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458 - أوكَدُ الحُجَجِ وأبلَغُها

458 The Surest and Most Conclusive Argument

(رُسُلاً مُبَشِّرِينَ وَمُنْذِرِينَ لِئَلَّا يَكُونَ لِلنَّاسِ عَلَى‏ اللَّهِ حُجَّةٌ بَعْدَ الرُّسُلِ وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَزِيزاً حَكِيماً)1

“Apostles, as bearers of good news and warners, so that mankind may not have any argument against Allah, after the [sending of the] apostles; and Allah is all-mighty, all-wise.” 2

1408. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : يا أيُّها النّاسُ إنَّهُ لَم يَكُنْ للَّهِ‏سُبحانَهُ حُجّةٌ في أرضهِ أوْكَدُ مِن نَبيِّنا محمّدٍ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، ولا حِكْمَةٌ أبْلَغُ مِن كِتابِهِ القُرآنِ العَظيمِ3

1408. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'O people! Allah, glory be to Him, has no surer argument on His earth than our Prophet Muhammad (SAWA), and there is no wisdom more conclusive than His Book, the Grand Quran.'4

1409. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إنّه لَم يَكُنْ للَّهِ تباركَ وتعالى‏ في‏أرْضِهِ حُجَّةٌ ولا حِكْمَةٌ أبْلَغُ مِن كِتابِهِ5

1409. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Allah, Blessed and most High, has no more conclusive an argument or wisdom on His earth than His Book.'6

Notes

1. النساء : 165 .

2. Qur'an 4 :165

3. غرر الحكم : 11004 .

4. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 11004

5. نهج السعادة : 1 / 347 .

6. Nahj al-Saada, v. 1 , p. 347

89 - الحديث‏

89 THE PROPHETIC TRADITION (HAD?TH)

459 - قيمَةُ أخذِ الحَديثِ‏

459 The Value of Learning a Tradition

1410. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنَّ حَديثَنا يُحْيي القُلوبَ1

1410. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Truly our tradition enlivens the hearts.'2

1411. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : لَحَديثٌ واحِدٌ تأخُذُهُ عن صادِقٍ‏خَيرٌ لَكَ من الدُّنيا وما فِيها3

1411. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Indeed one true tradition that you receive from a truthful person is better for you than the whole world and all that it contains.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 144 / 5 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 144 , no. 5

3. الأمالي للمفيد : 42 / 10 .

4. Amali al-Mufid, p. 42 , no. 10

460 - فَضلُ المُحَدِّثِ‏

460 The Value of a Traditionist

1412. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أدّى‏ إلى‏ اُمَّتي حَديثاً يُقامُ بِه‏سُنّةٌ أو يُثْلَمُ بهِ بِدْعَةٌ فَلهُ الجَنّةُ1

1412. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever transmits to my people one tradition by which a practice is established or a heresy is blocked, will enter Paradise.'2

1413. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : قال رسول اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اللّهُمَّ ارْحَمْ خُلَفائي - ثلاثاً - قيلَ : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ، ومَن خُلَفاؤكَ ؟ قالَ : الّذينَ يَبلّغونَ حَديثي وسُنَّتي ، ثُمَّ يُعَلّمونَها اُمَّتي3

1413. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'O Allah! Have mercy on my successors'-thrice. He was asked, 'O Messenger of Allah! Who are your successors?' He said, 'Those who learn my traditions and practices, and then teach them to my community.'4

1414. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : الرّاويةُ للحَديثِ المُتَفقِّهُ في‏الدِّينِ أفْضَلُ مِن ألفِ عابِدٍ لا فِقْهَ لَهُ ولا رِوايةَ5

1414. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The narrator of traditions who understands religion is better than a thousand worshippers who have neither understanding of religion nor knowledge of traditions.'6

1415. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : اعرِفُوا مَنازِلَ النّاسِ‏مِنّا على‏ قَدْرِ رِواياتِهم عَنّا7

1415. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Know the people's positions with respect to us through the amount of their narration of our traditions.'8

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 152 / 43 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 152 , no. 43

3. الأمالي للصدوق : 247 / 266 .

