9/6. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1586 — Honesty During Zakat Disputes
On Pleasing The Collector Of Zakat
Hadith About Not Hiding Wealth from Zakat Collectors
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1586
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1586
حَدَّثَنَا مَهْدِيُّ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدٍ، - الْمَعْنَى - قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادٌ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنْ رَجُلٍ، يُقَالُ لَهُ دَيْسَمٌ - وَقَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ مِنْ بَنِي سَدُوسٍ - عَنْ بَشِيرِ بْنِ الْخَصَاصِيَةِ، - قَالَ ابْنُ عُبَيْدٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ وَمَا كَانَ اسْمُهُ بَشِيرًا - وَلَكِنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم سَمَّاهُ بَشِيرًا قَالَ قُلْنَا إِنَّ أَهْلَ الصَّدَقَةِ يَعْتَدُونَ عَلَيْنَا أَفَنَكْتُمْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِنَا بِقَدْرِ مَا يَعْتَدُونَ عَلَيْنَا فَقَالَ " لاَ " .
Bashir ibn al-Khasasiyyah Narrated from:
We said: (to the Messenger of Allah): The collectors of sadaqah collect more than is due; can we hide our property to that proportion? He replied: "No."
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1586In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 31English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1581
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1586
In this Hadith, people asked the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about a hard situation. They said that sadaqah collectors were taking more than was due. They asked if they could hide part of their property equal to the extra amount being taken. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered with one clear word: No. This Hadith about zakat and honesty teaches that the wrong action of another person does not make hiding wealth acceptable in this case. The text does not give a long discussion; it gives a direct answer. The lesson is to keep one’s own duty clean, even when dealing with unfair treatment from zakat collectors.
What we learn from this hadith
- A person should not hide wealth from zakat collectors in this case.
- Another person’s unfairness does not permit dishonesty here.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم gave a clear answer without allowing retaliation.
