Al-Kāfi

5- حُمَيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سَمَاعَةَ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ السِّمْسَارِ يَشْتَرِي بِالأجْرِ فَيُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ الْوَرِقُ وَيُشْتَرَطُ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّكَ إِنْ تَأْتِي بِمَا تَشْتَرِي فَمَإ؛ شِئْتُ تَرَكْتُهُ فَيَذْهَبُ فَيَشْتَرِي ثُمَّ يَأْتِي بِالْمَتَاعِ فَيَقُولُ خُذْ مَا رَضِيتَ وَدَعْ مَا كَرِهْتَ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ.

5. Humayd ibn Ziyad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Sama‘ah from more than one person from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn abu ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a broker who buys for a fee. Notes are given to him with the condition that he brings the merchandise and the buyer accepts whatever he likes and leaves the rest. He then brings the goods and says, ‘Take what you like and leave what you dislike.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is lawful.’”

6- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ مَرَّارٍ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُعَاوِيَةَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي الْجِرَابَ الْهَرَوِيَّ وَالْقُوهِيَّ فَيَشْتَرِي الرَّجُلُ مِنْهُ عَشَرَةَ أَثْوَابٍ فَيَشْتَرِطُ عَلَيْهِ خِيَارَهُ كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ بِرِبْحِ خَمْسَةٍ أَوْ أَقَلَّ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ فَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ هَذَا الْبَيْعَ أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ يَجِدْ خِيَاراً غَيْرَ خَمْسَةِ أَثْوَابٍ وَوَجَدَ الْبَقِيَّةَ سَوَاءً قَالَ لَهُ إِسْمَاعِيلُ ابْنُهُ إِنَّهُمْ قَدِ اشْتَرَطُوا عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنْهُمْ عَشَرَةً فَرَدَّدَ عَلَيْهِ مِرَاراً فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّمَا اشْتَرَطَ عَلَيْهِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ خِيَارَهَا أَرَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلا خَمْسَةَ أَثْوَابٍ وَوَجَدَ الْبَقِيَّةَ سَوَاءً وَقَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ هَذَا وَكَرِهَهُ لِمَوْضِعِ الْغَبْنِ.

6. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Isma’il ibn Marrar from Yunus from Mu‘awiyah ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who buys sacks made in Hirat, and in al-Quhiy. A man then buys from him ten cloths with the condition that he can choose every cloth, for a certain amount of profit, five or less or more. He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like this sale. Consider if he cannot find in choosing anything other than five cloths and finds the rest the same.’ Imam’s son, ‘Isma’il said, ‘They have set a condition on him to take ten pieces’ and he repeated it several times. He (the Imam) said, ‘He has set up a condition to take the best. Consider if there is nothing more than five cloths and he finds the rest the same.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like this deal.’ He (the Imam) disliked it because of one party’s suffering loss.’”

7- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِهِ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ يُكْرَهُ أَنْ يُشْتَرَى الثَّوْبُ بِدِينَارٍ غَيْرَ دِرْهَمٍ لأنَّهُ لا يُدْرَى كَمِ الدِّينَارُ مِنَ الدِّرْهَمِ.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from certain persons of his people from al-Husayn ibn al-Hassan from Hammad who have said the following: “Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is undesirable to buy something with dinar which is other than (a particular) dirham because he does not know the value of dinar in relation to the dirham.’”

1- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ عَنْ أَبِي حَمْزَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي الْمَتَاعَ جَمِيعاً بِالثَّمَنِ ثُمَّ يُقَوِّمُ كُلَّ ثَوْبٍ بِمَا يَسْوَى حَتَّى يَقَعَ عَلَى رَأْسِ مَالِهِ جَمِيعاً أَيَبِيعُهُ مُرَابَحَةً قَالَ لا حَتَّى يُبَيِّنَ لَهُ أَنَّمَا قَوَّمَهُ.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Muhammad ibn Aslam from abu Hamzah who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of a man who buys goods altogether for a certain price, then sets a price for each piece proportionately until all of his capital is covered; if he can sell it in the form of Murabahah (capital plus a certain percent profit). He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he cannot do so until he makes it clear that the item has a fixed price.’”

2- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُدِّمَ لأبِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) مَتَاعٌ مِنْ مِصْرٍ فَصَنَعَ طَعَاماً وَدَعَا لَهُ التُّجَّارَ فَقَالُوا إِنَّا نَأْخُذُهُ مِنْكَ بِدَهْ دَوَازْدَهْ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبِي وَكَمْ يَكُونُ ذَلِكَ قَالُوا فِي عَشَرَةِ آلافٍ أَلْفَيْنِ فَقَالَ لَهُمْ أَبِي إِنِّي أَبِيعُكُمْ هَذَا الْمَتَاعَ بِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ أَلْفاً فَبَاعَهُمْ مُسَاوَمَةً.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that once goods for my father came from Egypt. He (the Imam) prepared food and invited the merchants. They said, ‘We buy from you Be dah dawazdah. He (the Imam) asked, ‘How much is that?’ They replied, ‘It is two thousand on every ten thousand.’ My father said to them, ‘I sell this to you for twelve thousand.’ He (the Imam) sold it to them in the form of Musawamah (fixed price regardless of the capital).”

3- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ جَرَّاحٍ الْمَدَائِنِيِّ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنِّي لأكْرَهُ بَيْعَ دَهْ يَازْدَهْ وَدَهْ دَوَازْدَهْ وَلَكِنْ أَبِيعُكَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا.

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from al-Qasim ibn Sulayman from Jarrah al-Mada’iniy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I do not like the sale in the form of dah, yaz dah, and dah dawazdah but I sell for so and so (fixed price).”’

4- الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُعَلَّى بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْمَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنِّي أَكْرَهُ بَيْعَ عَشَرَةٍ بِأَحَدَ عَشَرَ وَعَشَرَةٍ بِاثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَنَحْوَ ذَلِكَ مِنَ الْبَيْعِ وَلَكِنْ أَبِيعُكَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا مُسَاوَمَةً قَالَ وَأَتَانِي مَتَاعٌ مِنْ مِصْرٍ فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَبِيعَهُ كَذَلِكَ وَعَظُمَ عَلَيَّ فَبِعْتُهُ مُسَاوَمَةً.

4. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from al-Hassan ibn Ali from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Muhammad who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘I do not like the sale of ten for eleven and ten for twelve and so on. I sell for so and so (fixed price) in the form of Musawamah (fixed price regardless of capital).’ He (the Imam) then said, ‘Once goods from Egypt came for me and I disliked selling it in that way ( Murabahah (capital plus profit)) and it seemed greatly heavy, so I sold it in the form of Musawamah (fixed price regardless of capital).”’

5- الْحُسَيْنُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ النَّهْدِيِّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْخَالِقِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّا نَبْعَثُ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ لَهَا صَرْفٌ إِلَى الأهْوَازِ فَيَشْتَرِي لَنَا بِهَا الْمَتَاعَ ثُمَّ نَلْبَثُ فَإِذَا بَاعَهُ وُضِعَ عَلَيْهِ صَرْفُهُ فَإِذَا بِعْنَاهُ كَانَ عَلَيْنَا أَنْ نَذْكُرَ لَهُ صَرْفَ الدَّرَاهِمِ فِي الْمُرَابَحَةِ يُجْزِئُنَا عَنْ ذَلِكَ فَقَالَ لا بَلْ إِذَا كَانَتِ الْمُرَابَحَةُ فَأَخْبِرْهُ بِذَلِكَ وَإِنْ كَانَ مُسَاوَمَةً فَلا بَأْسَ.

5. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Nahdiy from Muhammad ibn Khalid from ‘Isma’il ibn ‘Abd al-Khaliq who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘We send dirham to Ahwaz where the price of dirham is different. With it goods are bought for us. We then wait until the goods are sold, the difference of price of dirham is deducted from it, if we sell. Is it necessary for us to mention the difference in prices in selling in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit) on our part (of such difference)?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, you must mention it if it is in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit), but if it is in the form of Musawamah (fixed price regardless of capital) then it is lawful.’”

6- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ رَجُلٍ قَالَ لِيَ اشْتَرِ لِي هَذَا الثَّوْبَ وَهَذِهِ الدَّابَّةَ وَيُعَيِّنُهَا وَأُرْبِحَكَ فِيهَا كَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ لَيَشْتَرِيهَا وَلا تُوَاجِبْهُ الْبَيْعَ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَسْتَوْجِبَهَا أَوْ تَشْتَرِيَهَا.

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yahya ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who said to me, ‘Buy this cloth and this stumper from me, then in the form of ‘Aynah sell them to me (sell them to me and I will give you a profit of so and so amount).’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is lawful.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He should buy it but you must not make binding on him to sell before he makes it binding or you buy it.’”

7- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ أَيُّوبَ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ مُيَسِّرٍ بَيَّاعِ الزُّطِّيِّ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنَّا نَشْتَرِي الْمَتَاعَ بِنَظِرَةٍ فَيَجِي‏ءُ الرَّجُلُ فَيَقُولُ بِكَمْ تَقَوَّمَ عَلَيْكَ فَأَقُولُ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا فَأَبِيعُهُ بِرِبْحٍ فَقَالَ إِذَا بِعْتَهُ مُرَابَحَةً كَانَ لَهُ مِنَ النَّظِرَةِ مِثْلُ مَا لَكَ قَالَ فَاسْتَرْجَعْتُ وَقُلْتُ هَلَكْنَا فَقَالَ مِمَّ فَقُلْتُ لأنَّ مَا فِي الأرْضِ ثَوْبٌ إِلا أَبِيعُهُ مُرَابَحَةً يُشْتَرَى مِنِّي وَلَوْ وُضِعْتُ مِنْ رَأْسِ الْمَالِ حَتَّى أَقُولَ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا قَالَ فَلَمَّا رَأَى مَا شَقَّ عَلَيَّ قَالَ أَفَلا أَفْتَحُ لَكَ بَاباً يَكُونُ لَكَ فِيهِ فَرَجٌ قُلْ قَامَ عَلَيَّ بِكَذَا وَكَذَا وَأَبِيعُكَ بِزِيَادَةِ كَذَا وَكَذَا وَلا تَقُلْ بِرِبْحٍ.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan from Ayyub ibn Rashid from Muyassir Bayya’ al- Zuttiy who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I buy goods with deferred payment for a certain time. A man comes to me and says, ‘What is the price.’ I say, ‘It is so and so amount.’ I then sell it to him with a certain amount of profit. He (the Imam) said, ‘When you sell it in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit) he has a share in the value of deferred payment also just as you have.’ I then said Istirja‘ (the expression, ‘To Allah we belong and to Him we all return’) and said, ‘We are destroyed.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Because of what?’ I replied, ‘There is no cloth on earth that I buy without Murabahah (capital plus profit) and they are bought from me even if I reduce the capital to say it is for so and so amount. When he (the Imam) saw my difficulties he (the Imam) said, ‘Do you want that I open a door for you to make things easier for you? Say, “It has costed me so and so and I sell it for so and so price;” do not say I sell it in the form of Murabahah (capital plus profit).”’