سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَمَّا يُكْنَسُ مِنَ التُّرَابِ فَأَبِيعُهُ فَمَا أَصْنَعُ بِهِ قَالَ تَصَدَّقْ بِهِ فَإِمَّا لَكَ وَ إِمَّا لِأَهْلِهِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّ فِيهِ ذَهَباً وَ فِضَّةً وَ حَدِيداً فَبِأَيِّ شَيْءٍ أَبِيعُهُ قَالَ بِعْهُ بِطَعَامٍ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانَ لِي قَرَابَةٌ مُحْتَاجٌ أُعْطِيهِ مِنْهُ قَالَ نَعَمْ .
Translation
A number of our companions, from Ahmad Bin Abu Abdullah, from Ali Bin Hadeed, from Ali Bin Maymoun Al Sa’ig who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about what is swept from the dirt, and I sell it. So what shall I do with it (the money)?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Give it in charity with it, for either it is yours or it is for its rightful one’. I said, ‘Supposing therein is gold and silver and iron, so for which thing shall I sell it?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Sell it with foodstuff (as barter)’. I said, ‘Supposing there are relatives for him who are needy, can I give it to them from it?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Yes’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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