Chapter on Reconciliation

Hadith.3267 - The Messenger of Allah (swt) (peace be upon him and his family) said: "The burden of proof is upon the claimant, and the oath is upon the one who denies the claim. Reconciliation is permissible among…

"There is no harm in that if they both agree and are content with the arrangement."

Hadith.3269 - Ali ibn Abi Hamzah said: I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a Jewish or Christian man who had a debt of four thousand dirhams with me, and he died. I asked: "Is it lawful for me to settle with his heirs…

"I see no harm in it, as long as nothing is added to the principal amount." Allah (swt), the Almighty, says: 'Then you shall have your principal; you shall not wrong, nor shall you be wronged.' (Surah Al-Baqarah, 2:279)"

"There is no harm in it, even if they did not previously agree on this arrangement."

I heard Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) say: "I was once with a judge in Medina when two men approached him. One of them said: 'I hired this man's animal to take me from such-and-such place to such-and-such…

I was sitting with a judge, and Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) was also present. Two men approached the judge. One of them said: "I hired this man's camels to transport my goods to a certain mine. I…

"Both dirhams are mine." The other said: "They are shared between me and you." Imam (as) said: "As for the one who said: 'They are shared between me and you,' he has admitted that one of the dirhams does not belong to…

I asked Abu Abdillah (as) about two men who had shared wealth. Some of it was in their possession, and some of it was scattered and not in their hands. They divided equally what was in their possession, as well as what…

camel should be divided equally between them.

Hadith.3277 - In the narration of Al-Husayn ibn Abi Al-Ala' from Ishaq ibn Ammar, who reported: Abu Abdillah (as) was asked about a case where a man entrusted another with thirty dirhams to buy a garment, and another…

"The owner of the two dinars should be given one dinar, and the remaining dinar should be divided equally between them."

"O Commander of the Faithful, this man and I went out together. I brought three loaves of bread, and he brought five loaves of bread. We had lunch together, and a man passed by us, so we invited him to join us for lunch.…