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Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat Chapter: The Obligation of al-Zakat (charity) and Necessary Payments from Properties

ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ أَبِي نَصْرٍ قَالَ ذَكَرْتُ لِلرِّضَا (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) شَيْئاً فَقَالَ اصْبِرْ فَإِنِّي أَرْجُو أَنْ يَصْنَعَ الله لَكَ إِنْ شَاءَ الله ثُ٠َّ قَالَ فَوَ الله ٠َا أَخَّرَ الله عَنِ الْ٠ِنْ هَذِهِ الدُّنْيَا خَيْرٌ لَهُ ٠َّا عَجَّلَ لَهُ فِيهَا ثُ٠َّ صَغَّرَ الدُّنْيَا وَقَالَ أَيُّ شَيْ‏ءٍ هِيَ ثُ٠َّ قَالَ إِنَّ صَاحِبَ النِّعْ٠َةِ عَلَى خَطَرٍ إِنَّهُ يَجِبُ عَلَيْهِ حُقُوقُ الله فِيهَا وَالله إِنَّهُ لَتَكُونُ عَلَيَّ النِّعَ٠ِنَ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَ٠ِنْهَا عَلَى وَجَلٍ وَحَرَّكَ يَدَهُ حَتَّى أَخْرُجَ ٠ِنَ الْحُقُوقِ الَّتِي تَجِبُ لله عَلَيَّ فِيهَا فَقُلْتُ جُعِلْتُ فِدَاكَ أَنْتَ فِي قَدْرِكَ تَخَافُ هَذَا قَالَ نَعَ٠َدُ رَبِّي عَلَى ٠َنَّ بِهِ عَلَيَّ. 19. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn abu Nasr who has said the following: “I mentioned something before al-Rida (a.s.), and he said, ’Exercise patience. I hope Allah will do something good for you if He so wills.’ He then said, ’By Allah, He does not delay anything from a believer of the worldly things unless it is better for him than to do it for him quickly.’ He then belittled worldly things and said, ‘It is worthless.’ He then said, ‘An affluent person faces the danger of owing compulsory payments of the rights of Allah.