9/21. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1623 — Zakat, Fair Judgment, and Family Honor
Payment Of Zakat In Advance Before It Falls Due
Zakat Hadith: Fairness When Collecting Sadaqah
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1623
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1623
حَدَّثَنَا الْحَسَنُ بْنُ الصَّبَّاحِ، حَدَّثَنَا شَبَابَةُ، عَنْ وَرْقَاءَ، عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ، عَنِ الأَعْرَجِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ فَمَنَعَ ابْنُ جَمِيلٍ وَخَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ وَالْعَبَّاسُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا يَنْقِمُ ابْنُ جَمِيلٍ إِلاَّ أَنْ كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَأَغْنَاهُ اللَّهُ وَأَمَّا خَالِدُ بْنُ الْوَلِيدِ فَإِنَّكُمْ تَظْلِمُونَ خَالِدًا فَقَدِ احْتَبَسَ أَدْرَاعَهُ وَأَعْتُدَهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَأَمَّا الْعَبَّاسُ عَمُّ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَهِيَ عَلَىَّ وَمِثْلُهَا " . ثُمَّ قَالَ " أَمَا شَعَرْتَ أَنَّ عَمَّ الرَّجُلِ صِنْوُ الأَبِ " . أَوْ " صِنْوُ أَبِيهِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Prophet(ﷺ) sent Umar b. al-Khattab to collect sadaqa (All the people paid the zakat but ibn-jamil, Khalid b. al-walid and al-abbas refused. So the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said : Ibn-jamil is not (so much) objecting, but he was poor and Allah enriched him. As for Khalid b. Walid, you are wronging him, for he has kept back his courts of mail and weapons to use them in Allah’s path. As for al-Abbas, the uncle of the Messenger of Allah(May peace be upon him), I shall be responsible for it and an equal amount along with it. Then he said did you not know(Umar) that a man’s paternal uncle is of the same stock as the father or his father?
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1623In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 68English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1619
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1623
This zakat hadith shows a careful response when some people were reported as not giving sadaqah. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم sent Umar to collect it, and the names of Ibn Jamil, Khalid ibn al-Walid, and al-Abbas were mentioned. The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم answered each case differently. About Ibn Jamil, he reminded that he had been poor and Allah enriched him. About Khalid, he said people were wronging him, because he had kept his armor and weapons for the path of Allah. About al-Abbas, he said he would be responsible for it and an equal amount with it. For readers searching “hadith about zakat collection” or “Khalid ibn Walid zakat hadith,” this narration teaches that claims about people must be handled with care and fairness.
What we learn from this hadith
- Reports about unpaid zakat should be judged carefully.
- A person’s situation may explain what appears to be refusal.
- The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم defended Khalid when people misunderstood his case.
- Family ties were honored, as shown in the words about the paternal uncle.
