كُنْتُ عِنْدَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ فَسَأَلَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ امْرَأَةً فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَدْخُلَ بِهَا أَ يَتَزَوَّجُ بِأُمِّهَا فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) قَدْ فَعَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَلَمْ نَرَ بِهِ بَأْساً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَا تَفْخَرُ الشِّيعَةُ إِلَّا بِقَضَاءِ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) فِي هَذِهِ الشَّمْخِيَّةِ الَّتِي أَفْتَاهَا ابْنُ مَسْعُودٍ أَنَّهُ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ ثُمَّ أَتَى عَلِيّاً ( عليه السلام ) فَسَأَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ عَلِيٌّ ( عليه السلام ) مِنْ أَيْنَ أَخَذْتَهَا فَقَالَ مِنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ رَبائِبُكُمُ اللَّاتِي فِي حُجُورِكُمْ مِنْ نِسائِكُمُ اللَّاتِي دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُونُوا دَخَلْتُمْ بِهِنَّ فَلا جُناحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ ( عليه السلام ) إِنَّ هَذِهِ مُسْتَثْنَاةٌ وَ هَذِهِ مُرْسَلَةٌ وَ أُمَّهاتُ نِسائِكُمْ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) لِلرَّجُلِ أَ مَا تَسْمَعُ مَا يَرْوِي هَذَا عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلام ) فَلَمَّا قُمْتُ نَدِمْتُ وَ قُلْتُ أَيَّ شَيْءٍ صَنَعْتُ يَقُولُ هُوَ قَدْ فَعَلَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَّا فَلَمْ نَرَ بِهِ بَأْساً وَ أَقُولُ أَنَا قَضَى عَلِيٌّ ( عليه السلام ) فِيهَا فَلَقِيتُهُ بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ مَسْأَلَةُ الرَّجُلِ إِنَّمَا كَانَ الَّذِي قُلْتُ يَقُولُ كَانَ زَلَّةً مِنِّي فَمَا تَقُولُ فِيهَا فَقَالَ يَا شَيْخُ تُخْبِرُنِي أَنَّ عَلِيّاً ( عليه السلام ) قَضَى بِهَا وَ تَسْأَلُنِي مَا تَقُولُ فِيهَا .
Translation
Abu Ali Al Ashary, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, and Muhammad Bin Ismail, from Al Fazl Bin Shazaan, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Mansour Bin Hazim who said, ‘I was in the presence of Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, so a man came over to him<sup>asws</sup> and asked him<sup>asws</sup> about a man who married a woman, so she died before he had slept with her, can he be married with her mother?’ So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘A man from us<sup>asws</sup> (a companion) had done it, so we<sup>asws</sup> did not see any problem’. So I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! The Shias do not pride themselves except with a judgement of Ali<sup>asws</sup> regarding the Shamkhiyya woman about whom Ibn Masoud had issued a Fatwa upon that there is no problem with that. Then he went over to Ali<sup>asws</sup> and asked him, so Ali<sup>asws</sup> said to him: ‘From where have you taken it?’ So he said, ‘From the Words of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:4#h23"><a href="/books/quran:4#h23">[4:23]</a></a> and your step-daughters who are in your guardianship, (born) of your wives to whom you have gone in, but if you have not gone in to them, there is no blame on you (in marrying them)</span>’. So Ali<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘This is an exclusion, and this is for copulation <span class="ibTxt">and mothers of your wives</span>’. So Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> said to the man: ‘Did you hear what this one is reporting from Ali<sup>asws</sup>?’ So when I stood up, I was remorseful, and I said (to myself), ‘What have I done? He<sup>asws</sup> was saying, ‘‘A man from us<sup>asws</sup> (a companion) had done it, so we<sup>asws</sup> did not see any problem’, and I was saying, ‘Ali<sup>asws</sup> had judged with regards to it’’. So I met him<sup>asws</sup> after that, so I said, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! The question of the man, that which I had said was a slip from me, so what are you<sup>asws</sup> saying with regards to it?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘O Sheykh! You inform me<sup>asws</sup> that Ali<sup>asws</sup> has judged with it, and you are asking me<sup>asws</sup> what I<sup>asws</sup> am saying with regards to it?’
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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