4. Amali al-Saduq, p. 152 , no. 4

5. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 145 / 9 .

6. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 150 , no. 24

7. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 150 / 24 .

8. Ibid. v. 2 , p. 150 , no. 24

461 - ثَوابُ مَن حَفِظَ أربَعينَ حَديثاً

461 The Reward of Those Who Memorize Forty Traditions

1416. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن حَفِظَ على‏ اُمّتي أرْبَعينَ حَديثاً يَنْتَفعونَ بِها في أمْرِ دينِهِم ، بَعثَهُ اللَّهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ فَقيهاً عالِماً1

1416. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever memorizes forty traditions from which my community benefits in their religious affairs, Allah will raise him on the Day of Resurrection as a learned jurist and a scholar.'2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 156 / 10 .

2. Ibid. p. 156 , no. 10

462 - دِرايَةُ الحَديثِ‏

462 Understanding the Tradition

1417. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : علَيكُم بالدِّراياتِ لا بالرِّواياتِ1

1417. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Your aim must be to understand [the traditions] rather than just narrating [them].'2

1418. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : هِمَّةُ السُّفَهاء الرِّوايَةُ ، وهِمَّةُ العُلَماءِ الدِّرايَةُ3

1418. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'The ambition of the foolish is to report [traditions] whereas the ambition of the scholars is to understand the traditions.'4

1419. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : حَديثٌ تَدْرِيهِ خَيرٌ مِن ألفِ حَديثٍ تَرْوِيهِ5

1419. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'One tradition that you understand is better than a thousand traditions that you merely narrate.'6

Notes

1. كنز الفوائد : 2 / 31 .

2. Kanz al-Fawa'id, v. 2 , p. 31

3. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 160 / 13 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 160 , no. 13

5. معاني الأخبار : 2 / 3 .

6. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 2 , no. 3

463 - التَّحذيرُ مِنَ الكِذبِ عَلَى الرَّسولِ‏

463 Caution against Ascribing Lies to the Prophet (SAWA)

1420. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن كَذبَ علَيّ مُتَعمِّداً فلْيَتَبوّأ مَقعدَهُ مِن النّارِ1

1420. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever deliberately ascribes lies to me, let him take his seat in the Fire.'2

1421. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إنّ مِن أكْبرِ الكَبائرِ أنْ يَقولَ الرّجُلُ علَيَّ ما لَم أقُلْ3

1421. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'One of the gravest of the grave sins is to attribute to me something that I have not said.'4

Notes

1. الأمالي للطوسي : 227 / 398 ، وفي معناه أحاديث كثيرة جدّاً ، فراجع : بحار الأنوار : 2 / 158 باب 21 و كنزالعمّال : 10 / 221 - 223 وص 230 - 237 .

2. Amali al-Tusi, p. 227 , no. 398

3. كنز العمّال : 29255 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29255

464 - النَّهيُ عَن تَكذيبِ ما لا يُعلَمُ كِذبُهُ‏

464 Prohibition of Rejecting That Tradition Whose Falsehood is not Known

1422. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن رَدَّ حَديثاً بَلغَهُ عنّي فأنامُخاصِمُهُ يَومَ القِيامَةِ ، فإذا بَلَغكُم عنّي حَديثٌ لم تَعْرِفوا فقولوا : اللَّهُ أعْلَمُ1

1422. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever rejects a tradition that is transmitted to him on my authority will have me to contend with on the Day of Resurrection. So when you hear a tradition from me that you do not know, say:“Allah knows better.” '2

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 212 / 114 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 212 , no. 114

465 - صِحَّةُ الحَديثِ و مُوافَقَةُ القُرآنِ‏

465 The Soundness of the Tradition and Its Agreement with the Qur'an

1423. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : اعرِضوا حَديثي على‏ كِتابِ اللَّهِ ، فإنْ وافَقَهُ فهُو مِنّي وأنا قُلتُهُ1

1423. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Compare my tradition with the Book of Allah. If it corresponds with it, then it is from me and I have indeed said it.'2

