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40 Ahadith "The Traditions"
on Zakat
Hadith Number
1:Zakat, A Bridge of Islam
رُوِيَ عَنِ النَّبِي أَنَّهُ قَالَ: أَلزَّكَاةُ قَنْطَرَةُ
الإِسْلاَمِ، فَمَنْ أَدَّاهَا
جَازَ الْقَنْطَرَةَ وَمَنْ
مَنَعَهَا إِحْتَبَسَ دُوْنَهَا
وَهِيَ تُطْفِئُ غَضَبَ الرَّبِّ.
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.”
Hadith Number 2: Zakat and its
Importance
رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الصَّادِقِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ: مَا
فَرَضَ اللٌّهُ عَلى هٌذِهِ
الأُمَّةِ شَيْئاً أَشَدُّ
عَلَيْهِمْ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ،
وَفِيْهَا تَهْلِكُ عَامَّتُهُمْ.
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.”
Hadith Number 3: Zakat is
Coupled with Prayer
رُوِيَ عَنْ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ الرِّضَا أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ
عَزَّ وَجَلَّ أَمَرَ بِثَلاَثَةٍ
مَقْرُوْنٌ بِهَا ثَلاَثَةٌ
أُخْرَى: أَمَرَ بِالصَّلاَةِ
وَالزَّكَاةِ، فَمَنْ صَلّى
وَلَمْ يُزَكِّ لَمْ تُقْبَلْ
مِنْهُ صَلاَتُهُ...
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 ...”
Hadith Number 4: Zakat is
Coupled with Prayer and Piety
رُوِيَ عَنِ الإِِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ أَنَّهُ قَالَ :لاَ صَلاَةَ
لِمَنْ لاَ زَكَاةَ لَهُ، وَلاَ
زَكَاةَ لِمَنْ لاَ وَرَعَ لَهُ.
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.”
Hadith Number 5: The Reason for
Zakat, Helping Others
رُوِيَ عَنِ الإِمَامِ الرِّضَا: عِلَّةُ الزَّكَاةِ مِنْ أَجْلِ
قُوْتِ الْفُقَرَاءِ،
وَتَحْصِيْلِ أَمْوَالِ
الأَغْنِيَاءِ. لأَِنَّ اللٌّهَ
تَبارَكَ وَتَعَالىٌ كَلَّفَ
أَهْلَ الصِّحَّةِ الْقِيَامِ
بِشَأْنِ أَهْلِ الزَّمَانَةِ
وَالْبَلْوَى.
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.”
Hadith Number 6: The Reason for
Zakat, Accountability of the
Rich
وَعَنْ جَعْفَرِ بْنِ مُحَمَّد عَنْ أَبِيْهِ عَنْ آبَائِهِ عَنْ
عَلِيٍّ أَمِيْرِ الْمُؤْمِنِيْنَ
أَنَّهُ قَالَ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ
فَرَضَ عَلى أَغْنِيَاءِ النَّاسِ
فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ قَدْرَ الَّذِي
يَسَعُ فُقَرَائَهُمْ. فَإِنْ
ضَاعَ الْفَقِيْرُ أَوْ أَجْهَدَ
أَوْ عَرَى فَبِمَا يَمْنَعُ
الْغَنِيُّ وَإِنَّ اللٌّهَ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ مُحَاسِبُ الأَغْنِيَاءَ
فِي ذٌلِكَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ
وَمُعَذِّبُهُمْ عَذَاباً
أَلِيْماً.
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.”
Hadith Number 7: The Reason for
Zakat, Sustaining the Poor
عَنِ الإِْمَامِ مُوْسَى بْنِ جَعْفَرِ الْكَاظِمِ : إِنَّمَا
وُضِعَتْ الزَّكَاةُ قُوْتاً
لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَتَوْفِيْراً
لأَِمْوَالِهِمْ.
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.”
Hadith Number 8: The Reason for
Zakat, A Trial for the Wealthy
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الصَّادِقِ: إِنَّمَا وُضِعَتْ
الزَّكَاةُ إِخْتِبَاراً
للأَغْنِيَاءِ وَمَعُوْنَةً
لِلْفُقَرَاءِ. وَلَوْ أَنَّ
النَّاسَ أَدَّوا زَكَاةَ
أَمْوَالِهِمْ مَا بَقِيَ
مُسْلِمٌ فَقِيْراً مُحْتَاجاً،
وَلاَسْتَغْنىَ بِمَا فَرَضَ
اللٌّهُ، وَإِنَّ النَّاسَ مَا
افْتَقَرُوا وَلاَ احْتَاجُوا
وَلاَ جَاعُوا وَلاَ عَرَوا
إِلاَّ بِذُنُوْبِ الأَغْنِيَاءِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 9: Giving Zakat
Increases Wealth - #1
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ قَالَ: قَالَ النَّبِيُّ: إِذَا
أَرَدْتَ أَنْ يُثْرِيَ اللٌّهُ
مَالَكَ فَزَكِّهِ.
