Chapter on Additions Regarding Zakat

And from him, from a number of our companions, from Ahmad ibn Abi Abdullah, from his father, from Abdullah ibn al-Fadl, from al-Nawfali, from his father, from Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him: Imam عليه السلام was asked about ‘a beggar who asks, while it is not known what he is.’ Imam عليه السلام said: "Give to the one for whom mercy has fallen into your heart." And Imam عليه السلام said: "Give less than a dirham." So I (narrator) asked: “What is the most that may be given?” Imam عليه السلام said: "Four daniqs (dawaniq)."