Translation
of Sahih Bukhari, Book 24:
Obligatory
Charity Tax (Zakat)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 484:
Narrated Jarir bin
'Abdullah ,
I gave the pledge
of allegiance to the Prophet for offering prayer
perfectly giving Zakat and giving good advice to
every Muslim.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 485:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"(On the Day of Resurrection) camels will
come to their owner in the best state of health
they have ever had (in the world), and if he had
not paid their Zakat (in the world) then they
would tread him with their feet; and similarly,
sheep will come to their owner in the best state
of health they have ever had in the world, and if
he had not paid their Zakat, then they would tread
him with their hooves and would butt him with
their horns." The Prophet added, "One of
their rights is that they should be milked while
water is kept in front of them." The Prophet
added, "I do not want anyone of you to come
to me on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over
his neck a sheep that will be bleating. Such a
person will (then) say, 'O Muhammad! (please
intercede for me,) I will say to him. 'I can't
help you, for I conveyed Allah's Message to you.'
Similarly, I do not want anyone of you to come to
me carrying over his neck a camel that will be
grunting. Such a person (then) will say "O
Muhammad! (please intercede for me)." I will
say to him, "I can't help you for I conveyed
Allah's message to you."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 486:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and
does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the
Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a
bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black
spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his
neck and bite his cheeks and say, 'I am your
wealth, I am your treasure.' " Then the
Prophet recited the holy verses:-- 'Let not those
who withhold . . .' (to the end of the verse).
(3.180).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 487:
Narrated Abu Said:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "No Zakat is due on property mounting
to less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat
is due on less than five camels, and there is no
Zakat on less than five Wasqs." (A Wasqs
equals 60 Sa's) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 488:
Narrated Zaid bin
Wahab:
I passed by a place
called Ar-Rabadha and by chance I met Abu Dhar and
asked him, "What has brought you to this
place?" He said, "I was in Sham and
differed with Muawiya on the meaning of (the
following verses of the Quran): 'They who hoard up
gold and silver and spend them not in the way of
Allah.' (9.34). Muawiya said, 'This verse is
revealed regarding the people of the
scriptures." I said, It was revealed
regarding us and also the people of the
scriptures." So we had a quarrel and Mu'awiya
sent a complaint against me to 'Uthman. 'Uthman
wrote to me to come to Medina, and I came to
Medina. Many people came to me as if they had not
seen me before. So I told this to 'Uthman who said
to me, "You may depart and live nearby if you
wish." That was the reason for my being here
for even if an Ethiopian had been nominated as my
ruler, I would have obeyed him .
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 489:
Narrated Al-Ahnaf
bin Qais:
While I was sitting
with some people from Quraish, a man with very
rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood
in front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform
those who hoard wealth, that a stone will be
heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the
nipples of their breasts till it comes out from
the bones of their shoulders and then put on the
bones of their shoulders till it comes through the
nipples of their breasts the stone will be moving
and hitting." After saying that, the person
retreated and sat by the side of the pillar, I
followed him and sat beside him, and I did not
know who he was. I said to him, "I think the
people disliked what you had said." He said,
"These people do not understand anything,
although my friend told me." I asked,
"Who is your friend?" He said, "The
Prophet said (to me), 'O Abu Dhar! Do you see the
mountain of Uhud?' And on that I (Abu Dhar)
started looking towards the sun to judge how much
remained of the day as I thought that Allah's
Apostle wanted to send me to do something for him
and I said, 'Yes!' He said, 'I do not love to have
gold equal to the mountain of Uhud unless I spend
it all (in Allah's cause) except three Dinars
(pounds). These people do not understand and
collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I
ask them for worldly benefits nor am I in need of
their religious advice till I meet Allah, The
Honorable, The Majestic." '
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 490:
Narrated Ibn Masud:
I heard the Prophet
saying, "There is no envy except in two: a
person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends
it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has
given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he
gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to
the others."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 491:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
Allah's Apostle
said, "If one give in charity what equals one
date-fruit fro the honestly-earned money and Allah
accepts only the honestly earned money --Allah
takes it in His right (hand) ar then enlarges its
reward for that person (who has given it), as
anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much s
that it becomes as big as a mountain
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 492:
Narrated Haritha
bin Wahab :
I heard the Prophet
saying, "O people! Give in charity as a time
will come upon you when a person will wander about
with his object of charity and will not find
anybody to accept it, and one (who will be
requested to take it) will say, "If you had
brought it yesterday, would have taken it, but
to-day I am not in need of it."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 493:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be
established till your wealth increases so much so
that one will be worried, for no one will accept
his Zakat and the person to whom he will give it
will reply, 'I am not in need of it.' "
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 494:
Narrated 'Adi bin
Hatim:
While I was sitting
with Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) two person came to
him; one of them complained about his poverty and
the other complained about the prevalence of
robberies. Allah's Apostle said, "As regards
stealing and robberies, there will shortly come a
time when a caravan will go to Mecca (from Medina)
without any guard. And regarding poverty, The Hour
(Day of Judgment) will not be established till one
of you wanders about with his object of charity
and will not find anybody to accept it And (no
doubt) each one of you will stand in front of
Allah and there will be neither a curtain nor an
interpreter between him and Allah, and Allah will
ask him, 'Did not I give you wealth?' He will
reply in the affirmative. Allah will further ask,
'Didn't I send a messenger to you?' And again that
person will reply in the affirmative Then he will
look to his right and he will see nothing but
Hell-fire, and then he will look to his left and
will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each
one) of you should save himself from the fire even
by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And
if you do not find a half date-fruit, then (you
can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to
your brethren). (See Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 495:
Narrated Abu Musa:
Thy Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "A time will come upon the people when
a person will wander about with gold as Zakat and
will not find anybody to accept it, and one man
will be seen followed by forty women to be their
guardian because of scarcity of men and great
number of women. "
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 496:
Narrated Abu Masud:
When the verses of
charity were revealed, we used to work as porters.
