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Sunan Abu-Dawud
Book 09 -
Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
Book 9, Number 1554:
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There
is no zakat payable (on grain or dates) on less than five camel-loads. The
wasq (one camel-load) measures sixty sa' in weight.
Book 9, Number 1556:
Narrated Imran ibn Husayn:
Habib al-Maliki said: A man said to Imran ibn
Husayn: AbuNujayd, you narrate to us traditions whose basis we do not find in
the Qur'an.
Thereupon, Imran got angry and said to the
man: Do you find in the Qur'an that one dirham is due on forty dirhams (as
Zakat), and one goat is due on such-and-such number of goats, and one camel
will be due on such-and-such number of camels?
He replied: No.
He said: From whom did you take it? You took
it from us, from the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him).
He mentioned many similar things.
Book 9, Number 1557:
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used
to order us to pay the sadaqah (zakat) on what we prepared for trade.
Book 9, Number 1558:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
A woman came to the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) and she was accompanied by her daughter who wore two heavy
gold bangles in her hands. He said to her: Do you pay zakat on them? She said:
No. He then said: Are you pleased that Allah may put two bangles of fire on
your hands?
Thereupon she took them off and placed them
before the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) saying: They are for Allah and His
Apostle.
Book 9, Number 1559:
Narrated Umm Salamah, Ummul Mu'minin:
I used to wear gold ornaments. I asked: Is
that a treasure (kanz), Apostle of Allah? He replied: whatever reaches a
quantity on which zakat is payable is not a treasure (kanz) when the zakat is
paid.
Book 9, Number 1563:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to
his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So AbuBakr acted upon it till he
died, and then Umar acted upon it till he died.
It contained: "For five camels one goat is to
be given; for ten camels two goats are to be given; for fifteen camels three
goats are to be given; for twenty camels four goats are to be given; for
twenty-five to thirty-five camels a she-camel in her second year is to be
given. If the number exceeds by one up to seventy camels, a she-camel in her
fourth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to seventy-five camels, a
she-camel in her fifth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to ninety
camels, two she-camels in their third year are to be given; if they exceed by
one up to one hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth year are to
be given. If the camels are more than this, a she-camel in her fourth year is
to be given for every fifty camels, and a she-camel in her third year is to be
given for every forty camels.
For forty to one hundred and twenty goats one
goat is to be given; if they exceed by one up to two hundred, two goats are to
be given. If they exceed by one up to three hundred, three goats are to be
given; if the goats are more than this, one goat for every hundred goats is to
be given. Nothing is payable until they reach one hundred. Those which are in
one flock are not to be separated, and those which are in separate flocks are
not be brought together from fear of sadaqah (zakat). Regarding that which
belongs to two partners, they can make claims for restitution from each other
with equity. An old goat and a defective one are not to be accepted as sadaqah
(zakat)."
Az-Zuhri said: When the collector comes, the
goats will be apportioned into three flocks: one containing bad, the second
good, and the third moderate. The collector will take zakat from the moderate.
Az-Zuhri did not mention the cows (to be apportioned in three flocks).
Book 9, Number 1567:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
Al-Harith al-A'war reported from Ali. Zuhayr
said: I think, the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: "Pay a fortieth. A dirham
is payable on every forty, but you are not liable for payment until you have
accumulated two hundred dirhams. When you have two hundred dirhams, five
dirhams are payable, and that proportion is applicable to larger amounts.
"Regarding sheep, for every forty sheep up to
one hundred and twenty, one sheep is due. But if you possess only thirty-nine,
nothing is payable on them." He further narrated the tradition about the
sadaqah (zakat) on sheep like that of az-Zuhri.
"Regarding cattle, a yearling bull calf is
payable for every thirty, and a cow in her third year for forty, and nothing
is payable on working animals.
Regarding (the zakat on) camels, he mentioned
the rates that az-Zuhri mentioned in his tradition. He said: "For twenty-five
camels, five sheep are to be paid. If they exceed by one, a she-camel in her
second year is to be given. If there is no she-camel in her second year, a
male camel in its third year is to be given, up to thirty-five. If they exceed
by one a she-camel in her third year is to be given, up to forty-five. If they
exceed by one, a she-camel in her fourth year which is ready to be covered by
a bull-camel is to be given." He then transmitted the rest of the tradition
like that of az-Zuhri.
