Book of Divorce (talaq)
Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters
4920 - وَ رَوَى سَمَاعَةُ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: "فُضِّلَتِ اَلْمَرْأَةُ عَلَى اَلرَّجُلِ بِتِسْعَةٍ وَ تِسْعِينَ مِنَ اَللَّذَّةِ وَ لَكِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ أَلْقَى عَلَيْهَا اَلْحَيَاءَ".
Hadith.4920 - Sama'ah narrated from Abu Basir who said:
I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "The woman has been favored over the man with ninety-nine portions of pleasure, but Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, has placed modesty upon her."
4921 - وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ : "لَنْ يَعْمَلَ اِبْنُ آدَمَ عَمَلاً أَعْظَمَ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ مِنْ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ نَبِيّاً أَوْ هَدَمَ اَلْكَعْبَةَ اَلَّتِي جَعَلَهَا اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قِبْلَةً لِعِبَادِهِ أَوْ أَفْرَغَ مَاءَهُ فِي اِمْرَأَةٍ حَرَاماً".
Hadith.4921 - The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said:
"The son of Adam will not commit a deed greater in sin before Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, than a man who kills a prophet, or demolishes the Kaaba which Allah (swt), has made as a Qibla for His (swt) servants, or discharges his semen unlawfully in a woman."
4922 - وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ وَهْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ: "اِنْصَرَفَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ مِنْ سَرِيَّةٍ كَانَ أُصِيبَ فِيهَا نَاسٌ كَثِيرٌ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَاسْتَقْبَلَهُ اَلنِّسَاءُ يَسْأَلْنَ عَنْ قَتْلاَهُنَّ فَدَنَتْ مِنْهُ اِمْرَأَةٌ فَقَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَا فَعَلَ فُلاَنٌ قَالَ "وَ مَا هُوَ مِنْكِ" قَالَتْ أَخِي قَالَ "اِحْمَدِي اَللَّهَ وَ اِسْتَرْجِعِي فَقَدِ اُسْتُشْهِدَ" فَفَعَلَتْ ذَلِكَ ثُمَّ قَالَتْ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَا فَعَلَ فُلاَنٌ قَالَ "وَ مَا هُوَ مِنْكِ" قَالَتْ زَوْجِي قَالَ "اِحْمَدِي اَللَّهَ وَ اِسْتَرْجِعِي فَقَدِ اُسْتُشْهِدَ" فَقَالَتْ وَا ذُلاَّهْ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ "مَا كُنْتُ أَظُنُّ أَنَّ اَلْمَرْأَةَ تَجِدُ بِزَوْجِهَا هَذَا كُلَّهُ حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ هَذِهِ اَلْمَرْأَةَ" ".
Hadith.4922 - Mu'awiyah ibn Wahb narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) who said:
"I heard him say: The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) returned from a military expedition in which many Muslims had been killed. The women came to meet him, asking about their slain relatives.
A woman approached him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah (swt), what happened to so-and-so?'
He (sw) replied: 'And what is he to you?'
She said: 'He is my brother.'
He (sw) said: 'Praise Allah (swt) and say Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un (Indeed, we belong to Allah (swt) and to Him we shall return), for he has been martyred.'
She did so and then asked: 'O Messenger of Allah (swt), what about so-and-so?'
He (sw) said: 'And what is he to you?'
She said: 'He is my husband.'
He (sw) said: 'Praise Allah (swt) and say Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un, for he has been martyred.'
She then exclaimed, 'Oh, what a tragedy!'
The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: 'I never thought a woman would feel such grief over her husband until I saw this woman.'"
4923 - وَ قَالَ بَعْضُ أَصْحَابِ اَلنَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ مَا بَالُنَا نَجِدُ بِأَوْلاَدِنَا مَا لاَ يَجِدُونَ بِنَا فَقَالَ "لِأَنَّهُمْ مِنْكُمْ وَ لَسْتُمْ مِنْهُمْ".
Hadith.4923 - Some of the companions of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) asked: "O Messenger of Allah (swt), why do we feel a stronger affection for our children than they feel for us?"
He (sw) replied: "Because they are from you, but you are not from them."
4924 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مَسْعَدَةَ بْنِ صَدَقَةَ اَلرَّبَعِيِّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قِيلَ لَهُ مَا بَالُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ أَحَدَّ شَيْءٍ فَقَالَ "لِأَنَّ عِزَّ اَلْقُرْآنِ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَ مَحْضَ اَلْإِيمَانِ فِي صَدْرِهِ وَ هُوَ عَبْدٌ مُطِيعٌ لِلَّهِ وَ لِرَسُولِهِ مُصَدِّقٌ" قِيلَ لَهُ فَمَا بَالُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ قَدْ يَكُونُ أَشَحَّ شَيْءٍ قَالَ "لِأَنَّهُ يَكْسِبُ اَلرِّزْقَ مِنْ حِلِّهِ وَ مَطْلَبُ اَلْحَلاَلِ عَزِيزٌ فَلاَ يُحِبُّ أَنْ يُفَارِقَهُ شَيْئُهُ لِمَا يَعْلَمُ مِنْ عِزِّ مَطْلَبِهِ وَ إِنْ هُوَ سَخَتْ نَفْسُهُ لَمْ يَضَعْهُ إِلاَّ فِي مَوْضِعِهِ" قِيلَ فَمَا بَالُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ قَدْ يَكُونُ أَنْكَحَ شَيْءٍ قَالَ "لِحِفْظِهِ فَرْجَهُ عَنْ فُرُوجٍ لاَ تَحِلُّ لَهُ وَ لِكَيْلاَ تَمِيلَ بِهِ شَهْوَتُهُ هَكَذَا وَ لاَ هَكَذَا فَإِذَا ظَفِرَ بِالْحَلاَلِ اِكْتَفَى بِهِ وَ اِسْتَغْنَى بِهِ عَنْ غَيْرِهِ " وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "إِنَّ قُوَّةَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ فِي قَلْبِهِ أَ لاَ تَرَوْنَ أَنَّكُمْ تَجِدُونَهُ ضَعِيفَ اَلْبَدَنِ نَحِيفَ اَلْجِسْمِ وَ هُوَ يَقُومُ اَللَّيْلَ وَ يَصُومُ اَلنَّهَارَ".
