Harvest Time

سَمِعْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع يَقُولُ‌ فِي الزَّرْعِ حَقَّانِ حَقٌّ تُؤْخَذُ بِهِ وَ حَقٌّ تُعْطِيهِ قُلْتُ وَ مَا الَّذِي أُوخَذُ بِهِ وَ مَا الَّذِي أُعْطِيهِ قَالَ أَمَّا الَّذِي تُؤْخَذُ بِهِ فَالْعُشْرُ وَ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ وَ أَمَّا الَّذِي تُعْطِيهِ فَقَوْلُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ آتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصادِهِ‌[2] يَعْنِي مِنْ حَصْدِكَ الشَّيْ‌ءَ بَعْدَ الشَّيْ‌ءِ وَ لَا أَعْلَمُهُ إِلَّا قَالَ الضِّغْثَ

‘On plantation there are two rights. One is that for which one is held responsible and the other is that which one must give. I then asked, ‘What is the right for which I am held responsible and what is that which I must give?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘The one for which you are held responsible is one out of ten or one out

أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ ع هَذَا مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ يُعْطِي الْمِسْكِينَ الْقَبْضَةَ بَعْدَ الْقَبْضَةِ وَ مِنَ الْجَدَادِ الْحَفْنَةَ بَعْدَ الْحَفْنَةِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ وَ يُعْطِي الْحَارِسَ أَجْراً مَعْلُوماً وَ يَتْرُكُ مِنَ النَّخْلِ مِعَافَأْرَةٍ وَ أُمَّ جُعْرُورٍ وَ يُتْرَكُ لِلْحَارِسِ يَكُونُ فِي الْحَائِطِ الْعَذْقُ وَ الْعَذْقَانِ وَ الثَّلَاثَةُ لِحِفْظِهِ إِيَّاهُ.

2. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Hammad ibn ‘Isa from Hariz from Zurarah, Muhammad ibn Muslim and abu Basir who has said the following: “About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘Give His right on the day of its harvest . . .,’ [6:142] all of them have said that abu Ja‘far, ‘Alayhi al

لَا تَصْرِمْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تَحْصُدْ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تُضَحِّ بِاللَّيْلِ وَ لَا تَبْذُرْ بِاللَّيْلِ فَإِنَّكَ إِنْ تَفْعَلْ لَمْ يَأْتِكَ الْقَانِعُ وَ الْمُعْتَرُّ فَقُلْتُ مَا الْقَانِعُ وَ الْمُعْتَرُّ قَالَ الْقَانِعُ الَّذِي يَقْنَعُ بِمَا أَعْطَيْتَهُ وَ الْمُعْتَرُّ الَّذِي يَمُرُّ بِكَ فَيَسْأَلُكَ وَ إِنْ حَصَدْتَ بِاللَّيْلِ لَمْ يَأْتِكَ السُّؤَّالُ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اللَّهِ تَعَالَى- آتُوا حَقَّهُ يَ

“Abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘Do not harvest or pick-up fruits during the night, do not offer sacrifice during the night, and do not sow seeds during the night. If you did so there will be no al-Qani‘ or al-Mu‘tar (those who ask only once and those who ask many times).’ I then asked, ‘What is al-Qani‘ and al-Mu‘ta

تُعْطِي الْمِسْكِينَ يَوْمَ حَصَادِكَ الضِّغْثَ ثُمَّ إِذَا وَقَعَ فِي الْبَيْدَرِ ثُمَّ إِذَا وَقَعَ فِي الصَّاعِ الْعُشْرُ وَ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ.

“About the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . give His right on the day of harvest . . .,’ (6:142) abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said this. ‘It requires one to give on the day of harvest in bunches, then during threshing, then when it is measured in Sa‘, it (charity (Zakat)) is one out of ten or one out

كُنْتُ مَعَ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع فِي أَرْضٍ لَهُ وَ هُمْ يَصْرِمُونَ فَجَاءَ سَائِلٌ يَسْأَلُ فَقُلْتُ اللَّهُ يَرْزُقُكَ فَقَالَ ع مَهْ لَيْسَ ذَلِكَ لَكُمْ حَتَّى تُعْطُوا ثَلَاثَةً فَإِذَا أَعْطَيْتُمْ ثَلَاثَةً فَإِنْ أَعْطَيْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ وَ إِنْ أَمْسَكْتُمْ فَلَكُمْ.

“I once was with abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), on his land where they were harvesting and someone asking for help came. I said, ‘Allah gives you.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Wait. You cannot say that until you give him three times. When you give him three times thereafter if you give, it is for you, and if you stop giving him is al

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ قَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ- وَ آتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصادِهِ وَ لا تُسْرِفُوا قَالَ كَانَ أَبِي ع يَقُولُ مِنَ الْإِسْرَافِ فِي الْحَصَادِ وَ الْجَدَادِ أَنْ يَصَّدَّقَ الرَّجُلُ بِكَفَّيْهِ جَمِيعاً وَ كَانَ أَبِي إِذَا حَضَرَ شَيْئاً مِنْ هَذَا فَرَأَى أَحَداً مِنْ غِلْمَانِهِ يَتَصَدَّقُ بِكَفَّيْهِ صَاحَ بِهِ أَعْطِ بِيَدٍ وَاحِدَةٍ الْقَبْضَةَ بَعْدَ الْقَبْضَةِ وَ الضِّغْثَ بَعْدَ الضِّغْثِ م

“I once asked abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about the words of Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, ‘. . . give His right on the day of harvest and do not be wasteful ... 5 (6:141). He (the Imam) said, ‘My father would say that wastefulness in harvest and picking up fruits is giving the beggars with both hands. When people as