Chapter on the Obligation to Return the Sold Item Due to the Option of Inspection
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 20
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 3, Book 2, Chapter 20
Chapter on the Obligation to Return the Sold Item Due to the Option of Inspection
وَ دَخَلَ أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ سُوقَ اَلتَّمَّارِينَ فَإِذَا اِمْرَأَةٌ تَبْكِي وَ هِيَ تُخَاصِمُ رَجُلاً تَمَّاراً فَقَالَ لَهَا "مَا لَكِ" فَقَالَتْ يَا أَمِيرَ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ اِشْتَرَيْتُ مِنْ هَذَا تَمْراً بِدِرْهَمٍ فَخَرَجَ أَسْفَلُهُ رَدِيّاً وَ لَيْسَ مِثْلَ هَذَا اَلَّذِي رَأَيْتُ فَقَالَ لَهُ "رُدَّ عَلَيْهَا" فَأَبَى حَتَّى قَالَ لَهُ ثَلاَثَ مَرَّاتٍ فَأَبَى فَعَلاَهُ بِالدِّرَّةِ حَتَّى رَدَّ عَلَيْهَا وَ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ يَكْرَهُ أَنْ يُجَلَّلَ اَلتَّمْرُ.
Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, entered the market of the date sellers. There, He عليه السلام saw a woman crying while disputing with a date seller. Imam عليه السلام said to her: "What is the matter?" She replied: "O Commander of the Faithful, I bought dates from this man for one dirham, but the bottom of the container was filled with poor-quality dates, unlike what I had seen at the top." Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, said to the seller: "Return her money." The seller refused, and Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام repeated the instruction three times, but the seller continued to refuse. So, Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام struck him with his staff until he returned the money to the woman. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام used to dislike covering the dates to conceal their defects.
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