Chapter on the Rules for Those Prevented (mahsur) or Obstructed (masdood)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 3|Chapter 147
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 3, Chapter 147
Chapter on the Rules for Those Prevented (mahsur) or Obstructed (masdood)
رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «اَلْمَحْصُورُ غَيْرُ اَلْمَصْدُودِ» وَ قَالَ «اَلْمَحْصُورُ هُوَ اَلْمَرِيضُ وَ اَلْمَصْدُودُ هُوَ اَلَّذِي يَرُدُّهُ اَلْمُشْرِكُونَ كَمَا رَدُّوا رَسُولَ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ وَ أَصْحَابَهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ مَرَضٍ وَ اَلْمَصْدُودُ تَحِلُّ لَهُ اَلنِّسَاءُ وَ اَلْمَحْصُورُ لاَ تَحِلُّ لَهُ اَلنِّسَاءُ ».
Muawiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام that he said: "The Mahsur (prevented) is not the same as the Masdood (barred)." Imam عليه السلام further said: "Mahsur refers to the sick person, while Masdood refers to one who is prevented by the polytheists, as they prevented the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى (peace and blessings be upon him and his family) and his companions, not due to illness. The Masdood is permitted to engage with women, but the Mahsur is not permitted to engage with women."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh