الكافي- ط الاسلامية, volume 4, page 59

4. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from al-Husayn ibn Sa‘id from Ali ibn al-Nu’man from Sa‘id ibn ‘Abd Allah al-A‘raj who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘Is charity lawful for Mawali (servants) of children of al-Hashim?’ The Imam said, ‘Yes, it is lawful.’”

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

5. Hamid ibn Ziyad has narrated from (ibn) Sama‘ah, from more than one person from Aban ibn ‘Uthman from Isma‘il ibn al-Fadl al- Hashimiy who has said the following: “I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about charity which it is not lawful for children of al- Hashim to receive. The Imam replied, ‘It is zakat.’ I then asked, ‘Can they receive zakat from each other?’ He replied, ‘Yes, they can do so. ’’’(This Hadith is best explained by Fatwa).

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

6. Al-Husayn ibn Muhammad has narrated from Mu’alla ibn Muhammad and Muhammad ibn Yahya from Ahmad ibn Muhammad all from al-Hassan ibn Ali al-Washsha’ from Ahmad ibn ‘A'idh from abu Khadijah from Abu ‘Abdillah (a.s.) who said, ‘You can pay Zakat to whoever wants it from Banu Hashim because it is lawful for them. It is unlawful only for the Prophet (sw) and for the Imam after him, and for the Imams, may the blessings of Allah be upon them all.’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.

7. Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from certain individuais of our people from Muhammad ibn ‘Abd Aiiah from Muhammad ibn Yazid who has said the folio wing: “Abu al-Hassan al-Awwal, the 1st (a.s.), has said, ‘Whoever is unable to keep good relations with us (by presenting gifts) should maintain good relations with poor people of our followers, and those who cannot visit our graves should visit the graves of our virtuous brothers (in belief).”’

Translation: Muhammad Sarwar·Thaqalayn link·The Arabic above is the original.