Harvest Time

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 عليه السلام, has stated this Hadith. ‘It is of charity (Zakat) that which is given to the destitute, a bunch after bunch and from fruits handful after handful until all fruits are picked up from trees. The guard has a definite right, which is left for him of the trees. Palm trees like Mi‘afarah and ‘Umm Ja‘rur are left alone. One, two or three trees are left for the guard because of his guarding.’”