Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عِدَّةٍ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْحَمِيدِ عَنْ حَمْزَةَ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْأَوَّلِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ أَوْ سَأَلَهُ غَيْرِي عَنِ اَلْحَمَّامِ قَالَ« اُدْخُلْهُ بِمِئْزَرٍ وَ غُضَّ بَصَرَكَ وَ لاَ تَغْتَسِلْ مِنَ اَلْبِئْرِ اَلَّتِي يَجْتَمِعُ فِيهَا مَاءُ اَلْحَمَّامِ فَإِنَّهُ يَسِيلُ فِيهَا مَا يَغْتَسِلُ بِهِ اَلْجُنُبُ وَ وَلَدُ اَلزِّنَا وَ اَلنَّاصِبُ لَنَا أَهْلَ اَلْبَيْتِ وَ هُوَ شَرُّهُمْ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from a group of our companions, from Muhammad bin Abdul-Hamid, from Hamzah bin Ahmad, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Awwal (a.s), who said: I (or someone else) asked Imam (a.s) about the bathhouse. Imam (a.s) said: "Enter it with a waist wrap, lower your gaze, and do not perform ghusl from the well in which the water of the bathhouse collects. For it contains what those in a state of janabah, the illegitimate born (conceived), and those who show hostility toward us (nawasib) the Ahlulbayt (a.s), have washed off. And they (nawasib) are the worst of them."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْبَرْقِيُّ عَنِ اَلْقَاسِمِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ جَدِّهِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« إِذَا تَعَرَّى أَحَدُكُمْ نَظَرَ إِلَيْهِ اَلشَّيْطَانُ فَطَمِعَ فِيهِ فَاسْتَتِرُوا».

Ahmad bin Abi Abdullah Al-Barqi, from Al-Qasim bin Yahya, from his grandfather Al-Hasan bin Rashid, from Abu Basir, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), from his father, from his forefathers, from Commander of the Faithful (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "When any one of you is unclothed, Satan looks at him and desires him. So, cover yourselves."

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلرَّيَّانِ بْنِ اَلصَّلْتِ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ مِسْمَعٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ صَلَوَاتُ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ:« أَنَّهُ نَهَى أَنْ يَدْخُلَ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْمَاءَ إِلاَّ بِمِئْزَرٍ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from Ali bin Al-Rayyan bin Al-Salt, from Al-Hasan bin Rashid, from one of his companions, from Misma’, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), from Commander of the Faithful (a.s) said: Imam (a.s) said: "He (Imam Ali (a.s)) forbade a man from entering water except with a waist wrap."

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلنُّعْمَانِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلضَّرِيرِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّ سَعِيدَ بْنَ عَبْدِ اَلْمَلِكِ يَدْخُلُ مَعَ جَوَارِيهِ اَلْحَمَّامَ قَالَ« وَ مَا بَأْسٌ إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْهِ وَ عَلَيْهِنَّ اَلْأُزُرُ لاَ يَكُونُونَ عُرَاةً كَالْحَمِيرِ يَنْظُرُ بَعْضُهُمْ إِلَى سَوْأَةِ بَعْضٍ»».

From him, from Al-Hasan bin Ali bin Al-Nu’man, from Ali bin Al-Husayn bin Al-Hasan Al-Darir, from Hammad bin Isa, from Imam Ja’far Al Sadiq (a.s), from his father Imam Al Baqir (a.s), from Imam Ali (a.s), who said: It was said to Him (Imam Ali (a.s)) that Sa’id bin Abdul-Malik enters the bathhouse with his female servants. Imam Ali (a.s) said: "What harm is there if he and they wear waist wraps? They should not be naked like donkeys, looking at each other’s private parts."

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَ اَلْعَبَّاسِ جَمِيعاً عَنْ سَعْدَانَ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: كُنْتُ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ فِي اَلْبَيْتِ اَلْأَوْسَطِ فَدَخَلَ عَلَيَّ أَبُو اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ عَلَيْهِ اَلنُّورَةُ وَ عَلَيْهِ إِزَارٌ فَوْقَ اَلنُّورَةِ فَقَالَ« اَلسَّلاَمُ عَلَيْكُمْ» فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمَ وَ بَادَرْتُ فَدَخَلْتُ إِلَى اَلْبَيْتِ اَلَّذِي فِيهِ اَلْحَوْضُ فَاغْتَسَلْتُ وَ خَرَجْتُ.

