Al-Kāfi

2- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ وَسَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنِ ابْنِ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ عِنْدِيَ الدَّرَاهِمُ الْوَضَحُ فَيَلْقَانِي فَيَقُولُ لِي كَيْفَ سِعْرُ الْوَضَحِ الْيَوْمَ فَأَقُولُ لَهُ كَذَا وَكَذَا فَيَقُولُ أَلَيْسَ لِي عِنْدَكَ كَذَا وَكَذَا أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَضَحاً فَأَقُولُ بَلَى فَيَقُولُ لِي حَوِّلْهَا إِلَى دَنَانِيرَ بِهَذَا السِّعْرِ وَأَثْبِتْهَا لِي عِنْدَكَ فَمَا تَرَى فِي هَذَا فَقَالَ لِي إِذَا كُنْتَ قَدِ اسْتَقْصَيْتَ لَهُ السِّعْرَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَلا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَمْ أُوَازِنْهُ وَلَمْ أُنَاقِدْهُ إِنَّمَا كَانَ كَلامٌ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ الدَّرَاهِمُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ وَالدَّنَانِيرُ مِنْ عِنْدِكَ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ فَلا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from and Sahl ibn Ziyad from ibn Mahbub from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘A man had a certain amount of clear dirhams with me and in a meeting asked me about the rates of clear dirham on that day and I said, ‘It is so and so much today . 5 He asked if he had so and so much thousand clear dirhams with me and I said that he was right and he asked me to change them with dinars with such rate and keep them with me. I wish to have your word about it. He (the Imam) said to me, ‘If you checked the rate thoroughly for him on that day it is not unlawful . 5 I then said that I did not weigh or actually exchange them; it was only exchange of words between us. He (the Imam) asked, ‘Is it not the case that dirhams are with you as well as dinars ? 5 I replied, ‘Yes, that is right . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 555

3- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الْمَلِكِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ الْهَاشِمِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ مُوسَى (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ عِنْدَهُ دَنَانِيرُ لِبَعْضِ خُلَطَائِهِ فَيَأْخُذُ مَكَانَهَا وَرِقاً فِي حَوَائِجِهِ وَهُوَ يَوْمَ قُبِضَتْ سَبْعَةٌ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَنِصْفٌ بِدِينَارٍ وَقَدْ يَطْلُبُ صَاحِبُ الْمَالِ بَعْضَ الْوَرِقِ وَلَيْسَتْ بِحَاضِرَةٍ فَيَبْتَاعَهَا لَهُ مِنَ الصَّيْرَفِيِّ بِهَذَا السِّعْرِ وَنَحْوِهِ ثُمَّ يَتَغَيَّرُ السِّعْرُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحْتَسِبَا حَتَّى صَارَتِ الْوَرِقُ اثْنَيْ عَشَرَ دِرْهَماً بِدِينَارٍ فَهَلْ يَصْلُحُ ذَلِكَ لَهُ وَإِنَّمَا هِيَ بِالسِّعْرِ الأوَّلِ حِينَ قَبَضَ كَانَتْ سَبْعَةٌ وَسَبْعَةٌ وَنِصْفٌ بِدِينَارٍ قَالَ إِذَا دَفَعَ إِلَيْهِ الْوَرِقَ بِقَدْرِ الدَّنَانِيرِ فَلا يَضُرُّهُ كَيْفَ الصُّرُوفُ وَلا بَأْسَ.

3. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ‘Abd al-Malik ibn ‘Utbah al-Hashimiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan, Musa (a.s.), about the case of a man who had with him a certain amount of dinars that belonged to a person of his associates for which he took wariq (dirham) from him for his needs; and the rate on that day was seven and seven and a half dirham for dinar. The owner of the asset asked for a certain amount of wariq (dirham) for his needs and it was not present and he bought them for him from a money changer with this rate or so then the rate changed before they finalized the account until the wariq (dirham) became twelve dirhams for one dinar; if he could settle it with him and it was with the rate as it was at the beginning when he took possession which was seven and seven and a half for a dinar. He (the Imam) said, ‘When he gave wariq (dirham) to him equal to the amount of dinars it is not harmful how the rates are and it is not harmful . 555

4- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ تَكُونُ عَلَيْهِ دَنَانِيرُ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ قِيمَتَهَا دَرَاهِمَ.

4. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who owed dinars. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful if he takes its price in the form of dirhams . 555

5- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ كَانَتْ لَهُ عَلَى رَجُلٍ دَنَانِيرُ فَأَحَالَ عَلَيْهِ رَجُلا آخَرَ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ أَيَأْخُذُهَا دَرَاهِمَ بِسِعْرِ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ نَعَمْ إِنْ شَاءَ.

5. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man to whom another man owed a certain amount of dinars and he assigned another man to collect it from him; if he could take it in the form of dirhams for the current rate. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, if he wanted . 555

6- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ الدَّيْنُ دَرَاهِمُ مَعْلُومَةٌ إِلَى أَجَلٍ فَجَاءَ الأجَلُ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَ الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي عَلَيْهِ الدَّرَاهِمُ فَقَالَ خُذْ مِنِّي دَنَانِيرَ بِصَرْفِ الْيَوْمِ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

6. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from ibn Muskan from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who owed a certain amount of dirham and the party asked him to accept from him in the form of dinar at the current rate. He (the Imam) said It is not unlawful.”

7- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَبِيعُنِي الْوَرِقَ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ وَأَتَّزِنُ مِنْهُ فَأَزِنُ لَهُ حَتَّى أَفْرُغَ فَلا يَكُونُ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ عَمَلٌ إِلا أَنَّ فِي وَرِقِهِ نُفَايَةً وَزُيُوفاً وَمَا لا يَجُوزُ فَيَقُولُ انْتَقِدْهَا وَرُدَّ نُفَايَتَهَا فَقَالَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ وَلَكِنْ لا تُؤَخِّرْ ذَلِكَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ يَوْمٍ أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَإِنَّمَا هُوَ الصَّرْفُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ وَجَدْتُ فِي وَرِقِهِ فَضْلا مِقْدَارَ مَا فِيهَا مِنَ النُّفَايَةِ فَقَالَ هَذَا احْتِيَاطٌ هَذَا أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ.

7. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan ibn Yahya from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked Abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who sold to me wariq (dirham) for dinar and I weighed it from him. I weighed it for him until it was complete and there was no other work between us, except that his wariq (dirham) had invalid and unreal pieces, and what was not permissible in them. He asked me to find and return such pieces. He (the Imam) said, It is not unlawful; however, you must not delay it more than one day or two, because it is an exchange. I then asked, ’What happens if I find extra in them equal to the amount of invalid ones ? He (the Imam) said, ‘This is a precautionary measure and I like it more.

8- صَفْوَانُ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) الدَّرَاهِمُ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ وَالرَّصَاصِ فَقَالَ الرَّصَاصُ بَاطِلٌ.

8. Safwan has narrated from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), if exchange of dirham for dirham and lead was permissible. He (the Imam) said, ‘Lead is not valid . 555

9- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الصَّرْفِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ الرِّفْقَةُ رُبَّمَا عَجِلَتْ فَخَرَجَتْ فَلَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَى الدِّمَشْقِيَّةِ وَالْبَصْرِيَّةِ وَإِنَّمَا تَجُوزُ بِسَابُورَ الدِّمَشْقِيَّةُ وَالْبَصْرِيَّةُ فَقَالَ وَمَا الرِّفْقَةُ فَقُلْتُ الْقَوْمُ يَتَرَافَقُونَ وَيَجْتَمِعُونَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَإِذَا عَجِلُوا فَرُبَّمَا لَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَى الدِّمَشْقِيَّةِ وَالْبَصْرِيَّةِ فَبَعَثْنَا بِالْغِلَّةِ فَصَرَفُوا أَلْفاً وَخَمْسِينَ دِرْهَماً مِنْهَا بِأَلْفٍ مِنَ الدِّمَشْقِيَّةِ وَالْبَصْرِيَّةِ فَقَالَ لا خَيْرَ فِي هَذَا أَفَلا تَجْعَلُونَ فِيهَا ذَهَباً لِمَكَانِ زِيَادَتِهَا فَقُلْتُ لَهُ أَشْتَرِي أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَدِينَاراً بِأَلْفَيْ دِرْهَمٍ فَقَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ إِنَّ أَبِي (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) كَانَ أَجْرَى عَلَى أَهْلِ الْمَدِينَةِ مِنِّي وَكَانَ يَقُولُ هَذَا فَيَقُولُونَ إِنَّمَا هَذَا الْفِرَارُ لَوْ جَاءَ رَجُلٌ بِدِينَارٍ لَمْ يُعْطَ أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَلَوْ جَاءَ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ لَمْ يُعْطَ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ لَهُمْ نِعْمَ الشَّيْ‏ءُ الْفِرَارُ مِنَ الْحَرَامِ إِلَى الْحَلالِ. عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ مِثْلَهُ.

9. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan from ‘Abd al- Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about currency exchange, saying, ‘The comrades perhaps hurry and I go with them but cannot find al-Dimishqiyah (dirham) or al-Basriyah; they only allow only Sabur of al-Dimishqiyah and al-Basriyah. He (the Imam) asked, ‘What is a comrade? I replied, ‘A group of people get together to travel and when they hurry we may not find al-Dimishqiyah and al-Basriyah; then we send invalid dirham and they exchange it one thousand and fifteen for one thousand al-Dimishqiyah and al-Basriyah . He (the Imam) said, ‘There is nothing good in it. Why you do not place gold instead of the extra ? I then asked, ‘Can I buy one thousand dinar for two thousand dirhams? 5 He (the Imam) said, It is not unlawful. My father was more influential than me among the people of al-Madinah and he would say this. People would say it is running away. If a man comes with dinar he does not give it for a thousand dirham, and if he comes with one thousand dirham, he does not give one thousand dinar. He (the Imam) would say to them, ‘Yes, running away from unlawful matters to lawful ones is the best policy. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Safwan ibn Yahya and ibn Abu ‘Umayr from ‘Abd al-Rahman, a similar Hadith.

10- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ كَانَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُنْكَدِرِ يَقُولُ لأبِي يَا أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ رَحِمَكَ اللهُ وَاللهِ إِنَّا لَنَعْلَمُ أَنَّكَ لَوْ أَخَذْتَ دِينَاراً وَالصَّرْفُ بِثَمَانِيَةَ عَشَرَ فَدُرْتَ الْمَدِينَةَ عَلَى أَنْ تَجِدَ مَنْ يُعْطِيكَ عِشْرِينَ مَا وَجَدْتَهُ وَمَا هَذَا إِلا فِرَاراً وَكَانَ أَبِي يَقُولُ صَدَقْتَ وَاللهِ وَلَكِنَّهُ فِرَارٌ مِنْ بَاطِلٍ إِلَى حَقٍّ.

10. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that Muhammad ibn al-Munkadir would say to my father, ‘O abu Ja‘far, Allah has granted you kindness, by Allah, we know, if you take a dinar and the rate is eighteen and you go around the whole of al-Madinah to find one who would give you twenty, you will not find and this is no more than running away. My father would say, ‘You are right, by Allah, however, it is running away from falsehood to the truth . 555

11- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدٍ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَسْتَبْدِلُ الْكُوفِيَّةَ بِالشَّامِيَّةِ وَزْناً بِوَزْنٍ فَيَقُولُ الصَّيْرَفِيُّ لا أُبَدِّلُ لَكَ حَتَّى تُبَدِّلَ لِي يُوسُفِيَّةً بِغِلَّةٍ وَزْناً بِوَزْنٍ فَقَالَ لا بَأْسَ فَقُلْنَا إِنَّ الصَّيْرَفِيَّ إِنَّمَا طَلَبَ فَضْلَ الْيُوسُفِيَّةِ عَلَى الْغِلَّةِ فَقَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

11. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from ibn Muskan from Muhammad al-Halabiy who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who exchanged al-Kufiy (dirham) for al-Shamiy in equal weight, and the exchanger said, ‘I will not exchange it for you unless you exchange for me invalid Yusufiyah in equal weight . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 5 We then said, ‘The exchanger asked for the extra of invalid al-Yusufiyah only . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 555