12/8. Chapter:

Al-Lu'lu Wal-Marjan 575 — The Book of Zakât

The gravity of punishment for the one who does not pay the Zakât.

Al-Lu'lu Wal-MarjanHadith Number 575

حديث أَبِي ذَرٍّ، قَالَ: انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ، فِي ظِلِّ الْكَعْبَةِ: هُمُ الأَخْسَرُونَ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ، هُمُ الأَخْسَرُونَ وَرَبِّ الْكَعْبَةِ قُلْتُ: مَا شَأْنِي أَيُرَى فِيَّ شَيْءٌ مَا شَأْنِي فَجَلَسْتُ إِلَيْهِ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ، فَمَا اسْتَطَعْتُ أَنْ أَسْكُتَ، وَتَغَشَّانِي مَا شَاءَ اللهُ، فَقُلْتُ: مَنْ هُمْ بِأَبِي أَنْتَ وَأُمِّي يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ قَالَ: الأَكْثَرُونَ أَمْوَالًا إِلَاّ مَنْ قَالَ هكَذَا وَهكَذَا وَهكَذَا.

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 )

[1] Abû Dhar thought that the Prophet ﷺ has noticed something improper about him which made him say so.

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Compiler:
Muhammad Fu'ad 'Abd al-Baqi
Publisher:
Darussalam Publication
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