 The Cleansing Quality of Water

The Quantity of Water that Always Remains Clean

The Case of a Small Quantity of Water, the Water with a Dead Body in it and its use by a Man to Wash His Dirty Hand in it

The Case of a Well and Things that May Fall in It (Fatwa best explains Ahadith 2-12 as well as the following chapter.)

A Well near a Cesspool

Taking Wudu’ With Water from Which Animals, Beasts and Birds Have Drunk

Taking Wudu’ with the Water from Which a Woman during Her Hayd (menses), People After Having Carnal Relations, a Jew, a Christian or a Person Hostile toward ’A’immah Has Drunk (Fatwa best explains Ahadith 4-6 of this chapter.)

A Man Places His Hand in the Water before Washing, the Limit of Washing Hands Because of Carnal Relations, Urination, Feces and Sleeping

Mixing of Rain Water with Urine, with Water Used for Taking Ghusl (bath) Because of Carnal Relations, Touching of One’s Cloth with Water Used for Washing Because of Urine

Water of Bath Houses and Water Heated by the Sun’s Rays

Places Not Desirable to Use as a Lavatory

Expressions to Say When Entering a Lavatory and When Coming Out

Draining Urine, Washing and If One Does Not Find Water

The Quantity of Water Required for Wudu’, Showers and One Who Is Excessive in the Use of Water for Wudu’

Brushing One’s Teeth

Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils

Description of Wudu’

The Area of the Face and Hands to be Washed for Wudu’

Wiping of Head and Feet

Wiping Over the Shoes

Bandages and Wounds

Facing Doubts about Wudu’ Forgetting or Mixing Proper Order

Matters that Invalidate or Do not Invalidate Wudu’

One’s Stepping over Feces or Other Such Things

Certain Fluid, Which Is Other than Urine and Semen

Kinds of Ghusl (bath)

Matters Covered by Ghusl (bath)

Necessity of Ghusl (bath) on Friday

Description of Ghusl (bath), Wudu’ Before or Thereafter and a Man’s Ghusl (bath) in an Improper Place, Expressions to Say During Taking Ghusl (bath) and Moving a Ring During Ghusl (bath)

Reason Necessitating Ghusl (bath) for Men and Women

Wet Dreams of Men and Women

Finding Fluid Coming Out after Ghusl (bath)

One after Carnal Relations Eats, Drinks, Reads, Enters a Masjid, Dyes Hair, Uses Fragrance and So On

One after Carnal Relation Sweats in His Clothes, Clothes Touch His Wet Body

Semen or Al-Madhiy Comes in Contact with One’s Clothes or Body

Urine Comes in Contact with One’s Clothes or Body

Urine of Animals and Their Dung

Clothes Come in Contact with Blood and Pus

Dogs Touching Clothes, Body and So On

Description of Tayammum

When Tayammum Is Necessary and Finding Water Thereafter

One’s having Little Water on a Journey but Is Afraid of Facing Thirst

One’s Experiencing Carnal Relations and Having Only Ice

Taking Tayammum with Clay

Bandages, Injuries, One’s Suffering from Smallpox and or Experiencing Carnal Relations

Rare Ahadith about Wudu’

Chapters on Hayd (menses)

Minimum and Maximum Duration of Hayd

Women’s Experiencing Hayd After or Before Their Date of Hayd

Women Observe Yellowish Blood Before or After Hayd (menses)

First Time Hayd (menses)

Examining if Hayd (menses) has Ended or Not

Taking Ghusl (bath) Because of Hayd and the Kind of Water Needed

Women Find Blood after Sexual Relation

Comprehensive Instructions About Hayd (menses) and Istihadah (irregular menses)

Signs for Differentiating Between Blood of Hayd and Istihadah

Differentiating Among Blood of Hayd, Virginity or a Wound

Pregnant Woman Finds Blood

Blood Because of Childbirth

Blood Discharge after a Woman’s Experiencing Discharge-Free Period after Childbirth and Blood Discharge before Birth or after Childbirth

Matters Necessary for Women during Hayd at the Times of Salah (prayer)

Women Find Hayd Blood after the Coming of the Time for a Salah (Prayer) Before Performing It Or Become Clean Before the Coming of the Time for a Salah (Prayer) But Are Too Lazy for Ghusl (bath)

Women Feel Hayd during Salah (Prayer)

Women Must Make-up-for Fasting Because of Hayd but Not Salah (Prayer) 

Women’s Reading the Holy Quran During Hayd or Child-birth 

Women during Hayd Can Pick up Things from a Masjid but Must Not Leave Anything Therein

