سَأَلَ الْفَهْفَكِيُّ أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) مَا بَالُ الْمَرْأَةِ الْمِسْكِينَةِ الضَّعِيفَةِ تَأْخُذُ سَهْماً وَاحِداً وَ يَأْخُذُ الرَّجُلُ سَهْمَيْنِ فَقَالَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ الْمَرْأَةَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهَا جِهَادٌ وَ لَا نَفَقَةٌ وَ لَا عَلَيْهَا مَعْقُلَةٌ إِنَّمَا ذَلِكَ عَلَى الرِّجَالِ فَقُلْتُ فِي نَفْسِي قَدْ كَانَ قِيلَ لِي إِنَّ ابْنَ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ سَأَلَ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةِ فَأَجَابَهُ بِهَذَا الْجَوَابِ فَأَقْبَلَ أَبُو مُحَمَّدٍ ( عليه السلام ) عَلَيَّ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ هَذِهِ الْمَسْأَلَةُ مَسْأَلَةُ ابْنِ أَبِي الْعَوْجَاءِ وَ الْجَوَابُ مِنَّا وَاحِدٌ إِذَا كَانَ مَعْنَى الْمَسْأَلَةِ وَاحِداً جَرَى لآِخِرِنَا مَا جَرَى لِأَوَّلِنَا وَ أَوَّلُنَا وَ آخِرُنَا فِي الْعِلْمِ سَوَاءٌ وَ لِرَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) وَ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ( عليه السلام ) فَضْلُهُمَا .
Translation
Ali Bin Muhammad, from Muhammad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Is’haq Bin Muhammad Al Nakhaie who said, ‘Al-Fahfaky asked Abu Muhammad<sup>asws</sup>, ‘What is the matter that the poor woman, the weak, takes one share (of the inheritance), and the man takes two shares?’ So Abu Muhammad<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘On a woman, there is neither Jihaad, nor (living) expenses, nor is there the stronghold (household expenses). But rather, that is upon the men’. So I said within myself (thought), ‘It was said to me that Ibn Abu Al-Awja asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about this problem, so he<sup>asws</sup> answered him with this answer’. So Abu Muhammad<sup>asws</sup> faced towards me, so he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes! This is the problem asked by Ibn Abu Al-Awja, and the answer from us<sup>asws</sup> is one, when the meaning of the question is one. It flows for our<sup>asws</sup> last one what flowed for our<sup>asws</sup> first one, and our<sup>asws</sup> first one and our<sup>asws</sup> last one, in the Knowledge, are one (the same), and for Rasool-Allah<sup>saww</sup> and Amir Al-Momineen<sup>asws</sup>, there is preference for them<sup>asws</sup> both’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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