Chapter on Protective Jealousy

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 34
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 34

Chapter on Protective Jealousy

4 hadiths
قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: "كَانَ أَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ غَيُوراً وَ أَنَا أَغْيَرُ مِنْهُ وَ أَرْغَمَ اَللَّهُ أَنْفَ مَنْ لاَ يَغَارُ مِنَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ".
The Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "My father Ibrahim عليه السلام was protective, and I am more protective than him. May Allah سبحانه وتعالى humble the one among the believers who is not protective."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِنَّ اَلْغَيْرَةَ مِنَ اَلْإِيمَانِ".
Imam عليه السلام said: "Indeed, protective jealousy (ghayrah) is part of faith."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِنَّ اَلْجَنَّةَ لَتُوجَدُ رِيحُهَا مِنْ مَسِيرَةِ خَمْسِمِائَةِ عَامٍ وَ لاَ يَجِدُهَا عَاقٌّ وَ لاَ دَيُّوثٌ" قِيلَ يَا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ وَ مَا اَلدَّيُّوثُ قَالَ "اَلَّذِي تَزْنِي اِمْرَأَتُهُ وَ هُوَ يَعْلَمُ بِهَا".
He صلى الله عليه وعلى آله وسلم said: "Indeed, the fragrance of Paradise can be perceived from a distance of five hundred years, but one who is disobedient to his parents and a cuckold (dayyuth) will not perceive it." It was asked: "O Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, who is the dayyuth?" He (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) said: "The one whose wife commits adultery, and he is aware of it."
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وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ شُرَيْسٍ اَلْوَابِشِيِّ عَنْ جَابِرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ لِي: "إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لَمْ يَجْعَلِ اَلْغَيْرَةَ لِلنِّسَاءِ وَ إِنَّمَا جَعَلَ اَلْغَيْرَةَ لِلرِّجَالِ لِأَنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَدْ أَحَلَّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَرْبَعَ حَرَائِرَ وَ مَا مَلَكَتْ يَمِينُهُ وَ لَمْ يَجْعَلْ لِلْمَرْأَةِ إِلاَّ زَوْجَهَا وَحْدَهُ فَإِنْ بَغَتْ مَعَ زَوْجِهَا غَيْرَهُ كَانَتْ عِنْدَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ زَانِيَةً وَ إِنَّمَا تَغَارُ اَلْمُنْكِرَاتُ مِنْهُنَّ فَأَمَّا اَلْمُؤْمِنَاتُ فَلاَ".
Muhammad ibn al-Fudhayl narrated from Shurayh al-Wabishi, from Jabir, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Blessed and Exalted, has not ordained jealousy (ghayrah) for women, but He سبحانه وتعالى has ordained jealousy for men, because Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Mighty and Majestic, has permitted a man to marry four free women and what his right hand possesses, whereas He سبحانه وتعالى has made lawful for a woman only her husband. So if a woman seeks another besides her husband while being married to him, she is considered by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Mighty and Majestic, as an adulteress. Jealousy is found among those who act contrary to what is proper, but as for believing women, they do not exhibit such jealousy."
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