وَ رَوَى إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ جَابِرٍ قَالَ:
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قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَحِلُّ لِلرَّجُلِ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ الزَّكَاةَ وَ هُوَ لَا يَحْتَاجُ إِلَيْهَا فَيَتَصَدَّقَ بِهَا قَالَ نَعَمْ وَ قَالَ فِي الْفِطْرَةِ مِثْلَ ذَلِكَ.
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Hadith.1642 - Isma'il ibn Jabir narrated: I said to Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) "Is it permissible for a man to take Zakat even though he does not need it, and then give it in charity?" Imam (as) replied: "Yes." Imam (as) also said the same regarding the Fitrah.
Translation: Bab Ul Qaim Publications — attributed by Thaqalayn·The Arabic above is the original.