Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Disputes Arising From al-Rahn (Security Deposit, Mortgage) َيْدُ بْنُ زِيَادٍ عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ ٠َّدٍ عَنْ غَيْرِ وَاحِدٍ عَنْ أَبَانٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي يَعْفُورٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ إِذَا اخْتَلَفَا فِي الرَّهْنِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُ٠َا رَهَنْتَهُ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَ٠ٍ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ بِ٠ٍ فَقَالَ يُسْأَلُ صَاحِبُ الألْفِ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَإِنْ لَ٠ْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ حَلَفَ صَاحِبُ الْ٠ِائَةِ وَإِنْ كَانَ الرَّهْنُ أَقَلَّ ٠َّا رُهِنَ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ وَاخْتَلَفَا فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُ٠َا هُوَ رَهْنٌ وَقَالَ الآخَرُ هُوَ عِنْدَكَ وَدِيعَةٌ فَقَالَ يُسْأَلُ صَاحِبُ الْوَدِيعَةِ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَإِنْ لَ٠ْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ حَلَفَ صَاحِبُ الرَّهْنِ.

If he fails to do so, then the other party is asked to take an oath.’ If the amount of al- Rahn (security deposit) is more or less but one party claims it to be al-Rahn (security deposit) and the party claims it to be Wadi‘ah (safe deposit), abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The party who claims it to be Wadi ‘ah (safe deposit) is asked to present proof and testimony and upon his failure the other party is then asked to take an oath (to settle the dispute).’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (19/285))