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The Sublime Purification: Zakat, 40 Ahadith

The Sublime Purification: Zakat, 40 Ahadith by : Muhammad Reza Tajri

 

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

The Noble Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) has said:

ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุญูŽููุธูŽ ุนูŽู€ู„ู€ู‰ ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽุชูู€ูŠ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนููŠู†ูŽ ุญูŽุฏููŠุซู‹ุง ูŠูŽู€ู†ู’ุชูŽููุนููˆู†ูŽ ุจูู‡ูŽุง ุจูŽุนูŽู€ุซูŽู‡ู ุงู„ู„ู‡ู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ููŽู‚ููŠู‡ุงู‹ ุนูŽุงู„ูู€ู…ุงู‹.
“A person from my nation who memorizes forty traditions pertaining to those issues of religion which one is in need of, will be resurrected by Allah on the Day of Judgment as a person with deep insight into the faith and as a scholar.”

In following the above hadith, The World Federation of KSIMC has embarked upon publishing a series of booklets of 40 ahadith (traditions) on different subjects. The ahadith that have been selected from various sources are short, simple, easy to understand and to memorize. It is envisaged that the booklets will not only be useful for scholars, teachers and students, but will be of benefit to the Ummah at large.

This particular collection of ahadith was compiled and translated into English by Muhammad Reza Tajri.

The World Federation extends its appreciation to Br. Muhammad for his efforts in the translation of this work. May Allah (Free from imperfections and Exalted is He) accept this work as a further attempt by The World Federation to propagate Islam.
The Islamic Education department of The World Federation is to be commended for publishing yet another booklet in the series of forty traditions, this time on the topic of Zakat. It is particularly pleasing to note that the compiler has included at least five traditions1 on the ratio legist of this prominent Islamic injunction, traditions which consistently re-iterate one of the significant purposes of this practice to be the alleviation of poverty.

This rationale is entirely in accord with Qur’an 9:60, a verse which enumerates the different recipients of Zakat, the first two being the ‘fuqara’ (poor) and the ‘masakin’ (destitute). More importantly however, being creatures blessed with intellects, humans are naturally inquisitive creatures, forever questioning, and being satisfied only when an intellectually convincing response is given. Thus these five traditions serve to respond and satisfy such questions especially with respect to the legislation of Zakat.

At times there can appear to be a degree of angst and misconception within the Twelver Shi’a Muslim community regarding the payment of Zakat. This is because the Ja’fari Shi’a law seems to have explicitly limited the items, 2 which qualify for the Zakat levy.3 Thus, in the modern era where some economies may have diversified away from being dependent on agrarian, livestock based or mineral based economies, the applicability of Zakat may seem suddenly redundant!4

This apprehension is understandable in light of the great emphasis on Zakat both in the Qur’an and in the Sunnah5 as well as it’s coupling with Salat, the daily ritual prayer, and with the notion of piety.6 The arising debates and questions are to be welcomed wholeheartedly as they result in sorely needed clarifications from the scholars and an opportunity to educate the masses. But perhaps this apprehension with regards to Zakat is misplaced due to the following reasons.

The concept of Zakat in the Qur’an and the Sunnah is considerably more expansive than the limited strictures of the law and may be understood at several levels. Arabic dictionaries offer two basic meanings for the tri-literal verb ‘z k y’ from which the noun ‘Zakat’ is derived. The first meaning is ‘to thrive, to grow and to increase’.7 This meaning is confirmed and aptly reflected in four traditions within this very same publication.8 The other meaning offered is ‘to become pure, to be just and righteous’.9 This meaning may be applied to material items as in Qur’an 9:103 where the word ‘tazakki’ is used synonymously with ‘tutahhir’ (to purify)10 and it can also be applied to the human self as in Qur’an 87:14, 3:163, 62:2 and 35:18. Thus some of the general verses exhorting to ‘Zakat’ may actually be considered to be an exhortation to self-purification and not a fi These are traditions, numbers: 5,6,7,8 and 21.

These items are nine in number and they are: (Coins): silver and gold, (Cattle): camels, cows, sheep and goats; (Crops): wheat, barley, dates and raisins. For further details, refer to Ayatullah Sistani, Islamic Laws, United Kingdom, 1994, pg. 336. nancial levy.

Thereafter, the term ‘Zakat’ has been used in the Qur’an to mean both obligatory Zakat and general, recommended Zakat in the sense of charity (Sadaqah). Some relevant examples would be Qur’an 5:55, 19:31, 19:55 and 21:73. Thus Shi’a Muslims may decide to give out any amount from their wealth as charity, a practice that is highly recommended in Imami teachings and therefore they would be rightly considered as properly applying the Qur’anic teachings on Zakat.

Furthermore, Imami law has always considered it to be recommended to pay Zakat on business goods at 2.5%11 as well as on items which can be weighed or things that grow from the earth, over and above the nine determined items.12 Thus the scope of Zakat seems to be wider than previously envisaged.

Finally, this publication itself contains at least fifteen Imami traditions which bring to light yet another aspect of Zakat; that of the various bodily organs as well as the various abstract human endowments such as beauty, knowledge and bravery. These traditions inform that the correct use of these organs and endowments is tantamount to paying Zakat in respect to them.13 Therefore, some of the Qur’anic verses calling to the practice of Zakat may also be understood in this light.