1424. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : ما لَم يُوافِقْ مِن الحَديثِ القُرآنَ فهُو زُخْرُفٌ3

1424. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'The traditions that do not correspond with the Qur'an are false.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 907 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 907

3. الكافي : 1 / 69 / 4 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 69 , no. 4

466 - صِحَّةُ الحَديثِ و مُوافَقَةُ الفِطرَةِ

466 The Soundness of a Tradition and Its Agreement with Man's Nature

1425. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : ما وَردَ علَيكُم مِن حَديثِ آلِ محمّدٍ صلواتُ اللَّهِ علَيهِم فلانَتْ لَهُ قُلوبُكُم وعَرَفْتُموهُ فاقْبَلوهُ ، وما اشْمَأزَّتْ مِنهُ قُلوبُكُم وأنْكَرْتُموهُ فَرُدّوهُ إلى‏ اللَّهِ وإلى‏ الرّسولِ وإلى‏ العالِمِ مِن آلِ محمّدٍ عليهم السلام1

1425. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Whenever a tradition from the household of Muhammad - peace be upon them all - is transmitted to you, towards which your hearts lean and it seems familiar to you, accept it. And whatever your hearts resent and you reject, then refer it back to Allah and the Prophet and the scholar from the household of Muhammad (SAWA).'2

Notes

1. بصائر الدرجات : 21 / 1 .

2. Basa?r al-Darajat, 21 , no. 1

467 - صِحّةُ الحَديثِ و مُوَافَقَةُ الحَقِ‏

467 The Soundness of a Tradition and Its Agreement with the Truth

1426. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ما جاءكُم عنّي مِن حَديثٍ مَوافِقٍ للحقِّ فأنا قُلْتُهُ ، وما أتَاكُم عنّي مِن حَديثٍ لا يُوافِقُ الحَقَّ فلَم أقُلْهُ ، ولَن أقولَ إلّا الحَقَّ1

1426. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whenever a tradition is transmitted to you from me that agrees with the truth, then I have truly said it, and whatever tradition is transmitted to you from me which does not agree with the truth, then I have not said it, for I speak nothing but the truth.'2

Notes

1. معاني الأخبار : 390 / 30 .

2. Maani al-Akhbar, p. 390 , no. 30

468 - جَوازُ نَقلِ الحَديثِ بِالمَعنى‏

468 The Permissibility of Transmitting the Meaning of the Tradition

1427. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا بأسَ في الحَديثِ قَدّمْتَ فيهِ أو أخَّرْتَ ، إذا أصَبْتَ مَعناهُ1

1427. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'It does not matter if you change the order of the words of a tradition, as long as you render its meaning [exactly].'2

1428. بحارالأنوار عن محمّدِ بنِ مُسلمٍ : قلتُ لأبي عبدِاللَّهِ عليه السلام : أسْمَعُ الحَديثَ منكَ فأزيدُ وأنْقُصُ قالَ : إن كنتَ تُريدُ مَعانِيَهُ فلا بأسَ3

1428. Muhammad b. Muslim narrated, 'I asked Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS):“I hear a tradition from you and then I add to it or subtract from it.” He said, 'If you [do this] intending its meanings, then it does not matter.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 29179 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29179

3. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 164 / 24 .

4. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 164 , no. 21

469 - ما يَنبَغي مُراعاتُهُ فِي التَّحديثِ‏

469 What Must Be Observed when Transmitting Traditions

1429. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا تُحَدِّثوا اُمَّتي مِن أحاديثي إلّا بما تَحْمِلُهُ عُقولُهُم1

1429. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Do not narrate to my people from my traditions except those which are perceptible to their intellects.'2

1430. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إذا حَدَّثتُم بِحَدِيثٍ فَاسنِدُوهُ إلَى الّذي حَدَّثَكُم ، فَإن كانَ حَقّاً فَلَكُم وَ إن كانَ كَذِباً فَعَلَيهِ3

1430. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Whenever you narrate a tradtion, document it to the person from whom you have narrated it. If what he has said is true, its benefit will be yours, but if he has lied, its harm would be against him.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 29284 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 29284

3. الكافي : 1 / 52 / 7 .

4. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 52 , no. 7

470 - حَديثُ أهلِ البَيتِ حَديثُ رَسولِ اللَّه صلى اللَّه عليه وآله‏

470 The Tradition from Ahl al-Bayt is the Tradition from the Messenger of God

1431. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام : حَديثي حَديثُ أبي ، وحَديثُ أبي حَديثُ جَدّي ، وحَديثُ جَدّي حَديثُ الحُسَينِ ، وحَديثُ الحُسَينِ حَديثُ الحَسَنِ ، وحَديثُ الحَسَنِ حَديثُ أميرِ المُؤمِنينَ عليهم السلام ، وحَديثُ أميرِ المُؤمِنينَ حَديثُ رَسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ، وحَديثُ رَسولِ اللَّهِ قَولُ اللَّهِ عَزَّوجَلَّ1

1431. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'My tradition is my father's tradition, and my father's tradition is my grandfather's tradition, and my grandfather's tradition is Husayn's tradition, and Husayn's tradition is Hasan's tradition, and Hasan's tradition is Imam Ali's tradition, and Imam Ali's tradition is the Messenger of Allah's tradition, and the Messenger of Allah's tradition is the saying of Allah.'2

Notes

1. الكافي : 1 / 53 / 14 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 53 , no. 14

471 - شُموليّةُ الكتاب والسُّنّةِ

471. The All-Inclusiveness of the Book and the Prophetic Practice

1432. بحار الأنوار عن أبي اُسامةَ : كنتُ عِندَ أبي‏عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام وعِندَهُ رجُلٌ من المُغيريَّةِ ، فسَألَهُ عَن شي‏ءٍ مِن السُّنَنِ ، فقالَ : ما مِن شي‏ءٍ يَحتاجُ إلَيهِ وُلدُ آدمَ إلّا وقد خَرَجَتْ فيهِ السُّنَّةُ مِن اللَّهِ ومِن رسولِهِ ، ولولا ذلكَ ما احْتَجَّ علَينا بما احْتَجَّ ، فقالَ المُغِيريُّ : وبِما احْتَجَّ ؟ فقالَ أبو عبدِ اللَّهِ عليه السلام : قولُهُ : (اليَومَ أَكْمَلْتُ لَكُمْ دِينَكُمْ وأتْمَمْتُ عَلَيكُمْ نِعْمَتِي)1

1432. Abu Usama narrated, 'I was with Abu Abdillah [al-Sadiq] (AS), and there was with him a man from al-Mughiriyyah. The man asked him about some practices. He said, 'There is nothing which the offspring of Adam needs except that it has been expounded in the practices set by Allah and His Messenger. Otherwise He would not have the argument over us that He holds.' The man from al-Mughiriyyah then asked, 'And what is His argument?' Abu Abdillah (AS) said, '[It is] His verse:“Today I have perfected your religion for you, and I have completed My blessing upon you.” '23

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 2 / 169 / 3 .

2. Qur'an 5 :3

3. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2 , p. 169 , no. 3

472 - مُتَشابِهاتُ الأحاديثِ‏

472 The Ambiguous Traditions

1433. الإمامُ الرِّضا عليه السلام : إنَّ في أخْبارِنا مُتَشابِهاً كمُتَشابِهِ القُرآنِ ، ومُحْكَماً كمُحْكَمِ القُرآنِ ، فَرُدّوا مُتَشابِهَها إلى‏ مُحْكَمِها ، ولا تَتَّبِعوا مُتَشابِهها دُونَ مُحْكَمِها فتَضِلّوا1

1433. Imam al-Rida (AS) said, 'Some of our traditions are ambiguous like the ambiguous verses of the Qur'an, and some are clear like the clear verses of the Qur'an. Then refer its ambiguous ones to its clear ones, and do not follow its ambiguous ones [blindly] without referring to its clear ones lest you go astray.'2

Notes

1. عيون أخبار الرِّضا عليه السلام : 1 / 290 / 39 .

