Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat Chapter: Zakat Paid To Those Who Do Not Believe in the Divine Authority of ’A’immah 5ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠َيْرٍ عَنِ ابْنِ أُذَيْنَةَ قَالَ كَتَبَ إِلَيَّ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِلَهُ النَّاصِبُ فِي حَالِ ضَلاَلِهِ أَوْ حَالِ نَصْبِهِ ثُ٠َنَّ الله عَلَيْهِ وَعَرَّفَهُ هَذَا الأ٠ْرَ فَإِنَّهُ يُؤْجَرُ عَلَيْهِ وَيُكْتَبُ لَهُ إِلاَّ الزَّكَاةَ فَإِنَّهُ يُعِيدُهَا لأَنَّهُ وَضَعَهَا فِي غَيْرِ ٠َوْضِعِهَا وَإِنَّ٠َوْضِعُهَا أَهْلُ الْوَلاَيَةِ وَأَ٠َّا الصَّلاَةُ وَالصَّوْ٠ُ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْهِ قَضَاؤُهُ٠5.

Ali ibn Ibrahim has narrated from his father from Ibn Abi ‘Umayr from ibn ’Udhaynah who has said the following: “Abu ’Abd Allah (a.s.), has stated this Hadith. ’Every deed that a Nasib (one hostile to ’A’immah) does in his condition as such, then Allah grants him the favor of making him to acknowledge this issue (the Divine Authority of ’A’immah), He gives him the reward for all of his deeds except Zakat which he must pay again.

It is because of his giving it to improper beneficiaries. The proper beneficiaries of Zakat are people who acknowledge al-Wilayah (the Divine Authority of ‘A’immah). However, he is not required to perform Qada’ (compensatory prayer for) his Salah (prayer) and fasting.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/85))