Sahih Muslim

The Book of Zakat

كتاب الزكاة

Sahih Muslim 979a
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) as saying

No sadaqa (zakat) is payable on less than five wasqs of (dates or grains), on less than five camel-heads and on less than five uqiyas (of silver).

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A hadith like this has been narrated by Isma'il b. Umayya with the same chain of transmitters, but instead of the word dates, fruit has been used.

Chapter 2: The Muslim is not obliged to give Zakat on his slave nor his horse

Sahih Muslim 982c

A hadith like this has been narrated by Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters.

Chapter 3: Paying or withholding Zakat

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Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent Umar for (collecting) Sadaqa (zakat), and it was said that Ibn Jamil, Khalid b. Walid and 'Abbas the uncle of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ), refused (to pay it). Upon this the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said

Ibn Jamil is taking revenge but for this that he was destitute and Allah made him rich. As regards Khalid, you are unjust to Khalid, for be reserved his armours and weapons for the sake of Allah, and as for 'Abbas, I shall be responsible for it and an equal amount along with it. And he again said: 'Umar, bear this in mind, the uncle of a person is like his father.

Chapter 4: Zakat Al-Fitr is due from the muslims in the form of dates and barley

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Abd Sa'id al-Khudri reported

We, on behalf of every young or old, free man or slave (amongst us), used to take out during the lifetime of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as the Zakat of Fitr one sa' of grain, or one sa' of cheese or one sa' of raisins. And we continued taking out these till Mu'awiya b. Abu Sufyan came to us for pilgrimage or 'Umra, and addressed the people on the pulpit and said to them: I see that two mudds of zakat out of the wheat (red) of Syria is equal to one sa' of dates. So the people accepted it. But Abu Sa'id said: I would continue to take out as I used to take out (before, i e. one sa') as long as I live.

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'Umara reported

I heard Abd Sa'id al-Khudri as saying that he had heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) make (this) observation with a gesture of his five fingers, and then he narrated the hadith as transmitted by 'Uyaina (hadith 2134).

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa is payable on less than five wasqs of dates or grains.

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Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa is payable on the grains and dates till it (comes to the Weight) of five wasqs, or less than five heads of camels, or less than five uqiyas (of silver).

Chapter 2: The Muslim is not obliged to give Zakat on his slave nor his horse

Sahih Muslim 982b
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa is due from a Muslim on his slave or horse.

Chapter 4: Zakat Al-Fitr is due from the muslims in the form of dates and barley

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Ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed Zakat-ul-Fitr one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every slave or freeman, young or old.

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Ibn Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed Zakat-ul-Fitr of Ramadan one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every individual among the Muslims (whether) free man or slave, male or female, young or old.

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Sa'd b. Abu Sarh heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri as saying

We, on behalf of young or old, free or slave, used to take out the Zakat of Fitr while the Messenger of Allah (may peace he upon him) was among us, in three kinds, one sa' of dates, one sa' of cheese, or one sa' of barley, and we continued to take that out till the time of Mu'awiya, for he saw that two mudds of wheat were equal to one sa' of dates. Abu Sa'id sald: I would continue to take that out as before (i e. one sa' of wheat).

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A hadith like this has been narrated by 'Amr b. Yahya with the same chain of transmitters.

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A hadith like this has been narrated by Isma'il b. Umayya with the same chain of transmitters.

Chapter 4: Zakat Al-Fitr is due from the muslims in the form of dates and barley

Sahih Muslim 984a

Ibn Umar said that Allah's Messenger (way peace be upon him) prescribed the payment of Zakat-ul-Fitr (on breaking the fast) of Ramadan for people, for every freeman, or slave, male and female among the Muslims-one sa' of dried dates, or one sa' of barley.

Sahih Muslim 985a
Sad b. Abu Sarh heard Abu Sa'id al-Khudri as saying

We used to take out as the Zakat of Fitr one sa' of grain, or one sa' of barley or one sa' of dates, or one sa' of cheese or one sa' of raisins.

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Sahih Muslim 979d
Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa (zakat) is due on less than five wasqs of (dates or grains), on less than five camel-heads, and on less than five uqiyas (of silver).

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Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa is payable on less than five fiqiyas of silver, and on less than five heads of camels, and less than five wasqs of dates.

Chapter 1: On what one-tenth or half of one-tenth is due

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Jabir b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying

A tenth is payable on what is watered by rivers, or rains, and a twentieth on what is watered by camels.

Chapter 2: The Muslim is not obliged to give Zakat on his slave nor his horse

Sahih Muslim 982a
Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messsenger (ﷺ) as saying

No Sadaqa is due from a Muslim on his slave or horse.