أ ـ قتلى زُبْيَة الأسد
Those Killed by the Trapped Lion
833. الإمام الصادق عليه السلام :
833. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said:
إنَّ قَوما احتَفَروا زُبيَةً لِلأَسَدِ بِاليَمَنِ ، فَوقَعَ فيهَا الأَسَدُ ،
“A group of people in Yemen dug a hole to trap a lion. The lion fell into it.
فَازدَحَمَ النّاسُ عَلَيها يَنظُرونَ إلَى الأَسَدِ ،
When people gathered around to look at the lion,
فَوَقَعَ فيها رَجُلٌ ،
a man fell into the hole,
فَتَعَلَّقَ بِآخَرَ ،
but he hung on to another man.
فَتَعَلَّقَ الآخَرُ بِآخَرَ وَالآخَرُ بِآخَرَ ،
That man hung on to a third one, and the third to, a fourth.
فَجَرَحَهُمُ الأَسَدُ ؛
The lion mauled them
فَمِنهُم مَن ماتَ مِن جِراحَةِ الأَسَدِ ،
so that some were savaged to death
ومِنهُم مَن اُخرِجَ فَماتَ ،
and some others were pulled out (alive) but died as a result of the injuries.
فَتَشاجَروا في ذلِكَ حَتّى أخَذُوا السُّيوفَ .
They argued about this until they raised the swords.
فَقالَ أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ عليه السلام :
The Commander of the Faithful (AS) said:
هَلُمّوا أقضي بَيَنُكم ؛
‘Come so that I may judge between you:
فَقَضى أنَّ لِلأَوَّلِ رُبعَ الدِّيَةِ ،
the first person should be given a quarter of the blood money,
ولِلثّاني ثُلثَ الدِّيَةِ ،
the second person a third,
ولِلثّالِثِ نِصفَ الدِّيَةِ ،
the third person a half,
ولِلرّابِعِ دِيَةً كامِلَةً ،
and the fourth person the whole blood money.’
وجَعَلَ ذلِكَ عَلى قَبائِلِ الَّذينَ ازدَحَموا ،
When the law was placed before the tribes who had gathered,
فَرَضِيَ بِعضُ القَومِ وسَخِطَ بَعضٌ .
some of them were pleased with it while others were displeased.
فَرُفِعَ ذلِكَ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و آله
When the news reached the Prophet (SA)
واُخبِرَ بِقَضاءِ أميرِ المُؤمِنينَ عليه السلام
and he was informed of the judgement of the Commander of the Faithful (AS),
فَأَجازَهُ .
he approved it.”
الكافي : ج7 ص286 ح2 .
Al -Kafi, vol. 7, p. 286, h. 2.
ب ـ ثَورُ رَجُلٍ قَتَلَ حِمارَ الآخَرِ
A Man’s Bull Kills Another Man’s Donkey
834. الإمام الباقر عليه السلام :
834. Imam al-Baqir (AS) said:
أتى رَجُلٌ رَسولَ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله
“A man came to the Messenger of God (SA)
فَقالَ : إنَّ ثَورَ فُلانٍ قَتَلَ حِماري ،
and said: ‘The bull of so and so killed my donkey.’
فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه و آله :
The Prophet (SA) said to him:
اِيتِ أبا بَكرٍ فَسَلهُ .
‘Go to Abu Bakr and ask him [to pass judgement].’
فَأَتاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ ،
The man came to him and asked him,
فَقالَ : لَيسَ عَلَى البَهائِمِ قَوَدٌ .
so he said: ‘There is no penalty on animals.’
فَرَجَعَ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و آله فَأَخَبَرهُ بِمَقالَةِ أبي بَكرٍ ،
He returned to the Prophet (SA) and informed him about Abu Bakr’s judgement.
فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه و آله :
The Prophet (SA) said to him:
اِيتِ عُمَرَ فسَلهُ .
‘Go to Umar and ask him.’
فَأَتاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ ،
The man came to him and asked him.
فَقالَ مِثلَ مَقالَةِ أبي بَكرٍ .
He passed the same judgment of Abu Bakr.
فَرَجَعَ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و آله فَأَخبَرَهُ ،
The man returned to the Prophet (SA) and informed him [about his judgement].
فَقالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه و آله :
Then the Prophet (SA) said to him:
اِيتِ عَلِيّا عليه السلام فَسلهُ .
