سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي مِائَةَ شَاةٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُبْدِلَ مِنْهَا كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ لَا يَجُوزُ.
‘It is not permissible and it is not lawful. 5 ”
سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَشْتَرِي مِائَةَ شَاةٍ عَلَى أَنْ يُبْدِلَ مِنْهَا كَذَا وَ كَذَا قَالَ لَا يَجُوزُ.
‘It is not permissible and it is not lawful. 5 ”
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَشْتَرِي الْغَنَمَ أَوْ يَشْتَرِي الْغَنَمَ جَمَاعَةٌ ثُمَّ تُدْخَلُ دَاراً ثُمَّ يَقُومُ رَجُلٌ عَلَى الْبَابِ فَيَعُدُّ وَاحِداً وَ اثْنَيْنِ وَ ثَلَاثَةً وَ أَرْبَعَةً وَ خَمْسَةً ثُمَّ يُخْرِجُ السَّهْمَ[2] قَالَ لَا يَصْلُحُ هَذَا إِنَّمَا يَصْلُحُ السِّهَامُ إِذَا عُدِلَتِ الْقِسْمَةُ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of my buying sheep or a group’s buying sheep saying, ‘They enter a house, then a man stands at the door counts one, two, three, four, and five, then calls it one share.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not valid. Shares are valid only when they are
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَشْتَرِي سِهَامَ الْقَصَّابِينَ مِنْ قَبْلِ أَنْ يَخْرُجَ السَّهْمُ فَقَالَ لَا يَشْتَرِي شَيْئاً حَتَّى يَعْلَمَ مِنْ أَيْنَ يَخْرُجُ السَّهْمُ فَإِنِ اشْتَرَى شَيْئاً فَهُوَ بِالْخِيَارِ إِذَا خَرَجَ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the case of a man who bought the shares of butchers before the shares were taken out. He (the Imam) said, ‘Nothing can be purchased until it is known where the shares come. If he buys like this he has the choice to buy or not to buy it.’”