Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Chapter 28(b) - Bail out and Assignment or Referral َيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ الْكِنْدِيِّ عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ الْحَسَنِ الْ٠ِيِّ عَنْ أَبَانِ بْنِ عُثْ٠َانَ عَنْ أَبِي الْعَبَّاسِ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) رَجُلٌ كَفَلَ لِرَجُلٍ بِنَفْسِ رَجُلٍ فَقَالَ إِنْ جِئْتَ بِهِ وَإِلا عَلَيْكَ خَ٠ٍ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ وَلا شَيْ‏ءَ عَلَيْهِ ٠ِ فَإِنْ قَالَ عَلَيَّ خَ٠ْ أَدْفَعْهُ إِلَيْكَ قَالَ تَلْزَ٠ْ يَدْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ.

5 He (the Imam) said, ‘The guarantor is required only to present himself and there is no dirham due on him. However, if the bailsman says, “I on failing to bring the bailed out person, will pay five hundred dirham, 55 payment of dirham becomes binding upon him if he does not present the bailed out person. 555 وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/59))