لَا بَلْ يَأْتِيهِمْ عَلَى مَنَاهِلِهِمْ فَيُصَدِّقُهُمْ.
“Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), was asked, ‘Does Zakat collector call people in one place or he comes to where people are? He (the Imam) said, ‘No, he comes to their places and collects their charity (Zakat).’”
لَا تُبَاعُ الصَّدَقَةُ حَتَّى تُعْقَلَ.
‘Charity (Zakat) is not sold before it is received (collected).”’
كَانَ عَلِيٌّ ص إِذَا بَعَثَ مُصَدِّقَهُ قَالَ لَهُ إِذَا أَتَيْتَ عَلَى رَبِّ الْمَالِ فَقُلْ لَهُ تَصَدَّقْ رَحِمَكَ اللَّهُ مِمَّا أَعْطَاكَ اللَّهُ فَإِنْ وَلَّى عَنْكَ فَلَا تُرَاجِعْهُ.
“Give charity, may Allah grant you blessings, out of what Allah has granted you.” If he turns away from you, then you must not go to him again.’”
إِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي أُحَمِّلُ ذَلِكَ فِي مَالِي فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع مُرْ مُصَدِّقَكَ أَنْ لَا يَحْشُرَ مِنْ مَاءٍ إِلَى مَاءٍ[1] وَ لَا يَجْمَعَ بَيْنَ الْمُتَفَرِّقِ وَ لَا يُفَرِّقَ بَيْنَ الْمُجْتَمِعِ وَ إِذَا دَخَلَ الْمَالَ فَلْيَقْسِمِ الْغَنَمَ نِصْفَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُخَيِّرُ صَاحِبَهَا أَيَّ الْقِسْمَيْنِ شَاءَ فَإِذَا اخْتَارَ فَلْيَدْفَعْهُ إِلَيْهِ فَإِنْ تَتَبَّعَت
“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about charity (Zakat). He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not accepted from you.’ He (the narrator) then said, ‘I take it from my own assets.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), said to him, ‘Instruct your Zakat collector not to move from house to house, bring together what is apart and separate what i
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَمَّنْ يَلِي صَدَقَةَ الْعُشْرِ عَلَى مَنْ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ فَقَالَ إِنْ كَانَ ثِقَةً فَمُرْهُ يَضَعُهَا فِي مَوَاضِعِهَا وَ إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ ثِقَةً فَخُذْهَا مِنْهُ وَ ضَعْهَا فِي مَوَاضِعِهَا.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), about Zakat which is of the rate of one out of ten and one who distributes it among those who are not harmful. He (the Imam) said, ‘If he is trustworthy, instruct him to deliver it where it should be delivered; but if you cannot trust him, then take it from him and deliver where it s
أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ ص كَتَبَ لَهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لَهُ بِخَطِّهِ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ مَنْ بَلَغَتْ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ صَدَقَةُ الْجَذَعَةِ وَ لَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ جَذَعَةٌ وَ عِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ الْحِقَّةُ وَ يَجْعَلُ مَعَهَا شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَ مَنْ بَلَغَتْ عِنْدَهُ صَدَقَةُ الْحِقَّةِ وَ لَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ وَ عِنْدَهُ جَذَعَةٌ فَ
Those who owe Jadha’ah as Zakat for camels but do not have Jadha‘ah but have Hiqqah, it is accepted from them, but they must give two sheep along with it or twenty dirham. Those who owe one Hiqqah as Zakat but do not have it, but have Jadha’ah, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty
اسْتَعْمَلَنِي عَلِيُّ بْنُ أَبِي طَالِبٍ ع عَلَى بَانِقْيَا وَ سَوَادٍ مِنْ سَوَادِ الْكُوفَةِ فَقَالَ لِي وَ النَّاسُ حُضُورٌ انْظُرْ خَرَاجَكَ فَجِدَّ فِيهِ وَ لَا تَتْرُكْ مِنْهُ دِرْهَماً فَإِذَا أَرَدْتَ أَنْ تَتَوَجَّهَ إِلَى عَمَلِكَ فَمُرَّ بِي قَالَ فَأَتَيْتُهُ فَقَالَ لِي إِنَّ الَّذِي سَمِعْتَ مِنِّي خُدْعَةٌ[1] إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَضْرِبَ مُسْلِماً أَوْ يَهُودِيّاً أَوْ نَصْرَانِيّاً فِي دِرْهَمِ خَرَاجٍ أَو
“Ali ibn abu Talib (a.s.), commissioned me as collector of zakat (charity) for Ban Qiya (al-Qadisiyah today) and suburbs of al-Kufah. In the presence of people he said to me, Take good care of taxes and do not disregard even one dirham.’ However, see me before you leave for your work.’ He (the narrator) has said, ‘I we