Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 484.
Narated By Jarir bin ‘Abdullah: I gave the pledge of allegiance to the Prophet for offering
prayer perfectly giving Zakat and giving good advice to every Muslim.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 485.
Narated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “(On the Day of Resurrection) camels will come to
their owner in the best state of health they have ever had (in the world), and if he had not paid
their Zakat (in the world) then they would tread him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come
to their owner in the best state of health they have ever had in the world, and if he had not paid
their Zakat, then they would tread him with their hooves and would butt him with their horns.”
The Prophet added, “One of their rights is that they should be milked while water is kept in front
of them.” The Prophet added, “I do not want anyone of you to come to me on the Day of
Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be bleating. Such a person will (then) say,
‘O Muhammad! (please intercede for me,) I will say to him. ‘I can’t help you, for I conveyed
Allah’s Message to you.’ Similarly, I do not want anyone of you to come to me carrying over his
neck a camel that will be grunting. Such a person (then) will say “O Muhammad! (please
intercede for me).” I will say to him, “I can’t help you for I conveyed Allah’s message to you.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 486.
Narated By Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “Whoever is made wealthy by Allah and does
not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of Resurrection his wealth will be made like a
bald-headed poisonous male snake with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle
his neck and bite his cheeks and say, ‘I am your wealth, I am your treasure.’ ” Then the Prophet
recited the holy verses: ‘Let not those who withhold…’ (to the end of the verse). (3.180).
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 487.
Narated By Abu Said: Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “No Zakat is due on property mounting to
less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels, and there is no
Zakat on less than five Wasqs.” (A Wasqs equals 60 Sa’s) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 488.
Narated By Zaid bin Wahab: I passed by a place called Ar-Rabadha and by chance I met Abu
Dhar and asked him, “What has brought you to this place?” He said, “I was in Sham and differed
with Muawiya on the meaning of (the following verses of the Quran): ‘They who hoard up gold
and silver and spend them not in the way of Allah.’ (9.34). Muawiya said, ‘This verse is revealed
regarding the people of the scriptures.” I said, It was revealed regarding us and also the people
of the scriptures.” So we had a quarrel and Mu’awiya sent a complaint against me to ‘Uthman.
‘Uthman wrote to me to come to Medina, and I came to Medina. Many people came to me as if
they had not seen me before. So I told this to ‘Uthman who said to me, “You may depart and
live nearby if you wish.” That was the reason for my being here for even if an Ethiopian had
been nominated as my ruler, I would have obeyed him.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 489.
Narated By Al-Ahnaf bin Qais: While I was sitting with some people from Quraish, a man with
very rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood in front of us, greeted us and said,
“Inform those who hoard wealth, that a stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the
nipples of their breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and then put on the
bones of their shoulders till it comes through the nipples of their breasts the stone will be moving
and hitting.” After saying that, the person retreated and sat by the side of the pillar, I followed
him and sat beside him, and I did not know who he was. I said to him, “I think the people
disliked what you had said.” He said, “These people do not understand anything, although my
friend told me.” I asked, “Who is your friend?” He said, “The Prophet said (to me), ‘O Abu Dhar!
Do you see the mountain of Uhud?’ And on that I (Abu Dhar) started looking towards the sun to
judge how much remained of the day as I thought that Allah’s Apostle wanted to send me to do
something for him and I said, ‘Yes!’ He said, ‘I do not love to have gold equal to the mountain of
Uhud unless I spend it all (in Allah’s cause) except three Dinars (pounds). These people do not
understand and collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I ask them for worldly benefits nor
am I in need of their religious advice till I meet Allah, The Honorable, The Majestic.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 490.
Narated By Ibn Masud: I heard the Prophet saying, “There is no envy except in two: a person
whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the right way, and a person whom Allah has
given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge) and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to
the othersSahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 491.
Narated By Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle said, “If one give in charity what equals one date-fruit
fro the honestly-earned money and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money… Allah takes
it in His right (hand) ar then enlarges its reward for that person (who has given it), as anyone of
you brings up his baby horse, so much s that it becomes as big as a mountain.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 492.
Narated By Haritha bin Wahab: I heard the Prophet saying, “O people! Give in charity as a
time will come upon you when a person will wander about with his object of charity and will not
find anybody to accept it, and one (who will be requested to take it) will say, “If you had brought
it yesterday, would have taken it, but to-day I am not in need of it.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 493.
Narated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be
established till your wealth increases so much so that one will be worried, for no one will accept
his Zakat and the person to whom he will give it will reply, ‘I am not in need of it.’”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 494.