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).”
Hadith Number 10: Giving Zakat
Increases Wealth - #2
فِي وَصِيَّةِ الإِمَامِ الْبَاقِرِ لِجَابِرِ الْجُعْفِي:
الزَّكَاةُ تَزِيدُ فِي
الرِّزْقِ.
As part of the advice of Imam
al-Baqir (peace be upon him) to
Jabir al-Jufiy: “Zakat increases
sustenance.”
Hadith Number 11: Giving Zakat
Increases Wealth - #3
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: فَرَضَ اللٌّهُ ... الزّكَاةَ
تَسْبِيباً لِلرِّزْقِ.
On the authority of the
Commander of the Faithful (peace
be upon him): “Allah has made
zakat incumbent in order to
generate sustenance.”
Hadith Number 12: Giving Zakat
Increases Wealth - #4
عَنِ الْحَسَنِ بْنِ عَلِيِّ: مَا نَقَصَتْ زَكَاةٌ مِنْ مَالٍ
قَطٌّ.
On the authority of Imam Hasan
ibn {Ali (peace be upon him):
“Zakat does not decrease wealth,
ever.”
Hadith Number 13: Giving Zakat
Increases Wealth - #5
إِنَّ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الصَّادِقِ قَالَ (لِصَاحِبِهِ
مُفَضَّلَ): يَا مُفَضَّلَ! قُلْ
لأَِصْحَابِكَ يَضَعُوْنَ
الزَّكَاةَ فِي أَهْلِهَا
وَإِنِّي ضَامِنٌ لَمَا ذَهَبَ
لَهُم.
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.”
Hadith Number 14: Protecting
Wealth with Zakat - #1
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ: حَصِّـنُوا أَمْوَالَكُمْ
بِالزَّكَاةِ.
On the authority of the
Commander of the Faithful, Imam
{Ali (peace be upon him):
“Secure your wealth with zakat.”
Hadith Number 15: Protecting
Wealth with Zakat - #2
عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ اللٌّهِ الصَّادِق: مَا ضَاعَ مَالٌ فِي بَرٍّ
وَلاَ بَحْرٍ إِلاَّ بِتَضْيِيْعِ
الزَّكَاةِ، فَحَصِّنُوا
أَمْوَالَكُمْ بِالزَّكَاةِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 16: Protecting
Wealth with Zakat - #3
عَنْ الإِمَامِ الْبَاقِرِ: وَجَدْنَا فِي كِتَابِ رَسُولِ اللٌّهِ
... إِذَا مَنَعُوا الزَّكَاةَ
مَنَعَتِ الأَرْضُ بَرَكَتَهَا
مِنْ الزَّرْعِ وَالثِّمَارِ
وَالْمَعَادِنِ كُلِّهَا.
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.’”
Hadith Number 17: Protecting
Wealth with Zakat - #4
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الرِّضَا: إِذَا حُبِسَتِ الزَّكَاةُ مَاتَتِ
الْمَوَاشِي.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
al-Ridha (peace be upon him):
“When the zakat is restrained,
livestock die.”
Hadith Number 18: Preventing
Oneself from Giving Zakat
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: مَنْ مَنَعَ الزَّكَاةَ سَأَلَ
الرَجْعَةَ عِنْدَ الْـمَوْتِ،
وَهُوَ قَوْلُ اللٌّهِ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ: ﴿حَتَّى إِذَا جَآءَ
أَحَدَهُمُ الْـمَوْتُ قَالَ
رَبِّ ارْجِعُوْنِ. لَعَلِّي
أَعْمَلُ صَالِحاً فِيْمَا
تَرَكْتُ﴾
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)
Hadith Number 19: Punishment for
the One who does not Pay Zakat
عَنْ الإمَامِ الْبَاقِرِ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ يَبْعَثُ
يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ نَاساً مِنْ
قُبُورِهِمْ مَشْدُوْدَةً
أَيْدِيْهِمْ إِلَى
أَعْنَاقِهِمْ، لاَ
يَسْتَطِيْعُونَ أَنْ
يَتَنَاوَلُوا بِِهَا قِيْسَ
أَنْمُلَةٍ، مَعَهُمْ مَلاَئِكَةٌ
يُعَيِّرُوْنَهُمْ تَعْيِيراً
شَدِيداً، يَقُولُونَ: هٌؤُلاَءِ
الَّذِينَ مَنَعُوا خَيْرًا
قَلِيلاً مِنْ خَيْرٍ كَثِيرٍ،
هٌؤُلاَءِ الَّذِيْنَ أَعْطَاهُمُ
اللٌّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَمَنَعُوا
حَقَّ اللٌّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فِي
أَمْوَالِهِمْ.