A man came and distributed objects of charity in
abundance. And they (the people) said, "He is
showing off." And another man came and gave a
sa (a small measure of food grains); they said,
"Allah is not in need of this small amount of
charity." And then the Divine Inspiration
came: "Those who criticize such of the
believers who give in charity voluntarily and
those who could not find to give in charity except
what is available to them." (9.79).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 497:
Narrated Abu Masud
Al-Ansar:
Whenever Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered us to give in charity,
we used to go to the market and work as porters
and get a Mudd (a special measure of grain) and
then give it in charity. (Those were the days of
poverty) and to-day some of us have one hundred
thousand.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 498:
Narrated 'Adi bin
Hatim heard the Prophet saying:
"Save yourself
from Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in
charity."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 499:
Narrated Aisha:
A lady along with
her two daughters came to me asking (for some
alms), but she found nothing with me except one
date which I gave to her and she divided it
between her two daughters, and did not eat
anything herself, and then she got up and went
away. Then the Prophet came in and I informed him
about this story. He said, "Whoever is put to
trial by these daughters and he treats them
generously (with benevolence) then these daughters
will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire."
(See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 500:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
A man came to the
Prophet and asked, "O Allah's Apostle! Which
charity is the most superior in reward?" He
replied, "The charity which you practice
while you are healthy, niggardly and afraid of
poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay
it to the time of approaching death and then say,
'Give so much to such and such, and so much to
such and such.' And it has already belonged to
such and such (as it is too late)."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 501:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Some of the wives
of the Prophet asked him, "Who amongst us
will be the first to follow you (i.e. die after
you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest
hand." So they started measuring their hands
with a stick and Sauda's hand turned out to be the
longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all
in the caliphate of 'Umar), we came to know that
the long hand was a symbol of practicing charity,
so she was the first to follow the Prophet and she
used to love to practice charity. (Sauda died
later in the caliphate of Muawiya).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 502:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "A man said that he would give
something in charity. He went out with his object
of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief.
Next morning the people said that he had given his
object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he
said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you.
I will give alms again." And so he again went
out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an
adulteress. Next morning the people said that he
had given his alms to an adulteress last night.
The man said, "O Allah! All the praises are
for you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will
give alms again." So he went out with his
alms again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich
person. (The people) next morning said that he had
given his alms to a wealthy person. He said,
"O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I had
given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a
wealthy man." Then someone came and said to
him, "The alms which you gave to the thief,
might make him abstain from stealing, and that
given to the adulteress might make her abstain
from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and
that given to the wealthy man might make him take
a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Allah
has given him, in Allah's cause."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 503:
Narrated Ma'n bin
Yazid:
My grandfather, my
father and I gave the pledge of allegiance to
Allah's Apostle. The Prophet got me engaged and
then got me married. One day I went to the Prophet
with a complaint. My father Yazid had taken some
gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in
the mosque (to give them to the poor) But I went
and took them and brought them to him (my father).
My father said, "By Allah! I did not intend
to give them to you. " I took (the case) to
Allah's Apostle . On that Allah's Apostle said,
"O Yazid! You will be rewarded for what you
intended. O Man! Whatever you have taken is
yours."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 504:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "Seven people will be shaded by Allah
under His shade on the day when there will be no
shade except His. They are:
(1) a just ruler;
(2) a young man who
has been brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e.
worship Allah (Alone) sincerely from his
childhood),
(3) a man whose
heart is attached to the mosque (who offers the
five compulsory congregational prayers in the
mosque);
(4) two persons who
love each other only for Allah's sake and they
meet and part in Allah's cause only;
(5) a man who
refuses the call of a charming woman of noble
birth for an illegal sexual intercourse with her
and says: I am afraid of Allah;
(6) a person who
practices charity so secretly that his left hand
does not know what his right hand has given (i.e.
nobody knows how much he has given in charity).