Narated By ‘Adi bin Hatim: While I was sitting with Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) two person came
to him; one of them complained about his poverty and the other complained about the
prevalence of robberies. Allah’s Apostle said, “As regards stealing and robberies, there will
shortly come a time when a caravan will go to Mecca (from Medina) without any guard. And
regarding poverty, The Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established till one of you wanders
about with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it And (no doubt) each one of
you will stand in front of Allah and there will be neither a curtain nor an interpreter between him
and Allah, and Allah will ask him, ‘Did not I give you wealth?’ He will reply in the affirmative.
Allah will further ask, ‘Didn’t I send a messenger to you?’ And again that person will reply in the
affirmative Then he will look to his right and he will see nothing but Hell-fire, and then he will
look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of you should save
himself from the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in charity). And if you do not find a half
date-fruit, then (you can do it through saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren). (See
Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 495.
Narated By Abu Musa: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “A time will come upon the people when a
person will wander about with gold as Zakat and will not find anybody to accept it, and one man
will be seen followed by forty women to be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great
number of women.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 496.
Narated By Abu Masud: When the verses of charity were revealed, we used to work as
porters. A man came and distributed objects of charity in abundance. And they (the people)
said, “He is showing off.” And another man came and gave a sa (a small measure of food
grains); they said, “Allah is not in need of this small amount of charity.” And then the Divine
Inspiration came: “Those who criticize such of the believers who give in charity voluntarily and
those who could not find to give in charity except what is available to them.” (9.79).
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 497.
Narated By Abu Masud Al-Ansar: Whenever Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered us to give in
charity, we used to go to the market and work as porters and get a Mudd (a special measure of
grain) and then give it in charity. (Those were the days of poverty) and to-day some of us have
one hundred thousand.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 498.
Narated By ‘Adi bin Hatim: Heard the Prophet saying: “Save yourself from Hell-fire even by
giving half a date-fruit in charity.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 499.
Narated By ‘Aisha: A lady along with her two daughters came to me asking (for some alms),
but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to her and she divided it between
her two daughters, and did not eat anything herself, and then she got up and went away. Then
the Prophet came in and I informed him about this story. He said, “Whoever is put to trial by
these daughters and he treats them generously (with benevolence) then these daughters will
act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire.” (See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 500.
Narated By Abu Huraira: A man came to the Prophet and asked, “O Allah’s Apostle! Which
charity is the most superior in reward?” He replied, “The charity which you practice while you
are healthy, niggardly and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the
time of approaching death and then say, ‘Give so much to such and such, and so much to such
and such.’ And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too late).”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 501.
Narated By ‘Aisha: Some of the wives of the Prophet asked him, “Who amongst us will be the
first to follow you (i.e. die after you)?” He said, “Whoever has the longest hand.” So they started
measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda’s hand turned out to be the longest. (When
Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the caliphate of ‘Umar), we came to know that the long hand
was a symbol of practicing charity, so she was the first to follow the Prophet and she used to
love to practice charity. (Sauda died later in the caliphate of Muawiya).
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 502.
Narated By Abu Huraira: Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, “A man said that he would give
something in charity. He went out with his object of charity and unknowingly gave it to a thief.
Next morning the people said that he had given his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that)
he said, “O Allah! All the praises are for you. I will give alms again.” And so he again went out
with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an adulteress. Next morning the people said that he
had given his alms to an adulteress last night. The man said, “O Allah! All the praises are for
you. (I gave my alms) to an adulteress. I will give alms again.” So he went out with his alms
again and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people) next morning said that he had
given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, “O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I had given
alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a wealthy man.” Then someone came and said to him,
“The alms which you gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and that given to
the adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery), and that given
to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and spend his wealth which Allah has
given him, in Allah’s cause.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 503.
Narated By Ma’n bin Yazid: My grandfather, my father and I gave the pledge of allegiance to
Allah’s Apostle. The Prophet got me engaged and then got me married. One day I went to the
Prophet with a complaint. My father Yazid had taken some gold coins for charity and kept them
with a man in the mosque (to give them to the poor) But I went and took them and brought them
to him (my father). My father said, “By Allah! I did not intend to give them to you. ” I took (thecase) to Allah’s Apostle. On that Allah’s Apostle said, “O Yazid! You will be rewarded for what
you intended. O Man! Whatever you have taken is yours.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 504.
Narated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “Seven people will be shaded by Allah
under His shade on the day when there will be no shade except His. They are:
1. A just ruler.
2. A young man who has been brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e. worship Allah
(Alone) sincerely from his childhood).
3. A man whose heart is attached to the mosque (who offers the five compulsory
congregational prayers in the mosque).
