِلَّا بَعْدَ مَا جَامَعَهَا فَإِنْ شَاءَ بَعْدُ أَمْسَكَهَا وَ إِنْ شَاءَ سَرَّحَهَا إِلَى أَهْلِهَا وَ لَهَا مَا أَخَذَتْ مِنْهُ بِ

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who married a woman and later found her to have a genital defect (imperforation or obstruction). Imam (as) said: "Such a woman cannot conceive and should be returned to her family." I said: What if he had already consummated the marriage with her? Imam (as) said: "If he knew about

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع رَجُلٌ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَرَغِبَ فِيهِ ثُمَّ زَهِدَ فِيهِ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ ابْنَتِهِ وَ أَبَى الْخَتَنُ ذَلِكَ وَ لَمْ يُجِبْ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ فَأَخَذَهُ بِمَهْرِ ابْنَتِهِ لِيُجِيبَ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ وَ مَذْهَبُ الْأَبِ التَّخَلُّصُ مِنْهُ‌[2] فَلَمَّا أُخِذَ بِالْمَهْرِ أَجَابَ إِلَى الطَّلَاقِ فَكَتَبَ ع إِنْ كَانَ الزُّهْدُ مِن

I wrote to Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man who had married his daughter to another man. Initially, he was pleased with him, but later he lost interest in him and wished to separate his daughter from him. However, the son-in-law refused to comply and did not agree to divorce her. The father then demanded the dowry of his

مَا دَامَ الْوَلَدُ فِي الرَّضَاعِ فَهُوَ بَيْنَ الْأَبَوَيْنِ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ[6] فَإِذَا فُطِمَ فَالْأَبُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنَ الْأُمِّ فَإِذَا مَاتَ الْأَبُ فَالْأُمُّ أَحَقُّ بِهِ مِنَ الْعَصَبَةِ وَ إِنْ وَجَدَ الْأَبُ مَنْ يُرْضِعُهُ‌ بِأَرْبَعَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَقَالَتِ الْأُمُّ لَا أُرْضِعُهُ إِلَّا بِخَمْسَةِ دَرَاهِمَ فَإِنَّ لَهُ أَنْ يَنْزِعَهُ مِنْهَا إِلَّا أَنَّ خَيْراً لَهُ وَ أَرْفَقَ بِهِ أَنْ يَذَرَهُ مَعَ

Hadith.4501 - Al-Abbas ibn Amir al-Qasbani narrated from Dawud ibn al-Husayn, from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "And the mothers shall suckle their children for two full years." (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:233) Imam (as) said: "As long as the child is being nursed, the parents

سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ وَ بَيْنَهُمَا وَلَدٌ أَيُّهُمَا أَحَقُّ بِهِ قَالَ الْمَرْأَةُ مَا لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ.

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who divorced his wife, and they had a child between them. Which of them has more right to the child? Imam (as) said: "The mother, as long as she does not remarry."

أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ حُرَّةٍ تَزَوَّجَتْ عَبْداً فَوَلَدَتْ مِنْهُ أَوْلَاداً فَهِيَ أَحَقُّ بِوُلْدِهَا مِنْهُ وَ هُمْ أَحْرَارٌ فَإِذَا أُعْتِقَ الرَّجُلُ فَهُوَ أَحَقُّ بِوُلْدِهِ مِنْهَا لِمَوْضِعِ الْأَبِ.

"Any free woman who marries a slave and bears children from him, she has more right to her children than he does, and the children are free. However, if the man is emancipated, then he has more right to his children than she does because of his position as their father."

كَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ ع بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِهِ أَنَّهُ كَانَتْ لِيَ امْرَأَةٌ وَ لِي مِنْهَا وَلَدٌ وَ خَلَّيْتُ سَبِيلَهَا فَكَتَبَ ع الْمَرْأَةُ أَحَقُّ بِالْوَلَدِ إِلَى أَنْ يَبْلُغَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ إِلَّا أَنْ تَشَاءَ الْمَرْأَةُ[3].

One of his (as) companions wrote to him, saying: "I had a wife, and I have a child from her, but I divorced her." Imam (as) wrote in reply: "The mother has more right to the child until the child reaches seven years of age, unless the mother chooses otherwise."

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ص‌ مُبَاشَرَةُ الْمَرْأَةِ ابْنَتَهَا إِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتَّ سِنِينَ شُعْبَةٌ مِنَ الزِّنَا[1].

