9/6. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1588 — Patience with Zakat Collectors
On Pleasing The Collector Of Zakat
Hadith About Welcoming Zakat Collectors with Patience
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1588
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1588
حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّاسُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَظِيمِ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ عُمَرَ، عَنْ أَبِي الْغُصْنِ، عَنْ صَخْرِ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ جَابِرِ بْنِ عَتِيكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " سَيَأْتِيكُمْ رَكْبٌ مُبَغَّضُونَ فَإِذَا جَاءُوكُمْ فَرَحِّبُوا بِهِمْ وَخَلُّوا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ مَا يَبْتَغُونَ فَإِنْ عَدَلُوا فَلأَنْفُسِهِمْ وَإِنْ ظَلَمُوا فَعَلَيْهَا وَأَرْضُوهُمْ فَإِنَّ تَمَامَ زَكَاتِكُمْ رِضَاهُمْ وَلْيَدْعُوا لَكُمْ " . قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ أَبُو الْغُصْنِ هُوَ ثَابِتُ بْنُ قَيْسِ بْنِ غُصْنٍ .
Jabir ibn Atik Narrated from:
The Prophet (ﷺ) 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. Abu Dawud said: The name of the narrator Abu al-Ghusn is Thabit bin Qais bin Ghusn.
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1588In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 33English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1583
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1588
This Hadith speaks about riders who would come to collect zakat, even though people might dislike their arrival. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم told the people to welcome them and give them room to do what they came for. If the collectors acted justly, that would be for their own good. If they acted unjustly, the burden would be on them. The Hadith also says to please them, because the completion of the people’s zakat was linked here with the collectors’ satisfaction, and they should ask blessings for the people. This Hadith about zakat collectors teaches calm conduct, patience, and leaving the matter of injustice to the one who commits it.
What we learn from this hadith
- People were told to welcome the zakat collectors when they came.
- The justice or injustice of collectors would return to them.
- Collectors were to ask blessing for those who paid zakat.
