Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Reached Menstruation, One Reached Menopausal Age, One with Irregular Menstruation, and One with Uncertain Menstruation

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 4|Chapter 8

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 4, Chapter 8

Chapter on the Divorce of a Woman Who Has Not Reached Menstruation, One Reached Menopausal Age, One with Irregular Menstruation, and One with Uncertain Menstruation
10 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1

4796 - رَوَى أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ الْبَزَنْطِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِيمِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ عَنِ الْعَبْدِ الصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ الْجَارِيَةُ الشَّابَّةُ الَّتِي لَا تَحِيضُ وَ مِثْلُهَا تَحِيضُ طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا قَالَ عِدَّتُهَا ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ.

Hadith.4796 - Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abi Nasr Al-Bazanti narrated from Abdul Karim ibn Amr, from Muhammad ibn Hakim, from the Righteous Servant (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)). He said: I asked him about a young girl who does not menstruate, though others like her do menstruate, and her husband divorces her. Imam (as) said: "Her waiting period is three months."

Ḥadīth 2

4797 - وَ- رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَكِيمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ‌ فِي الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ يُطَلِّقُهَا زَوْجُهَا قَالَ بَانَتْ مِنْهُ وَ لَا عِدَّةَ عَلَيْهَا.

Hadith.4797 - Muhammad ibn Hakim narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim who said: I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say regarding a woman who has reached menopause and her husband divorces her: "She is separated from him, and there is no waiting period ('iddah) upon her."

Ḥadīth 3

4798 - وَ- رَوَى الْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: عِدَّةُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي لَا تَحِيضُ‌ وَ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ الَّتِي لَا تَطْهُرُ وَ الْجَارِيَةِ الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ‌ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عِدَّةُ الَّتِي يَسْتَقِيمُ حَيْضُهَا ثَلَاثُ حِيَضٍ‌.

Hadith.4798 - Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Aban ibn Uthman, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: "The waiting period ('iddah) for a woman who does not menstruate, for a woman experiencing continuous irregular bleeding (mustahadah) who does not become pure, and for a young girl who has reached menopause is three months. As for a woman whose menstruation is regular, her waiting period is three menstrual cycles."

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4799 - وَ- فِي رِوَايَةِ جَمِيلٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ‌ فِي الرَّجُلِ يُطَلِّقُ الصَّبِيَّةَ الَّتِي لَمْ تَبْلُغْ وَ لَا تَحْمِلُ مِثْلُهَا وَ قَدْ كَانَ دَخَلَ بِهَا وَ الْمَرْأَةَ الَّتِي قَدْ يَئِسَتْ مِنَ الْمَحِيضِ وَ ارْتَفَعَ طَمْثُهَا وَ لَا تَلِدُ مِثْلُهَا فَقَالَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِمَا عِدَّةٌ.

Hadith.4799 - In a narration from Jamil, it is reported: He asked about a man who divorces a young girl who has not reached puberty and is not of the age to conceive, even though he had consummated the marriage with her, and about a woman who has reached menopause, whose menstruation has ceased, and who is not capable of conceiving. Imam (as) said: "There is no waiting period ('iddah) for either of them."

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4800 - وَ- رَوَى الْبَزَنْطِيُّ عَنِ الْمُثَنَّى عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الَّتِي لَا تَحِيضُ إِلَّا فِي ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ أَوْ أَرْبَعِ سِنِينَ قَالَ تَعْتَدُّ ثَلَاثَةَ أَشْهُرٍ ثُمَّ تَتَزَوَّجُ إِنْ شَاءَتْ.

Hadith.4800 - Al-Bazanti narrated from Al-Muthanna, from Zurara, from Abu Abdullah (as) who said: I asked him about a woman who menstruates only once every three or four years. Imam (as) said: "She observes a waiting period of three months, and then she may marry if she wishes."

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4801 - وَ رَوَى اَلْعَلاَءُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: فِي اَلَّتِي تَحِيضُ فِي كُلِّ ثَلاَثَةِ أَشْهُرٍ مَرَّةً أَوْ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ مَرَّةً وَ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ وَ اَلَّتِي لَمْ تَبْلُغْ وَ اَلَّتِي تَحِيضُ مَرَّةً وَ يَرْتَفِعُ حَيْضُهَا مَرَّةً وَ اَلَّتِي لاَ تَطْمَعُ فِي اَلْوَلَدِ وَ اَلَّتِي قَدِ اِرْتَفَعَ حَيْضُهَا وَ زَعَمَتْ أَنَّهَا لَمْ تَيْأَسْ وَ اَلَّتِي تَرَى اَلصُّفْرَةَ مِنْ حَيْضٍ لَيْسَ بِمُسْتَقِيمٍ فَذَكَرَ "أَنَّ عِدَّةَ هَؤُلاَءِ كُلِّهِنَّ ثَلاَثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ".

