hadith
1544
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Abdul Rahman ibn Abi Layla narrated that he was imprisoned along with Imam Kazim (a.s), and his hair was long. Imam Kazim said
“Cut your hair short. There are three things which one will never abandon doing, once he starts doing them. The first one is cutting his hair. Once he cuts his hair short and feels how comfortable it is, he will never again let his hair grow long. The second one is cutting short his robe. Whoever wears a long robe, and then cuts it a little to make it shorter will feel so comfortable that he will never again wear a long robe. The third one is related to marriage and divorce. Whoever divorces his free wife, and then marries a maid, will never again marry a free woman, since the maid expects very little and always obeys his orders. God the Almighty told the Prophet: “And thy garments keep free from stain!” [The Holy Quran: Mudaththir 74:4], This was revealed even though the Prophet's garment was clean. God just ordered him to shorten it a little bit.”
عن عبد الرحمان بن أبي ليلى عمن حدثه
أنه قال: كنت مع أبي الحسن (عليه السلام) أيام حبسه ببغداد وكان لي شعر، فقال: جز شعرك، ثم قال: ثلاث خصال من كن فيه فتركهن لم يعد إليهن أبدا، من كان له شعر فطمه لم يعد يوفر شعره أبدا لما يصيب من اللذة والراحة، ومن كا يلبس ثوبا طويلا فشمر لم يعد يلبس ثوبا طويلا لما يجد من الراحة، ومن كانت عنده حرة فطلقها واتخذ الإماء لم يعد إلى حرة أبدا لخفة مؤونة الإماء ومتابعتهن في جميع الحالات، قال: إن الله جل وعز قال لنبيه (صلى الله عليه وآله): ﴿وثيابك فطهر﴾ وكانت ثيابه طاهرة وإنما أمره بالتشمير.
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