الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 5, page 136

6. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from ‘Abd Allah ibn Muhammad from Ali ibn al-Hakam from Al-Husayn ibn al-‘Ala’ who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘How much can a father spend from the property of his sons?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘He can take for his basic necessities without excess when pressing needs compel him.’ I (the narrator) then asked about the words of the Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, to a man who came to him and had brought his father also. The Messenger of Allah said to him, ‘You and your property belong to your father’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘He brought his father before the Holy Prophet saying, “O Messenger of Allah, he has done injustice to me in the matters of the legacy of my mother.” The father informed him of his spending her legacy on the son and for his own expenses. Then he (the Messenger of Allah) said, “You and your property belong to your father.” The man did not own anything. Should the Messenger of Allah stop the father benefiting from the son?’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.

1. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from ‘Uthman ibn ’Isa from Sa‘d ibn Yasar who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, T pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, a woman gave a certain amount of property to her husband from her own property so he can use in business and she said to him upon the delivery, “You can spend from it and if something happens to you, it is lawful for you and if something happens to me and whatever you may spend is lawfully clean for you.’” He (the Imam) asked, ‘Say it again, O Sa‘id.’ When I wanted to repeat the question the person involved in the case was present so he repeated the same question. When he completed the question, he (the Imam) pointed with his finger to the person involved in the case saying, ‘If you know that she has left it up to your decision which you make before Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, then it is lawfully clean for you’- he said it three times. He (the Imam) then said, ‘Allah, most Majestic is whose name, has said in His book, “If they (the wives) agree about something of it (their property) for your spending thereof you may consume it in good health and pleasure.” (4:4)’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.