9/32. Chapter:
Sunan Abi Dawud 1659 — The Right of Camels
The Rights Relating To Property
Hadith About the Rights of Camels in Zakat
Sunan Abi Dawud : 1659
Sunan Abi DawudHadith Number 1659
حَدَّثَنَا جَعْفَرُ بْنُ مُسَافِرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي فُدَيْكٍ، عَنْ هِشَامِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، عَنْ زَيْدِ بْنِ أَسْلَمَ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم نَحْوَهُ . قَالَ فِي قِصَّةِ الإِبِلِ بَعْدَ قَوْلِهِ " لاَ يُؤَدِّي حَقَّهَا " . قَالَ " وَمِنْ حَقِّهَا حَلْبُهَا يَوْمَ وِرْدِهَا " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The above mentioned tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Hurairah through a different chain of narrators in a similar manner from the Prophet (SAWS). This version adds after the words “does not pay what is due on them” in the description of the camels the words “ One thing which is due being to milk them when they come down to drink water.”
Reference : Sunan Abi Dawud 1659In-book reference : Book 9, Hadith 104English translation : Book 9, Hadith 1655
Summary of Sunan Abi Dawud Hadith 1659
This Hadith about the rights of camels adds one detail to the previous warning. Abu Hurairah narrates the same general report about owners who do not pay what is due on their property. In the part about camels, this version adds that one of their rights is to milk them on the day they come down to drink water. The wording shows that the right connected to camels is not only a number or payment. It also includes sharing milk in that stated setting. The Hadith teaches care for what Allah has placed in a person’s hands. It links livestock, zakat duty, and practical benefit for others.
What we learn from this hadith
- Camels have rights that owners should not ignore.
- This version mentions giving milk when the camels come to drink water.
- The report connects property ownership with responsibility toward others.