Women’s Hayd (menses) Stops, Comes Again and the Time of Menopause

Women’s Using Medicine to Have Hayd (menses) after It Stops 

Using Dye during Hayd (menses) 

Washing Clothes of Women during Hayd 

Women During Hayd Pick up Prayer Rug or Water 

Causes of Death and that Believing People May Die by any Manner of Dying 

The Reward for a Person Suffering from Illness 

Another Section on the Same Subject 

The Limits of Complaints 

A Patient’s Giving Permission to His Visitors 

How Often a Patient Should Be Visited, How Long the Duration of Visitation Should Be and Complete Visit 

The Limit of a Sudden Death 

The Virtue (Reward) of Visiting a Patient 

Dictations to a Dying Person

Difficulty in Dying (If Dying Becomes Difficult and the Agony of Death Intense) 

Facing the Dying Person Toward Qiblah

A Believing Person Is Not Caused to Die Against His Will

Things that Believers and Unbelievers See in Dying Conditions

Taking out of the Souls of Believing and Unbelievers

Burial Should Take Place Immediately

Rare Ahadith

Women during Hayd Nurse a Patient (The following chapters are about rules of washing a dead body for burial, shrouding and other matters of burial, and are best explained in the form of fatwa. Consult current fatwa about them.)

Washing a Dead Body

Hunut (Rubbing Camphor) on a Dead Body and Shrouding

Shrouding a Deceased Women

Undesirability of Perfuming the Shroud or Warming Water for Washing Dead Bodies

The Desirable Pieces of Shroud and the Undesirable Ones

The Amount of Water Needed for Ghusl (bath) of a Deceased Person

The Two Fresh Al-Jaridah (Twigs of Palm Tree)

Persons Dead Without Shower Due to Carnal Relations Hayd or Child Birth Reasons

Chapter 26- Dead Woman with a Baby Moving Inside Her

Cutting of Nails and Hairs of Dead Person Undesirable

Things Coming Out of a Dead Body after Ghusl (bath)

Washing of Persons of opposite Gender

1ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ خَارِجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لِجَعْفَرٍ يَا جَعْفَرُ أَ لاَ أَمْنَحُكَ أَ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ أَ لاَ أَحْبُوكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ جَعْفَرٌ بَلَى يَا رَسُولَ الله قَالَ فَظَنَّ النَّاسُ أَنَّهُ يُعْطِيهِ ذَهَباً أَوْ فِضَّةً فَتَشَرَّفَ النَّاسُ لِذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنِّي أُعْطِيكَ شَيْئاً إِنْ أَنْتَ صَنَعْتَهُ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ كَانَ خَيْراً لَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَمَا فِيهَا وَإِنْ صَنَعْتَهُ بَيْنَ يَوْمَيْنِ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا أَوْ كُلَّ جُمْعَةٍ أَوْ كُلَّ شَهْرٍ أَوْ كُلَّ سَنَةٍ غُفِرَ لَكَ مَا بَيْنَهُمَا تُصَلِّي أَرْبَعَ رَكَعَاتٍ تَبْتَدِئُ فَتَقْرَأُ وَتَقُولُ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ سُبْحَانَ الله وَالْحَمْدُ لله وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ الله وَالله أَكْبَرُ تَقُولُ ذَلِكَ خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ مَرَّةً بَعْدَ الْقِرَاءَةِ فَإِذَا رَكَعْتَ قُلْتَهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ الرُّكُوعِ قُلْتَهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا سَجَدْتَ قُلْتَهُ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ السُّجُودِ فَقُلْ بَيْنَ السَّجْدَتَيْنِ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا سَجَدْتَ الثَّانِيَةَ فَقُلْ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ فَإِذَا رَفَعْتَ رَأْسَكَ مِنَ السَّجْدَةِ الثَّانِيَةِ قُلْتَ عَشْرَ مَرَّاتٍ وَأَنْتَ قَاعِدٌ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقُومَ فَذَلِكَ خَمْسٌ وَسَبْعُونَ تَسْبِيحَةً فِي كُلِّ رَكْعَةٍ ثَلاَثُمِائَةِ تَسْبِيحَةٍ فِي أَرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ أَلْفٌ وَمِائَتَا تَسْبِيحَةٍ وَتَهْلِيلَةٍ وَتَكْبِيرَةٍ وَتَحْمِيدَةٍ إِنْ شِئْتَ صَلَّيْتَهَا بِالنَّهَارِ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ صَلَّيْتَهَا بِاللَّيْلِ. وَفِي رِوَايَةِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) تَقْرَأُ فِي الأولَى إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ وَفِي الثَّانِيَةِ وَالْعَادِيَاتِ وَفِي الثَّالِثَةِ إِذَا جَاءَ نَصْرُ الله وَفِي الرَّابِعَةِ بِقُلْ هُوَ الله أَحَدٌ قُلْتُ فَمَا ثَوَابُهَا قَالَ لَوْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِثْلُ رَمْلِ عَالِجٍ ذُنُوباً غَفَرَ الله لَهُ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ إِلَيَّ فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ لَكَ وَلأَصْحَابِكَ.