"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "A woman touching her daughter in an inappropriate manner once she has reached six years of age is a form of indecency (a branch of fornication)."

سَأَلَ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ النُّعْمَانِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِنْدِي جُوَيْرِيَةٌ[2] لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَهَا رَحِمٌ وَ لَهَا سِتُّ سِنِينَ قَالَ لَا تَضَعْهَا فِي حَجْرِكَ‌[3].

Hadith.4506 - Abdullah ibn Yahya al-Kahili narrated that Ahmad ibn al-Numan asked Abu Abdillah (as): "I have a young bondwoman who is not related to me by blood, and she is six years old." Imam (as) said: "Do not place her in your lap."

يُؤْخَذُ الْغُلَامُ بِالصَّلَاةِ وَ هُوَ ابْنُ سَبْعِ سِنِينَ وَ لَا تُغَطِّي الْمَرْأَةُ شَعْرَهَا مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَحْتَلِمَ.

"A boy is instructed to perform prayer when he is seven years old, and a woman is not required to cover her hair in front of him until he reaches puberty."

رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ الصِّبْيَانِ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ لِسِتِّ سِنِينَ‌[4].

Hadith.4508 - It is narrated: "Children should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of six years."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيُّ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ وَ الصَّبِيَّةُ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمْ فِي الْمَضَاجِعِ لِعَشْرِ سِنِينَ‌[1].

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "A boy and a boy, a boy and a girl, and a girl and a girl should be separated in their sleeping arrangements at the age of ten years."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ إِذَا بَلَغَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ سِتَّ سِنِينَ فَلَا يُقَبِّلُهَا الْغُلَامُ وَ الْغُلَامُ لَا يُقَبِّلُ الْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا جَازَ سَبْعَ سِنِينَ.

Hadith.4510 - In a narration from Muhammad ibn Ahmad, from Al-Ubaydi, from Zakariya al-Mu'min, who raised it to Abu Abdillah (as), he said: "When a girl reaches six years of age, a boy should not kiss her, and a boy should not kiss a woman once he passes seven years of age."

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

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

جَاءَتِ امْرَأَةٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ مَا حَقُّ الزَّوْجِ عَلَى الْمَرْأَةِ فَقَالَ لَهَا تُطِيعُهُ وَ لَا تَعْصِيهِ وَ لَا تَصَدَّقُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا شَيْئاً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ وَ لَا تَصُومُ تَطَوُّعاً إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ وَ لَا تَمْنَعُهُ نَفْسَهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ عَلَى ظَهْرِ قَتَبٍ‌[1] وَ لَا تَخْرُجُ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِهِ فَإِنْ خَرَجَتْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ لَعَنَتْهَا مَلَ

A woman came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: "O Messenger of Allah (swt), what is the right of a husband over his wife?" Imam (as) said: "She must obey him and not disobey him. She must not give anything in charity from his house except with his permission, and

لَيْسَ لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا أَمْرٌ فِي عِتْقٍ وَ لَا صَدَقَةٍ وَ لَا تَدْبِيرٍ وَ لَا هِبَةٍ وَ لَا نَذْرٍ فِي مَالِهَا إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا إِلَّا فِي حَجٍّ أَوْ زَكَاةٍ أَوْ بِرِّ وَالِدَيْهَا أَوْ صِلَةِ قَرَابَتِهَا[3].

"A woman has no authority, alongside her husband, to emancipate (a slave), give charity, make a bequest, give a gift, or make a vow concerning her wealth without her husband's permission, except in matters of Hajj, Zakat, honoring her parents, or maintaining ties with her relatives."

إِنَّ قَوْماً أَتَوْا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنَّا رَأَيْنَا أُنَاساً يَسْجُدُ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَوْ كُنْتُ آمِراً أَحَداً أَنْ‌ يَسْجُدَ لِأَحَدٍ لَأَمَرْتُ الْمَرْأَةَ أَنْ تَسْجُدَ لِزَوْجِهَا[1].

"A group of people came to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (swt), we have seen people prostrating to one another.' The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: 'If I were to command anyone to prostrate t

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَتَبَ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ الْجِهَادَ وَ عَلَى النِّسَاءِ الْجِهَادَ فَجِهَادُ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَبْذُلَ مَالَهُ وَ دَمَهُ حَتَّى يُقْتَلَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ جِهَادُ الْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَصْبِرَ عَلَى مَا تَرَى مِنْ أَذَى زَوْجِهَا وَ غَيْرَتِهِ‌[2].