From him, from Muhammad bin Isa and Al-Abbas, both from Sa'dan bin Muslim, who said: I was in the bathhouse in the middle room when Abu Al-Hasan (a.s) entered. Imam (a.s) had depilatory paste on him and was wearing a waist wrap over the paste. Imam (a.s) said: "Peace be upon you." I replied to Imams (a.s) greeting and quickly moved to the room with the pool. I performed ghusl and then left.

عَنْهُ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ اَلسِّنْدِيِّ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ شُعَيْبٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَغْتَسِلُ اَلرَّجُلُ بَارِزاً فَقَالَ« إِذَا لَمْ يَرَهُ أَحَدٌ فَلاَ بَأْسَ».

From him, from Ali bin Al-Sindi, from Hammad, from Shu’ayb, from Abu Basir, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): “Can a man perform ghusl in an open space?” Imam (a.s) said: "If no one can see him, then there is no harm."

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« لاَ يَنْظُرِ اَلرَّجُلُ إِلَى عَوْرَةِ أَخِيهِ».

From him, from Al-Abbas, from Hammad, from Hariz, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "A man should not look at the private parts of his brother."

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ حَكِيمٍ قَالَ اَلْمِيثَمِيُّ لاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَوْ مَنْ رَآهُ مُتَجَرِّداً وَ عَلَى عَوْرَتِهِ ثَوْبٌ فَقَالَ« إِنَّ اَلْفَخِذَ لَيْسَتْ مِنَ اَلْعَوْرَةِ».

From him, from Al-Abbas, from Ali bin Isma'il, from Muhammad bin Hakim Al-Mithami, I do not know except that he said: I saw Abu Abdullah (a.s), or someone who saw Imam (a.s), uncovered with a cloth over his private parts. Imam (a.s) said: "The thigh is not part of the private parts."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى اَلْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْمَاضِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلْعَوْرَةُ عَوْرَتَانِ اَلْقُبُلُ وَ اَلدُّبُرُ وَ اَلدُّبُرُ مَسْتُورٌ بِالْأَلْيَيْنِ فَإِذَا سَتَرْتَ اَلْقَضِيبَ وَ اَلْبَيْضَتَيْنِ فَقَدْ سَتَرْتَ اَلْعَوْرَةَ».

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Abu Yahya Al-Wasiti, from a of his companions, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Madi (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "The private parts are two - the front and the back. The back is covered by the buttocks, so if you cover the penis and the testicles, you have covered the private parts."

عَنْهُ عَنِ اَلْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ اِبْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ حُذَيْفَةَ بْنِ مَنْصُورٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ شَيْءٌ يَقُولُهُ اَلنَّاسُ عَوْرَةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى اَلْمُؤْمِنِ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ حَيْثُ يَذْهَبُونَ إِنَّمَا عُنِيَ عَوْرَةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ أَنْ يَزِلَّ زَلَّةً أَوْ يَتَكَلَّمَ بِشَيْءٍ يُعَابُ عَلَيْهِ فَيَحْفَظَ عَلَيْهِ لِيُعَيِّرَ بِهِ يَوْماً مَا».

From him, from Al-Barqi, from Ibn Sinan, from Hudhayfah bin Mansur, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): “There is something people say – ‘The private matters of a believer are forbidden for another believer.’” Imam (a.s) said: "It is not as they think. What is meant by the private matters of a believer is that he may slip up or say something that he could be criticized for, and it should be kept confidential so that he is not shamed with it one day."

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ عَوْرَةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى اَلْمُؤْمِنِ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ« نَعَمْ» فَقُلْتُ أَعْنِي سُفْلَيْهِ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ حَيْثُ تَذْهَبُ إِنَّمَا هُوَ إِذَاعَةُ سِرِّهِ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from Muhammad bin Isa, from Al-Hasan bin Ali, from Abdullah bin Sinan, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about the statement: "The private matters of a believer are forbidden for another believer." Imam (a.s) said: "Yes." I said: “I mean his lower body.” Imam (a.s) said: "It is not as you think; rather, it refers to revealing his secrets."

