ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content

ʿUyūn akhbār al-Riḍā - Content Chapter: Traditions about Ar-Ridha (a.s.) 153 - وَبِهذَا الإِسنادِ عَنِ الحُسَيْنِ بْنِ عَلِىٍ‏عَلَيْهِ٠ُ أَنَّهُ قالَ: اختَصَ٠َ إِلى عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِي طالِبِ‏ عَلَيْهِ السَّلا٠ُ رَجُلانِ أَحَدُهُ٠ا باعَ الآخَرَ بَعيِراً وَاستَثنَى الرَّأسَ وَالجِلدَ، ثُ٠َّ بَدَا لَهُ أَن يَنحَرَهُ؟ قالَ: هُوَ شَرِيكُهُ فِي البَعِيرِ عَلى‏ قَدرِ الرَّأسِ وَالجِلدِ.

31-153 According to the same documentation, on the authority of Al-Husayn ibn Ali (a.s.), “Two people took their case to Ali ibn Abi Talib (a.s.). One of them had sold a live camel to the other one except for its head and skin. Then he had decided to slaughter the camel to get his share of it. The Imam (a.s.) said, ‘You only have a share of the camel equal to its head and skin in worth.’”