Impure Dirhams (Certain Silver or Gold Coins)

1. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from Hammad ibn ‘Uthman from ‘Umar Yazid who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about spending dirhams with impurities. He (the Imam) said, ‘If the amount of silver is overwhelming in it, it is not unlawful. 5 ”

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

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn Ri’ab who has that I know this Hadith through Muhammad ibn Muslim only who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who worked with dirhams that had copper in them or such other things and he then sold them. He (the Imam) said, ‘If that is what is among people then it is not harmful.’”

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

3. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from those who narrated to him from Jamil from Hariz ibn ‘Abd Allah who has said the following: “I once was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), when a people from Sajistan came to him (the Imam) and asked about dirham with impurities. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful if they currently are in circulation in a city.’”

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

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Barqiy from al-Fadl ibn al-‘Abbas who has said the following: “This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about dirhams with impurities. He (the Imam) said, ‘If you spend what is permissible to spend among people in a city, it is not unlawful; but if you spend what is not lawful to spend among the people of a land, then it is not permissible.’”

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