‘Go to Ali (AS) and ask him.’
فَأَتاهُ فَسَأَلَهُ ،
He came to him and asked him,
فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :
so Ali (AS) said:
إن كانَ الثَّورُ الدّاخِلُ عَلى حِمارِكَ في مَنامِهِ حَتّى قَتَلَهُ
‘If the bull entered on the donkey while it was asleep and killed it‚
فَصاحِبُهُ ضامِنٌ ،
then its owner would be liable;
وإن كانَ الحِمارُ هُوَ الدّاخِلُ عَلَى الثَّورِ في مَنامِهِ
however, if the donkey entered on the bull in its sleep,
فَلَيسَ عَلى صاحِبِهِ ضَمانٌ .
then its owner would not be liable.’
قالَ : فَرَجَعَ إلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه و آله فَأَخَبَرَهُ ،
The man returned to the Prophet (SA) and informed him,
فَقالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه و آله :
so the Prophet (SA) said:
الحَمدُ للِّهِ الَّذي جَعَلَ مِن أهِل بَيتي مَن يَحكُمُ بِحُكمِ الأَنبِياءِ .
‘Praise be to God who has appointed a member of my household judge according to the judgements of the prophets.’ ”
الكافي : ج7 ص352 ح7 .
Al -Kafi, vol. 7, p. 352, h. 7.
ج ـ رَجُلٌ شَرِبَ الخَمرَ جاهِلاً بِحُرمَتِهِ
A Man Drinks Wine Unaware of Its Prohibition
835. الإمام الصادق عليه السلام :
835. Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said:
لَقَد قَضى أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ ـ صَلَواتُ اللّهِ عَلَيهِ ـ بِقَضِيَّةٍ ما قَضى بِها أحَدٌ كانَ قَبلَهُ !
“The Commander of the Faithful - may God’s blessings be upon him - passed judgement on a matter on which none before him passed judgement!
وكانَت أوَّلَ قَضِيَّةٍ قَضى بِها بَعدَ رَسولِ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله .
It was the first case he judged after the demise of the Messenger of God (SA).
وذلِكَ أ نَّهُ لَمّا قُبِضَ رَسولُ اللّهِ صلى الله عليه و آله واُفضِيَ الأمرُ إلى أبي بَكرٍ اُتِيَ بِرَجُلٍ قَد شَرِبَ الخَمَر ،
When the Messenger of God (SA) passed away, and Abu Bakr took over the authority, a man who had drunk wine was brought to him.
فَقالَ لَهُ أبو بَكرٍ : أشَرِبتَ الخَمرَ ؟
Abu Bakr said to him: ‘Did you drink wine?’
فَقالَ الرَّجُلُ : نَعَم ،
The man said: ‘Yes.’
فَقالَ : ولِمَ شَرِبتَها وهِيَ مُحَرَّمَةٌ ؟
He said: ‘Why did you drink it knowing that it was prohibited?’
فَقالَ : إنَّني لَمّا أسلَمتُ
He said: ‘When I became a Muslim,
ومَنزِلي بَينَ ظَهرانَي قَومٍ يَشربَون الخَمرَ ويَستَحِلّونَها ،
I lived among a people who drank wine and considered it permissible,
ولَم أعلَم أ نَّها حَرامٌ فَأَجتَنِبُها .
so I did not know it was prohibited that I may abstain from it.’
قالَ : فَالتَفَتَ أبو بَكرٍ إلى عُمَرَ فَقالَ :
Abu Bakr turned to Umar and said:
ما تَقولُ يا أبا حَفصٍ في أمرِ هذَا الرَّجُلِ ؟
‘What do you say, O Abu Hafs, concerning this man?’
فَقالَ : مُعضِلَةٌ وأبُو الحَسَنِ لَها .
He said: ‘It is a complicated matter, so, leave it to Abu al-Hasan.’ [That is ‘Ali.]
فَقالَ أبو بَكرٍ : يا غُلامُ ادعُ لَنا عَلِيّا ،
Abu Bakr said: ‘O servant, call Ali for us.’
قالَ عُمَرُ : بَل يُؤتىَ الحَكَمُ في مَنزِلِهِ ،
Umar said: ‘A judge should be visited in his house.’
