Al-Kāfi

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن علي بن أسباط، عن أبي الحسن الرضا عليه السلام قال: قال رسول الله صلى الله عليه وآله: لا تغسلوا رؤوسكم بطين مصر فإنه يذهب بالغيرة ويورث الدياثة.

25. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Afi ibn Asbat who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Rida’ (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, has said, ‘Do not wash your head with the clay of Misr (Egypt); it destroys self-esteem and may cause one to become a pimp.’”

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمد بن محمد بن عيسى، عن أبي يحيى الواسطي، عن بعض أصحابنا، عن أبي الحسن الماضي عليه السلام قال: العورة عورتان القبل والدبر، فأما الدبر مستور بالاليتين فإذا سترت القضيب والبيضتين فقد سترت العورة.

26. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from abu Yahya al-Wasitiy from certain persons of our people who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan, al-Madiy (a.s.), has said, ‘Private parts are two: the front and back. The back is covered with the rump. If you cover the penis and testicles you have covered your private parts.’” In another Hadith it is said, ‘The back is covered with the rump. You can cover the front with your hand.’

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن غير واحد، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: النظر إلى عورة من ليس بمسلم مثل نظرك إلى عورة الحمار(1).

27. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from more than one person who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Looking at the private parts of non-Muslims is like looking at the private parts of donkeys.’”

محمد بن يحيى، عن أحمدبن محمد، عن علي بن الحكم، عن أبان بن عثمان، عن ابن أبي يعفور قال، سألت أبا عبدالله عليه السلام أيتجرد الرجل عند صب الماء ترى عورته أو يصب عليه الماء أو يرى هو عورة الناس؟ فقال: كان أبي يكره ذلك من كل أحد(1).

28. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if a nude person during pouring water on him can look at his own private parts, or water can be poured on him or he can look at the private parts of others. He (the Imam) said, ‘My father disliked all of it on the part of everyone.’”

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن رفاعة، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فلا يدخل حليلته الحمام(2).

29. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rifa‘ah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who believes in Allah and in the Day of Judgment must not allow his wife to go to a bathhouse.’”

عدة من أصحابنا، عن أحمد بن محمد بن خالد، عن عثمان بن عيسى، عن سماعة، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: من كان يؤمن بالله واليوم الآخر فلا يرسل حليلته إلى الحمام.

30. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Uthman ibn ‘Isa from Sama‘ah who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘One who believes in Allah and in the Day of Judgment must not send his wife to a bathhouse.’”

عنه، عن إسماعيل بن مهران، عن محمد بن أبي حمزة، عن علي بن يقطين قال: قلت لابي الحسن عليه السلام: أقرء القرآن في الحمام وأنكح؟ قال: لا بأس.

31. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Isma‘il ibn Mehran from Muhammad ibn Abu Hamzah from Ali ibn Yaqtin who has said the following: “I once asked Abu al-Hassan (a.s.) ‘Can I read Quran in a bathhouse and have intercourse (in the bathhouse)?’ He (the Imam (a.s.)) replied, ‘It is not harmful.’”

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن حمادبن عيسى، عن ربعي بن عبدالله، عن محمد بن مسلم قال: سألت أبا جعفر عليه السلام أكان أمير المؤمنين عليه السلام ينهى عن قراء‌ة القرآن في الحمام؟ قال: لا إنما نهى أن يقرء الرجل وهو عريان فأما إذا كان عليه إزار فلا بأس.

32. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Rib‘iy ibn ‘ Abd Allah from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), if ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.) prohibited reading al-Quran in a bathhouse. He (the Imam) said, ’No, however, he prohibited reading while nude but if one has a loincloth on him, then it is not harmful.

علي بن إبراهيم، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي عمير، عن حماد، عن الحلبي، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: لا بأس للرجل أن يقرء القرآن في الحمام إذا كان يريد به وجه الله ولا يريد ينظر كيف صوته.

33. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not harmful if one reads al-Quran in a bathhouse if he does it for the sake of Allah, but not to find out how his voice is.’”

بعض أصحابنا، عن ابن جمهور، عن محمد بن القاسم، عن ابن أبي يعفور، عن أبي عبدالله عليه السلام قال: (قال:) لا تضطجع في الحمام فإنه يذيب شحم الكليتين.

34. Certain persons of our people have narrated from ibn Jumhur from Muhammad ibn al-Qasim from ibn abu Ya‘fur who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not lie down in a bathhouse; it melts the fat of the kidneys.’”