Al-Kāfi · Volume 5 · Section 115 · 33 narrations
“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who owed me a hundred dirham in numbers and he paid me by weight. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful if it is not stipulated . 5 He (the Imam) said,…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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)…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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.”’
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“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…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a substance that was taken from the mine in which there were gold, silver and zinc. How could we buy it? He (the Imam) said, ‘You can buy it…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about selling the sword decorated with cash (gold or silver). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not unlawful.’ I then asked about selling on credit. He (the Imam)…
Read the full narration →“I (jewelry maker) once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about what was swept from the soil (in his shop) and I sold it and what to do about it. He (the Imam) said, ‘Give it as charity; it is your thing or that of your…
Read the full narration →“Once he (the Imam) (a.s.), was asked about the decorated sword and sword of iron which was gilded and was sold for dirhams. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, and it can be sold for gold also.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is Makruh…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a bowl in which there were gold and silver; if I could buy it with gold or silver. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you can purify it, it is not lawful; but if…
Read the full narration →“I once said to him (the Imam) (a.s.), ‘We receive dirhams of different weight, then we buy them with al-Fulus,’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not lawful. Find the difference, then weigh copper and the difference then place…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of the substance of al-’Usrub which when purified had silver in it; if one could buy it for advance payment for a known amount of dirhams. He…
Read the full narration →“I once asked him (the Imam); ‘Alayhi al-Salam, about the case of decorated swords in which there was silver sold for gold for an appointed time. He (the Imam) said, ‘People do not differ that on credit; it is Riba ’…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who owed me a certain amount of dirham and gave me a container of al-Kohl. He (the Imam) said, ‘Silver is for silver and al-Kohl in it…
Read the full narration →“Abu Ja‘far (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘One must not sell silver for gold unless it is in a hand in hand deal; and gold is not sold in exchange for silver unless it is in a hand in hand deal.’”
Read the full narration →“I once asked him (the Imam) (a.s.), about the case of a man who bought dirhams in exchange for dinars; then weighed them, cashed them and counted their prices to find the amount of dinar, then said to him to send his…
Read the full narration →“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about selling gold in exchange for dirham. He (the Imam) said, ‘Send a messenger to receive the price saying, ‘Give that and take this.’”
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