Al-Kāfi

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ جَرِيرٍ قَالَ سَأَلَتْنِي امْرَأَةٌ مِنَّا أَنْ أُدْخِلَهَا عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) فَاسْتَأْذَنْتُ لَهَا فَأَذِنَ لَهَا فَدَخَلَتْ وَمَعَهَا مَوْلاَةٌ لَهَا فَقَالَتْ لَهُ يَا أَبَا عَبْدِ الله قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى زَيْتُونَةٍ لا شَرْقِيَّةٍ وَلا غَرْبِيَّةٍ مَا عَنَى بِهَذَا فَقَالَ لَهَا أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّ الله تَعَالَى لَمْ يَضْرِبِ الأمْثَالَ لِلشَّجَرَةِ إِنَّمَا ضَرَبَ الأمْثَالَ لِبَنِي آدَمَ سَلِي عَمَّا تُرِيدِينَ قَالَتْ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنِ اللَّوَاتِي بِاللَّوَاتِي مَا حَدُّهُنَّ فِيهِ قَالَ حَدُّ الزِّنَا إِنَّهُ إِذَا كَانَ يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ أُتِيَ بِهِنَّ وَأُلْبِسْنَ مُقَطَّعَاتٍ مِنْ نَارٍ وَقُمِعْنَ بِمَقَامِعَ مِنْ نَارٍ وَسُرْبِلْنَ مِنَ النَّارِ وَأُدْخِلَ فِي أَجْوَافِهِنَّ إِلَى رُءُوسِهِنَّ أَعْمِدَةٌ مِنْ نَارٍ وَقُذِفَ بِهِنَّ فِي النَّارِ أَيَّتُهَا الْمَرْأَةُ إِنَّ أَوَّلَ مَنْ عَمِلَ هَذَا الْعَمَلَ قَوْمُ لُوطٍ وَاسْتَغْنَى الرِّجَالُ بِالرِّجَالِ فَبَقِينَ النِّسَاءُ بِغَيْرِ رِجَالٍ فَفَعَلْنَ كَمَا فَعَلَ رِجَالُهُنَّ لِيَسْتَغْنِيَ بَعْضُهُنَّ بِبَعْضٍ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ الله مَا تَقُولُ فِي الْمَرْأَةِ تَحِيضُ فَتَجُوزُ أَيَّامُ حَيْضِهَا قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ حَيْضُهَا دُونَ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ اسْتَظْهَرَتْ بِيَوْمٍ وَاحِدٍ ثُمَّ هِيَ مُسْتَحَاضَةٌ قَالَتْ فَإِنَّ الدَّمَ يَسْتَمِرُّ بِهَا الشَّهْرَ وَالشَّهْرَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَالَ تَجْلِسُ أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا ثُمَّ تَغْتَسِلُ لِكُلِّ صَلاَتَيْنِ فَقَالَتْ لَهُ إِنَّ أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا تَخْتَلِفُ عَلَيْهَا وَكَانَ يَتَقَدَّمُ الْحَيْضُ الْيَوْمَ وَالْيَوْمَيْنِ وَالثَّلاَثَةَ وَيَتَأَخَّرُ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ فَمَا عِلْمُهَا بِهِ قَالَ دَمُ الْحَيْضِ لَيْسَ بِهِ خَفَاءٌ هُوَ دَمٌ حَارٌّ تَجِدُ لَهُ حُرْقَةً وَدَمُ الاسْتِحَاضَةِ دَمٌ فَاسِدٌ بَارِدٌ قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَتْ إِلَى مَوْلاَتِهَا فَقَالَتْ أَ تَرَاهُ كَانَ امْرَأَةً مَرَّةً.

