الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 5, page 307

12. Al-Husayn from Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla’ ibn Muhammad from af-Washsha’ who has said the foiiowing: “I once heard him (the Imam) (a.s.), saying, ‘The skillfulness of a man is for his earning a living.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

13. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Mahbub from ai-Ribatiy from abu af-Sabbah Mawia’ Afe Sam from Jabir who has said the foiiowing: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who becomes friends with a woman who gives him a certain amount of asset which remains in his hands for as long as Allah wants; then he spends from it. He (the Imam) said, ‘He must return it to her and if anything extra is left it is for him.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

14. Muhammad ibn Yahya has said that Muhammad once wrote to abu Muhammad (a.s.), about a man to whom another man owed one hundred dirham. He demanded for payment but the debtor said, ‘I will come back to you in ten days after completing my work. If I will not come back, you will have one thousand dirham on me at once without any condition and I appoint witnesses for it.’ He then calls for witnesses. He (the Imam) signed the answer that said, ‘They must only testify to what is true and the creditor must only take what is his right, by the will of Allah.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

15. It is narrated from the narrator of the previous Hadith from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from ‘Abd Alfah ibn ‘Abd al- Rahman from Yahya ai-Haiabiy from ai-Thumaliy who has said the foiiowing: “I once passed with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), through the copper market and I asked, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, what is the origin of the copper?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is silver but the land spoils it and if one can take away the invalidity, he can benefit from it.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

16. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Tha’labah ibn Maymun from ‘Abd al- Malik ibn ‘Utbah who has said the following: “‘I still give goods to this man and he says that it is destroyed or is spent, so what kind of plan can help it?’ He (the planner) said, ‘You can give the man one thousand dirham and give it to him as loan; then give him twenty dirham to work with the asset and say to him, “This is my capital and that is your capital. Whatever you gain thereof is between both of us.’” I asked about it from ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), who said, ‘It is not unlawful.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

17. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn abu ‘Abd Allah from his father from ‘Abd Allah ibn al-Fadl from certain persons of our people who has said the following: “We complained before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the loss of our clothes with the cleaners. He (the Imam) said, ‘Write on them, “Blessing for us.’” We did so and did not lose any cloth thereafter.”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.