Book of Livelihood

أَحَدُهُمَا رَهَنْتَهُ بِأَلْفِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ رَهَنْتُهُ بِمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُسْأَلُ صَاحِبُ الْأَلْفِ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ بَيِّنَةٌ حَلَفَ صَاحِبُ الْمِائَةِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ الرَّهْنُ أَقَلَّ مِمَّا رَهَنَ بِهِ أَوْ أَكْثَرَ وَ اخْتَلَفَا فِي الرَّهْنِ فَقَالَ أَحَدُهُمَا هُوَ رَهْنٌ وَ قَالَ الْآخَرُ هُوَ وَدِيعَةٌ فَإِنَّهُ يُسْأَلُ صَاحِبُ الْوَدِيعَةِ الْبَيِّنَةَ فَإِنْ لَم

Hadith.4116 - Fadalah narrated from Aban, from Abu Abdillah (as): "If two parties disagree about the value of collateral (rahn), with one claiming it was pledged for one thousand dirhams and the other claiming it was pledged for one hundred dirhams, the one claiming the higher value must present evidence. If he cannot

أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَرْهَنُ الْعَبْدَ أَوِ الثَّوْبَ أَوِ الْحُلِيَّ أَوْ مَتَاعَ الْبَيْتِ فَيَقُولُ صَاحِبُ الْمَتَاعِ لِلْمُرْتَهِنِ أَنْتَ فِي حِلٍّ مِنْ لُبْسِ هَذَا الثَّوْبِ الْبَسِ الثَّوْبَ وَ انْتَفِعْ بِالْمَتَاعِ وَ اسْتَخْدِمِ الْخَادِمَ قَالَ هُوَ لَهُ حَلَالٌ إِذَا أَحَلَّهُ لَهُ وَ مَا أُحِبُّ أَنْ يَفْعَلَ قُلْتُ فَارْتَهَنَ دَاراً لَهَا غَلَّةٌ لِمَنِ الْغَلَّةُ[1] قَالَ لِصَاحِبِ ا

"I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about a man who pledges a slave, garment, jewelry, or household items as collateral, and the owner of the property tells the creditor, 'You are permitted to use this garment, wear it, benefit from the property, and use the servant.' The Imam (as) replied: 'It is

أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ هَلَكَ أَخُوهُ وَ تَرَكَ صُنْدُوقاً فِيهِ رُهُونٌ بَعْضُهَا عَلَيْهِ اسْمُ صَاحِبِهِ وَ بِكَمْ هُوَ رُهِنَ وَ بَعْضُهَا لَا يُدْرَى لِمَنْ هُوَ وَ لَا بِكَمْ هُوَ رُهِنَ مَا تَرَى فِي هَذَا الَّذِي لَا يُعْرَفُ صَاحِبُهُ فَقَالَ هُوَ كَمَالِهِ‌[3].

"I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about a man whose brother passed away and left behind a box containing pledged items. Some of these items had the names of their owners and the amounts for which they were pledged, while others had no information about their owners or the amounts for which they were pledged. What is the rulin

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الْخَبَرِ الَّذِي رُوِيَ أَنَّ مَنْ كَانَ بِالرَّهْنِ أَوْثَقَ مِنْهُ بِأَخِيهِ الْمُؤْمِنِ فَأَنَا مِنْهُ بَرِي‌ءٌ فَقَالَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ قُلْتُ فَالْخَبَرُ الَّذِي رُوِيَ أَنَّ رِبْحَ الْمُؤْمِنِ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِ رِبًا مَا هُوَ قَالَ ذَاكَ إِذَا ظَهَرَ الْحَقُّ وَ قَامَ قَائِمُنَا أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ وَ أَمَّا الْيَوْمَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about the report that has been narrated: 'Whoever relies more on a pledge (rahn) than on his believing brother, I am free from him.' Imam (as) replied: 'That applies when the truth becomes manifest, and our Qaim (the Mahdi Imam Muhammad ibn Hassan Al-Mahdi (as)) from among the Ahlulbayt (as)

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ ارْتَهَنُوهَا يَحُولُونَ بَيْنَهُ وَ بَيْنَهَا قُلْتُ أَ رَأَيْتَ إِنْ قَدَرَ عَلَيْهَا خَالِياً وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمِ الَّذِينَ ارْتَهَنُوهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ لَا أَرَى بِهَذَا بَأْساً[1].

Hadith.4120 - Al-Alaa narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who reported from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as): "I asked Imam (as) about a man who pledges his bondwoman (as collateral). Is it permissible for him to have intercourse with her?" Imam (as) replied: "Those who have taken her as collateral (the cre

فِي صَيْدِ الْكَلْبِ إِنْ أَرْسَلَهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَ سَمَّى فَلْيَأْكُلْ كُلَّ مَا أَمْسَكَ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ قَتَلَ وَ إِنْ أَكَلَ فَكُلْ مَا بَقِيَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ غَيْرَ مُعَلَّمٍ فَعَلَّمَهُ سَاعَتَهُ[3] حِينَ يُرْسِلُهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ فَإِنَّهُ مُعَلَّمٌ فَأَمَّا مَا خَلَا الْكِلَابَ مِمَّا تَصِيدُهُ الْفُهُودُ وَ الصُّقُورُ وَ أَشْبَاهُهُ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْ صَيْدِهِ[4] إِلَّا مَا أَدْرَكْتَ ذَكَاتَهُ- لِأَنَّ ا

فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ قَالَ الصَّادِقُ ع‌ كُلْ مَا أَكَلَ مِنْهُ الْكَلْبُ وَ إِنْ أَكَلَ مِنْهُ ثُلُثَيْهِ كُلْ مَا أَكَلَ الْكَلْبُ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَبْقَ مِنْهُ إِلَّا بَضْعَةٌ وَاحِدَةٌ[5].

Hadith.4122 - And in another narration, Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) said: "Eat whatever the dog has eaten from, even if it has eaten two-thirds of it. Eat whatever the dog has eaten, even if nothing remains of it except a single piece."

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ كَلْبِ الْمَجُوسِيِّ يَأْخُذُهُ الرَّجُلُ الْمُسْلِمُ‌[6] فَيُسَمِّي حِينَ يُرْسِلُهُ أَ يَأْكُلُ‌

"I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a Magian's dog that is taken by a Muslim man, and he pronounces the name of Allah (swt) when releasing it. Should he eat what the dog catches for him?" Imam (as) said: 'Yes, because it is trained and the name of Allah (swt) has been mentioned upon it.'"

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ كَلْبٍ أَفْلَتَ وَ لَمْ يُرْسِلْهُ صَاحِبُهُ فَصَادَ فَأَدْرَكَهُ صَاحِبُهُ‌[1] وَ قَدْ قَتَلَهُ أَ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ فَقَالَ لَا إِذَا صَادَ وَ قَدْ سَمَّى فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَ إِذَا صَادَ وَ لَمْ يُسَمِّ فَلَا يَأْكُلْ وَ هُوَ مِمَّا[2] عَلَّمْتُمْ مِنَ الْجَوارِحِ مُكَلِّبِينَ‌.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as) about a dog that escaped and was not released by its owner, yet it hunted and its owner found it after it had killed the prey. Should he eat from it? Imam (as) said: 'No. If it hunted while the owner had pronounced the name of Allah (swt), then he may eat from it. But if it hunted without the

إِذَا أَرْسَلَ الرَّجُلُ كَلْبَهُ وَ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ فَهُوَ بِمَنْزِلَةِ مَنْ قَدْ ذَبَحَ وَ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ وَ كَذَلِكَ إِذَا رَمَى وَ نَسِيَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ[3].

وَ حُكْمُ ذَلِكَ‌[4] فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ أَنْ يُسَمِّيَ حِينَ يَأْكُلُ.

Hadith.4126 - And the ruling regarding that, as mentioned in another narration, is: "He should mention the name of Allah (swt) at the time of eating."

إِنْ كَانَ يَعْلَمُ أَنَّ رَمْيَتَهُ هِيَ قَتَلَتْهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ وَ ذَلِكَ إِذَا كَانَ قَدْ سَمَّى.

Abu Abdullah (as), was asked about an animal shot with an arrow, and its owner finds it the next day. Should he eat from it? Imam (as) said: "If he knows that his shot is what killed it, then he may eat it, provided that he had mentioned the name of Allah (swt) (at the time of shooting)."

قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ مَا أَخَذَتِ الْحِبَالَةُ[7] وَ قَطَعَتْ مِنْهُ فَهُوَ مَيْتَةٌ وَ مَا أَدْرَكْتَ مِنْ سَائِرِ جَسَدِهِ حَيّاً فَذَكِّهِ ثُمَّ كُلْ مِنْهُ‌[8].

Abu Abdullah (as), said: "Whatever is caught by a snare and has part of it severed, then it is considered dead. However, if you find the rest of its body alive, then perform the proper slaughtering (Zabiha) and eat from it."

لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع أَرْمِي بِسَهْمٍ فَلَا أَدْرِي أَ سَمَّيْتُ أَمْ لَمْ أُسَمِّ فَقَالَ كُلْ وَ لَا بَأْسَ‌[1] فَقُلْتُ أَرْمِي فَيَغِيبُ عَنِّي فَأَجِدُ سَهْمِي فِيهِ فَقَالَ كُلْ مَا لَمْ يُؤْكَلْ مِنْهُ‌[2] وَ إِنْ أُكِلَ مِنْهُ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ.

I said to Abu Abdullah (as): "I shoot an arrow, but I do not know whether I mentioned the name of Allah (swt) (Bismillah) or not." Imam (as) said: "Eat, and there is no problem." I said: "I shoot, and it disappears from my sight, then I find my arrow in it." Imam (as) said: "Eat as long as nothing has been eaten from i

كُلْهُ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[3].

Hadith.4130 - Muhammad ibn Ali al-Halabi asked Imam (as) about hunting when a man strikes the prey with his sword, pierces it with his spear, or shoots it with his arrow, and he had mentioned the name of Allah (swt) (Bismillah) at the time of doing so. Imam (as) said: "Eat it, and there is no problem with it."

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنِ الصَّيْدِ يَرْمِيهِ الرَّجُلُ بِسَهْمٍ فَيُصِيبُهُ مُعْتَرِضاً فَيَقْتُلُهُ وَ قَدْ سَمَّى عَلَيْهِ حِينَ رَمَى وَ لَمْ تُصِبْهُ الْحَدِيدَةُ[4] فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ السَّهْمُ الَّذِي أَصَابَهُ هُوَ قَتَلَهُ فَإِذَا رَآهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْهُ.

I asked Abu Abdullah (as), about a man who shoots an arrow at a game animal, and it strikes it sideways and kills it. He had mentioned the name of Allah (swt) (Bismillah) when he shot the arrow, but the arrowhead did not wound it. Imam (as) said: "If the arrow that struck it is what killed it, then when he finds it, le

سَمِعَ زُرَارَةُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِيمَا قَتَلَ الْمِعْرَاضُ‌[5] لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ إِذَا كَانَ إِنَّمَا يُصْنَعُ لِذَلِكَ‌[6].

Hadith.4132 - Zurara heard Abu Ja'far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), saying: "There is no harm in what the 'mi'raad' (a hunting tool) kills, as long as it is specifically made for that purpose."

إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُ نَبْلٌ غَيْرُ الْمِعْرَاضِ وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ عَلَيْهِ فَلْيَأْكُلْ مِمَّا قَتَلَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ لَهُ نَبْلٌ غَيْرُهُ فَلَا.

Hadith.4133 - In a narration from Hammad, from Al-Halabi, from Abu Abdullah (as): Imam (as) was asked about what the 'mi'raad' (a hunting tool) strikes down from game. Imam (as) said: "If he has no other arrows except the 'Mi'rad' and mentioned the name of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, over it, then he may eat

كَانَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع يَقُولُ‌ إِذَا كَانَ ذَلِكَ سِلَاحَهُ الَّذِي يَرْمِي بِهِ فَلَا بَأْسَ.

Hadith.4134 - And Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, used to say: "If that is his weapon which he uses to hunt with, then there is no harm."

فِي خَبَرٍ آخَرَ إِنْ كَانَتْ تِلْكَ مِرْمَاتَهُ فَلَا بَأْسَ‌[1].

Hadith.4135 - And in another report: "If that is his shooting instrument, then there is no harm."

رُوِيَ‌ أَنَّهُ إِنْ خَرَقَ أُكِلَ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَخْرِقْ لَمْ يُؤْكَلْ‌[2].

Hadith.4136 - And it was narrated: "If it pierced, it may be eaten, but if it did not pierce, it may not be eaten."

قَالَ عَلِيٌّ ع‌ فِي رَجُلٍ لَهُ نِبَالٌ لَيْسَ فِيهَا حَدِيدٌ وَ هِيَ عِيدَانٌ كُلُّهَا فَيَرْمِي بِالْعُودِ فَيُصِيبُ وَسَطَ الطَّيْرِ مُعْتَرِضاً فَيَقْتُلُهُ وَ يَذْكُرُ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَخْرُجْ دَمٌ‌[3] وَ هِيَ نِبَالَةٌ مَعْلُومَةٌ[4] فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ إِذَا ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ.

Hadith.4137 - Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (as) said regarding a man who has arrows without iron tips, and they are entirely wooden. If he shoots with the wooden arrow and strikes the bird in the middle while it is flying and kills it, and he mentions the name of Allah (swt) upon it, even if no blood comes out, and these are

لَا[5].

Hadith.4138 - Hammad ibn Uthman narrated from Al-Halabi, and Hammad ibn Isa narrated from Hariz, from Abu Abdillah (as), that he was asked about killing an animal with a stone or a bullet (projectile). Imam (as) said: "No, it should not be eaten."

قَالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ع‌[1] فِي صَيْدٍ وُجِدَ فِيهِ سَهْمٌ وَ هُوَ مَيِّتٌ لَا يُدْرَى مَنْ قَتَلَهُ فَقَالَ لَا تَطْعَمُوهُ‌[2] وَ قَالَ‌[3] مَنْ جَرَحَ بِسِلَاحٍ وَ ذَكَرَ اسْمَ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ ثُمَّ بَقِيَ الصَّيْدُ لَيْلَةً أَوْ لَيْلَتَيْنِ ثُمَّ وَجَدَهُ لَمْ يَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ سَبُعٌ وَ عَلِمَ أَنَّ سِلَاحَهُ قَتَلَهُ فَلْيَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ إِنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ.

Hadith.4139 - Commander of the Faithful (as) said regarding a hunted animal that was found with an arrow in it and was dead, but it was not known who killed it. Imam (as) said: "Do not eat it." And Imam (as) said: "Whoever wounds an animal with a weapon and mentions the name of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic, upo

قَالَ ع‌ فِي إِيَّلٍ‌[4] اصْطَادَهُ رَجُلٌ فَيُقَطِّعُهُ النَّاسُ وَ الَّذِي اصْطَادَهُ يَمْنَعُهُ فَفِيهِ نَهْيٌ فَقَالَ وَ لَيْسَ فِيهِ نَهْيٌ وَ لَيْسَ بِهِ بَأْسٌ‌[5].

Hadith.4140 - Imam (as) said regarding a deer that a man hunted, and people started cutting it up while the one who hunted it was trying to prevent them. Imam (as) said: "There is no prohibition in it, and there is no harm in it."

كُلْهُ‌[6].

I asked Imam (as) about a man who shoots at game and brings it down, then the people rush to it and cut it up. Imam (as) said: "Eat it."

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ كَانَ أَبِي ع يُفْتِي فِي زَمَنِ بَنِي أُمَيَّةَ أَنَّ مَا قَتَلَ الْبَازُ وَ الصَّقْرُ فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ وَ كَانَ يَتَّقِيهِمْ وَ أَنَا لَا أَتَّقِيهِمْ وَ هُوَ حَرَامٌ مَا قَتَلَ الْبَازُ وَ الصَّقْرُ.

I heard Abu Abdillah (as) saying: "My father (as) used to issue legal rulings during the time of Banu Umayyah that what was killed by the hawk and the falcon was lawful, and he would do so out of precaution (Taqiyyah) from them. But I do not fear them, and what is killed by the hawk and the falcon is unlawful."

إِنْ أَرْسَلْتَ بَازاً أَوْ صَقْراً أَوْ عُقَاباً فَقَتَلَ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ حَتَّى تُذَكِّيَهُ.

وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : "إِنْ أَرْسَلْتَ كَلْبَكَ عَلَى صَيْدٍ فَأَدْرَكْتَهُ وَ لَمْ تَكُنْ مَعَكَ حَدِيدَةٌ تَذْبَحُهُ بِهَا فَدَعِ اَلْكَلْبَ يَقْتُلُهُ ثُمَّ كُلْ مِنْهُ".

Hadith.4144 - Imam (as) said: "If you send your hunting dog after a game and you catch up with it but do not have a blade to slaughter it with, then let the dog kill it, and you may eat from it."

وَ نَهَى أَمِيرُ اَلْمُؤْمِنِينَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ عَنْ صَيْدِ اَلْحَمَامِ بِالْأَمْصَارِ.

Hadith.4145 - Commander of the Faithful (as) forbade hunting pigeons in cities.

أَصْلَحَكَ اللَّهُ مَا يُؤْكَلُ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ فَقَالَ كُلْ مَا دَفَّ وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ مَا صَفَّ قَالَ قُلْتُ الْبَيْضُ فِي الْآجَامِ قَالَ كُلُّ مَا اسْتَوَى طَرَفَاهُ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ‌[5] وَ كُلُّ مَا اخْتَلَفَ طَرَفَاهُ فَكُلْ قُلْتُ فَطَيْرُ الْمَاءِ قَالَ كُلُّ مَا كَانَتْ لَهُ قَانِصَةٌ فَكُلْ وَ مَا لَمْ تَكُنْ لَهُ قَانِصَةٌ فَلَا تَأْكُلْ‌[6]. وَ فِي حَدِيثٍ آخَرَ إِنْ كَانَ الطَّيْرُ يَصُفُّ وَ يَدُفُّ فَكَانَ

Hadith.4146 - Ibn Abi Umayr narrated from Ali ibn Ri'ab, from Zurara ibn Ayan, that he said: By Allah (swt), I have never seen anyone like Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as). I asked him and said: "May Allah (swt) rectify your affairs, what birds are permissible to eat?" Imam (as) said: "Eat whatever flaps i

كُلُّ ذِي نَابٍ مِنَ السِّبَاعِ وَ مِخْلَبٍ مِنَ الطَّيْرِ حَرَامٌ[2]

أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنْ طَيْرِ الْمَاءِ مِمَّا يَأْكُلُ السَّمَكَ مِنْهُ يَحِلُّ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ كُلْهُ.

I asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about water birds that eat fish, whether they are permissible to eat. He (as) said: "There is no harm in it, eat them."

لَوَدِدْتُ أَنَّ عِنْدِي مِنْهُ فَآكُلُ حَتَّى أَمْتَلِئَ.

Hadith.4149 - Kirdin al-Mismai asked Abu Abdillah (as) about the bustard bird. Imam (as) said: "I wish I had some of it so that I could eat until I am full."

إِذَا كَانَ يَلْتَقِطُ غَيْرَ الْعَذِرَةِ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.

Hadith.4150 - Zakariyya ibn Adam asked Abu al-Hasan (as) about water birds. Imam (as) said: "If they pick up things other than filth, then there is no harm in eating them."

سَأَلَ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ سِنَانٍ‌[6] أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع‌ عَنْ بَيْضِ طَيْرِ الْمَاءِ فَقَالَ‌ مَا كَانَ مِنْهُ مِثْلَ بَيْضِ الدَّجَاجِ يَعْنِي عَلَى خِلْقَتِهِ فَكُلْ.

Hadith.4151 - Abdullah ibn Sinan asked Abu Abdillah (as) about the eggs of water birds. Imam (as) said: "Whatever resembles the eggs of chickens in shape, then eat it."

كُلْ مِنَ السَّمَكِ مَا كَانَ لَهُ فُلُوسٌ وَ لَا تَأْكُلْ مِنْهُ مَا لَيْسَ لَهُ فَلْسٌ[1]

لَا[2].

Hadith.4153 - Hammad narrated from Abu Ayyub that he asked Abu Abdillah (as) about a man who caught a fish, tied it with a string, and released it into the water, and then it died. Imam (as) said: "It should not be eaten."

لَا تَأْكُلْ لِأَنَّهُ مَاتَ فِي الَّذِي فِيهِ حَيَاتُهُ‌[4].

Hadith.4154 - Abd al-Rahman ibn Sayabah asked him about fish that are caught, placed in something, and then returned to the water where they die. Imam (as) said: "Do not eat it, because it died in what is its source of life."

لَهُ سَمَكَةٌ ارْتَفَعَتْ فَوَقَعَتْ عَلَى الْجَدَدِ فَاضْطَرَبَتْ حَتَّى مَاتَتْ آكُلُهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ‌[5].

