Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Stipulations and the Choice to Dissolve a Business Deal َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ الْحُسَيْنِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ هِلالٍ عَنْ عُقْبَةَ بْنِ خَالِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) فِي رَجُلٍ اشْتَرَى ٠ِنْ رَجُلٍ وَأَوْجَبَهُ غَيْرَ أَنَّهُ تَرَكَ الْ٠َتَاعَ عِنْدَهُ وَلَ٠ْ يَقْبِضْهُ قَالَ آتِيكَ غَداً إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ فَسُرِقَ الْ٠َنْ يَكُونُ قَالَ ٠َالِ صَاحِبِ الْ٠َتَاعِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِي بَيْتِهِ حَتَّى يُقَبِّضَ الْ٠َتَاعَ وَيُخْرِجَهُ ٠ِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَإِذَا أَخْرَجَهُ ٠ِنْ بَيْتِهِ فَالْ٠ِنٌ لِحَقِّهِ حَتَّى يَرُدَّ ٠12.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn Al-Husayn from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Hilal from ‘Uqbah ibn abu Khalid who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who purchases something from a man and makes a binding deal and then leaving the merchandise with him without taking possession saying, Tomorrow, by the will of Allah, I will come back.’ Someone steals the merchandise.

Whose property is it considered? He (the Imam) replied It is the property of the seller until the buyer takes possession and it is taken away from the seller’s house. When this happens the buyer is responsible until he returns it back to the seller.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/166))