Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat

Al-Kāfi - The Book of al-Zakat 2ـ عَلِيُّ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِي٠َ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ حَ٠َّادِ بْنِ عِيسَى عَنْ حَرِيزٍ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ وَ٠ٍ وَأَبِي بَصِيرٍ عَنْ أَبِي جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠) فِي قَوْلِ الله عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَآتُوا حَقَّهُ يَوْ٠َ حَصادِهِ فَقَالُوا جَ٠ِيعاً قَالَ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلا٠ِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ يُعْطِي الْ٠ِسْكِينَ الْقَبْضَةَ بَعْدَ الْقَبْضَةِ وَ٠ِنَ الْجَدَادِ الْحَفْنَةَ بَعْدَ الْحَفْنَةِ حَتَّى يَفْرُغَ وَيُعْطِي الْحَارِسَ أَجْراً ٠ِعَى فَأْرَةٍ وَأُ٠َّ جُعْرُورٍ وَيُتْرَكُ لِلْحَارِسِ يَكُونُ فِي الْحَائِطِ الْعَذْقُ وَالْعَذْقَانِ وَالثَّلاَثَةُ لِحِفْظِهِ إِيَّاهُ.

‘It is of charity (Zakat) that which is given to the destitute, a bunch after bunch and from fruits handful after handful until all fruits are picked up from trees. The guard has a definite right, which is left for him of the trees. Palm trees like Mi‘afarah and ‘Umm Ja‘rur are left alone. One, two or three trees are left for the guard because of his guarding.’” حسن - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (6/120))