علي بن إبراهيم

'If he makes a hole in him, his daughter and sister become unlawful for him.’

“Abu Ibrahim (a.s.), has said, ‘Stay away from fornication, it destroys one’s sustenance and invalidates one’s religion.’”

About the case of a man who goes to his brother-in-law, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, If he has made hole in him his wife becomes unlawful for him.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Using vinegar as sauce cuts down the desire of fornication.’”

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin was asked if a child can perform cupping on a woman. ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), said, ‘If he is good in cupping and describing then it is not unlawful.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who marries a woman and has touched her. He (the Imam) said, ‘Her mahr (dower) is obligatory and she becomes unlawful for marriage to his father and his son.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘On the Day of Judgment of the people the one who suffers the most intense suffering is one who places his seed in the womb of one who with whom going to bed is unlawful.’”

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a woman to wear perfumes when she goes out of her house.’”

“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 lodge women in a chamber, do not teach them writing (that would lead to unlawful behavior), but teach them the spinning wheel and Chapter 24 of the Quran.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if one can shake hands with women who are lawful for marriage. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, it is not permissible except from behind the cloth.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who looks at a slave-girl whom he wants to buy; if she is lawful for his son. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she is lawful unless he has looked at her private organs.”’

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not proper for a woman to remove her veil before a Jewish woman or a Christian woman because they can describe it to their husband.’”

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . or that you touch women.’ (5:6) He (the Imam) said, ‘It means going to bed with woman but Allah covers and He loves covering private matters so He has not mentioned it by its name as you do.’”

“Abu Ja‘far (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, “In fornication there are five disturbing issues: It destroys the beauty of the face, causes poverty, shortens one’s life, makes the Beneficent angry, and sends one to the hellfire to suffer therein forever.’”

“I once asked abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who touches a woman if it destroys his fast or reduces. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is undesirable for a young man for fear from semen discharge.”’

““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, ’A woman must not walk in the center of the road. She must walk next to the wall or side of the road.”’

“Once, a man asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when I was sitting, about the case of a man who when young was involved with his maternal aunt then refrained, if he could marry her daughter. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so.’ He then asked, ‘What happens if there was no sexual intercourse, but it was something near the thing?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, his words are not accepted, and it is not honorable.’”

Sa‘idah and Minnah sisters of Muhammad Ibn Abi ‘Umayr Bayya‘ al-Sabiriy narrated to me the following: “Once, we visited abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and asked if a woman can visit her brother. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, she can do so.’ We then asked if she can shake hands with him. He (the Imam) said, ‘It must be from behind the cloth.’ One of them said, ‘My sister, this one, visits her brothers.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘When you visit your brothers do not wear dyes.’”

“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, ‘By the One in whose Hand is my soul, if a man overwhelms his wife (engages in sexual intercourse) when there is a child in the house who is awake, sees and hears them speaking and their breathing, the child will not escape, a boy or girl, their involvement in fornication.’ Ali ibn al-Husayn (a.s.), whenever, he intended to overwhelm his wife, would close the door, pull down the curtains and send the servants out.’”

“Once I was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a man came and said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if two young men slept together and one has a son and the other has a daughter; if his son could marry the other man’s daughter.’ He (the narrator) has said that he (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, Allah is free of all defects, why can it be unlawful?’ The man said they were friends. He (the Imam) said, ‘Even if such is the case it is not unlawful.’ The man said, ‘He was doing to him.’ He (the Imam) turned away his face then, while covering his face with his arms, said, ‘Even if it was what it was without doing the hole it is not unlawful to marry but if awqaba (made a hole in him) then marriage is not lawful.’”