Hadith 117

(The book) Al Kafi – Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Hammad Bin Isa, from Hareyz, from Bureyd Bin Muawiya who said, ‘I heard Abu Abdullah-asws saying: ‘Amir Al-Momineen-asws sent a Zakāt collector from Al-Kufa to its valleys and said to him: ‘O servant of Allah-azwj! Go, and upon you be the fear of Allah-azwj Alone, there being no associates for Him-azwj, and do not be preferring your world upon your Hereafter and be protective to what you are entrusted upon it as a shepherd of the Right of Allah-azwj, until you come over to the society of the clan of so and so. When you set foot there, descend in their waters and do not mix in with their houses. Then go with tranquillity and dignity until you are standing between them and greet upon them. Then say to them, ‘O servants of Allah-azwj! A Guardian-asws of Allah-azwj has sent me in order to take from you a Right of Allah-azwj among your wealth. So, is there for Allah-azwj a Right in your wealth to pay it to His-azwj Guardian-asws? ’
If a spokesperson were to say to you, ‘No’, then do not return him (ask him again); but if one of them says yes to you, so go with him from without having frightened him, or promising him except for goodness. When you come to his wealth, do not enter it except by his permission, for most of it is for him. Then say, ‘O servant of Allah-azwj! Do you permit me regarding entering into your wealth? ’ If he was to permit you, do not enter it like the entering of the one dominant upon it, nor be arrogant with it. Split the wealth into two parts, then give him the choice whichever of the two parts he so likes. Whichever of the two he chooses, do not object to him. Then split the remaining part into two parts, then give him the choice, so whichever of the two he chooses, do not object to it. And do not cease doing like that until there remain what can fulfil the Right of Allah-azwj Blessed and High, from his wealth. When that remains, take possession of the Right of Allah-azwj from him, and if he were to ask for a reduction, reduce it. Then mix it and do similar to that which you had done firstly until you take the Right of Allah-azwj in his wealth. When you take possession of it, do not allocate it except for a good adviser, kind, trustworthy, protective, without arrogance, from anything from it. Then bring over everything what is gathered with you, from every society, to us-asws, so we-asws can give it where Allah-azwj Mighty