(7) a person who
remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes get
flooded with tears."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 505:
Narrated Haritha
bin Wahab Al-Khuza'i:
I heard the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) saying, "(O people!) Give in
charity (for Allah's cause) because a time will
come when a person will carry his object of
charity from place to place (and he will not find
any person to take it) and any person whom he
shall request to take it, I will reply, 'If you
had brought it yesterday I would have taken it,
but today I am not
in need of
it."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 506:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When a woman gives in charity some of
the foodstuff (which she has in her house) without
spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what
she has spent, and her husband will receive the
reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper
will also have a reward similar to it. The reward
of one will not decrease the reward of the others
. "
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 507:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "The best charity is that which is
practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving
first to your dependents."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 508:
Narrated Hakim bin
Hizam
The Prophet said,
"The upper hand is better than the lower hand
(i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him
who takes it). One should start giving first to
his dependents. And the best object of charity is
that which is given by a wealthy person (from the
money which is left after his expenses). And
whoever abstains from asking others for some
financial help, Allah will give him and save him
from asking others, Allah will make him
self-sufficient."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 509:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
I heard Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit
speaking about charity, to abstain from asking
others for some financial help and about begging
others, saying, "The upper hand is better
than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the
giver and the lower (hand) is that of the
beggar."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 510:
Narrated 'Uqba bin
Al-Harith:
Once the Prophet
offered the 'Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to
his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody
else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he
said, "I left at home a piece of gold which
was from the charity and I disliked to let it
remain a night in my house, so I got it
distributed . "
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 511:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
The Prophet went
out for the 'Id prayer on the 'Id day and offered
a two Rakat prayer; and he neither offered a
prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards
the women along with Bilal. He preached them and
ordered them to give in charity. And some (amongst
the women) started giving their fore-arm bangles
and ear-rings.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 512:
Narrated Abu Burda
bin Abu Musa:
that his father
said, "Whenever a beggar came to Allah's
Apostle or he was asked for something, he used to
say (to his companions), "Help and recommend
him and you will receive the reward for it; and
Allah will bring about what He will through His
Prophet's tongue."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 513:
Narrated Asma:
The Prophet said to
me, "Do not withhold your money, (for if you
did so) Allah would with-hold His blessings from
you."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 514:
Narrated 'Abda:
T he Prophet said,
"Do not with-hold your money by counting it
(i.e. hoarding it), (for if you did so), Allah
would also with-hold His blessings from you."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 515:
Narrated Asma' bint
Abu Bakr:
that she had gone
to the Prophet and he said, "Do not shut your
money bag; otherwise Allah too will with-hold His
blessings from you. Spend (in Allah's Cause) as
much as you can afford. "
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 516:
Narrated Abu Wail:
Hudhaifa said,
"'Umar said, 'Who amongst you remembers the
statement of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) about
afflictions'?' I said, 'I know it as the Prophet
had said it.' 'Umar said, 'No doubt, you are bold.
How did he say it?' I said, 'A man's afflictions
(wrong deeds) concerning his wife, children and
neighbors are expiated by (his) prayers, charity,
and enjoining good.' (The sub-narrator Sulaiman
added that he said, 'The prayer, charity,
enjoining good and forbidding evil.') 'Umar said,
'I did not mean that, but I ask about that
affliction which will spread like the waves of the
sea.' I said, 'O chief of the believers! You need
not be afraid of it as there is a closed door
between you and it.' He asked, 'Will the door be
broken or opened?' I replied, 'No, it will be
broken.' He said, 'Then, if it is broken, it will
never be closed again?' I replied, 'Yes.' "
Then we were afraid to ask what that door was, so
we asked Masruq to inquire, and he asked Hudhaifa
regarding it. Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar.
"We further asked Hudhaifa whether 'Umar knew
what that door meant. Hudhaifa replied in the
affirmative and added, "He knew it as one
knows that there will be a night before the
tomorrow morning."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 517:
Narrated Hakim bin
Hizam:
I said to Allah's
Apostle, "Before embracing Islam I used to do
good deeds like giving in charity,
slave-manumitting, and the keeping of good
relations with Kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded
for those deeds?" The Prophet replied,
"You became Muslim with all those good deeds
(Without losing their reward)."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 518:
Narrated 'Aisha:
Allah's Apostle
said, "When a woman gives in charity from her
husband's meals without wasting the property of
her husband, she will get a reward for it, and her
husband too will get a reward for what he earned
and the store-keeper will have the reward
likewise."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 519:
Narrated Abu Musa :
The Prophet said,
"An honest Muslim store-keeper who carries
out the orders of his master and pays fully what
he has been ordered to give with a good heart and
pays to that person to whom he was ordered to pay,
is regarded as one of the two charitable
persons."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 520:
Narrate Aisha :
The Prophet said,
"If a woman gives in charity from her
husband's house .." The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
also said, "If a lady gives meals (in
charity) from her husband's house without spoiling
her husband's property, she will get a reward and
her husband will also get a reward likewise. The
husband will get a reward because of his earnings
and the woman because of her spending."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 521:
Narrated 'Aisha:
The Prophet said,
"When a woman gives in charity from her house
meals in Allah's Cause without spoiling her
husband's property, she will get a reward for it,
and her husband will also get the reward for his
earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward
likewise."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 522:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
The Prophet said,
"Every day two angels come down from Heaven
and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate every
person who spends in Your Cause,' and the other
(angel) says, 'O Allah! Destroy every miser.'
"
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 523:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
The Prophet said,
"The example of a miser and an alms-giver is
like the example of two persons wearing iron
cloaks." Allah's Apostle also said, "The
example of an alms-giver and a miser is like the
example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on
them from their breasts to their collar bones, and
when the alms-giver wants to give in charity, the
cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole
body to such an extent that it hides his
fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates
his tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to
spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring
gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it,
but it did not become wide.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 524:
Narrated Abu Burda:
from his father
from his grandfather that the Prophet said,
"Every Muslim has to give in charity."
The people asked, "O Allah's Prophet! If
someone has nothing to give, what will he
do?" He said, "He should work with his
hands and benefit himself and also give in charity
(from what he earns)." The people further
asked, "If he cannot find even that?" He
replied, "He should help the needy who appeal
for help." Then the people asked, "If he
cannot do that?" He replied, "Then he
should perform good deeds and keep away from evil
deeds and this will be regarded as charitable
deeds."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 525:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya:
A sheep was sent to
me (Nusaiba Al-Ansariya) (in charity) and I sent
some of it to 'Aisha. The Prophet asked 'Aisha for
something to eat. 'Aisha replied that there was
nothing except what Nusaiba Al-Ansariya had sent
of that sheep. The Prophet said to her,
"Bring it as it has reached its place."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 526:
Narrated Abu Sa'id
Al-Khudri :
Allah's Apostle
said, "There is no Zakat on less than five
camels and also there is no Zakat on less than
five Awaq (of silver). (5 Awaq = 22 Fransa Riyals
of Yamen or 200 Dirhams.) And there is no Zakat on
less than five Awsuq. (A special measure of
food-grains, and one Wasq equals 60 Sa's.) (For
gold 20, Dinars i.e. equal to 12 Guinea English.
No Zakat for less than 12 Guinea (English) of gold
or for silver less than 22 Fransa Riyals of Yamen.)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 527:
Narrated Abi Sa'id
Al-Khudri :
I heard the Prophet
saying (as above--No. 526 ..)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 528:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to
me what Allah had instructed His Apostle (p.b.u.h)
to do regarding the one who had to pay one Bint
Makhad (i.e. one year-old she-camel) as Zakat, and
he did not have it but had got Bint Labun (two
year old she-camel). (He wrote that) it could be
accepted from him as Zakat, and the collector of
Zakat would return him 20 Dirhams or two sheep;
and if the Zakat payer had not a Bint Makhad, but
he had Ibn Labun (a two year old he-camel) then it
could be accepted as his Zakat, but he would not
be paid anything .
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 529:
Narrated Ibn Abbas
:
I am a witness that
Allah's Apostle offered the Id prayer before
delivering the sermon and then he thought that the
women would not be able to hear him (because of
the distance), so he went to them along with Bilal
who was spreading his garment. The Prophet advised
and ordered them to give in charity. So the women
started giving their ornaments (in charity). (The
sub-narrator Aiyub pointed towards his ears and
neck meaning that they gave ornaments from those
places such as ear-rings and necklaces.)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 530:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to
me what was made compulsory by Allah's Apostle and
that was (regarding the payments of Zakat):
Neither the property of different people may be
taken together nor the joint property may be split
for fear of (paying more, or receiving less) Zakat.
(1)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 531:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to
me what Allah's Apostle has made compulsory
(regarding Zakat) and this was mentioned in it: If
a property is equally owned by two partners, they
should pay the combined Zakat and it will be
considered that both of them have paid their Zakat
equally.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 532:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
A Bedouin asked
Allah's Apostle about the emigration. The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) said, "May Allah have mercy on you!
The matter of emigration is very hard. Have you
got camels? Do you pay their Zakat?" The
Bedouin said, "Yes, I have camels and I pay
their Zakat." The Prophet said, Work beyond
the seas and Allah will not decrease (waste) any
of your good deeds." (See Hadith No. 260 Vol.
5).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 533:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr , wrote to
me about the Zakat which Allah had ordered His
Apostle to observe: Whoever had to pay Jahda (Jahda
means a four-year-old she-camel) as Zakat from his
herd of camels and he had not got one, and he had
Hiqqa (three-year-old she-camel), that Hiqqa
should be accepted from him along with two sheep
if they were available or twenty Dirhams (one
Durham equals about 1/4 Saudi Riyal) and whoever
had to pay Hiqqa as Zakat and he had no Hiqqa but
had a Jadha, the Jadha should be accepted from
him, and the Zakat collector should repay him
twenty Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to
pay Hiqqa as Zakat and he had not got one, but had
a Bint Labun (two-year-old she-camel), it should
be accepted from him along with two sheep or
twenty Dirhams; and whoever had to pay Bint Labun
and had a Hiqqa, that Hiqqa should be accepted
from him and the Zakat collector should repay him
twenty Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to
pay Bint Labun and he had not got one but had a
Bint Makhad (one-year-old she camel), that Bint
Makhad should be accepted from him along with
twenty Dirhams or two sheep.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 534:
Narrated Anas:
When Abu Bakr; sent
me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrein, he wrote
to me the following:-- (In the name of Allah, the
Beneficent, the Merciful). These are the orders
for compulsory charity (Zakat) which Allah's
Apostle had made obligatory for every Muslim, and
which Allah had ordered His Apostle to observe:
Whoever amongst the Muslims is asked to pay Zakat
accordingly, he should pay it (to the Zakat
collector) and whoever is asked more than that
(what is specified in this script) he should not
pay it; for twenty-four camels or less, sheep are
to be paid as Zakat; for every five camels one
sheep is to be paid, and if there are between
twenty-five to thirty-five camels, one Bint Makhad
is to be paid; and if they are between thirty-six
to forty-five (camels), one Bint Labun is to be
paid; and if they are between forty-six to sixty
(camels), one Hiqqa is to be paid; and if the
number is between sixty-one to seventy-five
(camels), one Jadh'a is to be paid; and if the
number is between seventy-six to ninety (camels),
two Bint Labuns are to be paid; and if they are
from ninety-one to one-hundred-and twenty
(camels), two Hiqqas are to be paid; and if they
are over one-hundred and-twenty (camels), for
every forty (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Bint
Labun is to be paid, and for every fifty camels
(over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Hiqqa is to be
paid; and who ever has got only four camels, has
to pay nothing as Zakat, but if the owner of these
four camels wants to give something, he can. If
the number of camels increases to five, the owner
has to pay one sheep as Zakat. As regards the
Zakat for the (flock) of sheep; if they are
between forty and one-hundred-and-twenty sheep,
one sheep is to be paid; and if they are between
one-hundred-and-twenty to two hundred (sheep), two
sheep are to be paid; and if they are between
two-hundred to three-hundred (sheep), three sheep
are to be paid; and for over three-hundred sheep,
for every extra hundred sheep, one sheep is to be
paid as Zakat. And if somebody has got less than
forty sheep, no Zakat is required, but if he wants
to give, he can. For silver the Zakat is
one-fortieth of the lot (i.e. 2.5%), and if its
value is less than two-hundred Dirhams, Zakat is
not required, but if the owner wants to pay he
can.'