The institution of Zakat as taught and encouraged in the Qur’an is therefore vibrantly alive both in the realm of Imami law and ethics. It remains for the community to become versed as to the expansive scope of the term ‘zakat’ as well as the legal evidences underlying the limited scope of items liable for the Zakat levy in Imami law.

Finally, it is to be hoped that the Islamic Education team will continue to bring forth more of this genre of literature, in response to the Prophetic tradition14 which is clearly its inspiration.

Afzal Sumar · London · 9/9/09
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1. These are traditions, numbers: 5,6,7,8 and 21.

2. These items are nine in number and they are: (Coins): silver and gold, (Cattle): camels, cows, sheep and goats; (Crops): wheat, barley, dates and raisins. For further details, refer to Ayatullah Sistani, Islamic Laws, United Kingdom, 1994, pg. 336.

3. See the tradition of Muhammad al-Tayyar in al-Hurr al-Amili, Wasail al - Shi’a vol. 6, pg. 36, cited in S.M. Rizvi, Zakat in Shi’a Fiqh, pg 2, available from: http://www.al-mubin.org/attachments/233Zakat%20revised.pdf [14] as well as from: http://www.dartabligh.org/ [15], and the authentic tradition of Fudhala from both Imams al-Baqir and al-Sadiq (as) in Wasail al-Shi’a vol. 6, pg 34, cited in Baqir al-Irawani, Tafsir Ayat al-ahkam min al-Qur’an, Beirut, 2004, vol. 1, pg 175.

4. Imami Shi’a legal specifications of Zakat would of course still perfectly apply to those economies that are agrarian, livestock or mineral based.

5. For examples, see traditions, numbers: 1,2,18 and 19 in this publication.

6. For an example, see traditions numbers: 3 and 4 in this publication.

7. E.W.Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon, Beirut, 1968, vol.3, pg 406 and J.M.Cowan, The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, New York, 1976, pg 379.

8. See traditions, numbers: 9,10,11 and 12 in this publication.

9. E.W.Lane, An Arabic-English Lexicon, Beirut, 1968, vol.3, pg 406 and J.M.Cowan, The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, New York, 1976, pg 379. The 2nd and 5th forms of this verb specifically mean ‘to purify’. See also traditions, numbers: 9 and 38 in this publication where the 2nd from is used and translated as ‘purification’. For examples of the 5th form used with the same connotation, see Qur’an 20:76, 35:18, 79:18.

10. For more examples, refer to Qur’an 92: 18, where the 5th form is used in reference to purifying wealth and Qur’an 18:19, where the 1st form superlative is used in reference to food.

11. See Ayatullah Sistani, Islamic Laws, United Kingdom, 1994, pg 350 and also pg 336 where Syed Sistani has ruled Zakat to be an obligatory precaution on business wealth. See also tradition number 22 in this publication.

12. See footnote 3 on page 2 in S.M. Rizvi, Zakat in Shi’a Fiqh.

13. See traditions, numbers: 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36 and 37 in this publication.

14. Refer to page 5 for this Prophetic tradition.
Hadith Number 1: Zakat, A Bridge of Islam
ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ู‚ูŽู†ู’ุทูŽุฑูŽุฉู ุงู„ุฅูุณู’ู„ุงูŽู…ูุŒ ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุฏู‘ูŽุงู‡ูŽุง ุฌูŽุงุฒูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ูŽู†ู’ุทูŽุฑูŽุฉูŽ ูˆูŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽู†ูŽุนูŽู‡ูŽุง ุฅูุญู’ุชูŽุจูŽุณูŽ ุฏููˆู’ู†ูŽู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽู‡ููŠูŽ ุชูุทู’ููุฆู ุบูŽุถูŽุจูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุจูู‘.

It has been narrated from the Noble Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family), that he said: “Zakat is the bridge of Islam; so whoever performs it can cross the bridge and whoever withholds it will be detained beneath it. And it (Zakat) extinguishes the anger of the Lord.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 74, Page 405
Hadith Number 2: Zakat and its Importance
ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู…ูŽุง ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุนูŽู„ู‰ ู‡ูŒุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ุฃูู…ู‘ูŽุฉู ุดูŽูŠู’ุฆุงู‹ ุฃูŽุดูŽุฏู‘ู ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูุŒ ูˆูŽูููŠู’ู‡ูŽุง ุชูŽู‡ู’ู„ููƒู ุนูŽุงู…ู‘ูŽุชูู‡ูู…ู’.
It has been narrated from Abi {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), that he said: “Allah has not imposed anything more serious than Zakat upon this nation – and due to it, many of them shall perish.”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 497, and Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 22
Hadith Number 3: Zakat is Coupled with Prayer
ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฑูู‘ุถูŽุง ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุจูุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽุฉู ู…ูŽู‚ู’ุฑููˆู’ู†ูŒ ุจูู‡ูŽุง ุซูŽู„ุงูŽุซูŽุฉูŒ ุฃูุฎู’ุฑูŽู‰: ุฃูŽู…ูŽุฑูŽ ุจูุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูุŒ ููŽู…ูŽู†ู’ ุตูŽู„ู‘ู‰ ูˆูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุฒูŽูƒูู‘ ู„ูŽู…ู’ ุชูู‚ู’ุจูŽู„ู’ ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ุตูŽู„ุงูŽุชูู‡ู...

It has been narrated from Abul Hasan (Imam) al-Ridha (peace be upon him), that he said: “Indeed Allah, the Sublime and Glorious, commanded three things and coupled them with three other things: He prescribed the prayer and the zakat (together). Thus, whoever prays and does not act upon the zakat, his prayer shall not be accepted from him ...”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 12
Hadith Number 4: Zakat is Coupled with Prayer and Piety
ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅููู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ :ู„ุงูŽ ุตูŽู„ุงูŽุฉูŽ ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ุงูŽ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ู„ุงูŽ ูˆูŽุฑูŽุนูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู.
It has been narrated from Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), that he said: “There is no prayer for whom there is no zakat; and there is no zakat for whom there is no piety.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 81, Page 252
Hadith Number 5: The Reason for Zakat, Helping Others
ุฑููˆููŠูŽ ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูุถูŽุง: ุนูู„ู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽุฌู’ู„ู ู‚ููˆู’ุชู ุงู„ู’ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุกูุŒ ูˆูŽุชูŽุญู’ุตููŠู’ู„ู ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกู. ู„ุฃููŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ุชูŽุจุงุฑูŽูƒูŽ ูˆูŽุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ู‰ูŒ ูƒูŽู„ู‘ูŽููŽ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ูŽ ุงู„ุตูู‘ุญู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ู ุจูุดูŽุฃู’ู†ู ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽู…ูŽุงู†ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุจูŽู„ู’ูˆูŽู‰.
It has been narrated from Imam al-Ridha (peace be upon him), that he said: “The reason for zakat is to ensure the sustenance of the poor and to levy the wealth of the rich, for Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, has charged the people of good health with upholding the affairs of the people afflicted with illness and tribulation.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 18
Hadith Number 6: The Reason for Zakat, Accountability of the Rich
ูˆูŽุนูŽู†ู’ ุฌูŽุนู’ููŽุฑู ุจู’ู†ู ู…ูุญูŽู…ู‘ูŽุฏ ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠู’ู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุขุจูŽุงุฆูู‡ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู ุฃูŽู…ููŠู’ุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุนูŽู„ู‰ ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณู ูููŠ ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ูู…ู’ ู‚ูŽุฏู’ุฑูŽ ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ูŠูŽุณูŽุนู ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุฆูŽู‡ูู…ู’. ููŽุฅูู†ู’ ุถูŽุงุนูŽ ุงู„ู’ููŽู‚ููŠู’ุฑู ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุฃูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽุฏูŽ ุฃูŽูˆู’ ุนูŽุฑูŽู‰ ููŽุจูู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽู…ู’ู†ูŽุนู ุงู„ู’ุบูŽู†ููŠู‘ู ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ู…ูุญูŽุงุณูุจู ุงู„ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกูŽ ูููŠ ุฐูŒู„ููƒูŽ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽู…ูุนูŽุฐูู‘ุจูู‡ูู…ู’ ุนูŽุฐูŽุงุจุงู‹ ุฃูŽู„ููŠู’ู…ุงู‹.

On the authority of Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad (al-Sadiq) (peace be upon him), from his father (peace be upon him), from his forefathers (peace be upon them), from {Ali, Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him), that he said: “Indeed Allah has imposed on the rich people a measure that will suffice their poor ones. Thus if the needy one is at a loss, or is overly strained, or is unclothed, then it is due to what the rich one has withheld. And indeed Allah, the Sublime and Glorious, shall hold the rich ones accountable for that on the Day of Resurrection and shall punish them with a painful punishment.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 28
Hadith Number 7: The Reason for Zakat, Sustaining the Poor
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅู’ูู…ูŽุงู…ู ู…ููˆู’ุณูŽู‰ ุจู’ู†ู ุฌูŽุนู’ููŽุฑู ุงู„ู’ูƒูŽุงุธูู…ู : ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ูˆูุถูุนูŽุชู’ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ู‚ููˆู’ุชุงู‹ ู„ูู„ู’ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽุชูŽูˆู’ูููŠู’ุฑุงู‹ ู„ุฃููŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ูู…ู’.
On the authority of Imam Musa ibn Jafar al-Kadhim (peace be upon him): “Zakat has only been enforced to ensure the sustenance of the poor and to secure the availability of their wealth.”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 498, and Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 18
Hadith Number 8: The Reason for Zakat, A Trial for the Wealthy
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ูˆูุถูุนูŽุชู’ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุฅูุฎู’ุชูุจูŽุงุฑุงู‹ ู„ู„ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกู ูˆูŽู…ูŽุนููˆู’ู†ูŽุฉู‹ ู„ูู„ู’ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุกู. ูˆูŽู„ูŽูˆู’ ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณูŽ ุฃูŽุฏู‘ูŽูˆุง ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ูู…ู’ ู…ูŽุง ุจูŽู‚ููŠูŽ ู…ูุณู’ู„ูู…ูŒ ููŽู‚ููŠู’ุฑุงู‹ ู…ูุญู’ุชูŽุงุฌุงู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽุณู’ุชูŽุบู’ู†ู‰ูŽ ุจูู…ูŽุง ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณูŽ ู…ูŽุง ุงูู’ุชูŽู‚ูŽุฑููˆุง ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุงุญู’ุชูŽุงุฌููˆุง ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุฌูŽุงุนููˆุง ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุนูŽุฑูŽูˆุง ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุจูุฐูู†ููˆู’ุจู ุงู„ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกู.

