Chapter on Legal Restriction and Bankruptcy

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 13

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 13

Chapter on Legal Restriction and Bankruptcy
2 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1

3258 - رَوَى اَلْأَصْبَغُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : أَنَّهُ قَضَى "أَنْ يُحْجَرَ عَلَى اَلْغُلاَمِ اَلْمُفْسِدِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ" وَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلدَّيْنِ "أَنَّهُ يُحْبَسُ صَاحِبُهُ فَإِذَا تَبَيَّنَ إِفْلاَسُهُ وَ اَلْحَاجَةُ فَيُخَلَّى سَبِيلُهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَفِيدَ مَالاً" وَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَلْتَوِي عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ "أَنَّهُ يُحْبَسُ ثُمَّ يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيَقْسِمُ مَالَهُ بَيْنَ غُرَمَائِهِ بِالْحِصَصِ فَإِنْ أَبَى بَاعَهُ فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ".

Hadith.3258 - Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah narrated from Commander of the Faithful (as) that he ruled: "A corrupt young man should be placed under guardianship until he matures and becomes rational." Imam (as) also ruled regarding debt: "The debtor should be imprisoned. If his insolvency and need are proven, he is released until he acquires wealth." Imam (as) further ruled in the case of a man who evades his creditors: "He should be imprisoned, and then ordered to divide his wealth among his creditors proportionally. If he refuses, his property is sold, and the proceeds are distributed among them."

Ḥadīth 2

3259 - وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ اَلْخَزَّازُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُحِيلُ اَلرَّجُلَ بِالْمَالِ أَ يَرْجِعُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ "لاَ يَرْجِعُ عَلَيْهِ أَبَداً إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ".

Hadith.3259 - Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who transfers his debt to another man. Imam (as) said: "He cannot revert the debt back to the original debtor under any circumstances, except if the transferee had already declared bankruptcy before the transfer."