4. Two persons who love each other only for Allah’s sake and they meet and part in
Allah’s cause only.
5. A man who refuses the call of a charming woman of noble birth for an illegal sexual
intercourse with her and says: I am afraid of Allah.
6. A person who practices charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his
right hand has given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity).
7. A person who remembers Allah in seclusion and his eyes get flooded with tears.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 505.
Narated By Haritha bin Wahab Al-Khuza’i: I heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, “(O people!)
Give in charity (for Allah’s cause) because a time will come when a person will carry his object
of charity from place to place (and he will not find any person to take it) and any person whom
he shall request to take it, I will reply, ‘If you had brought it yesterday I would have taken it, but
today I am not in need of it.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 506.
Narated By ‘Aisha: Allah’s Apostle said, “When a woman gives in charity some of the foodstuff
(which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she will receive the reward for what she has
spent, and her husband will receive the reward because of his earning, and the storekeeper will
also have a reward similar to it. The reward of one will not decrease the reward of the others.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 507.
Narated By Abu Huraira : The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “The best charity is that which is
practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your dependents.”Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 508.
Narated By Hakim bin Hizam: The Prophet said, “The upper hand is better than the lower
hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who takes it). One should start giving first to
his dependents. And the best object of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from
the money which is left after his expenses). And whoever abstains from asking others for some
financial help, Allah will give him and save him from asking others, Allah will make him self-
sufficient.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 509.
Narated By Ibn ‘Umar: I heard Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) while he was on the pulpit speaking
about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial help and about begging others,
saying, “The upper hand is better than the lower hand. The upper hand is that of the giver and
the lower (hand) is that of the beggar.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 510.
Narated By ‘Uqba bin Al-Harith: Once the Prophet offered the ‘Asr prayer and then hurriedly
went to his house and returned immediately. I (or somebody else) asked him (as to what was
the matter) and he said, “I left at home a piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked
to let it remain a night in my house, so I got it distributed.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 511.
Narated By Ibn Abbas: The Prophet went out for the ‘Id prayer on the ‘Id day and offered a two
Rakat prayer; and he neither offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the
women along with Bilal. He preached them and ordered them to give in charity. And some
(amongst the women) started giving their fore-arm bangles and ear-rings.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 512.
Narated By Abu Burda bin Abu Musa: That his father said, “Whenever a beggar came to
Allah’s Apostle or he was asked for something, he used to say (to his companions), “Help and
recommend him and you will receive the reward for it; and Allah will bring about what He will
through His Prophet’s tongue.”Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 513.
Narated By Asma: The Prophet said to me, “Do not withhold your money, (for if you did so)
Allah would with-hold His blessings from you.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 514.
Narated By ‘Abda: The Prophet said, “Do not with-hold your money by counting it (i.e. hoarding
it), (for if you did so), Allah would also with-hold His blessings from you.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 515.
Narated By Asma’ bint Abu Bakr: That she had gone to the Prophet and he said, “Do not shut
your money bag; otherwise Allah too will with-hold His blessings from you. Spend (in Allah’s
Cause) as much as you can afford. “
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 516.
Narated By Abu Wail: Hudhaifa said, “‘Umar said, ‘Who amongst you remembers the
statement of Allah’s Apostle (p.b.u.h) about afflictions’?’ I said, ‘I know it as the Prophet had said
it.’ ‘Umar said, ‘No doubt, you are bold. How did he say it?’ I said, ‘A man’s afflictions (wrong
deeds) concerning his wife, children and neighbors are expiated by (his) prayers, charity, and
enjoining good.’ (The sub-narrator Sulaiman added that he said, ‘The prayer, charity, enjoining
good and forbidding evil.’) ‘Umar said, ‘I did not mean that, but I ask about that affliction which
will spread like the waves of the sea.’ I said, ‘O chief of the believers! You need not be afraid of
it as there is a closed door between you and it.’ He asked, ‘Will the door be broken or opened?’ I
replied, ‘No, it will be broken.’ He said, ‘Then, if it is broken, it will never be closed again?’ I
replied, ‘Yes.’ ” Then we were afraid to ask what that door was, so we asked Masruq to inquire,
and he asked Hudhaifa regarding it. Hudhaifa said, “The door was ‘Umar. “We further asked
Hudhaifa whether ‘Umar knew what that door meant. Hudhaifa replied in the affirmative and
added, “He knew it as one knows that there will be a night before the tomorrow morning.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 517.
Narated By Hakim bin Hizam: I said to Allah’s Apostle, “Before embracing Islam I used to do
good deeds like giving in charity, slave-manumitting, and the keeping of good relations with Kith
and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those deeds?” The Prophet replied, “You became Muslim with
all those good deeds (Without losing their reward).”Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 518.
