٢ـ عِدَّةٌ مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا عَنْ أَحْمَدَ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ عَنِ الْحُسَيْنِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ عَنِ النَّضْرِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ عَنْ عَاصِمِ بْنِ حُمَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي بَصِيرٍ قَالَ قُلْتُ لأَبِي عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) إِنَّ شَيْخاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِنَا يُقَالُ لَهُ عُمَرُ سَأَلَ عِيسَى بْنَ أَعْيَنَ وَهُوَ مُحْتَاجٌ فَقَالَ لَهُ عِيسَى بْنُ أَعْيَنَ أَمَا إِنَّ عِنْدِي مِنَ الزَّكَاةِ وَلَكِنْ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ مِنْهَا فَقَالَ لَهُ وَلِمَ فَقَالَ لأَنِّي رَأَيْتُكَ اشْتَرَيْتَ لَحْماً وَتَمْراً فَقَالَ إِنَّمَا رَبِحْتُ دِرْهَماً فَاشْتَرَيْتُ بِدَانِقَيْنِ لَحْماً وَبِدَانِقَيْنِ تَمْراً ثُمَّ وَرَجَعْتُ بِدَانِقَيْنِ لِحَاجَةٍ قَالَ فَوَضَعَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الله (عَلَيْهِ الْسَّلام) يَدَهُ عَلَى جَبْهَتِهِ سَاعَةً ثُمَّ رَفَعَ رَأْسَهُ ثُمَّ قَالَ إِنَّ الله تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى نَظَرَ فِي أَمْوَالِ الأغْنِيَاءِ ثُمَّ نَظَرَ فِي الْفُقَرَاءِ فَجَعَلَ فِي أَمْوَالِ الأغْنِيَاءِ مَا يَكْتَفُونَ بِهِ وَلَوْ لَمْ يَكْفِهِمْ لَزَادَهُمْ بَلْ يُعْطِيهِ مَا يَأْكُلُ وَيَشْرَبُ وَيَكْتَسِي وَيَتَزَوَّجُ وَيَتَصَدَّقُ وَيَحُجُّ.
2. A number of our people have narrated from Ahmad ibn Muhammad from al-Husayn ibn Sa’id from al-Nadr ibn Suwayd from ‘Asem ibn Humayd from abu Basir who has said the following: “I once said to abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al-Salam, that among our people there is a shaykh, called ‘Umar. He asked ‘Isa ibn ’A‘yan for help because he is needy. ‘Isa ibn ’A‘yan said to him, ‘There is Zakat with me, but I cannot give to you.’ He asked for reason. ‘Isa replied, ‘I saw you buying meat and dates.’ He said, ‘I had earned one dirham. With two daniq, I bought meat and with two daniq, I bought dates and I returned with two daniq for some other things that I needed.’ Abu ‘Abd Allah, ‘Alayhi al- Salam, placed his hand on his forehead for a while, then raised his head then said, ‘Allah, most Blessed, most High, looked at the wealth of the wealthy, then He looked at the poor people. He then assigned a share for the needy in the wealth of the wealthy, which will be sufficient for their needs. Had it (Zakat) not been sufficient (for the needs of the needy) He would have increased it. They (needy) must receive from Zakat what is sufficient for them to eat, drink, dress, marry, give charity and perform Hajj.’” 