Excellence of Son

Resemblance of a Child

Excellence of Daughters

Prayer and Appeal before Allah for a Son

If When Pregnant one Keeps Her Intention to Name the Child Muhammad or Ali the Child will be a Boy: and the Prayer for it

Beginning of the Creation of a Human Being and His Turning in His Mother’s Womb

When a Woman Gives Birth to More than one Child

Discipline to Follow During Childbirth

Congratulation for Childbirth

Names and Titles

Complete Creation

Foods Preferable for a Pregnant or a Woman during Childbirth to Eat

Special Treatments for the Newborn

Al-’Aqiqah and its Being Obligatory

‘Aqiqah for Boys or Girls is the Same

‘Aqiqah is not Obligatory on One who Cannot Find

On the Seventh Day from Birth the Newborn’s Head is Shaved and a Name is Given to Him

‘Aqiqah is not Equal to al-’Adhiyah (animal offered as sacrificial offering during al-Hajj) and it is Sufficient in Place of ‘Aqiqah

Words to Say on ‘Aqiqah

The Mother should not Eat from the Meat of ‘Aqiqah

The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, and Fatimah, ‘Alayha al-Salam, Offered ‘Aqiqah for al-Hassan and al-Husayn

Abu Talib Offered ‘Aqiqah for the Holy Prophet, O Allah , Grant Compensation to Muhammad and his Family Worthy of their Services to Your Cause

Cleansing, Circumcision

Lowering for Girls

After Seven Days from Birth Shaving is not Required

The Rare Ahadith

Shaving Certain Parts of the Head of a Newborn and Leaving other Parts

Breastfeeding

The Liability of the Breastfeeder

The Preferable and Non-preferable Milk

The One Who has More Priority for the Custody of a Small Child

Growth of a Child

Disciplines for a Child

The Rights of Children

Kindness to Children

Giving Preference to One Child Over the Others

Intelligence of a Boy and Signs of his Nobility

Rare Ahadith

Detestability of Divorcing a Cooperating Wife

Divorcing an Uncooperative Wife

People Do not Remain Straight in Matters of Divorce without the Sword

The Divorces Not According to the Book and Sunnah

Divorce Does not Take Place unless Once has the Intention to Divorce

There Cannot be Divorce before Marriage

Divorce in Writing

Explanation of Divorce with Waiting Period and what Makes Divorce Binding

The Necessary Expressions to Pronounce with the Decision to Divorce

Three Talaq (Divorce) in Hayd (menses) Free Period in the Presence of Witnesses in One place and Time or More is One Talaq

The Case of One who Arranges Witnesses Separately or Divorces in the Presence of a People but Does not Ask them to Bear Witness

Appointing Witness to Divorce Two Women with One word

Arranging Witness for Revocation of Divorce

Revocation of Divorce without Going to Bed is not Valid

No name

One Who is not Lawful for her Husband without Marriage to another Man

Issues that Validate and Invalidate Divorce

An Absent Man Returns and Divorces at that Time that Divorce Does not Take Place until She Experiences Hayd (menses)

Women who Can be Divorced in all Conditions

Divorce by an Absent Husband

Divorce of a Pregnant Woman

Divorce of a Woman whose Marriage is not Consummated

Divorce of One who is not Mature yet and Divorce of One after Menopause

Women Whose Hayd (menses) is Confusing

The Time when a Divorced Woman in the Manner of Divorce with Waiting Period and Revocable Form Becomes Stranger to him

Meaning of al^Iqra’ (Hayd-free period)

Waiting Period for a Divorced Woman and Where She must have it

The Difference between one Divorced in Non-Sunnah manner and the One who Goes out in her Waiting Period or is Sent out by the Husband

Explanation of the words of Allah, most, High, ‘You must not send them out of their homes and they must not go out. .

Divorce of a Woman whose Hayd (menses) is Confusing

Divorce of Women Who Hide Their Experiencing Hayd (menses)

The Case of a Woman who Experiences Hayd (menses) after Every Two or Three Months

Waiting Period of a Woman whose Hayd (menses) is Confused

The Word of Women are Accepted in Matters of Hayd (menses)

A Woman Confused about Pregnancy

Maintenance of Pregnant Divorced Women

A Woman Divorcee Three Times Does not have the Right for Lodging or Maintenance

Benefits for a Divorced Woman

The Rights of a Divorced Woman of mahr (dower) with Whom He has not Gone to Bed

The Issue that Completes Mahr (dower)

The Divorced Woman Whose Husband is Absent Commences Her ‘Iddah (waiting period) from the Day She is Divorced

Waiting period of a Widow whose Husband is Absent

Reason for Difference about Waiting Period and Waiting Period of a Widow

Waiting Period of a Pregnant Widow and Her Expenses

Waiting Period of a Widow with whom he has Gone to Bed and where she must Complete her Waiting Period and Her Obligations

The Case of a Woman whose Husband Dies before Going to Bed with her and that there is no Waiting Period and Mahr (dower) for her

The Case of a Man who Divorces his Wife and Dies before her Waiting period Ends

Divorce and Marriage during one’s Illness

About words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, . do not harm them (women) to make it Difficult for them

Divorce of Children

Divorce of People with Mental Condition and Insane Ones and their Guardian

Divorce by a Drunk Man

Divorce of One Compelled and Coerced

Divorce by a Speechless Man

Appointing an Attorney for Divorce

Swearing and Taking an Oath

’Ila’ (swearing) does not Take Place except after Going to Bed with one’s Wife

If a Man Says to his Wife, ‘You are Unlawful for me”

The Free, Cleared and Severed Woman

The Choices

How the Choice originally was

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ الْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ الْوَلِيدِ بْنِ صَبِيحٍ قَالَ سَأَلَنِي شِهَابُ بْنُ عَبْدِ رَبِّهِ أَنْ أَسْتَأْذِنَ لَهُ عَلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَعْلَمْتُ ذَلِكَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ قُلْ لَهُ يَأْتِينَا إِذَا شَاءَ فَأَدْخَلْتُهُ عَلَيْهِ لَيْلًا وَ شِهَابٌ مُقَنَّعُ الرَّأْسِ فَطُرِحَتْ لَهُ وِسَادَةٌ فَجَلَسَ عَلَيْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَلْقِ قِنَاعَكَ يَا شِهَابُ فَإِنَّ الْقِنَاعَ رِيبَةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ مَذَلَّةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ .

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad and A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from ibn Mahbub from al-‘ Ab has ibn al-Walid ibn Sabiyh who has said the following: “Once Shihab ibn ‘ Abd Rabbihi asked me to ask permission for him to visit abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), and I informed him (the Imam) about it. He (the Imam) said, ’He can visit if he likes.’ I took him to the house of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). It was during the night and Shihab had a mask on him. I found a furnishing for him to sit on and he sat down. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said to him, ‘O Shihab, remove your mask; it causes doubt during the night and disgrace in the day.’” 

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( صلوات الله عليه ) إِذَا ظَهَرَتِ الْقَلَانِسُ الْمُتَرِّكَةُ ظَهَرَ الزِّنَا .

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Nawfaliy from al-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘When al-Matrakah (a certain kind of cape) becomes public, so also will become fornication.’” 

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الدِّهْقَانِ عَنْ دُرُسْتَ بْنِ أَبِي مَنْصُورٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ كَانَ يَقُولُ طَيُّ الثِّيَابِ رَاحَتُهَا وَ هُوَ أَبْقَى لَهَا .

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from [his father] from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ‘Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah al-Dihqan from Durust ibn abu Mansur from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Folding clothes is giving them rest and durability.’” 

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَمَّرِ بْنِ خَلَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا ( صلوات الله عليه ) قَالَ خَرَجْتُ وَ أَنَا أُرِيدُ دَاوُدَ بْنَ عِيسَى بْنِ عَلِيٍّ وَ كَانَ يَنْزِلُ بِئْرَ مَيْمُونٍ وَ عَلَيَّ ثَوْبَانِ غَلِيظَانِ فَرَأَيْتُ امْرَأَةً عَجُوزاً وَ مَعَهَا جَارِيَتَانِ فَقُلْتُ يَا عَجُوزُ أَ تُبَاعُ هَاتَانِ الْجَارِيَتَانِ فَقَالَتْ نَعَمْ وَ لَكِنْ لَا يَشْتَرِيهِمَا مِثْلُكَ قُلْتُ وَ لِمَ قَالَتْ لِأَنَّ إِحْدَاهُمَا مُغَنِّيَةٌ وَ الْأُخْرَى زَامِرَةٌفَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى دَاوُدَ بْنِ عِيسَى فَرَفَعَنِي وَ أَجْلَسَنِي فِي مَجْلِسِي فَلَمَّا خَرَجْتُ مِنْ عِنْدِهِ قَالَ لِأَصْحَابِهِ تَعْلَمُونَ مَنْ هَذَا هَذَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُوسَى الَّذِي يَزْعُمُ أَهْلُ الْعِرَاقِ أَنَّهُ مَفْرُوضُ الطَّاعَةِ .

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Mu’ammar ibn Khallad who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘Once I left home to visit Dawud ibn ‘Isa ibn Ali who camped at Maymun well. I had two thick pieces of clothes on me and I saw an old woman and two girls with her. I asked her if she sells them. She said, ‘Yes, but a man like you will not buy them.’ I asked, ‘Why is it so?’ She replied, ‘One is a singer and the other is a flute player.’ I then met Dawud ibn ‘Isa who treated me with high esteem and gave me my seat. When I left, he asked his companions, ‘Do you know him? This is Ali ibn Musa. People of Iraq believe obedience to him is obligatory.’” 

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) أَنَّهُ كَرِهَ لُبْسَ الْبُرْطُلَةِ .