3. A number of our companions narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad, from Ali ibn al-Hakam, from Ishaq ibn Jarir, who said: A woman from among us asked me to bring her to Abu Abdillah (as), so I sought permission for her, and he granted it. She entered, accompanied by her servant. She said to him, “O Abu Abdillah, regarding the verse ‘a blessed olive tree, neither of the east nor of the west’ (24:35), what does this mean?” He said to her, “O woman, Allah did not give examples of the tree for its own sake, but rather gave examples for the children of Adam. Ask what you mean.” <br>She then asked, “Tell me about women who engage in immoral acts with other women—what is their punishment?” He said, “The punishment for such acts is the same as for zina (fornication). On the Day of Judgment, they will be brought forth, clothed in garments of fire, struck with iron rods of fire, and covered in fire. From their innards to their heads, pillars of fire will be placed, and they will be cast into the Hellfire. O woman, the first people to commit such an act were the people of Lot. When men turned away from women and sought satisfaction with men, the women were left without men, so they did as their men had done, seeking satisfaction with one another.” <br>She then said to him, “May Allah bless you, what do you say about a woman who has her period, and her days of menstruation pass?” He replied, “If her menstruation lasts less than ten days, she should wait an additional day to be certain, and after that, she is considered to be experiencing istihadha (irregular bleeding).” <br>She then asked, “What if her bleeding continues for a month, two months, or three months—what should she do about her prayers?” He replied, “She should sit out the days of her menstruation, then she should perform ghusl for each two prayers.” <br>She further asked, “What if her menstruation varies, sometimes coming a day or two or three earlier or later—how would she know?” He said, “The blood of menstruation is not hidden; it is hot and causes a burning sensation, while the blood of istihadha is corrupt and cold.” <br>At this, she turned to her servant and said, “Do you think he was once a woman?”

