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 قَالَ زُرَارَةُ: قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَجُلٌ عِنْدَهُ مِائَةٌ وَ تِسْعَةٌ وَ تِسْعُونَ دِرْهَماً وَ تِسْعَةَ عَشَرَ دِينَاراً أَ يُزَكِّيهَا فَقَالَ «لاَ لَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ زَكَاةٌ فِي اَلدَّرَاهِمِ وَ لاَ فِي اَلدَّنَانِيرِ حَتَّى تَتِمَّ» قَالَ زُرَارَةُ وَ كَذَلِكَ هُوَ فِي جَمِيعِ اَلْأَشْيَاءِ قَالَ وَ قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ رَجُلٌ كَانَتْ عِنْدَهُ أَرْبَعُ أَيْنُقٍ وَ تِسْعٌ وَ ثَلاَثُونَ شَاةً وَ تِسْعٌ وَ عِشْرُونَ بَقَرَةً أَ يُزَكِّيهِنَّ قَالَ «لاَ يُزَكِّي شَيْئاً مِنْهُنَّ لِأَنَّهُ لَيْسَ شَيْءٌ مِنْهُنَّ تَامّاً فَلَيْسَ تَجِبُ فِيهِ اَلزَّكَاةُ ».
Zurara said: I asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام "A man possesses one hundred and ninety-nine dirhams and nineteen dinars. Is Zakat due on them?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "No, there is no Zakat on the dirhams or the dinars until they reach the full amount." Zurara said: "And this is the case for all things." He continued: I said to Abu Abdullah عليه السلام "A man has four camels, thirty-nine sheep, and twenty-nine cows. Is Zakat due on them?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "He does not owe Zakat on any of them because none of them has reached the complete (obligatory) amount, and therefore Zakat is not due upon them."
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