Chapter on Sales
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 11
وَ رُوِيَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَلصَّمَدِ بْنِ بَشِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ سَأَلَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ اَلْقَاسِمِ اَلْحَنَّاطُ: فَقَالَ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ أَبِيعُ اَلطَّعَامَ مِنَ اَلرَّجُلِ إِلَى أَجَلٍ فَأَجِيءُ وَ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ اَلطَّعَامُ مِنْ سِعْرِهِ فَيَقُولُ لَيْسَ عِنْدِي دَرَاهِمُ قَالَ "خُذْ مِنْهُ بِسِعْرِ يَوْمِهِ " قَالَ أَفْهَمُ أَصْلَحَكَ اَللَّهُ أَنَّهُ طَعَامِيَ اَلَّذِي اِشْتَرَاهُ مِنِّي قَالَ "لاَ تَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَبِيعَ وَ يُعْطِيَكَ " قَالَ أَرْغَمَ اَللَّهُ أَنْفِي رَخَّصَ لِي فَرَدَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ فَشَدَّدَ عَلَيَّ.
It is narrated from Abd Al-Samad ibn Bashir, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام: Muhammad ibn Al-Qasim Al-Hannat asked him, "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى keep you well. I sell food to a man on credit, and when I go to collect payment, the price of the food has changed, and he says, 'I do not have dirhams.' What should I do?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Take from him at the price of the day." Muhammad asked: "I understand, may Allah سبحانه وتعالى keep you well, but what if it is the same food he purchased from me?" Imam عليه السلام said: "Do not take it from him until he sells it and gives you the payment." Muhammad said: "May Allah سبحانه وتعالى humble me! He initially gave me a concession, but when I questioned further, he imposed a stricter rule upon me."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh