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 رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَمْرِو بْنِ أَبِي اَلْمِقْدَامِ عَنْ عَمَّارٍ اَلسَّابَاطِيِّ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ اَلرَّجُلُ يَتَّجِرُ وَ إِنْ هُوَ آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ أُعْطِيَ أَكْثَرَ مِمَّا يُصِيبُ فِي تِجَارَتِهِ قَالَ "لاَ يُؤَاجِرْ نَفْسَهُ وَ لَكِنْ يَسْتَرْزِقُ اَللَّهَ تَعَالَى وَ يَتَّجِرُ فَإِنَّهُ إِذَا آجَرَ نَفْسَهُ حَظَرَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ اَلرِّزْقَ".
Muhammad bin Amr bin Abi Al-Miqdam narrated from Ammar Al-Sabati, who said: I asked Abu Abdullah عليه السلام, about a man who trades but, if he hires himself out, earns more than he does in his trade. Imam عليه السلام said: 'He should not hire himself out but rather seek sustenance from Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, and continue trading. For if he hires himself out, he will restrict his sustenance.'
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh