كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَقَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدَةَ يَزْنِي الزَّانِي وَ هُوَ مُؤْمِنٌ قَالَ لَا إِذَا كَانَ عَلَى بَطْنِهَا سُلِبَ الْإِيمَانُ مِنْهُ فَإِذَا قَامَ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَعُودَ قَالَ مَا أَكْثَرَ مَا يَهُمُّ أَنْ يَعُودَ ثُمَّ لَا يَعُودُ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Muawiya Bin Ammar, from Sabbah Bin Sayaba who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, so Muhammad Bin Abdat said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘Would the adulterer commit adultery while he is a <span class="iTxt">Momin</span>?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘No. When he was upon her belly, the <span class="iTxt">Emān</span> was Confiscated from him. So when he arose, it was returned to him’. I said, ‘Supposing he intends to return?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘How often do they consider returning then they do not return’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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