Disciplines for Zakat Collector

Al-Kāfi|Volume 3|Book 5|Chapter 22

Al-Kāfi

Volume 3, Book 5, Chapter 22

Disciplines for Zakat Collector

Hadith #7

7ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ يُونُسَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُقَرِّنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الله بْنِ زَمْعَةَ بْنِ سُبَيْعٍ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ جَدِّهِ عَنْ جَدِّ أَبِيهِ أَنَّ أَمِيرَ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ (صلّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِه) كَتَبَ لَهُ فِي كِتَابِهِ الَّذِي كَتَبَ لَهُ بِخَطِّهِ حِينَ بَعَثَهُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَاتِ مَنْ بَلَغَتْ عِنْدَهُ مِنَ الإِبِلِ صَدَقَةُ الْجَذَعَةِ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ جَذَعَةٌ وَعِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ الْحِقَّةُ وَيَجْعَلُ مَعَهَا شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ عِنْدَهُ صَدَقَةُ الْحِقَّةِ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ وَعِنْدَهُ جَذَعَةٌ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ الْجَذَعَةُ وَيُعْطِيهِ الْمُصَدِّقُ شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ صَدَقَتُهُ حِقَّةً وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَيُعْطِي مَعَهَا شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ صَدَقَتُهُ ابْنَةَ لَبُونٍ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَعِنْدَهُ حِقَّةٌ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ الْحِقَّةُ وَيُعْطِيهِ الْمُصَدِّقُ شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ صَدَقَتُهُ ابْنَةَ لَبُونٍ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ وَيُعْطِي مَعَهَا شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ صَدَقَتُهُ ابْنَةَ مَخَاضٍ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَيُعْطِيهِ الْمُصَدِّقُ شَاتَيْنِ أَوْ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَماً وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنُ لَبُونٍ ذَكَرٌ فَإِنَّهُ تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ ابْنُ لَبُونٍ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلاَّ أَرْبَعَةٌ مِنَ الإِبِلِ وَلَيْسَ لَهُ مَالٌ غَيْرُهَا فَلَيْسَ فِيهَا شَيْ‏ءٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ رَبُّهَا فَإِذَا بَلَغَ مَالُهُ خَمْساً مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَفِيهَا شَاةٌ.

7. Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Yunus from Muhammad ibn Muqarrin ibn ‘Abd Allah ibn Zam‘ah ibn Subay‘ from his father from his grandfather from grandfather of his father who has said the following: “’Amir al-Mu’minin , wrote to him in the letter that he wrote to him with his own hand writing when he sent him to receive charity (Zakat). Those who owe Jadha’ah as Zakat for camels but do not have Jadha‘ah but have Hiqqah, it is accepted from them, but they must give two sheep along with it or twenty dirham. Those who owe one Hiqqah as Zakat but do not have it, but have Jadha’ah, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Hiqqah as Zakat but do not have Hiqqah but have Ibnata Labun, it is accepted from them with two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Labun as Zakat but do not have it, but they have Hiqqah, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Labun as Zakat but do not have it but they have Ibnata Makhad, it is accepted from them along with two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who owe Ibnata Makhad as Zakat but do not have it but they have Ibnata Labun, it is accepted from them and Zakat collector gives them two sheep or twenty dirham. Those who do not have Ibnata Makhad as it is but they have a male Ibnata Labun it is accepted from them without anything extra. Those who do not have anything other than four camels and have no other assets, there is not anything on them unless the owner desires (otherwise). If one’s asset is five camels, then its Zakat is one sheep.’” (Ahadith 2-7 are best explained in the form of fatwa.)

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi
Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/74)