2. Uyun Akhbar al-Rida (AS), v. 1 , p. 290 , no. 39

90 - الحدود

90 LEGAL PUNISHMENTS

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473 - لِكُلِّ شَي‏ءٍ حَدٌّ

473 Everything Has a Bound

1434. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ اللَّهَ تباركَ وتعالى‏ ...جَعلَ لكُلِّ شي‏ءٍ حَدّاً ، و جَعلَ علَيهِ دَليلاً يَدُلُّ علَيهِ ، وجَعلَ على‏ مَن تَعدّى‏ ذلك الحَدَّ حَدّاً2

1434. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'Truly Allah, Blessed and most High has set a bound for everything, and has made for each one a sign indicating to it, and He has designated a punishment for whoever transgresses that bound.'3

Notes

1. The Arabic word 'hadd (pl. hudud) is a word referring specifically to the punishments prescribed in Islamic law for various crimes. Lexically the word means 'limit, boundary, border', and refers to any such boundary. In Islamic law therefore, the same word applies to both the cause and the effect, where the transgression of Allah's boundaries and overstepping of His limits (hudud) necessitates the meting out of due legal punishments (hudud) set out in the Islamic penal law. In this chapter therefore, both legal punishment and boundary or limit have been used to translate the same word depending on the individual context. (ed.)

2. الكافي : 1 / 59 / 2 .

3. al-Kafi, v. 1 , p. 59 , no. 2

474 - دَرءُ الحُدودِ

474 Averting the Punishments

1435. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ادْرَؤوا الحُدودَ عنِ المسلِمينَ ما اسْتَطَعْتُم ، فإنْ وَجَدتُم للمسلِمِ مَخْرَجاً فَخَلّوا سبيلَهُ ؛ فإنَّ الإمامَ لَأنْ يُخْطِئَ في العَفوِ خَيرٌ مِن أنْ يُخْطئَ في العُقوبَةِ1

1435. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Avert the punishments from the Muslims as much as you can, and if you can find a way out for a Muslim, then make way for him, for it is better for the Imam to err in reprieving than in punishment.'2

1436. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : ادْرَؤوا الحُدودَ بالشُّبُهاتِ3

1436. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Avert the punishments through uncertainties.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 12971 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 12971

3. كتاب‏من‏لا يحضره الفقيه : 4 / 74 / 5146 ، كنز العمّال : 12972 .

4. al-Faqih, v. 4 , p. 74 , no. 5146 , Kanz al-Ummal, no. 12972

475 - إقامَةُ الحُدودِ

475 Upholding the Penal Laws

1437. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : إقامَةُ حَدٍّ مِن حُدودِ اللَّهِ خَيرٌ مِن مَطَرِ أربَعينَ لَيلةً في بِلادِ اللَّهِ1

1437. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Upholding one of the penal laws of Allah is superior to forty nights of rain on Allah's land.'2

1438. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : حَدٌّ يُقامُ في الأرضِ أزْكى‏ مِن عِبادَةِ سِتّينَ سَنةً3

1438. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'A penal law that is exercised on earth is purer than sixty years of worship.'4

1439. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عن آبائه عليهم السلام : إنّ رسولَ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله اُتيَ بامْرأةٍ لَها شَرَفٌ في قَومِها قَد سَرَقَتْ ، فأمَرَ بقَطْعِها ، فاجْتَمعَ إلى‏ رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله ناسٌ مِن قُرَيشٍ وقالوا : يا رسولَ اللَّهِ، تُقْطَعُ امْرأةٌ شَريفةٌ مثلُ فُلانَةَ في خَطَرٍ يَسيرٍ ؟ !

