Virtue of Charity

Giving Charity Repels Misfortune

The Virtue of Giving Charity Out of Public Sight

Giving Charity During the Night

Giving Charity Increases One’s Wealth

Giving Charity to Relatives

Providing for the Family to Improve the Quality of Their Lives

One’s Dependents

Giving Charity to Those Whom One Does Not Know

Giving Charity to Bedouins and People Who Live in Desolate Areas

Undesirability of Turning Away One Asking for Help

The Amount of Charity for One Asking for Help

The Prayer of the Recipient of Charity

One Who Distributes Charity Has a Share in Rewards with the Donor of Charity

Self-Abnegation (Giving Preference to Others Over One’s Self)

One Who Asks for Help Without Actually Needing Help

Unpleasantness of Begging

Embarrassing the Recipient of a Favor

Giving Charity After an Appeal From a Recipient

Benevolent Assistance (Optional Charity as Opposed to Compulsory Ones)

The Virtue of Benevolent Assistance

Another Chapter about the Subject of the Previous Chapter

Providing Benevolent Assistance Repels Wicked Encounters

Providers of Benevolent Assistance Will be Identified as Such on the Day of Judgment

Completion of Benevolent Assistance

Finding a Proper Recipient of Benevolent Assistance

Disciplines for Providing Benevolent Assistance

Refusing to Appreciate a Benevolent Assistance

Providing a Loan

Extending Due Date of Payment in Favor of the Borrower

Waiving a Loan in Favor of a Dead Person

The Cost of Maintenance of Wealth

Appreciation of Bounties

Understanding Generosity and Munificence

Spending on Deserving Causes

Stinginess and Greed

Rare Ahadith about Charity

Virtue of Serving Food

The Excellence of Moderation

Detestability of Over-Spending and Living in Austerity

Providing Water for Drinking

Charity for Descendents of al-Hashim and the People of Their Household (Servants) and Compensation to Them

The Rare Ahadith

The Excellence of Fast and Fasting

The Excellence of the Month of Ramadan

About the One Who Serves Food to a Fasting Person

Prohibition of Saying ‘Ramadan’ Instead of the ‘Month of Ramadan’

The Words to Say When the Month of Ramadan is About to Begin

Verifying the Rise of the New Moon and Finding Witnesses for It

Another Chapter about the Previous Subject

The Day That Is Doubtful About Its Being of the Month of Sha‘ban or the Month of Ramadan

Kinds of Fasts

Disciplines During Fasting

The Fasting of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause

Excellence of Fasting in the Month of Shaman, Continuing Such Fast to Connect it with the Month of Ramadan, and Three Days of Fasting Every Month

Breakfast before Dawn

The Prayer to Say During Breakfast after Sunset

Fasting Continuously and All the Time

The Case of One Who Eats or Drinks but Has Doubts About Its Taking Place before or after Dawn

What Is Dawn, When Does It Come and When Is It Unlawful to Eat?

The Case of One Who Eats, Thinking it to Be after Sunset, when It Is Not yet Sunset

The Time of Breaking Fast after Sunset

The Case of One who Eats or Drinks out of Forgetfulness During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Knowingly Eats or Is Involved in Carnal Relation During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Person Involved in Carnal Relations in the Form of Kissing or Foreplay

The Case of One Who Experiences a Wet-Dream During the Night in the Month of Ramadan or at Other Times and Does Not Shower before Dawn or It Occurs During the Night or Day

The Undesirability of Immersing One’s Head in Water while Fasting

Rinsing One’s Mouth and Nostrils while Fasting

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Vomiting, Nauseating or Burping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Bath Room and Apply Cupping

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Sniffling or Use of Eardrops or Enema

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Use of Kohl (Eye Drops or powder)

A Fasting Person’s Use of Tooth Brush

A Fasting Person’s Use of Perfumes

A Fasting Person’s Use of Chewing Gum

The Case of a Fasting Person Tasting the Salt in Cooking Pot and Chews for the Fledgling

The Case of a Fly or Mucus Entering the Throat of a Fasting Person

The Case of a Fasting Person’s Keeping a Ring, a Pebble or a Date Stone in His Mouth while Fasting

The Case of Seniors Who Feel Weak when Fasting

The Case of a Pregnant or Breastfeeding Woman Who Feels Weak when Fasting

The Limit of Illness That Exempts One from Fasting

The Case of One Who Remains Ill for Two Consecutive Months of Ramadan

Remedy and Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fasting During the Month of Ramadan

The Case of One Who Wakes up in the Morning with an Intention to Fast, but Who Does Not Do So or Vice Versa when Fasting Is a Compensatory Fast for the Missed Fast in the Month of Ramadan or Other Days

The Case of One Who Fasts Optionally while He Is Obligated to Make Up for Fasting of the Month of Ramadan He Has Missed

The Case of a Person Who Passes Away Owing Fasting of the Month of Ramadan or Other Times

Children’s Fasting and When They Owe Fasting

The Case of One Who Becomes a Muslim during the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability of Traveling in the Month of Ramadan

Undesirability (unlawfulness) of Fast on a Journey

The Case of One Who Fasts on a Journey out of Ignorance

Those Who Do or Do Not Have to Break Their Fast on a Journey 

Optional Fasting on a Journey and Qada’ (compensatory fast) of Fasting Missed on a Journey

The Case of One Who Begins a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of a Traveler Who Enters His Town or a Place where He Wants to Stay for Ten Days

