Chapter on Conditions and Options in Sales

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 8

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 8

Chapter on Conditions and Options in Sales
7 Aḥadīth
Ḥadīth 1

3761 - رَوَى اَلْحَلَبِيُّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "فِي اَلْحَيَوَانِ كُلِّهِ شَرْطُ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ لِلْمُشْتَرِي فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ فِيهَا إِنِ اِشْتَرَطَ أَوْ لَمْ يَشْتَرِطْ".

Hadith.3761 - Al-Halabi narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said: "For all animals, the buyer has a three-day condition (option) to return it, whether he stipulated it or not."

Ḥadīth 2

3762 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "أَيُّمَا رَجُلٍ اِشْتَرَى مِنْ رَجُلٍ بَيْعاً فَهُمَا بِالْخِيَارِ حَتَّى يَفْتَرِقَا فَإِذَا اِفْتَرَقَا فَقَدْ وَجَبَ اَلْبَيْعُ".

Hadith.3762 - Imam (as) said: "Whenever a man buys something from another man, they both have the option (to cancel the deal) until they part ways. Once they part, the sale becomes binding."

Ḥadīth 3

3763 - وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : فِي رَجُلٍ اِشْتَرَى مِنْ رَجُلٍ عَبْداً أَوْ دَابَّةً وَ شَرَطَ يَوْماً أَوْ يَوْمَيْنِ فَمَاتَ اَلْعَبْدُ أَوْ نَفَقَتِ اَلدَّابَّةُ أَوْ حَدَثَ فِيهِ حَدَثٌ عَلَى مَنِ اَلضَّمَانُ قَالَ "لاَ ضَمَانَ عَلَى اَلْمُبْتَاعِ حَتَّى يَنْقَضِيَ اَلشَّرْطُ وَ يَصِيرَ اَلْمَبِيعُ لَهُ".

Hadith.3763 - Imam (as) was asked about a man who purchased a slave or an animal from another man and stipulated a condition for one or two days. If the slave dies, the animal perishes, or a defect occurs during that period, who is responsible for the loss? Imam (as) said: "There is no liability on the buyer until the condition period ends and the sale becomes final."

Ḥadīth 4

3764 - وَ رَوَى إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ عَمَّارٍ عَنِ اَلْعَبْدِ اَلصَّالِحِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "مَنِ اِشْتَرَى بَيْعاً وَ مَضَتْ ثَلاَثَةُ أَيَّامٍ وَ لَمْ يَجِئْ فَلاَ بَيْعَ لَهُ ".

Hadith.3764 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated from the Righteous Servant of Allah (swt) (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) who said: "Whoever buys an item, and three days pass without him coming (to confirm or claim it), then the sale is void."

Ḥadīth 5

3765 - وَ رَوَى عَبْدُ اَللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : " اَلْمُسْلِمُونَ عِنْدَ شُرُوطِهِمْ إِلاَّ كُلَّ شَرْطٍ خَالَفَ، كِتَابَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَلاَ يَجُوزُ ".

Hadith.3765 - Abdullah ibn Sinan narrated from Abu Abdillah (as) who said: "Muslims are bound by their conditions, except for any condition that contradicts the Book of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Exalted, which is not permissible."

Ḥadīth 6

3766 - وَ رَوَى جَمِيلٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : قُلْتُ لَهُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَشْتَرِي مِنَ اَلرَّجُلِ اَلْمَتَاعَ ثُمَّ يَدَعُهُ عِنْدَهُ يَقُولُ حَتَّى آتِيَكَ بِثَمَنِهِ فَقَالَ "إِنْ جَاءَ فِيمَا بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ وَ إِلاَّ فَلاَ بَيْعَ لَهُ".

Hadith.3766 - Jamil narrated from Zurarah, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), who said: I asked him about a man who buys merchandise from another man and then leaves it with him, saying, "I will bring you its price." Imam (as) said: "If he brings the payment within three days, then the sale is valid; otherwise, there is no sale for him."

Ḥadīth 7

3767 - وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى عَنِ اِبْنِ فَضَّالٍ عَنِ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ بْنِ رِبَاطٍ عَمَّنْ رَوَاهُ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ : "إِنْ حَدَثَ بِالْحَيَوَانِ حَدَثٌ قَبْلَ ثَلاَثَةِ أَيَّامٍ فَهُوَ مِنْ مَالِ اَلْبَائِعِ".

Hadith.3767 - In another narration, Ibn Faddal narrated from Al-Hasan ibn Ali ibn Ribbat, from someone who narrated it from Abu Abdillah (as), who said: "If an animal develops a defect within three days, it is the responsibility of the seller."