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سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَفْتَرِي عَلَى رَجُلٍ مِنْ جَاهِلِيَّةِ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ يُضْرَبُ حَدّاً قُلْتُ يُضْرَبُ حَدّاً قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ ذَلِكَ يَدْخُلُ عَلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ص‌[4].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who slanders a man from the pre-Islamic Arabs. Imam (as) said: "He is to be given the legal punishment." I asked: "Is he to be given the legal punishment?" He said: "Yes, because that offense reaches the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family)."

الْآخَرُ لَهُ- بَلْ أَنْتَ ابْنُ الْمَجْنُونِ فَأَمَرَ الْأَوَّلَ أَنْ يَجْلِدَ صَاحِبَهُ عِشْرِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ قَالَ اعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ سَتُعَقَّبُ مِثْلَهَا عِشْرِينَ فَلَمَّا جَلَدَهُ أَعْطَى الْمَجْلُودَ السَّوْطَ فَجَلَدَهُ عِشْرِينَ نَكَالًا يُنَكِّلُهُمَا[1].

Hadith.5069 - Ja'far ibn Bashir narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-'Ala from Abu Makhlad Al-Sarraj from Abu Abdullah (as): Imam (as) ruled concerning a man who called another "the son of a madman," and the other replied to him, "Rather, you are the son of a madman." Imam (as) commanded the first man to flog his compani

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِامْرَأَتِهِ يَا زَانِيَةُ قَالَ يُجْلَدُ حَدّاً وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا بَعْدَ مَا جُلِدَ وَ لَا تَكُونُ امْرَأَتَهُ قَالَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ قَالَ كَلَاماً أَفْلَتَ مِنْهُ فِي غَيْرِ أَنْ يَعْلَمَ شَيْئاً أَرَادَ أَنْ يَغِيظَهَا بِهِ فَلَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا.

I asked Imam (as) about a man who said to his wife, "O' adulteress." Imam (as) said: "He is to be given the legal punishment and they are to be separated after he has been flogged, and she will no longer be his wife." Imam (as) further said: "But if he said something that slipped out unintentionally without having any

وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌ إِذَا كَانَ فِي الْحَدِّ لَعَلَّ أَوْ عَسَى فَالْحَدُّ مُعَطَّلٌ‌[2].

Hadith.5071 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "If there is doubt expressed with 'perhaps' or 'it may be' in enforcing a legal punishment, then the punishment is to be suspended."

قَاذِفُ اللَّقِيطِ يُحَدُّ[3] وَ الْمَرْأَةُ إِذَا قَذَفَتْ زَوْجَهَا وَ هُوَ أَصَمُّ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً[4]

سُئِلَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ امْرَأَتَهُ بِالزِّنَا وَ هِيَ خَرْسَاءُ صَمَّاءُ لَا تَسْمَعُ مَا قَالَ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ يَشْهَدُونَ لَهَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ جَلَدَهُ الْحَدَّ وَ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَهُمَا ثُمَّ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ‌ أَبَداً وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهَا بَيِّنَةٌ فَهِيَ حَرَامٌ عَلَيْهِ مَا أَقَامَ مَعَهَا وَ لَا إِثْمَ عَلَيْهَا مِنْهُ‌[1].

Abu Abdullah (as) was asked about a man who accused his wife of adultery while she was mute and deaf, unable to hear what he said. Imam (as) said: "If she has witnesses who testify on her behalf before the Imam, he (the husband) is to be flogged with the legal punishment and they are to be separated, and she will never

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِّ أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ع قَالَ: مَنْ أَقَرَّ بِوَلَدٍ ثُمَّ نَفَاهُ جُلِدَ الْحَدَّ وَ أُلْزِمَ الْوَلَدَ[2].

Hadith.5074 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Whoever acknowledges a child and then denies him is to be given the legal punishment and held responsible for the child."

كُلُّ بَالِغٍ مِنْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى افْتَرَى عَلَى صَغِيرٍ أَوْ كَبِيرٍ أَوْ ذَكَرٍ أَوْ أُنْثَى أَوْ مُسْلِمٍ‌[3] أَوْ حُرٍّ أَوْ مَمْلُوكٍ فَعَلَيْهِ حَدُّ الْفِرْيَةِ وَ عَلَى غَيْرِ الْبَالِغِ حَدُّ الْأَدَبِ‌[4].

