Chapter on the Mutual Inheritance of a Man and a Woman Whom He Marries and Then Divorces During His Illness

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 155
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 155

Chapter on the Mutual Inheritance of a Man and a Woman Whom He Marries and Then Divorces During His Illness

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رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ أَبِي وَلاَّدٍ اَلْحَنَّاطِ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَزَوَّجَ فِي مَرَضِهِ فَقَالَ "إِذَا دَخَلَ بِهَا فَمَاتَ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَرِثَتْهُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَدْخُلْ بِهَا لَمْ تَرِثْهُ وَ نِكَاحُهُ بَاطِلٌ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abu Walad Al-Hannat, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام about a man who married during his illness. Imam عليه السلام said: "If he consummated the marriage with her and then died during his illness, she inherits from him. However, if he did not consummate the marriage with her, she does not inherit from him, and the marriage is invalid."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 367
وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ أَبِي اَلْعَبَّاسِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "إِذَا طَلَّقَ اَلرَّجُلُ اَلْمَرْأَةَ فِي مَرَضِهِ وَرِثَتْهُ مَا دَامَ فِي مَرَضِهِ ذَلِكَ وَ إِنِ اِنْقَضَتْ عِدَّتُهَا إِلاَّ أَنْ يَصِحَّ مِنْهُ " قُلْتُ فَإِنْ طَالَ بِهِ اَلْمَرَضُ قَالَ "تَرِثُهُ مَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ سَنَةٍ".
Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Jamil ibn Darraj, from Abu Al-Abbas, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who said: "If a man divorces his wife while he is ill, she inherits from him as long as he remains in that illness, even if her waiting period (iddah) has ended - unless he recovers from his illness." I asked: "What if his illness lasts for a long time?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "She inherits from him for up to one year."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 367
وَ رَوَى حَمَّادٌ عَنِ اَلْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سُئِلَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَحْضُرُهُ اَلْمَوْتُ فَيُطَلِّقُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ هَلْ يَجُوزُ طَلاَقُهُ قَالَ "نَعَمْ وَ هِيَ تَرِثُهُ وَ إِنْ مَاتَتْ لَمْ يَرِثْهَا".
Hammad narrated from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, who was asked about a man who is on his deathbed and divorces his wife - whether his divorce is valid. Imam عليه السلام said: "Yes, it is valid, and she will inherit from him. However, if she dies, he does not inherit from her."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى صَالِحُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: سَأَلْتُهُ مَا اَلْعِلَّةُ اَلَّتِي مِنْ أَجْلِهَا إِذَا طَلَّقَ اَلرَّجُلُ اِمْرَأَتَهُ وَ هُوَ مَرِيضٌ فِي حَالِ اَلْإِضْرَارِ وَرِثَتْهُ وَ لَمْ يَرِثْهَا فَقَالَ "هُوَ اَلْإِضْرَارُ وَ مَعْنَى اَلْإِضْرَارِ مَنْعُهُ إِيَّاهَا مِيرَاثَهَا مِنْهُ فَأُلْزِمَ اَلْمِيرَاثَ عُقُوبَةً".
Salih ibn Said narrated from Yunus, from some of his companions, from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, who said: I asked Imam عليه السلام: "What is the reason that when a man divorces his wife while he is ill in a state of harm (idrar), she inherits from him, but he does not inherit from her?" He عليه السلام replied: "It is due to the harm. The meaning of harm here is his intention to prevent her from inheriting from him, so he was held accountable by being obligated to allow her inheritance as a form of punishment."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh