Chapter on Currency Exchange and Its Forms

لَهُ الرَّجُلُ‌ يَبِيعُ الدَّرَاهِمَ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ نَسِيئَةً قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[1].

I asked him about a man who sells dirhams for dinars on credit. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

الْفِضَّةُ بِالْفِضَّةِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ وَ الذَّهَبُ بِالذَّهَبِ مِثْلٌ بِمِثْلٍ لَيْسَ فِيهِ زِيَادَةٌ وَ لَا نَظِرَةٌ الزَّائِدُ وَ الْمُسْتَزِيدُ فِي النَّارِ[2].

لِأَبِي إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ لَهُ عَلَى الرَّجُلِ الدَّنَانِيرُ فَيَأْخُذُ مِنْهُ دَرَاهِمَ ثُمَّ يَتَغَيَّرُ السِّعْرُ قَالَ هِيَ لَهُ عَلَى السِّعْرِ الَّذِي أَخَذَهَا يَوْمَئِذٍ[3] وَ إِنْ أَخَذَ دَنَانِيرَ وَ لَيْسَ لَهُ دَرَاهِمُ عِنْدَهُ‌ فَدَنَانِيرُهُ عَلَيْهِ يَأْخُذُهَا بِرُءُوسِهَا مَتَى شَاءَ.

I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who is owed dinars by another man, but he accepts dirhams instead. Then the price changes. Imam (as) said: "It is based on the value at which he accepted them on that day. However, if he had accepted dinars and not dirhams, then his dinars remain owed

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّهُ يَأْتِينِي الرَّجُلُ وَ مَعَهُ الدَّرَاهِمُ فَأَشْتَرِيهَا مِنْهُ بِالدَّنَانِيرِ ثُمَّ أُعْطِيهِ كِيساً فِيهِ دَنَانِيرُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ دَرَاهِمِهِ فَأَقُولُ لَكَ مِنْ هَذِهِ الدَّنَانِيرِ كَذَا وَ كَذَا دِينَاراً ثَمَنُ دَرَاهِمِكَ فَيَقْبِضُ الْكِيسَ مِنِّي ثُمَّ يَرُدُّهُ عَلَيَّ وَ يَقُولُ أَثْبِتْهَا لِي عِنْدَكَ‌[1] فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ فِي الْكِيسِ وَفَاءٌ بِثَمَنِ دَرَاهِمِهِ فَ

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man comes to me with dirhams, and I buy them from him with dinars. Then I give him a pouch containing more dinars than the value of his dirhams. I say to him: 'From these dinars, such and such amount is the price of your dirhams.' He takes the pouch from me, then returns it and says: 'Ke

إِنَّ عِنْدَنَا دَرَاهِمَ يُقَالُ لَهَا الشَّامِيَّةُ تَحْمِلُ عَلَى الدَّرَاهِمِ دَانِقَيْنِ‌[3] فَقَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ يَجُوزُ ذَلِكَ.

Hadith.4040 - Muhammad ibn Muslim narrated from Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as) that a man from Sijistan came to him and said: "We have dirhams called al-Shamiyyah that are valued two daniqs more than regular dirhams." Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it; it is permissible."

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلَيْنِ مِنَ الصَّيَارِفَةِ ابْتَاعَا وَرِقاً بِدَنَانِيرَ[4] فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا لِصَاحِبِهِ انْقُدْ عَنِّي وَ هُوَ مُوسِرٌ لَوْ شَاءَ أَنْ يَنْقُدَ نَقَدَ فَيَنْقُدُ عَنْهُ ثُمَّ بَدَا لَهُ أَنْ يَشْتَرِيَ نَصِيبَ صَاحِبِهِ بِرِبْحٍ أَ يَصْلُحُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[5].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about two moneychangers who bought silver with dinars. One of them said to his companion, "Pay on my behalf," even though he was capable of paying if he wished. So the companion paid for him. Then later, he decided to buy his companion's share with a profit. I asked: "Is this permissible?" Ima

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع الدَّرَاهِمُ‌ بِالدَّرَاهِمِ فِي إِحْدَاهُمَا رَصَاصٌ وَزْناً بِوَزْنٍ قَالَ أَعِدْ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ قَالَ أَعِدْ فَأَعَدْتُ عَلَيْهِ‌[1] فَقَالَ لَا أَرَى بِهِ بَأْساً[2].

