Chapter on Zakat of Wheat, Barley, Dates, and Raisins

Muhammad ibn Yaqub from Ali ibn Ibrahim from his father from Hammad ibn Isa from Hariz from Muhammad ibn Muslim, who said: I asked Abu Abdillah عليه السلام, peace be upon him, about ‘dates and raisins, what is the least amount in which zakat becomes obligatory?’ Imam عليه السلام said: “Five awsaq. And Muafarah (inferior date variety) and Umm Jurur (low-quality date variety) are left, and zakat is not given on them, even if they are abundant. And one cluster or two clusters are left for the guard, and the guard is the one who is in the date palms watching over them, so that is left for his dependents.”