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4010 - وَ سَأَلَهُ سَعِيدُ بْنُ يَسَارٍ : عَنِ اَلْبَعِيرِ بِالْبَعِيرَيْنِ يَداً بِيَدٍ وَ نَسِيئَةً فَقَالَ "نَعَمْ لاَ بَأْسَ إِذَا سُمِّيَتِ اَلْأَسْنَانُ جَذَعَانَ أَوْ ثَنِيَّانَ، ثُمَّ أَمَرَنِي فَخَطَطْتُ عَلَى اَلنَّسِيئَةِ لِأَنَّ اَلنَّاسَ يَقُولُونَ لاَ وَ إِنَّمَا فَعَلَ ذَلِكَ لِلتَّقِيَّةِ".

Hadith.4010 - Sa'id ibn Yasar asked him about exchanging one camel for two camels, whether hand-to-hand or on credit. Imam (as) said: "Yes, there is no harm if their ages are specified, whether they are young or mature." Then Imam (as) instructed me to strike out the mention of credit because people say it is not allowed, and Imam (as) only did that as a precaution (taqiyyah).

4011 - وَ رَوَى أَبَانٌ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : "أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَسَا اَلنَّاسَ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَكَانَ فِي اَلْكِسْوَةِ حُلَّةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ فَسَأَلَهُ إِيَّاهَا اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَبَى فَقَالَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَنَا أُعْطِيكَ مَكَانَهَا حُلَّتَيْنِ" فَأَبَى فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُعْطِيهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ خَمْساً فَأَخَذَهَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ اَلْحُلَّةَ وَ جَعَلَ اَلْحُلَلَ فِي حَجْرِهِ فَقَالَ "لآَخُذَنَّ خَمْسَةً بِوَاحِدَةٍ" ".

Hadith.4011 - Aban narrated from Salamah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) distributed clothing among the people in Iraq, and among the garments was a fine robe. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) asked him for it, but Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) then said: "I will give you two robes in exchange for it." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali (as) continued offering until he reached five robes. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) then took the robes from him, gave him the fine robe, and placed the robes in his lap, saying: "I will take five in exchange for one."

4012 - وَ رَوَى جَمِيلٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "اَلدَّقِيقُ بِالْحِنْطَةِ وَ اَلسَّوِيقُ بِالدَّقِيقِ مِثْلاً بِمِثْلٍ لاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ ".

Hadith.4012 - Jamil narrated from Zurarah, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said: "Flour in exchange for wheat, and parched flour in exchange for regular flour, if it is equal in measure, there is no harm in it."

4013 - وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "اَلْحِنْطَةُ وَ اَلشَّعِيرُ رَأْسٌ بِرَأْسٍ لاَ يُزَادُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْهُمَا عَلَى اَلْآخَرِ".

Hadith.4013 - Abu Basir narrated from Abu Abdullah (as), who said: "Wheat and barley should be exchanged one for one, and neither of them should exceed the other."

4014 - وَ سَأَلَهُ سَمَاعَةُ : عَنِ اَلطَّعَامِ وَ اَلتَّمْرِ وَ اَلزَّبِيبِ فَقَالَ "لاَ يَصْلُحُ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُ اِثْنَانِ بِوَاحِدٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ تَصْرِفَهُ مِنْ نَوْعٍ إِلَى نَوْعٍ آخَرَ فَإِذَا صَرَفْتَهُ فَلاَ بَأْسَ بِهِ اِثْنَانِ بِوَاحِدٍ وَ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ".

Hadith.4014 - Sama'ah asked him about food, dates, and raisins. Imam (as) said: "It is not permissible to exchange two for one of any of these, except if you change it from one type to another. When you change it, then there is no harm in exchanging two for one or even more than that."

