The Book of Commerce
Currency Exchange
12- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مَنْصُورِ بْنِ يُونُسَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ عُبَيْدِ بْنِ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لِي عِنْدَهُ دَرَاهِمُ فَآتِيهِ فَأَقُولُ حَوِّلْهَا دَنَانِيرَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ أَقْبِضَ شَيْئاً قَالَ لا بَأْسَ قُلْتُ يَكُونُ لِي عِنْدَهُ دَنَانِيرُ فَآتِيهِ فَأَقُولُ حَوِّلْهَا لِي دَرَاهِمَ وَأَثْبِتْهَا عِنْدَكَ وَلَمْ أَقْبِضْ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً قَالَ لا بَأْسَ.
12. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Mansur ibn Yunus from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar from ‘Ubayd ibn Zurarah who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man with whom I had a certain amount of dinars; I asked him to change them to dirhams and keep them with himself. I did not take possession of any of them . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 555
13- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ رَجُلٍ ابْتَاعَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ بِدِينَارٍ فَأَخَذَ بِنِصْفِهِ بَيْعاً وَبِنِصْفِهِ وَرِقاً قَالَ لا بَأْسَ بِهِ وَسَأَلْتُهُ هَلْ يَصْلُحُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ بِنِصْفِهِ وَرِقاً أَوْ بَيْعاً وَيَتْرُكَ نِصْفَهُ حَتَّى يَأْتِيَ بَعْدُ فَيَأْخُذَ بِهِ وَرِقاً أَوْ بَيْعاً قَالَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ أَتْرُكَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً حَتَّى آخُذَهُ جَمِيعاً فَلا يَفْعَلْهُ.
13. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘ 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 bought from another man with a dinar; half in the form of certain goods, and with the half in the form of dirham. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 5 I then asked, ‘Can he take half in the form of goods or dirham and leave the rest until he comes back and takes it in the form of dirham or goods ? 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘I do not like his leaving anything without taking it all at once . 555
14- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَأْتِينِي بِالْوَرِقِ فَأَشْتَرِيهَا مِنْهُ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ فَأَشْتَغِلُ عَنْ تَعْيِيرِ وَزْنِهَا وَانْتِقَادِهَا وَفَضْلِ مَا بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَهُ فِيهَا فَأُعْطِيهِ الدَّنَانِيرَ وَأَقُولُ لَهُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ بَيْعٌ فَإِنِّي قَدْ نَقَضْتُ الَّذِي بَيْنِي وَبَيْنَكَ مِنَ الْبَيْعِ وَوَرِقُكَ عِنْدِي قَرْضٌ وَدَنَانِيرِي عِنْدَكَ قَرْضٌ حَتَّى تَأْتِيَنِي مِنَ الْغَدِ وَأُبَايِعَهُ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ.
14. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who came to me with dirham and I bought them from him with dinars; then I because of manner of weighing, cashing and the difference in between, I gave him dinars and said, ‘It is not a sale between us; I change what is between us in the form of sale. Your dirham with me is in the form of loan and my dinar with you is in the form of loan until you come tomorrow, then I sell . 5 He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful . 555
15- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ جَمِيعاً عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) فِي الأسْرُبِّ يُشْتَرَى بِالْفِضَّةِ قَالَ إِنْ كَانَ الْغَالِبُ عَلَيْهِ الأسْرُبَّ فَلا بَأْسَ بِهِ.
15. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father and Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from all from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Hajjaj who has said the following: “About the case of buying al-Asrub with silver, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘If al- Asrub is more prevalent then it is not unlawful . 555
16- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لِي عَلَيْهِ الْمَالُ فَيَقْضِي بَعْضاً دَنَانِيرَ وَبَعْضاً دَرَاهِمَ فَإِذَا جَاءَ يُحَاسِبُنِي لِيُوَفِّيَنِي كَمَا يَكُونُ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ سِعْرُ الدَّنَانِيرِ أَيَّ السِّعْرَيْنِ أَحْسُبُ لَهُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أَعْطَانِي الدَّنَانِيرَ أَوْ سِعْرَ يَوْمِيَ الَّذِي أُحَاسِبُهُ قَالَ سِعْرَ يَوْمَ أَعْطَاكَ الدَّنَانِيرَ لأنَّكَ حَبَسْتَ مَنْفَعَتَهَا عَنْهُ.
16. Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from Ishaq ibn ‘Ammar who has said the following: “I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about the case of a man who owed me a certain amount of assets and paid me back a certain amount in dinars and others in dirhams. He came to finalize the account to pay me the difference because of the exchange in rate of dinar. Was it necessary to pay according to the rate in the day he paid me dinars or the day of accounting? He (the Imam) said, ‘He must pay you according to the rate of the day he gave you dinars because you counted the profit from that day . 555
17- صَفْوَانُ عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَمَّارٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) الرَّجُلُ يَجِيئُنِي بِالْوَرِقِ يَبِيعُنِيهَا يُرِيدُ بِهَا وَرِقاً عِنْدِي فَهُوَ الْيَقِينُ أَنَّهُ لَيْسَ يُرِيدُ الدَّنَانِيرَ لَيْسَ يُرِيدُ إِلا الْوَرِقَ وَلا يَقُومُ حَتَّى يَأْخُذَ وَرِقِي فَأَشْتَرِي مِنْهُ الدَّرَاهِمَ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ فَلا يَكُونُ دَنَانِيرُهُ عِنْدِي كَامِلَةً فَأَسْتَقْرِضُ لَهُ مِنْ جَارِي فَأُعْطِيهِ كَمَالَ دَنَانِيرِهِ وَلَعَلِّي لا أُحْرِزُ وَزْنَهَا فَقَالَ أَلَيْسَ يَأْخُذُ وَفَاءَ الَّذِي لَهُ قُلْتُ بَلَى قَالَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ.
17. Safwan has narrated from Ishaq 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 came to me with dirham to sell them to me for the dirhams with me. He certainly did not want dinars but he wanted the dirham and he did not leave until he took my dirham. I bought from him dirham in exchange for dinars. His dinars were not with me in complete form so I borrowed from my neighbor and gave to him and perhaps I did not pay attention how much it weighed. He (the Imam) said, Is it, not the case that he takes it to offset what belongs to him?’ I replied, ‘Yes, that is true. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful/”
18- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ حَمَّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ أَبِي اشْتَرَى أَرْضاً وَاشْتَرَطَ عَلَى صَاحِبِهَا أَنْ يُعْطِيَهُ وَرِقاً كُلُّ دِينَارٍ بِعَشَرَةِ دَرَاهِمَ.
18. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ibn abu ‘Um ay r from Hammad from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘My father purchased a piece of land and stipulated with the owner to pay him wariq (dirham) and dinar for ten dirham.”’
19- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنْ فَضَالَةَ عَنْ أَبِي الْمَغْرَاءِ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) آتِي الصَّيْرَفِيَّ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ أَشْتَرِي مِنْهُ الدَّنَانِيرَ فَيَزِنُ لِي بِأَكْثَرَ مِنْ حَقِّي ثُمَّ أَبْتَاعُ مِنْهُ مَكَانِي بِهَا دَرَاهِمَ قَالَ لَيْسَ بِهَا بَأْسٌ وَلَكِنْ لا تَزِنْ أَقَلَّ مِنْ حَقِّكَ.
19. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Fadalah from abu al-Mighra’ from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘I go to the money changer with dirhams and buy from him dinars. He weighs for me more than my right. I then at the same place buy from him with it dirhams. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful but do not weigh less than your right.’”
20- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ إِسْمَاعِيلَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ الْفُضَيْلِ عَنْ أَبِي الصَّبَّاحِ الْكِنَانِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَقُولُ لِلصَّائِغِ صُغْ لِي هَذَا الْخَاتَمَ وَأُبَدِّلَ لَكَ دِرْهَماً طَازَجاً بِدِرْهَمٍ غِلَّةٍ قَالَ لا بَأْسَ.
20. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il from Muhammad ibn al-Fudayl from abu al-Sabbah al-Kinaniy 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 a jeweler, ‘Make for me this ring in exchange for one fresh dirham with one mixed dirham.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.’”
21- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) عَنْ شِرَاءِ الذَّهَبِ فِيهِ الْفِضَّةُ وَالزِّيْبَقُ وَالتُّرَابُ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ وَالْوَرِقِ فَقَالَ لا تُصَارِفْهُ إِلا بِالْوَرِقِ قَالَ وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ شِرَاءِ الْفِضَّةِ فِيهَا الرَّصَاصُ وَالْوَرِقُ إِذَا خَلَصَتْ نَقَصَتْ مِنْ كُلِّ عَشَرَةٍ دِرْهَمَيْنِ أَوْ ثَلاثَةً قَالَ لا يَصْلُحُ إِلا بِالذَّهَبِ.
21. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Mughirah from ‘Abd Allah ibn Sinan who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about buying gold in which there was silver, mercury and soil in exchange for dinars and wariq (dirham). He (the Imam) said, ‘You must not change except with wariq (dirham).’ I then asked him (the Imam) about buying silver in which there was lead and wariq (dirham). If it was pure it was reduced by two or three dirhams of each ten. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not valid except for gold.’”