Chapter on Hastening Zakat and Delaying It Beyond the Times in Which It Becomes Obligatory

Hammad, from Hariz, from Zurarah, who said: I (narrator) said to Abu Ja’far عليه السلام, peace be upon him: “Does a man pay zakat on his wealth when one third of the year has passed?” Imam عليه السلام said: “No. Do you perform the first prayer before midday?”