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 535:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to
me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat)
which goes: Neither an old nor a defected animal,
nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat except if
the Zakat collector wishes (to take it).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 536:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Abu Bakr said,
"By Allah! If they (pay me the Zakat and)
with-hold even a she-kid which they used to pay
during the life-time of Allah's Apostle, I will
fight with them for it." 'Umar said, "It
was nothing but Allah Who opened Abu Bakr's chest
towards the decision to fight, and I came to know
that his decision was right."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 537:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
When Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) sent Muadh to Yemen, he said (to
him), "YOU are going to people of a (Divine)
Book. First of all invite them to worship Allah
(alone) and when they come to know Allah, inform
them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers
in every day and night; and if they start offering
these prayers, inform them that Allah has enjoined
on them, the Zakat. And it is to be taken from the
rich amongst them and given to the poor amongst
them; and if they obey you in that, take Zakat
from them and avoid (don't take) the best property
of the people as Zakat."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 538:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri :
Allah's Apostle
said, "No Zakat is imposed on less than five
Awsuq of dates; no Zakat is imposed on less than
five Awaq of silver, and no Zakat is imposed on
less than five camels."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 539:
Narrated Abu Dhar:
Once I went to him
(the Prophet ) and he said, "By Allah in
Whose Hands my life is (or probably said, 'By
Allah, except Whom none has the right to be
worshipped) whoever had camels or cows or sheep
and did not pay their Zakat, those animals will be
brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and
fatter than before and they will tread him under
their hooves, and will butt him with their horns,
and (those animals will come in circle): When the
last does its turn, the first will start again,
and this punishment will go on till Allah has
finished the judgments amongst the people."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 540:
Narrated Ishaq bin
'Abdullah bin Al Talha:
I heard Anas bin
Malik saying, "Abu Talha had more property of
date-palm trees gardens than any other amongst the
Ansar in Medina and the most beloved of them to
him was Bairuha garden, and it was in front of the
Mosque of the Prophet . Allah's Apostle used to go
there and used to drink its nice water." Anas
added, "When these verses were revealed:--'By
no means shall you Attain righteousness unless You
spend (in charity) of that Which you love. '
(3.92) Abu Talha said to Allah's Apostle 'O
Allah's Apostle! Allah, the Blessed, the Superior
says: By no means shall you attain righteousness,
unless you spend (in charity) of that which you
love. And no doubt, Bairuha' garden is the most
beloved of all my property to me. So I want to
give it in charity in Allah's Cause. I expect its
reward from Allah. O Allah's Apostle! Spend it
where Allah makes you think it feasible.' On that
Allah's Apostle said, 'Bravo! It is useful
property. I have heard what you have said (O Abu
Talha), and I think it would be proper if you gave
it to your Kith and kin.' Abu Talha said, I will
do so, O Allah's Apostle.' Then Abu Talha
distributed that garden amongst his relatives and
his cousins."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 541:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri
On 'Id ul Fitr or
'Id ul Adha Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) went out to
the Musalla. After finishing the prayer, he
delivered the sermon and ordered the people to
give alms. He said, "O people! Give
alms." Then he went towards the women and
said. "O women! Give alms, for I have seen
that the majority of the dwellers of Hell-Fire
were you (women)." The women asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?"
He replied, "O women! You curse frequently,
and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not
seen anyone more deficient in intelligence and
religion than you. O women, some of you can lead a
cautious wise man astray." Then he left. And
when he reached his house, Zainab, the wife of Ibn
Masud, came and asked permission to enter It was
said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is Zainab."
He asked, 'Which Zainab?" The reply was that
she was the wife of Ibn Mas'ub. He said,
"Yes, allow her to enter." And she was
admitted. Then she said, "O Prophet of Allah!