قالَ : نَعَم ، إنّما هَلكَ مَن كانَ قَبْلَكُم بمِثْلِ هذا ، كانوا يُقيمونَ الحُدودَ على‏ ضُعَفائهِم ويَتْرُكونَ أقْوِياءهُم وأشْرافَهُم فهَلَكوا5

1439. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'A woman who was honoured amongst her people was once brought to the Prophet (SAWA) charged with theft. He ordered her [hand] to be cut. A group from the tribe of Quraysh came to the Prophet (SAWA) and said, 'O Messenger of Allah! Must [the hand of] a noble lady such as her be cut like that of so and so for such a small mistake?!' He replied, 'Yes! Indeed those before you perished because of such a deed. People used to uphold the punishments for the weak ones among them and exempt the strong and the noble ones of them, and therefore they perished.'6

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 14599 ؛ الكافي : 7 / 174 / 1 مع تفاوت يسير في اللفظ وفيه : «ليلة وأيّامها » .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 14599 , al-Kafi, v. 7 , p. 174 , no. 1

3. مستدرك الوسائل : 18 / 9 / 21843 .

4. Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, v. 18 , p. 9 , no. 21843

5. دعائم الإسلام : 2 / 442 / 1539 .

6. Daa?im al-Islam, v. 2 , p. 442 , no. 1539

476 - لا شَفاعَةَ وَلا كَفالَةَ وَلا يَمِينَ في حَدٍّ

476 No Intercession, Bail or Oath

1440. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أيُّما رجُلٍ حالَتْ شَفاعَتُهُ دُونَ‏حَدٍّ مِن حُدودِ اللَّهِ ، لَم يَزَلْ في سَخَطِ اللَّهِ حتّى‏ يَنْزِعَ1

1440. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Every man who stops the exercise of one of Allah's punishments by his intercession will continue to be exposed to Allah's anger until he ceases.'2

1441. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا شَفاعَةَ ولا كفالَةَ ولايَمينَ في حَدٍّ3

1441. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no intercession, bail, or oath in a legal punishment.'4

1442. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا كَفالَةَ في حَدٍّ مِن الحُدودِ5

1442. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no bail for any of Allah's punishments.'6

1443. الإمامُ الصّادقُ عليه السلام عن أبيهِ عن آبائهِ عليهم السلام عن رسولِ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : أ نَّهُ نَهى‏ عنِ الشَّفاعَةِ في الحُدودِ، وقالَ : مَن شَفَعَ في حَدٍّ مِن حُدودِ اللَّهِ لِيُبْطِلَهُ وسَعى‏ في إبْطالِ حُدودهِ عَذّبَهُ اللَّهُ تَعالى يَومَ القِيامَةِ7

1443. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, narrating on the authority of his father, from his forefathers, from the Prophet (SAWA) - 'He prohibited the use of intercession against the punishments and that he (SAWA) said, 'He who intercedes against one of Allah's punishments in order to annul it, and tries to abolish His punishments will be chastised by Allah, most High, on the Day of Resurrection.'8

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 43837 .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 43837

3. كتاب من لا يحضره الفقيه : 4 / 74 / 5146 .

4. al-Faqih, v. 4 , p. 74 , no. 5146

5. دعائم الإسلام : 2 / 65 / 181 .

6. Daa?im al-Islam, v. 2 , p. 65 , n.181

7. مستدرك الوسائل : 18 / 24 / 21901 .

8. Mustadrak al-Wasa'il, v. 18 , p. 24 , no. 21901

477 - النَّهيُ عَنِ النَّظِرَةِ فِي الحُدودِ

477 Prohibition of Postponement of Legal Punishments

1444. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : في ثلاثةٍ شَهِدوا على‏ رجُلٍ بالزِّنى‏، فقالَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام : أينَ الرّابِعُ؟ فقالوا: الآنَ يَجي‏ءُ، فقالَ أميرُ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام: حُدُّوهُم ، فليسَ في الحُدودِ نَظِرَةُ ساعَةٍ1

1444. Imam al-Baqir (AS) narrated, saying, 'Three people gave witness against a man for committing adultery. Then the Commander of the Faithful (AS) asked, 'Where is the fourth [witness]?' They said, 'He is arriving just now.' The Commander of the Faithful said, 'Punish them, for there is not even one hour of respite to be given in punishments.'2

Notes

1. الكافي : 7 / 210 / 4 .

