alkafi-8690Vol. 5, p. 157
قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا تَشْتَرِ مِنْ مُحَارَفٍ فَإِنَّ صَفْقَتَهُ لَا بَرَكَةَ فِيهَا.[4]
‘You must not purchase from a Muharaf (unfortunate) person; making a deal with such people is devoid of blessings.’ ”
People With Whom Doing Business Is Not Recommended
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alkafi-8691Vol. 5, p. 158
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَقُلْتُ إِنَّ عِنْدَنَا قَوْماً مِنَ الْأَكْرَادِ وَ إِنَّهُمْ لَا يَزَالُونَ يَجِيئُونَ بِالْبَيْعِ فَنُخَالِطُهُمْ وَ نُبَايِعُهُمْ فَقَالَ يَا أَبَا الرَّبِيعِ لَا تُخَالِطُوهُمْ فَإِنَّ الْأَكْرَادَ حَيٌّ مِنْ أَحْيَاءِ الْجِنِّ كَشَفَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمُ الْغِطَاءَ فَلَا تُخَالِطُوهُمْ.
“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘In our area there are Kurdish people who come and sell certain things. Can we intermingle with them and purchase from them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘O abu Rabi‘, you must not intermingle with them; Kurdish people are a tribe of the tribes of Jinn from
alkafi-8692Vol. 5, p. 158
قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا تُعَامِلْ ذَا عَاهَةٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَظْلَمُ شَيْءٍ[1].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said to me, ‘You must not form contracts with people suffering from crippling diseases; they are of most unjust things (they do not avoid transmitting their diseases to others).”’
alkafi-8693Vol. 5, p. 158
اسْتَقْرَضَ قَهْرَمَانٌ[2] لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مِنْ رَجُلٍ طَعَاماً لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فَأَلَحَّ فِي التَّقَاضِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَ لَمْ أَنْهَكَ أَنْ تَسْتَقْرِضَ لِي مِمَّنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ فَكَانَ.
“Once an agent of abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), borrowed a certain amount of food (grain) for abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.). The lender insistently demanded replacement. He (the Imam) said to his agent, ‘Did I not prohibit you the borrowing from one who did not have anything (who has) just then come to own something?”’
alkafi-8694Vol. 5, p. 158
لَا تُخَالِطُوا وَ لَا تُعَامِلُوا إِلَّا مَنْ نَشَأَ فِي الْخَيْرِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not form contracts with anyone other than those who are established in goodness.”
alkafi-8695Vol. 5, p. 158
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع احْذَرُوا مُعَامَلَةَ أَصْحَابِ الْعَاهَاتِ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَظْلَمُ شَيْءٍ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Avoid forming contracts with people who suffer from crippling diseases; they do (not avoid transmitting their disease to others) the most unjust things.’”
alkafi-8696Vol. 5, p. 158
إِيَّاكَ وَ مُخَالَطَةَ السَّفِلَةِ- فَإِنَّ السَّفِلَةَ لَا يَئُولُ إِلَى خَيْرٍ[3].
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must remain on your guard in intermingling with lowly people; lowly people do not end up in goodness.’” (Al-Saduq in Ma‘ani al-Akhbar has said the following to be of the qualities of lowly people: People indifferent to what they say or what is said against them, those who play tam
alkafi-8697Vol. 5, p. 159
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا تُخَالِطُوا وَ لَا تُعَامِلُوا إِلَّا مَنْ نَشَأَ فِي الْخَيْرِ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not intermingle or form contract with anyone except those who are established in goodness.’”
alkafi-8698Vol. 5, p. 159
قَالَ لِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع لَا تُعَامِلْ ذَا عَاهَةٍ فَإِنَّهُمْ أَظْلَمُ شَيْءٍ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘You must not form contracts with people who suffer from crippling diseases; they are most unjust things’ (do not avoid transmitting their disease to others).”