On the authority of Abi {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Zakat has only been enforced as a trial for the rich and as a provision for the needy. Were people to carry out the zakat of their wealth, no Muslim would remain poverty-stricken and needy; he would manage with that which Allah has decreed. Indeed, people are only impoverished, needy, hungry and unclothed as a result of the sins of the wealthy.”

Man La Yahdhuruhu al-Faqih, Volume 2, Page 7
Hadith Number 9: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #1
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽ ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู: ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฃูŽุฑูŽุฏู’ุชูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุซู’ุฑููŠูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ู…ูŽุงู„ูŽูƒูŽ ููŽุฒูŽูƒูู‘ู‡ู.

On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (Imam {Ali) (peace be upon him): the Apostle (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) said: “If you wish for Allah to multiply your wealth, then purify it (through zakat).”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 23
Hadith Number 10: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #2
ูููŠ ูˆูŽุตููŠู‘ูŽุฉู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงู‚ูุฑู ู„ูุฌูŽุงุจูุฑู ุงู„ู’ุฌูุนู’ูููŠ: ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุชูŽุฒููŠุฏู ูููŠ ุงู„ุฑูู‘ุฒู’ู‚ู.

As part of the advice of Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him) to Jabir al-Jufiy: “Zakat increases sustenance.” Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 14
Hadith Number 11: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #3
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽ: ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ... ุงู„ุฒู‘ูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ุชูŽุณู’ุจููŠุจุงู‹ ู„ูู„ุฑู‘ูุฒู’ู‚ู.

On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful (peace be upon him): “Allah has made zakat incumbent in order to generate sustenance.”

Nahj al-Balagha, The Peak of Eloquence
 
Hadith Number 12: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #4
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู’ุญูŽุณูŽู†ู ุจู’ู†ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ู…ูŽุง ู†ูŽู‚ูŽุตูŽุชู’ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŒ ู…ูู†ู’ ู…ูŽุงู„ู ู‚ูŽุทู‘ูŒ.

On the authority of Imam Hasan ibn {Ali (peace be upon him): “Zakat does not decrease wealth, ever.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 28
Hadith Number 13: Giving Zakat Increases Wealth - #5
ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุฃูŽุจูŽุง ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ (ู„ูุตูŽุงุญูุจูู‡ู ู…ูููŽุถู‘ูŽู„ูŽ): ูŠูŽุง ู…ูููŽุถู‘ูŽู„ูŽ! ู‚ูู„ู’ ู„ุฃููŽุตู’ุญูŽุงุจููƒูŽ ูŠูŽุถูŽุนููˆู’ู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ูููŠ ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ูู‡ูŽุง ูˆูŽุฅูู†ูู‘ูŠ ุถูŽุงู…ูู†ูŒ ู„ูŽู…ูŽุง ุฐูŽู‡ูŽุจูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูู….
Indeed Aba {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said to his companion Mufaddhal: “O Mufaddhal! Tell your companions to deposit the zakat to its rightful persons, and I am a guarantor that it will not be taken away from them.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 75, Page 381
Hadith Number 14: Protecting Wealth with Zakat - #1
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽ: ุญูŽุตูู‘ู€ู†ููˆุง ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุจูุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู.

On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “Secure your wealth with zakat.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 13 & Kanz al-Ummal, Volume 15, Page 831
Hadith Number 15: Protecting Wealth with Zakat - #2
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽุจููŠ ุนูŽุจู’ุฏู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚: ู…ูŽุง ุถูŽุงุนูŽ ู…ูŽุงู„ูŒ ูููŠ ุจูŽุฑูู‘ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ุจูŽุญู’ุฑู ุฅูู„ุงู‘ูŽ ุจูุชูŽุถู’ูŠููŠู’ุนู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูุŒ ููŽุญูŽุตูู‘ู†ููˆุง ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูŽูƒูู…ู’ ุจูุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู.
On the authority of Abi {Abdullah (Imam) al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Wealth is not lost, neither in the land nor the sea, except due to squandering zakat. So secure your wealth with zakat.”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 505, and Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 66, Page 393
Hadith Number 16: Protecting Wealth with Zakat - #3
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงู‚ูุฑู: ูˆูŽุฌูŽุฏู’ู†ูŽุง ูููŠ ูƒูุชูŽุงุจู ุฑูŽุณููˆู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ... ุฅูุฐูŽุง ู…ูŽู†ูŽุนููˆุง ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ู…ูŽู†ูŽุนูŽุชู ุงู„ุฃูŽุฑู’ุถู ุจูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽุชูŽู‡ูŽุง ู…ูู†ู’ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽุฑู’ุนู ูˆูŽุงู„ุซู‘ูู…ูŽุงุฑู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุนูŽุงุฏูู†ู ูƒูู„ูู‘ู‡ูŽุง.
On the authority of Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him): “We found in the book of the Messenger of Allah (blessing be upon him and his family): ‘If they (people) withhold zakat, the earth shall withhold its prosperity in terms of its crops, fruits and all its minerals.’”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 505, and Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 100, Page 107
Hadith Number 17: Protecting Wealth with Zakat - #4
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุฑู‘ูุถูŽุง: ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุญูุจูุณูŽุชู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ู…ูŽุงุชูŽุชู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽูˆูŽุงุดููŠ.

On the authority of Imam {Ali al-Ridha (peace be upon him): “When the zakat is restrained, livestock die.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 14
Hadith Number 18: Preventing Oneself from Giving Zakat
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ู…ูŽู†ู’ ู…ูŽู†ูŽุนูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽ ุงู„ุฑูŽุฌู’ุนูŽุฉูŽ ุนูู†ู’ุฏูŽ ุงู„ู’ู€ู…ูŽูˆู’ุชูุŒ ูˆูŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ: ๏ดฟุญูŽุชู‘ูŽู‰ ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุฌูŽุขุกูŽ ุฃูŽุญูŽุฏูŽู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ู’ู€ู…ูŽูˆู’ุชู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุฑูŽุจูู‘ ุงุฑู’ุฌูุนููˆู’ู†ู. ู„ูŽุนูŽู„ูู‘ูŠ ุฃูŽุนู’ู…ูŽู„ู ุตูŽุงู„ูุญุงู‹ ูููŠู’ู…ูŽุง ุชูŽุฑูŽูƒู’ุชู๏ดพ

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Whoever withholds zakat shall beg to return (to the world) at the time of death. On this note Allah, the Glorious and Sublime, says: ‘…until death comes to one of them he says: O my Lord return me; that I may perform a righteous deed from what I had left behind.’ (Al-Qur’an, 23:99-100)

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 504 & Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 21
Hadith Number 19: Punishment for the One who does not Pay Zakat
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงู„ุฅู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงู‚ูุฑู: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ูŠูŽุจู’ุนูŽุซู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู‚ููŠูŽุงู…ูŽุฉู ู†ูŽุงุณุงู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ู‚ูุจููˆุฑูู‡ูู…ู’ ู…ูŽุดู’ุฏููˆู’ุฏูŽุฉู‹ ุฃูŽูŠู’ุฏููŠู’ู‡ูู…ู’ ุฅูู„ูŽู‰ ุฃูŽุนู’ู†ูŽุงู‚ูู‡ูู…ู’ุŒ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุณู’ุชูŽุทููŠู’ุนููˆู†ูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูŽุชูŽู†ูŽุงูˆูŽู„ููˆุง ุจููู‡ูŽุง ู‚ููŠู’ุณูŽ ุฃูŽู†ู’ู…ูู„ูŽุฉูุŒ ู…ูŽุนูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ู…ูŽู„ุงูŽุฆููƒูŽุฉูŒ ูŠูุนูŽูŠูู‘ุฑููˆู’ู†ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ุชูŽุนู’ูŠููŠุฑุงู‹ ุดูŽุฏููŠุฏุงู‹ุŒ ูŠูŽู‚ููˆู„ููˆู†ูŽ: ู‡ูŒุคูู„ุงูŽุกู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู†ูŽ ู…ูŽู†ูŽุนููˆุง ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู‹ุง ู‚ูŽู„ููŠู„ุงู‹ ู…ูู†ู’ ุฎูŽูŠู’ุฑู ูƒูŽุซููŠุฑูุŒ ู‡ูŒุคูู„ุงูŽุกู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠู’ู†ูŽ ุฃูŽุนู’ุทูŽุงู‡ูู…ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ููŽู…ูŽู†ูŽุนููˆุง ุญูŽู‚ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽ ูููŠ ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ูู‡ูู…ู’.

On the authority of Imam al-Baqir (peace be upon him): “Indeed Allah, the Glorious and Sublime, shall resurrect a people from their graves on the Day of Judgment, their hands tied to their necks, unable to move as much as a fingertip. With them will be angels, reviling them vigorously, saying: ‘These are those who withheld a little good from the plentiful opulence (that they were given! These are those to whom Allah, the Glorious and Sublime, had given, but they withheld the right of Allah from their wealth.’”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 506 & Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 21
Hadith Number 20: Those to Whom Zakat Should be Paid
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู ูููŠ ู‚ูŽูˆู’ู„ูู‡ู ุชูŽุนูŽุงู„ูŽู‰: ๏ดฟุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุงุชู ู„ูู„ู’ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุกู...๏ดพุ› ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุฃูŽู„ู’ููŽู‚ููŠู’ุฑู ุงู„ู‘ูŽุฐููŠ ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูŽุณู’ุฃูŽู„ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุงุณูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ู…ูุณู’ูƒููŠู†ู ุฃูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงุฆูุณู ุฃูŽุฌู’ู‡ูŽุฏู ู…ูู†ู’ู‡ูู….
On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) with regards to the words of Allah: “Indeed charity is for the poor …” (Al-Qur’an, 9:60), he said: “The ‘faqir’ (poor) is one who does not beg of people, whilst the ‘miskin’ (destitute) is in an even more strenuous situation than him; and the ‘ba’is’ (wretched) is in even more difficulty than them.”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 501
Hadith Number 21: Those to Whom Zakat Should be Paid
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽุŒ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ ูููŠ ุจูŽูŠูŽุงู†ู ุฃูŽุณู’ุจูŽุงุจู ู…ูŽุนูŽุงูŠูุดู ุงู„ู’ุฎูŽู„ู’ู‚ู: ุฃูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ูˆูŽุฌู’ู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุงุชู ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ู‡ููŠูŽ ู„ุฃูŽู‚ู’ูˆูŽุงู…ู ู„ูŽูŠู’ุณูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู’ ูููŠ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงุฑูŽุฉู ู†ูŽุตููŠู’ุจูŒุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุนูู…ูŽุงุฑูŽุฉู ุญูŽุธู‘ูŒุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ูููŠ ุงู„ุชูู‘ูุฌูŽุงุฑูŽุฉู ู…ูŽุงู„ูŒุŒ ูˆูŽู„ุงูŽ ูููŠ ุงู„ุฅููุฌูŽุงุฑูŽุฉู ู…ูŽุนู’ุฑูููŽุฉูŒ ูˆูŽู‚ูุฏู’ุฑูŽุฉูŒุŒ ููŽููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ูููŠ ุฃูŽู…ู’ูˆูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ุฃูŽุบู’ู†ููŠูŽุงุกู ู…ูŽุง ูŠูŽู‚ููˆุชูู‡ูู…ู’ ูˆูŽูŠูู‚ูŽูˆูู‘ู…ู ุจูู‡ู ุฃูŽูˆูŽุฏูŽู‡ูู…ู’... ุซูู…ู‘ูŽ ุจูŽู€ูŠู‘ูŽู†ูŽ ุณูู€ุจู’ุญูŽุงู†ูŽู‡ู ู„ูู…ูŽู†ู’ ู‡ูŒุฐูู‡ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุงุชูุŒ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ๏ดฟุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู…ูŽุง ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุฏูŽู‚ูŽุงุชู ู„ูู„ู’ููู‚ูŽุฑูŽุงุกู...๏ดพ

