Book of Livelihood
Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
وَ قَالَ اَلنَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ لِرَجُلٍ "أَصْبَحْتَ صَائِماً" قَالَ لاَ قَالَ "فَعُدْتَ مَرِيضاً" قَالَ لاَ قَالَ "فَاتَّبَعْتَ جَنَازَةً" قَالَ لاَ قَالَ "فَأَطْعَمْتَ مِسْكِيناً" قَالَ لاَ قَالَ "فَارْجِعْ إِلَى أَهْلِكَ فَأَصِبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُ مِنْكَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةٌ".
The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said to a man: "Did you wake up fasting?" He replied: "No." He (saws) said: "Then did you visit a sick person?" He replied: "No." He (saws) said: "Then did you follow a funeral procession?" He replied: "No." He (saws) said: "Then did you feed a poor person?" He replied: "No." He (saws) said: "Then return to your family and be with them, for that is a charity from you to them."
وَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَقَالَ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَ اَللَّهِ إِنِّي لَأُحِبُّكَ فَقَالَ لَهُ "وَ لَكِنِّي أُبْغِضُكَ" قَالَ وَ لِمَ قَالَ "لِأَنَّكَ تَبْغِي فِي اَلْأَذَانِ كَسْباً وَ تَأْخُذُ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ اَلْقُرْآنِ أَجْراً".
A man came to the Commander of the Faithful (a.s) and said: "O Commander of the Faithful, by Allah (swt), I love you." Imam (a.s) said to him: "But I dislike you." The man asked: "Why?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Because you seek profit through the call to prayer (Adhan) and take payment for teaching the Quran."
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "مَنْ أَخَذَ عَلَى تَعْلِيمِ اَلْقُرْآنِ أَجْراً كَانَ حَظَّهُ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ ".
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "Whoever takes payment for teaching the Quran, his share will be [taken] on the Day of Judgment."
وَ رَوَى اَلْحَكَمُ بْنُ مِسْكِينٍ عَنْ قُتَيْبَةَ بْنِ اَلْأَعْشَى قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنِّي أَقْرَأُ اَلْقُرْآنَ فَتُهْدَى إِلَيَّ اَلْهَدِيَّةُ فَأَقْبَلُهَا قَالَ "لاَ" قُلْتُ إِنْ لَمْ أُشَارِطْهُ قَالَ "أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ لَمْ تَقْرَأْهُ أَ كَانَ يُهْدِي لَكَ" قَالَ قُلْتُ لاَ قَالَ "فَلاَ تَقْبَلْهُ".
Al-Hakam ibn Miskin narrated from Qutaybah ibn Al-A'sha who said: I said to Abu Abdillah (a.s), "I recite the Quran, and gifts are given to me-should I accept them?" Imam (a.s) said: "No." I said: "What if I did not stipulate it (as a condition)?" Imam (a.s) said: "Tell me, if you had not recited it, would they have given you a gift?" I said: "No." Imam (a.s) said: "Then do not accept it."
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عِيسَى بْنِ شَقَفِيٍّ: وَ كَانَ سَاحِراً يَأْتِيهِ اَلنَّاسُ وَ يَأْخُذُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ اَلْأَجْرَ قَالَ فَحَجَجْتُ فَلَقِيتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ بِمِنًى فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنَا رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ صِنَاعَتِيَ اَلسِّحْرَ وَ كُنْتُ آخُذُ عَلَيْهِ اَلْأَجْرَ وَ قَدْ حَجَجْتُ وَ مَنَّ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيَّ بِلِقَائِكَ وَ قَدْ تُبْتُ إِلَى اَللَّهِ فَهَلْ لِي فِي شَيْءٍ مِنْهُ مَخْرَجٌ فَقَالَ "نَعَمْ حُلَّ وَ لاَ تَعْقِدْ".
It is narrated from Isa ibn Shaqafi, who was a sorcerer to whom people would come, and he used to take payment for it. He said: I performed Hajj and met Abu Abdillah (a.s) in Mina. I said to Him (a.s): "May I be your ransom! I am a man whose profession was sorcery, and I used to take payment for it. I have performed Hajj, and Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, has blessed me with meeting you, and I have repented to Allah (swt). Is there any way out for me regarding it?" Imam (a.s) said: "Yes, undo (the spells) and do not tie (them)."
وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "مَنْ مَرَّ بِبَسَاتِينَ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِأَنْ يَأْكُلَ مِنْ ثِمَارِهَا وَ لاَ يَحْمِلْ مَعَهُ مِنْهَا شَيْئاً".
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) said: "Whoever passes by orchards, there is no harm in eating from their fruits, but he should not carry anything from them with him."
Book of Livelihood
Chapter on Debt and Loan
رَوَى اَلْحَسَنُ بْنُ مَحْبُوبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ اَلْحَجَّاجِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "تَعَوَّذُوا بِاللَّهِ مِنْ غَلَبَةِ اَلدَّيْنِ وَ غَلَبَةِ اَلرِّجَالِ وَ بَوَارِ اَلْأَيِّمِ ".
Al-Hasan ibn Mahbub narrated from Abdur-Rahman ibn Al-Hajjaj, from Abu Abdillah (a.s), who said: "Seek refuge with Allah (swt) from the burden of debt, the dominance of men, and the ruin of the unmarried."
وَ رَوَى اَلسَّكُونِيُّ عَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ: "إِيَّاكُمْ وَ اَلدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّهُ شَيْنٌ لِلدِّينِ".
Al-Sakuni narrated from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (a.s) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (a.s), who said that the Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Beware of debt, for it is a disgrace to religion."
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِيَّاكُمْ وَ اَلدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّهُ هَمٌّ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ ذُلٌّ بِالنَّهَارِ".
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "Beware of debt, for it is worry at night and humiliation during the day."
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "إِيَّاكُمْ وَ اَلدَّيْنَ فَإِنَّهُ مَذَلَّةٌ بِالنَّهَارِ وَ مَهَمَّةٌ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ قَضَاءٌ فِي اَلدُّنْيَا وَ قَضَاءٌ فِي اَلْآخِرَةِ ".
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s) said: "Beware of debt, for it is humiliation during the day, worry at night, accountability in this world, and accountability in the Hereafter."
