Chapter on Khums
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 7
وَ سَأَلَ زَكَرِيَّا بْنُ مَالِكٍ اَلْجُعْفِيُّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ قَوْلِ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ « وَ اِعْلَمُوا أَنَّمٰا غَنِمْتُمْ مِنْ شَيْءٍ فَأَنَّ لِلّٰهِ خُمُسَهُ وَ لِلرَّسُولِ وَ لِذِي اَلْقُرْبىٰ وَ اَلْيَتٰامىٰ وَ اَلْمَسٰاكِينِ وَ اِبْنِ اَلسَّبِيلِ » قَالَ «أَمَّا خُمُسُ اَللَّهِ فَلِلرَّسُولِ يَضَعُهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اَللَّهِ وَ أَمَّا خُمُسُ اَلرَّسُولِ صَلَّى اَللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَ آلِهِ فَلِأَقَارِبِهِ وَ خُمُسُ ذِي اَلْقُرْبَى فَهُمْ أَقْرِبَاؤُهُ وَ اَلْيَتَامَى يَتَامَى أَهْلِ بَيْتِهِ فَجَعَلَ هَذِهِ اَلْأَرْبَعَةَ اَلْأَسْهُمِ فِيهِمْ وَ أَمَّا اَلْمَسَاكِينُ وَ أَبْنَاءُ اَلسَّبِيلِ فَقَدْ عَرَفْتَ أَنَّا لاَ نَأْكُلُ اَلصَّدَقَةَ وَ لاَ تَحِلُّ لَنَا فَهِيَ لِلْمَسَاكِينِ وَ أَبْنَاءِ اَلسَّبِيلِ ».
Zakariya ibn Malik al-Ju'fi asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq عليه السلام about the verse of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Almighty: "And know that whatever you gain, a fifth of it is for Allah سبحانه وتعالى, the Messenger, the near relatives, the orphans, the needy, and the traveler" (Surah Al-Anfal 8:41). The Imam عليه السلام replied: "As for the share of Allah سبحانه وتعالى, it is for the Messenger to spend in the way of Allah سبحانه وتعالى. The share of the Messenger, peace and blessings be upon him and his family, is for his relatives. The share of 'those near' is for his close family. The orphans are the orphans of his household, so these four shares are allocated to them. As for the needy and the travelers, you know that we do not eat from charity, nor is it permissible for us. Thus, it is for the needy and the travelers outside our family."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh