The Case of Tenant of Land Who Dies Before Expiration of Lease

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى الرِّضَا ع أَسْأَلُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ تَقَبَّلَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ أَرْضاً أَوْ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ سِنِينَ مُسَمَّاةً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُقَبِّلَ أَرَادَ بَيْعَ أَرْضِهِ الَّتِي قَبَّلَهَا قَبْلَ انْقِضَاءِ السِّنِينَ الْمُسَمَّاةِ هَلْ لِلْمُتَقَبِّلِ أَنْ يَمْنَعَهُ مِنَ الْبَيْعِ قَبْلَ انْقِضَاءِ أَجَلِهِ الَّذِي تَقَبَّلَهَا مِنْهُ إِلَيْهِ وَ مَا يَلْزَمُ الْمُتَقَبِّلَ لَهُ قَالَ فَكَتَبَ لَهُ أَنْ يَبِيعَ إِذَا ا

’He can sell it if he sets a condition upon the buyer that requires him to allow the tenant to use his years according to the contract of tenancy.’”

كَتَبْتُ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ ع وَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنِ امْرَأَةٍ آجَرَتْ ضَيْعَتَهَا عَشْرَ سِنِينَ عَلَى أَنْ تُعْطَى الْأُجْرَةَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ عِنْدَ انْقِضَائِهَا لَا يُقَدَّمُ لَهَا شَيْ‌ءٌ مِنَ الْأُجْرَةِ مَا لَمْ يَمْضِ الْوَقْتُ فَمَاتَتْ قَبْلَ ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ أَوْ بَعْدَهَا هَلْ يَجِبُ عَلَى وَرَثَتِهَا إِنْفَاذُ الْإِجَارَةِ إِلَى الْوَقْتِ أَمْ تَكُونُ‌ الْإِجَارَةُ مُنْتَقِضَةً بِمَوْتِ الْمَرْأَةِ فَكَت

“I once wrote to abu al-Hassan (a.s.), and asked about the case of a woman who had rented her asset for ten years, that the rent had to be paid at the end of every year and there would be no rent before the end of such time; but she died before three years or after it; if it was necessary for her heirs to continue with

كَتَبَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الثَّالِثِ ع رَجُلٌ اسْتَأْجَرَ ضَيْعَةً مِنْ رَجُلٍ فَبَاعَ الْمُؤَاجِرُ تِلْكَ الضَّيْعَةَ الَّتِي آجَرَهَا بِحَضْرَةِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرِ وَ لَمْ يُنْكِرِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرُ الْبَيْعَ وَ كَانَ حَاضِراً لَهُ شَاهِداً عَلَيْهِ فَمَاتَ الْمُشْتَرِي وَ لَهُ وَرَثَةٌ أَ يَرْجِعُ ذَلِكَ فِي الْمِيرَاثِ أَوْ يَبْقَى فِي يَدِ الْمُسْتَأْجِرِ إِلَى أَنْ تَنْقَضِيَ إِجَارَتُهُ فَكَتَبَ ع إِلَى أ

“A man once wrote to abu al-Hassan, the third (a.s.), and asked about the case of a man who rented an asset from another man and the owner sold that asset in the presence of the tenant who did not raise any objection against the sale while he was present with witness and the buyer died; if the asset became of the legac