Virtue and Excellence of Serving in the Army

Jihad of Man and Woman

Kinds of Jihad (struggle)

To Whom Does the Obligation of Jihad Apply, and to Whom it Does not Apply

Mobilization Along with People when there is Fear for al-Islam

Under Whose Command Obligatory Jihad Takes Place?

‘Amr ibn ‘Ubayd and al-Mu’taziliy Groups’ Visiting abu ‘Abd Allah ‘Alayhi al-Salam

The Recommendations of the Messenger of Allah and Amir al-Mu’minin, about Smaller Armed Expeditions

Chapter 9(a) - Granting Immunity

Chapter 9(b)

Chapter 9(c)

Challenging the Enemy for a Fight

Kindness to the Prisoners and Providing Him Food

Calling to al-Islam before Fighting

Chapter 13(a) - Matters about which Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s), Recommended at the Time of War

Chapter 13(b)

It is not Lawful for a Muslim to Reside in a War Zone

Chapter 15(a) - Distribution of the Properties Captured from the Enemy

Chapter 15(b)

Chapter 15(c)

The Slogan

The Virtue of Maintaining Horses, Racing and Sharp Shooting Contests

Man’s Defending Himself Against the Thief

The Case of one Murdered over His Stolen Property

Chapter 20(a) - The Excellence of Martyrdom

Chapter 20(b)

Chapter 20(c)

Commanding others what is Obligatory and to Prohibit them from doing Evil

Chapter 22(a) - Rejecting Evil in one’s Heart

Chapter 22(b)

The Case of those who Displease the Creator to Please the Creatures

It is Detestable to Expose One’s Self to What He Cannot Endure

Al-Sufiy People’s Visiting Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam

The Meaning of Zuhd (Asceticism)

Using the Worldly Resources as Means for Success in the Hereafter

The Degree Of Efforts Which One Must Make In Search For One’s Sustenance To Follow In the Footsteps of ‘A’immah ‘Alayhim al-Salam

Promoting The Quest For Sustenance And Work To Make A Living

Al^Ibla’ (Trying) in the Work for Living

Meticulous Effort to Make a Living

Receiving Sustenance from Unexpected Sources

The Detestability of Sleeping and Passing Time without Work

Detestability of Laziness

One’s Working in His House

Amending one’s Properties and Planning for one’s Living

Hard Work for the Family

Earning Lawful kind of Sustenance

Saving for One’s Living Expenses

Detestability of Offering Oneself for Hire

Performing Personally one’s Business Tasks

Buying and Selling Real Estate

Debts and Borrowing

Payment of Debts

To Retaliate and Offset for Debts

When a Man Dies Payment of his Debts becomes Due

The Case of One Who Borrows But Does Not Intend To Pay Back

Sell off Debts in Exchange for Debts

Etiquette of Asking for Payment

The Case of Delaying Due Payment

Lodging With a Borrower When Demanding Payment

Chapter 28(a) - The Case of Gift to a Creditor

Chapter 28(b) - Bail out and Assignment or Referral

Working for al-Sultan and his Rewards

The Conditions to Work for al-Sultan

Selling Arms to al- Sultan

The Crafts (Technologies)

The Legal Status of Income from Cupping Operation

Income from Eulogizing Someone to Make People Mourn

The Legal Status of Income from Hairdressing and Circumcising

The Legal Status of the Income of Female Singer from Singing and Selling Singers (Slave-girls)

The Legal Status of Income from Teaching

The legal Status of Income from Selling Copies of the Holy Quran

Gambling and Looting

Earning in Unlawful ways

Unlawful Earnings in the form of al-Suht such as Buying and Selling of Intoxicating Liquors . . .

