Chapter on What Has Been Narrated About Those Who Refuse to Pay Zakat
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 2
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 2
Chapter on What Has Been Narrated About Those Who Refuse to Pay Zakat
13 hadiths
رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا مِنْ ذِي مَالٍ ذَهَبٍ أَوْ فِضَّةٍ يَمْنَعُ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ حَبَسَهُ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ، يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ بِقَاعٍ قَرْقَرٍ وَ سَلَّطَ عَلَيْهِ شُجَاعاً أَقْرَعَ يُرِيدُهُ وَ هُوَ يَحِيدُ عَنْهُ فَإِذَا رَأَى أَنَّهُ لاَ يَتَخَلَّصُ مِنْهُ أَمْكَنَهُ مِنْ يَدِهِ فَقَضِمَهَا كَمَا يُقْضَمُ اَلْفُجْلُ ثُمَّ يَصِيرُ طَوْقاً فِي عُنُقِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مٰا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ » وَ مَا مِنْ ذِي مَالٍ إِبِلٍ أَوْ بَقَرٍ أَوْ غَنَمٍ يَمْنَعُ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ حَبَسَهُ اَللَّهُ، يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ بِقَاعٍ قَرْقَرٍ يَطَؤُهُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ ظِلْفٍ بِظِلْفِهَا وَ يَنْهَشُهُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ نَابٍ بِنَابِهَا وَ مَا مِنْ ذِي مَالٍ نَخْلٍ أَوْ كَرْمٍ أَوْ زَرْعٍ يَمْنَعُ زَكَاتَهُ إِلاَّ طَوَّقَهُ اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى رَيْعَةَ أَرْضِهِ إِلَى سَبْعِ أَرَضِينَ إِلَى يَوْمِ اَلْقِيَامَةِ ».
Hariz reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام that he said: "Anyone who possesses wealth in gold or silver and withholds the Zakat of his wealth will be confined by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, on the Day of Resurrection in a flat, open plain. A bald snake will be unleashed upon him, chasing him as he attempts to flee. When he realizes he cannot escape, the snake will seize his hand and bite it like a radish is bitten, and then it will coil around his neck. This is the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى statement: 'They will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection' (Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:180). And anyone who possesses wealth in the form of camels, cows, or sheep and withholds the Zakat of his wealth will be confined by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty, on the Day of Resurrection in a flat, open plain. Every animal with a hoof will trample upon him with its hooves, and every animal with fangs will bite him with its fangs. And anyone who possesses wealth in the form of palm trees, grapevines, or crops and withholds its Zakat, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Exalted, will place upon him the burden of the yield of his land, extending to the depth of seven earths, until the Day of Resurrection."
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وَ رَوَى مَعْرُوفُ بْنُ خَرَّبُوذَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «إِنَّ اَللَّهَ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى قَرَنَ اَلزَّكَاةَ بِالصَّلاَةِ فَقَالَ « أَقِيمُوا اَلصَّلاٰةَ وَ آتُوا اَلزَّكٰاةَ » فَمَنْ أَقَامَ اَلصَّلاَةَ وَ لَمْ يُؤْتِ اَلزَّكَاةَ فَكَأَنَّهُ لَمْ يُقِمِ اَلصَّلاَةَ ».
Ma'ruf ibn Kharrabudh reports from Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: "Indeed, Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Blessed and Exalted, has paired Zakat with prayer, as He said: 'Establish prayer and give Zakat' (Surah Al Baqarah 2:43). Therefore, whoever establishes prayer but does not give Zakat, it is as though he has not established prayer."
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وَ رَوَى أَيُّوبُ بْنُ رَاشِدٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَانِعُ اَلزَّكَاةِ يُطَوَّقُ بِحَيَّةٍ قَرْعَاءَ تَأْكُلُ مِنْ دِمَاغِهِ وَ ذَلِكَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مٰا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ » »
Ayyub ibn Rashid reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "The one who withholds Zakat will be encircled by a bald snake that will eat from his brain. This is the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى statement: 'They will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection' (Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:180)."
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رَوَى مَسْعَدَةُ عَنِ اَلصَّادِقِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَلْعُونٌ مَلْعُونٌ مَالٌ لاَ يُزَكَّى.
