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Al-Kafi · Hadith 19

The Book of al-Zakat · The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties · Volume 3, book 5, chapter 1, Hadith 19

Original Arabic text

19ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لِلرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) شَيْئاً فَقَالَ اصْبِرْ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يَصْنَعَ الله لَكَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله ثُمَّ قَالَ فَوَ الله مَا أَخَّرَ الله عَنِ الْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرٌ لَهُ مِمَّا عَجَّلَ لَهُ فِيهَا ثُمَّ صَغَّرَ الدُّنْيَا وَقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ هِيَ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ النِّعْمَةِ عَلَى خَطَرٍ إِنَّهُ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ حُقُوقُ الله فِيهَا وَالله إِنَّهُ لَتَكُونُ عَلَيَّ النِّعَمُ مِنَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَمَا أَزَالُ مِنْهَا عَلَى وَجَلٍ وَحَرَّكَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ مِنَ الْحُقُوقِ الَّتِي تَجِبُ لله عَلَيَّ فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْتَ فِي قَدْرِكَ تَخَافُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَمْ فَأَحْمَدُ رَبِّي عَلَى مَا مَنَّ بِهِ عَلَيَّ.

Published English translation

19. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I mentioned something before al-Rida (a.s.), and he said, ’Exercise patience. I hope Allah will do something good for you if He so wills.’ He then said, ’By Allah, He does not delay anything from a believer of the worldly things unless it is better for him than to do it for him quickly.’ He then belittled worldly things and said, ‘It is worthless.’ He then said, ‘An affluent person faces the danger of owing compulsory payments of the rights of Allah. By Allah, I may receive bounties from Allah, most Majestic, most Glorious, and I continue to be afraid’ - moving his hand- ’until I pay off what Allah has made compulsory upon me to pay.’ I then said, ’I pray to Allah to keep my soul in service for your cause, why you fear with such a prominent position before Allah?’ He replied, ‘Yes, I do and I am thankful to Allah for what He has granted me.’”

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Attributed scholarly assessments

Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi: صحيح

Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/13)

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Shaykh Baqir al-Behbudi: صحيح

Ṣaḥīḥ al-Kāfī, vol. 2, p. 9

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Muhammad Sarwar
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