Shaykh Muḥammad b. al-Ḥasan al-Ṭūsī · Chapter on Categories of the People of Zakat
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مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ يَعْقُوبَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ إِبْرَاهِيمَ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَمَّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ مُسْلِمٍ: أَنَّهُمَا قَالاَ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ أَ رَأَيْتَ قَوْلَ اَللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ» إِنَّمَا اَلصَّدَقٰاتُ لِلْفُقَرٰاءِ وَ اَلْمَسٰاكِينِ وَاَلْعٰامِلِينَ عَلَيْهٰا وَ اَلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ فِي اَلرِّقٰابِ وَ اَلْغٰارِمِينَ وَ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهَِ وَ اِبْنِ اَلسَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللهَِ« أَ كُلُّ هَؤُلاَءِ يُعْطَى وَ إِنْ كَانَ لاَ يَعْرِفُ فَقَالَ» إِنَّ اَلْإِمَامَ يُعْطِي هَؤُلاَءِ جَمِيعاً لِأَنَّهُمْ يُقِرُّونَ لَهُ بِالطَّاعَةِ« قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ كَانُوا لاَ يَعْرِفُونَ فَقَالَ» يَا زُرَارَةُ لَوْ كَانَ يُعْطِي مَنْ يَعْرِفُ دُونَ مَنْ لاَ يَعْرِفُ لَمْ يُوجَدْ لَهَا مَوْضِعٌ وَإِنَّمَا يُعْطِي مَنْ لاَ يَعْرِفُ لِيَرْغَبَ فِي اَلدِّينِ فَيَثْبُتَ عَلَيْهِ فَأَمَّا اَلْيَوْمَ فَلاَ تُعْطِهَا أَنْتَ وَ أَصْحَابُكَ إِلاَّ مَنْ يَعْرِفُ فَمَنْ وَجَدْتَ مِنْ هَؤُلاَءِ اَلْمُسْلِمِينَ عَارِفاً فَأَعْطِهِ دُونَ اَلنَّاسِ« ثُمَّ قَالَ» سَهْمُ اَلْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَ سَهْمُ اَلرِّقَابِ عَامٌّ وَ اَلْبَاقِي خَاصُّ« قَالَ قُلْتُ لَهُ فَإِنْ لَمْ يُوجَدُوا قَالَ» لاَ يَكُونُ فَرِيضَةٌ فَرَضَهَا اَللَّهُ تَعَالَى إِلاَّ أَنْ يُوجَدَ لَهَا أَهْلٌ« قَالَ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَسَعْهُمُ اَلصَّدَقَاتُ فَقَالَ» إِنَّ اَللَّهَ فَرَضَ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ فِي مَالِ اَلْأَغْنِيَاءِ مَا يَسَعُهُمْ وَ لَوْ عَلِمَ اَللَّهُ أَنَّ ذَلِكَ لاَ يَسَعُهُمْ لَزَادَهُمْ إِنَّهُمْ لَمْ يُؤْتَوْا مِنْ قِبَلِ فَرِيضَةِ اَللَّهِ وَ لَكِنْ أُوتُوا مِنْ مَنْعِ مَنْ مَنَعَهُمْ حَقَّهُمْ لاَ مِمَّا فَرَضَ اَللَّهُ لَهُمْ وَ لَوْ أَنَّ اَلنَّاسَ أَدَّوْا حُقُوقَهُمْ لَكَانُوا عَائِشِينَ بِخَيْرٍ«.
Muhammad ibn Yaqub, from Ali ibn Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad ibn Isa, from Hariz, from Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim: They both (Zurarah and Muhammad ibn Muslim) said to Abu Abdillah (a.s): “Have you considered the saying of Allah (swt), Mighty and Majestic: ‘(Alms-tax) is only for the poor and the needy, for those employed to administer it, for those whose hearts are to be attracted (to the faith), for (freeing) slaves, for those in debt, for Allah’s (swt) cause, and for (needy) travellers. (This is) an obligation from almighty Allah (swt).’ (Surah At-Tawbah 9:60) Are all of these given, even if he does not recognize?” Imam (a.s) said: “The Imam gives all of these, as they acknowledge obedience to him.” He (narrator) said: “I asked: ‘Then if they do not recognize?’” Imam (a.s) said: “O Zurarah, if he were to give to the one who recognizes and not to the one who does not recognize, no place would be found for it. Rather, he gives to the one who does not recognize so that he may desire the religion and remain firm upon it. As for today, then neither you nor your companions should give it except to one who recognizes. So whoever you find among these Muslims as one who recognizes, give it to him rather than the people.” Then Imam (a.s) said: “The share of those whose hearts are to be reconciled and the share of freeing slaves are general, and the rest are specific.” He (narrator) said: “I said to Imam (a.s): ‘Then if they are not found?’” Imam (a.s) said: “There is no obligation that Allah (swt), the Exalted, has imposed except that people entitled to it are found.” He (narrator) said: “I asked: ‘Then if the charities are not enough for them?’” Imam (a.s) said: “Allah (swt) has obligated for the poor in the wealth of the rich that which suffices them. If Allah (swt) had known that this would not suffice them, Allah (swt) would have increased it for them. They have not been deprived because of the obligation of almighty Allah (swt), but they have been deprived because of the withholding of those who withheld their right from them, not because of what Allah (swt) obligated for them. If the people had paid their rights, they would have lived in goodness.”
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Ali Akbar al-Ghaffari
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Tahdhīb al-Aḥkām fī Sharḥ al-Muqniʿah, vol. 4, p. 64
Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi
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