He continued: If they exceed by one, i.e.
they are ninety-one to hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth
year, which are ready to be covered by a bull-camel, are to be given. If there
are more camels than that, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given for
every fifty. Those which are in one flock are not to be separated, and those
which are separate are not to be brought together. An old sheep, one with a
defect in the eye, or a billy goat is not to be accepted as a sadaqah unless
the collector is willing.
As regards agricultural produce, a tenth is
payable on that which is watered by rivers or rain, and a twentieth on that
which is watered by draught camels."
The version of Asim and al-Harith says:
"Sadaqah (zakat) is payable every year." Zuhayr said: I think he said "Once a
year".
The version of Asim has the words: "If a
she-camel in her second year is not available among the camels, nor is there a
bull-camel in its third year, ten dirhams or two goats are to be given."
Book 9, Number 1568:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: "When
you possess two hundred dirhams and one year passes on them, five dirhams are
payable. Nothing is incumbent on you, that is, on gold, till it reaches twenty
dinars. When you possess twenty dinars and one year passes on them, half a
dinar is payable. Whatever exceeds, that will be reckoned properly."
(The narrator said: I do not remember whether
the words "that will be reckoned properly" were uttered by All himself or he
attributed them to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him).
No zakat is payable on property till a year
passes on it.
But Jarir said: Ibn Wahb (sub-narrator) added
to this tradition from the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him): "No zakat is payable
on property until a year passes away on it."
Book 9, Number 1569:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: I have
given exemption regarding horses and slaves; with regard to coins, however,
you must pay a dirham for every forty (dirhams), but nothing is payable on one
hundred and ninety. When the total reaches two hundred, five dirhams are
payable.
Book 9, Number 1570:
Narrated Mu'awiyah ibn Haydah:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
said: For forty pasturing camels, one she-camel in her third year is to be
given. The camels are not to be separated from reckoning. He who pays zakat
with the intention of getting reward will be rewarded. If anyone evades zakat,
we shall take half the property from him as a due from the dues of our Lord,
the Exalted. There is no share in it (zakat) of the descendants of Muhammad
(peace_be_upon_him).
Book 9, Number 1571:
Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
When the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) sent him
to the Yemen, he ordered him to take a male or a female calf a year old for
every thirty cattle and a cow in its third year for every forty, and one dinar
for every adult (unbeliever as a poll-tax) or cloths of equivalent value
manufactured in the Yemen.
Book 9, Number 1574:
Narrated Someone who accompanied the
collector of the Prophet:
Suwayd ibn Ghaflah said: I went myself or
someone who accompanied the collector of the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) told
me: It was recorded in the document written by the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) not to accept a milking goat or she-camel or a (suckling)
baby (as zakat on animals); and those which are in separate flocks are not to
be brought together, and those which are in one flock are not to be separated.
The collector used to visit the water-hole
when the sheep went there and say: Pay the sadaqah (zakat) on your property.
The narrator said: A man wanted to give him his high-humped camel (kawma').
The narrator (Hilal) asked: What is kawma', AbuSalih? He said: A camel a high
hump.
The narrator continued: He (the collector)
refused to accept it. He said: I wish you could take the best of my camels. He
refused to accept it. He then brought another camel lower in quality than the
previous one. He refused to accept it too. He then brought another camel lower
in quality than the previous one. He accepted it, saying: I shall take it, but
I am afraid the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) might be angry with me,
saying to me: You have purposely taken from a man a camel of your choice.
Book 9, Number 1576:
Narrated Sa'r ibn Disam:
Muslim ibn Shu'bah said: Nafi' ibn Alqamah
appointed my father as charge d'affaires of his tribe, and commanded him to
collect sadaqah (zakat) from them. My father sent me to a group of them; so I
came to an aged man called Sa'r ibn Disam
I said: My father has sent me to you to
collect zakat from you. He asked: What kind of animals will you take, my
nephew? I replied: We shall select the sheep and examine their udders. He
said: My nephew, I shall narrate a tradition to you. I lived on one of these
steppes during the time of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) along with
my sheep. Two people riding a camel came to me.
