ثُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ مَنْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمْ...

ثُمَّ إِنَّ فُلَانَ بْنَ فُلَانٍ مَنْ قَدْ عَرَفْتُمْ مُرُوءَتَهُ وَ عَقْلَهُ وَ صَلَاحَهُ وَ نِيَّتَهُ وَ فَضْلَهُ وَ قَدْ أَحَبَّ شِرْكَتَكُمْ وَ خَطَبَ كَرِيمَتَكُمْ فُلَانَةَ وَ بَذَلَ لَهَا مِنَ الصَّدَاقِ كَذَا فَشَفِّعُوا شَافِعَكُمْ وَ أَنْكِحُوا خَاطِبَكُمْ فِي يُسْرٍ غَيْرِ عُسْرٍ أَقُولُ قَوْلِي هَذَا وَ أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللَّهَ‏ لِي وَ لَكُمْ Indeed, so-and-so, the son of so-and-so, whose dignity, intellect, righteousness, intention, and virtue you already know, has desired to join your family and has proposed to your noble daughter, so-and-so, and has offered her such-and-such as a dowry.

I say these words and seek the Forgiveness of Allah -azwj for myself and for you!’’ [29] Respecting ladies: عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَسْبَاطٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الصَّبَّاحِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُصْعَبٍ الزُّبَيْرِيِّ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) وَ جَلَسْنَا إِلَيْهِ فِي مَسْجِدِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ( صلى الله عليه وآله ) فَتَذَاكَرْنَا أَمْرَ النِّسَاءِ فَأَكْثَرْنَا الْخَوْضَ وَ هُوَ سَاكِتٌ لَا يَدْخُلُ فِي حَدِيثِنَا بِحَرْفٍ A number of our companions, from Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ali Bin Asbaat, from Muhammad Bin Al Sabbah, from Abdul Rahman Bin Al Hajjaj, from Abdullah Bin Mus’ab Al Zubeyri who said, ‘I heard Abu Al-Hassan Musa -asws Bin Ja’far -asws , and we were seated with him -asws in the Masjid of Rasool-Allah -saww , so we mentioned the matter of the women.

فَلَمَّا سَكَتْنَا قَالَ أَمَّا الْحَرَائِرُ فَلَا تَذْكُرُوهُنَّ وَ لَكِنْ خَيْرُ الْجَوَارِي مَا كَانَ لَكَ فِيهَا هَوًى وَ كَانَ لَهَا عَقْلٌ وَ أَدَبٌ فَلَسْتَ تَحْتَاجُ إِلَى أَنْ تَأْمُرَ وَ لَا تَنْهَى So, when we were silent, he -asws said: ‘ As for the free ones, so you should not be mentioning them, but the best of the slave girls is the one whom you love and for her is an intellect, and manners, so you would neither be needy to instruct her nor prohibit her.