النَّذر

THE VOW

‏النَّذرُ / The Vow

1. الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيه‏ الّسَلامُ) ـ في قولهِ تعالى: «يُوفُونَ بالنَّذْرِ» ـ :مَرِضَ الحَسنُ والحُسينُ وهُما صَبيّانِ صَغيرانِ، فعادَهُما رَسولُ اللّه‏ِ (صَلّىَ ‏الله‏ُُ عَليهِ ‏وَ ‏آلهِ) ومَعهُ رجُلانِ، فقالَ أحَدُهُما: يا أبا الحَسَنِ، لو نَذَرتَ في ابنَيكَ نَذرا إن عافاهُما اللّه‏ُ، فقالَ: أصومُ ثَلاثَةَ أيّامٍ شُكرا للّه‏ِ عز وجل، وكذلكَ قالَت فاطمَةُ، وكذلكَ قالَت جارِيَتُهُم فِضَّةُ، فألبَسَهُما اللّه‏ عافِيَةً فأصبَحوا صِياما. ‏ ‏

1. Imam al-BÁqir (AS), with regard to Allah’s verse in the Qur’an: "They fulfil their vows", said, ‘al-Íasan and al-Íusayn became sick when they were young children, so the Prophet (SAWA) visited them and there were two men with him. One of the two men said
[to Imam Ali], ‘O AbU al-Íasan, why don’t you make a vow for your two children for Allah to cure them.’ He said, ‘I will fast for three days in thanks to Allah Almighty. Fatima also said the same, and so did their servant FiÃÃa. Allah Almighty covered them with good health, and so they fasted the next day.’
[WasA’il al-ShIÝa, v. 16, p. 190, p. 5]