Al-Khiá¹£Äl - Part 5: On Five-Numbered Characteristics Chapter: On what requires the one-fifth levy (Khums) د ب٠اÙÙÙÙد رض٠اÙÙ٠عÙÙ ÙاÙ: ØدثÙا ٠د اب٠اÙØس٠اÙصÙØ§Ø±Ø Ø¹Ù Ø§Ùعباس ب٠٠عرÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙØسÙ٠ب٠ÙزÙد اÙÙÙÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø§ÙÙعÙÙبÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¹Ùس٠ب٠عبد اÙÙ٠اÙعÙÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø£Ø¨ÙÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¯ÙØ Ø¹Ù Ø¬Ø¹Ùر ب٠٠ÙاÙ: إ٠اÙÙ٠اÙØ°Ù Ùا Ø¥Ù٠إÙا ÙÙ Ù٠عÙÙÙا اÙصدÙØ© Ø£Ùز٠ÙÙا اÙØ®Ù Ø³Ø ÙاÙصدÙØ© عÙÙÙا Øرا٠س ÙÙا ÙرÙØ¶Ø©Ø ÙاÙÙرا٠5-53 Muhammad ibn al-Hassan ibn Ahmad ibn al-Walid - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn al-Hassan al-Saffar quoted Al-Abbas ibn Maâruf, on the authority of Al-Hussein ibn Yazid al-Nawfaly, on the authority of Al-Yaqoobi, on the authority of Isa ibn Abdullah al-Alavi, on the authority of his father, on the authority of his grandfather, on the authority of Jaâfar ibn Muhammad ibn Ali As-Sadiq (MGB), âI swear by God - the One that has no substitute to be worshipped - who made charity illegal for us that He has established the one-fifth levy for us.
Therefore, giving charity to us is forbidden, giving the alms to us is obligatory, and giving gifts to us is allowed.â