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ وَرَوَاهُ أَحْمَدُ أَيْضاً عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ الْكُوفِيِّ قَالَ تَزَوَّجَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِنَا جَارِيَةً مُعْصِراً لَمْ تَطْمَثْ فَلَمَّا اقْتَضَّهَا سَالَ الدَّمُ فَمَكَثَ سَائِلاً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ نَحْواً مِنْ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ قَالَ فَأَرَوْهَا الْقَوَابِلَ وَمَنْ ظَنُّوا أَنَّهُ يُبْصِرُ ذَلِكَ مِنَ النِّسَاءِ فَاخْتَلَفْنَ فَقَالَ بَعْضٌ هَذَا مِنْ دَمِ الْحَيْضِ وَقَالَ بَعْضٌ هُوَ مِنْ دَمِ الْعُذْرَةِ فَسَأَلُوا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فُقَهَاءَهُمْ كَأَبِي حَنِيفَةَ وَغَيْرِهِ مِنْ فُقَهَائِهِمْ فَقَالُوا هَذَا شَيْ‏ءٌ قَدْ أَشْكَلَ وَالصَّلاَةُ فَرِيضَةٌ وَاجِبَةٌ فَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْتُصَلِّ وَلْيُمْسِكْ عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا حَتَّى تَرَى الْبَيَاضَ فَإِنْ كَانَ دَمَ الْحَيْضِ لَمْ يَضُرَّهَا الصَّلاَةُ وَإِنْ كَانَ دَمَ الْعُذْرَةِ كَانَتْ قَدْ أَدَّتِ الْفَرْضَ فَفَعَلَتِ الْجَارِيَةُ ذَلِكَ وَحَجَجْتُ فِي تِلْكَ السَّنَةِ فَلَمَّا صِرْنَا بِمِنًى بَعَثْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ لَنَا مَسْأَلَةً قَدْ ضِقْنَا بِهَا ذَرْعاً فَإِنْ رَأَيْتَ أَنْ تَأْذَنَ لِي فَآتِيكَ وَأَسْأَلُكَ عَنْهَا فَبَعَثَ إِلَيَّ إِذَا هَدَأَتِ الرِّجْلُ وَانْقَطَعَ الطَّرِيقُ فَأَقْبِلْ إِنْ شَاءَ الله قَالَ خَلَفٌ فَرَأَيْتُ اللَّيْلَ حَتَّى إِذَا رَأَيْتُ النَّاسَ قَدْ قَلَّ اخْتِلاَفُهُمْ بِمِنًى تَوَجَّهْتُ إِلَى مِضْرَبِهِ فَلَمَّا كُنْتُ قَرِيباً إِذَا أَنَا بِأَسْوَدَ قَاعِدٍ عَلَى الطَّرِيقِ فَقَالَ مَنِ الرَّجُلُ فَقُلْتُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ الْحَاجِّ فَقَالَ مَا اسْمُكَ قُلْتُ خَلَفُ بْنُ حَمَّادٍ قَالَ ادْخُلْ بِغَيْرِ إِذْنٍ فَقَدْ أَمَرَنِي أَنْ أَقْعُدَ هَاهُنَا فَإِذَا أَتَيْتَ أَذِنْتُ لَكَ فَدَخَلْتُ وَسَلَّمْتُ فَرَدَّ السَّلاَمَ وَهُوَ جَالِسٌ عَلَى فِرَاشِهِ وَحْدَهُ مَا فِي الْفُسْطَاطِ غَيْرُهُ فَلَمَّا صِرْتُ بَيْنَ يَدَيْهِ سَأَلَنِي وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ حَالِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ مَوَالِيكَ تَزَوَّجَ جَارِيَةً مُعْصِراً لَمْ تَطْمَثْ فَلَمَّا اقْتَضَّهَا سَالَ الدَّمُ فَمَكَثَ سَائِلاً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ نَحْواً مِنْ عَشَرَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَإِنَّ الْقَوَابِلَ اخْتَلَفْنَ فِي ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ بَعْضُهُنَّ دَمُ الْحَيْضِ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُنَّ دَمُ الْعُذْرَةِ فَمَا يَنْبَغِي لَهَا أَنْ تَصْنَعَ قَالَ فَلْتَتَّقِ الله فَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ دَمِ الْحَيْضِ فَلْتُمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ حَتَّى تَرَى الطُّهْرَ وَلْيُمْسِكْ عَنْهَا بَعْلُهَا وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنَ الْعُذْرَةِ فَلْتَتَّقِ الله وَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْتُصَلِّ وَيَأْتِيهَا بَعْلُهَا إِنْ أَحَبَّ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ وَكَيْفَ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَعْلَمُوا مِمَّا هُوَ حَتَّى يَفْعَلُوا مَا يَنْبَغِي قَالَ فَالْتَفَتَ يَمِيناً وَشِمَالاً فِي الْفُسْطَاطِ مَخَافَةَ أَنْ يَسْمَعَ كَلاَمَهُ أَحَدٌ قَالَ ثُمَّ نَهَدَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا خَلَفُ سِرَّ الله سِرَّ الله فَلاَ تُذِيعُوهُ وَلاَ تُعَلِّمُوا هَذَا الْخَلْقَ أُصُولَ دِينِ الله بَلِ ارْضَوْا لَهُمْ مَا رَضِيَ الله لَهُمْ مِنْ ضَلاَلٍ قَالَ ثُمَّ عَقَدَ بِيَدِهِ الْيُسْرَى تِسْعِينَ ثُمَّ قَالَ تَسْتَدْخِلُ الْقُطْنَةَ ثُمَّ تَدَعُهَا مَلِيّاً ثُمَّ تُخْرِجُهَا إِخْرَاجاً رَفِيقاً فَإِنْ كَانَ الدَّمُ مُطَوَّقاً فِي الْقُطْنَةِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْعُذْرَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسْتَنْقِعاً فِي الْقُطْنَةِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْحَيْضِ قَالَ خَلَفٌ فَاسْتَحَفَّنِي الْفَرَحُ فَبَكَيْتُ فَلَمَّا سَكَنَ بُكَائِي قَالَ مَا أَبْكَاكَ قُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَنْ كَانَ يُحْسِنُ هَذَا غَيْرُكَ قَالَ فَرَفَعَ يَدَهُ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ وَقَالَ وَالله إِنِّي مَا أُخْبِرُكَ إِلاَّ عَنْ رَسُولِ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) عَنْ جَبْرَئِيلَ عَنِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and a number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid all from Muhammad ibn Khalid from Khalaf ibn Hammad and Ahmad has also narrated from Muhammad ibn Aslam from Khalaf ibn Hammad al-Kufiy who has said the following: “A certain person of our people married a girl who had not experienced menstruation. Blood discharge started after sexual relation and it did not stop for about ten days. Nurses were called to examine and they had different opinions. Certain ones of them said that it is because of Hayd (menses) and others said that it is because of virginity. They then asked scholars of their Fiqh (law), like abu Hanifah and other of their scholars of Fiqh. They said that it is a difficult issue because Salah (prayer) is an obligatory duty. She must take Wudu’, perform Salah (prayer) and keep her husband away until blood discharge stops. If in fact it is because of Hayd (menses), performing Salah (prayer) is not harmful, and if it is because of virginity, she has fulfilled her duty. She followed their instruction. I went that year for Hajj. When we were in Mina I sent someone to abu al-Hassan, Musa ibn Ja‘far (a.s.), and said, pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, we have an issue which is giving us a difficult time. If you will kindly grant us an appointment, we like to present it before you for an answer.’ He (the Imam) sent a message that said, ‘When it becomes quiet, there are less feet walking, and roads become free, you can come by the will of Allah.’ Khalaf has said that at night when people’s coming and going reduced in Mina, I walked to his tent. When I was near his tent, I saw a black figure on the road who asked, ‘Who are you?’ I said, ‘I am one of the pilgrims.’ He asked, ‘What is your name?’ I replied, ‘I am Khalaf ibn Hammad.’ He said, ‘You can go inside and you do not need any more permission, because he (the Imam) had instructed me to wait here to allow you to go inside.’ I then went inside, expressed my greeting of peace to him and he (the Imam) responded to my expressing greeting of peace. He (the Imam) was sitting on the furnishing alone and there was no one in the tent beside him (the Imam). When I was in his presence I asked how he felt and he (the Imam) asked about my conditions and I said, ‘A man who is of your followers has married a girl who had not experienced Hayd (menses). After sexual relation she experienced blood discharge, which did not stop for up to ten days. Nurses examined her and they had different opinions about it. Certain ones among them said that it is because of Hayd (menses) and others said that it is because of virginity. What must she do in such condition?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘She must observe piety before Allah. If it is because of Hayd (menses), she must stop performing Salah (prayer) until she is clean from Hayd (menses) and she must keep her husband away. If it is because of virginity, she must observe piety before Allah, must take Wudu’, perform Salah (prayer) and allow her husband to come to her if she so pleases.’ I (the narrator) then asked, ‘How can she find out what it is so they can follow their duty?’ He (the narrator) has that he (the Imam) looked to the left and right sides in the tent for fear of someone hearing his words. He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) then leaned toward me and said, ‘O Khalaf, it is the secret of Allah, it is the secret of Allah, you must not publicize it and do not tell it to these people the principles of the religion of Allah. Just agree with what Allah has agreed that they follow their straying. He (the Imam) then formed the figure ninety with his left hand and said, ‘She must place a piece of cotton in her urethra and allow it gently there for a while, then gently take it out. If blood is found as a circle around the piece of cotton, it is because of her virginity; and if blood is found as penetrating (in the center) inside the cotton it is because of Hayd (menses).’ Khalaf has said, ‘I cried because of happiness and when my weeping calmed down, he (the Imam) asked, “What made you weep?”’ I replied, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, no one can give an answer better than your answer.’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) raised his hand to the sky and said, ’By Allah, I only answered you from the Messenger of Allah, from Jibril from Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.”’