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hisham ibn al-Hakam who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), disliked wearing al-Burtalah (a deep cape).” 

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ الْمِنْقَرِيِّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى قَالَ نَظَرَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) إِلَى فِرَاشٍ فِي دَارِ رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ فِرَاشٌ لِلرَّجُلِ وَ فِرَاشٌ لِأَهْلِهِ وَ فِرَاشٌ لِضَيْفِهِ وَ فِرَاشٌ لِلشَّيْطَانِ .

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasaniy from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud al-Minqariy from Hammad ibn ‘Isa who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once looked at the furnishings in the house of a man, and said, ‘A spreading for the man, one for his wife, one for his guests and one for Satan.’” 

أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الْأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ الطَّيَالِسِيِّ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ مَنْ لَبِسَ السَّرَاوِيلَ مِنْ قُعُودٍ وُقِيَ وَجَعَ الْخَاصِرَةِ .

7. Abu Ali al-Ash‘ariy has narrated from certain persons of his people from Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Tayalisy from Ali ibn abu Hamzah from abu Basir who have said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If one wears a loincloth in a sitting position, he remains safe from lower back pain.’” 

الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ الْعَبَّاسِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ الْقُمِّيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ سَعَةُ الْجُرُبَّانِ وَ نَبَاتُ الشَّعْرِ فِي الْأَنْفِ أَمَانٌ مِنَ الْجُذَامِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ مَا سَمِعْتَ قَوْلَ الشَّاعِرِ وَ لَا تَرَى قَمِيصِي إِلَّا وَاسِعَ الْجَيْبِ وَ الْيَدِ

8. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from Mansur ibn al-‘Abbas from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from ‘Amr ibn Ibrahim from Khalaf ibn Hammad from Ali al-Qummiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Growing hairs in the nose and spacious shirt afford immunity from leprosy. Have you not heard a poet’s saying, “You will not see my shirt other than being of wide sides and sleeves?”’ 

الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الْعَلَوِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) مِنْ مُرُوءَةِ الرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَكُونَ دَوَابُّهُ سِمَاناًقَالَ وَ سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ ثَلَاثَةٌ مِنَ الْمُرُوءَةِ فَرَاهَةُ الدَّابَّةِ وَ حُسْنُ وَجْهِ الْمَمْلُوكِ وَ الْفَرْشُ السَّرِيُّ .

9. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu‘alla’ ibn Muhammad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn af-Husayn al-‘ Alawiy who has said the foiiowing: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said, ‘One sign of the manhood of a man is plumpness of his stumpers.’ He (the narrator) has said that he heard him (the Imam) saying, ‘Three things are of the signs of manhood of a man. One is liveliness of his stumper, good looking slaves and distinguished house furnishings.’” 

عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ شَمُّونٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) لَا يَمْسَحْ أَحَدُكُمْ بِثَوْبِ مَنْ لَمْ يَكْسَهُ .

10. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Shammun from ‘Abd Allah ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman from Misma‘ who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (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, ‘You must not touch the clothes of one who has not yet worn them.’” 

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكْرٍ عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا الْمُؤْمِنِ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَالَ اطْوُوا ثِيَابَكُمْ بِاللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّهَا إِذَا كَانَتْ مَنْشُورَةً لَبِسَهَا الشَّيْطَانُ بِاللَّيْلِ .

11. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Bakr from Zakariya al-Mu’min’ from those who narrated to him who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Fold your clothes for the night because Satan wears during the night the spread out clothes.’” 

سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ جَبَلَةَ الْكِنَانِيِّ قَالَ اسْتَقْبَلَنِي أَبُو الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) وَ قَدْ عَلَّقْتُ سَمَكَةً فِي يَدِي فَقَالَ اقْذِفْهَا إِنَّنِي لَأَكْرَهُ لِلرَّجُلِ السَّرِيِّ أَنْ يَحْمِلَ الشَّيْ‏ءَ الدَّنِيَّ بِنَفْسِهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّكُمْ قَوْمٌ أَعْدَاؤُكُمْ كَثِيرَةٌ عَادَاكُمُ الْخَلْقُ يَا مَعْشَرَ الشِّيعَةِ إِنَّكُمْ قَدْ عَادَاكُمُ الْخَلْقُ فَتَزَيَّنُوا لَهُمْ بِمَا قَدَرْتُمْ عَلَيْهِ .

12. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Yahya ibn al-Mubarak from ‘Abd Allah ibn Jabalah al-Kinaniy who has said the following: “Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), welcomed me and I was hanging a fish in my hand. He (the Imam) said, ‘Throw it away; I dislike that a noble and high ranking man himself carry something unimportant.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You are a people who have a large number of enemies. People are your enemies, O Shi ‘ah, because you have become their enemies, therefore, you must beautify yourselves before them to whatever degree you can.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 6

Book 7, Chapter 29