8/21. Chapter:
Sunan Ibn Majah 1828 — Continuing Sadaqatul-Fitr
Sadaqat al-Fitr
Continuing Sadaqatul-Fitr: A Hadith on Practice After Zakat
Sunan Ibn Majah : 1828
Sunan Ibn MajahHadith Number 1828
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُخَيْمِرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ بِصَدَقَةِ الْفِطْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُنْزَلَ الزَّكَاةُ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الزَّكَاةُ لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا وَنَحْنُ نَفْعَلُهُ .
Qais bin Sa'd Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) enjoined Sadaqatul-Fitr upon is before (the command of) Zakat was revealed. He neither ordered us (to pay) nor forbade us (from paying it), so we did it.”
Reference : Sunan Ibn Majah 1828In-book reference : Book 8, Hadith 46English translation : Vol. 3, Book 8, Hadith 1828
Summary of Sunan Ibn Majah Hadith 1828
This Hadith reports that the Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم enjoined Sadaqatul-Fitr before the command of Zakat was revealed. Qais bin Saad said that after Zakat was revealed, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم neither ordered them nor forbade them regarding it, so they continued doing it. The main topic is continuing Sadaqatul-Fitr. The wording is careful and should be read carefully. The Hadith does not say that the practice ended. It says the Companions kept doing it. This makes it useful for searches about Sadaqatul-Fitr after zakat was revealed. The narration also shows how the Companions held on to a practice they had received from the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sadaqatul-Fitr was enjoined before the command of Zakat was revealed.
- After Zakat was revealed, the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم did not forbid them from paying it.
- The Companions continued the practice.
- The Hadith shows careful attention to what was ordered, not ordered, and not forbidden.