Mas'adah reported from Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام that he said: "Cursed, cursed is the wealth that is not purified by Zakat."
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وَ رَوَى مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ مُسْلِمٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا مِنْ عَبْدٍ مَنَعَ مِنْ زَكَاةِ مَالِهِ شَيْئاً إِلاَّ جَعَلَ اَللَّهُ ذَلِكَ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ ثُعْبَاناً مِنْ نَارٍ مُطَوَّقاً فِي عُنُقِهِ يَنْهَشُ مِنْ لَحْمِهِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ مِنَ اَلْحِسَابِ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مٰا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيٰامَةِ » يَعْنِي مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ مِنَ اَلزَّكَاةِ ».
Muhammad ibn Muslim reported from Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: "There is no servant who withholds any part of the Zakat of his wealth except that Allah سبحانه وتعالى will turn it on the Day of Resurrection into a snake of fire, coiled around his neck, biting into his flesh until the reckoning is complete. This is the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى statement: 'They will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection' (Surah Ali ‘Imran 3:180), referring to what they withheld from Zakat."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh
وَ رَوَى عُبَيْدُ بْنُ زُرَارَةَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَمْنَعُ دِرْهَماً فِي حَقِّهِ إِلاَّ أَنْفَقَ اِثْنَيْنِ فِي غَيْرِ حَقِّهِ وَ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ يَمْنَعُ حَقّاً فِي مَالِهِ إِلاَّ طَوَّقَهُ اَللَّهُ بِهِ حَيَّةً مِنْ نَارٍ يَوْمَ اَلْقِيَامَةِ ».
Ubayd ibn Zurara reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "There is no man who withholds a single dirham from its rightful due except that he will spend two dirhams inappropriately. And there is no man who withholds a rightful due in his wealth except that Allah سبحانه وتعالى will encircle him with it as a snake of fire on the Day of Resurrection."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh, p. 78
وَ رَوَى أَبَانُ بْنُ تَغْلِبَ عَنْهُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «دَمَانِ فِي اَلْإِسْلاَمِ حَلاَلٌ مِنَ اَللَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَ تَعَالَى لاَ يَقْضِي فِيهِمَا أَحَدٌ حَتَّى يَبْعَثَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَائِمَنَا أَهْلَ اَلْبَيْتِ فَإِذَا بَعَثَ اَللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَائِمَنَا أَهْلَ اَلْبَيْتِ حَكَمَ فِيهِمَا بِحُكْمِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ اَلزَّانِي اَلْمُحْصَنُ يَرْجُمُهُ وَ مَانِعُ اَلزَّكَاةِ يَضْرِبُ عُنُقَهُ ».
Aban ibn Taghlib reported from him (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام) who said: "There are two cases in Islam where the shedding of blood is permissible by Allah سبحانه وتعالى, Blessed and Exalted, but no one will judge regarding them until Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty and Majestic, sends forth our Qa'im (the Mahdi عليه السلام) from among the Ahlulbayt. When Allah سبحانه وتعالى sends forth our Qa'im عليه السلام, he will judge them according to Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى command: the adulterer who is married will be stoned, and the one who withholds Zakat will have his neck struck (executed)."
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وَ رَوَى عَنْهُ عَمْرُو بْنُ جُمَيْعٍ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَا أَدَّى أَحَدٌ اَلزَّكَاةَ فَنَقَصَتْ مِنْ مَالِهِ وَ لاَ مَنَعَهَا أَحَدٌ فَزَادَتْ فِي مَالِهِ».
Amr ibn Jumei' reported from him (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام) who said: "No one ever paid Zakat, and their wealth decreased because of it, nor did anyone withhold it, and their wealth increased because of it."
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وَ فِي رِوَايَةِ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «مَنْ مَنَعَ قِيرَاطاً مِنَ اَلزَّكَاةِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ وَ لاَ مُسْلِمٍ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « حَتّٰى إِذٰا جٰاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ اَلْمَوْتُ قٰالَ رَبِّ اِرْجِعُونِ. `لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صٰالِحاً فِيمٰا تَرَكْتُ » » وَ فِي رِوَايَةٍ أُخْرَى «وَ لاَ تُقْبَلُ لَهُ صَلاَةٌ.