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ اَلْمُخْتَارِ عَنْ زَيْدٍ اَلشَّحَّامِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي عَوْرَةُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى اَلْمُؤْمِنِ حَرَامٌ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ أَنْ يُكْشَفَ فَتَرَى مِنْهُ شَيْئاً إِنَّمَا هُوَ أَنْ تَزْرِيَ عَلَيْهِ أَوْ تَعِيبَهُ».

From him, from Muhammad bin Isa, from Muhammad bin Sinan, from Al-Husayn bin Al-Mukhtar, from Zayd Al-Shahham, from Abu Abdullah (a.s): Imam (a.s) said: regarding the statement, "The private matters of a believer are forbidden for another believer." Imam (a.s) said: "It does not mean that one uncovers and sees something from him; rather, it means to disgrace him or find fault with him."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ أَخِيهِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ السَّلَامُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقْرَأُ فِي الْحَمَّامِ وَيَنْكِحُ فِيهِ؟ قَالَ: لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad narrated from al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Yaqtin, from his brother al-Husayn, from their father Ali ibn Yaqtin, from Abu al-Hasan (a.s): He said: "I asked Imam (a.s) about a man reciting (Quran) in the bathhouse and engaging in marital relations there?" Imam (a.s) replied: "There is no harm in it."

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ خَلَفِ بْنِ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ هَارُونَ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ اَلْأَرْقَطِ خَالِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: أَتَيْتُهُ فِي حَاجَةٍ وَ أَصَبْتُهُ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ يَطَّلِي فَذَكَرْتُ لَهُ حَاجَتِي فَقَالَ« أَ لاَ تَطَّلِي» فَقُلْتُ إِنَّمَا عَهْدِي بِهِ أَوَّلَ مِنْ أَمْسِ فَقَالَ« اِطَّلِ فَإِنَّ اَلنُّورَةَ طَهُورٌ».

Ali ibn Mahziyar narrated from Amr ibn Ibrahim, from Khalaf ibn Hammad, from Harun ibn Hukaym al-Arqat, the maternal uncle of Abu Abdillah (a.s): He said: "I came to Imam (a.s) with a need and found Imam (a.s) in the bathhouse applying a depilatory (paste). I mentioned my need to Imam (a.s), and he said, 'Will you not apply it (nuura)?' I said: 'I just applied it the day before yesterday.' Imam (a.s) said: 'Apply it, for the depilatory paste is a means of purification.'"

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلسُّنَّةُ فِي اَلنُّورَةِ فِي خَمْسَةَ عَشَرَ فَإِنْ أَتَتْ عَلَيْكَ عِشْرُونَ يَوْماً وَ لَيْسَ عِنْدَكَ شَيْءٌ فَاسْتَقْرِضْ عَلَى اَللَّهِ».

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from one of our companions, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "The Sunnah regarding the use of depilatory paste is every fifteen days. But if twenty days pass and you have nothing, then borrow for the sake of Allah (swt) (and apply it)."

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ يَعْقُوبَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ عَنِ اَلْحَجَّالِ عَنْ أَبَانٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:« أَلْقُوا عَنْكُمُ اَلشَّعْرَ فَإِنَّهُ يُحَسِّنُ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from Ya'qub bin Yazid, from Al-Hajjal, from Aban, who said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) said: "Remove hair from yourselves, for it enhances beauty."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اَلْبَرْقِيِّ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ اَلْحَكَمِ وَ حَفْصٍ: أَنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَانَ يَطْلِي إِبْطَيْهِ بِالنُّورَةِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ.

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Al-Barqi, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Hisham bin Al-Hakam and Hafs, who said: Abu Abdullah (a.s) used to apply depilatory paste to his armpits in the bathhouse.

