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 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."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh