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إِنَّمَا هُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ بَعِيرٍ يُخَافُ شِرَادُهُ فَإِذَا خِفْتَ ذَلِكَ فَاسْتَوْثِقْ مِنْهُ وَ أَشْبِعْهُ وَ اكْسُهُ قُلْتُ وَ كَمْ شِبَعُهُ قَالَ أَمَّا نَحْنُ نَرْزُقُ عِيَالَنَا مُدَّيْنِ تَمْراً.
English translationBab Ul Qaim Publications
Hadith.3536 - Zayd al-Shahham narrated from Abu Abdullah (as): He was asked about a man who fears that his slave might run away or that the slave had already run away. Should he restrain him or place a mark on his neck? Imam (as) replied: "He is like a camel you fear might escape. If you fear that, secure him properly, feed him well, and clothe him." I asked: "How much is sufficient to fill his hunger?" Imam (as) said: "As for us, we provide our dependents with two measures (mudd) of dates."
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.
الهوامش3
[2]مروى في الكافي ج 6 ص 200 عن القمّيّ، عن أبيه، عن ابن أبي نصر عن أبي جميلة عن زيد، و أبو جميلة هو المفضل بن صالح الضعيف و لكن لا يضر.ص 146
[3]الراية بالمثناة: القلادة أو التي توضع في عنق الغلام الآبق.ص 146
[4]شرد البعير: نفر.ص 146