hadith 168
Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Verily upon everything is its zakat, and the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those who are worthy of it.
الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ لِكُلِّ شَيءٍ زكاةً ، وزكاةُ العِلمِ أن يُعَلِّمَهُ أهلَهُ.

Similar narrations

  • Mishkāt al-Anwār #715 Imam Sadiq (a.s) said: “There is an alms tax for everything. The alms tax for knowledge is teaching.”
  • Mīzān al-Ḥikma #2216 Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Verily upon everything is its zakat, and the zakat of knowledge is to teach it to those who are worthy of it.
  • Ghurar al-Ḥikam #6927 Imam Ali (AS) said, Sharing knowledge [with those who deserve] is the alms-tax of knowledge.
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