Hadith 28-69

حَدَّثَنا أَبي‏ رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُ قالَ: حَدَّثَنا الحَسَن بْنِ أحْمَد المالكي قالَ: حَدَّثَنا عَبْدِ اللَّه بْنِ طاوس سِنَةِ إحدى وَأَرْبَعِينَ وَمائتَيْنِ قالَ قُلْتُ لابي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا عَلَيْهِ السَّلامُ إِنَّ لِيَ ابْنَ أَخٍ قَدْ زَوَّجْتُهُ ابْنَتِي وَهُوَيَشْرَبُ الشَّرَابَ وَيُكْثِرُ ذِكْرَ الطَّلاقِ فَقَالَ لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ مِنْ إِخْوَانِكَ فَلا شَيْ‏ءَ عَلَيْهِ وَإِنْ كَانَ مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ فَانْزِعْهَا مِنْهُ فَإِنَّمَا عَنَى الْفِرَاقَ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ رُوِيَ عَن آبَائِكَ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ السَّلاَمُ إِيَّاكُمْ وَالْمُطَلَّقَاتِ ثَلاثاً فِي مَجْلِسٍ وَاحِدٍ فَإِنَّهُنَّ ذَوَاتُ الأَزْوَاجِ فَقَالَ هَذَا مِنْ إِخْوَانِكُمْ لا مِنْهُمْ إِنَّهُ مَنْ دَانَ بِدِينِ قَوْمٍ لَزِمَتْهُ أَحْكَامُهُمْ.

In the year 241 A.H. (854 A.D.) (The author of the book narrated) my father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Al-Hassan ibn Ahmad al-Maliki quoted on the authority of Abdullah ibn Tawoos that he told Abil Hassan Al-Ridha’ (a.s.), “I have married off my daughter to one of my brother’s sons who drinks and often mentions divorce often.” The Imam (a.s.) said, “If he is one of the Shiites, then there is no problem. [63] However, separate your daughter from him if he is a Sunni.” Abdullah ibn Tawoos asked, “May I be your ransom! Has it not been narrated on the authority of Abi Abdullah (a.s.) that one should not marry women who have been divorced thrice at once [64] , and that they are still considered to be married?” The Imam (a.s.) said, “That tradition applies to a woman whose husband is a Shiite - not one whose husband is a Sunni - since whoever accepts a religion is bound to abide by its rules.”