Chapter on Pre-Emption
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 1|Chapter 35
وَ قَالَ عَلِيٌّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: "وَصِيُّ اَلْيَتِيمِ بِمَنْزِلَةِ أَبِيهِ يَأْخُذُ لَهُ اَلشُّفْعَةَ إِذَا كَانَتْ لَهُ رَغْبَةٌ" قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "لِلْغَائِبِ اَلشُّفْعَةُ".
Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام said: "The guardian of the orphan is in the position of his father; he takes the preemption (shufah) for him if he has a desire for it." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام also said: "The absentee has the right of preemption (shufah)."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh