قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ لَهُ الزَّكَاةُ وَ لَهُ قَرَابَةٌ مُحْتَاجُونَ غَيْرُ عَارِفِينَ أَ يُعْطِيهِمْ مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ فَقَالَ لَا وَ لَا كَرَامَةَ لَا يَجْعَلُ الزَّكَاةَ وِقَايَةً لِمَالِهِ يُعْطِيهِمْ مِنْ غَيْرِ الزَّكَاةِ إِنْ أَرَادَ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, from Al Husayn Bin Saeed, from Al Nazar Bin Suweyd, from Zur’at Bin Muhammad, from Abu Baseer who said, ‘I said to Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup>, ‘The man who happens to have the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> for him (to give out), and for him are needy relatives, not recognising (<span class="iTxt">Al-Wilayah</span>). Can he give them from the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘No, and there is no prestige. He should not make the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> as a preservation of his wealth. He can give them from other than the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span> if he wants to’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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