They said to me: We are messengers of the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), sent to you so that you may pay the
sadaqah (zakat) on your sheep.
I asked: What is due from me for them?
They said: One goat. I went to a goat which I
knew was full of milk and fat, and I brought it to them.
They said: This is a pregnant goat. The
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) prohibited us to accept a pregnant goat.
I asked: What will you take then? They said:
A goat in its second year or a goat in its third year. I then went to a goat
which had not given birth to any kid, but it was going to do so. I brought it
to them.
They said: Give it to us. They took it on the
camel and went away.
Book 9, Number 1577:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mu'awiyah al-Ghadiri:
AbuDawud said: I read in a document possessed
by Abdullah ibn Salim at Hims: Abdullah ibn Mu'awiyah al-Ghadiri reported the
Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) as saying: He who performs three things will have
the taste of the faith. (They are:) One who worships Allah alone and one
believes that there is no god but Allah; and one who pays the zakat on his
property agreeably every year. One should not give an aged animal, nor one
suffering from itch or ailing, and one most condemned, but one should give
animals of medium quality, for Allah did not demand from you the best of your
animals, nor did He command you to give the animals of worst quality.
Book 9, Number 1578:
Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
commissioned me as a collector of zakat. I visited a man. When he had
collected his property of camels, I found that a she-camel in her second year
was due from him.
I said to him: Pay a she-camel in her second
year, for she is to be paid as sadaqah (zakat) by you.
He said: That one is not worthy of milking
and riding. Here is another she-camel which is young, grand and fat. So take
it.
I said to him: I shall not take an animal for
which I have not been commanded. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) is
here near to you. If you like, go to him, and present to him what you
presented to me. Do that; if he accepts it from you, I shall accept it; if he
rejects it, I shall reject it.
He said: I shall do it. He accompanied me and
took with him the she-camel which he had presented to me. We came to the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). He said to him: Prophet of Allah, your
messenger came to me to collect zakat on my property. By Allah, neither the
Apostle of Allah nor his messenger has ever seen my property before. I
gathered my property (camels), and he estimated that a she-camel in her second
year would be payable by me. But that has neither milk nor is it worth riding.
So I presented to him a grand young she-camel for acceptance as zakat. But he
has refused to take her. Look, she is here; I have brought her to you, Apostle
of Allah. Take her.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
said: That is what is due from you. If you give voluntarily a better (animal)
Allah will give a reward to you for it. We accept her from you.
She is here, Apostle of Allah; I have brought
her to you. So take her. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then ordered
me to take possession of it, and he prayed for a blessing on his property.
Book 9, Number 1580:
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who
collects more sadaqah than is due is like him who refuses to pay it.
Book 9, Number 1581:
Narrated Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyyah:
(Ibn Ubayd said in the version of his
tradition that his name was not Bashir, but (it was) the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) (who had) named him Bashir)
We said: (to the Apostle of Allah): The
collectors of sadaqah collect more than is due; can we hide our property to
that proportion? He replied: "No."
Book 9, Number 1583:
Narrated Jabir ibn Atik:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Riders
who are objects of dislike to you will come to you, but you must welcome them
when they come to you, and give them a free hand regarding what they desire.
If they are just, they will receive credit for it, but if they are unjust,
they will be held responsible. Please them, for the perfection of your zakat
consists in their good pleasure, and let them ask a blessing for you .
Book 9, Number 1587:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There
is to be no collecting of sadaqah (zakat) from a distance, nor must people who
own property remove it far away, and their sadaqahs are to be received in
their dwelling.
Book 9, Number 1590:
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: No
sadaqah is due on a horse or a slave except that given at the breaking of the
fast (at the end of Ramadan).
Book 9, Number 1595:
Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal:
When the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
sent him to the Yemen, he said (to him): Collect corn from the corn, sheep
from the sheep, camel from the camels, and cow from the cows.
Book 9, Number 1596:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr Ibn al-'As:
Hilal, a man from the tribe of Banu Mat'an
brought a tenth of honey which he possessed in beehives to the Apostle of
Allah (peace_be_upon_him). He asked him (the apostle of Allah) to give the
wood known as Salabah as a protected (or restricted) land.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) gave
him that wood as a protected land.