فَأَتَوهُ ومَعَهُ سَلمانُ الفارِسِيُّ ،
Thus they came to him and [found] Salman al-Farisi with him.
فَأَخبَرَهُ بِقِصَّةِ الرَّجُلِ فَاقتَصَّ عَلَيهِ قِصَّتَهُ .
They informed him about the story of the man and he related his story to him.
فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام لِأَبي بَكرٍ :
Ali (AS) said to Abu Bakr:
اِبعَث مَعَهُ مَن يَدورُ بِهِ عَلى مَجالِسِ المُهاجِرينَ وَالأَنصارِ ؛
‘Send with him one to go around the gatherings of the Muhajirin and the Ansar;
فَمَن كانَ تَلا عَلَيهِ آيَةَ التَّحريمِ فَليشَهَد عَلَيهِ ؛
if there is one who recited the verse of wine prohibition for him, he should bear witness;
فَإِن لَم يَكُن تَلا عَلَيهِ آيَةَ التَّحريمِ فَلا شَيءَ عَلَيهِ .
if there is none who recited the verse of prohibition for him, let him go.’
فَفَعَلَ أبو بَكرٍ بِالرَّجُلِ ما قالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام ، فَلَم يَشهَد عَلَيهِ أحَدٌ ، فَخَلّى سَبيلَهُ .
Abu Bakr acted according to what Ali (AS) said. When none bore witness against him, he let him go.”
الكافي : ج7 ص249 ح4 ، خصائص الأئمّة عليهم السلام : ص 81 .
Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 249, h. 4. Khasais al-Aimmah (AS), p. 81.
د ـ اِمرَأَةٌ وَلَدَت بَعدَ قُدومِ زَوجِهِا بِسِتَّةِ أشُهرٍ
A Woman Gives Birth to a Baby Six Months after Her Husband’s Return
836. المناقب لابن شهر آشوب :
836. Al- Manaqib, by Ibn Shahr Ashub relates:
كانَ الهَيثَمُ في جَيشٍ ،
“Haytham was in the army;
فَلَمّا جاءَتِ امرَأَتُهُ بَعدَ قُدومِهِ بِستَّةِ أشهُرٍ بِوَلَدٍ ،
when his wife gave birth to a child six months after he had returned,
فَأَنكَرَ ذلِكَ مِنها وجاءَ بِهِ عُمَرَ ، وقَصَّ عَلَيهِ ،
he denied his paternity and brought the child to Umar complaining about her.
فَأَمَرَ بِرَجمِها ،
Umar commanded that she be stoned.
فَأَدرَكَها عَلِيٌّ مِن قَبلِ أن تُرجَمَ ،
Ali caught up with her before she could be stoned.
ثُمَّ قالَ لِعُمَر : اربَع عَلى نَفسِكَ ؛ إنَّها صَدَقَت ،
He then said to Umar: ‘Restrain yourself; she spoke the truth.
إنَّ اللّهَ تَعالى يَقولُ : «وَ حَمْلُهُ وَ فِصَالُهُ ثَلَـثُونَ شَهْرًا» الأحقاف : 15 .
God says: ‘And his gestation and weaning take thirty months’ Qur’an, 46:15.
وقالَ :
and says:
«وَالْوَ لِدَ تُ يُرْضِعْنَ أَوْلَادَهُنَّ حَوْلَيْنِ كَامِلَيْنِ» البقرة : 233 .
‘Mothers shall suckle their children for two full years’ Qur’an, 2:233
فَالحَملُ وَالرِّضاعُ ثَلاثونَ شَهرا ،
Thus the period of gestation and weaning is thirty months.’
فَقالَ عُمَرُ : لَولا عَلِيٌّ لَهَلَكَ عُمَرُ . وخَلّى سَبيلَها ، وأَلحَقَ الوَلَدَ بِالرَّجُلِ .
So Umar said: ‘If it had not been for Ali, Umar would have perished.’ He let her go and attached the child to the man.”
المناقب لابن شهر آشوب : ج2 ص365 .
Al-Manaqib, by Ibn Shahr Ashub, vol. 2, p. 365.
ه ـ رَجُلانِ اِحتالا في ذَهابِ مالِ امرَأَةٍ
Two Men Collude to Swindle a Woman out of Money
837. الكافي عن زاذان :
837. Al-Kafi, reporting from Zadhan, who said:
اِستَودَعَ رَجُلانِ امرَأَةً وَديعَةً وقالا لَها :
“Two men entrusted a woman [with] a trust and said to her:
لا تَدفَعيها إلى واحِدٍ مِنّا حَتّى نَجتَمِعَ عِندَكِ .
