Using the Properties of Orphans in Business and Lending

3. Muhammad ibn ‘Isma’il has narrated from al-Fadl ibn Shadhan from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Rib’iy ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “About the case of a man who has the assets of an orphan with him, abu ‘Abd Allah عليه السلام, has said, ‘If he is poor and has no assets of his own, he must not touch the assets of the orphan; and if he uses it in business, he is responsible for it and the profit belongs to the orphan.’”