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✅Answer: Yes, and the narrations are too numerous to list in this brief note, but for completeness, one very important narration is mentioned:
1 عن الحسن بن محبوب عن بعض أَصْحَابِنَا یَرَفَعَهُ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ علیه السلام: عِرْفَانُ الْمَرْءِ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ یَعْرِفَهَا بِأَرْبَعِ طَبَائِعَ وَ أَرْبَعِ دَعَائِمَ وَ أَرْبَعَةِ أَرْکَانٍ وَ طَبَائِعُهُ الدَّمُ وَ الْمِرَّةُ وَ الرِّیحُ وَ الْبَلْغَمُ وَ دَعَائِمُهُ الْعَقْلُ وَ مِنَ الْعَقْلِ الْفِطْنَةُ وَ الْفَهْمُ وَ الْحِفْظُ وَ الْعِلْمُ وَ أَرْکَانُهُ النُّورُ وَ النَّارُ وَ الرُّوحُ وَ الْمَاءُ فَأَبْصَرَ وَ سَمِعَ وَ عَقَلَ بِالنُّورِ وَ أَکَلَ وَ شَرِبَ بِالنَّارِ وَ جَامَعَ وَ تَحَرَّکَ بِالرُّوحِ وَ وَجَدَ طَعْمَ الذَّوْقِ وَ الطُّعْمِ بِالْمَاءِ فَهَذَا تَأْسِیسُ صُورَتِهِ فَإِذَا کَانَ عَالِماً حَافِظاً ذَکِیّاً فَطِناً فَهِماً عَرَفَ فِی مَا هُوَ وَ مِنْ أَیْنَ تَأْتِیهِ الْأَشْیَاءُ وَ لِأَیِّ شَیْ ءٍ هُوَ هَاهُنَا وَ لِمَا هُوَ صَائِرٌ بِإِخْلَاصِ الْوَحْدَانِیَّةِ وَ الْإِقْرَارِ بِالطَّاعَةِ وَ قَدْ جَرَی فِیهِ النَّفْسُ وَ هِیَ حَارَّةٌ وَ تَجْرِی فِیهِ وَ هِیَ بَارِدَةٌ فَإِذَا حَلَّتْ بِهِ الْحَرَارَةُ أَشِرَ وَ بَطِرَ وَ ارْتَاحَ وَ قَتَلَ وَ سَرَقَ وَ بَهَجَ وَ اسْتَبْشَرَ وَ فَجَرَ وَ زَنَی وَ اهْتَزَّ وَ بَذَخَ وَ إِذَا کَانَتْ بَارِدَةً اهْتَمَّ وَ حَزِنَ وَ اسْتَکَانَ وَ ذَبَلَ وَ نَسِیَ وَ أَیِسَ فَهِیَ الْعَوَارِضُ الَّتِی تَکُونُ مِنْهَا الْأَسْقَامُ فَإِنَّهُ سَبِیلُهَا وَ لَا یَکُونُ أَوَّلُ ذَلِک إِلَّا لِخَطِیئَةٍ عَمِلَهَا فَیُوَافِقُ ذَلِک مَأْکَلٌ أَوْ مَشْرَبٌ فِی أحْدِ سَاعَاتٍ لَا تَکُونُ تِلْکَ السَّاعَةُ مُوَافِقَةً لِذَلِکَ الْمَأْکَلِ و الْمَشْرَبِ بِحَال الْخَطِیئَةِ فَیَسْتَوْجِبُ الْأَلَمَ مِنْ أَلْوَانِ الْأَسْقَامِ وَ قَالَ جَوَارِحُ الْإِنْسَانِ وَ عُرُوقُهُ وَ أَعْضَاؤُهُ جُنُودٌ لِلَّهِ مُجَنَّدَةٌ عَلَیْهِ فَإِذَا أَرَادَ اللَّهُ بِهِ سُقْماً سَلَّطَهَا عَلَیْهِ فَأَسْقَمَهُ مِنْ حَیْثُ یُرِیدُ بِهِ ذَلِکَ السُّقْمَ
📚Al-‘Ilal, Vol. 1, p.108
Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said: Recognizing the self (Nafs) means to know your own self, that is, to know your self by the four temperaments, four pillars, and four elements!
And his four temperaments are: blood, yellow bile, black bile, and phlegm.
And his four pillars are: 'Aql' (intellect) and wisdom, which comes from intellect; 'Fahm' (understanding), 'Memory', and 'Knowledge'.
And his four elements are: Light, Heat (Fire), Spirit, and Water.
Through light he sees and hears, reasons and comprehends; through fire (heat) he eats and drinks; through spirit he copulates and moves; and through water he tastes edible and drinkable things. Thus, this constitutes the formation of his body.
If he is wise, has memory, is sharp, perceptive and understanding, he recognizes what exists in him, from where matters reach him, why he is in this world, and where he will go through sincerity in the Oneness of God and acknowledgment of obedience.
Indeed, sometimes the Nafs flows while hot and sometimes while cold. When heat dominates, he becomes arrogant, joyful, commits killing and theft, engages in fornication, and is active and proud. When cold dominates, he becomes sad, calm, withered, forgetful, and hopeless. This dominance of heat and cold is one of the causes of diseases, because it is the pathway to illness, often beginning with a sin and consuming food or drink at an inappropriate time, resulting in illness.