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Yahya al-Halabiy from Harun ibn Kharijah from abu Basir who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah once said to Ja‘far: ‘O Ja‘far, should I grant you and give an award to you or a gift?’ Ja‘far then said, ‘Yes, O Messenger of Allah, please do so.’ The narrator has said that people thought the Messenger of Allah might give him gold or silver. People remained anticipating. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘I give you something and if you practice every day, it will be better for you than the whole world and all that it contains. If you practice it every two days, Allah forgives you during the time in between. For your practicing it every Friday or every month or every year, Allah grants you forgiveness during the time in between. Perform four Rak‘at Salah (prayer). Begin the Salah (prayer), complete the recitations and then say, “Allah is free of all defects, all praise belongs to Allah, no one, other than Allah, deserves worship and Allah is great” fifteen times. In Ruku‘ position, say it ten times. After Ruku‘ (bowing down on one’s knees)’, when standing, say it ten times. In the first sajdah say it ten times. When sitting between the two sajdah say it ten times. In the second sajdah say it ten times. After the second sajdah before standing up for the second Rak‘at say it ten times. This amounts to seventy-five Tasbihah, which makes it three hundred Tasbihah in one Rak‘at and in four Rak‘at Salah (prayer) it becomes one thousand two hundred Tasbihah, Tahlilah, Tahmidah and Takbirah. You may perform this Salah (prayer) during the day or night as you wish.’ “It is in a Hadith (narration) from Ibrahim ibn ‘Abd al-Hamid that abu al-Hassan (a.s.), has said the following. ‘In the first Rak‘at after the first Chapter of the Holy Quran recite Chapter 99. In the second Rak‘at you should recite Chapter 100, in the third Rak‘at recite Chapter 110 and in the fourth Rak‘at read Chapter 112 of the Holy Quran.’ I then asked, ‘What is the reward for this Salah (prayer)?’ The Imam replied, ‘If his sins are as many as grains of sand in a pile, Allah forgives him.’ He then looked at me and said, ‘This is for you and your people only.’” 

2ـ وَرُوِيَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِمْرَانَ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ ذَرِيحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) قَالَ تُصَلِّيهَا بِاللَّيْلِ وَتُصَلِّيهَا فِي السَّفَرِ بِاللَّيْلِ وَالنَّهَارِ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ فَاجْعَلْهَا مِنْ نَوَافِلِكَ.

2. It is narrated from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Yahya ibn ‘Imran al-Halabiy from Dharih who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You can perform this Salah (prayer) during the night and on a journey, during the night or day, and if you like, you can make it part of your optional Salah (prayer).”’ 

3ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَسِّنِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبَانٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَقُولُ مَنْ كَانَ مُسْتَعْجِلاً يُصَلِّي صَلاَةَ جَعْفَرٍ مُجَرَّدَةً ثُمَّ يَقْضِي التَّسْبِيحَ وَهُوَ ذَاهِبٌ فِي حَوَائِجِهِ.

3. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhsin ibn Ahmad from Aban who has said the following: “I heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘One who is in a hurry may perform Salah (prayer) of Ja‘far without Tasbihat, then perform Qada’ (compensatory prayer for) them when walking (or working) for his needs.’” 

4ـ أَحْمَدُ بْنُ إِدْرِيسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرَّجُلِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) مَا تَقُولُ فِي صَلاَةِ التَّسْبِيحِ فِي الْمَحْمِلِ فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِذَا كُنْتَ مُسَافِراً فَصَلِّ.

4. Ahmad ibn Idris has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from Ali ibn Sulayman who has said the following: “I wrote to the man (Imam) (a.s.), ‘What do you say about reading Salah (prayer) of Tasbih while sitting in a carriage on the back of camel?’ He wrote back, ‘If you are on a journey you can perform it (in such carriage).”’ 