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.’”
Hadith Number 20: Those to Whom
Zakat Should be Paid
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ فِي قَوْلِهِ تَعَالَى: ﴿إِنَّمَا
الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ...﴾؛
قَالَ: أَلْفَقِيْرُ الَّذِي لاَ
يَسْأَلُ النَّاسَ،
وَالْمِسْكِينُ أَجْهَدُ مِنْهُ
وَالْبَائِسُ أَجْهَدُ مِنْهُم.
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.”
Hadith Number 21: Those to Whom
Zakat Should be Paid
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، الإِمَامِ عَلِيّ فِي بَيَانِ
أَسْبَابِ مَعَايِشِ الْخَلْقِ:
أَمَّا وَجْهُ الصَّدَقَاتِ
فَإِنَّمَا هِيَ لأَقْوَامٍ
لَيْسَ لَهُمْ فِي الإِمَارَةِ
نَصِيْبٌ، وَلاَ فِي الْعِمَارَةِ
حَظٌّ، وَلاَ فِي التِِّجَارَةِ
مَالٌ، وَلاَ فِي الإِِجَارَةِ
مَعْرِفَةٌ وَقُدْرَةٌ، فَفَرَضَ
اللٌّهُ فِي أَمْوَالِ
الأَغْنِيَاءِ مَا يَقُوتُهُمْ
وَيُقَوِّمُ بِهِ أَوَدَهُمْ...
ثُمَّ بَـيَّنَ سُـبْحَانَهُ
لِمَنْ هٌذِهِ الصَّدَقَاتُ،
فَقَالَ: ﴿إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ
لِلْفُقَرَاءِ...﴾
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)
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ لَمَّا سَأَلَهُ رَجُلٌ: فِي كَمْ تَجِبُ
الزَّكَاةُ مِنَ الْمَالِ؟
فَقَالَ: الزَّكَاةُ الظَّاهِرَةُ
أَمِ الْبَاطِنَةُ تُرِيْدُ؟
فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ: أُرِيْدُهُمَا
جَمِيعاً. فَقَالَ الإِمَامُ :
أَمَّا الظَّاهِرَةُ فَفِي كُلِّ
أَلْفٍ خَمْسَةٌ وَعِشْرُوْنَ،
وَأَمَّا الْبَاطِنَةُ فَلاَ
تَسْتَأْثِرْ عَلى أَخِيكَ بِمَا
هُوَ أَحْوَجُ إِلَيْهِ مِنْكَ.
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”
Hadith Number 23: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Power
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الْقُدْرَةِ، الإِنْصَافُ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of (having) power is (to
administer) justice.”
Hadith Number 24: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Beauty
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الْجَمَالِ الْعَفَافُ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of beauty is chastity.”
Hadith Number 25: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Conquest
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الظَّفَرِ الإِحْسَانُ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of conquest is kindness.”
Hadith Number 26: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Triumph
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: أَلْعَفْوُ زَكَاةُ الظَّفَرِ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “Pardoning
is the zakat of triumph.”
Hadith Number 27: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Prosperity
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الْيَسَارِ، بِرُّ الْجِيْرَانِ
وَصِلَةُ الأَرْحَامِ.
On the authority of Imam Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of prosperity is goodness to
neighbors and maintaining good
relations with family.”
Hadith Number 28: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Health
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الصِّحَّةِ، السَّعْيُ فِي طَاعَةِ
اللٌّهِ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of health is the exertion of
effort in the obedience of
Allah.”
Hadith Number 29: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Bravery
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الشُّجَاعَةِ، الْجِهَادُ فِي
سَبِيلِ اللٌّهِ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of bravery is fighting in the
way of Allah.”
Hadith Number 30: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Blessings
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ النِّعَمِ، اِصْطِنَاعُ
الْـمَعرُوفِ.
