قُلْتُ لِأَبِي جَعْفَرٍ ( عليه السلام ) الرَّجُلُ يَكُونُ مُحْتَاجاً فَيُبْعَثُ إِلَيْهِ بِالصَّدَقَةِ فَلَا يَقْبَلُهَا عَلَى وَجْهِ الصَّدَقَةِ يَأْخُذُهُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ ذِمَامٌ وَ اسْتِحْيَاءٌ وَ انْقِبَاضٌ أَ فَيُعْطِيهَا إِيَّاهُ عَلَى غَيْرِ ذَلِكَ الْوَجْهِ وَ هِيَ مِنَّا صَدَقَةٌ فَقَالَ لَا إِذَا كَانَتْ زَكَاةً فَلَهُ أَنْ يَقْبَلَهَا فَإِنْ لَمْ يَقْبَلْهَا عَلَى وَجْهِ الزَّكَاةِ فَلَا تُعْطِهَا إِيَّاهُ وَ مَا يَنْبَغِي لَهُ أَنْ يَسْتَحْيِيَ مِمَّا فَرَضَ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ إِنَّمَا هِيَ فَرِيضَةُ اللَّهِ لَهُ فَلَا يَسْتَحْيِي مِنْهَا .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad, from Hareyz, from Muhammad Bin Muslim who said, ‘I said to Abu Ja’far<sup>asws</sup>, ‘The man happens to be needy, so I sent the charity (<span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>) to him, but he did not accept it upon its aspect that it is the charity (<span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>). Taking it from that makes him an introvert, and embarrassed, and withdrawn. Should I give it to him upon other than that aspect, and it is a charity (<span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>) from us?’ So he<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘No. When it was <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>, so it is for him that he accepts it. But if he does not accept it upon its aspect as the <span class="iTxt">Zakāt</span>, so do not give it to him; and it is not befitting for him that he should be too embarrassed from what Allah<sup>azwj</sup> Mighty and Majestic has Imposed. But rather, it is an Imposition of Allah<sup>azwj</sup> for him, therefore he should not be embarrassed from it’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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