Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Hadith 341630 - وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو بَصِيرٍ أَبَا عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ : عَنِ اَلرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ ثَمَانُمِائَةِ دِرْهَمٍ وَ هُوَ رَجُلٌ خَفَّافٌ وَ لَهُ عِيَالٌ كَثِيرٌ أَ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَ مِنَ اَلزَّكَاةِ فَقَالَ «يَا أَبَا مُحَمَّدٍ أَ يَرْبَحُ فِي دَرَاهِمِهِ مَا يَقُوتُ بِهِ عِيَالَهُ وَ يَفْضُلُ» قَالَ نَعَمْ قَالَ «كَمْ يَفْضُلُ» قَالَ لاَ أَدْرِي قَالَ «إِنْ كَانَ يَفْضُلُ عَنِ اَلْقُوتِ مِقْدَارُ نِصْفِ اَلْقُوتِ فَلاَ يَأْخُذِ اَلزَّكَاةَ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَقَلَّ مِنْ نِصْفِ اَلْقُوتِ أَخَذَ اَلزَّكَاةَ» قَالَ قُلْتُ فَعَلَيْهِ فِي مَالِهِ زَكَاةٌ تَلْزَمُهُ قَالَ «بَلَى» قَالَ قُلْتُ كَيْفَ يَصْنَعُ قَالَ «يُوَسِّعُ بِهَا عَلَى عِيَالِهِ فِي طَعَامِهِمْ وَ كِسْوَتِهِمْ وَ يُبْقِي مِنْهَا شَيْئاً يُنَاوِلُهُ غَيْرَهُمْ وَ مَا أَخَذَ مِنَ اَلزَّكَاةِ فَضَّهُ عَلَى عِيَالِهِ حَتَّى يُلْحِقَهُمْ بِالنَّاسِ.
Hadith.1630 - Abu Basir asked Abu Abdullah Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq (as) about a man who possesses eight hundred dirhams, works as a cobbler, and has many dependents:
"Is he allowed to take Zakat?"
The Imam (as) replied: "O Abu Muhammad, does he profit from his dirhams enough to sustain his dependents and still have a surplus?"
Abu Basir said: "Yes."
The Imam asked: "How much surplus does he have?"
Abu Basir replied: "I do not know."
The Imam (as) said: "If the surplus is equivalent to half of their sustenance, then he should not take Zakat. But if it is less than half, then he may take Zakat."
Abu Basir then asked: "Does he have to pay Zakat on his wealth?"
The Imam (as) replied: "Yes."
Abu Basir asked: "What should he do?"
The Imam (as) said: "He should use it to provide more generously for his dependents in their food and clothing and keep a portion to give to others. Whatever he takes from Zakat, he should use to improve the condition of his dependents until they reach a standard comparable to others."