The Book on Zakat

كتاب الزكاة عن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم

Chapter 11: What Has Been Related About: There Is No Jizyah Required From The Muslims

Ibn Abbas narrated

(A similar narration as no. 633.)

Chapter 13: What Has Been Related About Zakat On Greens (Produce)

Eisa bin Talhah narrated that

Mu'adh had written to the Prophet to ask him about greens - which is "herbs" - so he (pbuh) said, "There is nothing due on them."

Chapter 22: (What Has Been Reported About) For Whom The Zakat Is Lawful

Mahmud bin Ghaydin narrated to us

Yahya bin Adam narrated to us, Sufyan narrated this Hadith to us from Hakim bin Jubair. So Abdullah bin Uthman, the companion of Shu'bah said to him (Sufyan): "If only someone besides Hakim had narrated this (Hadith)." Sufyan said to him, "So what is with Hakim; Shu'bah would not narrate from him?" He said: "Yes." So Sufyan said: "I heard Zubaid narrating this from Muhammad bin Abdur-Rahman bin Yazid."

Chapter 23: What Has Been Related About: For Whom Charity Is Not Lawful

Hubshi bin Junadah As-Saluli narrated

"During the Farewell Hajj, while the Messener of allah was standing at Arafat, a Bedouin came to him begging while pulling on the edge of his Rida. He gave him something and he left. With that, begging was made unlawful, so the Messenger of Allah said: 'Begging is not lawful for the rich nor for the physically fit, except for the one who is severely poor or in perilous debt. And whoever begs the people (merely) to increase his wealth, then on the Day of Judgment (the wealth he begged for) will be lacerations on his face and heated coals from Hell will be provided for him to eat. Whoever wishes, let him take a little, and whoever wishes, then let him take a lot.'"

Chapter 26: What Has Been Related About Charity For Near Relatives

Hafsah bint Sirin narrated from Ar-Rabab, from her uncle Salman bin Amir that he related that

the Prophet said: "When one of you breaks his fast, then let him do so with dried dates, for they are blessed. Whoever does not find dates, then water, for it is purifying." And he said: "Charity given to the needy is (counted as) charity, and if it is given to relatives it is (counted as) two: charity and nurturing (the ties of kinship)."

Chapter 27: What Has Been Related About: There Is A Duty On Wealthy Aside From Zakat

Fatimah bint Qais narrated that

the Prophet said: "Indeed there is a duty on wealth aside from Zakat."

Chapter 28: What Has Been Related About The Virtue Of Charity

Abu Hurairah narrated that

the Messenger of Allah said: "Indeed Allah accepts charity, and He accepts it with His Right (Hand) to nurture it for one of you, just like one of you would nuture his foal, until the bite (of food) becomes as large as Uhud." The Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime testifies to that: 'He accepts repentance from His worshipers, and accepts charity.'And: 'Allah will destroy Riba and give increase for charity.' (Abu Eisa) said: This Hadith is (Hasan) Sahih.

Chapter 31: What Has Been Related About The One Who Gives Charity (Then) Inheriting His Charity

Abdullah bin Buraidah narrated from his father

"I was sitting with the Prophet when a woman came to him and said: 'O Messenger of Allah! I gave a slave girl to my mother in charity and she died.' He said: 'Your reward is already established, and your right to inherit her has returned it (that Sadaqah) to you.' She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! There was a month of fasting due on her, shall I perform the fast for her?' He said: 'Fast on her behalf.' She said: 'O Messenger of Allah! She never performed Hajj, shall I perform Hajj for her?' He said: 'Yes, perform Hajj on her behalf.'"

Chapter 34: What Has Been Related About A Woman Spending From Her Husband's House

Aishah narrated that

the Prophet said: "When a woman gives in charity from her husband's house, she will get the reward for it, and for her husband is the same as that, and for the trustee is the same as that. The reward of each them will not be decreased at all by the reward of the other, for him is what he earned, and for her is what she spent."

Chapter 35: What Has Been Related About Sadaqat al-Fitr

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his grandfather that

the Prophet sent a caller in the roads of Makkah proclaiming "Sadaqatul-Fitr is required upon every Muslim, male or female, free or slave, young or old; it is two Mudd of wheat or its equivalent of a Sa of food."

Ibn Umar narrated

"The Messenger of Allah made Sadaqatul-Fitr of Ramadan an obligation - a Sa of dried dates or a Sa of barley - required upon every free person and slave, male and female among the Muslims."

Chapter 37: What Has Been Related About Paying Zakat In Advance

Ali narrated

"Al-Abbas asked the Messenger of Allah about paying his charity (Zakat) in advance before its time is due (by being in possession for a whole year), he permitted him to do that."

Ali narrated that

the Prophet said to Umar: "We have taken this year's Zakat from Al-Abbas in the previous year."

Chapter 5: What Has Been Related About Zakat On Cows

Abdullah bin Mas'ud narrated that

the Prophet said: "A Tabi or a Tabi'ah (is due) on thirty cows, and a Musinnah (is due) on every forty."

Chapter 10: What Has Been Related About: There Is No Zakat On Acquired Wealth Until The Hawl Has Passed

Ibn Umar said

"Whoever acquired wealth, then there is no Zakat on it until the Hawl has passed while it is in his possession."

Chapter 12: What Has Been Related About Zakat On Jewelry

Amr bin Al-Harith, the nephew of Zainab, the wife of Abdullah, narrated that

Zainab, the wife of Abdullah narrated similarly from the Prophet.

Chapter 14: What Has Been Related About Charity On What Is Watered By Rivers Or Otherwise

Salim narrated from his father that

the Messenger of Allah instituted the Ushr of what was watered by the heavens and steams, or through natural channels, and half of the Ushr for what is watered by irrigation.

Chapter 15: What Has Been Related About Zakat On The Orphan's Wealth

Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather that

the Prophet addressed the people and said: "As for one who is the guardian of an orphan who has wealth, then let him do business with it and not leave it until it becomes consumed by charity."

Chapter 17: What Has Been Related About Al-Khars (Assessment)

Abdur-Rahman bin Mas'ud bin Niyar said

"Sahl bin Abi Hathmah came to a gathering of ours, and he narrated that the Messenger of Allah would say: "When you make an assessment, then take it and leave a third, if you do not leave a third, then leave a quarter."

Attab bin Asid narrated that

the Prophet said about Zakat on grapevines: "They are to be assessed just as the date-palm is assessed. Then its Zakat is paid in raisins just as the Zakat for the date-palm is paid in dried dates."