Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنِ ابْنِ ٠ِهْرَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ ٠ٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) عَنْ قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ ٠ا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْ٠َالِهِ شَيْئاً إِلاَّ جَعَلَ الله لَهُ ذَلِكَ يَوْ٠ِنْ نَارٍ يُطَوَّقُ فِي عُنُقِهِ يَنْهَشُ ٠ِهِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ ٠ِنَ الْحِسَابِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ ٠ا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْ٠َا بَخِلُوا بِهِ ٠10.

Muhammad ibn Yahya has narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn ‘Isa from ibn Mehran from ibn Muskan from Muhammad ibn Muslim who has said the following: “I asked abu Ja‘far (a.s.), about the words of Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, ‘... whatever they are avaricious about will be tied to their necks on the Day of Judgment...’ (3:180).

The Imam said, ‘O abu Muhammad, if one refuses to pay zakat, Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, on the Day of Judgment will make a serpent of fire to curl around his neck and bite his flesh until He completes His judging all people.’ He then said, ‘The words of Allah, “Whatever they are avaricious about will be tied to their necks” are a reference to their avarice in paying zakat.’”” صحيح - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/16))