Hadith.4801 - Al-Alaa narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from one of the two Imams (peace be upon them), who said regarding; A woman who menstruates once every three months or once every year, And the mustahadah (a woman with continuous bleeding), And the girl who has not yet reached puberty, And the woman who menstruates once and then her menstruation stops, And the woman who does not expect to bear children, And the woman whose menstruation has ceased but claims she has not despaired, And the woman who sees yellowish discharge from irregular menstruation (Imams (as) said) that "the waiting period for all of these women is three months."

Ḥadīth 7

4802 - وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ وَ اَلْبَزَنْطِيُّ جَمِيعاً عَنْ جَمِيلٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "أَمْرَانِ أَيُّهُمَا سَبَقَ إِلَيْهَا بَانَتْ بِهِ اَلْمُطَلَّقَةُ اَلْمُسْتَرَابَةُ اَلَّتِي تَسْتَرِيبُ اَلْحَيْضَ إِنْ مَرَّتْ بِهَا ثَلاَثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ بِيضٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا دَمٌ بَانَتْ بِهَا وَ إِنْ مَرَّتْ بِهَا ثَلاَثُ حِيَضٍ لَيْسَ بَيْنَ اَلْحَيْضَتَيْنِ ثَلاَثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ بَانَتْ بِالْحَيْضِ".

Hadith.4802 - Ibn Abi Umayr and Al-Bazanti both narrated from Jamil, from Zurara, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) who said: "There are two matters, whichever occurs first will determine the separation of a suspiciously divorced woman who is uncertain about her menstruation. If three full white months pass without any blood, she is separated by that. However, if three menstrual cycles occur, even if there are not three full months between them, she is separated by the menstruation."

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4803 - وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو اَلصَّبَّاحِ اَلْكِنَانِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلَّتِي تَحِيضُ فِي كُلِّ ثَلاَثِ سِنِينَ مَرَّةً كَيْفَ تَعْتَدُّ قَالَ "تَنْظُرُ مِثْلَ قُرُوئِهَا اَلَّتِي كَانَتْ تَحِيضُ فِيهِ فِي اَلاِسْتِقَامَةِ فَلْتَعْتَدَّ ثَلاَثَةَ قُرُوءٍ ثُمَّ لْتَتَزَوَّجْ إِنْ شَاءَتْ".

Hadith.4803 - Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a woman who menstruates once every three years-how should she observe her waiting period? Imam (as) said: "She should consider the usual menstruation cycles she used to have when her menstruation was regular and observe a waiting period of three menstrual cycles. Then, if she wishes, she may marry."

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4804 - وَ - سَأَلَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ عِدَّةِ اَلْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ فَقَالَ "تَنْتَظِرُ قَدْرَ أَقْرَائِهَا فَتَزِيدُ يَوْماً أَوْ تَنْقُصُ يَوْماً فَإِنْ لَمْ تَحِضْ فَلْتَنْظُرْ إِلَى بَعْضِ نِسَائِهَا فَلْتَعْتَدَّ بِأَقْرَائِهَا".

Hadith.4804 - Muhammad ibn Muslim asked Imam (as) about the waiting period of a mustahadah (a woman experiencing continuous bleeding). Imam (as) said: "She should wait for the duration of her usual menstrual cycles, adding a day or subtracting a day. If she does not menstruate, then she should look at the menstrual cycles of some of the women like her and observe her waiting period according to their cycles."

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4805 - وَ رُوِيَ: "أَنَّ اَلْمَرْأَةَ إِذَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسِينَ سَنَةً لَمْ تَرَ حُمْرَةً إِلاَّ أَنْ تَكُونَ اِمْرَأَةً مِنْ قُرَيْشٍ ".

Hadith.4805 - It is narrated: "When a woman reaches the age of fifty, she no longer sees menstrual blood, except if she is a woman from the tribe of Quraysh."