Chapter on Additions Regarding Zakat

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām|Volume 4|Book 1|Chapter 29

Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām

Volume 4, Book 1, Chapter 29

Chapter on Additions Regarding Zakat

Hadith #20

مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ سُلَيْمَانَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ بْنِ سِنَانٍ قَالَ قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ:» إِنَّ صَدَقَةَ اَلْخُفِّ وَاَلظِّلْفِ تُدْفَعُ إِلَى اَلْمُتَجَمِّلِينَ مِنَ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ فَأَمَّا صَدَقَةُ اَلذَّهَبِ وَ اَلْفِضَّةِ وَ مَا كِيلَ بِالْقَفِيزِ وَ مَا أَخْرَجَتِ اَلْأَرْضُ فَلِلْفُقَرَاءِ اَلْمُدْقَعِينَ« قَالَ اِبْنُ سِنَانٍ قُلْتُ وَ كَيْفَ صَارَ هَذَا هَكَذَا فَقَالَ» لِأَنَّ هَؤُلاَءِ مُتَجَمِّلُونَ وَيَسْتَحْيُونَ مِنَ اَلنَّاسِ فَيُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِمْ أَجْمَلُ اَلْأَمْرَيْنِ عِنْدَ اَلنَّاسِ وَ كُلٌّ صَدَقَةٌ«.

Muhammad ibn Ya'qub, from Ali ibn Muhammad, from Ibrahim ibn Ishaq, from Muhammad ibn Sulayman, from Abdullah ibn Sinan, who said: Abu Abdillah , peace be upon him, said: "The charity of the ‘khuff’ (cloven hooves like sheep, cows) and the ‘zilf’ (solid hooves like horses, mules) is given to the dignified needy among the Muslims. As for the charity of gold and silver, and what is measured by the qafiz, and what the earth brings forth, it is for the severely poor." Ibn Sinan said: “I asked: ‘And how did this become like this?’” Imam said: "Because these people are dignified needy and are shy before the people, so the more seemly of the two matters in the view of the people is given to them, and all of it is charity."

Ali Akbar al-Ghaffari
Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 127