2. al-Kafi, v. 7 , p. 210 , no. 4

478 - النَّهيُ عَن تَعَدِّي الحُدودِ

478 Prohibition of Transgressing the Bounds

(تِلْكَ حُدُودُ اللَّهِ فَلا تَعْتَدُوهَا وَمَنْ يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ اللَّهِ فَأُولئِكَ هُمُ الظّالِمُونَ)1

“These are Allah's bounds, so do not transgress them, and whoever transgresses the bounds of Allah-it is they who are the wrongdoers.” 2

1445. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : يُؤتى‏ بوالٍ نَقَصَ مِن الحَدِّ سَوطاً فيقولُ : ربِّ رَحمَةً لعِبادِكَ ، فيقالُ لَهُ : أنتَ أرحَمُ بهِم مِنّي؟! فيُؤمَرُ بهِ إلى‏ النّارِ ، ويُؤتى‏ بمَن زادَ سَوطاً فيقولُ : ليَنْتَهوا عَن مَعاصيكَ! فيُؤمَرُ بهِ إلى‏ النّارِ3

1445. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'On the Day of Resurrection a ruler will be brought forth who had inflicted one lash less than the punishment prescribed. He will plead, 'O my Lord! I did it out of mercy for Your servants.' He will be told, 'Are you [trying to be] more merciful to them than Me?' Then he will be ordered into the Fire. Another man who had added one lash [to the punishment] will be brought forth, and he will plead, '[O Allah! I did it] to make them stop committing acts of disobedience to You.' Then he too will be ordered into the Fire.'4

1446. الإمامُ الباقرُ عليه السلام : إنّ أميرَ المؤمنينَ عليه السلام أمرَ قَنْبراً أنْ‏يَضرِبَ رجُلاً حَدّاً ، فغَلُظَ قَنبرٌ فَزادَهُ ثلاثةَ أسْواطِ ، فأقادَهُ عليٌّ عليه السلام مِن قَنبرٍ ثلاثةَ أسْواطٍ5

1446. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, 'The Commander of the Faithful (AS) had ordered Qanbar to execute a man's punishment. Qanbar was rough and beat him three more lashes. So Ali (AS) forfeited on his behalf by beating Qanbar three lashes.'6

Notes

1. البقرة : 229 .

2. Qur'an 2 :229

3. عوالي اللآلي: 2 / 153 / 427 .

4. Awali al-Laali, v. 2 , p. 153 , no. 4271

5. الكافي : 7 / 260 / 1 ، تهذيب‏الأحكام : 10 / 148 / 587 نحوه .

6. al-Kafi, v. 7 , p. 260 , no. 1

479 - إقامَةُ الحَدِّ بِأرضِ العَدُوِّ

479 Executing the Legal Punishment in the Land of the Enemy

1447. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لا اُقيمُ على‏ أحَدٍ حَدّاً بأرضِ العَدُوِّ حتّى‏ يَخرُجَ مِنها ، لِئلّا تَلْحَقَهُ الحَميَّةُ فيَلْحَقَ بالعَدُوِّ1

1447. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'I do not execute any legal punishment in the land of the enemy until he leaves it so that he is not overcome and would join the ranks of the enemy.'2

Notes

1. علل الشرائع : 545 / 1 .

2. Ilal al-Sharai, p. 545 , no. 1

480 - دَورُ إقامَةِ الحَدِّ في تَكفيرِ الذَّنبِ‏

480 The Role of Implementing the Penal Law in Atonement for the Sin

1448. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : مَن أذْنَبَ ذَنباً فاُقيمَ علَيهِ حَدُّ ذلكَ الذَّنبِ فهُو كَفّارَتُهُ1

1448. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'Whoever commits a sin and then bears the punishment meted out for that particular sin, then that shall be his atonement.'2

1449. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : ما عاقَبَ اللَّهُ عَبداً مؤمناًفي هذه الدُّنيا إلّا كانَ أجْوَدَ وأمْجَدَ مِن أنْ يَعودَ في عِقابِهِ يَومَ القِيامَةِ3

1449. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'When Allah punishes a faithful servant in this world, He is too Bountiful and too Glorious to re-punish him [for the same sin] on the Day of Resurrection.'4

Notes

1. كنز العمّال : 12964 ، 12966 ، 13366 ، 13367 مثله معنىً .

