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29 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَبَحَ شَاةً فَاضْطَرَبَتْ فَوَقَعَتْ فِي بِئْرِ مَاءٍ وَ أَوْدَاجُهَا تَشْخُبُ دَماً هَلْ يُتَوَضَّأُ مِنْ تِلْكَ اَلْبِئْرِ قَالَ «يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا مَا بَيْنَ ثَلاَثِينَ دَلْواً إِلَى أَرْبَعِينَ دَلْواً ثُمَّ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا.

Hadith.29 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who slaughtered a sheep, which then convulsed and fell into a well while its veins were still bleeding. He asked if one could perform ablution from that well. Imam (as) said: "Between thirty and forty buckets should be drawn from it, and then it may be used for ablution."

30 - وَ سَأَلَ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عُثَيْمٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ لَهُ: بِئْرُ مَاءٍ فِي مَائِهَا رِيحٌ يَخْرُجُ مِنْهَا قِطَعُ جُلُودٍ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ لِأَنَّ اَلْوَزَغَ رُبَّمَا طَرَحَ جِلْدَهُ إِنَّمَا يَكْفِيكَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ دَلْوٌ وَاحِدٌ.

Hadith.30 - Ya'qub ibn 'Uthaym asked Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a well of water that had a smell, and pieces of skin were coming out of it. Imam (as) said: "It is nothing (to worry about) because a lizard may sometimes shed its skin. Drawing one bucket is sufficient for that."

31 - وَ سَأَلَ جَابِرُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ اَلْجُعْفِيُّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلسَّامِّ أَبْرَصَ يَقَعُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ فَقَالَ «لَيْسَ بِشَيْءٍ حَرِّكِ اَلْمَاءَ بِالدَّلْوِ.

Hadith.31 - Jabir ibn Yazid al-Ju'fi about a gecko falling into a well. Imam (as) said: "It is nothing (to worry about); stir the water with a bucket."

32 - وَ سَأَلَهُ يَعْقُوبُ بْنُ عُثَيْمٍ عَنْ سَامِّ أَبْرَصَ وَجَدْنَاهُ فِي اَلْبِئْرِ قَدْ تَفَسَّخَ فَقَالَ «إِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ أَنْ تَنْزَحَ مِنْهَا سَبْعَةَ دِلاَءٍ فَقَالَ لَهُ فَثِيَابُنَا قَدْ صَلَّيْنَا فِيهَا نَغْسِلُهَا وَ نُعِيدُ اَلصَّلاَةَ قَالَ لاَ.

Hadith.32 - Yaqub ibn Uthaym asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a gecko that was found decayed in a well. Imam (as) said: "You only need to draw seven buckets from it." Ya'qub then asked: "Our clothes that we prayed in—do we need to wash them and repeat the prayer?" Imam (as) said: "No."

33 - وَقَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَانَتْ فِي اَلْمَدِينَةِ بِئْرٌ فِي وَسَطِ مَزْبَلَةٍ فَكَانَتِ اَلرِّيحُ تَهُبُّ فَتُلْقِي فِيهَا اَلْقَذَرَ وَ كَانَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَتَوَضَّأُ مِنْهَا.

Hadith.33 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "There was a well in Medina in the middle of a garbage dump. The wind would blow filth into it, yet The Prophet (sw) used to perform ablution from it."

34 - وَ سَأَلَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْبِئْرِ تَقَعُ فِيهَا اَلْمَيْتَةُ فَقَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا رِيحٌ نُزِحَ مِنْهَا عِشْرُونَ دَلْواً.

Hadith.34 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a dead animal that falls into a well. Imam (as) said: "If it has an odor, twenty buckets should be drawn from it."

35 - وَ سَأَلَ كُرْدَوَيْهِ اَلْهَمْدَانِيُّ أَبَا اَلْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ بِئْرٍ يَدْخُلُهَا مَاءُ اَلطَّرِيقِ فِيهِ اَلْبَوْلُ وَ اَلْعَذِرَةُ وَ أَبْوَالُ اَلدَّوَابِّ وَ أَرْوَاثُهَا وَ خُرْءُ اَلْكِلاَبِ فَقَالَ «يُنْزَحُ مِنْهَا ثَلاَثُونَ دَلْواً وَ إِنْ كَانَتْ مُبْخِرَةً».

