Chapter on Categories Upon Whom Zakat is Obligatory
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 5
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 5
Chapter on Categories Upon Whom Zakat is Obligatory
وَ كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ اَلْبَرْقِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ اَلثَّانِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ عَمَّا يَجِبُ فِي اَلْحَرْثِ مِنَ اَلْحِنْطَةِ وَ اَلشَّعِيرِ وَ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى اَلذَّهَبِ دَرَاهِمُ بِقِيمَةِ مَا يَسْوَى أَمْ لاَ يَجُوزُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا فِيهِ فَأَجَابَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَيُّمَا تَيَسَّرَ يُخْرَجُ».
Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad عليه السلام asking: "Is it permissible to pay the Zakat due on crops such as wheat and barley, or on gold, in dirhams equal to their value, or is it obligatory to pay the Zakat in kind from each category?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Whichever is easier may be given."
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