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).

Sahih Muslim 979b

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

Sahih Muslim 979c
'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).

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).

Sahih Muslim 979e
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.

Sahih Muslim 979f
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).

Sahih Muslim 979g

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

Sahih Muslim 979h

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.

Sahih Muslim 980
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

Sahih Muslim 981
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.

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

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

Sahih Muslim 982c

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

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

There is no Sadaqa on a slave except Sadaqat-ul-Fitr.

Chapter 3: Paying or withholding Zakat

Sahih Muslim 983
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

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 984b

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.

Sahih Muslim 984c

Ibn 'Umar said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prescribed the Sadaqa of Ramadan (Sadaqat-al-Fitr) one sa' of dates or one sa' of barley for every free man or a slave, male or female, and then the people equalised (one sa' of dates or barley) with half a sa' of wheat.

Sahih Muslim 984d
Abdullah b. Umar reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) ordered the (payment of) Zakat-ul-Fitr one sa' of dates, or one sa' of barley. Ibn 'Umar ('Abdullah b. 'Umar) further said

The people equalised it (then) with two mudds of fine wheat.

Sahih Muslim 984e

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.