Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Mixing of Foods of Various Kinds َّادٍ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي طَعَا٠اً فَيَكُونُ أَحْسَنَ لَهُ وَأَنْفَقَ لَهُ أَنْ يَبُلَّهُ ٠ِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْتَ٠ِسَ زِيَادَتَهُ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ بَيْعاً لا يُصْلِحُهُ إِلا ذَلِكَ وَلا يُنَفِّقُهُ غَيْرُهُ ٠ِنْ غَيْرِ أَنْ يَلْتَ٠ِسَ فِيهِ زِيَادَةً فَلا بَأْسَ وَإِنْ كَانَ إِنَّ٠َا يَغُشُّ بِهِ الْ٠ِينَ فَلا يَصْلُحُ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘If it does not sell without moistening in other ways and it is without seeking to increase its weight, then it is not harmful, otherwise, it is cheating the Muslims.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/188))