John Shaqi

قَالَ لَهُ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْقُمِّيُّ إِنَّ لَنَا ضِيَاعاً فِيهَا بُيُوتُ النِّيرَانِ تُهْدِي إِلَيْهَا الْمَجُوسُ الْبَقَرَ وَ الْغَنَمَ وَ الدَّرَاهِمَ فَهَلْ لِأَرْبَابِ الْقُرَى أَنْ يَأْخُذُوا ذَلِكَ وَ لِبُيُوتِ نِيرَانِهِمْ قُوَّامٌ يَقُومُونَ  عَلَيْهَا قَالَ لِيَأْخُذْهُ صَاحِبُ الْقُرَى لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ .


Translation

Sahl Bin Ziyad, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Abdullah Bin Al Mugheira, (It has been narrated) from Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup>, said: ‘Muhammad Bin Abdullah Al-Qummy said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘We have an estate wherein are house of fire-worship, the Magians tend to gift to it the cows, and the sheep and the Dirhams. So is it Permissible for the lords of the town that they should be taking that, and for the houses of the fire-worship there are people who are standing (in charge) over it?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Let the masters of the town take it. There is no problem with it’.


Book (Kitab)كتاب الْمَعِيشَةِ
Chapter (Bab)باب الْهَدِيَّةِ
CollectionAl-Kafi

Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni

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