On the authority of Imam {Ali
(peace be upon him): “The zakat
of blessings is to bring about
beneficence.”
Hadith Number 31: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Knowledge
# 1
عَنِ الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: زَكَاةُ الْعِلْمِ بَذْلُهُ
لِمُسْتَحِقِّهِ، وَإِجْهَادُ
النَّفْسِ فِي الْعَمَلِ بِهِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 32: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Knowledge
# 2
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: إِنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ زَكَاةً،
وَزَكَاةُ الْعِلْمِ أَنْ
يُعَلِّمَهُ أَهْلَهُ.
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.”
Hadith Number 33:There is a
Zakat for Everything, Intellect
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، الإِمَامِ عَلِيٍّ: لِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ
زَكَاةً، وَزَكَاةُ الْعَقْلِ
احْتِمَالُ الْجُهَّالِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 34: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Status
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ، الإِمَامِ عَلِيّ: إِنَّ اللٌّهَ
فَرَضَ عَلَيْكُمْ زَكَاةَ
جَاهِكُمْ كَمَا فَرَضَ
عَلَيْكُمْ زَكَاةَ مَا مَلَكَتْ
أَيْمَانُكُمْ.
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.”
Hadith Number 35:
Zakat on Four Things
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: أَلْـمَعْرُوْفُ زَكَاةُ النِّعَمِ،
وَالشَّفَاعَةُ زَكَاةُ الْجَاهِ،
وَالْعِلَلُ زَكَاةُ الأَبْدَانِ،
وَالْعَفْوُ زَكَاةُ الظَّفَرِ،
وَمَا أَدَّيْتَ زَكَاتَهُ فَهُوَ
مَأْمُوْنُ السَّلْبِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 36: There is a
Zakat for Everything, Your
Organs
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: عَلى كُلِّ جُزْءٍ مِنْ أَجْزَائِكَ
زَكَاةٌ وَاجِبَةٌ لِلٌّهِ عَزَّ
وَجَلَّ، بَلْ عَلى كُلِّ
شَعْرَةٍ، بَلْ عَلى كُلِّ
لَحْظَةٍ! فَزَكَاةُ الْعَيْنِ
النَّظَرُ بِالْعِبْرَةِ
وَالْغَضُّ عَنْ الشَّهَوَاتِ
وَمَا يُضَاهِيهَا، وَزَكَاةُ
الأُذُنِ اِسْتِمَاعُ الْعِلْمِ
وَالْحِكْمَةِ وَالْقُرْآنِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 37: Zakat of the
Body
عَنْ أَمِيرِ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ الإِمَامِ عَلِيّ: عَلَيْكَ
بِالصَّوْمِ؛ فَإِنَّهُ زَكَاةُ
الْبَدَنِ.
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.”
Hadith Number 38: Zakat of
Wealth and Health
عَنِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهُ قَالَ لأَِصْحَابِهِ يَوْمًا: مَلْعُوْنٌ
كُلُّ مَالٍ لاَ يُزَكَّى،
مَلْعُوْنٌ كُلُّ جَسَدٍ لاَ
يُزَكَّى وَلَوْ فِي كُلِّ
أَرْبَعِيْنَ يَوْماً مَرَّةً.
فَقِيْلَ: يَا رَسُوْلَ اللٌّهِ،
أَمَّا زَكَاةُ الْمَالِ فَقَدْ
عَرَفْنَاهَا، فَمَا زَكَاةُ
الأَجْسَادِ؟
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.”
Hadith Number 39: Zakat of the
Body #2
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: الْعِلَلُ زَكَاةُ الأَبْدَانِ.
On the authority of Imam
al-Sadiq (peace be upon him):
“Sicknesses are the zakat of the
(physical) bodies.”
Hadith Number 40: The Zakat of
Fitrah
عَنِ الإِمَامِ الصَّادِقِ: إِنَّ مِنْ تَمَامِ الصَّوْمِ إِعْطَاءَ
الزَّكَاةِ - يَعْنِي الْفِطْرَةَ
- كَمَا أَنَّ الصَّلاَةَ عَلى
النَّبِيّ مِنْ تَمَامِ
الصَّلاَةِ، لأَِنَّهُ مَنْ صَامَ
وَلَمْ يُؤَدِّ الزَّكَاةَ فَلاَ
صَوْمَ لَهُ إِذَا تَرَكَهَا
مُتَعَمِّداً.
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.” |
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