On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam {Ali (peace be upon him), in explaining the means of sustenance of the creation: “As for charity, it is only for those who have no share in any rank or position, nor luck in building, nor wealth to trade with, nor knowledge nor capacity to employ anyone. Thus Allah has made incumbent from the possessions of the wealthy, that which can sustain them and uphold their provision … Thereupon, He, may He be Glorified, clarifies who this charity is for, in saying: ‘Indeed the charity is only for the needy…’ (Al-Qur’an, 9:60)

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 90, Page 48
Hadith Number 22: The Apparent and Hidden Aspects of Zakat
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู ู„ูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ุณูŽุฃูŽู„ูŽู‡ู ุฑูŽุฌูู„ูŒ: ูููŠ ูƒูŽู…ู’ ุชูŽุฌูุจู ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ู…ูู†ูŽ ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุงู„ูุŸ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ: ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽุงู‡ูุฑูŽุฉู ุฃูŽู…ู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงุทูู†ูŽุฉู ุชูุฑููŠู’ุฏูุŸ ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ุฑู‘ูŽุฌูู„ู: ุฃูุฑููŠู’ุฏูู‡ูู…ูŽุง ุฌูŽู…ููŠุนุงู‹. ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู : ุฃูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽุงู‡ูุฑูŽุฉู ููŽูููŠ ูƒูู„ูู‘ ุฃูŽู„ู’ูู ุฎูŽู…ู’ุณูŽุฉูŒ ูˆูŽุนูุดู’ุฑููˆู’ู†ูŽุŒ ูˆูŽุฃูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุงุทูู†ูŽุฉู ููŽู„ุงูŽ ุชูŽุณู’ุชูŽุฃู’ุซูุฑู’ ุนูŽู„ู‰ ุฃูŽุฎููŠูƒูŽ ุจูู…ูŽุง ู‡ููˆูŽ ุฃูŽุญู’ูˆูŽุฌู ุฅูู„ูŽูŠู’ู‡ู ู…ูู†ู’ูƒูŽ.

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him), when a man asked him: “Upon what amount of wealth is the zakat incumbent?” He (peace be upon him) replied: “Are you asking about the apparent zakat or the inward zakat?” The man responded: “I want (to know about) both of them.” So the Imam (peace be upon him) replied: “As for the apparent: twenty-five from every thousand (2.5%); and as for the inward: do not take exclusive possession over your brother, of that to which he is more needy than you”

Al-Kafi, Volume 3, Page 500 & Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 39
Hadith Number 23: There is a Zakat for Everything, Power
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ู‚ูุฏู’ุฑูŽุฉูุŒ ุงู„ุฅูู†ู’ุตูŽุงูู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of (having) power is (to administer) justice.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7594
Hadith Number 24: There is a Zakat for Everything, Beauty
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽู…ูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽููŽุงูู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of beauty is chastity.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7595
Hadith Number 25: There is a Zakat for Everything, Conquest
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽููŽุฑู ุงู„ุฅูุญู’ุณูŽุงู†ู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of conquest is kindness.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7596
Hadith Number 26: There is a Zakat for Everything, Triumph
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฃูŽู„ู’ุนูŽูู’ูˆู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽููŽุฑู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “Pardoning is the zakat of triumph.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 75, Page 268
Hadith Number 27: There is a Zakat for Everything, Prosperity
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ูŠูŽุณูŽุงุฑูุŒ ุจูุฑู‘ู ุงู„ู’ุฌููŠู’ุฑูŽุงู†ู ูˆูŽุตูู„ูŽุฉู ุงู„ุฃูŽุฑู’ุญูŽุงู…ู.