I asked him about a fish that leaps out of the water, falls onto dry land, and struggles until it dies. I said: "Can I eat it?" Imam (as) said: "Yes."

رَوَى الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ بُرَيْدٍ[6] عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع‌

Hadith.4156 - Al-Qasim ibn Burayd narrated from Muhammad ibn Muslim, from Abu Jafar Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir (as), regarding a man who sets up a net in the water, then returns to his house and leaves it set up. Later, he comes back and finds that fish have been caught in it and have died. Imam (as) said: "What hi

لَا بَأْسَ بِهَا إِنَّمَا صَيْدُ الْحِيتَانِ أَخْذُهَا[3].

Hadith.4157 - Abu al-Sabbah al-Kinani asked Abu Abdillah (as) about fish caught by the Magians. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it; the catching of fish is merely taking them."

فِي رِوَايَةِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ‌[4] عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع قَالَ‌ لَا بَأْسَ بِكَوَامِيخِ‌[5] الْمَجُوسِ وَ لَا بَأْسَ بِصَيْدِهِمُ السَّمَكَ.

Hadith.4158 - In the narration of Abdullah ibn Sinan from Abu Abdillah (as), Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in pickled foods of the Magians, and there is no harm in their catching of fish."

لَا بَأْسَ‌[6].

Hadith.4159 - He said: I asked him about an enclosure made of reeds placed in the water for fish, and the fish enter it, and some of them die inside it. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ‌[7].

Hadith.4160 - Al-Halabi asked him about catching fish without mentioning the name of Allah (swt) over it. Imam (as) said: "There is no harm in it."

لَا تَأْكُلِ الْجِرِّيَّ وَ لَا الْمَارْمَاهِيَ وَ لَا الزِّمِّيرَ وَ لَا الطَّافِيَ[1] وَ هُوَ الَّذِي يَمُوتُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَيَطْفُو عَلَى رَأْسِ الْمَاءِ. وَ إِنْ وَجَدْتَ سَمَكاً وَ لَمْ تَعْلَمْ أَ ذَكِيٌّ هُوَ أَوْ غَيْرُ ذَكِيٍّ وَ ذَكَاتُهُ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنَ الْمَاءِ حَيّاً فَخُذْ مِنْهُ فَاطْرَحْهُ فِي الْمَاءِ فَإِنْ طَفَا عَلَى الْمَاءِ مُسْتَلْقِياً عَلَى ظَهْرِهِ فَهُوَ غَيْرُ ذَكِيٍّ وَ إِنْ كَانَ عَلَ

رُوِيَ‌ فِيمَنْ وَجَدَ سَمَكاً وَ لَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّهُ مِمَّا يُؤْكَلُ أَوْ لَا فَإِنَّهُ يُشَقُ‌

Hadith.4162 - It has been narrated: "If someone finds a fish and does not know whether it is permissible to eat or not, then its tail should be split at the base. If the color turns green, it is not permissible to eat; but if it turns red, then it is permissible to eat. And if a snake swallows a fish and then spits it

أَبَا إِبْرَاهِيمَ ع عَنِ الْمَرْوَةِ[5] وَ الْقَصَبَةِ وَ الْعُودِ يَذْبَحُ بِهِنَّ الْإِنْسَانُ إِذَا لَمْ يَجِدْ سِكِّيناً فَقَالَ إِذَا فَرَى الْأَوْدَاجَ فَلَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ‌[6].

I asked Abu Ibrahim (Imam Musa ibn Jafar Al-Kadhim (as)) about using a flint, a reed, or a piece of wood to slaughter an animal if one does not have a knife. Imam (as) said: "If it cuts the veins, then there is no harm in it."

لَا بَأْسَ بِأَنْ تَأْكُلَ مَا ذُبِحَ بِحَجَرٍ إِذَا لَمْ تَجِدْ حَدِيدَةً.

إِنَّ قَوْماً أَتَوُا النَّبِيَّ ص فَقَالُوا لَهُ إِنَّ بَقَرَةً لَنَا غَلَبَتْنَا وَ اسْتَصْعَبَتْ[2] عَلَيْنَا فَضَرَبْنَاهَا بِالسَّيْفِ فَأَمَرَهُمْ بِأَكْلِهَا.