Usul16

Chapter on Bequests of a Portion of Wealth, a Share, a Part, or a Large Amount

faqih-5464Vol. 4, p. 204

السَّهْمُ وَاحِدٌ مِنْ ثَمَانِيَةٍ لِقَوْلِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقاتُ لِلْفُقَراءِ وَ الْمَساكِينِ وَ الْعامِلِينَ عَلَيْها وَ الْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ فِي الرِّقابِ وَ الْغارِمِينَ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَ ابْنِ السَّبِيلِ‌[2].

Hadith.5474 - Al-Sakuni narrated from Abu Abdullah (as) that he was asked about a man who bequeaths a share (sahm) of his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "The share is one out of eight parts, based on the saying of Allah (swt), the Mighty and Majestic: "Indeed, the charities are only for the poor, the needy, those employed

faqih-5466Vol. 4, p. 205

أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ع عَنْ رَجُلٍ أَوْصَى بِجُزْءٍ مِنْ مَالِهِ فَقَالَ جُزْءٌ مِنْ عَشَرَةٍ قَالَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَ‌ ثُمَّ اجْعَلْ عَلى‌ كُلِّ جَبَلٍ مِنْهُنَّ جُزْءاً وَ كَانَتِ الْجِبَالُ عَشَرَةً.

I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who bequeathed a portion of his wealth. Imam (as) replied: "A portion is one-tenth." Allah (swt), the Almighty, said: "Then place on every mountain a portion (juz') of them" (Surah Al-Baqarah 2:260), and the mountains were ten.