سَأَلَ الرِّضَا ( عليه السلام ) رَجُلٌ وَ أَنَا أَسْمَعُ فَقَالَ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ يَقُولُ وَ إِنْ كانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلى مَيْسَرَةٍ أَخْبِرْنِي عَنْ هَذِهِ النَّظِرَةِ الَّتِي ذَكَرَهَا اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فِي كِتَابِهِ لَهَا حَدٌّ يُعْرَفُ إِذَا صَارَ هَذَا الْمُعْسِرُ إِلَيْهِ لَا بُدَّ لَهُ مِنْ أَنْ يُنْتَظَرَ وَ قَدْ أَخَذَ مَالَ هَذَا الرَّجُلِ وَ أَنْفَقَهُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ غَلَّةٌ يُنْتَظَرُ إِدْرَاكُهَا وَ لَا دَيْنٌ يُنْتَظَرُ مَحِلُّهُ وَ لَا مَالٌ غَائِبٌ يُنْتَظَرُ قُدُومُهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ يُنْتَظَرُ بِقَدْرِ مَا يَنْتَهِي خَبَرُهُ إِلَى الْإِمَامِ فَيَقْضِي عَنْهُ مَا عَلَيْهِ مِنْ سَهْمِ الْغَارِمِينَ إِذَا كَانَ أَنْفَقَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ فَإِنْ كَانَ قَدْ أَنْفَقَهُ فِي مَعْصِيَةِ اللَّهِ فَلَا شَيْءَ لَهُ عَلَى الْإِمَامِ قُلْتُ فَمَا لِهَذَا الرَّجُلِ الَّذِي ائْتَمَنَهُ وَ هُوَ لَا يَعْلَمُ فِيمَا أَنْفَقَهُ فِي طَاعَةِ اللَّهِ أَمْ فِي مَعْصِيَتِهِ قَالَ يَسْعَى لَهُ فِي مَالِهِ فَيَرُدُّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ هُوَ صَاغِرٌ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Muhammad Bin Al Husayn, from Muhammad Bin Suleyman, from a man from the people of Al Jazeera (Algeria) teknonymed as Abu Muhammad who said, ‘A man asked Al-Reza<sup>asws</sup> and I was listening, so he said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘May I be sacrificed for you<sup>asws</sup>! Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic is Saying <span class="ibTxt"><a href="/#/books/quran:2#h280"><a href="/books/quran:2#h280">[2:280]</a></a> And if (the debtor) is in straitness, then let there be postponement until (he is in) ease</span>. Inform me about this postponement which Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Mentioned it in His<sup>azwj</sup> Book. Is there a limit by which it can be recognised until when this one can postpone upon the straitened one, and he has taken the wealth of this man, and spent it upon his family, and there is produce he is waiting for its harvest, nor a debt awaiting its term of collection, nor any unknown wealth he is waiting to come to him?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes. He should postpone by a measurement of what its news would end up to the Imam<sup>asws</sup>, so he<sup>asws</sup> would pay it on his behalf whatever is upon him, from the share of the creditors, if he had spent it in obedience to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic. So if he had spent it in disobedience to Allah<sup>azwj</sup>, so there is nothing for him upon the Imam<sup>asws</sup>’. I said, ‘So what is for this man who entrusted him, and he does not know regarding what he has spent it, in obedience to Allah<sup>azwj</sup> or in the disobedience to Him<sup>azwj</sup>?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He has to work regarding his wealth, so he would return it to him, and he is belittled’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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