Hadith.4924 - It is narrated from Mas'adah ibn Sadaqah al-Raba'i from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that he was asked: "Why is the believer sometimes the sharpest in behavior?"
Imam (as) replied: "Because the honor of the Qur'an is in his heart, and pure faith is in his chest. He is a servant obedient to Allah (swt) and His Messenger (sw), and he is truthful."
Imam (as) was asked: "Why is the believer sometimes the most stingy?"
Imam (as) replied: "Because he earns his sustenance from lawful means, and seeking lawful sustenance is difficult. Therefore, he dislikes parting with it, knowing how precious it is. But if he is generous, he only spends it where it is appropriate."
Imam (as) was asked: "Why is the believer sometimes the most desirous in marriage?"
Imam (as) replied: "To protect his chastity from unlawful relations and so that his desires do not sway him in one direction or another. Thus, when he attains what is lawful, he suffices with it and feels no need for anything else."
Imam (as) also said: "The strength of the believer is in his heart. Do you not see that he may appear physically weak and thin, yet he stands in prayer at night and fasts during the day?"
4925 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلسَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "كَانَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ إِذَا حَضَرَ وِلاَدَةُ اَلْمَرْأَةِ قَالَ "أَخْرِجُوا مَنْ فِي اَلْبَيْتِ مِنَ اَلنِّسَاءِ لاَ تَكُونُ اَلْمَرْأَةُ أَوَّلَ نَاظِرٍ إِلَى عَوْرَتِهِ"".
Hadith.4925 - In the narration of Al-Sakuni from Jabir, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), he said: "When Imam Ali ibn Al-Hussain (as) was present at the time of a woman's childbirth, he would say:
'Remove all the women from the house so that a woman is not the first to look at the child's private parts.'"
4926 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "ذَكَرَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ اَلْجِهَادَ فَقَالَتِ اِمْرَأَةٌ لِرَسُولِ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ فَمَا لِلنِّسَاءِ مِنْ هَذَا شَيْءٌ فَقَالَ" "بَلَى لِلْمَرْأَةِ مَا بَيْنَ حَمْلِهَا إِلَى وَضْعِهَا إِلَى فِطَامِهَا مِنَ اَلْأَجْرِ كَالْمُرَابِطِ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ فَإِنْ هَلَكَتْ فِيمَا بَيْنَ ذَلِكَ كَانَ لَهَا مِثْلُ مَنْزِلَةِ اَلشَّهِيدِ".
Hadith.4926 - In the narration of Al-Husayn ibn Alwan from Amr ibn Khalid from Zayd ibn Ali from his forefathers (peace be upon them) from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as), he said:
The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) mentioned jihad, and a woman said to the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family): "O Messenger of Allah (swt), do women have any share in this?"
He (sw) replied: "Yes, for a woman, from the time of her pregnancy until she gives birth and until she weans her child, she receives a reward equal to that of a person stationed in the way of Allah (swt). And if she dies during that period, she will have the same status as a martyr."
4927 - : وَ ذُكِرَ اَلنِّسَاءُ عِنْدَ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ "لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَمْشِيَ فِي وَسَطِ اَلطَّرِيقِ وَ لَكِنَّهَا تَمْشِي إِلَى جَانِبِ اَلْحَائِطِ".
Hadith.4927 - Women were mentioned in the presence of Abu al-Hasan (as), and Imam (as) said:
"It is not appropriate for a woman to walk in the middle of the road; rather, she should walk along the side of the wall."
4928 - وَ رَوَى حَفْصُ بْنُ اَلْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِلْمَرْأَةِ أَنْ تَنْكَشِفَ بَيْنَ يَدَيِ اَلْيَهُودِيَّةِ وَ اَلنَّصْرَانِيَّةِ فَإِنَّهُنَّ يَصِفْنَ ذَلِكَ لِأَزْوَاجِهِنَّ".
Hadith.4928 - Hafs ibn al-Bukhtari narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "It is not appropriate for a woman to uncover herself in front of a Jewish or Christian woman, for they describe that to their husbands."
4929 - وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "زَوِّجُوا اَلْأَحْمَقَ وَ لاَ تَزَوَّجُوا اَلْحَمْقَاءَ فَإِنَّ اَلْأَحْمَقَ قَدْ يَنْجُبُ وَ اَلْحَمْقَاءُ لاَ تَنْجُبُ".
Hadith.4929 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Marry off the foolish man, but do not marry the foolish woman, for the foolish man may produce offspring, whereas the foolish woman does not bear children."