Virtue and Excellence of Serving in the Army

Jihad of Man and Woman

Kinds of Jihad (struggle)

To Whom Does the Obligation of Jihad Apply, and to Whom it Does not Apply

Mobilization Along with People when there is Fear for al-Islam

Under Whose Command Obligatory Jihad Takes Place?

‘Amr ibn ‘Ubayd and al-Mu’taziliy Groups’ Visiting abu ‘Abd Allah ‘Alayhi al-Salam

The Recommendations of the Messenger of Allah and Amir al-Mu’minin, about Smaller Armed Expeditions

Chapter 9(a) - Granting Immunity

Chapter 9(b)

Chapter 9(c)

Challenging the Enemy for a Fight

Kindness to the Prisoners and Providing Him Food

Calling to al-Islam before Fighting

Chapter 13(a) - Matters about which Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s), Recommended at the Time of War

Chapter 13(b)

It is not Lawful for a Muslim to Reside in a War Zone

Chapter 15(a) - Distribution of the Properties Captured from the Enemy

Chapter 15(b)

Chapter 15(c)

The Slogan

The Virtue of Maintaining Horses, Racing and Sharp Shooting Contests

Man’s Defending Himself Against the Thief

The Case of one Murdered over His Stolen Property

Chapter 20(a) - The Excellence of Martyrdom

Chapter 20(b)

Chapter 20(c)

Commanding others what is Obligatory and to Prohibit them from doing Evil

Chapter 22(a) - Rejecting Evil in one’s Heart

Chapter 22(b)

The Case of those who Displease the Creator to Please the Creatures

It is Detestable to Expose One’s Self to What He Cannot Endure

Al-Sufiy People’s Visiting Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

The Meaning of Zuhd (Asceticism)

Using the Worldly Resources as Means for Success in the Hereafter

The Degree Of Efforts Which One Must Make In Search For One’s Sustenance To Follow In the Footsteps of ‘A’immah ‘Alayhim al-Salam

Promoting The Quest For Sustenance And Work To Make A Living

Al^Ibla’ (Trying) in the Work for Living

Meticulous Effort to Make a Living

Receiving Sustenance from Unexpected Sources

The Detestability of Sleeping and Passing Time without Work

Detestability of Laziness

One’s Working in His House

Amending one’s Properties and Planning for one’s Living

Hard Work for the Family

Earning Lawful kind of Sustenance

Saving for One’s Living Expenses

Detestability of Offering Oneself for Hire

Performing Personally one’s Business Tasks

Buying and Selling Real Estate

Debts and Borrowing

Payment of Debts

To Retaliate and Offset for Debts

When a Man Dies Payment of his Debts becomes Due

The Case of One Who Borrows But Does Not Intend To Pay Back

Sell off Debts in Exchange for Debts

Etiquette of Asking for Payment

The Case of Delaying Due Payment

Lodging With a Borrower When Demanding Payment

Chapter 28(a) - The Case of Gift to a Creditor

Chapter 28(b) - Bail out and Assignment or Referral

Working for al-Sultan and his Rewards

The Conditions to Work for al-Sultan

Selling Arms to al- Sultan

The Crafts (Technologies)

The Legal Status of Income from Cupping Operation

Income from Eulogizing Someone to Make People Mourn

The Legal Status of Income from Hairdressing and Circumcising

The Legal Status of the Income of Female Singer from Singing and Selling Singers (Slave-girls)

The Legal Status of Income from Teaching

The legal Status of Income from Selling Copies of the Holy Quran

Gambling and Looting

Earning in Unlawful ways

Unlawful Earnings in the form of al-Suht such as Buying and Selling of Intoxicating Liquors . . .

