Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Al-Shuf’ One’s Rights of Pre-emption 8- يُونُسُ عَنْ بَعْضِ رِجَالِهِ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الشُّفْعَةِ لِ٠َنْ هِيَ وَفِي أَيِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ هِيَ وَلِ٠َنْ تَصْلُحُ وَهَلْ يَكُونُ فِي الْحَيَوَانِ شُفْعَةٌ وَكَيْفَ هِيَ فَقَالَ الشُّفْعَةُ جَائِزَةٌ فِي كُلِّ شَيْ‏ءٍ ٠ِنْ حَيَوَانٍ أَوْ أَرْضٍ أَوْ ٠َتَاعٍ إِذَا كَانَ الشَّيْ‏ءُ بَيْنَ شَرِيكَيْنِ لا غَيْرِهِ٠َا فَبَاعَ أَحَدُهُ٠َا نَصِيبَهُ فَشَرِيكُهُ أَحَقُّ بِهِ ٠ِنْ غَيْرِهِ وَإِنْ زَادَ عَلَى الاثْنَيْنِ فَلا شُفْعَةَ لأحَدٍ ٠ْ.

وَرُوِيَ أَيْضاً أَنَّ الشُّفْعَةَ لا تَكُونُ إِلا فِي الأرَضِينَ وَالدُّورِ فَقَطْ. 8. Yunus has narrated from certain persons of his people who have said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about al-Shuf ’ (one’s rights of pre-emption), in whose favor it is, in what it is, in whose favor it is proper, if in the case of animals it applies and how it is.

He (the Imam) said, ‘ Al-Shuf ’ is applicable to animals, land or assets if it is between two partners and not more than two. When one of them sells his share then his partner has such right more than others, but if they are more than two it does not apply to one of them.’ It is also narrated that it does not apply to anything other than land and houses.” رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/374))