On the authority of Imam Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of prosperity is goodness to neighbors and maintaining good relations with family.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7598
Hadith Number 28: There is a Zakat for Everything, Health
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุตูู‘ุญู‘ูŽุฉูุŒ ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽุนู’ูŠู ูููŠ ุทูŽุงุนูŽุฉู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of health is the exertion of effort in the obedience of Allah.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7599
Hadith Number 29: There is a Zakat for Everything, Bravery
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุดู‘ูุฌูŽุงุนูŽุฉูุŒ ุงู„ู’ุฌูู‡ูŽุงุฏู ูููŠ ุณูŽุจููŠู„ู ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of bravery is fighting in the way of Allah.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7600
Hadith Number 30: There is a Zakat for Everything, Blessings
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู†ูู‘ุนูŽู…ูุŒ ุงูุตู’ุทูู†ูŽุงุนู ุงู„ู’ู€ู…ูŽุนุฑููˆูู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of blessings is to bring about beneficence.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7601
Hadith Number 31: There is a Zakat for Everything, Knowledge # 1
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ู’ู…ู ุจูŽุฐู’ู„ูู‡ู ู„ูู…ูุณู’ุชูŽุญูู‚ูู‘ู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽุฅูุฌู’ู‡ูŽุงุฏู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽูู’ุณู ูููŠ ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู…ูŽู„ู ุจูู‡ู.

On the authority of Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “The zakat of knowledge is its conveyance to the one worthy of it and exerting the self in acting upon it.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7602
Hadith Number 32: There is a Zakat for Everything, Knowledge # 2
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ู„ููƒูู„ูู‘ ุดูŽูŠู’ุกู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ู’ู…ู ุฃูŽู†ู’ ูŠูุนูŽู„ูู‘ู…ูŽู‡ู ุฃูŽู‡ู’ู„ูŽู‡ู.

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Indeed there is a zakat for everything; the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those worthy of it.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 136
Hadith Number 33:There is a Zakat for Everything, Intellect
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽุŒ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘ู: ู„ููƒูู„ูู‘ ุดูŽูŠู’ุกู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู‹ุŒ ูˆูŽุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽู‚ู’ู„ู ุงุญู’ุชูู…ูŽุงู„ู ุงู„ู’ุฌูู‡ู‘ูŽุงู„ู.
On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “There is a zakat for everything, and the zakat of the intellect is tolerance of the ignorant ones.”

Mizan al-Hikmah, Narration #7604
Hadith Number 34: There is a Zakat for Everything, Status
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽุŒ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูŽ ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ุฌูŽุงู‡ููƒูู…ู’ ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ููŽุฑูŽุถูŽ ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูู…ู’ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ู…ูŽุง ู…ูŽู„ูŽูƒูŽุชู’ ุฃูŽูŠู’ู…ูŽุงู†ููƒูู…ู’.
On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “Indeed Allah has ordained zakat upon your status, just as he has ordained zakat on what you possess.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 71, Page 223
Hadith Number 35: Zakat on Four Things
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุฃูŽู„ู’ู€ู…ูŽุนู’ุฑููˆู’ูู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู†ูู‘ุนูŽู…ูุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ุดู‘ูŽููŽุงุนูŽุฉู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุฌูŽุงู‡ูุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุนูู„ูŽู„ู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุฃูŽุจู’ุฏูŽุงู†ูุŒ ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุนูŽูู’ูˆู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุธู‘ูŽููŽุฑูุŒ ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽุฏู‘ูŽูŠู’ุชูŽ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุชูŽู‡ู ููŽู‡ููˆูŽ ู…ูŽุฃู’ู…ููˆู’ู†ู ุงู„ุณู‘ูŽู„ู’ุจู.
On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Beneficence is the zakat of blessings; intercession is the zakat of (having) status; sicknesses are the zakat of the (physical) bodies; pardon is the zakat of triumph; and whatever you fulfill the zakat upon, is then secured from being taken away.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 75, Page 268
Hadith Number 36: There is a Zakat for Everything, Your Organs
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุนูŽู„ู‰ ูƒูู„ูู‘ ุฌูุฒู’ุกู ู…ูู†ู’ ุฃูŽุฌู’ุฒูŽุงุฆููƒูŽ ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŒ ูˆูŽุงุฌูุจูŽุฉูŒ ู„ูู„ู‘ูŒู‡ู ุนูŽุฒู‘ูŽ ูˆูŽุฌูŽู„ู‘ูŽุŒ ุจูŽู„ู’ ุนูŽู„ู‰ ูƒูู„ูู‘ ุดูŽุนู’ุฑูŽุฉูุŒ ุจูŽู„ู’ ุนูŽู„ู‰ ูƒูู„ูู‘ ู„ูŽุญู’ุธูŽุฉู! ููŽุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุนูŽูŠู’ู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุธูŽุฑู ุจูุงู„ู’ุนูุจู’ุฑูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุบูŽุถู‘ู ุนูŽู†ู’ ุงู„ุดู‘ูŽู‡ูŽูˆูŽุงุชู ูˆูŽู…ูŽุง ูŠูุถูŽุงู‡ููŠู‡ูŽุงุŒ ูˆูŽุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุฃูุฐูู†ู ุงูุณู’ุชูู…ูŽุงุนู ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ู’ู…ู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ุญููƒู’ู…ูŽุฉู ูˆูŽุงู„ู’ู‚ูุฑู’ุขู†ู.

