قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ع إِنِّي رُبَّمَا قَسَمْتُ الشَّيْءَ بَيْنَ أَصْحَابِي أَصِلُهُمْ بِهِ فَكَيْفَ أُعْطِيهِمْ فَقَالَ أَعْطِهِمْ عَلَى الْهِجْرَةِ فِي الدِّينِ وَ الْعَقْلِ وَ الْفِقْهِ.
“I once asked abu Ja’far (a.s.), about the case of my gifts, for keeping good relations, to my friends and how I should do it. He (the Imam) said, ‘Give it to them on the basis of their migration to religion, intelligence and fiqh (proper understanding of Shari ‘ah).’”
سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ع عَنِ الزَّكَاةِ أَ يُفَضَّلُ بَعْضُ مَنْ يُعْطَى مِمَّنْ لَا يَسْأَلُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ قَالَ نَعَمْ يُفَضَّلُ الَّذِي لَا يَسْأَلُ عَلَى الَّذِي يَسْأَلُ.
“I once asked abu al-Hassan (a.s.), if in paying Zakat priorities, such as those asking and those not asking for help can be given preference among beneficiaries. He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, those beneficiaries who do not ask for help have priority over those who ask for help.’”
قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع إِنَّ صَدَقَةَ الْخُفِّ وَ الظِّلْفِ تُدْفَعُ إِلَى الْمُتَجَمِّلِينَ[1] مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَأَمَّا صَدَقَةُ الذَّهَبِ وَ الْفِضَّةِ وَ مَا كِيلَ بِالْقَفِيزِ مِمَّا أَخْرَجَتِ الْأَرْضُ فَلِلْفُقَرَاءِ الْمُدْقَعِينَ[2] قَالَ ابْنُ سِنَانٍ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ صَارَ هَذَا كَذَا فَقَالَ لِأَنَّ هَؤُلَاءِ مُتَجَمِّلُونَ يَسْتَحْيُونَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَيُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَلُ الْأَمْرَي
“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), once said, ‘Zakat for animals with hooves and Zakat of the cloven-footed ones are given to Muslims who maintain good-looking style but Zakat of gold, silver, and whatever is measured by measuring devices of what the earth produces is given to those who sit on dirt.’ Ibn Sinan has said that he th
قُلْتُ لَهُ الرَّجُلُ يُعْطِي الْأَلْفَ الدِّرْهَمِ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ فَيَقْسِمُهَا فَيُحَدِّثُ نَفْسَهُ أَنْ يُعْطِيَ الرَّجُلَ مِنْهَا ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ وَ يَعْزِلُهُ وَ يُعْطِي غَيْرَهُ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِهِ.
“I once asked abu Ibrahim (a.s.), about a man who is required to pay Zakat in the amount of one thousand dirham. He distributes it and thinks to give a certain amount to a certain person but then for some reason he gives it to someone else. He (the Imam) said, ‘It is not harmful.’”
سَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ أُتِيَ النَّبِيُّ ص بِشَيْءٍ فَقَسَمَهُ فَلَمْ يَسَعْ أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ جَمِيعاً فَخَصَّ بِهِ أُنَاساً مِنْهُمْ فَخَافَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ص أَنْ يَكُونَ قَدْ دَخَلَ قُلُوبَ الْآخَرِينَ شَيْءٌ فَخَرَجَ إِلَيْهِمْ فَقَالَ مَعْذِرَةً إِلَى اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ وَ إِلَيْكُمْ يَا أَهْلَ الصُّفَّةِ إِنَّا أُوتِينَا بِشَيْءٍ فَأَرَدْنَا أَنْ نَقْسِمَهُ بَيْنَكُمْ فَلَمْ يَسَعْكُمْ فَخَصَصْتُ بِهِ أُنَ
“I once heard abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), say, ‘Once something was brought to the Holy prophet and he distributed it among the people of al-Suffah (the platform); but it was not enough and he gave it to special ones among them. The Holy prophet, was afraid of what might the others think. The Holy prophet came to them and sa
فِي الرَّجُلِ يَأْخُذُ الشَّيْءَ لِلرَّجُلِ ثُمَّ يَبْدُو لَهُ فَيَجْعَلُهُ لِغَيْرِهِ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ.
“Abu ‘Abd Allah, or abu al-Hassan, ‘Alayhim al-Salam, about a man who keeps something for someone then for some reason gives it to someone else, has said, ‘It is not harmful.’”