‘Do not hand it over to one of us until we are brought together with you.’
ثُمَّ انطَلَقا فَغابا ،
They then left and stayed away.
فَجاءَ أحَدُهُما إلَيها فَقالَ :
One of them came to her and said to her:
أعطيني وَديعَتي ؛ فَإِنَّ صاحِبي قَد ماتَ ،
‘Give me my trust, for my friend died.’
فَأَبَت حَتّى كَثُرَ اختِلافُهُ ثُمَّ أعطَتُه ،
She refused until he insisted on her, so she gave it to him.
ثُمَّ جاءَ الآخَرُ فَقالَ : هاتي وَديَعتي ،
Then came the other one and said: ‘Give me my trust.’
فَقالَت : أخَذَها صاحِبُكَ وذَكَرَ أ نَّكَ قَد مُتَّ ،
She said: ‘Your friend had taken it and mentioned that you had died.’
فَارتَفَعا إلى عُمَرَ ،
The issue was brought to Umar,
فَقالَ لَها عُمَرُ : ما أراكِ إلّا وقَد ضَمِنتِ ،
so he said to her: ‘I see that you are liable.’
فَقالَتِ المَرأَةُ : اِجعَل عَلِيّا عليه السلام بَيني وبَينَهُ ،
The woman said: ‘Let Ali (AS) decide between me and him.’
فَقالَ عُمَرُ : اِقضِ بَينَهُما ،
Umar said [to Ali]: ‘Judge between them.’
فَقالَ عَلِيٌّ عليه السلام :
Thus Ali said:
هذِهِ الوَديعَةُ عِندي ،
‘The trust is with me:
وقَد أمَرتُماها ألّا تَدفَعَها إلى واحِدٍ مِنكُما
you both commanded that she should not give it to one of you
حَتّى تَجتَمِعا عِندَها
until both of you are brought together.
فَائِتنيِ بِصاحِبِكَ !
So bring me your friend!’
فَلَم يُضَمِّنها وقالَ عليه السلام : إنَّما أرادا أن يَذهَبا بِمالِ المَرأَةِ .
Thus he did not deem her liable [for it] and said: ‘They wanted to swindle her money.’ ”
الكافي : ج 7 ص 428 ح 12 .
Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 428, h. 12.
و ـ رَجُلٌ اُصيبَت إحدى عَينَيهِ
A Man Whose Eye Was Injured
838. الكافي عن الحسن بن كثير عن أبيه :
838. Al-Kafi, reporting from al-Hasan ibn Kathir, from his father, who said:
اُصيبَت عَينُ رَجُلٍ وهِيَ قائِمَةٌ
“A man’s eye was injured, while it appeared to be normal,
فَأَمَرَ أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ عليه السلام فَرُبِطَت عَينُهُ الصَّحيحَةُ ،
so the Commander of the Faithful (AS) commanded that the normal eye be blindfolded
وأقامَ رَجُلاً بِحِذاهُ بِيَدِهِ بَيضَةٌ ، يَقولُ : هَل تَراها ؟
and a person stand opposite to him with an egg in his hand, saying: ‘Can you see it?’
قالَ : فَجَعَلَ إذا قالَ : نَعَم ، تَأَخَّرَ قَليلاً ،
Whenever he said ‘Yes’, the man with the egg took a step backwards,
حَتّى إذا خَفِيَت عَلَيهِ عُلِّمَ ذلِكَ المَكانُ ،
until it disappeared from his sight, and that spot was marked.
قالَ : وعُصِّبَت عَينُهُ المُصابَةُ ،
Then his injured eye was blindfolded,
وجَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ يَتَباعَدُ وهُوَ يَنظُرُ بِعَينِهِ الصَّحيحَةِ حَتّى إذا خَفِيَت عَلَيهِ ،
and the man with the egg distanced himself while he looked with his normal eye until the egg disappeared from his sight.
ثُمَّ قيسَ ما بَينَهُما فَاُعطِيَ الأَرشَ عَلى ذلِكَ .