When Umar ibn al-Khattab succeeded, Sufyan
ibn Wahb wrote to Umar asking him about this wood. Umar ibn al-Khattab wrote
to him: If he (Hilal) pays you the tithe on honey what he used to pay to the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), leave the protected land of Salabah in
his possession; otherwise those bees are like those of any wood; anyone can
take the honey as he likes.
Book 9, Number 1597:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
Banu Shababah were a sub-clan of the tribe
Fahm. (They used to pay) one bag (of honey) out of ten bags. Sufyan ibn
Abdullah ath-Thaqafi gave them two woods as protected lands. They used to give
as much honey (as zakat) as they gave to the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him). He (Sufyan) used to protect their woods.
Book 9, Number 1599:
Narrated Attab ibn Usayd:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
commanded to estimate vines (for collecting zakat) as palm-trees are
estimated. The zakat is to be paid in raisins as the zakat on palm trees is
paid in dried dates.
Book 9, Number 1601:
Narrated Sahl ibn AbuHathmah:
AbdurRahman ibn Mas'ud said: Sahl ibn
AbuHathmah came to our gathering. He said: The Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) commanding us said: When you estimate take them leaving a
third, and if you do not leave or find a third, leave a quarter.
Book 9, Number 1602:
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
Describing the conquest of Khaybar Aisha
said: The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) used to send Abdullah ibn Rawahah to the
Jews of Khaybar, and he would make an estimate of the palm trees when the
fruit was in good condition before any of it was eaten.
Book 9, Number 1603:
Narrated Sahl ibn Hunayf:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
prohibited to accept ja'rur and habiq dates as zakat. Az-Zuhri said: These are
two kinds of the dates of Medina.
Book 9, Number 1604:
Narrated Awf ibn Malik:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
entered upon us in the mosque, and he had a stick in his hand. A man hung
there a bunch of hashaf. He struck the bunch with the stick, and said: If the
owner of this sadaqah (alms) wishes to give a better one than it, he would
give. The owner of this sadaqah will eat hashaf on the Day of Judgment.
Book 9, Number 1605:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
prescribed the sadaqah (alms) relating to the breaking of the fast as a
purification of the fasting from empty and obscene talk and as food for the
poor. If anyone pays it before the prayer (of 'Id), it will be accepted as
zakat. If anyone pays it after the prayer, that will be a sadaqah like other
sadaqahs (alms).
Book 9, Number 1610:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The people during the lifetime of the Apostle
of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) used to bring forth the sadaqah at the end of
Ramadan when closing the fast one sa' of barley whose straw is removed, or of
raisins. Abdullah said: When Umar (Allah be pleased with him) succeeded, and
the wheat became abundant, Umar prescribed half a sa' of wheat instead of all
these things.
Book 9, Number 1614:
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
I shall always pay one sa'. We used to pay
during the lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) one sa' of
dried dates or of barley, or of cheese, or of raisins. This is the version of
Yahya. Sufyan added in his version: "or one sa' of flour." The narrator Hamid
(ibn Yahya) said: The people objected to this (addition); Sufyan then left it.
Book 9, Number 1615:
Narrated Tha'labah ibn Su'ayr:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
said: One sa' of wheat is to be taken from every two, young or old, freeman or
slave, male or female. Those of you who are rich will be purified by Allah,
and those of you who are poor will have more than they gave returned by Him to
them. Sulayman added in his version: "rich or poor"
Book 9, Number 1616:
Narrated Tha'labah ibn Su'ayr:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
stood and gave a sermon; he commanded to give sadaqah, at the end of Ramadan
when the fasting is closed, one sa' of dried dates or of barley payable by
every person. The narrator Ali added in his version: "or one sa' of wheat to
be taken from every two." Both the chains of narrators are then agreed upon
the version: "payable by young and old, freeman and slave."
Book 9, Number 1618:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
Al-Hasan said: Ibn Abbas preached towards the
end of Ramadan on the pulpit (in the mosque) of al-Basrah. He said: Bring
forth the sadaqah relating to your fast. The people, as it were, could not
understand. Which of the people of Medina are present here? Stand for your
brethren, and teach them, for they do not know.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
prescribed this sadaqah as one sa' of dried dates or barley, or half a sa' of
wheat payable by every freeman or slave, male or female, young or old. When
Ali came (to Basrah), he found that price had come down. He said: Allah has
given prosperity to you, so give one sa' of everything (as sadaqah).
The narrator Humayd said: Al-Hasan maintained
that the sadaqah at the end of Ramadan was due on a person who fasted.
Book 9, Number 1620:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
Al-Abbas asked the Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) about paying the sadaqah (his zakat) in advance before it
became due, and he gave permission to do that.
Book 9, Number 1621:
Narrated Imran ibn Husayn:
Ibrahim ibn Ata, the client of Imran ibn
Husayn, reported on the authority of his father: Ziyad, or some other
governor, sent Imran ibn Husayn to collect sadaqah (i.e. zakat). When he
returned, he asked Imran: Where is the property? He replied: Did you send me
to bring the property? We collected it from where we used to collect in the
lifetime of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him), and we spent it where we
used to spend during the time of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him).
Book 9, Number 1622:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who
begs (from people) when he is affluent will come on the Day of Resurrection
with scrapes, scratchings, or lacerations on his face. He was asked: What
constitutes affluence, Apostle of Allah? He replied:It is fifty dirhams or its
value in gold. The narrator Yahya said: Abdullah ibn Sufyan said to Sufyan: I
remember that Shu'bah does not narrate from Hakim ibn Jubayr. Sufyan said:
Zubayr transmitted to us this tradition from Muhammad ibn AbdurRahman ibn
Yazid.
Book 9, Number 1624:
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If
anyone begs when he has something equivalent to an uqiyah in value, he has
begged immoderately. So I said: My she-camel, Yaqutah, is better than an
uqiyah. The version of Hisham goes: "better than forty dirhams. So I returned
and did not beg anything from him." Hisham added in his version: "An uqiyah
during the time of the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was equivalent to
forty dirhams."
Book 9, Number 1625:
Narrated Sahl ibn Hanzaliyyah:
Uyaynah ibn Hisn and Aqra' ibn Habis came to
the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him). They begged from him. He commanded
to give them what they begged. He ordered Mu'awiyah to write a document to
give what they begged. Aqra' took his document, wrapped it in his turban, and
went away.
As for Uyaynah, he took his document and came
to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) at his home, and said to him: Muhammad, do
you see me? I am taking a document to my people, but I do not know what it
contains, just like the document of al-Mutalammis. Mu'awiyah informed the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) of his statement.
Thereupon the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) said: He who begs (from people) when he has sufficient is
simply asking for a large amount of Hell-fire. (An-Nufayl (a transmitter) said
elsewhere: "embers of Hell".)
They asked: Apostle of Allah, what is a
sufficiency? (Elsewhere an-Nufayl said: What is a sufficiency which makes
begging unfitting?)
He replied: It is that which would provide a
morning and an evening meal. (Elsewhere an-Nufayl said: It is when one has
enough for a day and night, or for a night and a day.) He (an-Nufayl) narrated
to us this tradition briefly in the words that I have mentioned.
Book 9, Number 1626:
Narrated Ziyad ibn al-Harith as-Suda'i:
I came to the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) and swore allegiance to him, and after telling a long
story he said: Then a man came to him and said: Give me some of the sadaqah
(alms). The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Allah is not pleased
with a Prophet's or anyone else's decision about sadaqat till He has given a
decision about them Himself. He has divided those entitled to them into eight
categories, so if you come within those categories, I shall give you what you
desire.
Book 9, Number 1628:
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said
something similar as mentioned in the preceding tradition. This version adds:
But the poor man (miskin) who abstains from begging from the people is one
(according to the version of Musaddad who does not get enough so that he may
not beg from the people, nor is his need known to the people, so that alms be
given to him. This is the one who has been deprived.
Musaddad did not mention the words "one who
avoids begging from the people."
Book 9, Number 1629:
Narrated Ubaydullah ibn Adl ibn al-Khiyar:
Two men informed me that they went to the
Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) when he was at the Farewell Pilgrimage while he
was distributing the sadaqah and asked him for some of it. He looked us up and
down, and seeing that we were robust, he said: If you wish, I shall give you
something, but there is nothing spare in it for a rich man or for one who is
strong and able to earn a living.
Book 9, Number 1630:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Sadaqah
may not be given to a rich man or to one who has strength and is sound in
limbs.
Book 9, Number 1631:
Narrated Ata ibn Yasar:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Sadaqah
may not be given to rich man, with the exception of five classes: One who
fights in Allah's path, or who collects it, or a debtor, or a man who buys it
with his money, or a man who has a poor neighbour who has been given sadaqah
and gives a present to the rich man.
Book 9, Number 1635:
Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Acts of
begging are lacerations with which a man disfigures his face, so he who wishes
may preserve his self-respect, and he who wishes may abandon it; but this does
not apply to one who begs from a ruler, or in a situation which makes it
necessary.
Book 9, Number 1637:
Narrated Anas ibn Malik:
A man of the Ansar came to the Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) and begged from him.
He (the Prophet) asked: Have you nothing in
your house? He replied: Yes, a piece of cloth, a part of which we wear and a
part of which we spread (on the ground), and a wooden bowl from which we drink
water.
He said: Bring them to me. He then brought
these articles to him and he (the Prophet) took them in his hands and asked:
Who will buy these? A man said: I shall buy them for one dirham. He said twice
or thrice: Who will offer more than one dirham? A man said: I shall buy them
for two dirhams.
He gave these to him and took the two dirhams
and, giving them to the Ansari, he said: Buy food with one of them and hand it
to your family, and buy an axe and bring it to me. He then brought it to him.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) fixed a handle on it with his own
hands and said: Go, gather firewood and sell it, and do not let me see you for
a fortnight. The man went away and gathered firewood and sold it. When he had
earned ten dirhams, he came to him and bought a garment with some of them and
food with the others.
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) then
said: This is better for you than that begging should come as a spot on your
face on the Day of Judgment. Begging is right only for three people: one who
is in grinding poverty, one who is seriously in debt, or one who is
responsible for compensation and finds it difficult to pay.
Book 9, Number 1641:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If one
who is afflicted with poverty refers it to me, his poverty will not be brought
to an end; but if one refers it to Allah, He will soon give him sufficiency,
either by a speedy death or by a sufficiency which comes later.
Book 9, Number 1642:
Narrated Ibn al-Firasi:
Al-Firasi asked the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him): May I beg, Apostle of Allah? The Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) said: No, but if there is no escape from it, beg from the
upright.
Book 9, Number 1645:
Narrated Malik ibn Nadlah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Hands
are of three types: Allah's hand is the upper one; the bestower's hand is the
one near it; the beggar's hand is the lower one. So bestow what is surplus,
and do not submit yourself to the demand of your soul.
Book 9, Number 1646:
Narrated AbuRafi':
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) sent a man of
the Banu Makhzum to collect sadaqah. He said to AbuRafi': Accompany me so that
you may get some of it. He said: (I cannot take it) until I go to the Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) and ask him. Then he went to him and asked him. He said:
The sadaqah is not lawful for us, and the client of a people is treated as one
of them.
Book 9, Number 1649:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
My father sent me to the Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) to take the camels which he had given him from among those
of sadaqah.
Book 9, Number 1653:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Mas'ud:
During the time of the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) we used to consider ma'un (this of daily use) lending a
bucket and cooking-pot.
Book 9, Number 1656:
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
I heard the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) as saying something similar to this tradition. He (the
narrator) said to AbuHurayrah: What is due on camels? He replied: That you
should give the best of your camels (in the path of Allah), that you lend a
milch she-camel, you lend your mount for riding, that you lend the stallion
for covering, and that you give the milk (to the people) for drinking.
Book 9, Number 1660:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
When this verse was revealed: "And those who
hoard gold and silver," the Muslims were grieved about it. Umar said: I shall
dispel your care. He, therefore, went and said: Prophet of Allah, your
Companions were grieved by this verse. The Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) said: Allah has made zakat obligatory simply to purify
your remaining property, and He made inheritances obligatory that they might
come to those who survive you. Umar then said: Allah is most great. He then
said to him: Let me inform you about the best a man hoards; it is a virtuous
woman who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives her a
command, and guards his interests when he is away from her.
Book 9, Number 1661:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: A
beggar has the right though he may be riding (a horse).
