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Sunan an-Nasai 2507 — Sadaqatul-Fitr Before Zakah
Sadaqatul Fitr Was Enjoined Before The Command To Give Zakah Was Revealed
Sadaqatul-Fitr Before the Zakah Command
Sunan an-Nasai : 2507
Sunan an-NasaiHadith Number 2507
أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، عَنْ سُفْيَانَ، عَنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُخَيْمِرَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَمَّارٍ الْهَمْدَانِيِّ، عَنْ قَيْسِ بْنِ سَعْدٍ، قَالَ أَمَرَنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم بِصَدَقَةِ الْفِطْرِ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَنْزِلَ الزَّكَاةُ فَلَمَّا نَزَلَتِ الزَّكَاةُ لَمْ يَأْمُرْنَا وَلَمْ يَنْهَنَا وَنَحْنُ نَفْعَلُهُ . قَالَ أَبُو عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ أَبُو عَمَّارٍ اسْمُهُ عَرِيبُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ وَعَمْرُو بْنُ شُرَحْبِيلَ يُكَنَّى أَبَا مَيْسَرَةَ وَسَلَمَةُ بْنُ كُهَيْلٍ خَالَفَ الْحَكَمَ فِي إِسْنَادِهِ وَالْحَكَمُ أَثْبَتُ مِنْ سَلَمَةَ بْنِ كُهَيْلٍ .
Qais bin Sa'd Narrated from:
The Messenger of Allah commanded us to give Sadaqatul Fitr before the command to give Zakah was revealed. When the command to give Zakah was revealed, he neither told us to do it, not told us not to do it, and we used to do it. (Sahih) Abu 'Abdur-Rahman (An-Nasai) said: Abu 'Ammar's name is 'Arib bin Humaid, and 'Amr bin Shurabbil's Kunyah is Abu Maisarah, and Salamah bin Kuhail contradicted Al-Hakam in his chain, and Al-Hakam is more reliable than Salamah bin Kuhail.
Reference : Sunan an-Nasa'i 2507In-book reference : Book 23, Hadith 73English translation : Vol. 3, Book 23, Hadith 2509
Summary of Sunan an-Nasai Hadith 2507
In this Hadith, Qais bin Sad says the Messenger of Allah commanded them to give Sadaqatul Fitr before the command to give Zakah was revealed. When the command to give Zakah was revealed, he says they were neither told to do it nor told not to do it, and they used to do it. The report also includes An-Nasai's comments about names and chain differences, but the main teaching in the text is about the continued practice of Sadaqatul Fitr. Users may search for Sadaqatul Fitr before Zakah, Qais bin Sad hadith, or Zakatul Fitr command. The narration should be read carefully: it states what happened and avoids adding a ruling beyond the wording.
What we learn from this hadith
- Sadaqatul Fitr is described as a command before the Zakah command was revealed.
- After Zakah was revealed, the report says there was no new order or ban in this wording.
- The companions mentioned in the report continued the practice.
- The narration includes a chain note from An-Nasai, separate from the main wording.
