Chapter on the Inheritance of the Son of Li'an (Mutual Cursing)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 163
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 163
Chapter on the Inheritance of the Son of Li'an (Mutual Cursing)
وَ رَوَى أَبُو اَلْجَوْزَاءِ عَنِ اَلْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عُلْوَانَ عَنْ عَمْرِو بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ قَذَفَ اِمْرَأَتَهُ ثُمَّ خَرَجَ فَجَاءَ وَ قَدْ تُوُفِّيَتِ اَلْمَرْأَةُ قَالَ "يُخَيَّرُ وَاحِدَةً مِنِ اِثْنَتَيْنِ فَيُقَالُ لَهُ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَلْزَمْتَ نَفْسَكَ اَلذَّنْبَ فَيُقَامُ فِيكَ اَلْحَدُّ وَ تُعْطَى اَلْمِيرَاثَ وَ إِنْ شِئْتَ أَقْرَرْتَ فَلاَعَنْتَ أَدْنَى قَرَابَتِهَا إِلَيْهَا وَ لاَ مِيرَاثَ لَكَ".
Abu Al-Jawza' narrated from Al-Husayn ibn Alwan, from Amr ibn Khalid, from Zayd ibn Ali, from his father عليه السلام, from his grandfather عليه السلام, from Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام, regarding a man who accused his wife of adultery and then left. When he returned, he found that his wife had passed away. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "He is given a choice between two options. It is said to him: If you wish, you can admit to the sin, in which case the legal punishment (hadd) will be carried out upon you, and you will receive her inheritance. Or, if you wish, you may affirm your accusation and perform mula'anah (mutual cursing) with her closest living relative, and in that case, you will have no share in her inheritance."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh