Chapter on Usury (Riba)

Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 3|Book 2|Chapter 27
وَ رَوَى أَبَانٌ عَنْ سَلَمَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَلَيْهِمَا اَلسَّلاَمُ: "أَنَّ عَلِيّاً عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ كَسَا اَلنَّاسَ بِالْعِرَاقِ فَكَانَ فِي اَلْكِسْوَةِ حُلَّةٌ جَيِّدَةٌ فَسَأَلَهُ إِيَّاهَا اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ فَأَبَى فَقَالَ اَلْحُسَيْنُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ "أَنَا أُعْطِيكَ مَكَانَهَا حُلَّتَيْنِ" فَأَبَى فَلَمْ يَزَلْ يُعْطِيهِ حَتَّى بَلَغَ خَمْساً فَأَخَذَهَا مِنْهُ ثُمَّ أَعْطَاهُ اَلْحُلَّةَ وَ جَعَلَ اَلْحُلَلَ فِي حَجْرِهِ فَقَالَ "لآَخُذَنَّ خَمْسَةً بِوَاحِدَةٍ" ".
Aban narrated from Salamah, from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام from his father, Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام that: Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام distributed clothing among the people in Iraq, and among the garments was a fine robe. Imam Hussain ibn Ali عليه السلام asked him for it, but Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali عليه السلام then said: "I will give you two robes in exchange for it." Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام refused. Imam Hussain ibn Ali عليه السلام continued offering until he reached five robes. Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib عليه السلام then took the robes from him, gave him the fine robe, and placed the robes in his lap, saying: "I will take five in exchange for one."
  • Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
    Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 245