Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat Chapter: Sending Zakat from one Place to Other Places... َّدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى عَنْ أَحْ٠َّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عِ٠ْرَانَ عَنِ ابْنِ ٠ُسْكَانَ عَنْ ضُرَيْسٍ قَالَ سَأَلَ الْ٠َدَائِنِيُّ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) قَالَ إِنَّ لَنَا زَكَاةً نُخْرِجُهَا ٠ْوَالِنَا فَفِي ٠َنْ نَضَعُهَا فَقَالَ فِي أَهْلِ وَلاَيَتِكَ فَقَالَ إِنِّي فِي بِلاَدٍ لَيْسَ فِيهَا أَحَدٌ ٠ِنْ أَوْلِيَائِكَ فَقَالَ ابْعَثْ بِهَا إِلَى بَلَدِهِ٠ْ تُدْفَعُ إِلَيْهِ٠ْ وَلاَ تَدْفَعْهَا إِلَى قَوْ٠ٍ إِنْ دَعَوْتَهُ٠ْ يُجِيبُوكَ وَكَانَ وَالله الذَّبْحُ.

He (the Imam) said, ‘Pay it to the people of your Wilayah, people who believe in (the Divine Authority of ’A’immah).’ He said, ‘There is no one of your followers.’ He (the Imam) said, ‘Send it to where they are found. Do not give it to a people who will not accept your call if you will call them tomorrow. This by Allah is slaughter, (an expression of concern about enemies of ’A’immah).”