Consuming the Properties of Orphans

The Amount a Supervisor of the Properties of Orphans Can Lawfully Use

Using the Properties of Orphans in Business and Lending

Safe Return of Trust

A Father and Son’s Using Each Others Properties

A Husband and Wife’s Using Each Other’s Properties

Found and Lost Properties

Gifts and Presents

Rule about Unlawful Interest

Unlawful Interest Does Not Apply Between a Father and Son

The Excellence of Doing Business and Giving It Proper Attention

Etiquettes of Doing Business

Excellence of Keeping Accounts and Books

Entering the Market Before Others

Speaking of Allah, Most High, in the Market

Words to Say When Buying for Resale Purposes

People With Whom Doing Business Is Not Recommended

Using Proper and Improper Measurements in Business

Cheating in Business

Swearing at the Time of Buying and Selling

The Case of Prices of Goods

The Case of Monopolization (Hoarding) Goods in Public Demand

Another Chapter

Excellence of Buying Wheat and Food

Detestability of Estimating and Preferability of Using Measurements

Continuing Profitable Businesses

1- مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَمِ عَنْ أَبِي عَمْرَةَ السُّلَمِيِّ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ فَقَالَ إِنِّي كُنْتُ أُكْثِرُ الْغَزْوَ وَأَبْعُدُ فِي طَلَبِ الأجْرِ وَأُطِيلُ الْغَيْبَةَ فَحُجِرَ ذَلِكَ عَلَيَّ فَقَالُوا لا غَزْوَ إِلا مَعَ إِمَامٍ عَادِلٍ فَمَا تَرَى أَصْلَحَكَ اللهُ فَقَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللهِ (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) إِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أُجْمِلَ لَكَ أَجْمَلْتُ وَإِنْ شِئْتَ أَنْ أُلَخِّصَ لَكَ لَخَّصْتُ فَقَالَ بَلْ أَجْمِلْ قَالَ إِنَّ اللهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَحْشُرُ النَّاسَ عَلَى نِيَّاتِهِمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ قَالَ فَكَأَنَّهُ اشْتَهَى أَنْ يُلَخِّصَ لَهُ قَالَ فَلَخِّصْ لِي أَصْلَحَكَ اللهُ فَقَالَ هَاتِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ غَزَوْتُ فَوَاقَعْتُ الْمُشْرِكِينَ فَيَنْبَغِي قِتَالُهُمْ قَبْلَ أَنْ أَدْعُوَهُمْ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانُوا غَزَوْا وَقُوتِلُوا وَقَاتَلُوا فَإِنَّكَ تَجْتَرِئُ بِذَلِكَ وَإِنْ كَانُوا قَوْماً لَمْ يَغْزُوا وَلَمْ يُقَاتِلُوا فَلا يَسَعُكَ قِتَالُهُمْ حَتَّى تَدْعُوَهُمْ قَالَ الرَّجُلُ فَدَعَوْتُهُمْ فَأَجَابَنِي مُجِيبٌ وَأَقَرَّ بِالإسْلامِ فِي قَلْبِهِ وَكَانَ فِي الإسْلامِ فَجِيرَ عَلَيْهِ فِي الْحُكْمِ وَانْتُهِكَتْ حُرْمَتُهُ وَأُخِذَ مَالُهُ وَاعْتُدِيَ عَلَيْهِ فَكَيْفَ بِالْمَخْرَجِ وَأَنَا دَعَوْتُهُ فَقَالَ إِنَّكُمَا مَأْجُورَانِ عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ وَهُوَ مَعَكَ يَحُوطُكَ مِنْ وَرَاءِ حُرْمَتِكَ وَيَمْنَعُ قِبْلَتَكَ وَيَدْفَعُ عَنْ كِتَابِكَ وَيَحْقُنُ دَمَكَ خَيْرٌ مِنْ أَنْ يَكُونَ عَلَيْكَ يَهْدِمُ قِبْلَتَكَ وَيَنْتَهِكُ حُرْمَتَكَ وَيَسْفِكُ دَمَكَ وَيُحْرِقُ كِتَابَكَ.

1. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ali ibn al-Hakam from abu ‘Amrah al-Sullamiy who has said the following: “A man once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), saying, ‘I would mobilize (against the enemy) very often, stay away from asking for compensation and remain absent for a long time. This was called impermissible for me and they said, ‘There is no mobilization (against the enemy) without the Imam of justice.’ May Allah keep you well, what do you say about it?’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said, ‘I can say it for you in general terms and if you want I can say it to you in clear terms.’ The man said, ‘Say it in general terms.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, will resurrect people on the Day of Judgment according to their intentions.’ The narrator has said that it seemed as if he wanted the Imam to say it in clear terms. He said, ‘Make it for me in clear terms, may Allah keep you well.’ He (the Imam) asked, ‘Explain it.’ The man said, ‘I mobilized and faced the pagans. Should I fight them before calling them to Allah?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘If they mobilize and fight, you are drawn in it. If they are a people who have not mobilized and had not fought, you can do nothing but to call them to Allah.’ The man said, ‘I called them to Allah. One of them accepted the call, affirmed al-Islam in his heart and lived as a Muslim but injustice was done to him in judgment, his honor was violated, his property taken and he was subjected to transgression. What is the solution when I was the one to call him to Allah?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Both of you deserve rewards in the matter. He is with you to shield your honor, protect your Qiblah (the sacred location), to defend your book and save your life. This is better for you than his being against you, destroy your Qiblah, violate your honor, shed your blood and burn your book.’” 

2- عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ إِنَّ رَجُلا مِنْ مَوَالِيكَ بَلَغَهُ أَنَّ رَجُلا يُعْطِي السَّيْفَ وَالْفَرَسَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ فَأَتَاهُ فَأَخَذَهُمَا مِنْهُ وَهُوَ جَاهِلٌ بِوَجْهِ السَّبِيلِ ثُمَّ لَقِيَهُ أَصْحَابُهُ فَأَخْبَرُوهُ أَنَّ السَّبِيلَ مَعَ هَؤُلاءِ لا يَجُوزُ وَأَمَرُوهُ بِرَدِّهِمَا فَقَالَ فَلْيَفْعَلْ قَالَ قَدْ طَلَبَ الرَّجُلَ فَلَمْ يَجِدْهُ وَقِيلَ لَهُ قَدْ شَخَصَ الرَّجُلُ قَالَ فَلْيُرَابِطْ وَلا يُقَاتِلْ قَالَ فَفِي مِثْلِ قَزْوِينَ وَالدَّيْلَمِ وَعَسْقَلانَ وَمَا أَشْبَهَ هَذِهِ الثُّغُورَ فَقَالَ نَعَمْ فَقَالَ لَهُ يُجَاهِدُ قَالَ لا إِلا أَنْ يَخَافَ عَلَى ذَرَارِيِّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ [فَقَالَ] أَرَأَيْتَكَ لَوْ أَنَّ الرُّومَ دَخَلُوا عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ لَمْ يَنْبَغِ لَهُمْ أَنْ يَمْنَعُوهُمْ قَالَ يُرَابِطُ وَلا يُقَاتِلُ وَإِنْ خَافَ عَلَى بَيْضَةِ الإسْلامِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ قَاتَلَ فَيَكُونُ قِتَالُهُ لِنَفْسِهِ وَلَيْسَ لِلسُّلْطَانِ قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ جَاءَ الْعَدُوُّ إِلَى الْمَوْضِعِ الَّذِي هُوَ فِيهِ مُرَابِطٌ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ يُقَاتِلُ عَنْ بَيْضَةِ الإسْلامِ لا عَنْ هَؤُلاءِ لأنَّ فِي دُرُوسِ الإسْلامِ دُرُوسَ دِينِ مُحَمَّدٍ (صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه). عَلِيٌّ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ أَبِي عِمْرَانَ عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنِ الرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ السَّلام) نَحْوَهُ. 

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim and Muhammad ibn ‘Isa have narrated from Yunus who has said the following: “I once asked abu al-Hassan al-Rida’ (a.s.), ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, one of your followers had heard that a man gives away sword and horse for the cause of Allah. He went to that man and took the two items but he did not know the rules. His companions met him and told him that working in the way (of Allah) with these people is not permissible and they commanded them to return the items.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He should do so.’ The man said, ‘He searched for the man but did not find him. It was said that the man has left.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He should serve as a guard but he must not fight.’ The man then asked, ‘Should he serve as a guard in Qazwin, al-Daylam and ‘Asqalan?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, unless there is fear for the (offspring of) other Muslims.’ The man then asked, ‘Do you say that if Romans entered the lands of the Muslims, they should not stop them?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘It is to be on their guard but not fighting. However, if the center of al-Islam and Muslims is feared for, then one must fight. In such case his fighting is for his own sake and not for the authority (the king).’ The narrator has said that he then asked, ‘If the enemy comes to the place where he serves as a guard then what should he do?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He fights for the center of al-Islam but not for these people. It is because in the wear and tear of al- Islam is wear and tear of the religion of Muhammad (SAW).’” Ali has narrated from his father from Yahya ibn abu ‘Imran from Yunus from al-Rida’ (a.s.), a similar Hadith. 

Al-Kāfi - Volume 5

Book 1, Chapter 5