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Using Labors of Al-‘Aluj (infidel) for Free

alkafi-9251Vol. 5, p. 283-284

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

alkafi-9252Vol. 5, p. 284

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ وَصَّى رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص- عَلِيّاً ع عِنْدَ مَوْتِهِ فَقَالَ يَا عَلِيُّ لَا يُظْلَمُ الْفَلَّاحُونَ بِحَضْرَتِكَ وَ لَا يَزْدَادُ عَلَى أَرْضٍ وَضَعْتَ عَلَيْهَا وَ لَا سُخْرَةَ عَلَى مُسْلِمٍ يَعْنِي الْأَجِيرَ[3].

The Messenger of Allah, O Allah, grant compensation to Muhammad and his family worthy of their services to Your cause, said, when he was about to leave this world to Ali (a.s.), “O Ali, you must not allow that farmers be oppressed before you; and you must not allow taxes on land to increase and you must not allow free

alkafi-9253Vol. 5, p. 284

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَكْتُبُ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ لَا تُسَخِّرُوا الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ مَنْ سَأَلَكُمْ غَيْرَ الْفَرِيضَةِ فَقَدِ اعْتَدَى فَلَا تُعْطُوهُ وَ كَانَ يَكْتُبُ يُوصِي بِالْفَلَّاحِينَ خَيْراً وَ هُمُ الْأَكَّارُونَ.

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said that ’Amir al-Mu’minin, would write to his agents, ‘You must not make Muslims to perform free labor. Whoever of you asks for what is not obligatory, he has committed transgression and you must not give him anything.’ He (‘Amir al-Mu’minin) would write and recommend about farmers good ad