سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع- عَنِ السُّخْرَةِ فِي الْقُرَى وَ مَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنَ الْعُلُوجِ[1] وَ الْأَكَرَةِ فِي الْقُرَى فَقَالَ اشْتَرِطْ عَلَيْهِمْ فَمَا اشْتُرِطَ عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الدَّرَاهِمِ وَ السُّخْرَةِ وَ مَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَهُوَ لَكَ وَ لَيْسَ لَكَ أَنْ تَأْخُذَ مِنْهُ شَيْئاً حَتَّى تُشَارِطَهُمْ وَ إِنْ كَانَ كَالْمُسْتَيْقِنِ إِنَّ كُلَّ مَنْ نَزَلَ تِلْكَ الْقَرْيَةَ أُخِذَ ذَلِكَ مِنْهُ قَالَ وَ سَ
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about free labor in villages and what is taken of al-‘Aluj (infidels) and laborers on hire. He (the Imam) said, ‘Stipulate with them. Whatever you have stipulated with them like dirhams, their free labor and other things, then it is for you; but you cannot t