2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ ابْنِ رِئَابٍ عَنْ زِيَادِ بْنِ سُوقَةَ قَالَ سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنْ رَجُلٍ اقْتَضَّ امْرَأَتَهُ أَوْ أَمَتَهُ فَرَأَتْ دَماً كَثِيراً لاَ يَنْقَطِعُ عَنْهَا يَوْماً كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَالَ تُمْسِكُ الْكُرْسُفَ فَإِنْ خَرَجَتِ الْقُطْنَةُ مُطَوَّقَةً بِالدَّمِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنَ الْعُذْرَةِ تَغْتَسِلُ وَتُمْسِكُ مَعَهَا قُطْنَةً وَتُصَلِّي فَإِنْ خَرَجَ الْكُرْسُفُ مُنْغَمِساً بِالدَّمِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الطَّمْثِ تَقْعُدُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ أَيَّامَ الْحَيْضِ.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mahbub from ibn Ri’ab from Ziyad ibn Suqah who has said the following: “Abu Ja’far (a.s.), was asked about a man who experiences sexual relation with his wife or slave-girl and she finds a great deal of blood discharge that does not stop, not even for one day. What must she do for her Salah (prayer)? He (the Imam) said, ’She must keep a piece of cotton, if blood is found in the form of a circle around it, it is blood because of virginity. She must take Ghusl (bath), keep the piece of cotton and perform Salah (prayer). If blood is found to have dipped into the piece of cotton, it is because of Hayd (menses), in which case she must stop performing Salah (prayer) during the days of her Hayd (menses).”’