2. Kanz al-Ummal, nos. 12964 , 12966 , 13366 , 13367

3. تحف العقول : 214 .

4. Tuhaf al-Uqul, no. 12966

481 - النَّهيُ عَن إهانَةِ المَحدودِ

481 Prohibition of Insulting the One Being Punished

1450. تنبيه الخواطر : لمّا رَجمَ رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله الرّجُلَ في الزِّنا قالَ رجُلٌ لصاحِبهِ : هذا قَعَصَ كَما يَقْعصُ الكَلبُ ، فمَرَّ النّبيُّ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله معَهُما بجِيفَةٍ فقالَ : انْهَشا مِنها ، قالا: يا رسولَ اللَّهِ صلّى‏ اللَّهُ عليكَ نَنْهَشُ جِيفَةً؟! قالَ : ما أصَبْتُما مِن أخيكُما أنْتَنُ مِن هذهِ1

1450. It is narrated in Tanbih al-Khawatir: When the Prophet (SAWA) stoned a man for adultery, a man said to his friend, 'He died on the spot like a dog.' So when the Prophet (SAWA) was passing with them by the carcass of a dead animal he told them to take a bite out of it. They said, 'O Messenger of Allah! May Allah bless you. How can we bite a carcass?!' He replied, 'What you have bitten from your brother is fouler than that.'2

1451. كنز العمّال عن عبد الرحمن بن أبي ليلى : إنّ عليّاً أقامَ على‏ رجُلٍ حَدّاً فجَعلَ النّاسُ يَسُبّونَهُ ويَلْعَنونَهُ ، فقالَ عليٌّ : أمّا عَن ذَنبِهِ هذا فلا يُسْألُ3

1451. Abd al-Rahman b. Abi Layla narrated: 'Once Ali punished a man who people then began abusing and cursing. So Ali said, 'Now this man will not even be questioned with regard to his sin [i.e. your abuse has expiated him of it].'4

Notes

1. تنبيه الخواطر : 1 / 116 .

2. Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1 , p. 116

3. كنز العمّال : 14002 .

4. Kanz al-Ummal, no. 14002

482 - مَن لا حَدَّ عَلَيهِ‏

482 Those to whom Penal Law should not be implemented

1452. رسولُ اللَّهِ صلى اللَّه عليه وآله : لا حَدَّ عَلى‏ مُعتَرِفٍ بَعدَ بَلاءٍ1

1452. The Prophet (SAWA) said, 'There is no punishment for he who admits [in committing wrong] after being subdued to a calamity.'2

1453. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : لَيسَ عَلى‏ مُستَكرَهٍ حَدٌّ و لا عَلى‏ مُستَكرَهَةٍ حَدٌّ3

1453. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'There is no punishment for he who is compelled [to commit a sin] or for she who is compelled.'4

Notes

1. بحار الأنوار : 40 / 277 .

2. Bihar al-Anwar, v. 40 , p. 277

3. جعفريّات : 136 .

4. Jafariyat, p. 136

91 - الحرب‏

91 WAR

483 - مَثارُ الحَربِ‏

483 Reasons of War

1454. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام: الخُلفُ مَثارُ الحُروبِ.1

1454. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Difference is the instigator of wars.'2

1455. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : اللَّجاجُ مَثارُ الحُروبِ3

1455. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Obstinacy is the instigator of wars.'4

1456. الإمامُ عليٌّ عليه السلام : إيّاكَ ومَذْمومَ اللَّجاجِ ، فإنَّهُ يُثيرُ الحُروبَ5

1456. Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Abstain from useless, blamable obstinacy, for it will begin wars.'6

Notes

1. غرر الحكم : 705 .

2. Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 705

3. غرر الحكم : 406 .

4. Ibid. no. 406

5. غرر الحكم : 2674 .

6. Ibid. no. 2674