Al-Kāfi 7, record 137 of the digital edition

Shaykh Muḥammad b. Yaʿqūb al-Kulaynī · The Matters Permissible in Endowment, Charity, Gift, Present, Providing Conditional Housing and Matters Permissible or otherwise for a Child and others

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3- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى وَعِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ زِيَادٍ جَمِيعاً عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مَهْزِيَارَ قَالَ كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) أَنَّ فُلاناً ابْتَاعَ ضَيْعَةً فَوَقَفَهَا وَجَعَلَ لَكَ فِي الْوَقْفِ الْخُمُسَ وَيَسْأَلُ عَنْ رَأْيِكَ فِي بَيْعِ حِصَّتِكَ مِنَ الأرْضِ أَوْ يُقَوِّمُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ بِمَا اشْتَرَاهَا بِهِ أَوْ يَدَعُهَا مَوْقُوفَةً فَكَتَبَ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِلَيَّ أَعْلِمْ فُلاناً أَنِّي آمُرُهُ بِبَيْعِ حَقِّي مِنَ الضَّيْعَةِ وَإِيصَالِ ثَمَنِ ذَلِكَ إِلَيَّ وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ رَأْيِي إِنْ شَاءَ اللهُ أَوْ يُقَوِّمُهَا عَلَى نَفْسِهِ إِنْ كَانَ ذَلِكَ أَوْفَقَ لَهُ وَكَتَبْتُ إِلَيْهِ أَنَّ الرَّجُلَ ذَكَرَ أَنَّ بَيْنَ مَنْ وَقَفَ بَقِيَّةَ هَذِهِ الضَّيْعَةِ عَلَيْهِمُ اخْتِلافاً شَدِيداً وَأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ يَأْمَنُ أَنْ يَتَفَاقَمَ ذَلِكَ بَيْنَهُمْ بَعْدَهُ فَإِنْ كَانَ تَرَى أَنْ يَبِيعَ هَذَا الْوَقْفَ وَيَدْفَعَ إِلَى كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا كَانَ وُقِفَ لَهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ أَمَرْتَهُ فَكَتَبَ بِخَطِّهِ إِلَيَّ وَأَعْلِمْهُ أَنَّ رَأْيِي لَهُ إِنْ كَانَ قَدْ عَلِمَ الاخْتِلافَ مَا بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِ الْوَقْفِ أَنْ يَبِيعَ الْوَقْفَ أَمْثَلُ فَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا جَاءَ فِي الاخْتِلافِ مَا فِيهِ تَلَفُ الأمْوَالِ وَالنُّفُوسِ.

Translation

30. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad all from Ali ibn Mahziyar from who has narrated the following: “I once wrote to abu Ja‘far ‘Alayhi al-Salam, that so and so has bought a certain asset. He has made it an endowment of which one-fifth is designated for you. He seeks your opinion about selling your share of the land, or appraising and counting its price on himself for which he has bought or keep it as an endowment. He (the Imam) (a.s.), wrote the answer that said, ‘Inform so and so that I command him to sell my share and send the proceeds to me, which is my opinion, by the will of Allah; or appraise it on his own account, if that is more suitable for him.’ I wrote to him (the Imam) that so and so has mentioned that among other beneficiaries of this endowment there are serious difference which may even increase further afterwards; if he (the Imam) considers it proper to sell the endowment and give everyone of the beneficiaries his share if he (the Imam) so commands. He (the Imam) then wrote in his own handwriting to me, ‘Inform him about my opinion that if he thinks the selling of the endowment is better because of the differences of the beneficiaries he can do so; differences can sometimes lead to destruction of properties and lives.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — published with the edition, reproduced verbatim.

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  1. 30. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated
  2. Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa and A number of our people have narrated
  3. Sahl ibn Ziyad all
  4. Ali ibn Mahziyar
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  • Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi

    صحيح

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    Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (23/60)

  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi

    لم يخرجه

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    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī

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