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

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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