Chapter on the Ruling Concerning Horses in Zakat

Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad, from Hariz, from Muhammad ibn Muslim and Zurarah, from both of Abu Ja’far عليه السلام and Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon them both, said: The Imams عليه السلام said: “The Commander of the Faithful عليه السلام, peace be upon him, placed upon noble grazing horses, for every horse in every year, two dinars, And the Imam عليه السلام placed upon draft horses one dinar.”

Hammad, from Hariz, from Zurarah, who said: I (narrator) said to Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “Is there anything due upon mules?” Imam عليه السلام said: “No.” So I (narrator) asked: “How has it become due upon horses but not become due upon mules?” Imam عليه السلام said: “Because mules do not conceive, while female horses give birth, and there is nothing due upon male horses.” He (narrator) said: “I asked: ‘Is there anything due upon a horse or a camel which belongs to a man and which he rides?’” Imam عليه السلام said: “No. There is nothing due upon that which is fed with fodder. Charity is only upon freely grazing livestock (al-saimah), released in its pasture during the year in which the man keeps it. As for other than that, there is nothing due in it.”