The Book of Loans, Freezing of Property, and Bankruptcy
بَابُ مَنِ اشْتَرَى بِالدَّيْنِ وَلَيْسَ عِنْدَهُ ثَمَنُهُ، أَوْ لَيْسَ بِحَضْرَتِهِ:
(1) Chapter. Whoever buys a thing on credit and does not have its price or has it, but not at the place of the transaction.
2بَابُ مَنْ أَخَذَ أَمْوَالَ النَّاسِ يُرِيدُ أَدَاءَهَا أَوْ إِتْلاَفَهَا:
(2) Chapter. Whoever takes the money of people intending to repay it or to destroy it or to spoil it.
3بَابُ أَدَاءِ الدُّيُونِ:
(3) Chapter. Repayment of debts.
4بَابُ اسْتِقْرَاضِ الإِبِلِ:
(4) Chapter. To buy camels on credit.
5بَابُ حُسْنِ التَّقَاضِي:
(5) Chapter. Demanding debts handsomely.
6بَابُ هَلْ يُعْطَى أَكْبَرَ مِنْ سِنِّهِ:
(6) Chapter. Can one give an older (camel) than that he owes?
7بَابُ حُسْنِ الْقَضَاءِ:
(7) Chapter. Repaying debts handsomely.
8بَابُ إِذَا قَضَى دُونَ حَقِّهِ أَوْ حَلَّلَهُ فَهْوَ جَائِزٌ:
(8) Chapter. If somebody repays less than what he owes, (and the creditor accepts it) or if the creditor exempt the debtor from paying (there is no objection).
9بَابُ إِذَا قَاصَّ أَوْ جَازَفَهُ فِي الدَّيْنِ تَمْرًا بِتَمْرٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ:
(9) Chapter. It is permissible for one to settle one’s accounts by repaying for the dates one owes, dates or other things, and one can repay them without weighing or measuring them (if the creditor agrees).
10بَابُ مَنِ اسْتَعَاذَ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ:
(10) Chapter. Whoever seek refuge with Allah from being in debt.
11بَابُ الصَّلاَةِ عَلَى مَنْ تَرَكَ دَيْنًا:
(11) Chapter. The funeral Salat (prayer) for a dead person in debt.
12بَابُ مَطْلُ الْغَنِيِّ ظُلْمٌ:
(12) Chapter. Procrastination (delay) in repaying debts by a wealthy person is injustice.
13بَابُ لِصَاحِبِ الْحَقِّ مَقَالٌ:
(13) Chapter. The owner of the right has the permission to demand his right.
14بَابُ إِذَا وَجَدَ مَالَهُ عِنْدَ مُفْلِسٍ فِي الْبَيْعِ وَالْقَرْضِ وَالْوَدِيعَةِ، فَهْوَ أَحَقُّ بِهِ:
(14) Chapter. If somebody lends something or sells it on credit or deposits it as a trust, and the new possessor gets the bankrupt, the former owner has a more right than the other creditors to restore that thing if he find it with the bankrupt.
15بَابُ مَنْ بَاعَ مَالَ الْمُفْلِسِ أَوِ الْمُعْدِمِ فَقَسَمَهُ بَيْنَ الْغُرَمَاءِ، أَوْ أَعْطَاهُ حَتَّى يُنْفِقَ عَلَى نَفْسِهِ:
(16) Chapter. Whoever sold the property of a bankrupt or a poor man and divided the money amongst the creditors or gave it (piecemeal) to the man to spend it on his affairs.
16بَابُ إِذَا أَقْرَضَهُ إِلَى أَجَلٍ مُسَمًّى أَوْ أَجَّلَهُ فِي الْبَيْعِ:
(17) Chapter. It is permissible to lend money for a fixed time or sell on credit for a fixed time.
17بَابُ الشَّفَاعَةِ فِي وَضْعِ الدَّيْنِ:
(18)Chapter. Intercession for the reduction of debts.
18بَابُ مَا يُنْهَى عَنْ إِضَاعَةِ الْمَالِ:
(19) Chapter. What is forbidden as regards wasting money.
19بَابُ الْعَبْدُ رَاعٍ فِي مَالِ سَيِّدِهِ وَلاَ يَعْمَلُ إِلاَّ بِإِذْنِهِ:
(20) Chapter. A slave is a guardian of the property of his master and he should not use it except with the master’s permission.
