Zakat

Fatimah bint Qays reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘There is a due claim upon wealth besides zakat.’ Then he recited: ‘Piety is not that you turn your faces toward the east and the west …’ (the verse). Al-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, and al-Darimi transmitted it.

Buhaisa reported from her father that he said: ‘Messenger of Allah, what is the thing that it is not lawful to withhold?’ He replied: ‘Water.’ He asked: ‘Prophet of Allah, what is the thing that it is not lawful to withhold?’ He replied: ‘Salt.’ He asked: ‘Prophet of Allah, what is the thing that it is not lawful to withhold?’ He replied: ‘Doing good is better for you.’ Abu Dawud transmitted it.

Jabir reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever brings dead land to life will have a reward for it, and whatever creatures seeking food eat from it will be charity for him.’ Al-Nasa’i and al-Darimi transmitted it.

Al-Bara’ reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever lends a milch animal, or silver, or guides someone down a lane will have a reward like that of freeing a slave.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.

Abu Jurayy Jabir ibn Sulaym said: ‘I came to Medina and saw a man whose judgment people followed: he said nothing without their following it. I asked, “Who is this?” They said, “This is the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him).” I said to him twice, “Peace be upon you, Messenger of Allah.” He said, “Do not say, ‘Upon you be peace,’ for that is the greeting of the dead. Say, ‘Peace be upon you.’” I asked, “Are you the Messenger of Allah?” He said, “I am the Messenger of Allah, whom, if harm befalls you and you call upon Him, He removes it; if a year of famine comes upon you and you call upon Him, He makes crops grow for you; and if you are in barren land or a desert and your riding camel goes missing, and you call upon Him, He returns it to you.” I said, “Give me an instruction.” He said, “Never revile anyone.” After that, I reviled no free person, slave, camel, or sheep. He also said, “Do not regard any kindness as insignificant. Your speaking to your brother with an open, cheerful face is an act of kindness. Raise your lower garment to mid-calf; if you refuse, then to the ankles. Beware of letting the lower garment trail, for that is a form of conceit, and Allah does not love conceit. If someone insults you and reproaches you for something he knows about you, do not reproach him for something you know about him; the consequence of that will be upon him.” Abu Dawud transmitted it, and al-Tirmidhi transmitted the part about the greeting. Another version has: ‘Then its reward will be yours and its consequence will be his.’

‘A’ishah reported that they slaughtered a sheep. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) asked: ‘What remains of it?’ She replied: ‘Nothing remains of it except its shoulder.’ He said: ‘All of it remains except its shoulder.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and declared it authentic.

Ibn ‘Abbas said: I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: ‘Any Muslim who clothes another Muslim will remain in Allah’s protection as long as a piece of that garment remains on him.’ Ahmad and al-Tirmidhi transmitted it.

‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud attributed this to the Prophet: ‘There are three whom Allah loves: a man who rises at night to recite the Book of Allah; a man who gives charity with his right hand, concealing it so that his left hand does not know—I think he said—from it; and a man who is in a military detachment whose companions flee, but he faces the enemy.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘This is an unpreserved hadith; one of its transmitters, Abu Bakr ibn ‘Ayyash, made many errors.’

Abu Dharr reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘There are three whom Allah loves and three whom Allah hates. Those whom Allah loves are: a man who comes to a people and asks them in Allah’s name, without invoking kinship between himself and them, and they refuse him; then one man withdraws from among them and gives him secretly, so that no one knows of his gift except Allah and the giver; a people who travel through the night until sleep becomes dearer to them than anything it could be compared with, and when they lay their heads down, one man rises, humbles himself before Me, and recites My verses; and a man in a military detachment which meets the enemy and is routed, but he advances with his chest toward them until he is killed or granted victory. The three whom Allah hates are an old man who commits fornication, a poor man who is conceited, and a rich man who is oppressive.’ Al-Tirmidhi and al-Nasa’i transmitted it.

