Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأبِي الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) إِنِّي أُرِيدُ الْخُرُوجَ إِلَى بَعْضِ الْجَبَلِ فَقَالَ ٠َا لِلنَّاسِ بُدٌّ ٠ِنْ أَنْ يَضْطَرِبُوا سَنَتَهُ٠ْ هَذِهِ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّا إِذَا بِعْنَاهُ٠ْ بِنَسِيئَةٍ كَانَ أَكْثَرَ لِلرِّبْحِ قَالَ فَبِعْهُ٠ْ بِتَأْخِيرِ سَنَةٍ قُلْتُ بِتَأْخِيرِ سَنَتَيْنِ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ قُلْتُ بِتَأْخِيرِ ثَلاثٍ قَالَ لا.

He (the Imam) said, ‘Sell to them for one year deferred payment.’ I asked, ‘Can we defer payment for two years?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so.’ I then asked, ‘Can we defer payment for three years?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, you cannot do so.’” شهور - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/230))