Hadith.5075 - In the narration of Yunus ibn Abd Al-Rahman from some of his narrators from Abu Abdullah (as), he said: "Every adult, whether male or female, who falsely accuses a minor or an adult, a male or a female, a Muslim, a free person, or a slave, is subject to the prescribed punishment (hadd Al-firya). And for o

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ لَا حَدَّ عَلَى مَجْنُونٍ حَتَّى يُفِيقَ وَ لَا عَلَى الصَّبِيِّ حَتَّى يُدْرِكَ وَ لَا عَلَى النَّائِمِ حَتَّى يَسْتَيْقِظَ[5].

Hadith.5076 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is no legal punishment upon a mad person until they regain sanity, nor upon a child until they reach maturity, nor upon a sleeping person until they wake up."

لِامْرَأَتِهِ يَا زَانِيَةُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ وَاحِدٌ لِقَذْفِهِ إِيَّاهَا وَ أَمَّا قَوْلُهُ أَنَا زَنَيْتُ بِكِ فَلَا حَدَّ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ إِلَّا أَنْ يَشْهَدَ عَلَى‌ نَفْسِهِ أَرْبَعَ مَرَّاتٍ بِالزِّنَا عِنْدَ الْإِمَامِ‌[1].

Hadith.5077 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Al-Ala and Abu Ayyub from Muhammad ibn Muslim from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who said to his wife, "O' adulteress, I have committed adultery with you," Imam (as) said: "He is liable for one legal punishment for accusing her. As for his

يُجْلَدُونَ الثَّلَاثَةُ[3] وَ يُلَاعِنُهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَهُمَا وَ لَا تَحِلُّ لَهُ أَبَداً.

Hadith.5078 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Nu'aym ibn Ibrahim from Misma Abu Sayyar from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding four people who testified against a woman for adultery, and one of them was her husband. Imam (as) said: "The three (other witnesses) are to be flogged, and her husband is to perform lian (mutual cu

وَ قَدْ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ الزَّوْجَ أَحَدُ الشُّهُودِ[4].

Hadith.5079 - It has been narrated: "Indeed, the husband is considered one of the witnesses."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ لَوْ أُتِيتُ بِرَجُلٍ قَدْ قَذَفَ عَبْداً مُسْلِماً بِالزِّنَا لَا نَعْلَمُ مِنْهُ إِلَّا خَيْراً لَضَرَبْتُهُ الْحَدَّ حَدَّ الْحُرِّ إِلَّا سَوْطاً.

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say, "If a man were brought to me who had accused a Muslim slave of adultery, and we knew nothing about the slave except goodness, I would administer the legal punishment upon him - the same punishment as for a free person, except one lash less."

سُئِلَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌[7] عَنْ مُكَاتَبٍ افْتَرَى عَلَى رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ- فَقَالَ يُضْرَبُ حَدَّ الْحُرِّ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً أَدَّى مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً أَوْ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ قِيلَ لَهُ فَإِنْ زَنَى وَ هُوَ مُكَاتَبٌ وَ لَمْ يُؤَدِّ مِنْ مُكَاتَبَتِهِ شَيْئاً قَالَ هَذَا حَقُّ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يُطْرَحُ عَنْهُ خَمْسُونَ جَلْدَةً وَ يُضْرَبُ خَمْسِينَ.

"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was asked about a mukatab (a slave who has a contract for freedom) who falsely accused a Muslim man. Imam (as) said: 'He is to be flogged with the punishment of a free man - eighty lashes - whether he has paid any part of his contract or not.' It was asked: 'What if he commits adultery whil

تُجْلَدُ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً.

Hadith.5082 - Ibn Mahbub narrated from Malik ibn Atiyyah from Abu Basir from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a woman who accused a man (of adultery). Imam (as) said: "She is to be flogged eighty lashes."

قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يَنْتَفِي مِنْ وَلَدِهِ وَ قَدْ أَقَرَّ بِهِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْوَلَدُ مِنْ حُرَّةٍ جُلِدَ الْأَبُ خَمْسِينَ سَوْطاً حَدَّ الْمَمْلُوكِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَمَةٍ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[1]. وَ إِذَا قَالَ رَجُلٌ لِرَجُلٍ إِنَّكَ تَعْمَلُ عَمَلَ قَوْمِ لُوطٍ تَنْكِحُ الرِّجَالَ ضُرِبَ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً[2] وَ كَذَلِكَ إِنْ قَالَ لَهُ يَا مَعْفُوجُ يَا مَنْكُوحُ جُلِدَ حَدَّ الْقَاذِفِ ثَمَانِين

Hadith.5083 - Muhammad ibn Sinan narrated from Al-Ala ibn Al-Fudayl from Abu Abdullah (as): I asked Imam (as) about a man who denies his child after having acknowledged him. Imam (as) said: "If the child is from a free woman, the father is to be flogged fifty lashes, which is the punishment for a slave. But if the chil

لَا حَدَّ لِمَنْ لَا حَدَّ عَلَيْهِ. يَعْنِي لَوْ أَنَّ مَجْنُوناً قَذَفَ رَجُلًا لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ وَ لَوْ قَذَفَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ يَا زَانِ لَمْ يَكُنْ عَلَيْهِ حَدٌّ[3]- رَوَى ذَلِكَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ عَنْ فُضَيْلِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع

لِرَجُلٍ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ يَعْنِي الزِّنَا فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَتْ أُمُّهُ حَيَّةً شَاهِدَةً ثُمَّ جَاءَتْ تَطْلُبُ حَقَّهَا ضُرِبَ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ غَائِبَةً انْتُظِرَ بِهَا حَتَّى تَقْدَمَ فَتَطْلُبَ حَقَّهَا وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ قَدْ مَاتَتْ وَ لَمْ يُعْلَمْ مِنْهَا إِلَّا خَيْرٌ ضُرِبَ الْمُفْتَرِي عَلَيْهَا الْحَدَّ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً[4].

Hadith.5085 - Hisham ibn Salim narrated from Ammar Al-Sabati from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who said to another man, "O' son of an adulteress," intending adultery. Imam (as) said: "If his mother is alive and present, and she comes forward to claim her right, the accuser is to be flogged eighty lashes. If she is

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ ابْنِ الْمَغْصُوبَةِ يَفْتَرِي عَلَيْهِ الرَّجُلُ‌[1] فَيَقُولُ لَهُ يَا ابْنَ الْفَاعِلَةِ فَقَالَ أَرَى عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ ثَمَانِينَ جَلْدَةً وَ يَتُوبُ إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِمَّا قَالَ.

I asked Imam (as) about a man falsely accusing the son of a woman whose rights were violated (Al-maghsubah) by saying to him, "O' son of an adulteress." Imam (as) said: "I believe he deserves the legal punishment of eighty lashes and must repent to Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, for what he has said."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ أُتِيَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع بِرَجُلَيْنِ قَدْ قَذَفَ كُلُّ وَاحِدٍ مِنْهُمَا صَاحِبَهُ فِي بَدَنِهِ فَدَرَأَ عَنْهُمَا الْحَدَّ وَ عَزَّرَهُمَا[2].

Hadith.5087 - It was narrated from Abu Walad Al-Hannat that he said: Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Commander of the Faithful (as) was presented with two men, each of whom had accused the other of something concerning his body. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) waived the legal punishment for both of them and administered discipli

لَوْ أَنَّ رَجُلًا دَخَلَ فِي الْإِسْلَامِ فَأَقَرَّ بِهِ ثُمَّ شَرِبَ الْخَمْرَ وَ زَنَى وَ أَكَلَ الرِّبَا وَ لَمْ يَتَبَيَّنْ لَهُ شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْحَلَالِ وَ الْحَرَامِ لَمْ أُقِمْ عَلَيْهِ الْحَدَّ إِذَا كَانَ جَاهِلًا إِلَّا أَنْ تَقُومَ عَلَيْهِ الْبَيِّنَةُ أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ السُّورَةَ الَّتِي فِيهَا الزِّنَا وَ الْخَمْرُ وَ أَكْلُ الرِّبَا وَ إِذَا جَهِلَ ذَلِكَ أَعْلَمْتُهُ وَ أَخْبَرْتُهُ فَإِنْ رَكِبَهُ بَعْد

"If a man entered Islam, acknowledged it, and then drank alcohol, committed adultery, and consumed usury, without having any knowledge of what is lawful and unlawful, I would not administer the legal punishment upon him if he was ignorant - unless there was evidence that he had recited the Surah in which adultery, alco

يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ ضَرَبْتَنِي ثَمَانِينَ سَوْطاً فِي شُرْبِ اَلْخَمْرِ فَهَذِهِ اَلْعِشْرُونَ مَا هِيَ فَقَالَ "هَذَا لِجُرْأَتِكَ عَلَى شُرْبِ اَلْخَمْرِ فِي شَهْرِ رَمَضَانَ ".

Hadith.5089 - In the narration of Amr ibn Shimr from Jabir, who attributed it to the Prophet: Commander of the Faithful (as) was presented with Al-Najashi Al-Harithiyy, the poet, who had consumed alcohol during the month of Ramadan. Imam (as) flogged him eighty lashes, then imprisoned him for a night. The next day, Ima

لَا تُجَالِسُوا شُرَّابَ الْخَمْرِ فَإِنَّ اللَّعْنَةَ إِذَا نَزَلَتْ عَمَّتْ مَنْ فِي الْمَجْلِسِ. وَ لَا تَجُوزُ الصَّلَاةُ فِي بَيْتٍ فِيهِ خَمْرٌ مَحْصُورٌ فِي آنِيَةٍ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِالصَّلَاةِ فِي ثَوْبٍ أَصَابَتْهُ خَمْرٌ لِأَنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ حَرَّمَ شُرْبَهَا وَ لَمْ يُحَرِّمِ الصَّلَاةَ فِي ثَوْبٍ أَصَابَتْهُ[6]

وَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌[1] شَارِبُ الْخَمْرِ إِنْ مَرِضَ فَلَا تَعُودُوهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَ فَلَا تَشْهَدُوهُ وَ إِنْ شَهِدَ فَلَا تُزَكُّوهُ‌[2] وَ إِنْ خَطَبَ إِلَيْكُمْ فَلَا تُزَوِّجُوهُ فَإِنَّ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ فَكَأَنَّمَا قَادَهَا إِلَى الزِّنَا وَ مَنْ زَوَّجَ ابْنَتَهُ مُخَالِفاً لَهُ عَلَى دِينِهِ فَقَدْ قَطَعَ رَحِمَهَا[3] وَ مَنِ ائْتَمَنَ شَارِبَ الْخَمْرِ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ عَلَى اللَّه

Hadith.5091 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "If a wine drinker falls ill, do not visit him; if he dies, do not attend his funeral; if he testifies, do not accept his testimony; and if he seeks marriage from you, do not marry him off. Whoever marries his daughter to a wine drinker, it is as if he has led h

خَمْسَةٌ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مُحَالٌ الْحُرْمَةُ مِنَ الْفَاسِقِ مُحَالٌ وَ الشَّفَقَةُ مِنَ الْعَدُوِّ مُحَالٌ وَ النَّصِيحَةُ مِنَ الْحَاسِدِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْوَفَاءُ مِنَ الْمَرْأَةِ مُحَالٌ وَ الْهَيْبَةُ مِنَ الْفَقِيرِ مُحَالٌ[4]. وَ الْغِنَاءُ مِمَّا أَوْعَدَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ النَّارَ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ وَ مِنَ النَّاسِ مَنْ يَشْتَرِي لَهْوَ الْحَدِيثِ لِيُضِلَّ عَنْ سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ

الرِّجْسُ مِنَ الْأَوْثَانِ الشِّطْرَنْجُ وَ قَوْلُ الزُّورِ الْغِنَاءُ[6] وَ النَّرْدُ أَشَدُّ مِنَ الشِّطْرَنْجِ فَأَمَّا الشِّطْرَنْجُ فَإِنَّ اتِّخَاذَهَا كُفْرٌ وَ اللَّعِبَ بِهَا شِرْكٌ‌[1] وَ تَعْلِيمَهَا كَبِيرَةٌ مُوبِقَةٌ[2] وَ السَّلَامَ عَلَى اللَّاهِي بِهَا مَعْصِيَةٌ وَ مُقَلِّبَهَا كَمُقَلِّبِ لَحْمِ الْخِنْزِيرِ[3] وَ النَّاظِرَ إِلَيْهَا كَالنَّاظِرِ إِلَى فَرْجِ أُمِّهِ‌[4] وَ اللَّاعِبَ بِالنَّرْدِ

Hadith.5093 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked about the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "So avoid the filth of idols and avoid false speech." (Surah Al-Hajj 22:30) Imam (as) said: "The filth of idols refers to chess, and false speech refers to singing. And backgammon (nard) is worse than

إِنَّ الْمَلَائِكَةَ لَتَنْفِرُ عِنْدَ الرِّهَانِ وَ تَلْعَنُ صَاحِبَهُ مَا خَلَا الْحَافِرَ وَ الْخُفَّ وَ الرِّيشَ وَ النَّصْلَ وَ قَدْ سَابَقَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أُسَامَةَ بْنَ زَيْدٍ وَ أَجْرَى الْخَيْلَ[10]

فَرُوِيَ‌ أَنَّ نَاقَةَ النَّبِيِّ ص سُبِقَتْ فَقَالَ ع إِنَّهَا بَغَتْ وَ قَالَتْ فَوْقِي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص وَ حَقٌّ عَلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَنْ لَا يَبْغِيَ شَيْ‌ءٌ عَلَى شَيْ‌ءٍ إِلَّا أَذَلَّهُ اللَّهُ- وَ لَوْ أَنَّ جَبَلًا بَغَى عَلَى جَبَلٍ لَهَدَّ اللَّهُ الْبَاغِيَ مِنْهُمَا.

Hadith.5095 - It has been narrated that the she-camel of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), was outrun in a race. So Prophet (sw), peace be upon him and his family, said: "It (camel) transgressed and said to itself, 'Upon me is the Messenger of Allah (swt), peace and blessings be upon him and his family.'

وَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص عَنْ تَحْرِيشِ الْبَهَائِمِ مَا خَلَا الْكِلَابَ‌[1].

Hadith.5096 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) forbade inciting animals against one another, except in the case of dogs.

"مَا عَلَيْكَ لَوِ اِشْتَرَيْتَهَا فَذَكَّرَتْكَ اَلْجَنَّةَ ".

Hadith.5097 - A man asked Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) about purchasing a bondwoman with a beautiful voice. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm upon you if you buy her and she reminds you of Paradise."

لَا يَزَالُ الْعَبْدُ يَسْرِقُ حَتَّى إِذَا اسْتَوْفَى دِيَةَ يَدِهِ أَظْهَرَهُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ‌[3].

Hadith.5098 - It is narrated from Abu Al-Hasan Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as) that he said: "A servant continues to steal until, when the value of what he has stolen equals the blood money for his hand, Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, exposes him."

"لاَ يُقْطَعُ اَلسَّارِقُ فِي عَامِ سَنَةٍ مُجْدِبَةٍ".

Hadith.5099 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), that he said: "The hand of a thief is not to be cut off during a year of drought."

لَا أَقْطَعُ فِي‌

Hadith.5100 - In the narration of Ghiyath ibn Ibrahim from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), it is reported: "Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) was presented in Kufa with a man who had stolen a pigeon, but he did not cut off his hand and said: 'I do not c

قَطَعَ عَلِيٌّ ع فِي بَيْضَةِ حَدِيدٍ وَ فِي جُنَّةٍ وَزْنُهَا ثَمَانِيَةٌ وَ ثَلَاثُونَ رِطْلًا[2].

"Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) ordered the cutting off of a hand for stealing an iron helmet and for a shield that weighed thirty-eight ratl (a unit of weight)."

أَرْسَلَنِي فُلَانٌ إِلَيْكَ لِتُرْسِلَ إِلَيْهِ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَأَعْطَاهُ وَ صَدَّقَهُ فَلَقِيَ صَاحِبَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنَّ رَسُولَكَ أَتَانِي فَبَعَثْتُ إِلَيْكَ مَعَهُ بِكَذَا وَ كَذَا فَقَالَ مَا أَرْسَلْتُهُ إِلَيْكَ وَ لَا أَتَانِي أَحَدٌ بِشَيْ‌ءٍ فَزَعَمَ الرَّسُولُ‌[3] أَنَّهُ قَدْ أَرْسَلَهُ وَ قَدْ دَفَعَهُ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ إِنْ وَجَدَ عَلَيْهِ بَيِّنَةً أَنَّهُ لَمْ يُرْسِلْهُ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ‌[4] وَ إِن

Hadith.5102 - Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi from Abu Abdullah (as) regarding a man who went to another man and said: "So-and-so sent me to you to collect such-and-such," and the man gave it to him, believing him. Later, he met the original person and said: "Your messenger came to me, and I sent with him such-and-such,

لَا يُقْطَعُ السَّارِقُ حَتَّى يُقِرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ مَرَّتَيْنِ فَإِنْ رَجَعَ‌[5] ضَمِنَ السَّرِقَةَ وَ لَمْ يُقْطَعْ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ شُهُودٌ[6].