Book 9, Number 1663:
Narrated Umm Bujayd:
She took the oath of allegiance to the
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) and said to him: Apostle of Allah, a poor
man stands at my door, but I find nothing to give him. The Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) said to her: If you do not find anything to give him, put
something in his hand, even though it should be a burnt hoof.
Book 9, Number 1665:
Narrated Buhaysah al-Fazariyyah:
My father sought permission from the Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him). (When permission was granted and he came near him) he
lifted his shirt, and began to kiss him and embrace him (out of love for him).
He asked: Apostle of Allah, what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse?
He replied: Water. He again asked: Prophet of Allah, what is the thing which
it is unlawful to refuse? He replied: Salt. He again asked: Prophet of Allah,
what is the thing which it is unlawful to refuse? He said: To do good is
better for you.
Book 9, Number 1667:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: Nothing
but Paradise must be begged for Allah's sake.
Book 9, Number 1668:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If
anyone seeks protection in Allah's name, grant him protection; if anyone begs
in Allah's name, give him something; if anyone gives you an invitation, accept
it; and if anyone does you a kindness, recompense him; but if you have not the
means to do so, pray for him until you feel that you have compensated him.
Book 9, Number 1669:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
While we were sitting with the Apostle of
Allah (peace_be_upon_him) a man brought him some gold equal in weight to an
egg, and said: Apostle of Allah, I have got this from a mine; take it; it is
sadaqah. I have no more than this. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
turned his attention from him. Then he came to him from his right side and
repeated the same words. But he (the Prophet) turned his attention from him.
He then came to him from his left side and repeated the same words. But he
(again) turned his attention from him. He then came to him from behind. The
Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) took it and threw it away. Had it hit
him, it would have hurt him or wounded him. The Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) said: One of you brings all that he possesses and says:
This is sadaqah. Then he sits down and spreads his hand before the people. The
best sadaqah is that which leaves a competence.
Book 9, Number 1671:
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
A man entered the mosque. The Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) commanded the people to throw their clothes as sadaqah.
Thereupon they threw their clothes (as sadaqah). He then asked him to take two
clothes from them. He reprimanded him and said: Take your clothe.
Book 9, Number 1674:
Narrated Umar ibn al-Khattab:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
commanded us one day to give sadaqah. At that time I had some property. I
said: Today I shall surpass AbuBakr if I surpass him any day. I, therefore,
brought half my property. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) asked: What
did you leave for your family? I replied: The same amount. AbuBakr brought all
that he had with him. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) asked him: What
did you leave for your family? He replied: I left Allah and His Apostle for
them. I said: I shall never compete you in anything.
Book 9, Number 1677:
Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah:
Sa'd asked: Apostle of Allah, Umm Sa'd has
died; what form of sadaqah is best? He replied: Water (is best). He dug a well
and said: It is for Umm Sa'd.
Book 9, Number 1678:
Narrated AbuSa'id (al-Khudri):
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: If any
Muslim clothes a Muslim when he is naked, Allah will clothe him with some
green garments of Paradise; if any Muslim feeds a Muslim when he is hungry,
Allah will feed him with some of the fruits of Paradise; and if any Muslim
gives a Muslim drink when he is thirsty, Allah will give him some of the pure
wine which is sealed to drink.
Book 9, Number 1679:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: There
are forty characteristics; the highest of them is to give a goat on loan (for
benefiting from its milk). If any man carries out any of those characteristics
with the hope of getting a reward and testifying to the promise for it, Allah
will admit him to Paradise for it.
Book 9, Number 1687:
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) commanded to
give sadaqah. A man said: Apostle of Allah, I have a dinar. He said: Spend it
on yourself. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your
children. He again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your wife. He
again said: I have another. He said: Spend it on your servant. He finally
said: I have another. He replied: You know best (what to do with it).
Book 9, Number 1690:
Narrated AbdurRahman ibn Awf:
I heard the Apostle of Allah
(peace_be_upon_him) say: Allah the Exalted has said: I am Compassionate, and
this has been derived from mercy. I have derived its name from My name. If
anyone joins it, I shall join him, and if anyone cuts it off, I shall cut him
off.