The distance between the two spots was measured, and the man was given compensation (arsh)1934 for it.” [According to Islamic penal law “arsh” is the compensation payable in case of offences against the body (Editor).]
الكافي : ج7 ص323 ح6، تهذيب الأحكام : ج 6 ص 266 ح 1047 .
Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 323, h. 6. Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 266, h. 1047.
ز ـ رَجُلانِ تَنازَعا في ثَمانِيَةِ دَراهِمَ
Two Men Contesting Each other’s Right
839. الكافي عن ابن أبي ليلى:
839. Al-Kafi, reporting from Ibn Abu Layla, who said:
قَضى أميرُ المُؤمِنينَ عليه السلام بَينَ رَجُلَينِ اصطَحَبا في سَفَرٍ ،
“The Commander of the Faithful (AS) judged between two men who went on travel;
فَلَمّا أرادا الغَداءَ أخرَجَ أحَدُهُما مِن زادِهِ خَمسَةَ أرغِفَةٍ ،
when they wanted to have lunch, one of them took out five loaves of bread from his provisions,
وأخرَجَ الآخَرُ ثَلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ ،
the other took out three loaves.
فَمَرَّ بِهِما عابِرُ سَبيلٍ ،
A wayfarer passed by them,
فَدَعَواهُ إلى طَعامِهِما ،
so they invited him to partake of their food.
فَأَكَلَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَهُما حَتّى لَم يَبقَ شَيءٌ ،
The man ate with them until nothing was left;
فَلَمّا فَرَغوا أعطاهُما العابِرُ بِهِما ثَمانِيَةَ دَراهِمَ ثَوابَ ما أكَلَهُ مِن طَعامِهِما ،
when he finished, he gave them eight dirhams as a reward for what he had eaten.
فَقالَ صاحِبُ الثَّلاثَةِ أرغِفَةٍ لِصاحِبِ الخَمسَةِ أرغِفةٍ :
The person with three loaves said to the one with five loaves:
اِقسِمها نِصفَينِ بَيني وبَينَكَ ،
‘Divide it equally between you and I.’
وقالَ صاحِبُ الخَمسَةِ :
The possessor of five loaves said:
لا ، بَل يُأخُذُ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنّا مِنَ الدَّراهِمِ عَلى عَدَدِ ما أخرَجَ مِنَ الزّادِ .
‘No, each one of us should take of the dirhams according to the provision he had taken out.’
قالَ : فَأَتَيا أميرَ المُؤمِنينَ عليه السلام في ذلِكَ ،
He said: “They came to the Commander of the Faithful (AS);
فَلَمّا سَمِعَ مَقالَتَهُما قالَ لَهُما :
when he heard their story, he said to them:
اِصطَلِحا ؛ فَإِنَّ قَضِيَّتُكما دَنِيَّةٌ ،
‘Reconcile for your case is contemptible.’
فَقالا : اِقضِ بَينَنا بِالحَقِّ .
They said: ‘Judge between us with truth.’
قالَ : فَأَعطى صاحِبَ الخَمسَةِ أرغِفَةٍ سَبعَةَ دَراهِمَ ،
He said: “He gave the owner of five loaves seven dirhams
وأعطى صاحِبَ الثَّلاثَةِ أرغِفَةٍ دِرهَما ،
and the owner of three loaves one dirham.”
وقالَ : أ لَيسَ أخرَجَ أحَدُكُما مِن زادِهِ خَمسَةَ أرغِفَةٍ ،
He said: ‘Did one of you not take out five loaves
وأخرَجَ الآخَرُ ثلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ ؟
and the other three loaves?’
قالا : نَعَم .
They said: ‘Yes.’
قالَ : أ لَيسَ أكَلَ مَعَكُما ضَيفُكُما مِثلَ ما أكَلتُما ؟
He said: ‘Did your guest not eat as much as you ate?’
قالا : نَعَم !
They said: ‘Yes!’
قال : أ لَيسَ أكَلَ كُلُّ واحِدٍ مِنكُما ثلاثة أرغِفَةٍ غَيرَ ثُلُثِها ؟
قالا : نَعَم !
