The Book of Zakât

Abu Sa'id Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "No Zakât is due on property amounting to less than five Uqiya (of silver), and no Zakât is due on less then five camels, and there is no Zakât on less then five Wasq " (A Wasq equals 60 Sâ' = 3 kilograms approx.) (See Nisâb in glossary). ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 487, Vol. 2)

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "There is no Zakât either on a horse or a slave belonging to a Muslim." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhâri, Hadîth No. 542, Vol. 2)

Narrated Abû Huraira رضي الله عنه : Allâh's Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم ordered (a person) to collect Zakât , and that person returned and told him that Ibn Jamîl, Khâlîd bin Al-Walîd, and 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul Muttalib had refused to give Zakât . The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "What made Ibn Jamîl refuse to give Zakât , though he was a poor man, and was made wealthy by Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم ? But you are unfair in asking Zakât from Khâlîd, as he is keeping his armour for Allâh's Cause (for Jihâd ) [1] . As for 'Abbâs bin 'Abdul Muttalib, he is the uncle of Allâh's Messenger ﷺ and Zakât is compulsory on him and he should pay it and also a similar amount along with it (i.e. he should pay double of what is due on him)." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 547, Vol. 2)

Ibn 'Umar Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger ﷺ made it incumbent on all the slave or free Muslims, male or female, to pay one Sâ' of dates or barley as Zakât-ul-Fitr. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 580, Vol. 2)

`Abdullah bin `Umar Narrated from:

The Prophet ﷺ ordered (Muslims) to give one Sâ' of dates or one Sâ' of barley as Zakât-ul-Fitr. The people regarded two Mudds of wheat as equal to that. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 583, Vol. 2)

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:

We used to give one Sâ' of meal or one Sâ' of barley or one Sâ' of dates, or one Sâ' of Iqt (dried yoghurt or cottage cheese) or one Sâ' of raisins (dried grapes) as Zakât-ul-Fitr. ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 582, Vol. 2)

Abu Sa'id al-Khudri Narrated from:

In the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ we used to give one Sâ' of food or one Sâ' of dates or one Sâ' of barley or one Sâ' of raisins (dried grapes) as Sadaqât-ul-Fitr. And when Mu'âwiya became the Caliph and the wheat was (available in abundance) he said, "I think (observe) that one Mudd (of wheat) equals two Mudds (for any of the above mentioned things)." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 584, Vol. 2)

Abu Hurairah Narrated from:

Allâh's Messenger ﷺ said, "Horses are kept for one of three purposes; for some people they are a source of reward, for some others they are a means of shelter (livelihood); and for some others they are a source of sin.The one for whom they are a source of reward, is he who keeps a horse for Allâh's Cause (i.e. Jihâd), tying it with a long tether on a meadow or in a garden with the result that whatever it eats from the area of the meadow, or the garden where it is tied will be counted as good deeds for his benefit, and if it should break its rope and goes over one or two hillocks then all its dung and its foot-marks will be written as good deeds for him; and if it passes by a river and drinks water from it, even though he had no intention of watering it, even then he will get the reward for its drinking.As for the man for whom horses are a source of sins, he is the one who keeps a horse for the sake of pride and show-off and showing enmity toward Muslims; such a horse will be a source of sins for him.” When Allâh’s Messenger ﷺ was asked about donkeys, he replied, “Nothing has been revealed to me about them except this unique, comprehensive Verse:‘So whosoever does good equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant), shall see it and whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.’” (V.99:7-8)( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 112, Vol. 4)

Abu Dharr Narrated from:

I reached him (the Prophet ﷺ) while in the shade of the Ka‘ba; he was saying, “They are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka‘ba! They are the losers, by the Lord of the Ka‘ba!” I said (to myself), “What is wrong with me? Is anything improper detected in me? What is wrong with me?” [1]Then I sat beside him and he kept on repeating his statement. I could not remain quiet, and Allâh knows in what a sorrowful state I was at that time. So I said, “Who are they (the losers)? Let my father and mother be sacrificed for you, O Allâh’s Messenger!” He said, “They are the wealthy people, except the one who does like this and like this and like this (i.e., spends his wealth in Allâh’s Cause).” ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 633, Vol. 8 )

Abu Dharr Narrated from:

Once I went to the Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم and he said, "By Allâh in Whose Hands my life is", or probably said, "By Allâh except Whom none has the right to be worshipped), whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did not pay their Zakât, those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle) when the last does its turn, the first will start again and this punishment will go on till Allâh عز وجل has finished the judgment amongst the people." ( Sahîh Al-Bukhârî, Hadîth No. 539, Vol. 2 )