Chapter on a Sold Item That Remains Intact When the Buyer Dies While in Debt and Owing Its Price
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 117
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 117
Chapter on a Sold Item That Remains Intact When the Buyer Dies While in Debt and Owing Its Price
1 hadith
رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ أَبِي عُمَيْرٍ عَنْ جَمِيلِ بْنِ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ بَعْضِ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: فِي رَجُلٍ بَاعَ مَتَاعاً مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَقَبَضَ اَلْمُشْتَرِي اَلْمَتَاعَ وَ لَمْ يَدْفَعِ اَلثَّمَنَ ثُمَّ مَاتَ اَلْمُشْتَرِي وَ اَلْمَتَاعُ قَائِمٌ بِعَيْنِهِ فَقَالَ "إِذَا كَانَ اَلْمَتَاعُ قَائِماً بِعَيْنِهِ رُدَّ إِلَى صَاحِبِ اَلْمَتَاعِ وَ لَيْسَ لِلْغُرَمَاءِ أَنْ يُخَاصِمُوهُ".
Muhammad ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Jamil ibn Darraj from one of our companions from Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, regarding a man who sold merchandise to another man. The buyer took possession of the merchandise but did not pay the price, and then the buyer died while the merchandise was still in its original form. Imam عليه السلام said: "If the merchandise remains in its original state, it should be returned to the seller, and the creditors have no right to dispute over it."
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