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ اَلنَّهَاوَنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْبَرْقِيِّ عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَلْعَزِيزِ عَنْ رَجُلٍ ذَكَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ إِنَّا نَكُونُ فِي طَرِيقِ مَكَّةَ نُرِيدُ اَلْإِحْرَامَ وَلاَ يَكُونُ مَعَنَا نُخَالَةٌ نَتَدَلَّكُ بِهَا مِنَ اَلنُّورَةِ فَنَتَدَلَّكُ بِالدَّقِيقِ فَيَدْخُلُنِي بِذَلِكَ مَا اَللَّهُ بِهِ عَلِيمٌ قَالَ« مَخَافَةَ اَلْإِسْرَافِ بِهِ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ« لَيْسَ فِيمَا يُصْلِحُ اَلْبَدَنَ إِسْرَافٌ أَنَارُ بَّمَا أَمَرْتُ بِالنَّقِيِّ بُلَّتْ بِالزَّيْتِ فَأَتَدَلَّكُ بِهِ وَإِنَّمَا اَلْإِسْرَافُ فِيمَا أَتْلَفَ اَلْمَالَ وَ أَضَرَّ بِالْبَدَنِ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from Abu Ishaq Al-Nahawandi, from Abu Abdullah Al-Barqi, from Uthman bin Isa, from Ishaq bin Abdul-Aziz, from a man who mentioned it, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: I said to Imam (a.s): “We are on the way to Mecca intending to enter ihram, but we do not have bran to scrub ourselves with after using depilatory paste, so we use flour instead. This causes me to feel uneasy, as Allah (swt) knows.” Imam (a.s) said: "Is it because you fear extravagance with it?" I said: “Yes.” Imam (a.s) said: "There is no extravagance in what improves the body. I sometimes order fine flour, kneaded with oil, to scrub myself with it. Extravagance is only in what wastes wealth and harms the body."

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي أَحْمَدَ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ اَلْعَبَّاسِ بْنِ أَبِي اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ عُبْدُوسِ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ:« اَلْحِنَّاءُ يَذْهَبُ بِالسَّهَكِ وَيَزِيدُ فِي مَاءِ اَلْوَجْهِ وَ يُطَيِّبُ اَلنَّكْهَةَ وَ يُحَسِّنُ اَلْوَلَدَ» وَ قَالَ« مَنِ اِطَّلَى فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ فَتَدَلَّكَ بِالْحِنَّاءِ مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى قَدَمِهِ نُفِيَ عَنْهُ اَلْفَقْرُ» وَ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ اَلثَّانِيَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَدْ خَرَجَ مِنَ اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ هُوَ مِنْ قَرْنِهِ إِلَى قَدَمَيْهِ مِثْلُ اَلْوَرْدِ مِنْ أَثَرِ اَلْحِنَّاءِ.

From him, from Abu Ishaq Ibrahim, from Abu Ahmad Ishaq bin Isma'il, from Al-Abbas bin Abi Al-Abbas, from Ubdus bin Ibrahim, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: "Henna removes unpleasant odor, increases the moisture of the face, improves breath, and enhances the beauty of offspring." Imam (a.s) also said: "Whoever applies depilatory paste in the bathhouse and scrubs himself with henna from his head to his feet will be protected from poverty." Imam (a.s) further said: "I saw Abu Ja'far Al-Thani (a.s) coming out of the bathhouse, and Imam (a.s) was like a rose from his head to his feet due to the effect of henna."

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ حُكَيْمٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ اَلْجَعْفَرِيِّ قَالَ: مَرِضْتُ حَتَّى ذَهَبَ لَحْمِي فَدَخَلْتُ عَلَى اَلرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ« يَسُرُّكَ أَنْ يَعُودَ إِلَيْكَ لَحْمُكَ» فَقُلْتُ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ« اِلْزَمِ اَلْحَمَّامَ غِبّاً فَإِنَّهُ يَعُودُ إِلَيْكَ لَحْمُكَ وَ إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تُدْمِنَهُ فَإِنَّ إِدْمَانَهُ يُورِثُ اَلسِّلَّ».

From him, from Mu'awiyah bin Hakim, from Sulayman bin Ja'far Al-Ja'fari, who said: I became ill until I lost my flesh (body mass), so I visited Imam Al-Ridha (a.s). Imam (a.s) said: "Would you like your flesh to return?" I said: “Yes.” Imam (a.s) said: 'Make it a habit to visit the bathhouse (hammam) every other day (ghibban), and your flesh will return to you. But be careful not to frequent it excessively, for excessive use causes tuberculosis (sill).'"

