1. A number of our people have narrated from Sahl ibn Ziyad from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from who has said the following: “I once said to abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, ‘I like to travel to certain areas of the mountains.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘This year people will not be able to avoid difficult times.’ I then said, ‘I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, if we sell to them goods on credit with deferred payment it is more profitable. He (the Imam) said, ‘Sell to them for one year deferred payment.’ I asked, ‘Can we defer payment for two years?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, you can do so.’ I then asked, ‘Can we defer payment for three years?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, you cannot do so.’”
IsnādUn groupe de nos compagnons de la part de Sahl ibn Ziyad, de la part d'Ahmad ibn Muhammad, a dit: J'ai dit à Abi al-Hasan (que la paix soit sur lui): "Je veux sortir vers une partie de la montagne." Il a dit: "Les gens ont besoin que leur année soit perturbée." J'ai dit: "Que ma vie te soit sacrifiée! Quand nous les affligions avec un mal, c'était plus bénéfique." Il a dit: "Vends-les avec un retard d'une année." J'ai dit: "Avec un retard de deux ans?" Il a dit: "Oui." J'ai dit: "Avec un retard de trois?" Il a dit: "Non."
