Al-Kāfi

18- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ عَنِ الْخَيْبَرِيِّ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ ثُوَيْرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ إِذَا أَصَابَتْكُمْ مَجَاعَةٌ فَاعْبَثُوا بِالزَّبِيبِ.

18. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il ibn Bazi’ from al-Khaybariy from al-Husayn ibn Thuwayri who has said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘When you are hungry play (eat slowly) with raisins.

19- وَعَنْهُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنِ السِّنْدِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الْبَخْتَرِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لا يَحِلُّ مَنْعُ الْمِلْحِ وَالنَّارِ.

19. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Muhammad ibn Ahmad from al-Sindiy ibn Muhammad from abu al- Bakhtariy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not lawful to deny salt and fire (to those who ask for it).”’

20- عَنْهُ عَنْ مُوسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرٍ الْبَغْدَادِيِّ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ وَاصِلِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) خَلِيطٌ فِي الْجَاهِلِيَّةِ فَلَمَّا بُعِثَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) لَقِيَهُ خَلِيطُهُ فَقَالَ لِلنَّبِيِّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) جَزَاكَ اللهُ مِنْ خَلِيطٍ خَيْراً فَقَدْ كُنْتَ تُوَاتِي وَلا تُمَارِي فَقَالَ لَهُ النَّبِيُّ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) وَأَنْتَ فَجَزَاكَ اللهُ مِنْ خَلِيطٍ خَيْراً فَإِنَّكَ لَمْ تَكُنْ تَرُدُّ رِبْحاً وَلا تُمْسِكُ ضِرْساً.

20. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Musa ibn Ja’far al-Baghdadiy from ‘ Ubayd Allah ibn ‘Abd Allah from Wasil ibn Sulayman from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, had an occasional companion from the time of ignorance. When he (the Messenger of Allah) was commissioned as the Holy Prophet, he met him and said to the Holy Prophet, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, ‘As a companion I pray to Allah to give you good because you agreed and did not argue.’ The Holy Prophet said to him, ‘So also from me, may Allah give you good for a companion; you did not refuse any benefit and did not grind your teeth (you were not stingy).”’

21- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ [أَبِيهِ] عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْقَاسَانِيِّ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ دَاوُدَ عَنْ رَجُلٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَوْدَعَهُ رَجُلٌ مِنَ اللُّصُوصِ دَرَاهِمَ أَوْ مَتَاعاً وَاللِّصُّ مُسْلِمٌ هَلْ يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ لا يَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ فَإِنْ أَمْكَنَهُ أَنْ يَرُدَّ عَلَى صَاحِبِهِ فَعَلَ وَإِلا كَانَ فِي يَدِهِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ اللُّقَطَةِ يُصِيبُهَا فَيُعَرِّفُهَا حَوْلا فَإِنْ أَصَابَ صَاحِبَهَا رَدَّهَا عَلَيْهِ وَإِلا تَصَدَّقَ بِهَا فَإِنْ جَاءَ صَاحِبُهَا بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ خَيَّرَهُ بَيْنَ الأجْرِ وَالْغُرْمِ فَإِذَا اخْتَارَ الأجْرَ فَلَهُ الأجْرُ وَإِنِ اخْتَارَ الْغُرْمَ غَرِمَ لَهُ وَكَانَ الأجْرُ لَهُ.

21. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from (his father) from Ali ibn Muhammad al-Qasaniy from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad from Sulayman ibn Dawud from a man who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a Muslim man with whom a thieving man leaves a certain amount of dirham and he is a Muslim also; if he must return it to him. He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he must not return it. If he can find the owner he must give it to him; otherwise, he must deal with it as what is found as a lost item and announce about it in public for one year. If the owner is found it is fine; otherwise, it is given as charity. If the owner comes thereafter he is given the choice to leave it for charity and reward or claim the loss. If he chooses charity he receives the reward; if he chooses compensation for the loss, the reward goes to one who pays compensation.’”

22- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ عَبْداً صَالِحاً فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ كُنَّا مُرَافِقِينَ لِقَوْمٍ بِمَكَّةَ فَارْتَحَلْنَا عَنْهُمْ وَحَمَلْنَا بَعْضَ مَتَاعِهِمْ بِغَيْرِ عِلْمٍ وَقَدْ ذَهَبَ الْقَوْمُ وَلا نَعْرِفُهُمْ وَلا نَعْرِفُ أَوْطَانَهُمْ فَقَدْ بَقِيَ الْمَتَاعُ عِنْدَنَا فَمَا نَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ تَحْمِلُونَهُ حَتَّى تَلْحَقُوهُمْ بِالْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ يُونُسُ قُلْتُ لَهُ لَسْتُ أَعْرِفُهُمْ وَلا نَدْرِي كَيْفَ نَسْأَلُ عَنْهُمْ قَالَ فَقَالَ بِعْهُ وَأَعْطِ ثَمَنَهُ أَصْحَابَكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَهْلَ الْوَلايَةِ قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ.