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ نُوحٍ عَنْ عَبَّاسِ بْنِ عَامِرٍ عَنْ رَبِيعِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَذَكَرَ اَلْحَمَّامَ فَقَالَ« إِيَّاكُمْ وَ اَلْخَزَفَ فَإِنَّهَا تَنْكِي اَلْجَسَدَ عَلَيْكُمْ بِالْخِرَقِ».

From him, from Ayyub bin Nuh, from Abbas bin Amir, from Rabi' bin Muhammad, who said: I heard Abu Abdullah (a.s) mention the bathhouse and say: "Beware of using clay tiles (to bath), for they damage the body. Use cloth instead."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَسْلَمَ مَوْلَى عَلِيِّ بْنِ يَقْطِينٍ قَالَ: أَرَدْتُ أَنْ أَكْتُبَ إِلَى أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَسْأَلَهُ يَتَنَوَّرُ اَلرَّجُلُ وَ هُوَ جُنُبٌ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لِيَ اِبْتِدَاءً «اَلنُّورَةُ تَزِيدُ اَلْجُنُبَ نَظَافَةً وَ لَكِنْ لاَ يُجَامِعِ اَلرَّجُلُ مُخْتَضِباً وَ لاَ تُجَامَعِ اِمْرَأَةٌ مُخْتَضِبَةٌ».

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Aslam, the servant of Ali bin Yaqtin, who said: I intended to write to Abu Al-Hasan (a.s) to ask Imam (a.s) whether a man can use depilatory paste while in a state of janabah. Imam (a.s) wrote to me first, saying: "Depilatory paste (Nuura) increases the cleanliness of a person in janabah, but a man should not have intercourse while his hair is dyed, nor should a woman have intercourse while she is dyed.'"

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ اَلْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عُبَيْسِ بْنِ هِشَامٍ عَنْ كَرَّامٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ اَلْقِرَاءَةِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ فَقَالَ« إِذَا كَانَ عَلَيْكَ إِزَارٌ فَاقْرَأِ اَلْقُرْآنَ إِنْ شِئْتَ كُلَّهُ».

Muhammad bin Ali bin Mahbub, from Al-Hasan bin Ali, from Abdullah bin Al-Mughirah, from Ubayis bin Hisham, from Karram, from Abu Basir, who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about reciting (the Quran) in the bathhouse. Imam (a.s) said: "If you are wearing a waist wrap, then recite the Quran if you wish - all of it."

عَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ اَلْهَاشِمِيِّ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: دَخَلَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ وَ عُمَرُ اَلْحَمَّامَ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ بِئْسَ اَلْبَيْتُ اَلْحَمَّامُ يَكْثُرُ فِيهِ اَلْعَنَاءُ وَ يَقِلُّ فِيهِ اَلْحَيَاءُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ« نِعْمَ اَلْبَيْتُ اَلْحَمَّامُ يُذْهِبُ اَلْأَذَى وَ يُذَكِّرُ بِالنَّارِ».

From him, from Muhammad bin Al-Husayn, from Muhammad bin Abdullah bin Zurarah, from Isa bin Abdullah Al-Hashimi, from his grandfather, from Imam Ali (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: Imam Ali (a.s) entered the bathhouse along with Umar (second occupier). Umar said: "What a bad place the bathhouse is - discomfort is abundant in it, and modesty is scarce." (Imam) Ali (a.s) said (in rebuke): "What a good place the bathhouse is - it removes filth and reminds one of the Fire."

وَ عَنْهُ قَالَ: مَرَّ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ بِمَكَانٍ بِالْمَبَاضِعِ فَقَالَ «نِعْمَ اَلْمَوْضِعُ اَلْحَمَّامُ».

And from Imam (a.s), who said: “The Messenger of Allah (swt) (may Allah (swt) bless him and his family) passed by a place at Al-Mabadi’ and said: ‘What a good place the bathhouse is.’"

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ حَازِمٍ عَنْ بَكْرِ بْنِ حَبِيبٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَاءُ اَلْحَمَّامِ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ مَادَّةٌ».

