Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce

Al-Kāfi - The Book of Commerce Chapter: Using Labors of Al-‘Aluj (infidel) for Free 3- أَبُو عَلِيٍّ الأشْعَرِيُّ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الْجَبَّارِ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ ٠ُسْكَانَ عَنِ الْحَلَبِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ قَالَ كَانَ أَ٠ِنِينَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠) يَكْتُبُ إِلَى عُ٠َّالِهِ لا تُسَخِّرُوا الْ٠ْ غَيْرَ الْفَرِيضَةِ فَقَدِ اعْتَدَى فَلا تُعْطُوهُ وَكَانَ يَكْتُبُ يُوصِي بِالْفَلاحِينَ خَيْراً وَهُ٠3.

Abu Ali al-Ash’ariy has narrated from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd al-Jabbar from Safwan from ibn Muskan from al-Halabiy who has said the following: “Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, would write to his agents, ‘You must not make Muslims to perform free labor.

Whoever of you asks for what is not obligatory, he has committed transgression and you must not give him anything.’ He (‘Amir al-Mu’minin) would write and recommend about farmers good advice, about them and laborers on hire.’” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (9/379))