22. Ali has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus ibn ‘Abd al-Rahman who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before the virtuous servant of Allah saying, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, we in Makkah had travel-mates, and when they left and we also left we carried certain items of their goods without knowing and they had gone. We did not know their places and the goods were left with us. What should we do about them? He (the Imam) said, ‘Take them with you to meet them in al-Kufah.’ I (Yunus) said, ‘I do not know them and we do not know how to find them.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Sell the items and give its price to your people.’ I then asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, should I give them to Ahl al-Walayah (people who believe in the Divine Authority of ‘A’immah)? He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, give it to them.’”

23- الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْوَشَّاءِ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ عَائِذٍ عَنْ أَبِي خَدِيجَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلَهُ ذَرِيحٌ الْمُحَارِبِيُّ عَنِ الْمَمْلُوكِ يَأْخُذُ اللُّقَطَةَ قَالَ وَمَا لِلْمَمْلُوكِ وَاللُّقَطَةِ لا يَمْلِكُ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ شَيْئاً فَلا يَعْرِضُ لَهَا الْمَمْلُوكُ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يُعَرِّفَهَا سَنَةً فَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا دَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ وَإِلا كَانَتْ فِي مَالِهِ فَإِنْ مَاتَ كَانَ مِيرَاثاً لِوَلَدِهِ وَلِمَنْ وَرِثَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَجِئْ لَهَا طَالِبٌ كَانَتْ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ هِيَ لَهُمْ وَإِنْ جَاءَ طَالِبُهَا دَفَعُوهَا إِلَيْهِ.

23. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A’idh from abu Khadijah who has said the following: “This is concerning my question of Dhariyh al-Muharibiy before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a slave who takes an item that is found. He (the Imam) said, ‘What a slave has to do with an item found! He does not own anything for himself. A slave must not have bothered about it. He must announce it in public for one year. If the owner comes it must be given to him, otherwise, it remains in his belongings; and if he dies it becomes of his legacy for his children and those who inherit him. If no one comes to demand it, it remains in their belongings and it becomes their property; but if someone comes asking for it they must give it to him.’”

24- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ النَّوْفَلِيِّ عَنِ السَّكُونِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ نَهَى رَسُولُ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) عَنِ الْكَشُوفِ وَهُوَ أَنْ تُضْرَبَ النَّاقَةُ وَوَلَدُهَا طِفْلٌ إِلا أَنْ يُتَصَدَّقَ بِوَلَدِهَا أَوْ يُذْبَحَ وَنَهَى أَنْ يُنْزَى حِمَارٌ عَلَى عَتِيقَةٍ.

24. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from af-Nawfafiy from af-Sakuniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, prohibited exposing a she-camel before a he-camel for breeding, unless the young is given in charity or is slaughtered as well as a donkey to leap (mount) over an old one.’”

25- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ اللُّؤْلُؤِيِّ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ كَانَ رَجُلٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا بِالْمَدِينَةِ فَضَاقَ ضَيْقاً شَدِيداً وَاشْتَدَّتْ حَالُهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) اذْهَبْ فَخُذْ حَانُوتاً فِي السُّوقِ وَابْسُطْ بِسَاطاً وَلْيَكُنْ عِنْدَكَ جَرَّةٌ مِنْ مَاءٍ وَالْزَمْ بَابَ حَانُوتِكَ قَالَ فَفَعَلَ الرَّجُلُ فَمَكَثَ مَا شَاءَ اللهُ قَالَ ثُمَّ قَدِمَتْ رِفْقَةٌ مِنْ مِصْرَ فَأَلْقَوْا مَتَاعَهُمْ كُلُّ رَجُلٍ مِنْهُمْ عِنْدَ مَعْرِفَتِهِ وَعِنْدَ صَدِيقِهِ حَتَّى مَلَئُوا الْحَوَانِيتَ وَ بَقِيَ رَجُلٌ مِنْهُمْ لَمْ يُصِبْ حَانُوتاً يُلْقِي فِيهِ مَتَاعَهُ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَهْلُ السُّوقِ هَاهُنَا رَجُلٌ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ وَلَيْسَ فِي حَانُوتِهِ مَتَاعٌ فَلَوْ أَلْقَيْتَ مَتَاعَكَ فِي حَانُوتِهِ فَذَهَبَ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لَهُ أُلْقِي مَتَاعِي فِي حَانُوتِكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ نَعَمْ فَأَلْقَى مَتَاعَهُ فِي حَانُوتِهِ وَجَعَلَ يَبِيعُ مَتَاعَهُ الأوَّلَ فَالأوَّلَ حَتَّى إِذَا حَضَرَ خُرُوجُ الرِّفْقَةِ بَقِيَ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ شَيْ‏ءٌ يَسِيرٌ مِنْ مَتَاعِهِ فَكَرِهَ الْمُقَامَ عَلَيْهِ فَقَالَ لِصَاحِبِنَا أُخَلِّفُ هَذَا الْمَتَاعَ عِنْدَكَ تَبِيعُهُ وَتَبْعَثُ إِلَيَّ بِثَمَنِهِ قَالَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَخَرَجَتِ الرِّفْقَةُ وَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ مَعَهُمْ وَخَلَّفَ الْمَتَاعَ عِنْدَهُ فَبَاعَهُ صَاحِبُنَا وَبَعَثَ بِثَمَنِهِ إِلَيْهِ قَالَ فَلَمَّا أَنْ تَهَيَّأَ خُرُوجُ رِفْقَةِ مِصْرَ مِنْ مِصْرَ بَعَثَ إِلَيْهِ بِبِضَاعَةٍ فَبَاعَهَا وَرَدَّ إِلَيْهِ ثَمَنَهَا فَلَمَّا رَأَى ذَلِكَ الرَّجُلُ أَقَامَ بِمِصْرَ وَجَعَلَ يَبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ بِالْمَتَاعِ وَيُجَهِّزُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ فَأَصَابَ وَكَثُرَ مَالُهُ وَأَثْرَى.

25. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from al-Hassan ibn af-Husayn al-Lu’Iuwiy from Safwan ibn Yahya from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “A certain person of our people lived in al-Madinah and he suffered severe constraints. Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said to him, ‘You must go to find a shop in the market, set up your display and keep a jar of water with you and guard the door of your shop. He (the narrator) has said that he followed the instruction and remained in that condition as long as Allah wanted. Then a company of people came from Egypt. Every one of them left their goods with people whom each one knew until shops became full. Only one man was left who did not find a shop to store his goods. People of the market told him that there is man who has no problems and there are no goods in his shop. You can store your goods in his shop. He went to him and asked him, ‘Can I store my goods in your shop?’ He replied, ‘Yes, you can do so.’ He stored his goods in his shop and he began to sell his goods one by one until it was time for his companions to leave and of his goods very little was left. He did not like to stay, so he said to our friend, ‘I leave these goods with you to sell and send the proceeds to me.’ He agreed. The company left as well as the man along with them, leaving the goods with him. Our companion sold the goods and sent the proceeds to him. He (the narrator) has said that when the company from Egypt left, he sent goods to this man and he sold them and sent the proceeds to him. When he experienced this he stayed in Egypt and would send goods to him prepared. He (the narrator) has said that he was set at the right course, thus, he became affluent and rich.”

26- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ ابْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنْ ثَعْلَبَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْحَمِيدِ بْنِ عَوَّاضٍ الطَّائِيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنِّي اتَّخَذْتُ رَحًى فِيهَا مَجْلِسِي وَيَجْلِسُ إِلَيَّ فِيهَا أَصْحَابِي فَقَالَ ذَاكَ رِفْقُ اللهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ.

26. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Tha’labah from ‘Abd al-Hamid ibn ‘ Awwad al-Ta’iy who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), that I owned a flour mill and that it had become my assembly place where my companions came together. He (the Imam) said, ‘That is a blessing from Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious.’”

27- الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَقُولُ لَجُلُوسُ الرَّجُلِ فِي دُبُرِ صَلاةِ الْفَجْرِ إِلَى طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ أَنْفَذُ فِي طَلَبِ الرِّزْقِ مِنْ رُكُوبِ الْبَحْرِ فَقُلْتُ يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ الْحَاجَةُ يَخَافُ فَوْتَهَا فَقَالَ يُدْلِجُ فِيهَا وَلْيَذْكُرِ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِنَّهُ فِي تَعْقِيبٍ مَا دَامَ عَلَى وُضُوءٍ.

27. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman who has said the following: “I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘A man’s sitting for follow-up prayer, after the morning Salat (prayer) at his prayer place until sunrise is better for his business than sailing on the ocean in search for sustenance.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if he has an urgent work which he is afraid to miss?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He can leave for it and he is considered doing the follow-up prayer as long as he has a valid wudu.’”