الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 7, page 34

23. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Muhammad ibn al-Husayn from Safwan from Ya’qub ibn Shu’ayb who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who has a servant who serves him and he says, ‘She will serve so and so as long as he lives, and when he dies she will be free. The servant runs away five or six years before he dies; then his heirs find her; if they can make her to serve them for the remaining time. He (the Imam) said, ‘When the man dies she becomes free.’”

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

24. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from ibn Faddal from Ahmad ibn ‘Umar al-Halabiy from his father who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a house which is not yet distributed and a certain one of the people of the house gives his share as charity. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked, ‘What happens if it is a grant?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked him (the Imam) about a man who allows another man to use his house for his lifetime. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible but he cannot evict him.’ I then asked, ‘Can it be for him and those whom he leaves behind?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked about the case in which one gives permission to another person to use a house without the mention of time duration. He (the Imam) said, ‘He can ask him to leave if he wants him to vacate the house.’”

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

25. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Flammad from al-Halabiy who has narrated the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who allows another man to use a house and those whom he will leave behind. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible but they cannot sell or inherit it.’ I asked if a man could allow another man to use a house for his lifetime. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible.’ I then asked what happens if a man allows another man to use a house without the mention of time. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is permissible but he can ask him to vacate if he wants.’”

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

26. Ahmad ibn Muhammad has narrated from al-‘Asemiy from Ali ibn al-Hassan from Ali ibn Asbat from Muhammad ibn Humran from Zurarah who has narrated the following: “About the case of a man who gives in charity what is owned in partnership, abu Ja’far (a.s.), has said, ‘It is permissible.’”

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

27. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ‘Umar ibn ’Udhaynah who has narrated the following: “I was witness that ibn abu Layla’ judged in the case of a man who had designated the income of a house for his relative without the mention of time limit. The man died and his heirs came to ibn abu Layla’ and his relative for whom the house was designated. Ibn abu Layla’ said, ‘I see that it must be left as its owner has left.’ Muhammad ibn Muslim al-Thaqafiy then said, ‘Ali ibn Abu Talib, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, judged in the same Masjid opposite to what you have judged.’ He asked, ‘How do you know that?’ He replied, ‘I once heard abu Ja‘far (a.s.), saying, “’Amir al-Mu’minin judged to return what is kept on hold and to execute the rules of inheritance.’” Ibn abu Layla’ then asked, ‘Is this written in a book with you?’ He replied, ‘Yes, it is in a book.’ He said, ‘Send to bring it.’ Muhammad ibn Muslim said, ‘I will do so upon the condition that you will not read anything else in the book besides this Hadith.’ He said, ‘That is up to you.’ He (the narrator) has said that he showed him the Hadith from abu Ja‘far (a.s.), in the book and he took his judgment back.’”

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