Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 1
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 1
Chapter on Livelihoods, Earnings, Profits, and Professions
وَ كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْحَسَنِ اَلصَّفَّارُ رَضِيَ اَللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى أَبِي مُحَمَّدٍ اَلْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيٍّ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَقُولُ: رَجُلٌ يُبَذْرِقُ اَلْقَوَافِلَ مِنْ غَيْرِ أَمْرِ اَلسُّلْطَانِ فِي مَوْضِعٍ مُخِيفٍ وَ يُشَارِطُونَهُ عَلَى شَيْءٍ مُسَمًّى أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُ مِنْهُمْ أَمْ لاَ فَوَقَّعَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "إِذَا آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ بِشَيْءٍ مَعْرُوفٍ أَخَذَ حَقَّهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اَللَّهُ".
Muhammad bin Al-Hasan Al-Saffar, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى be pleased with him, wrote to Imam Abu Muhammad Al-Hasan bin Ali عليه السلام asking: "A man escorts caravans without the order of the ruler in a fearful place, and they agree with him on a specific payment. Is it permissible for him to take it from them or not?" Imam عليه السلام said: "If he hires himself out for a well-known payment, he may take his due, Allah سبحانه وتعالى willing."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 212