مسائل المنتخبه (Articles Of Islamic Acts) - الخوئي، السيد أبوالقاسم - الصفحة ٤١٠ - MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATING TO ZAKAT

i.e. to comply with the orders of the Almighty Allah and should specify in his intention as to whetherhe is giving the Zakat of his property or Zakatul fitr. However, if for example, it is obligatory on him to pay Zakat on wheat and barley it is not necessary for him tospecify that what he is giving is the Zakat of wheat or the Zakat of barley.
١٩٦٦. If a person, on whom it is obligatory to pay Zakat on various things, gives a part of Zakat and does not make intention about any of those things and if thething which has been given is of the genus of any one of those things it is reckoned to be Zakat on that very genus. And if he gives money which is not of the genus of one ofthose things the Zakat will be divided on all those things. For instance if it is obligatory on a person to pay Zakat on ٤٠ sheep and on ١٥ mithqals of gold and, for example,he gives one sheep on account of Zakat and does not make intention of any of those things, it will be treated to be Zakat on sheep. In case, however, he gives some silvercoins or banknotes, it will be divided between Zakat to be due on him for sheep and gold.
١٩٦٧. If a person appoints someone as his representative to give the Zakat of his property, he should, while handing over Zakat to the representative, makeintention that whatever his representative will give to the pauper later is Zakat. And it is better that his intention should remain constant till Zakat reaches the pauper.
١٩٦٨. If a person gives Zakat to a pauper without making the intention of qurbat and makes the intention of Zakat before that property perishes, it will be treatedto be Zakat.

MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS RELATING TO ZAKAT
١٩٦٩. On the basis of precaution when wheat and barley are separated from chaff, and when palm-dates and grapes become dry their owner should give Zakat to a pauper or separate it from