Chapter on Miscellaneous Matters

Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "It is not permissible for a woman who is menstruating to adopt a qussah (a specific type of cloth) or a jummah (a certain hairstyle or wig)."

Hadith.4618 - Imam (as) said: "May Allah have mercy on the Musarwalat (those who wear trousers or are modestly covered)."

Hadith.4619 - Imam (as) said: "When a woman leaves her seat, no one should sit in her place until it has cooled down."

"Indeed, Allah (swt), the Almighty and Glorious, created desire in ten parts, nine parts in men and one part in women."

"Regarding women, do not consult them in confidential matters, and do not obey them in matters concerning relatives. When a woman grows old, the better half of her qualities departs, and the worse half remains, her…

Hadith.4622 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "Any man who is ruled by a woman is cursed."

Hadith.4623 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "There is blessing in opposing them."

Hadith.4624 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family), whenever He (sw) intended to go to war, would consult his wives and then act contrary to their advice.

Hadith.4625 - He (as) forbade riding a saddle with a gap.

Hadith.4626 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said: "Do not place women on saddles, for it may provoke them toward immorality."

I said to Imam (as): "There is something people say, that most of the inhabitants of Hell on the Day of Judgment will be women." Imam (as) replied: "How can that be, when a man may marry a thousand women of this world in…

"The majority of the inhabitants of Paradise will be the weak women. Allah (swt), the Almighty, knew their weakness and thus had mercy on them."

Hadith.4629 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The private parts of the women of my nation are forbidden to the men of my nation."

Hadith.4630 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Modesty consists of ten parts-nine of them are in women and one is in men. When a woman undergoes circumcision, one part of her modesty diminishes. When she…

Hadith.4631 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "The virtuous and beautiful women of the people of this world are more beautiful than the houris of Paradise, and there is no harm if a man looks at his wife…

to Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as): "Can a servant look at the hair of his mistress?" The Imam replied: "Yes, and at her legs as well."

I asked Abu al-Hasan (as): "Can a eunuch belonging to a man enter upon his women and hand them water for ablution, thereby seeing their hair?" The Imam (as) replied: "No."

"I fear that their voice might please me, and thereby I would fall into sin greater than the reward I seek."

Hadith.4635 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah (as): "Can a man shake hands with a woman who is not his mahram?" Imam (as) replied: "No, except from behind a cloth."

I heard Abu Abdullah (as) say: "There is no harm in looking at the hair of the women of Tihama, the Bedouins, the people of the desert from among the People of the Book (Ahl al-Dhimma), and non-Arab pagans (al-'uluj),…

Hadith.4637 - Ammar Al-Sabati asked Abu Abdullah (as) about how women should greet when they enter upon a group of people. Imam (as) replied: "A woman should say, 'Peace be upon you (ʿAlaykum al-Salam),' and a man should…

"If the matter is not brought to the attention of the Imam, he must give five sa' (measures) of flour in charity. This is after he separates from her."

Hadith.4639 - In the narration of Jameel ibn Darraj regarding a woman who marries during her waiting period (iddah). Imam (as) said: "They must be separated, and she must observe one waiting period from either of them.…

I asked Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) about a man who married a woman, and she told him, "I am pregnant," or "I am your sister through breastfeeding," or "I am still in my waiting period (iddah)." Imam…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who said to his mother, "Any woman I marry is as forbidden to me as you are." Imam (as) replied: "This means nothing."

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who married a woman, and after being brought to him, she gave birth to a girl in only four months. He denied that the child was his, while she claimed that she had conceived from…

I asked Abu al-Hasan Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who married off his female slave to another man and then told her, "When your husband dies, you will be free." The husband then died. Imam (as) said:…

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man was found with a woman in a house, and she admitted that she was his wife, and he admitted that he was her husband." Imam (as) said: "There may be a man whom, if he were brought to me,…

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a man who marries his male slave to his female slave. Should she continue to serve him as she used to, seeing him uncovered or him seeing her in that state? Imam (as) disliked that and…

Hadith.4646 - Al-Alaa ibn Razin asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the the general masses (Jumhur al-Nas). Imam (as) said: "They are today considered people of truce. Their lost property is to be returned to them, their…

Hadith.4647 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "Part of a man's happiness is that his daughter does not experience menstruation in his house."

"Bravery is found among the people of Khurasan, physical vigor among the people of Barbar, and generosity and envy among the Arabs. Therefore, choose carefully where you place your seed."

Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "No man has ever had an abundance of hair without his desire becoming less."

I asked Imam Ali ibn Musa Ar-Ridha (as): "May I be sacrificed for you! My brother passed away, and I married his wife. Then my uncle came and claimed that he had secretly married her. I asked her about this, and she…

"This man is an oppressor. Where is his kindness?"

"No, but they must renew their marriage contract."

Hadith.4653 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said: "It is recommended for a man to approach his wife on the first night of the month of Ramadan because of the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: 'It has been…

Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "Do you know why the dowries of women became four thousand dirhams?" I said: "No." Imam (as) said: "Indeed, Umm Habibah, the daughter of Abu Sufyan, was in Abyssinia…

"Why did you do that, O Commander of the Faithful (as)?" Imam (as) replied: "It is not appropriate for you to do what they do (i.e., allow such things publicly). It is among the unacceptable acts unless you conceal it…

Hadith.4656 - Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Whoever looks at a woman and then raises his gaze to the sky or lowers his eyes, his sight will not return to him until Allah (swt) marries him to a heavenly…

Hadith.4657 - And in another narration: "His gaze will not return to him until Allah (swt) grants him faith, the sweetness of which he will experience."

Hadith.4658 - Imam (as) said: "The first glance is for you, the second is against you and not for you, and the third in it is destruction."

"There is no harm for a man to look at the hair of his mother, his sister, or his daughter."