قالَ : أ لَيس أكَلتَ أنتَ يا صاحِبَ الثَّلاثَةِ ثَلاثةَ أرغِفَةٍ غَيرَ ثُلُثٍ ،
He said: ‘Did you not eat, O owner of three loaves, three loaves except a third,
وأكلَتَ أنتَ يا صاحِبَ الخَمسَةِ ثَلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ غَيرَ ثُلُثٍ ،
and you, owner of five loaves, eat three loaves except a third,
وأكَلَ الضَّيفُ ثَلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ غَيرَ ثُلُثٍ ؟
and the guest eat three loaves except a third?
أ لَيسَ بَقيَ لَكَ يا صاحِبَ الثَّلاثَةِ ثُلُثُ رَغيفٍ مِن زادِكَ ،
Is a third left for you, O owner of three loaves, from your provisions
وبَقِيَ لَكَ يا صاحِبَ الخَمسَةِ رَغيفانِ وثُلُثٌ ،
whereas you, O owner of five loaves, two loaves and a third remained with you,
وأكلَتَ ثَلاثَةَ أرغِفَةٍ غَيرَ ثُلُثٍ ؟ !
and you ate three loaves except a third?!’
فَأَعطاهُما لِكُلِّ ثُلُثِ رَغيفٍ دِرهَما ؛
He gave for every third of a loaf a dirham,
فَأَعطى صاحِبَ الرَّغيفَينِ وثُلُثٍ سَبعَةَ دَراهِم ،
so he gave the owner of two loaves and a third seven dirhams
وأعطى صاحِبَ ثُلُثِ رَغيفٍ دِرهَما .
and the owner of a third a dirham.”
الكافي : ج 7 ص 427 ح 10 ، تهذيب الأحكام : ج 6 ص 290 ح 805.
Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 427, h. 10. Tahdhib al-Ahkam, vol. 6, p. 290, h. 805.
ح ـ قَطعُ يَدِ السّارِقِ
840. الكافي عن الحارث بن حصيرة :
840. Al-Kafi, reporting from al-Harith ibn Hasira, who said:
مَرَرتُ بِحَبَشِيٍّ وهُوَ يَستَسقي بِالمَدينَةِ ،
“I passed by an Abyssinian who was watering [his animals] in Medina
وإذا هُوَ أقطَعُ ،
with his hand cut off.
فَقُلتُ لَهُ : مَن قَطَعَكَ ؟
I said to him: “Who cut your hand?”
فَقالَ :
He said:
قَطَعَني خَيرُ النّاسِ !
‘The best of people cut my hand.
إنّا اُخِذنا في سَرِقَةٍ ونَحنُ ثَمانِيةُ نَفَرٍ ،
We were eight people arrested for stealing
فَذُهِبَ بِنا إلى عَلِيِّ بن أبي طالِبٍ عليه السلام ،
and taken to Ali ibn Abi Talib (AS).
فَأَقرَرنا بِالسَّرِقَةِ ،
We confessed [to] the theft,
فَقالَ لَنا : تَعرِفونَ أ نَّها حَرامٌ ؟
so he said to us: ‘Do you know that it is fordidden?’
قُلنا : نَعَم .
We said: ‘Yes.’
فَأَمَرَ بِنا فَقُطِعَت أصابِعُنا مِنَ الرّاحَةِ
He commanded that our fingers be cut from the palm,
وخُلِّيَتِ الإِبهامُ ،
and the thumb was spared;
ثُمَّ أمَرَ بِنا فَحُبِسنا في بَيتٍ
then he commanded that we be held in a house
يُطعِمُنا فيهِ السَّمنَ وَالعَسلَ
and fed on clarified butter and honey
حَتّى بَرِئَت أيدينا ،
until our hands were healed,
ثُمَّ أمَرَ بِنا فَاُخرِجنا ،
then he commanded that we be released
وكَسانا فَأَحسَنَ كِسوَتَنا ،
and clothed us with the best of clothes
ثُمَّ قالَ لَنا :
and then said to us:
إن تَتوبوا وتُصلِحوا فَهُوَ خَيرٌ لَكُم ،
‘If you repent and make amends, it will be best for you,
يُلحِقكُمُ اللّهُ بِأَيديكُم فِي الجَنَّةِ ،
and God will rejoin your hands to you in Paradise,
وإن لا تَفعَلوا يُلحِقكُمُ اللّهُ بِأيديكُم فِي النّارِ .
but if you do not, God will rejoin them to you in hell.’ ”
الكافي : ج7 ص264 ح22 .
Al-Kafi, vol. 7, p. 264, h. 22.