Hadith.5103 - It is narrated from one of the two Imams (as) that Imam (as) said: "The hand of a thief is not to be cut off until he confesses to the theft twice. If he retracts his confession, he must compensate for what he stole, but his hand will not be cut off if there are no witnesses against him."

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلسَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "كُلُّ مَدْخَلٍ يُدْخَلُ إِلَيْهِ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ فَسَرَقَ مِنْهُ اَلسَّارِقُ فَلاَ قَطْعَ عَلَيْهِ".

Hadith.5104 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Every place that can be entered without permission, and a thief steals from it, there is no cutting off of the hand."

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّبِيِّ يَسْرِقُ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ سَبْعُ سِنِينَ أَوْ أَقَلُّ رُفِعَ عَنْهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ بَعْدَ السَّبْعِ قُطِعَتْ بَنَانُهُ أَوْ حُكَّتْ حَتَّى تَدْمَى فَإِنْ عَادَ قُطِعَ مِنْهُ أَسْفَلُ مِنْ بَنَانِهِ فَإِنْ عَادَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ وَ قَدْ بَلَغَ تِسْعَ سِنِينَ قُطِعَتْ يَدُهُ وَ لَا يُضَيَّعُ حَدٌّ مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌[2].

I asked Imam (as) about a child who steals. Imam (as) said: "If he is seven years old or younger, the punishment is lifted from him. But if he repeats the act after the age of seven, his fingertip is to be cut off or scraped until it bleeds. If he repeats it again, a part below his fingertip is to be cut off. If he ste

وَ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فَأَقَرَّ بِالسَّرِقَةِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع أَ تَقْرَأُ شَيْئاً مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ نَعَمْ سُورَةَ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ قَدْ وَهَبْتُ يَدَكَ لِسُورَةِ الْبَقَرَةِ فَقَالَ الْأَشْعَثُ أَ تُعَطِّلُ حَدّاً مِنْ حُدُودِ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى فَقَالَ وَ مَا يُدْرِيكَ مَا هَذَا إِذَا قَامَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَلَيْسَ لِلْإِمَامِ أَنْ يَعْفُوَ وَ إ

Hadith.5106 - A man came to Commander of the Faithful (as) and confessed to theft. Commander of the Faithful (as) asked him: "Do you recite anything from the Book of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic?" The man replied: "Yes, Surah Al-Baqarah." Imam (as) said: "I have pardoned your hand for the sake of Surah Al-Baqar

وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ السَّكُونِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص‌ لَا قَطْعَ فِي ثَمَرٍ وَ لَا كَثَرٍ وَ الْكَثَرُ هُوَ الْجُمَّارُ[4].

Hadith.5107 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni, the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "There is no cutting (of the hand) for stealing fruit or kathar." And kathar refers to the inner core of palm trees (Al-jummar).

قَضَى أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع فِي نَفَرٍ نَحَرُوا بَعِيراً فَأَكَلُوهُ فَامْتُحِنُوا أَيُّهُمْ نَحَرَ فَشَهِدُوا عَلَى أَنْفُسِهِمْ أَنَّهُمْ نَحَرُوهُ جَمِيعاً لَمْ يَخُصُّوا أَحَداً دُونَ أَحَدٍ فَقَضَى أَنْ تُقْطَعَ أَيْمَانُهُمْ‌[1].

"Commander of the Faithful (as) ruled in the case of a group of people who slaughtered a camel and ate it. They were investigated to determine who among them had slaughtered it, and they all testified against themselves that they had collectively slaughtered it without specifying any individual over another. So, Imam (

قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ سَرَقَ مِنَ الْمَغْنَمِ الشَّيْ‌ءَ الَّذِي يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ قَالَ يُنْظَرُ كَمِ الَّذِي يُصِيبُهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ الَّذِي أَخَذَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ نَصِيبِهِ عُزِّرَ وَ دُفِعَ إِلَيْهِ تَمَامُ مَالِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَخَذَ مِثْلَ الَّذِي لَهُ فَلَا شَيْ‌ءَ عَلَيْهِ‌[2] وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَخَذَ فَضْلًا بِقَدْرِ ثَمَنِ مِجَنٍّ وَ هُوَ رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ قُطِعَ‌[3].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who stole from the war spoils an amount that would normally require his hand to be cut off. Imam (as) said: "It should be examined how much his rightful share is. If what he took was less than his portion, he is to be disciplined (ta'zir) and given the remainder of his share. If he took ex

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ اكْتَرَى حِمَاراً وَ أَقْبَلَ إِلَى أَصْحَابِ الثِّيَابِ فَابْتَاعَ مِنْهُمْ ثَوْباً وَ تَرَكَ الْحِمَارَ عِنْدَهُمْ‌[4] قَالَ يُرَدُّ الْحِمَارُ عَلَى أَصْحَابِهِ وَ يُتْبَعُ الَّذِي ذَهَبَ بِالثَّوْبِ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَطْعٌ إِنَّمَا هِيَ خِيَانَةٌ.