4015 - وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ قَيْسٍ قَالَ سَمِعْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ : "يَكْرَهُ وَسْقاً مِنْ تَمْرِ اَلْمَدِينَةِ بِوَسْقَيْنِ مِنْ تَمْرِ خَيْبَرَ لِأَنَّ تَمْرَ اَلْمَدِينَةِ أَجْوَدُهُمَا " قَالَ "وَ كَرِهَ أَنْ يُبَاعَ اَلتَّمْرُ بِالرُّطَبِ عَاجِلاً بِمِثْلِ كَيْلِهِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مِنْ أَجْلِ أَنَّ اَلرُّطَبَ يَيْبَسُ فَيَنْقُصُ مِنْ كَيْلِهِ ".

Hadith.4015 - It is narrated from Muhammad ibn Qays, who said: I heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "It is disliked to exchange one wasq of dates from Medina for two wasqs of dates from Khaybar, because the dates of Medina are of better quality." Imam (as) also said: "It is disliked to sell dates in exchange for fresh dates, even if measured equally, with a delayed payment, because fresh dates dry out and decrease in volume."

4016 - وَ سَأَلَ عَلِيُّ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ ، أَخَاهُ مُوسَى بْنَ جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَعْطَى عَبْدَهُ عَشَرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ عَلَى أَنْ يُؤَدِّيَ اَلْعَبْدُ كُلَّ شَهْرٍ عَشَرَةَ دَرَاهِمَ أَ يَحِلُّ ذَلِكَ قَالَ "لاَ بَأْسَ".

Hadith.4016 - Ali ibn Ja'far asked his brother Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as) about a man who gave his servant ten dirhams on the condition that the servant would pay back ten dirhams each month. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in that."

4017 - وَ - سَأَلَ دَاوُدُ بْنُ اَلْحُصَيْنِ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلشَّاةِ بِالشَّاتَيْنِ وَ اَلْبَيْضَةِ بِالْبَيْضَتَيْنِ قَالَ "لاَ بَأْسَ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ مَكِيلاً أَوْ مَوْزُوناً".

Hadith.4017 - Dawud ibn al-Husayn asked Abu Abdullah (as) about exchanging one sheep for two sheep and one egg for two eggs. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm, as long as it is not something measured or weighed."

4018 - وَ رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ : "لاَ بَأْسَ بِمُعَاوَضَةِ اَلْمَتَاعِ مَا لَمْ يَكُنْ كَيْلاً وَ لاَ وَزْناً".

Hadith.4018 - Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in exchanging goods, as long as they are not measured or weighed."

4019 - وَ رَوَى مُعَاوِيَةُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لَهُ يَجِيئُنِي اَلرَّجُلُ يَطْلُبُ بَيْعَ اَلْحَرِيرِ مِنِّي وَ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ شَيْءٌ فَيُقَاوِلُنِي وَ أُقَاوِلُهُ فِي اَلرِّبْحِ وَ اَلْأَجَلِ حَتَّى نَجْتَمِعَ عَلَى شَيْءٍ ثُمَّ أَذْهَبُ فَأَشْتَرِي لَهُ وَ أَدْعُوهُ إِلَيْهِ فَقَالَ "أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ وَجَدَ بَيْعاً هُوَ أَحَبُّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا عِنْدَكَ أَ يَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ يَنْصَرِفَ إِلَيْهِ وَ يَدَعَكَ أَوْ وَجَدْتَ أَنْتَ ذَلِكَ أَ تَسْتَطِيعُ أَنْ تَنْصَرِفَ عَنْهُ وَ تَدَعَهُ" قُلْتُ نَعَمْ قَالَ "لاَ بَأْسَ".

Hadith.4019 - Mu'awiyah ibn Ammar narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): I said to Imam (as), "A man comes to me asking to buy silk, but I do not have any. We negotiate about profit and payment terms until we agree on something. Then I go and buy it for him and invite him to complete the transaction." Imam (as) said: "What if he finds another deal that he prefers over what you have, can he leave you and go for it? Or if you find a better deal, can you leave him and pursue it?" I said: "Yes." Imam (as) said: "Then there is no harm."