Al-Husayn bin Sa’eed, from Safwan bin Yahya, from Mansur bin Hazim, from Bakr bin Habib: Abu Ja’far (a.s) said: "The water of the bathhouse is permissible if it has a source of supply."

عَلِيُّ بْنُ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ رَجُلاً يَقُولُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي أَدْخُلُ اَلْحَمَّامَ فِي اَلسَّحَرِ وَ فِيهِ اَلْجُنُبُ وَ غَيْرُ ذَلِكَ فَأَقُومُ فَأَغْتَسِلُ فَيَنْتَضِحُ عَلَيَّ بَعْدَ مَا أَفْرُغُ مِنْ مَائِهِمْ قَالَ« أَ لَيْسَ هُوَ جَارٍ» قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ».

Ali bin Mahziyar, from Muhammad bin Isma'il, who said: I heard a man say to Abu Abdullah (a.s): "I enter the bathhouse at dawn, and there are people in a state of janabah and others present. I perform ghusl, but after I finish, some of their water splashes onto me." Imam (a.s) said: "Is it not flowing water?" I said: "Yes." Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm."

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي نَجْرَانَ عَنْ دَاوُدَ بْنِ سِرْحَانَ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَا تَقُولُ فِي مَاءِ اَلْحَمَّامِ قَالَ« هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اَلْمَاءِ اَلْجَارِي».

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Abdur-Rahman bin Abi Najran, from Dawood bin Sirhan, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): “What do you say about the water of the bathhouse?” Imam (a.s) said: "It is like flowing water."

عَنْهُ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى اَلْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْهَاشِمِيِّ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنِ اَلرِّجَالِ يَقُومُونَ عَلَى اَلْحَوْضِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ لاَ أَعْرِفُ اَلْيَهُودِيَّ مِنَ اَلنَّصْرَانِيِّ وَ لاَ اَلْجُنُبَ مِنْ غَيْرِ اَلْجُنُبِ قَالَ« تَغْتَسِلُ مِنْهُ وَ لاَ تَغْتَسِلُ مِنْ مَاءٍ آخَرَ فَإِنَّهُ طَهُورٌ» وَ عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَدْخُلُ اَلْحَمَّامَ وَ هُوَ جُنُبٌ فَيَمَسُّ اَلْمَاءَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَغْسِلَهَا قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ» وَ قَالَ أَدْخُلُ اَلْحَمَّامَ فَأَغْتَسِلُ فَيُصِيبُ جَسَدِي بَعْدَ اَلْغُسْلِ جُنُباً أَوْ غَيْرَ جُنُبٍ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ».

From him, from Abu Yahya Al-Wasiti, from one of his companions, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Hashimi, who said: Imam (a.s) was asked about men standing by the pool in the bathhouse, where it is not possible to distinguish a Jew from a Christian, or someone in a state of janabah from someone not in janabah. Imam (a.s) said: "You may perform ghusl from it and do not need to use other water, for it is pure." And Imam (a.s) said regarding a man who enters the bathhouse in a state of janabah and touches the water without washing himself first. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm." And Imam (a.s) was asked: "I enter the bathhouse and perform ghusl, but afterward my body is touched by someone in janabah or someone not in janabah." Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm."

اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي أَيُّوبَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلْحَمَّامُ يَغْتَسِلُ فِيهِ اَلْجُنُبُ وَ غَيْرُهُ أَ غْتَسِلُ مِنْ مَائِهِ قَالَ« نَعَمْ لاَ بَأْسَ أَنْ يَغْتَسِلَ مِنْهُ اَلْجُنُبُ وَ لَقَدِ اِغْتَسَلْتُ فِيهِ ثُمَّ جِئْتُ فَغَسَلْتُ رِجْلِي وَ مَا غَسَلْتُهُمَا إِلاَّ مِمَّا لَزِقَ بِهِمَا مِنَ اَلتُّرَابِ».

Al-Husayn bin Sa’eed, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Abu Ayyub, from Muhammad bin Muslim, who said: I said to Abu Abdullah (a.s): “In the bathhouse, people in a state of janabah and others perform ghusl. Can I perform ghusl using its water?” Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, there is no harm in a person in janabah performing ghusl with it. Indeed, I have performed ghusl in it, and then I came and washed my feet - not because of impurity, but only because of the dirt that stuck to them."