Today you ordered people to give alms and I had an
ornament and intended to give it as alms, but Ibn
Masud said that he and his children deserved it
more than anybody else." The Prophet replied,
"Ibn Masud had spoken the truth. Your husband
and your children had more right to it than
anybody else."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 542:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
Allah's Apostle
said, "There is no Zakat either on a horse or
a slave belonging to a Muslim"
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 543:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :-
The Prophet
said,"There is no Zakat either on a slave or
on a horse belonging to a Muslim.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 544:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri :
Once the Prophet
sat on a pulpit and we sat around him. Then he
said, "The things I am afraid of most for
your sake (concerning what will befall you after
me) is the pleasures and splendors of the world
and its beauties which will be disclosed to
you." Somebody said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Can the good bring forth evil?" The Prophet
remained silent for a while. It was said to that
person, "What is wrong with you? You are
talking to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he is not
talking to you." Then we noticed that he was
being inspired divinely. Then the Prophet wiped
off his sweat and said, "Where is the
questioner?" It seemed as if the Prophet
liked his question. Then he said, "Good never
brings forth evil. Indeed it is like what grows on
the banks of a water-stream which either kill or
make the animals sick, except if an animal eats
its fill the Khadira (a kind of vegetable) and
then faces the sun, and then defecates and
urinates and grazes again. No doubt this wealth is
sweet and green. Blessed is the wealth of a Muslim
from which he gives to the poor, the orphans and
to needy travelers. (Or the Prophet said something
similar to it) No doubt, whoever takes it
illegally will be like the one who eats but is
never satisfied, and his wealth will be a witness
against him on the Day of Resurrection."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 545:
Narrated 'Amr bin
Al-Harith:
Zainab, the wife of
'Abdullah said, "I was in the Mosque and saw
the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, 'O women ! Give alms
even from your ornaments.' " Zainab used to
provide for 'Abdullah and those orphans who were
under her protection. So she said to 'Abdullah,
"Will you ask Allah's Apostle whether it will
be sufficient for me to spend part of the Zakat on
you and the orphans who are under my
protection?" He replied "Will you
yourself ask Allah's Apostle ?" (Zainab
added): So I went to the Prophet and I saw there
an Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of
the Prophet ) with a similar problem as mine.
Bilal passed by us and we asked him, 'Ask the
Prophet whether it is permissible for me to spend
(the Zakat) on my husband and the orphans under my
protection.' And we requested Bilal not to inform
the Prophet about us. So Bilal went inside and
asked the Prophet regarding our problem. The
Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked, "Who are those
two?" Bilal replied that she was Zainab. The
Prophet said, "Which Zainab?" Bilal
said, "The wife of 'Adullah (bin Masud)."
The Prophet said, "Yes, (it is sufficient for
her) and she will receive a double rewards (for
that): One for helping relatives, and the other
for giving Zakat."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 546:
Narrated Zainab,:
(the daughter of Um
Salama) My mother said, "O Allah's Apostle!
Shall I receive a reward if I spend for the
sustenance of Abu Salama's offspring, and in fact
they are also my sons?" The Prophet replied,
"Spend on them and you will get a reward for
what you spend on them."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 547:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
ordered (a person) to collect Zakat, and that
person returned and told him that Ibn Jamil,
Khalid bin Al-Walid, and Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib
had refused to give Zakat." The Prophet said,
"What made Ibn Jamll refuse to give Zakat
though he was a poor man, and was made wealthy by
Allah and His Apostle ? But you are unfair in
asking Zakat from Khalid as he is keeping his
armor for Allah's Cause (for Jihad). As for Abbas
bin 'Abdul Muttalib, he is the uncle of Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) and Zakat is compulsory on him
and he should pay it double."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 548:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri:
Some Ansari persons
asked for (something) from Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
and he gave them. They again asked him for
(something) and he again gave them. And then they
asked him and he gave them again till all that was
with him finished. And then he said "If I had
anything. I would not keep it away from you.
(Remember) Whoever abstains from asking others,
Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries
to make himself self-sufficient, Allah will make
him self-sufficient. And whoever remains patient,
Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a
blessing better and greater than patience."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 549:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
Allah's Apostle
said, "By Him in Whose Hand my life is, it is
better for anyone of you to take a rope and cut
the wood (from the forest) and carry it over his
back and sell it (as a means of earning his
living) rather than to ask a person for something
and that person may give him or not."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 550:
Narrated Az-Zubair
bin Al'Awwam:
The Prophet (p.b.u.h)
said, "It is better for anyone of you to take
a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of wood (from
the forest) over his back and sell it and Allah
will save his face (from the Hell-Fire) because of
that, rather than to ask the people who may give
him or not."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 551:
Narrated 'Urwa bin
Az-Zubair and Said bin Al-Musaiyab:
Haklm bin Hizam
said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Apostle (for
something) and he gave it to me. Again I asked and
he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it
to me). And then he said, "O Hakim! This
property is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever
takes it without greediness, he is blessed in it,
and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not
blessed in it, and he is like a person who eats
but is never satisfied; and the upper (giving)
hand is better than the lower (receiving)
hand." Hakim added, "I said to Allah's
Apostle , 'By Him (Allah) Who sent you with the
Truth, I shall never accept anything from anybody
after you, till I leave this world.' " Then
Abu Bakr (during his caliphate) called Hakim to
give him his share from the war booty (like the
other companions of the Prophet ), he refused to
accept anything. Then 'Umar (during his caliphate)
called him to give him his share but he refused.
On that 'Umar said, "O Muslims! I would like
you to witness that I offered Hakim his share from
this booty and he refused to take it." So
Hakim never took anything from anybody after the
Prophet till he died.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 552:
Narrated 'Umar:
Allah's Apostle
used to give me something but I would say to him,
"would you give it to a poorer and more needy
one than l?" The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to
me, "Take it. If you are given something from
this property, without asking for it or having
greed for it take it; and if not given, do not run
for it."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 553:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar
The Prophet said,
"A man keeps on asking others for something
till he comes on the Day of Resurrection without
any piece of flesh on his face." The Prophet
added, "On the Day of Resurrection, the Sun
will come near (to, the people) to such an extent
that the sweat will reach up to the middle of the
ears, so, when all the people are in that state,
they will ask Adam for help, and then Moses, and
then Muhammad (p.b.u.h) ." The sub-narrator
added "Muhammad will intercede with Allah to
judge amongst the people. He will proceed on till
he will hold the ring of the door (of Paradise)
and then Allah will exalt him to Maqam Mahmud (the
privilege of intercession, etc.). And all the
people of the gathering will send their praises to
Allah.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 554:
Narrated Abu
Huraira:
The Prophet said,
"The poor person is not the one who asks a
morsel or two (of meals) from the others, but the
poor is the one who has nothing and is ashamed to
beg from others."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 555:
Narrated Ash-sha'bi:
The clerk of Al-Mughira
bin Shu'ba narrated, "Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira
bin Shu'ba: Write to me something which you have
heard from the Prophet (p.b.u.h) ." So Al-Mughira
wrote: I heard the Prophet saying, "Allah has
hated for you three things:
1. Vain talks,
(useless talk) that you talk too much or about
others.
