Chapter on Legal Restriction and Bankruptcy
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 13
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 1, Chapter 13
Chapter on Legal Restriction and Bankruptcy
2 hadiths
رَوَى اَلْأَصْبَغُ بْنُ نُبَاتَةَ عَنْ أَمِيرِ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: أَنَّهُ قَضَى "أَنْ يُحْجَرَ عَلَى اَلْغُلاَمِ اَلْمُفْسِدِ حَتَّى يَعْقِلَ" وَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلدَّيْنِ "أَنَّهُ يُحْبَسُ صَاحِبُهُ فَإِذَا تَبَيَّنَ إِفْلاَسُهُ وَ اَلْحَاجَةُ فَيُخَلَّى سَبِيلُهُ حَتَّى يَسْتَفِيدَ مَالاً" وَ قَضَى عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فِي اَلرَّجُلِ يَلْتَوِي عَلَى غُرَمَائِهِ "أَنَّهُ يُحْبَسُ ثُمَّ يُؤْمَرُ بِهِ فَيَقْسِمُ مَالَهُ بَيْنَ غُرَمَائِهِ بِالْحِصَصِ فَإِنْ أَبَى بَاعَهُ فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَهُمْ".
Al-Asbagh ibn Nubatah narrated from Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام that he ruled: "A corrupt young man should be placed under guardianship until he matures and becomes rational." Imam عليه السلام also ruled regarding debt: "The debtor should be imprisoned. If his insolvency and need are proven, he is released until he acquires wealth." Imam عليه السلام further ruled in the case of a man who evades his creditors: "He should be imprisoned, and then ordered to divide his wealth among his creditors proportionally. If he refuses, his property is sold, and the proceeds are distributed among them."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو أَيُّوبَ اَلْخَزَّازُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يُحِيلُ اَلرَّجُلَ بِالْمَالِ أَ يَرْجِعُ عَلَيْهِ قَالَ "لاَ يَرْجِعُ عَلَيْهِ أَبَداً إِلاَّ أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ أَفْلَسَ قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ".
Abu Ayyub al-Khazzaz asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام about a man who transfers his debt to another man. Imam عليه السلام said: "He cannot revert the debt back to the original debtor under any circumstances, except if the transferee had already declared bankruptcy before the transfer."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 184