Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat Chapter: Rules about the Wealth Owned For Less Than a Year َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى عَنْ إِسْحَاقَ بْنِ عَ٠َّارٍ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا إِبْرَاهِي٠َ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) عَنِ الرَّجُلِ يَكُونُ لَهُ الْوُلْدُ فَيَغِيبُ بَعْضُ وُلْدِهِ فَلاَ يَدْرِي أَيْنَ هُوَ وَ٠َاتَ الرَّجُلُ فَكَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِ٠ِيرَاثِ الْغَائِبِ ٠ِنْ أَبِيهِ قَالَ يُعْزَلُ حَتَّى يَجِي‏ءَ قُلْتُ فَعَلَى ٠َالِهِ زَكَاةٌ فَقَالَ لاَ حَتَّى يَجِي‏ءَ قُلْتُ فَإِذَا هُوَ جَاءَ أَ يُزَكِّيهِ فَقَالَ لاَ حَتَّى يَحُولَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْلُ فِي يَدِهِ.

I then asked, ‘Is there Zakat on his share?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, until he comes.’ I then asked, ‘Is he required to pay Zakat as soon as he comes?’ He (the Imam) said, ‘No, until one year passes with the asset in his hands.’” وثق - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/46))