Chapter on What Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, Has Made Permissible and Prohibited in Marriage
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 3|Chapter 25
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 3, Chapter 25
Chapter on What Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, Has Made Permissible and Prohibited in Marriage
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي عُبَيْدَةَ اَلْحَذَّاءِ قَالَ: سُئِلَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ خَصِيٍّ تَزَوَّجَ اِمْرَأَةً وَ هِيَ تَعْلَمُ أَنَّهُ خَصِيٌّ قَالَ "جَائِزٌ" قِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُ مَكَثَ مَعَهَا مَا شَاءَ اَللَّهُ ثُمَّ طَلَّقَهَا هَلْ عَلَيْهَا عِدَّةٌ قَالَ "نَعَمْ أَ لَيْسَ قَدْ لَذَّ مِنْهَا وَ لَذَّتْ مِنْهُ " قِيلَ لَهُ فَهَلْ كَانَ عَلَيْهَا فِيمَا يَكُونُ مِنْهَا وَ مِنْهُ غُسْلٌ قَالَ "إِنْ كَانَ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ أَمْنَتْ فَإِنَّ عَلَيْهَا غُسْلاً" قِيلَ لَهُ فَلَهُ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ بِشَيْءٍ مِنَ اَلصَّدَاقِ إِذَا طَلَّقَهَا قَالَ "لاَ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Jamil ibn Salih from Abu Ubaydah al-Hadhdha' that Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام was asked about a eunuch who married a woman, and she was aware that he was a eunuch. Imam عليه السلام said: "It is permissible." It was then asked: "If he remained with her as long as Allah سبحانه وتعالى willed and then divorced her, is she required to observe a waiting period (iddah)?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes, did he not experience pleasure with her, and did she not experience pleasure with him?" Imam عليه السلام was further asked: "Is she required to perform ritual purification (ghusl) due to their intimacy?" Ima عليه السلام replied: "If she experiences sexual discharge during their intimacy, then she is required to perform ghusl." Finally, Imam عليه السلام was asked: "Does he have the right to reclaim any part of the dowry (mahr) if he divorces her?" Imam عليه السلام said: "No."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh