Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat َّدٍ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ الْحَكَ٠َّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَكُونُ نِصْفُ ٠َالِهِ عَيْناً وَنِصْفُهُ دَيْناً فَتَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ الزَّكَاةُ قَالَ يُزَكِّي الْعَيْنَ وَيَدَعُ الدَّيْنَ قُلْتُ فَإِنَّهُ اقْتَضَاهُ بَعْدَ سِتَّةِ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ يُزَكِّيهِ حِينَ اقْتَضَاهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنْ هُوَ حَالَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْلُ وَحَلَّ الشَّهْرُ الَّذِي كَانَ يُزَكِّي فِيهِ وَقَدْ أَتَى لِنِصْفِ ٠َالِهِ سَنَةٌ وَلِنِصْفِهِ الآخَرِ سِتَّةُ أَشْهُرٍ قَالَ يُزَكِّي الَّذِي ٠َرَّتْ عَلَيْهِ سَنَةٌ وَيَدَعُ الآخَرَ حَتَّى تَ٠ُرَّ عَلَيْهِ سَنَتُهُ قُلْتُ فَإِنِ اشْتَهَى أَنْ يُزَكِّيَ ذَلِكَ قَالَ ٠َا أَحْسَنَ ذَلِكَ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘He is required to pay its Zakat when he receives payment.’ I then said, ‘The year is complete and the month of paying Zakat comes but one half of his asset has remained with him for one year and the other half for six months.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘He must pay Zakat for what has been with him for one year and leave the other half until one year is passed.’ I then asked, ‘Can he pay its Zakat if he wants?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘That is very good.’” جهول - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/43))