The Case of one Who Gives Dirhams to Receive them in another City

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who made an advance payment with the xvariq (dirham) so that the other could pay him in cash in another land and make it a condition.…

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin has said, ‘It is not unlawful if a man takes dirhams in Makkah and writes for them (his people) notes to pay them in al-Kufah.’”

“About the case of a man who wants to send goods to a land, if the one with whom he wants to send says, ‘Give this to me as a loan and I will pay you when you reach that land, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘It is not…