"Indeed, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has ordained jihad upon men and jihad upon women. The jihad of a man is to spend his wealth and sacrifice his blood until he is killed in the way of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic. And the jihad of a woman is to be patient with what she faces from the harm and jealou

قَالَ ع‌ إِنَّ النَّاجِيَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ قَلِيلٌ وَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ أَقَلُّ وَ أَقَلُ‌[3].

Hadith.4517 - Imam (as) said: "Indeed, those who are saved from among the men are few, and from among the women, even fewer and fewer."

فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ قَالَ: جِهَادُ الْمَرْأَةِ حُسْنُ التَّبَعُّلِ‌[4].

Hadith.4518 - And in another narration, Imam (as) said: "The jihad of a woman is being a good wife."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ بَاتَتْ وَ زَوْجُهَا عَلَيْهَا سَاخِطٌ فِي حَقٍّ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ مِنْهَا صَلَاةٌ حَتَّى يَرْضَى عَنْهَا[5].

Abu Abdillah (as) said: "Any woman who spends the night while her husband is angry with her over a rightful matter, her prayer will not be accepted until he is pleased with her."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِ زَوْجِهَا فَلَا نَفَقَةَ لَهَا حَتَّى تَرْجِعَ‌[6].

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Any woman who leaves her house without her husband's permission has no right to maintenance until she returns."

قَالَ ع‌ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ تَطَيَّبَتْ لِغَيْرِ زَوْجِهَا لَمْ تُقْبَلْ مِنْهَا صَلَاةٌ حَتَّى تَغْتَسِلَ مِنْ طِيبِهَا كَغُسْلِهَا مِنْ جَنَابَتِهَا[1].

Hadith.4521 - Imam (as) said: "Any woman who applies perfume for someone other than her husband, her prayer will not be accepted until she washes off the perfume as she would wash after a state of major ritual impurity (janabah)."

لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تُجَمِّرَ ثَوْبَهَا إِذَا خَرَجَتْ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا[2]

قَالَ ع‌ أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ وَضَعَتْ ثَوْبَهَا فِي غَيْرِ مَنْزِلِ زَوْجِهَا أَوْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنِهِ لَمْ تَزَلْ فِي لَعْنَةِ اللَّهِ إِلَى أَنْ تَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهَا.

Hadith.4523 - Imam (as) said: "Any woman who removes her clothing outside her husband's house or without his permission remains under the curse of Allah (swt) until she returns to her home."

أَيُّمَا امْرَأَةٍ قَالَتْ لِزَوْجِهَا مَا رَأَيْتُ قَطُّ مِنْ وَجْهِكَ خَيْراً[3] فَقَدْ حَبِطَ عَمَلُهَا.

Hadith.4524 - Jamil ibn Darraj narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) that he said: "Any woman who says to her husband, 'I have never seen any good from you,' then her deeds are rendered void."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ أَوْصَانِي جَبْرَئِيلُ ع بِالْمَرْأَةِ حَتَّى ظَنَنْتُ أَنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي طَلَاقُهَا إِلَّا مِنْ فَاحِشَةٍ مُبَيِّنَةٍ[4].

Hadith.4525 - Al-Alaa ibn Razin narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that the Messenger of Allah (swt) said: "Archangel Jibril (as) advised me regarding women so much that I thought divorce should not be permissible except in the case of clear indecency."

يُشْبِعُ بَطْنَهَا وَ يَكْسُو جُثَّتَهَا وَ إِنْ جَهِلَتْ غَفَرَ لَهَا.

Hadith.4526 - Ishaq ibn Ammar asked Abu Abdillah (as) about the right of a woman over her husband. Imam (as) said: "He should satisfy her hunger, clothe her body, and if she acts ignorantly, he should forgive her."

إِنَّ إِبْرَاهِيمَ خَلِيلَ الرَّحْمَنِ ع شَكَا إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ خُلُقَ سَارَةَ فَأَوْحَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ مَثَلَ الْمَرْأَةِ مَثَلُ الضِّلْعِ إِنْ أَقَمْتَهُ انْكَسَرَ وَ إِنْ تَرَكْتَهُ‌ اسْتَمْتَعْتَ بِهِ‌[1] قُلْتُ مَنْ قَالَ هَذَا فَغَضِبَ ثُمَّ قَالَ هَذَا وَ اللَّهِ قَوْلُ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص.

