سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ رَجُلٍ بَاعَ بَيْعاً إِلَى ثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ مِنْ رَجُلٍ مَلِيٍّ بِحَقِّهِ وَ مَالِهِ فِي ثِقَةٍ يُزَكِّي ذَلِكَ الْمَالَ فِي كُلِّ سَنَةٍ تَمُرُّ بِهِ أَوْ يُزَكِّيهِ إِذَا أَخَذَهُ فَقَالَ لَا بَلْ يُزَكِّيهِ إِذَا أَخَذَهُ قُلْتُ لَهُ لِكَمْ يُزَكِّيهِ قَالَ قَالَ لِثَلَاثِ سِنِينَ .
Translation
Ahmad Bin Idrees, from Muhammad Bin Abdul Jabbar, from Safwan Bin Yahya, from Abdul Hameed Bin Sa’ad, said, ‘I asked Abu Al-Hassan<sup>asws</sup> about a man who buys goods for up to three years (delayed payment), from a man who trusts his right and his wealth for long period, would he have to purify that wealth every year which passes by, or would he purify it when he takes it. So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘But, he who takes it would purify it (pay <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>)’. I said to him<sup>asws</sup>, ‘For how long would he purify it (pay <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>)?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘Three years’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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