The Imam further said: The limbs, veins, and members of a person are ready soldiers for God, and whenever God wills to make him sick, He imposes it on him from the source He intends.
✅The interpretation of recognizing the self and the importance of avoiding sin for bodily health, the effects of dominance of cold or heat, and the impact of improper foods and drinks on disease, are all significant in the above narration and worthy of deep reflection.
✅There are many important narrations on this topic, and it is recommended that believers study them to benefit in this world and the Hereafter, InshaAllah.
In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful
Question 407: What is the ‘iddah (waiting period) for divorce?
✅Answer: The ‘iddah for a woman varies depending on whether she is menopausal, non-consummated, minor, pregnant, menstruating regularly, menstruation-free, or irregular. In this brief note, the ‘iddah of a menstruating woman is addressed.
✅A regularly menstruating woman is one who menstruates once every month.
1 عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: عِدَّةُ الْمَرْأَةِ الَّتِي لَا تَحِيضُ وَ الْمُسْتَحَاضَةِ الَّتِي لَا تَطْهُرُ ثَلَاثَةُ أَشْهُرٍ وَ عِدَّةُ الَّتِي تَحِيضُ وَ يَسْتَقِيمُ حَيْضُهَا ثَلَاثَةُ قُرُوءٍ
📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p.100
Halabi narrates from Abu Abdullah Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) that he said:
The ‘iddah of a woman who does not menstruate, or a woman whose menstruation is incomplete, is three months; the ‘iddah of a woman who menstruates regularly is three Qur’ readings (purity periods between two menstruations)!
2 عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عُمَرَ بْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ رَجُلٌ طَلَّقَ امْرَأَتَهُ عَلَى طُهْرٍ مِنْ غَيْرِ جِمَاعٍ بِشَهَادَةِ عَدْلَيْنِ فَقَالَ إِذَا دَخَلَتْ فِي الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَدِ انْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا وَ حَلَّتْ لِلْأَزْوَاجِ قُلْتُ لَهُ أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ إِنَّ أَهْلَ الْعِرَاقِ يَرْوُونَ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ علیه السلام - أَنَّهُ قَالَ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِرَجْعَتِهَا مَا لَمْ تَغْتَسِلْ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَقَالَ فَقَدْ كَذَبُوا.
📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p.86
Zarara said to Abu Ja'far Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him): May God improve your affairs. A man divorced his wife while she was in a state of purity, without intercourse, with the testimony of two just men. He said: When the third menstruation occurs, her ‘iddah is complete, and she becomes lawful for marriage. I said: May God improve your affairs. People in Iraq narrate that Ali (peace be upon him) said: He (the former husband) is more entitled to return to her until she performs the Ghusl of the third menstruation. He said: Surely they lied.
3 عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ عَنِ الْمَرْأَةِ إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا زَوْجُهَا مَتَى تَكُونُ أَمْلَكَ بِنَفْسِهَا قَالَ إِذَا رَأَتِ الدَّمَ مِنَ الْحَيْضَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ فَهِيَ أَمْلَكُ بِنَفْسِهَا الْحَدِيثَ.
📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 6, p.88
Abdul Rahman ibn Abu Abdullah said: I asked Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) when a woman whose husband divorces her becomes lawful for marriage. He said: When she sees the blood of the third menstruation, then she has control over herself...
✅According to the Shi’a narrations mentioned above, the ‘iddah of a non-menopausal, non-pregnant, consummated woman whose menstruation is regular is three Qur’ readings.
The woman is divorced during a state of purity, becomes pure after the first menstruation, then menstruates a second time, becomes pure again, and after the third menstruation begins, her ‘iddah ends and she can marry.
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✅In 📚Al-Kafi, Vol. 3, p.423, Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) regarding the Friday sermon mentions that for the second sermon, after sending blessings on each of the Pure Imams (peace be upon them), when you reach your master, Imam Mahdi (peace be upon him), say:
افْتَحْ لَهُ فَتْحاً یَسِیراً وَ انْصُرْهُ نَصْراً عَزِیزاً اللَّهُمَّ أَظْهِرْ بِهِ دِینَکَ وَ سُنَّةَ نَبِیِّکَ حَتَّی لَا یَسْتَخْفِیَ بِشَیْ ءٍ مِنَ الْحَقِّ مَخَافَةَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ الْخَلْقِ اللَّهُمَّ إِنَّا نَرْغَبُ إِلَیْکَ فِی دَوْلَةٍ کَرِیمَةٍ تُعِزُّ بِهَا الْإِسْلَامَ وَ أَهْلَهُ وَ تُذِلُّ بِهَا النِّفَاقَ وَ أَهْلَهُ وَ تَجْعَلُنَا فِیهَا مِنَ الدُّعَاةِ إِلَی طَاعَتِکَ وَ الْقَادَةِ فِی سَبِیلِکَ وَ تَرْزُقُنَا بِهَا کَرَامَةَ الدُّنْیَا وَ الْآخِرَةِ
✳️✳️Always supplicate for his reappearance ✳️✳️
✳️Do not forget the importance of supplication for his reappearance✳️