Hadith.35 - Kurdawiyah al-Hamdani asked Abu Al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a well into which water from the road flows, containing urine, feces, animal urine and droppings, and dog excrement. Imam (as) said: "Thirty buckets should be drawn from it, especially if it has a bad odor”.

36 - قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ أَشَدَّ اَلنَّاسِ تَوَقِّياً لِلْبَوْلِ حَتَّى أَنَّهُ كَانَ إِذَا أَرَادَ اَلْبَوْلَ عَمَدَ إِلَى مَكَانٍ مُرْتَفِعٍ مِنَ اَلْأَرْضِ أَوْ مَكَانٍ يَكُونُ فِيهِ اَلتُّرَابُ اَلْكَثِيرُ كَرَاهِيَةَ أَنْ يُنْضَحَ عَلَيْهِ اَلْبَوْلُ.

Hadith.36 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The Messenger of Allah (sw) was the most cautious of people regarding urine, to the extent that when he intended to relieve himself, he would go to an elevated spot of land or a place with abundant soil to avoid any splashing of urine onto himself."

37 - وَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ إِذَا أَرَادَ دُخُولَ اَلْمُتَوَضَّإِ قَالَ « اَللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنَ اَلرِّجْسِ اَلنِّجْسِ اَلْخَبِيثِ اَلْمُخْبِثِ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ اَللَّهُمَّ أَمِتْ عَنِّي اَلْأَذَى وَ أَعِذْنِي مِنَ اَلشَّيْطَانِ اَلرَّجِيمِ » وَ إِذَا اِسْتَوَى جَالِساً لِلْوُضُوءِ قَالَ « اَللَّهُمَّ أَذْهِبْ عَنِّي اَلْقَذَى وَ اَلْأَذَى وَ اِجْعَلْنِي مِنَ اَلْمُتَطَهِّرِينَ » وَ إِذَا تَزَحَّرَ قَالَ - « اَللَّهُمَّ كَمَا أَطْعَمْتَنِيهِ طَيِّباً فِي عَافِيَةٍ فَأَخْرِجْهُ مِنِّي خَبِيثاً فِي عَافِيَةٍ.

Hadith.37 - When the Messenger of Allah (sw) intended to enter the place of ablution (lavatory), He would say: Allahumma inni a‘oodhu bika minal-rijsi an-najsi al-khabeethi al-mukhbithi ash-shaytaani ar-rajeem. Allahumma amit ‘anni al-adha wa a‘idhni min ash-shaytaani ar-rajeem "O’ Allah (swt), I seek refuge in You from the unclean, impure, evil, defiling devil, the accursed. O’ Allah (swt), remove harm from me and protect me from the accursed devil." When he would sit down to perform ablution, He would say: Allahumma adhhib ‘anni al-qadha wa al-adha wa aj‘alni mina al-mutatahhireen "O’ Allah (swt), remove from me impurities and harm, and make me among those who are purified" And when he strained to relieve himself, He would say: Allahumma kama at‘amtanihi tayyiban fi ‘afiyah fa akhrijhu minni khabeethan fi ‘afiyah "O’ Allah (swt), as You provided this to me as pure sustenance and in good health, so allow it to leave me as impurity in good health."

38 - وَ كَانَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ إِلاَّ وَ بِهِ مَلَكٌ مُوَكَّلٌ يُلَوِّي عُنُقَهُ حَتَّى يَنْظُرَ إِلَى حَدَثِهِ ثُمَّ يَقُولُ لَهُ اَلْمَلَكُ يَا اِبْنَ آدَمَ هَذَا رِزْقُكَ فَانْظُرْ مِنْ أَيْنَ أَخَذْتَهُ وَ إِلَى مَا صَارَ فَيَنْبَغِي لِلْعَبْدِ عِنْدَ ذَلِكَ أَنْ يَقُولَ: اَللَّهُمَّ اُرْزُقْنِي اَلْحَلاَلَ وَ جَنِّبْنِي اَلْحَرَامَ.

Hadith.38 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) used to say: "There is no servant (of Allah (swt)) except that there is an angel appointed to turn his head to look at his excrement, and then the angel says to him: 'O’ child of Adam, this is your provision, so consider from where you took it and to what it has turned.' It is appropriate for the servant at that moment to say: Allāhumma urzuqnī al-ḥalāla wa jannibnī al-ḥarāma ‘O’ Allah (swt), grant me lawful provision and keep me away from the unlawful.'"