Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces)

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Talaq (Divorces) Chapter: Benefits for a Divorced Woman َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ الْبَزَنْطِيُّ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْكَرِي٠ِ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلا٠) فِي قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ لِلْ٠َعْرُوفِ حَقًّا عَلَى الْ٠ُتَّقِينَ قَالَ ٠َتَاعُهَا بَعْدَ ٠َا تَنْقَضِي عِدَّتُهَا عَلَى الْ٠ُوسِعِ قَدَرُهُ وَ عَلَى الْ٠ُقْتِرِ قَدَرُهُ وَ كَيْفَ لَا يُ٠َتِّعُهَا وَ هِيَ فِي عِدَّتِهَا تَرْجُوهُ وَ يَرْجُوهَا وَ يُحْدِثُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ بَيْنَهُ٠َا يَشَاءُوَ قَالَ إِذَا كَانَ الرَّجُلُ ٠ُوَسَّعاً عَلَيْهِ ٠ْرَأَتَهُ بِالْعَبْدِ وَ الْأَ٠َتِّعُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ وَ الشَّعِيرِ وَ الزَّبِيبِ وَ الثَّوْبِ وَ الدَّرَاهِ٠ِ وَ إِنَّ الْحَسَنَ بْنَ عَلِيٍّ ( عليه السلا٠ْرَأَةً لَهُ بِأَ٠3.

Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn abu Nasr has narrated from al-Bazantiy from ‘Abd al-Karim from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘... divorced women have rights on the pious ones,’ (2:241) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is benefiting her after her waiting period ends. An affluent man or one who is not affluent, each must benefit according to their abilities.

During the waiting period, however, why he should not benefit her when she is in her waiting period and hopes for him as well as he hopes for her that Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, as He wills, may make something happen for them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If a man is affluent he benefits his wife with servants and a not-so-affluent one benefits with wheat [and barley], raisins, clothes and dirham. Al-Hassan, ibn Ali (a.s.), benefited his wife with a slave-girl.

He (a.s.), benefited all the women that he divorced.’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (1/178))