Anas ibn Malik reported that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When Allah created the earth, it began to sway, so He created the mountains and set them upon it, and it became steady. The angels wondered at the mountains’ great strength and said, “Our Lord, is anything among Your creation stronger than the mountains?” He said, “Yes, iron.” They said, “Our Lord, is anything among Your creation stronger than iron?” He said, “Yes, fire.” They said, “Our Lord, is anything among Your creation stronger than fire?” He said, “Yes, water.” They said, “Our Lord, is anything among Your creation stronger than water?” He said, “Yes, wind.” They said, “Our Lord, is anything among Your creation stronger than wind?” He said, “Yes: the son of Adam who gives charity with his right hand, concealing it from his left.’ Al-Tirmidhi transmitted it and said: ‘This is a gharīb hadith.’ The hadith of Mu‘adh, ‘Charity extinguishes sin,’ was mentioned in the Book of Faith.

Abu Dharr reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Any Muslim servant who gives a pair of every kind of property he owns in the path of Allah will be met by all the gatekeepers of Paradise, each calling him to what is with him.’ I asked: ‘How is that?’ He replied: ‘If they are camels, then two camels; and if they are cows, then two cows.’ Al-Nasa’i transmitted it.

Marthad ibn ‘Abd Allah said: One of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) told me that he heard the Messenger of Allah say: ‘The believer’s shade on the Day of Resurrection will be his charity.’ Ahmad transmitted it.

Ibn Mas‘ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Whoever provides generously for his family on the day of ‘Ashura, Allah will provide generously for him throughout the rest of the year.’ Sufyan said: ‘We tested it and found it to be so.’ Razin transmitted it. Al-Bayhaqi transmitted it in Shu‘ab al-Iman from him, Abu Hurayrah, Abu Sa‘id, and Jabir, and declared it weak.

Abu Umamah reported that Abu Dharr said: ‘Prophet of Allah, what is charity?’ He replied: ‘Many times multiplied, and with Allah there is more.’ Ahmad transmitted it.

Abu Hurayrah and Hakim ibn Hizam reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The best charity is what is given from surplus, and begin with those for whom you are responsible.’ Al-Bukhari and Muslim transmitted it from Hakim alone.

Abu Mas‘ud reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘When a Muslim spends on his family, seeking reward for it, it counts as charity for him.’

Abu Hurayrah reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘A dinar you spend in the path of Allah, a dinar you spend to free a slave, a dinar you give in charity to a poor person, and a dinar you spend on your family: the greatest in reward is the one you spend on your family.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Thawban reported that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘The best dinar a man spends is a dinar he spends on his family, a dinar he spends on his mount in the path of Allah, and a dinar he spends on his companions in the path of Allah.’ Muslim transmitted it.

Umm Salamah said: I asked, ‘Messenger of Allah, will I receive a reward for spending on the sons of Abu Salamah? They are my own sons.’ He replied: ‘Spend on them, and you will have a reward for what you spend on them.’

Zaynab, the wife of ‘Abd Allah ibn Mas‘ud, said that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: ‘Women, give charity, even from your jewelry.’ She said: I returned to ‘Abd Allah and said, ‘You are a man of limited means, and the Messenger of Allah has commanded us to give charity. Go to him and ask him; if giving it to you will suffice on my behalf, I will do so, otherwise I will give it to others.’ ‘Abd Allah said to me, ‘You go to him yourself.’ So I set out and found a woman from the Ansar at the Messenger of Allah’s door. Her purpose was the same as mine. The Messenger of Allah was held in awe. Bilal came out to us, and we said to him, ‘Go to the Messenger of Allah and tell him that two women at the door ask whether their charity to their husbands and to orphans in their care will suffice, but do not tell him who we are.’ Bilal went in to the Messenger of Allah and asked him. The Messenger of Allah said, ‘Who are they?’ He replied, ‘A woman from the Ansar and Zaynab.’ The Messenger of Allah asked, ‘Which Zaynab?’ He replied, ‘The wife of ‘Abd Allah.’ The Messenger of Allah said: ‘They will have two rewards: the reward of kinship and the reward of charity.’ This is Muslim’s wording.