The Case of One Who Involves Himself in Carnal Relations with His Wife on a Journey or Returns from a Journey in the Month of Ramadan

The Case of Fasting during Menses: Major or Minor One

The Case of One Who Owes Fasting of Two Consecutive Months but an Obstacle Prevents Him 

Fasting As Expiation for Swearing

1ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الْمُتَمَتِّعِ إِذَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَزُورَ الْبَيْتَ يَطْلِيهِ بِالْحِنَّاءِ قَالَ نَعَمْ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالثِّيَابُ وَالطِّيبُ وَكُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلاَّ النِّسَاءَ رَدَّدَهَا عَلَيَّ مَرَّتَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةً قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنْهَا فَقَالَ نَعَمْ الْحِنَّاءُ وَالثِّيَابُ وَالطِّيبُ وَكُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلاَّ النِّسَاءَ.

1. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Sa‘id ibn Yasar who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) after shaving, before visiting the House: if he can apply dyes. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’ He (the Imam) repeated it twice or three times. I asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about it and he (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, dyes, clothes, perfumes and everything becomes permissible except women.’” 

2ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ يَعْقُوبَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) فَقُلْتُ الْمُتَمَتِّعُ يُغَطِّي رَأْسَهُ إِذَا حَلَقَ فَقَالَ يَا بُنَيَّ حَلْقُ رَأْسِهِ أَعْظَمُ مِنْ تَغْطِيَتِهِ إِيَّاهُ.

2. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Yunus ibn Ya’qub who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous); if he can cover his head after shaving. He (the Imam) said, ‘Son, shaving is greater than his covering it.’” 

3ـ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ مَوْلَى عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ الْخَزَّازِ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) بَعْدَ مَا ذَبَحَ حَلَقَ ثُمَّ ضَمَّدَ رَأْسَهُ بِمِسْكٍ وَزَارَ الْبَيْتَ وَعَلَيْهِ قَمِيصٌ وَكَانَ مُتَمَتِّعاً. عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ نَحْوَهُ.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin from Yunus Mawla’ Ali from abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz who has said the following: “I saw abu al-Hassan (a.s.), after slaughtering his offering and shaving applied musk to his head and visited the House wearing a shirt and he (the Imam) was for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous).” NOTE: Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma‘il ibn Marrar from Yunus from abu Ayyub a similar Hadith. 

4ـ أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأَشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ وُلِدَ لأَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) مَوْلُودٌ بِمِنًى فَأَرْسَلَ إِلَيْنَا يَوْمَ النَّحْرِ بِخَبِيصٍ فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَكُنَّا قَدْ حَلَقْنَا قَالَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ فَأَكَلْتُ أَنَا وَأَبَى الْكَاهِلِيُّ وَمُرَازِمٌ أَنْ يَأْكُلا وَقَالا لَمْ نَزُرِ الْبَيْتَ فَسَمِعَ أَبُو الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) كَلامَنَا فَقَالَ لِمُصَادِفٍ وَكَانَ هُوَ الرَّسُولُ الَّذِي جَاءَنَا بِهِ فِي أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ كَانُوا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ قَالَ أَكَلَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ وَأَبَى الآخَرَانِ وَقَالا لَمْ نَزُرْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَصَابَ عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَ مَا يَذْكُرُ حِينَ أُوتِينَا بِهِ فِي مِثْلِ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ فَأَكَلْتُ أَنَا مِنْهُ وَأَبَى عَبْدُ الله أَخِي أَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْهُ فَلَمَّا جَاءَ أَبِي حَرَّشَهُ عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَهْ إِنَّ مُوسَى أَكَلَ خَبِيصاً فِيهِ زَعْفَرَانٌ وَلَمْ يَزُرْ بَعْدُ فَقَالَ أَبِي هُوَ أَفْقَهُ مِنْكَ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ حَلَقْتُمْ رُءُوسَكُمْ.

4. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “A child was born to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), in Mina’. On the day of al-Nahr (slaughtering the offering, 10th of Dhu al-Hajjah) he (the Imam) sent us sweet mix with saffron in it and we had shaved. ‘Abd al-Rahman has said, ‘I ate but abu al-Kahiliy and Murazim abstained from eating. They said, “We have not visited the House yet.” Abu al-Hassan (a.s.), had heard our conversation, and he (the Imam) asked Musadif, the messenger who had brought the sweet mix. “What were they talking about?” He replied that ‘Abd al-Rahman ate the sweet but the other two abstained saying they have not visited the House yet. He (the Imam) said, “‘Abd al-Rahman has done the right thing.” He (the Imam) then said, “Does he not remember that on such a day a similar thing was brought for us? I ate from it and my brother ‘Abd Allah abstained from eating. When my father came, he provoked him against me saying, ‘Musa just ate sweet mix with saffron in it and he has not yet visited the House.’ My father said, ‘He is more knowledgeable in fiqh than you are. Is it not the fact that you have shaved your heads?””” 

5ـ صَفْوَانُ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَم) عَنِ الْمُتَمَتِّعِ إِذَا حَلَقَ رَأْسَهُ مَا يَحِلُّ لَهُ فَقَالَ كُلُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ إِلاَّ النِّسَاءَ. 

5. Safwan has narrated from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is for al-Tamattu‘ (advantageous) and shaves his head. What thereafter becomes lawful for him? He (the Imam) said, ‘Everything becomes permissible except women.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 4

Book 3, Chapter 190