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى رَفَعَهُ عَنْ أَبَانٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) فَتَاةٌ مِنَّا بِهَا قَرْحَةٌ فِي فَرْجِهَا وَالدَّمُ سَائِلٌ لاَ تَدْرِي مِنْ دَمِ الْحَيْضِ أَوْ مِنْ دَمِ الْقَرْحَةِ فَقَالَ مُرْهَا فَلْتَسْتَلْقِ عَلَى ظَهْرِهَا ثُمَّ تَرْفَعُ رِجْلَيْهَا ثُمَّ تَسْتَدْخِلُ إِصْبَعَهَا الْوُسْطَى فَإِنْ خَرَجَ الدَّمُ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الأيْمَنِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْحَيْضِ وَإِنْ خَرَجَ مِنَ الْجَانِبِ الأيْسَرِ فَهُوَ مِنَ الْقَرْحَةِ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya in a marfu‘ manner has narrated from Aban who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), a young woman of our people has a wound in her vagina. She finds bleeding but does not know if it is because of Hayd (menses) or because of the wound and blood flows. He (the Imam) said, ‘Instruct her to lie down on her back, raise her legs and place her middle finger inside. If blood comes from the right side, it is because of Hayd (menses); if it comes from the left side, it is because of the wound.’”

1ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ نُعَيْمٍ الصَّحَّافِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِنَّ أُمَّ وَلَدِي تَرَى الدَّمَ وَهِيَ حَامِلٌ كَيْفَ تَصْنَعُ بِالصَّلاَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا رَأَتِ الْحَامِلُ الدَّمَ بَعْدَ مَا تَمْضِي عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً مِنَ الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي كَانَتْ تَرَى فِيهِ الدَّمَ مِنَ الشَّهْرِ الَّذِي كَانَتْ تَقْعُدُ فِيهِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَيْسَ مِنَ الرَّحِمِ وَلاَ مِنَ الطَّمْثِ فَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَتَحْتَشِي بِكُرْسُفٍ وَتُصَلِّ وَإِذَا رَأَتِ الْحَامِلُ الدَّمَ قَبْلَ الْوَقْتِ الَّذِي كَانَتْ تَرَى فِيهِ الدَّمَ بِقَلِيلٍ أَوْ فِي الْوَقْتِ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الشَّهْرِ فَإِنَّهُ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ فَلْتُمْسِكْ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ عَدَدَ أَيَّامِهَا الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَقْعُدُ فِي حَيْضِهَا فَإِنِ انْقَطَعَ الدَّمُ عَنْهَا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ وَلْتُصَلِّ وَإِنْ لَمْ يَنْقَطِعِ الدَّمُ عَنْهَا إِلاَّ بَعْدَ مَا تَمْضِي الأيَّامُ الَّتِي كَانَتْ تَرَى فِيهَا الدَّمَ بِيَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَلْتَغْتَسِلْ ثُمَّ تَحْتَشِي وَتَسْتَذْفِرُ وَتُصَلِّ الظُّهْرَ وَالْعَصْرَ ثُمَّ لْتَنْظُرْ فَإِنْ كَانَ الدَّمُ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُمَا وَبَيْنَ الْمَغْرِبِ لاَ يَسِيلُ مِنْ خَلْفِ الْكُرْسُفِ فَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْتُصَلِّ عِنْدَ وَقْتِ كُلِّ صَلاَةٍ مَا لَمْ تَطْرَحِ الْكُرْسُفَ فَإِنْ طَرَحَتِ الْكُرْسُفَ عَنْهَا فَسَالَ الدَّمُ وَجَبَ عَلَيْهَا الْغُسْلُ وَإِنْ طَرَحَتِ الْكُرْسُفَ وَلَمْ يَسِلِ الدَّمُ فَلْتَتَوَضَّأْ وَلْتُصَلِّ وَلاَ غُسْلَ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ وَإِنْ كَانَ الدَّمُ إِذَا أَمْسَكَتِ الْكُرْسُفَ يَسِيلُ مِنْ خَلْفِ الْكُرْسُفِ صَبِيباً لاَ يَرْقَأُ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا أَنْ تَغْتَسِلَ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ وَتَحْتَشِيَ وَتُصَلِّيَ وَتَغْتَسِلَ لِلْفَجْرِ وَتَغْتَسِلَ لِلظُّهْرِ وَالْعَصْرِ وَتَغْتَسِلَ لِلْمَغْرِبِ وَالْعِشَاءِ قَالَ وَكَذَلِكَ تَفْعَلُ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةُ فَإِنَّهَا إِذَا فَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ أَذْهَبَ الله بِالدَّمِ عَنْهَا.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Mahbub from al-Husayn ibn Nu’aym al-Sahhaf who has said the following: “I once said to abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), that the mother of my child finds bleeding and she is pregnant. What must she do for her Salah (prayer)? He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said to me, ‘If a pregnant woman finds bleeding after twenty days from the date in which her Hayd (menses) would begin in the month when she experienced Hayd (menses), then it is not from the womb and but because of Hayd (menses). She must take Wudu’, fill herself with cotton and perform Salah (prayer). If a pregnant woman finds bleeding during a short time before the date during which she would experience Hayd (menses) or during the date of her Hayd (menses) in that month, it then is because of Hayd (menses). She must stop Salah (prayer) during a time, which is equal to the duration of her Hayd (menses). If bleeding stops before the (duration of her Hayd (menses)), she must take Ghusl (bath), and perform Salah (prayer). If bleeding did not stop before one or two days after the end of such duration in which she used to experience Hayd (menses) she then must take Ghusl (bath) then fill with cotton and tie down herself by passing her clothes between her legs to the other side, perform al-Dhuhr and al-‘Asr Salah (prayer). She then must wait and examine if no bleeding from behind the cotton is found after al-Dhuhr and al-‘Asr Salah (prayers) until al-Maghrib, she must take Wudu’ and perform Salah (prayer) in each time of Salah (prayer) as long as the piece of cotton is not disposed. If cotton is disposed and bleeding is found, she must take Ghusl (bath), but if cotton is disposed and no bleeding is found, she must take Wudu’ and perform Salah (prayer). She is not required to take Ghusl (bath).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If bleeding emerges outside of the cotton placed inside, like perspiration and does not cease, she must take Ghusl (bath) every day and night three times and fill with cotton, then perform Salah (prayer). She must take Ghusl (bath) for the morning Salah (prayer), then take Ghusl (bath) for al-Dhuhr and al-‘Asr, and then take Ghusl (bath) for al-Maghrib and al-‘Isha’ Salah (prayers).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘A woman experiencing Istihadah (irregular menses) must also follow this procedure. If she did so Allah removes bleeding from her.’”

