Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Hadith 271623 - وَ كَتَبَ مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ اَلْبَرْقِيُّ إِلَى أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ اَلثَّانِي عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : هَلْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ عَمَّا يَجِبُ فِي اَلْحَرْثِ مِنَ اَلْحِنْطَةِ وَ اَلشَّعِيرِ وَ مَا يَجِبُ عَلَى اَلذَّهَبِ دَرَاهِمُ بِقِيمَةِ مَا يَسْوَى أَمْ لاَ يَجُوزُ إِلاَّ أَنْ يُخْرَجَ مِنْ كُلِّ شَيْءٍ مِمَّا فِيهِ فَأَجَابَ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ «أَيُّمَا تَيَسَّرَ يُخْرَجُ».
Hadith.1623 - Muhammad ibn Khalid al-Barqi wrote to Abu Ja'far al-Thani, Imam Muhammad al-Jawad (as) asking:
"Is it permissible to pay the Zakat due on crops such as wheat and barley, or on gold, in dirhams equal to their value, or is it obligatory to pay the Zakat in kind from each category?"
Imam (as) replied: "Whichever is easier may be given."