عَنْهُ عَنِ اِبْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ جَائِياً مِنَ اَلْحَمَّامِ وَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ دَارِهِ قَذَرٌ فَقَالَ« لَوْلاَ مَا بَيْنِي وَ بَيْنَ دَارِي مَا غَسَلْتُ رِجْلِي وَ لاَ نَحَيْتُ مَاءَ اَلْحَمَّامِ».

From him, from Ibn Abi Umayr, from Fadalah, from Jamil bin Darraj, from Muhammad bin Muslim, who said: I saw Abu Ja’far (a.s) coming from the bathhouse, and there was filth between it and his house. Imam (a.s) said: "If it were not for what is between me and my house, I would not have washed my feet or removed the water of the bathhouse."

عَنْهُ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ اِبْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ: رَأَيْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَخْرُجُ مِنَ اَلْحَمَّامِ فَيَمْضِي كَمَا هُوَ لاَ يَغْسِلُ رِجْلَيْهِ حَتَّى يُصَلِّيَ.

From him, from Safwan, from Ibn Bukayr, from Zurarah, who said: I (Zurarah) saw Abu Ja'far (a.s) coming out of the bathhouse, and he proceeded as he was without washing his feet until he performed prayer.

فَأَمَّا مَا رَوَاهُ اَلْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ اَلْعَلاَءِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَحَدِهِمَا عَ: سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ مَاءِ اَلْحَمَّامِ فَقَالَ اُدْخُلْهُ بِإِزَارٍ وَ لاَ تَغْتَسِلْ مِنْ مَاءٍ آخَرَ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ فِيهِ جُنُبٌ أَوْ يَكْثُرَ أَهْلُهُ فَلاَ تَدْرِي فِيهِمْ جُنُبٌ أَمْ لاَ.

As for what was narrated by Al-Husayn bin Sa’eed, from Safwan, from Al-Ala’, from Muhammad bin Muslim, from one of the Imams (a.s), who said: I asked Imam (a.s) about the water of the bathhouse. Imam (a.s) said: "Enter it with a waist wrap, and do not use another water for ghusl unless there is someone in a state of janabah in it or if there are too many people, so you do not know whether there is someone in janabah among them or not."

فهذا الخبر محمول على انه إذا لم يكن الماء له مادة فانه إذا كان كذلك فمباشرة الجنب له تفسده.

This narration is understood to apply to cases where the water has no continuous source of supply, as in such cases, contact with someone in janabah may render it impure.

أَحْمَدُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي يَحْيَى اَلْوَاسِطِيِّ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي اَلْحَسَنِ اَلْمَاضِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنْ مُجْتَمَعِ اَلْمَاءِ فِي اَلْحَمَّامِ مِنْ غُسَالَةِ اَلنَّاسِ يُصِيبُ اَلثَّوْبَ قَالَ« لاَ بَأْسَ».

Ahmad bin Muhammad, from Abu Yahya Al-Wasiti, from one of our companions, from Abu Al-Hasan Al-Madi (a.s): Imam (a.s) was asked about collected water in the bathhouse from people’s washings that comes into contact with clothing. Imam (a.s) said: "There is no harm."

عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ أَبِي اَلْحُسَيْنِ اَلْفَارِسِيِّ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أَبِي زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ:« اَلْمَاءُ اَلَّذِي يُسَخَّنُ فِي اَلشَّمْسِ لاَ تَوَضَّئُوا بِهِ وَ لاَ تَغْتَسِلُوا بِهِ وَ لاَ تَعْجِنُوا بِهِ فَإِنَّهُ يُورِثُ اَلْبَرَصَ».

Ali bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Al-Hasan bin Abi Al-Husayn Al-Farisi, from Sulayman bin Ja'far, from Isma'il bin Abi Ziyad, from Abu Abdullah (a.s), who said: Imam (a.s) said: “The Messenger of Allah (swt) (may Allah (swt) bless him and his family) said: "Do not perform wudu with water heated by the sun, nor use it for ghusl, nor knead dough with it, for it causes leprosy."