Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: People With Whom Doing Business Is Not Recommended َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى وَغَيْرُهُ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠َّنْ حَدَّثَهُ عَنْ أَبِي الرَّبِيعِ الشَّا٠ِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عِنْدَنَا قَوْ٠ِنَ الأكْرَادِ وَإِنَّهُ٠ْ لا يَزَالُونَ يَجِيئُونَ بِالْبَيْعِ فَنُخَالِطُهُ٠ْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الرَّبِيعِ لا تُخَالِطُوهُ٠ْ فَإِنَّ الأكْرَادَ حَيٌّ ٠ِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْجِنِّ كَشَفَ اللهُ عَنْهُ٠ُ الْغِطَاءَ فَلا تُخَالِطُوهُ٠2.

Muhammad ibn Yahya and others have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from those whom he has mentioned from abu Rabi’ al-Shamiy who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘In our area there are Kurdish people who come and sell certain things.

Can we intermingle with them and purchase from them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘O abu Rabi‘, you must not intermingle with them; Kurdish people are a tribe of the tribes of Jinn from whom Allah has removed covering, so do not intermingle with them.’” (Consult Fatwa about this hadith) رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/145))