2. Wasting of
wealth (by extravagance)
3. And asking too
many questions (in disputed religious matters) or
asking others for something (except in great
need). (See Hadith No. 591, Vol. Ill)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 556:
Narrated Sad (bin
Abi Waqqas) :
Allah's Apostle
distributed something (from the resources of Zakat)
amongst a group of people while I was sitting
amongst them, but he left a man whom I considered
the best of the lot. So, I went up to Allah's
Apostle and asked him secretly, "Why have you
left that person? By Allah! I consider him a
believer." The Prophet said, "Or merely
a Muslim (Who surrender to Allah)." I
remained quiet for a while but could not help
repeating my question because of what I knew about
him. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you
left that person? By Allah! I consider him a
believer. " The Prophet said, "Or merely
a Muslim." I remained quiet for a while but
could not help repeating my question because of
what I knew about him. I said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Why have you left that person? By Allah!
I consider him a believer." The Prophet said,
"Or merely a Muslim." Then Allah's
Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "I give to a person
while another is dearer to me, for fear that he
may be thrown in the Hell-fire on his face (by
renegating from Islam)."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 557:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
Allah's Apostle
said, "The poor person is not the one who
goes round the people and ask them for a mouthful
or two (of meals) or a date or two but the poor is
that who has not enough (money) to satisfy his
needs and whose condition is not known to others,
that others may give him something in charity, and
who does not beg of people."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 558:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
The Prophet said,
"No doubt, it is better for a person to take
a rope and proceed in the morning to the mountains
and cut the wood and then sell it, and eat from
this income and give alms from it than to ask
others for something."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 559:
Narrated Abu Humaid
As-Sa'idi
We took part in the
holy battle of Tabuk in the company of the Prophet
and when we arrived at the Wadi-al-Qura, there was
a woman in her garden. The Prophet asked his
companions to estimate the amount of the fruits in
the garden, and Allah's Apostle estimated it at
ten Awsuq (One Wasaq = 60 Sa's) and 1 Sa'= 3 kg.
approximately). The Prophet said to that lady,
"Check what your garden will yield."
When we reached Tabuk, the Prophet said,
"There will be a strong wind to-night and so
no one should stand and whoever has a camel,
should fasten it." So we fastened our camels.
A strong wind blew at night and a man stood up and
he was blown away to a mountain called Taiy, The
King of Aila sent a white mule and a sheet for
wearing to the Prophet as a present, and wrote to
the Prophet that his people would stay in their
place (and will pay Jizya taxation.) (1) When the
Prophet reached Wadi-al-Qura he asked that woman
how much her garden had yielded. She said,
"Ten Awsuq," and that was what Allah's
Apostle had estimated. Then the Prophet said,
"I want to reach Medina quickly, and whoever
among you wants to accompany me, should hurry
up." The sub-narrator Ibn Bakkar said
something which meant: When the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
saw Medina he said, "This is Taba." And
when he saw the mountain of Uhud, he said,
"This mountain loves us and we love it. Shall
I tell you of the best amongst the Ansar?"
They replied in the affirmative. He said,
"The family of Bani-n-Najjar, and then the
family of Bani Sa'ida or Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj.
(The above-mentioned are the best) but there is
goodness in all the families of Ansar."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 560:
Narrated Salim bin
'Abdullah from his father:
The Prophet said,
"On a land irrigated by rain water or by
natural water channels or if the land is wet due
to a near by water channel Ushr (i.e. one-tenth)
is compulsory (as Zakat); and on the land
irrigated by the well, half of an Ushr (i.e.
one-twentieth) is compulsory (as Zakat on the
yield of the land)."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 561:
Narrated Abu Said
Al-Khudri :
The Prophet said,
"There is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq
(of dates), or on less than five camels, or on
less than five Awaq of silver." (22 Yameni
Riyals Faransa).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 562:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
Dates used to be
brought to Allah's Apostle immediately after being
plucked. Different persons would bring their dates
till a big heap collected (in front of the
Prophet). Once Al-Hasan and Al-Husain were playing
with these dates. One of them took a date and put
it in his mouth. Allah's Apostle looked at him and
took it out from his mouth and said, "Don't
you know that Muhammad's offspring do not eat what
is given in charity?"
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 563:
Narrated Ibn 'Umar:
The Prophet had
forbidden the sale of dates till they were good
(ripe), and when it was asked what it meant, the
Prophet said, "Till there is no danger of
blight."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 564:
Narrated Jabir bin
'Abdullah :
The Prophet had
forbidden the sale of fruits till they were ripe
(free from blight).