In a narration from Abu Basir, reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "Whoever withholds even a carat of Zakat is neither a believer nor a Muslim. This is the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى statement: 'Until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord عز وجل, send me back, that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind"' (Surah Al-Mu’minun 23:99-100)." In another narration, it is stated: "And none of his prayers will be accepted."
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وَ رَوَى اِبْنُ مُسْكَانَ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ قَالَ: «بَيْنَمَا رَسُولُ اَللَّهِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فِي اَلْمَسْجِدِ إِذْ قَالَ «قُمْ يَا فُلاَنُ قُمْ يَا فُلاَنُ قُمْ يَا فُلاَنُ» حَتَّى أَخْرَجَ خَمْسَةَ نَفَرٍ فَقَالَ «اُخْرُجُوا مِنْ مَسْجِدِنَا لاَ تُصَلُّوا فِيهِ وَ أَنْتُمْ لاَ تُزَكُّونَ».
Ibn Muskan reported from Abu Ja’far Imam Muhammad ibn Ali Al-Baqir عليه السلام who said: "While the Messenger of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, was in the mosque, he said, 'Stand up, so-and-so, stand up, so-and-so, stand up, so-and-so,' until he had removed five individuals. Then he said, 'Leave our mosque. Do not pray in it while you do not pay Zakat.'"
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وَ رَوَى أَبُو بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: «مَنْ مَنَعَ قِيرَاطاً مِنَ اَلزَّكَاةِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُؤْمِنٍ وَ لاَ مُسْلِمٍ وَ سَأَلَ اَلرَّجْعَةَ عِنْدَ اَلْمَوْتِ وَ هُوَ قَوْلُ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ: « حَتّٰى إِذٰا جٰاءَ أَحَدَهُمُ اَلْمَوْتُ قٰالَ رَبِّ اِرْجِعُونِ. `لَعَلِّي أَعْمَلُ صٰالِحاً فِيمٰا تَرَكْتُ » »
Abu Basir reported from Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام who said: "Whoever withholds even a carat of Zakat is neither a believer nor a Muslim. At the time of death, he will request to be sent back (to the world). This is the meaning of Allah’s سبحانه وتعالى statement: 'Until, when death comes to one of them, he says, "My Lord عز وجل, send me back, that I might do righteousness in that which I left behind"' (Surah Al-Mu’minun 23:99-100)."
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وَ قَالَ اَلصَّادِقُ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «صَلاَةٌ مَكْتُوبَةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ عِشْرِينَ حَجَّةً وَ حَجَّةٌ خَيْرٌ مِنْ بَيْتٍ مَمْلُوءٍ ذَهَباً يُتَصَدَّقُ بِهِ فِي بِرٍّ حَتَّى يَنْفَدَ» ثُمَّ قَالَ «وَ لاَ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ ضَيَّعَ عِشْرِينَ بَيْتاً مِنْ ذَهَبٍ بِخَمْسَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً» فَقِيلَ لَهُ وَ مَا مَعْنَى خَمْسَةٍ وَ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً قَالَ «مَنْ مَنَعَ اَلزَّكَاةَ وُقِفَتْ صَلاَتُهُ حَتَّى يُزَكِّيَ.
Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام said: "An obligatory prayer is better than twenty Hajj pilgrimages, and one Hajj pilgrimage is better than a house filled with gold that is given in charity for good deeds until it is exhausted." He then added: "And no one prospers who wastes twenty houses of gold over twenty-five dirhams." He was asked: "What is the meaning of twenty-five dirhams?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Whoever withholds Zakat, their prayer is suspended until they pay their Zakat."
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وَ قَالَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: «مَا ضَاعَ مَالٌ فِي بَرٍّ وَ لاَ بَحْرٍ إِلاَّ بِتَضْيِيعِ اَلزَّكَاةِ وَ لاَ يُصَادُ مِنَ اَلطَّيْرِ إِلاَّ مَا ضَيَّعَ تَسْبِيحَهُ ».
He (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام) said: "No wealth is lost on land or sea except due to the neglect of Zakat, and no bird is caught except that it neglected its glorification (of Allah سبحانه وتعالى)."
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