8/13. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1805 — Sheep Zakat Rules
Sadaqah due on sheep
Sheep Zakat Rules and Fair Collection
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1805
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1805
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي سَالِمٌ كِتَابًا كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ " فِي أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا شَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ثَلاَثُ شِيَاهٍ إِلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا كَثُرَتْ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ " . وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ " لاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مَتَفَرِّقٍ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ " . وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ " لاَ يُؤْخَذُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ تَيْسٌ وَلاَ هَرِمَةٌ وَلاَ ذَاتُ عَوَارٍ " .
It was narrated from Ibn Shihab, from Salim bin Abdullah, from his father, from the Messenger of Allah: Salim said: “My father read to me a letter that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had written about Sadaqat before Allah caused him to pass away. I read in it: 'For forty sheep, one sheep, up to one hundred and twenty. If there is more than that - even one - then two sheep, up to two hundred, If there is one more than that - even one = then three sheep, up to three hundred. If there are many sheep, then for each hundred, one sheep.' And I read in it: 'Separate flocks should not be combined, and a combined flock should not be separated.' And I read in it: 'And a male goat should not be taken for Sadaqah, nor a decrepit nor defective animal.' ”
[1] See no. 1798.Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1805In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 23English translation : Vol. 3, Book 8, Hadith 1805
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1805
This Hadith reports a written instruction of the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم about Sadaqah. It explains the Zakat due on sheep: one sheep for forty up to one hundred and twenty, two for more than that up to two hundred, three for more than that up to three hundred, and then one for each hundred when the flock becomes many. The Hadith also says separate flocks should not be combined, and combined flocks should not be separated. It further states that a male goat, a very old animal, or a defective animal should not be taken for Sadaqah. This is a key Hadith for sheep Zakat, livestock Zakat, and fair Zakat collection.
What we learn from this hadith
- The Hadith gives stated amounts for sheep Zakat.
- Flocks should not be rearranged to change the Sadaqah due.
- Defective or very old animals should not be taken as Sadaqah.
- Written guidance helps protect fairness in Zakat collection.
