Chapter on Prohibition of Shedding Blood and Taking Wealth Unlawfully, the Prohibition of Engaging in the Impermissible, and Repentance From Killing Whether Intentional or Accidental

In the narration of Ibrahim ibn Abi Al-Bilad from someone who mentioned it from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام, that he said: "During the time of the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, there was a truthful woman known as Umm Fattan. A man from the companions of Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام came to her and greeted her, finding her distressed. He asked her: 'Why do I see you worried?' She replied: 'A female servant of mine passed away, and I buried her, but the earth rejected her twice.' The man went to the Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام and informed him of this. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: 'Indeed, the earth accepts the Jew and the Christian, so why would it reject her unless she was being punished by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic?' Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام then said: 'If soil from the grave of a Muslim man were taken and scattered over her grave, the earth would settle.'" The man returned to Umm Fattan and informed her of this. She took soil from the grave of a Muslim man and scattered it over her servant's grave, and the earth accepted her. When he inquired about the servant's deeds, it was said: 'She had an intense love for men, and whenever she gave birth, she would throw her child into the oven.'"