Chapter on Ensuring the Absence of Pregnancy in Bondwomen (istibra)

I asked Abu Abdillah (as): "I purchase a bondwoman from a trustworthy man who informs me that he has not touched her since she menstruated and then purified herself. Is it permissible for me to have relations with her?"…

Hadith.4546 - Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) said: "If a man purchases a bondwoman who has not yet reached maturity or has passed the age of menstruation, then there is no harm if he does not observe an…

I asked him about a man who purchased a bondwoman and her previous owner had not had relations with her. Should he still observe an istibra' (waiting period) for her womb? Imam (as) said: "Yes." I asked: "What about a…