سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ نِصْفُ مَالِهِ عَيْناً وَ نِصْفُهُ دَيْناً فَتَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ الزَّكَاةُ قَالَ يُزَكِّي الْعَيْنَ وَ يَدَعُ الدَّيْنَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ اقْتَضَاهُ بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ يُزَكِّيهِ حِينَ اقْتَضَاهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ هُوَ حَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْلُ وَ حَلَّ الشَّهْرُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُزَكِّي فِيهِ وَ قَدْ أَتَى لِنِصْفِ مَالِهِ سَنَةٌ وَ لِنِصْفِهِ الْآخَرِ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ يُزَكِّي الَّذِي مَرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ سَنَةٌ وَ يَدَعُ الْآخَرَ حَتَّى تَمُرَّ عَلَيْهِ سَنَتُهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنِ اشْتَهَى أَنْ يُزَكِّيَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ مَا أَحْسَنَ ذَلِكَ .
Translation
Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Ali Bin Al Hakam, from Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Abu Baseer, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, said, ‘I asked him<sup>asws</sup> about a man whose half wealth happens to be in front of his eyes and half of it as debts outstanding. So the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> becomes due upon him. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should purify (pay <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>) on the cash and leave the outstanding debts’. I said, ‘Supposing it becomes due after six months?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should purify it when it becomes due’. I said, ‘Supposing a year passes by upon him and the month during which he pays <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> comes up, and for half his wealth there has been a year, and for the other half it has been six months?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘He should purify that upon which a year has passed by, and leave the other (half) until a year passes by upon it’. I said, ‘Supposing he desires to purify (pay <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> on) that?’ He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘How wonderful that is!’
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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