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 565:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik:
Allah's Apostle
forbade the selling of fruits until they were
ripe. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) added, "It means
that they become red ."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 566:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin 'Umar:
Umar bin Al-Khattab
gave a horse in charity in Allah's Cause and later
he saw it being sold in the market and intended to
purchase it. Then he went to the Prophet and asked
his permission. The Prophet said, "Do not
take back what you have given in charity."
For this reason, Ibn 'Umar never purchased the
things which he had given in charity, and in case
he had purchased something (unknowingly) he would
give it in charity again.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 567:
Narrated 'Umar:
Once I gave a horse
in Allah's Cause (in charity) but that person did
not take care of it. I intended to buy it, as I
thought he would sell it at a low price. So, I
asked the Prophet (p.b.u.h) about it. He said,
"Neither buy, nor take back your alms which
you have given, even if the seller were willing to
sell it for one Dirham, for he who takes back his
alms is like the one who swallows his own
vomit."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 568:
Narrated Abu
Huraira :
Al-Hasan bin 'Ali
took a date from the dates given in charity and
put it in his mouth. The Prophet said, "Expel
it from your mouth. Don't you know that we do not
eat a thing which is given in charity?"
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 569:
Narrated Ibn Abbas
:
The Prophet saw a
dead sheep which had been given in charity to a
freed slavegirl of Maimuna, the wife of the
Prophet . The Prophet said, "Why don't you
get the benefit of its hide?" They said,
"It is dead." He replied, "Only to
eat (its meat) is illegal."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 570:
Narrated Al-Aswad:
'Aisha intended to
buy Barira (a slave-girl) in order to manumit her
and her masters intended to put the condition that
her Al-wala would be for them. 'Aisha mentioned
that to the Prophet who said to her, "Buy
her, as the "Wala" is for the
manumitted." Once some meat was presented to
the Prophet and 'Aisha said to him, "This
(meat) was given in charity to Barira." He
said, "It is an object of charity for Barira
but a gift for us."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 571:
Narrated Um 'Atiyya
Al-Ansariya :
The Prophet went to
'Aisha and asked her whether she had something (to
eat). She replied that she had nothing except the
mutton (piece) which Nusaiba (Um 'Atiyya) had sent
to us (Buraira) in charity." The Prophet
said, "It has reached its place and now it is
not a thing of charity but a gift for us."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 572:
Narrated Anas:
Some meat was
presented to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) and it had been
given to Barira (the freed slave-girl of Aisha) in
charity. He said, "This meat is a thing of
charity for Barira but it is a gift for us."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 573:
Narrated Abu Ma'bad,:
(the slave of Ibn
Abbas) Allah's Apostle said to Muadh when he sent
him to Yemen, "You will go to the people of
the Scripture. So, when you reach there, invite
them to testify that none has the right to be
worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His
Apostle. And if they obey you in that, tell them
that Allah has enjoined on them five prayers in
each day and night. And if they obey you in that
tell them that Allah has made it obligatory on
them to pay the Zakat which will be taken from the
rich among them and given to the poor among them.
If they obey you in that, then avoid taking the
best of their possessions, and be afraid of the
curse of an oppressed person because there is no
screen between his invocation and Allah."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 574i:
Narrated 'Abdullah
bin Abu Aufa :
Whenever a person
came to the Prophet with his alms, the Prophet
would say, "O Allah! Send your Blessings upon
so and so." My father went to the Prophet
with his alms and the Prophet said, "O Allah!
Send your blessings upon the offspring of Abu Aufa."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 574f:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
The Prophet said,
"A man from Bani Israel asked someone from
Bani Israel to give him a loan of one thousand
Dinars and the later gave it to him. The debtor
went on a voyage (when the time for the payment of
the debt became due) but he did not find a boat,
so he took a piece of wood and bored it and put
1000 diners in it and threw it into the sea. The
creditor went out and took the piece of wood to
his family to be used as fire-wood." (See
Hadith No. 488 B, Vol. 3). And the Prophet
narrated the narration (and said), "When he
sawed the wood, he found his money."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 575:
Narrated Abu
Huraira
Allah's Apostle
said, "There is no compensation for one
killed or wounded by an animal or by falling in a
well, or because of working in mines; but Khumus
is compulsory on Rikaz."
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 576:
Narrated Abu Humaid
Al-Sa'idi:
Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
appointed a man called Ibn Al-Lutbiya, from the
tribe of Al-Asd to collect Zakat from Bani Sulaim.
When he returned, (after collecting the Zakat) the
Prophet checked the account with him.
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 577:
Narrated Anas:
Some people from 'Uraina
tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit
them, so Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) allowed them to
go to the herd of camels (given as Zakat) and they
drank their milk and urine (as medicine) but they
killed the shepherd and drove away all the camels.
So Allah's Apostle sent (men) in their pursuit to
catch them, and they were brought, and he had
their hands and feet cut, and their eyes were
branded with heated pieces of iron and they were
left in the Harra (a stony place at Medina) biting
the stones. (See Hadith No. 234, Vol. 1)
Volume
2, Book 24, Number 578:
Narrated Anas bin
Malik
took 'Abdullah bin
Abu Talha to Allah's Apostle to perform Tahnik for
him. (Tahnik was a custom among the Muslims that
whenever a child was born they used to take it to
the Prophet who would chew a piece of date and put
a part of its juice in the child's mouth). I saw
the Prophet and he had an instrument for branding
in his hands and was branding the camels of Zakat.
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