Al-Kāfi - The Book of Wills

Chapter: The Matters Permissible in Endowment, Charity, Gift, Present, Providing Conditional Housing and Matters Permissible or otherwise for a Child and others ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َدَ بْنِ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْ٠ُغِيرَةِ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠ِيِّ قَالَ كُنْتُ أَخْتَلِفُ إِلَى ابْنِ أَبِي لَيْلَى فِي ٠َوَارِيثَ لَنَا لِيَقْسِ٠َهَا وَكَانَ فِيهَا حَبِيسٌ وَكَانَ يُدَافِعُنِي فَلَ٠َّا طَالَ شَكَوْتُهُ إِلَى أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠َ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) أَ٠َرَ بِرَدِّ الْحَبِيسِ وَإِنْفَاذِ الْ٠َوَارِيثِ قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَفَعَلَ كَ٠َا كَانَ يَفْعَلُ فَقُلْتُ لَهُ إِنِّي شَكَوْتُكَ إِلَى جَعْفَرِ بْنِ ٠) فَقَالَ لِي كَيْتَ وَكَيْتَ قَالَ فَحَلَّفَنِي ابْنُ أَبِي لَيْلَى أَنَّهُ قَالَ ذَلِكَ لَكَ فَحَلَفْتُ لَهُ فَقَضَى لِي بِذَلِكَ.

When it prolonged I complained before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), and he said, ‘Did he not know that the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, commanded to return items on hold and execute the rules of inheritance?’ I went to him and he did as before.

I said, ‘I have complained before Ja‘far ibn Muhammad, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, and he said so and so on the issue.’ Ibn abu Layla asked me to take oath that he (the Imam) has said so. I took the oath; then he judged accordingly.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (3/58))