Chapter on What Has Been Reported Regarding Adultery

لَنْ يَعْمَلَ ابْنُ آدَمَ عَمَلًا أَعْظَمَ عِنْدَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ نَبِيّاً أَوْ هَدَمَ الْكَعْبَةَ الَّتِي جَعَلَهَا اللَّهُ قِبْلَةً لِعِبَادِهِ أَوْ أَفْرَغَ مَاءَهُ فِي امْرَأَةٍ حَرَاماً[2]

الزِّنَا يُورِثُ الْفَقْرَ وَ يَدَعُ الدِّيَارَ بَلَاقِعَ[3]

وَ قَالَ ع‌ مَا عَجَّتِ الْأَرْضُ إِلَى رَبِّهَا عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ كَعَجِيجِهَا مِنْ ثَلَاثٍ مِنْ دَمٍ حَرَامٍ يُسْفَكُ عَلَيْهَا أَوِ اغْتِسَالٍ مِنْ زِنًى أَوِ النَّوْمِ عَلَيْهَا قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ‌[4].

Hadith.4979 - Imam (as) said: "The earth has never cried out to its Lord (azj), the Mighty and Majestic, as intensely as it does because of three things: the shedding of unlawful blood upon it, bathing after engaging in unlawful sexual relations, and sleeping on it (earth) before the rising of the sun."

قَالَ يَعْقُوبُ لِابْنِهِ يُوسُفَ ع يَا بُنَيَّ لَا تَزْنِ فَإِنَّ الطَّيْرَ لَوْ زَنَى لَتَنَاثَرَ رِيشُهُ‌[5].

Hadith.4980 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Maymun from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported: "Prophet Ya'qub (as) said to his son Yusuf (as): 'O' my son, do not commit fornication, for if a bird were to commit fornication, its feathers would fall

كَانَ فِيمَا أَوْحَى اللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلَى مُوسَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ ع يَا مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ مَنْ زَنَى زُنِيَ بِهِ وَ لَوْ فِي الْعَقِبِ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ يَا مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ عِفَّ تَعِفَّ أَهْلُكَ يَا مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ إِنْ أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ خَيْرُ أَهْلِ بَيْتِكَ فَإِيَّاكَ وَ الزِّنَا يَا مُوسَى بْنَ عِمْرَانَ كَمَا تَدِينُ تُدَانُ‌[1].

"It was among what Allah (swt), the Exalted, revealed to Musa ibn Imran (as): O' Musa ibn Imran (as), whoever commits adultery will have adultery committed against him, even if it occurs in his progeny after him. O' Musa ibn Imran (as), preserve your chastity so your family will remain chaste. O' Musa ibn Imran (as), i

وَ صَعِدَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص الْمِنْبَرَ فَقَالَ: ثَلَاثَةٌ لا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيامَةِ وَ لا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ‌ ... وَ لا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَ لَهُمْ عَذابٌ أَلِيمٌ‌ شَيْخٌ زَانٍ وَ مَلِكٌ جَبَّارٌ وَ مُقِلٌّ مُخْتَالٌ‌[2].

Hadith.4982 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) ascended the pulpit and said: "Three types of people Allah (swt) will not speak to on the Day of Judgment, nor will He (swt) look at them, nor will He (swt) purify them, and for them is a painful punishment: an old man who commits adultery, a

ثَلَاثَةٌ لَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ وَ لَا يَنْظُرُ إِلَيْهِمْ وَ لَا يُزَكِّيهِمْ وَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ الشَّيْخُ الزَّانِي وَ الدَّيُّوثُ وَ الْمَرْأَةُ تُوطِئُ فِرَاشَ زَوْجِهَا[3].

Hadith.4983 - In the narration of Ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "Three types of people Allah (swt) will not speak to on the Day of Judgment, nor will He (swt) look at them, nor will He (swt) purify them, and for them is a painful punishment: an old man who commits adultery, a cuc

اللَّهُ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَا أُنِيلُ رَحْمَتِي مَنْ يُعَرِّضُنِي لِلْأَيْمَانِ الْكَاذِبَةِ وَ لَا أُدْنِي مِنِّي يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ مَنْ كَانَ زَانِياً.

"I read in some books that Allah (swt), the Blessed and Exalted, said: 'I will not grant My (swt) mercy to the one who exposes Me (swt) to false oaths, nor will I bring near to Me (swt) on the Day of Judgment the one who was an adulterer.'"

بَرُّوا آبَاءَكُمْ يَبَرَّكُمْ أَبْنَاؤُكُمْ وَ عِفُّوا عَنْ نِسَاءِ النَّاسِ تَعِفَّ نِسَاؤُكُمْ[5]

كَانَتِ امْرَأَةٌ عَلَى عَهْدِ دَاوُدَ ع يَأْتِيهَا رَجُلٌ يَسْتَكْرِهُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهَا فَأَلْقَى اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي قَلْبِهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّكَ لَا تَأْتِينِي مَرَّةً إِلَّا وَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِكَ مَنْ يَأْتِيهِمْ قَالَ فَذَهَبَ إِلَى أَهْلِهِ فَوَجَدَ عِنْدَ أَهْلِهِ رَجُلًا فَأَتَى بِهِ دَاوُدَ ع فَقَالَ يَا نَبِيَّ اللَّهِ أُتِيَ إِلَيَّ مَا لَمْ يُؤْتَ إِلَى أَحَدٍ قَالَ وَ مَا ذَاكَ قَالَ وَجَدْتُ ه

Hadith.4986 - In the narration of Ibrahim ibn Abi Al-Bilad, it is reported: "There was a woman during the time of Prophet Dawud (as) (David), whom a man would force himself upon. Allah (swt), the Almighty and Exalted, inspired her heart, and she said to him: 'You do not come to me except that someone is with your famil

قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع‌ إِذَا زَنَى الزَّانِي خَرَجَ مِنْهُ رُوحُ الْإِيمَانِ فَإِنِ اسْتَغْفَرَ عَادَ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ وَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص لَا يَزْنِي الزَّانِي حِينَ يَزْنِي وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يَشْرَبُ الشَّارِبُ حِينَ يَشْرَبُ وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ وَ لَا يَسْرِقُ السَّارِقُ حِينَ يَسْرِقُ وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع وَ كَانَ أَبِي ع يَقُولُ إِذَا زَنَى الزَّانِي فَارَقَهُ رُوحُ الْإِيمَانِ قُلْتُ

Hadith.4987 - Al-Ala reported from Muhammad ibn Muslim who said that Abu Jafar (as) said: "When a fornicator commits fornication, the spirit of faith departs from him. If he seeks forgiveness, it returns to him." Imam (as) also said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "A fornicato