Chapter on the Ruling of a Balanced Partnership Agreement Between Two Men with a Known Condition and a Specified Term
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 10
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 10
Chapter on the Ruling of a Balanced Partnership Agreement Between Two Men with a Known Condition and a Specified Term
رُوِيَ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ يَسَارٍ قَالَ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ إِنَّا نُخَالِطُ قَوْماً مِنْ أَهْلِ اَلسَّوَادِ وَ غَيْرِهِمْ فَنَبِيعُهُمْ وَ نَرْبَحُ عَلَيْهِمُ اَلْعَشَرَةَ اِثْنَيْ عَشَرَ وَ اَلْعَشَرَةَ ثَلاَثَةَ عَشَرَ وَ نُؤَخِّرُ ذَلِكَ فِيمَا بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُمُ اَلسَّنَةَ وَ نَحْوَهَا فَيَكْتُبُ اَلرَّجُلُ لَنَا بِهَا عَلَى دَارِهِ أَوْ عَلَى أَرْضِهِ بِذَلِكَ اَلْمَالِ اَلَّذِي فِيهِ اَلْفَضْلُ اَلَّذِي أَخَذَ مِنَّا شِرًى بِأَنَّهُ قَدْ بَاعَهُ وَ أَخَذَ اَلثَّمَنَ فَنَعِدُهُ إِنْ هُوَ جَاءَ بِالْمَالِ فِي وَقْتٍ بَيْنَنَا وَ بَيْنَهُ أَنْ نَرُدَّ عَلَيْهِ اَلشِّرَاءَ وَ إِنْ جَاءَنَا اَلْوَقْتُ وَ لَمْ يَأْتِنَا بِالدَّرَاهِمِ فَهُوَ لَنَا فَمَا تَرَى فِي اَلشِّرَاءِ فَقَالَ "أَرَى أَنَّهُ لَكَ إِذَا لَمْ يَفْعَلْ وَ إِنْ جَاءَ بِالْمَالِ لِلْوَقْتِ فَتَرُدُّ عَلَيْهِ".
It is narrated from Sa'id ibn Yasar who said: I said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: "We deal with some people from the rural areas and others. We sell to them and make a profit - sometimes ten becomes twelve, and sometimes ten becomes thirteen. We allow them to defer payment for a year or so, and they provide us with a written guarantee secured by their house or land for the amount, including the added profit. We then agree that if they bring the payment within the specified time, we will cancel the sale and return the property to them. However, if the deadline passes and they do not bring the payment, the property becomes ours. What do you think about this transaction?" Imam عليه السلام said: "I see that it is yours if they fail to meet the condition. But if they bring the payment within the agreed time, you must return the property to them."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 219