hadith
148
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Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Allah exalted be His remembrance has not obligated anything more difficult for this community than paying the alms-tax, and the downfall of the majority of people lies in [their failure to pay] it.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما فَرَضَ اللّهُ عَزّ ذِكرُهُ على هذهِ الاُمّةِ أشَدَّ علَيهِم مِنَ الزَّكاةِ ، وما تَهلِكُ عامَّتُهُم إلاّ فيها.
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