Consuming the Properties of Orphans

The Amount a Supervisor of the Properties of Orphans Can Lawfully Use

Using the Properties of Orphans in Business and Lending

Safe Return of Trust

A Father and Son’s Using Each Others Properties

A Husband and Wife’s Using Each Other’s Properties

Found and Lost Properties

Gifts and Presents

Rule about Unlawful Interest

Unlawful Interest Does Not Apply Between a Father and Son

The Excellence of Doing Business and Giving It Proper Attention

Etiquettes of Doing Business

Excellence of Keeping Accounts and Books

Entering the Market Before Others

Speaking of Allah, Most High, in the Market

Words to Say When Buying for Resale Purposes

People With Whom Doing Business Is Not Recommended

Using Proper and Improper Measurements in Business

Cheating in Business

Swearing at the Time of Buying and Selling

The Case of Prices of Goods

The Case of Monopolization (Hoarding) Goods in Public Demand

Another Chapter

Excellence of Buying Wheat and Food

Detestability of Estimating and Preferability of Using Measurements

Continuing Profitable Businesses

1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ أَحْمَدَ عَنْ يُونُسَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَقَبَّلَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ أَرْضاً أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ سِنِينَ مُسَمَّاةً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُقَبِّلَ أَرَادَ بَيْعَ أَرْضِهِ الَّتِي قَبَّلَهَا قَبْلَ انْقِضَاءِ السِّنِينَ الْمُسَمَّاةِ هَلْ لِلْمُتَقَبِّلِ أَنْ يَمْنَعَهُ مِنَ الْبَيْعِ قَبْلَ انْقِضَاءِ أَجَلِهِ الَّذِي تَقَبَّلَهَا مِنْهُ إِلَيْهِ وَمَا يَلْزَمُ الْمُتَقَبِّلَ لَهُ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ إِذَا اشْتَرَطَ عَلَى الْمُشْتَرِي أَنَّ لِلْمُتَقَبِّلِ مِنَ السِّنِينَ مَا لَهُ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Ahmad from Yunus who has said the following: ‘I once wrote to al-Rida’ (a.s.), and asked about the case of a man who formed a contract with another man about land or something else for several known years and the landlord then decided to sell the land before the end of the contract; if the tenant could stop the sale before the end of the time of agreement and if so, what was the tenant’s responsibility. He (the Imam) wrote back the answer that said, ’He can sell it if he sets a condition upon the buyer that requires him to allow the tenant to use his years according to the contract of tenancy.’” 

2- عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ وَأَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ الْهَمَذَانِيِّ وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ الْهَمَذَانِيِّ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) وَسَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ آجَرَتْ ضَيْعَتَهَا عَشْرَ سِنِينَ عَلَى أَنْ تُعْطَى الأجْرَةَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ عِنْدَ انْقِضَائِهَا لا يُقَدَّمُ لَهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ مِنَ الأجْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يَمْضِ الْوَقْتُ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ ثَلاثِ سِنِينَ أَوْ بَعْدَهَا هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهَا إِنْفَاذُ الإجَارَةِ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ أَمْ تَكُونُ الإجَارَةُ مُنْتَقِضَةً بِمَوْتِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنْ كَانَ لَهَا وَقْتٌ مُسَمًّى لَمْ يَبْلُغْ فَمَاتَتْ فَلِوَرَثَتِهَا تِلْكَ الإجَارَةُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَبْلُغْ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتَ وَبَلَغَتْ ثُلُثَهُ أَوْ نِصْفَهُ أَوْ شَيْئاً مِنْهُ فَيُعْطَى وَرَثَتُهَا بِقَدْرِ مَا بَلَغَتْ مِنْ ذَلِكَ الْوَقْتِ إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ.

2. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad and Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn Mahziyar from Ibrahim ibn Muhammad al-Hamadaniy and Muhammad ibn Ja’far al-Raziy from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ibrahim al-Hamadaniy who has said the following: “I once wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), and asked about the case of a woman who had rented her asset for ten years, that the rent had to be paid at the end of every year and there would be no rent before the end of such time; but she died before three years or after it; if it was necessary for her heirs to continue with the terms of the contract or that the contract terminated because of the death of the woman. He (the Imam) wrote the answer that said, ‘If the time was specified which was not complete yet and she died, her heir could have the rent. If the time was not complete or one-third or half or so was complete, the heirs could have the rent proportionate to the time used, by the will of Allah.’” 

3- سَهْلُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ الرَّازِيِّ قَالَ كَتَبَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) رَجُلٌ اسْتَأْجَرَ ضَيْعَةً مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَبَاعَ الْمُؤَاجِرُ تِلْكَ الضَّيْعَةَ الَّتِي آجَرَهَا بِحَضْرَةِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرِ وَلَمْ يُنْكِرِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرُ الْبَيْعَ وَكَانَ حَاضِراً لَهُ شَاهِداً عَلَيْهِ فَمَاتَ الْمُشْتَرِي وَلَهُ وَرَثَةٌ أَيَرْجِعُ ذَلِكَ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ أَوْ يَبْقَى فِي يَدِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرِ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ إِجَارَتُهُ فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ إِجَارَتُهُ. 

3. Sahl ibn Ziyad has narrated from Ahmad ibn Ishaq al-Raziy who has said the following: “A man once wrote to abu al-Hassan, the third (a.s.), and asked about the case of a man who rented an asset from another man and the owner sold that asset in the presence of the tenant who did not raise any objection against the sale while he was present with witness and the buyer died; if the asset became of the legacy or remained in the hand of the tenant until the time of tenancy ended. He (the Imam) wrote the answer that said, ‘It remains until the time of tenancy ends.’” 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 5

Book 2, Chapter 131