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Upon each one of your limbs, there is an obligatory zakat for Allah, the Sublime and Glorified; rather upon every hair (of yours); rather upon every glance! Hence the zakat of the eye is to take lessons from what you see and to turn the gaze away from carnal desires and their like. The zakat of the ear is to listen to knowledge, wisdom and the Qur’an.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 7
Hadith Number 37: Zakat of the Body
ุนูŽู†ู’ ุฃูŽู…ููŠุฑู ุงู„ู’ู…ูุคู’ู…ูู†ููŠู†ูŽ ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุนูŽู„ููŠู‘: ุนูŽู„ูŽูŠู’ูƒูŽ ุจูุงู„ุตู‘ูŽูˆู’ู…ูุ› ููŽุฅูู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ุจูŽุฏูŽู†ู.

On the authority of the Commander of the Faithful, Imam {Ali (peace be upon him): “Take up fasting, for indeed it is the zakat of the body.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 93, Page 248
Hadith Number 38: Zakat of Wealth and Health
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ู ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ุฃููŽุตู’ุญูŽุงุจูู‡ู ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ู‹ุง: ู…ูŽู„ู’ุนููˆู’ู†ูŒ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ู…ูŽุงู„ู ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูุฒูŽูƒู‘ูŽู‰ุŒ ู…ูŽู„ู’ุนููˆู’ู†ูŒ ูƒูู„ู‘ู ุฌูŽุณูŽุฏู ู„ุงูŽ ูŠูุฒูŽูƒู‘ูŽู‰ ูˆูŽู„ูŽูˆู’ ูููŠ ูƒูู„ูู‘ ุฃูŽุฑู’ุจูŽุนููŠู’ู†ูŽ ูŠูŽูˆู’ู…ุงู‹ ู…ูŽุฑู‘ูŽุฉู‹. ููŽู‚ููŠู’ู„ูŽ: ูŠูŽุง ุฑูŽุณููˆู’ู„ูŽ ุงู„ู„ู‘ูŒู‡ูุŒ ุฃูŽู…ู‘ูŽุง ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ู’ู…ูŽุงู„ู ููŽู‚ูŽุฏู’ ุนูŽุฑูŽูู’ู†ูŽุงู‡ูŽุงุŒ ููŽู…ูŽุง ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุฃูŽุฌู’ุณูŽุงุฏูุŸ
ููŽู‚ูŽุงู„ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ูู…ู’: ุฃูŽู†ู’ ุชูุตูŽุงุจูŽ ุจูุขููŽุฉู.
On the authority of the Prophet (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) that one day he said to his companions: “Cursed is every wealth which is not purified (with zakat). Cursed is everybody which is not purified, even if it is only once in every forty days.” So it was said: “O Messenger of Allah, as for the zakat of wealth, we already know it, but what is the zakat of the bodies?” So he (blessings be upon him and his family) said to them: “That they should be struck with an ailment.”

Al-Kafi, Volume 2, Page 258, and Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 78, Page 181
Hadith Number 39: Zakat of the Body #2
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุงู„ู’ุนูู„ูŽู„ู ุฒูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู ุงู„ุฃูŽุจู’ุฏูŽุงู†ู.

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Sicknesses are the zakat of the (physical) bodies.”

Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 75, Page 268
Hadith Number 40: The Zakat of Fitrah
ุนูŽู†ู ุงู„ุฅูู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽุงุฏูู‚ู: ุฅูู†ู‘ูŽ ู…ูู†ู’ ุชูŽู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽูˆู’ู…ู ุฅูุนู’ุทูŽุงุกูŽ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉู - ูŠูŽุนู’ู†ููŠ ุงู„ู’ููุทู’ุฑูŽุฉูŽ - ูƒูŽู…ูŽุง ุฃูŽู†ู‘ูŽ ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽุฉูŽ ุนูŽู„ู‰ ุงู„ู†ู‘ูŽุจููŠู‘ ู…ูู†ู’ ุชูŽู…ูŽุงู…ู ุงู„ุตู‘ูŽู„ุงูŽุฉูุŒ ู„ุฃููŽู†ู‘ูŽู‡ู ู…ูŽู†ู’ ุตูŽุงู…ูŽ ูˆูŽู„ูŽู…ู’ ูŠูุคูŽุฏูู‘ ุงู„ุฒู‘ูŽูƒูŽุงุฉูŽ ููŽู„ุงูŽ ุตูŽูˆู’ู…ูŽ ู„ูŽู‡ู ุฅูุฐูŽุง ุชูŽุฑูŽูƒูŽู‡ูŽุง ู…ูุชูŽุนูŽู…ูู‘ุฏุงู‹.

On the authority of Imam al-Sadiq (peace be upon him): “Indeed as part of the completion of the fast (in the month of Ramadhan), is to give the zakat – which means the ‘fitrah’; just as sending blessings upon the Apostle (blessings of Allah be upon him and his family) is a part of the completion of the prayer; for indeed whosoever fasts but does not perform the zakat (of fitrah) and abandons it intentionally, it is as if he has not fasted at all.”

Man La Yahdhuruhu al-Faqih, Volume 2, Page 183

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