Mishkat al-Masabih

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Mishkat al-Masabih 1810
Arabic hadith text

وَعَنْ أُمِّ سَلَمَةَ قَالَتْ: كُنْتُ أَلْبَسُ أَوْضَاحًا مِنْ ذَهَبٍ فَقُلْتُ: يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَكَنْزٌ هُوَ؟ فَقَالَ: «مَا بلغ أَن يُؤدى زَكَاتُهُ فَزُكِّيَ فَلَيْسَ بِكَنْزٍ» . رَوَاهُ مَالِكٌ وَأَبُو دَاوُد

Translation

Umm Salama said: I used to wear gold ornaments and asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, is this a hoard?’ He replied, ‘Whatever reaches the amount on which zakat is due is not a hoard if its zakat has been paid.’ Malik and Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Translation notes

  • The English witness adds a technical explanation of kanz, describing wealth liable for zakat that has not been paid; the Arabic source gives only the question and reply.