I asked Imam (as) about a man who rented a donkey and went to cloth merchants, bought a garment from them, and left the donkey with them. Imam (as) said: "The donkey should be returned to its owner, and the one who took the garment should be pursued. However, there is no cutting (of the hand) upon him because this is a

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع إِذَا سَرَقَ الرَّجُلُ أَوَّلًا قَطَعَ يَمِينَهُ فَإِنْ عَادَ قَطَعَ رِجْلَهُ الْيُسْرَى فَإِنْ عَادَ ثَالِثَةً خَلَّدَهُ السِّجْنَ وَ أَنْفَقَ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ بَيْتِ الْمَالِ[5]

وَ رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ إِنْ سَرَقَ فِي السِّجْنِ قُتِلَ‌[6].

Hadith.5112 - It has been narrated: "If he steals while in prison, he is to be executed."

رُبُعُ دِينَارٍ[1].

Hadith.5113 - Abu Abdullah (as) was asked about the minimum amount for which a thief's hand is to be cut off. Imam (as) said: "A quarter of a dinar."

وَ فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ: "خُمُسُ دِينَارٍ".

Hadith.5114 - In another narration, it is reported: "One-fifth of a dinar."

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يُخَلِّدُهُ فِي السِّجْنِ وَ يَقُولُ إِنِّي لَأَسْتَحْيِي‌

Hadith.5115 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab from Zurarah from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) regarding a man who stole, and his right hand was cut off. Then he stole again, and his left foot was cut off. Then he stole a third time. Imam (as) said: "Commander of the Faithful (as) would i

إِذَا أُقِيمَ عَلَى السَّارِقِ الْحَدُّ نُفِيَ إِلَى بَلْدَةٍ أُخْرَى‌[1] وَ إِنْ سَرَقَ رَجُلٌ فَلَمْ يُقْدَرْ عَلَيْهِ حَتَّى سَرَقَ مَرَّةً أُخْرَى فَأُخِذَ فَجَاءَتِ الْبَيِّنَةُ فَشَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأُولَى وَ الْأَخِيرَةِ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْطَعُ يَدُهُ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأُولَى وَ لَا تُقْطَعُ رِجْلُهُ بِالسَّرِقَةِ الْأَخِيرَةِ لِأَنَّ الشُّهُودَ شَهِدُوا عَلَيْهِ جَمِيعاً فِي مَقَامٍ وَاحِدٍ بِالسَّرِ

"When the legal punishment is carried out on a thief, he is to be exiled to another town. If a man steals and is not caught until he steals again and is then apprehended, and evidence is brought against him, with witnesses testifying to both the first and the most recent theft, his hand is to be cut off for the first t

وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ لَا قَطْعَ فِي الدَّغَارَةِ الْمُعْلَنَةِ وَ هِيَ الْخُلْسَةُ وَ لَكِنِّي أُعَزِّرُهُ وَ لَكِنْ يُقْطَعُ مَنْ يَأْخُذُ وَ يُخْفِي‌[3]. وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الَّذِي يَسْلُبُ الثِّيَابَ قَطْعٌ وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الطَّرَّارِ قَطْعٌ إِذَا طَرَّ مِنَ الْقَمِيصِ الْأَعْلَى فَإِنْ طَرَّ مِنَ الْقَمِيصِ الْأَسْفَلِ فَعَلَيْهِ الْقَطْعُ‌[4] وَ لَيْسَ عَلَى الْأَجِيرِ وَ لَا عَلَى الضَّيْفِ قَطْعٌ لِأَنَّهُمَا مُؤْ

Hadith.5117 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is no cutting (of the hand) for open and public theft, which is snatching (Al-khulsah), but I would discipline him (ta'zir). However, the one who steals and conceals what he takes is to have his hand cut off." There is no cutting (of the hand) for one who snatches