Hadith.4527 - Ibrahim (as), the Friend of the Most Merciful (swt), complained to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, about the behavior of Sarah {s.a}. So Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, revealed to him: "The example of a woman is like the example of a rib, if you try to straighten it, it will break, and if you

كَانَتْ لِأَبِي ع امْرَأَةٌ وَ كَانَتْ تُؤْذِيهِ فَكَانَ يَغْفِرُ لَهَا[2]

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ مَنْ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ امْرَأَةٌ فَلَمْ يَكْسُهَا مَا يُوَارِي عَوْرَتَهَا وَ يُطْعِمْهَا مَا يُقِيمُ صُلْبَهَا[3] كَانَ حَقّاً عَلَى الْإِمَامِ أَنْ يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا.

I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "Whoever has a wife and does not provide her with clothing to cover her modesty and food to sustain her strength, it is the duty of the Imam to separate them."

إِنْ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهَا مَا يُقِيمُ ظَهْرَهَا مَعَ كِسْوَةٍ وَ إِلَّا فُرِّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا[4].

Hadith.4530 - Rubi ibn Abdullah and Al-Fudhayl ibn Yasar narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) regarding the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "And whoever has his provision restricted, let him spend from what Allah (swt) has given him" (Surah At-Talaq 65:7). Imam (as) said: "If he provides for her what sustain

إِذَا صَلَّتِ الْمَرْأَةُ خَمْسَهَا وَ صَامَتْ شَهْرَهَا وَ حَجَّتْ بَيْتَ رَبِّهَا وَ أَطَاعَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ عَرَفَتْ حَقَّ عَلِيٍّ ع فَلْتَدْخُلْ مِنْ أَيِّ أَبْوَابِ الْجِنَانِ شَاءَتْ‌[5].

"If a woman performs her five daily prayers, fasts during her month (Ramadan), performs Hajj to the House of her Lord (azj), obeys her husband, and acknowledges the right of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), then she may enter Paradise through whichever gate she wishes."

إِنَّ رَجُلًا مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص خَرَجَ فِي بَعْضِ حَوَائِجِهِ وَ عَهِدَ إِلَى امْرَأَتِهِ عَهْداً أَلَّا تَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَيْتِهَا حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ قَالَ وَ إِنَّ أَبَاهَا مَرِضَ فَبَعَثَتِ الْمَرْأَةُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص فَقَالَتْ إِنَّ زَوْجِي خَرَجَ وَ عَهِدَ إِلَيَّ أَنْ لَا أَخْرُجَ مِنْ بَيْتِي حَتَّى يَقْدَمَ وَ إِنَّ أَبِي مَرِيضٌ فَتَأْمُرُنِي أَنْ أَعُودَهُ فَقَالَ لَا اجْلِس

A man from the Ansar, during the time of the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), went out for some errands and instructed his wife not to leave her house until he returned. Her father became ill, so the woman sent a message to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be u

تَأْمُرُونَهُنَّ وَ تَنْهَوْنَهُنَّ قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّا نَأْمُرُهُنَّ وَ نَنْهَاهُنَّ فَلَا يَقْبَلْنَ قَالَ إِذَا أَمَرْتُمُوهُنَّ وَ نَهَيْتُمُوهُنَّ فَقَدْ قَضَيْتُمْ مَا عَلَيْكُمْ‌[1].

Hadith.4533 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Protect yourselves and your families from a Fire" (Surah At-Tahrim, 66:6). How do we protect them? Imam (as) said: "You command them and forbid them." It was said to him: "We command them and forbid

أَلْهِمُوهُنَّ حُبَّ عَلِيٍّ ع وَ ذَرُوهُنَّ بَلْهَاءَ[2].

"Inspire them with the love of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) and leave them in their natural simplicity."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا تُنْزِلُوا نِسَاءَكُمُ الْغُرَفَ وَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ الْكِتَابَةَ وَ لَا تُعَلِّمُوهُنَّ سُورَةَ يُوسُفَ وَ عَلِّمُوهُنَّ الْمِغْزَلَ وَ سُورَةَ النُّورِ.

The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Do not house your women in upper chambers, do not teach them writing, and do not teach them Surah Yusuf. Instead, teach them spinning and Surah An-Nur."