5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ رَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ تَقُولُ فِي آخِرِ رَكْعَةٍ مِنْ صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَا مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَالْوَقَارَ يَا مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَتَكَرَّمَ بِهِ يَا مَنْ لاَ يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلاَّ لَهُ يَا مَنْ أَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ عِلْمُهُ يَا ذَا النِّعْمَةِ وَالطَّوْلِ يَا ذَا الْمَنِّ وَالْفَضْلِ يَا ذَا الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْكَرَمِ أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ وَبِمُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ وَبِاسْمِكَ الأعْظَمِ الأعْلَى وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ أَنْ تُصَلِّيَ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَآلِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَنْ تَفْعَلَ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا.

5. Ali ibn Muhammad has narrated from certain individuals of our people from ibn Mahbub in a marfu‘ manner that the Imam said: “In the last Rak‘at (sajdah of last Rak‘at), in Salah (prayer) of Ja’far, you should say this. ‘O the One, Who has dressed up in majesty and dignity, who is kind with glory and is gracious with glory, You are the One, besides whom no one deserves Tasbih (glorification). (You are) the One whose knowledge has encompassed all things, the bountiful and generous, the One who does favors with additional generosity and the powerful and gracious. I appeal to You through the majestic qualities of Your Throne and the limits of mercy from Your book and through Your great, the most High name and perfect words. Allahumma Salli ‘Ala Muhammad wa ‘Ali Muhammad (O Allah grant Muhammad and his family a compensation worthy of their serving Your cause). Please make my such and such wishes come true.’” 

6ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ أَبِي الْقَاسِمِ ذَكَرَهُ عَمَّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) أَ لاَ أُعَلِّمُكَ شَيْئاً تَقُولُهُ فِي صَلاَةِ جَعْفَرٍ فَقُلْتُ بَلَى فَقَالَ إِذَا كُنْتَ فِي آخِرِ سَجْدَةٍ مِنَ الأرْبَعِ رَكَعَاتٍ فَقُلْ إِذَا فَرَغْتَ مِنْ تَسْبِيحِكَ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لَبِسَ الْعِزَّ وَالْوَقَارَ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ تَعَطَّفَ بِالْمَجْدِ وَتَكَرَّمَ بِهِ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ لاَ يَنْبَغِي التَّسْبِيحُ إِلاَّ لَهُ سُبْحَانَ مَنْ أَحْصَى كُلَّ شَيْ‏ءٍ عِلْمُهُ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْمَنِّ وَالنِّعَمِ سُبْحَانَ ذِي الْقُدْرَةِ وَالْكَرَمِ اللهمَّ إِنِّي أَسْأَلُكَ بِمَعَاقِدِ الْعِزِّ مِنْ عَرْشِكَ وَمُنْتَهَى الرَّحْمَةِ مِنْ كِتَابِكَ وَاسْمِكَ الأعْظَمِ وَكَلِمَاتِكَ التَّامَّةِ الَّتِي تَمَّتْ صِدْقاً وَعَدْلاً صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ وَافْعَلْ بِي كَذَا وَكَذَا.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ‘Abd Allah ibn abu al-Qasim who has narrated from those who narrated to him from abu Sa‘id al-Mada’iniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘Should I teach you something to say after Salah (prayer) of Ja‘far?’ I replied, ‘Yes, please do so.’ The Imam said, ‘In the last sajdah of the fourth Rak‘at after Tasbihat (plural of Tasbih) say this. “O the One who has dressed up in majesty and dignity, (You are the one) who is kind with glory and is gracious with glory. (You are), the One, besides whom no one deserves Tasbih (glorification). (You are) the One whose knowledge has encompassed all things, the bountiful and generous, the One who does favors with additional generosity, the powerful and gracious. I appeal to You through the majestic qualities of Your Throne and the limits of mercy from Your book and through Your great, the most High name and perfect words in all truth and justice. Allahumma Salli ‘Ala Muhammad wa ‘Ali Muhammad (O Allah grant Muhammad and his family a compensation worthy of their serving Your cause)’, please make my such and such wishes come true.’”” 

7ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنِ الْحَكَمِ بْنِ مِسْكِينٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) مَنْ صَلَّى صَلاَةَ جَعْفَرٍ كَتَبَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ لَهُ مِنِ الأجْرِ مِثْلَ مَا قَالَ رَسُولُ الله (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) لِجَعْفَرٍ قَالَ إِي وَالله. 

7. Muhammad ibn al-Hassan has narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ali ibn Asbat from al-Hakam ibn Miskin from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘If one performs Salah (prayer) of Ja‘far, does Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, grant him a reward like that which the Messenger of Allah mentioned for Ja‘far?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, by Allah, He does so.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 3

Book 4, Chapter 91