8/17. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1816 — Crop Zakat by Irrigation
Sadaqah due on crops and fruits
Crop Zakat by Rain and Watering
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1816
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1816
حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ مُوسَى أَبُو مُوسَى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا عَاصِمُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ بْنِ عَاصِمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا الْحَارِثُ بْنُ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ سَعْدِ بْنِ أَبِي ذُبَابٍ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ بْنِ يَسَارٍ، وَعَنْ بُسْرِ بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ " فِيمَا سَقَتِ السَّمَاءُ وَالْعُيُونُ الْعُشْرُ وَفِيمَا سُقِيَ بِالنَّضْحِ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ " .
Abu Hurairah Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “For crops that are irrigated by the sky (i.e. rain) and springs, one-tenth. For those that are irrigated by watering, one half of one-tenth.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1816In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 34English translation : Vol. 3, Book 8, Hadith 1816
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1816
This Hadith explains crop Zakat based on how the crops are watered. The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم said that crops irrigated by the sky, meaning rain, and springs have one-tenth due. Crops irrigated by watering have one half of one-tenth due. The Hadith gives two clear categories. It does not describe every farming method, so the explanation should remain with the two types in the text. This narration is highly searched as crop Zakat irrigation hadith, one-tenth Zakat on crops, and agricultural Zakat rate. The main teaching is that the due amount differs depending on the water source named in the Hadith.
What we learn from this hadith
- Rain and spring-watered crops are linked to one-tenth.
- Watered crops are linked to half of one-tenth.
- The Hadith connects crop Zakat to irrigation method.
- Agricultural Sadaqah is shown with clear rates.