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about exchanging dirhams for dirhams, where one of them contains lead, but they are equal in weight. Imam (as) said: "Repeat the question." So I repeated it to him. Then Imam (as) said: "Repeat it again." I repeated it again, and Imam (as) said: "I see no harm in it."

لَهُ إِنَّ الرِّفْقَةَ رُبَّمَا عَجِلَتْ فَلَمْ نَقْدِرْ عَلَى الدِّمَشْقِيَّةِ وَ الْبَصْرِيَّةِ وَ إِنَّمَا يَجُوزُ بِنَيْسَابُورَ[3] الدِّمَشْقِيَّةُ وَ الْبَصْرِيَّةُ فَقَالَ وَ مَا الرِّفْقَةُ فَقُلْتُ الْقَوْمُ يَتَرَافَقُونَ وَ يَجْتَمِعُونَ لِلْخُرُوجِ فَإِذَا عَجِلُوا فَرُبَّمَا لَمْ يَقْدِرُوا عَلَى الدِّمَشْقِيَّةِ وَ الْبَصْرِيَّةِ فَبِعْنَاهَا[4] بِالْغِلَّةِ فَصَرَفُوا الْأَلْفَ وَ الْخَمْسِينَ مِنْهَا

I asked Imam (as) about currency exchange, and I said to Imam (as): "Sometimes during travel, the caravan may hurry, and we are unable to find the Damascene and Basran currencies. However, only the Damascene and Basran currencies are accepted in Nishapur. Imam (as) asked: 'What is the caravan?' I said: 'It refers to a

أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لِي عَلَيْهِ الْمَالُ فَيَقْضِينِي بَعْضاً دَنَانِيرَ وَ بَعْضاً دَرَاهِمَ فَإِذَا جَاءَ يُحَاسِبُنِي لِيُوَفِّيَنِي جَاءَ وَ قَدْ تَغَيَّرَ سِعْرُ الدَّنَانِيرِ أَيَّ السِّعْرَيْنِ أَحْسُبُ الَّذِي كَانَ يَوْمَ أَعْطَانِي الدَّنَانِيرَ أَوْ سِعْرَ يَوْمَ أُحَاسِبُهُ قَالَ سِعْرَ يَوْمَ أَعْطَاكَ الدَّنَانِيرَ لِأَنَّكَ حَبَسْتَ‌ مَنْفَعَتَهَا عَنْهُ‌[1].

I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who owes me money and repays me partially with dinars and partially with dirhams. When he comes to settle the remaining amount, the price of the dinars has changed. I asked: "Which price should I calculate, the price on the day he gave me the dinars o

لَا يَصْلُحُ إِلَّا بِالذَّهَبِ‌[2].

Hadith.4045 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Abu Abdullah (as) about buying silver that contains mercury and lead with silver coins, knowing that when it is melted, it decreases by two or three dirhams for every ten. Imam (as) said: "It is not permissible, except with gold."

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَكُونُ لِلرَّجُلِ عِنْدِي مِنَ الدَّرَاهِمِ الْوَضَحُ فَيَلْقَانِي فَيَقُولُ أَ لَيْسَ لِي عِنْدَكَ كَذَا وَ كَذَا أَلْفَ دِرْهَمٍ وَضَحٍ‌[3] فَأَقُولُ نَعَمْ فَيَقُولُ حَوِّلْهَا إِلَى دَنَانِيرَ بِهَذَا السِّعْرِ وَ أَثْبِتْهَا لِي عِنْدَكَ فَمَا تَرَى فِي هَذَا قَالَ إِذَا كُنْتَ قَدِ اسْتَقْصَيْتَ لَهُ السِّعْرَ يَوْمَئِذٍ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ قَالَ فَقُلْتُ إِنِّي لَمْ أُوَازِنْهُ وَ ل

Hadith.4046 - Ishaq ibn Ammar narrated: I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "A man has some clear silver dirhams with me. He meets me and says, 'Don't I have such and such amount of clear dirhams with you?' I reply, 'Yes.' Then he says, 'Convert them into dinars at this rate and record them for me as dinars.' What do you thin