Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat Chapter: Preferences among the Recipients of Zakat َاعِيلَ عَنِ الْفَضْلِ بْنِ شَاذَانَ عَنْ صَفْوَانَ بْنِ يَحْيَى وَابْنِ أَبِي عُ٠ِيعاً عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْ٠َنِ بْنِ الْحَجَّاجِ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا الْحَسَنِ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) عَنِ الزَّكَاةِ أَ يُفَضَّلُ بَعْضُ ٠َّنْ لاَ يَسْأَلُ عَلَى غَيْرِهِ قَالَ نَعَ٠ْ يُفَضَّلُ الَّذِي لاَ يَسْأَلُ عَلَى الَّذِي يَسْأَلُ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘Yes, those beneficiaries who do not ask for help have priority over those who ask for help.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/92))