Hazrat Masruq (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) about bribery. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: If a person asks another person for some need and he decides it for him, and then he gives him a gift, then he should accept the gift.

Hazrat Kulayb bin Wa'il (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I said to Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them): A villager came to me who owed a lot of tax. He requested me to intercede with the official on his behalf. I did not intercede for him in order to receive any gift or benefit from him, but only so that the official would trust the villager and fulfill his needs. Shortly after, he came to me with my letter, said "Jazak Allahu Khairan," seated me on a mount, gave me dirhams, and clothed me. Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them) said: What do you think—if you had not interceded for him, would he have given you this? I replied, No. He (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Then this is not right or proper for you.

It is narrated from Hasan (may Allah have mercy on him) that one of the chiefs of the villages of Kufa came to the service of Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him). He was seeking help (some recommendation) from Abdullah bin Ja'far against Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him) recommended him to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him), so Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) fulfilled his need. The chief sent forty thousand dirhams as a gift to Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), along with some other things—I do not know what they were. When all these things were placed before Abdullah bin Ja'far (may Allah be pleased with him), he asked, "What is this?" The people said, "The chief for whom you recommended to Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) has sent this for you." He (may Allah be pleased with him) said, "Send it back to him. We, the Ahl al-Bayt, do not sell goodness."

Hazrat Tariq bin Abdur Rahman (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that I was present with Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) when a person came and said, "I had a written agreement with this man, and besides him, there were two other men as well. Can I claim my right from whichever of them I wish?" That man said, "Both my companions are in the market." Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him) said, "You may claim your right from whichever one you wish."

Hazrat Ibn Jurayj (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I asked Hazrat Ata (may Allah have mercy on him) that, in trade, the names of two men have been registered.

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Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) was asked about a written agreement concerning some men: from whom can one take his full right? He replied: That depends on the condition (that was agreed upon); he may take his full right from whomever he wishes. And Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) preferred that each person be taken from according to his share, and he used to say that this method is closer to justice.

Hazrat Hakam (may Allah have mercy on him) says regarding the person who has a right over a people, he says: All those from whom I can claim the full right, they are all considered as guarantors.

Hazrat Abu Juham (may Allah have mercy on him) says that I had written down my right over some people, specifying from whom I could fully collect my due. So I took them to Hazrat Shurayh (may Allah have mercy on him), and he said, "Collect from whomever you wish."

Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him) says regarding a permitted slave that if he is in debt and his master sets him free, then the slave will try to pay off the creditors’ debts; freedom has not increased him in anything except his capacity.