Book 9, Number 1694:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
preached and said: Abstain from avarice, for those who had been before you
were annihilated due to avarice. It (avarice) commanded them to show
niggardliness; it commanded them to cut off their relationship with their
nearest relatives, so they cut off. It commanded them to show profligacy, so
they showed it.
Book 9, Number 1696:
Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:
AbuMulaykah reported: Aisha counted a number
of indigents. AbuDawud said: The other version has: She counted a number of
sadaqahs. The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) said: Give and do not
calculate, so calculation will be made against you.
Book 9, Number 1697:
Narrated Ubayy ibn Ka'b:
Suwayd ibn Ghaflah said: I fought along with
Zayd ibn Suhan and Sulayman ibn Rabi'ah. I found a whip. They said to me:
Throw it away. I said: No; if I find its owner (I shall give it to him); if
not, I shall use it. Then I performed hajj; and when I reached Medina, I asked
Ubayy ibn Ka'b.
He said: I found a purse which contained one
hundred dinars; so I came to the Prophet (peace_be_upon_him). He said to me:
Make the matter known for a year. I made it known for a year and then came to
him. He then said to me: Make the matter known for a year. So I made it known
for a year. I then (again) came to him. He said to me: Make the matter known
for a year. Then I came to him and said: I did not find anyone who realises
it. He said: Remember, its number, its container and its tie. If its owner
comes, (give it to him), otherwise use it yourself.
He (the narrator Shu'bah) said: I do not know
whether he said the word "make the matter known" three times or once.
Book 9, Number 1702:
Narrated Zayd ibn Khalid al-Juhani:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was
asked about a find. He said: Make it known for a year. If its seeker comes,
deliver it to him, otherwise note its container and its string. Then use it;
if its seeker comes, deliver it to him.
Book 9, Number 1705:
Narrated Iyad ibn Himar:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who
finds something should call one or two trusty persons as witnesses and not
conceal it or cover it up; then if he finds its owner he should return it to
him, otherwise it is Allah's property which He gives to whom He will.
Book 9, Number 1706:
Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) was
asked about the hanging fruit. He replied: If a needy person takes some and
does not take a supply away in his garment, he is not to be blamed, but he who
carries any of it away is to be find twice the value and punished, and he who
steals any of it after it has been put in the place where dates are dried is
to have his hand cut off if its value reaches the price of a shield. Regarding
stray camels and sheep he mentioned the same as others have done. He said: He
was asked about finds and replied: If it is in a frequented road and a large
town, make the matter known for a year, and if its owner comes, give it to
him, but if he does not, it belongs to you. If it is in a place which has been
a waste from ancient time, or if it is a hidden treasure (belonging to the
Islamic period), it is subject to the payment of the fifth.
Book 9, Number 1710:
Narrated AbuSa'id al-Khudri:
Ali ibn AbuTalib found a dinar and he took it
to Fatimah. She asked the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) about it. He
said: This is Allah's provision. Then the Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him)
ate out of the food (bought with it), and Ali and Fatimah also ate out of that
food. But afterwards a woman came crying out about the dinar. The Prophet
(peace_be_upon_him) said: Pay the dinar, Ali.
Book 9, Number 1711:
Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib:
Bilal ibn Yahya al-Absi said: Ali found a
dinar and purchased some flour with it. The seller of the flour recognised him
and returned the dinar to him. Ali took it, deducted two qirat (carat) from
it, and purchased meat with it.
Book 9, Number 1713:
Narrated Jabir ibn Abdullah:
The Apostle of Allah (peace_be_upon_him) gave
us licence to use (for our purpose) a stick, a rope, a whip and things of that
type which a man picked up; he may benefit from them.
Book 9, Number 1714:
Narrated AbuHurayrah:
The Prophet (peace_be_upon_him) said: He who
hides a stray camel shall pay a fine, and a like compensation with it.
Book 9, Number 1716:
Narrated Al-Mundhir ibn Jarir:
I accompanied Jarir at Bawazij. The shepherd
brought the cows. Among them there was a cow that was not one of them. Jarir
asked him: What is this? He replied: This was mixed with the cows and we do
not know to whom it belongs. Jarir said: Take it out. I heard the Apostle of
Allah (peace_be_upon_him) say: No one mixes a stray animal (with his animals)
but a man who strays from right path.
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