2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا (عَلَيْهِما الْسَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ الْحُبْلَى قَدِ اسْتَبَانَ حَبَلُهَا تَرَى مَا تَرَى الْحَائِضُ مِنَ الدَّمِ قَالَ تِلْكَ الْهِرَاقَةُ مِنَ الدَّمِ إِنْ كَانَ دَماً كَثِيراً أَحْمَرَ فَلاَ تُصَلِّ وَإِنْ كَانَ قَلِيلاً أَصْفَرَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا إِلاَّ الْوُضُوءُ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from certain persons of his narrators from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked one of the Imam, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of the pregnant woman whose pregnancy has become apparent, but finds what a woman experiences because of Hayd (menses) of blood discharge. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is a spilling of blood; if the discharge is a great deal and of red color, she must not perform Salah (prayer). She then needs to take Wudu’ only if it is of a small amount and of yellow color.’”

3ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنِ الْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا (عَلَيْهِما الْسَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الْحُبْلَى تَرَى الدَّمَ كَمَا كَانَتْ تَرَى أَيَّامَ حَيْضِهَا مُسْتَقِيماً فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ فَقَالَ تُمْسِكُ عَنِ الصَّلاَةِ كَمَا كَانَتْ تَصْنَعُ فِي حَيْضِهَا فَإِذَا طَهُرَتْ صَلَّتْ.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from al-‘Ala’ from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked one of the two Imam, (abu Ja‘far or abu ‘Abd Allah), ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about the case of a pregnant woman who experiences blood discharge like the days of her Hayd (menses) every month as a straight habit. He (the Imam) said, ‘She must hold herself back from Salah (prayer) like in days of her Hayd (menses), and when she is clean then perform Salah (prayer).”’

4ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) عَنِ الْحُبْلَى تَرَى الدَّمَ وَهِيَ حَامِلٌ كَمَا كَانَتْ تَرَى قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ فِي كُلِّ شَهْرٍ هَلْ تَتْرُكُ الصَّلاَةَ قَالَ تَتْرُكُ إِذَا دَامَ.

4. Muhammad ibn ’Isma‘il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn all from Safwan ibn Yahya from ’Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about the case of a pregnant woman who experiences blood discharge even when she is pregnant, like before every month, should she stop performing Salah (prayer)? He (the Imam) said, ’She must stop Salah if it continues.”’

5ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَبُو دَاوُدَ جَمِيعاً عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ وَفَضَالَةَ بْنِ أَيُّوبَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) أَنَّهُ سُئِلَ عَنِ الْحُبْلَى تَرَى الدَّمَ أَ تَتْرُكُ الصَّلاَةَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ إِنَّ الْحُبْلَى رُبَّمَا قَذَفَتْ بِالدَّمِ.

5. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from and Abu Dawud all from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd and Fadalah ibn Ayyub who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked about a pregnant woman who experiences blood discharge whether she must stop performing Salah (prayer)? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she must stop performing Salah (prayer). Sometimes pregnant women also discharge blood.’”

6ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ الْحُبْلَى رُبَّمَا طَمِثَتْ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ وَذَلِكَ أَنَّ الْوَلَدَ فِي بَطْنِ أُمِّهِ غِذَاؤُهُ الدَّمُ فَرُبَّمَا كَثُرَ فَفَضَلَ عَنْهُ فَإِذَا فَضَلَ دَفَعَتْهُ فَإِذَا دَفَعَتْهُ حَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهَا الصَّلاَةُ. وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى إِذَا كَانَ كَذَلِكَ تَأَخَّرَ الْوِلاَدَةُ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Sulayman ibn Khalid who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a pregnant woman, saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, can such woman experience Hayd (menses)? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, because the child’s food in mother’s womb is blood. It (blood) may exceed the amount of food for the child. It (the excess) is then repelled. When this happens, Salah (prayer) becomes unlawful for her.’” In another Hadith it is said that it causes a birth delay.