23ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن أدّى زكاةَ الفِطرَةِ تَمَّمَ اللّهُ لَهُ بها ما نَقَصَ مِن زكاةِ مالِهِ .
23– Imam Ali (AS) said, 'He who pays the obligatory alms-tax at the end of Ramazan, Allah uses it to make up for any deficit in the alms-tax paid on his wealth.’[Wasael al-Shi`aah , v. 6, p. 220, no. 4]
24ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنّ مِن تَمامِ الصَّومِ إعطاءَ الزَّكاةِ ـ يعني الفِطرَةَ ـ كما أنَّ الصَّلاةَ على النبِيّ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) مِن تَمامِ الصّلاةِ ، لأ نّه مَن صامَ ولَم يُؤَدِّ الزَّكاةَ فلا صَومَ لَهُ إذا تَرَكَها مُتَعَمِّداً.
24– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, 'Giving the alms-tax at the end of the month of Ramazan constitutes fasting just as sending blessings on the Prophet (SAWA) at the end of the prayer completes and constitutes the prayer. Verily the one who fasts and yet intentionally does not pay the alms-tax due, his fasting is invalid.’[al-Faqih, v. 2, p. 183,no. 2085]
* termed zakat al-fitra. `Ahd al-Fitr: festival marking the end of the month of Ramazan (ed.)
