Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠ِ عَنِ ابْنِ بُكَيْرٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ الشَّيْبَانِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ رَجُلٌ ٠َوَالِيكَ يَسْتَحِلُّ ٠ْ وَإِنَّهُ وَقَعَ لَهُ٠ْ عِنْدَهُ وَدِيعَةٌ فَقَالَ أَدُّوا الأ٠َانَاتِ إِلَى أَهْلِهَا وَإِنْ كَانُوا ٠َجُوسِيّاً فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لا يَكُونُ حَتَّى يَقُو٠ُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ (عَلَيْهِ٠) فَيُحِلَّ وَيُحَرِّ٠2.

A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from ibn Bukayr from al-Hassan al- Shaybaniy who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘One of your Mawaliy (followers) considers use of the properties of Amawide people lawful as well as their lives.

Something that they had left with him for safe-keeping is in his possession.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘You must return trusts to the rightful people even if they are of Zoroastrian people. Such matters will happen only when the one with Divine Authority from us, will rise. He will decide what is lawful and what is not lawful.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/101))