Chapter on Usury (Riba)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 27
وَ رَوَى جَمِيلُ بْنُ دَرَّاجٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: "اَلْبَعِيرُ بِالْبَعِيرَيْنِ وَ اَلدَّابَّةُ بِالدَّابَّتَيْنِ يَداً بِيَدٍ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ" وَ قَالَ "لاَ بَأْسَ بِالثَّوْبِ بِالثَّوْبَيْنِ يَداً بِيَدٍ وَ نَسِيئَةً إِذَا وَصَفْتَهُمَا ".
Jamil ibn Darraj narrated from Zurarah, from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام, who said: "There is no harm in exchanging a camel for two camels or an animal for two animals, as long as it is done hand-to-hand." And Imam عليه السلام said: "There is no harm in exchanging one garment for two garments, whether hand-to-hand or on credit, if you describe them."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 245