[Machine] He said that a person should purify his wealth even if he has debts equal to it, because he uses it and gets married with it. The scholar and the apparent evidence that came with the obligation of zakat on wealth testify to the authenticity of this statement, and it is the statement of Al-Shafi'i in the modern sense. He used to say that the hadith of Uthman is similar. Allah knows best whether or not He commanded the Payment of debt before the distribution of zakat on wealth. His statement, "this is the month of your zakat" could mean that this is the month when your zakat becomes due, like saying "the month of Dhul-Hijjah" even though the Hajj comes after a few days from it. Abu Sa'id informed us of this statement, Abu Abbas narrated it, and Al-Rabi'a reported that Al-Shafi'i mentioned it.  

أَنَّهُ قَالَ يُزَكِّي الرَّجُلُ مَالَهُ وَإِنْ كَانَ عَلَيْهِ مِنَ الدَّيْنِ مِثْلُهُ؛ لَأَنَّهُ يَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ وَيَنْكِحُ فِيهِ قَالَ الشَّيْخُ وَالظَّوَاهِرُ الَّتِي وَرَدَتْ بِإِيجَابِ الزَّكَاةِ فِي الْأَمْوَالِ تَشْهَدُ لِهَذَا الْقَوْلِ بِالصِّحَّةِ وَهُوَ قَوْلُ الشَّافِعِيِّ فِي الْجَدِيدِ وَكَانَ يَقُولُ حَدِيثُ عُثْمَانَ يُشْبِهُ وَاللهُ أَعْلَمُ أَنْ يَكُونَ إِنَّمَا أَمَرَ بِقَضَاءِ الدَّيْنِ قَبْلَ حُلُولِ الصَّدَقَةِ فِي الْمَالِ وَقَوْلُهُ هَذَا شَهْرُ زَكَاتِكُمْ يَجُوزُ أَنْ يَقُولَ هَذَا الشَّهْرُ الَّذِي إِذَا مَضَى حَلَّتْ زَكَاتُكُمْ كَمَا يُقَالُ شَهْرُ ذِي الْحِجَّةِ وَإِنَّمَا الْحِجَّةُ بَعْدَ مُضَيِّ أَيَّامٍ مِنْهُ أَخْبَرَنَا بِهَذَا الْكَلَامِ أَبُو سَعِيدٍ ثنا أَبُو الْعَبَّاسِ أَنْبَأَ الرَّبِيعُ قَالَ قَالَ الشَّافِعِيُّ فَذَكَرَهُ