Book of Marriage (nikah)
Chapter on Disciplining and Testing a Child
4746 - وَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "يُرَبَّى اَلصَّبِيُّ سَبْعاً وَ يُؤَدَّبُ سَبْعاً وَ يُسْتَخْدَمُ سَبْعاً وَ مُنْتَهَى طُولِهِ فِي ثَلاَثٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ سَنَةً وَ عَقْلِهِ فِي خَمْسٍ وَ ثَلاَثِينَ سَنَةً وَ مَا كَانَ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَبِالتَّجَارِبِ".
Hadith.4746 - The Commander of the Faithful, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said:
"A child should be nurtured for seven years, disciplined for seven years, and then employed (given responsibility) for seven years. His physical growth reaches its peak at twenty-three years, and his intellect matures at thirty-five years. Whatever comes after that is through experiences."
4747 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى قَالَ : "يَشِبُّ اَلصَّبِيُّ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ أَرْبَعَ أَصَابِعَ بِإِصْبَعِ نَفْسِهِ".
Hadith.4747 - In the narration of Hammad ibn Isa, it is reported:
"A child grows every year by four finger-widths, measured by his own finger."
4748 - وَ رَوَى صَالِحُ بْنُ عُقْبَةَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ اَلْعَبْدَ اَلصَّالِحَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "تُسْتَحَبُّ عَرَامَةُ اَلْغُلاَمِ فِي صِغَرِهِ لِيَكُونَ حَلِيماً فِي كِبَرِهِ ".
Hadith.4748 - Salih ibn Uqbah narrated that he heard the Righteous Servant (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) say:
"It is recommended for a boy to be lively and energetic in his childhood so that he may grow to be gentle and patient in his adulthood."
4749 - وَ سَأَلَ رَجُلٌ اَلنَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَقَالَ: مَا بَالُنَا نَجِدُ بِأَوْلاَدِنَا مَا لاَ يَجِدُونَ بِنَا قَالَ "لِأَنَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ ".
Hadith.4749 - A man asked the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family),
"Why do we feel a stronger attachment to our children than they feel toward us?"
The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) replied: "Because they are from you, but you are not from them."
4750 - : وَ سُئِلَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ لِمَ أَيْتَمَ اَللَّهُ نَبِيَّهُ مُحَمَّداً صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ قَالَ "لِئَلاَّ يَكُونَ لِأَحَدٍ عَلَيْهِ طَاعَةٌ".
Hadith.4750 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) was asked: "Why did Allah (swt) make His Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) an orphan?"
Imam (as) replied: "So that no one would have authority over him."
Book of Divorce (talaq)
Chapter on the Divorce by a Sick Person
4875 - رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ فَضْلِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ اَلْبَقْبَاقِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ اِمْرَأَتَهُ وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ فَقَالَ "تَرِثُهُ فِي مَرَضِهِ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ سَنَةٍ إِنْ مَاتَ مِنْ مَرَضِهِ ذَلِكَ وَ تَعْتَدُّ مِنْ يَوْمَ طَلَّقَهَا عِدَّةَ اَلْمُطَلَّقَةِ ثُمَّ تَتَزَوَّجُ إِذَا اِنْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا وَ تَرِثُهُ مَا بَيْنَهَا وَ بَيْنَ سَنَةٍ إِنْ مَاتَ فِي مَرَضِهِ ذَلِكَ فَإِنْ مَاتَ بَعْدَ مَا تَمْضِي سَنَةٌ فَلَيْسَ لَهَا مِيرَاثٌ ".
Hadith.4875 - Abdullah ibn Miskan narrated from Faḍl ibn ʿAbd al-Malik al-Baqbaq who said:
I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who divorced his wife while he was ill.
Imam (as) said: "She inherits from him during his illness for up to a year if he dies from that illness. She observes the waiting period ('iddah) from the day he divorced her, following the waiting period of a divorced woman. After her waiting period ends, she may remarry. However, she will inherit from him within the span of a year if he dies from that illness. If he dies after a year has passed, then she has no right to inheritance."
4876 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنِ اَلْمَرِيضِ يُطَلِّقُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ فِي تِلْكَ اَلْحَالِ قَالَ "لاَ وَ لَكِنْ لَهُ أَنْ يَتَزَوَّجَ إِنْ شَاءَ فَإِنْ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَرِثَتْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا فَنِكَاحُهُ بَاطِلٌ".
Hadith.4876 - Al-Ḥasan ibn Maḥbub narrated from Ibn Bukayr from ʿUbayd ibn Zurarah who said: I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a sick man who divorces his wife in that state (of illness).
Imam (as) said: "No, but he may marry if he wishes. If he consummates the marriage, she will inherit from him. However, if he does not consummate the marriage, then his marriage is invalid."
4877 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ رَبِيعٍ اَلْأَصَمِّ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ اَلْحَذَّاءِ وَ مَالِكِ بْنِ عَطِيَّةَ كِلاَهُمَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "إِذَا طَلَّقَ اَلرَّجُلُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ تَطْلِيقَةً فِي مَرَضِهِ ثُمَّ مَكَثَ فِي مَرَضِهِ حَتَّى اِنْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا ثُمَّ مَاتَ فِي ذَلِكَ اَلْمَرَضِ بَعْدَ اِنْقِضَاءِ اَلْعِدَّةِ فَإِنَّهَا تَرِثُهُ مَا لَمْ تَتَزَوَّجْ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ تَزَوَّجَتْ بَعْدَ اِنْقِضَاءِ اَلْعِدَّةِ فَإِنَّهَا لاَ تَرِثُهُ ".
Hadith.4877 - Al-Ḥasan ibn Maḥbub narrated from Rabiʿ al-Aṣamm from Abu ʿUbaydah al-Ḥadhdhaʾ and Malik ibn ʿAṭiyyah, both from Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said:
"If a man divorces his wife with one divorce during his illness and remains in his illness until her waiting period ends, and then he dies from that illness after the completion of her waiting period, she will inherit from him as long as she has not remarried. However, if she marries after the completion of her waiting period, then she does not inherit from him."
4878 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ سَمَاعَةَ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ اِمْرَأَتَهُ ثُمَّ إِنَّهُ مَاتَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ عِدَّتُهَا قَالَ "تَعْتَدُّ عِدَّةَ اَلْمُتَوَفَّى عَنْهَا زَوْجُهَا وَ لَهَا اَلْمِيرَاثُ".
Hadith.4878 - In a narration from Samaʿah, he said: I asked him about a man who divorced his wife, and then he died before her waiting period had ended.
Imam (as) said: "She must observe the waiting period of a woman whose husband has passed away, and she is entitled to inherit from him."
4879 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "فِي رَجُلٍ طَلَّقَ تَطْلِيقَتَيْنِ فِي صِحَّةٍ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَ اَلتَّطْلِيقَةَ اَلثَّالِثَةَ وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ إِنَّهَا تَرِثُهُ مَا دَامَ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ إِلَى سَنَةٍ ".
Hadith.4879 - In a narration from Ibn Abi Umair through Aban, it is reported that Abu Abdullah (as) said: "Regarding a man who divorced his wife twice while in good health and then pronounced the third divorce while he was ill, she is entitled to inherit from him as long as he remains in his illness, even if it extends up to a year."