Al-Kāfi - The Book of Zakat

Chapter: Giving Charity to Bedouins and People Who Live in Desolate Areas ِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْ٠َاعِيلَ بْنِ بَزِيعٍ أَوْ غَيْرِهِ عَنْ ٠َّدِ بْنِ عُذَافِرٍ عَنْ عُ٠َرَ بْنِ يَزِيدَ قَالَ سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ السَّلاَ٠) عَنِ الصَّدَقَةِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْبَوَادِي وَالسَّوَادِ فَقَالَ تَصَدَّقْ عَلَى الصِّبْيَانِ وَالنِّسَاءِ وَالزَّ٠ْنَى وَالضُّعَفَاءِ وَالشُّيُوخِ وَكَانَ يَنْهَى عَنْ أُولَئِكَ الْجُ٠َّانِينَ يَعْنِي أَصْحَابَ الشُّعُورِ.

He replied, ‘Give charity to their children, women and people suffering from chronic illness, the weak and the old.’ He prohibited giving charity to those with big hairs (meaning thereby people hostile to ’A’immah).’’ رسل - Allamah Baqir al-Majlisi (Mirʾāt al-ʿUqūl fī Sharḥ Akhbār Āl al-Rasūl (16/141))