Narated By ‘Aisha: Allah’s Apostle said, “When a woman gives in charity from her husband’s
meals without wasting the property of her husband, she will get a reward for it, and her husband
too will get a reward for what he earned and the store-keeper will have the reward likewise.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 519.
Narated By Abu Musa : The Prophet said, “An honest Muslim store-keeper who carries out
the orders of his master and pays fully what he has been ordered to give with a good heart and
pays to that person to whom he was ordered to pay, is regarded as one of the two charitable
persons.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 520.
Narated By ‘Aisha:Â The Prophet said, “If a woman gives in charity from her husband’s
house…” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) also said, “If a lady gives meals (in charity) from her husband’s
house without spoiling her husband’s property, she will get a reward and her husband will also
get a reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the woman
because of her spending.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 521.
Narated By ‘Aisha: The Prophet said, “When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in
Allah’s Cause without spoiling her husband’s property, she will get a reward for it, and her
husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get a reward likewise.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 522.
Narated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “Every day two angels come down from Heaven
and one of them says, ‘O Allah! Compensate every person who spends in Your Cause,’ and the
other (angel) says, ‘O Allah! Destroy every miser.’”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 523.
Narated By Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, “The example of a miser and an alms-giver is like
the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks.” Allah’s Apostle also said, “The example of an
alms-giver and a miser is like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them
from their breasts to their collar bones, and when the alms-giver wants to give in charity, thecloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent that it hides his
fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to
spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but
it did not become wide.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 524.
Narated By Abu Burda: From his father from his grandfather that the Prophet said, “Every
Muslim has to give in charity.” The people asked, “O Allah’s Prophet! If someone has nothing to
give, what will he do?” He said, “He should work with his hands and benefit himself and also
give in charity (from what he earns).” The people further asked, “If he cannot find even that?” He
replied, “He should help the needy who appeal for help.” Then the people asked, “If he cannot
do that?” He replied, “Then he should perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds and
this will be regarded as charitable deeds.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 525.
Narated By Um ‘Atiyya: A sheep was sent to me (Nusaiba Al-Ansariya) (in charity) and I sent
some of it to ‘Aisha. The Prophet asked ‘Aisha for something to eat. ‘Aisha replied that there
was nothing except what Nusaiba Al-Ansariya had sent of that sheep. The Prophet said to her,
“Bring it as it has reached its place.”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 526.
Narated By Abu Sa’id Al-Khudri : Allah’s Apostle said, “There is no Zakat on less than five
camels and also there is no Zakat on less than five Awaq (of silver). (5 Awaq = 22 Fransa Riyals
of Yamen or 200 Dirhams.) And there is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq. (A special measure
of food-grains, and one Wasq equals 60 Sa’s.) (For gold 20, Dinars i.e. equal to 12 Guinea
English. No Zakat for less than 12 Guinea (English) of gold or for silver less than 22 Fransa
Riyals of Yamen.)”
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 527.
Narated By Abi Sa’id Al-Khudri : I heard the Prophet saying (as above No. 526…)
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 528.
Narated By Anas: Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had instructed His Apostle (p.b.u.h) to do
regarding the one who had to pay one Bint Makhad (i.e. one year-old she-camel) as Zakat, and
he did not have it but had got Bint Labun (two year old she-camel). (He wrote that) it could beaccepted from him as Zakat, and the collector of Zakat would return him 20 Dirhams or two
sheep; and if the Zakat payer had not a Bint Makhad, but he had Ibn Labun (a two year old he-
camel) then it could be accepted as his Zakat, but he would not be paid anything.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 529.
Narated By Ibn Abbas : I am a witness that Allah’s Apostle offered the Id prayer before
delivering the sermon and then he thought that the women would not be able to hear him
(because of the distance), so he went to them along with Bilal who was spreading his garment.
The Prophet advised and ordered them to give in charity. So the women started giving their
ornaments (in charity). (The sub-narrator Aiyub pointed towards his ears and neck meaning that
they gave ornaments from those places such as ear-rings and necklaces.)
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 530.
Narated By Anas: Abu Bakr wrote to me what was made compulsory by Allah’s Apostle and
that was (regarding the payments of Zakat): Neither the property of different people may be
taken together nor the joint property may be split for fear of (paying more, or receiving less)
Zakat.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 531.
Narated By Anas: Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah’s Apostle has made compulsory (regarding
Zakat) and this was mentioned in it: If a property is equally owned by two partners, they should
pay the combined Zakat and it will be considered that both of them have paid their Zakat
equally.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 532.
Narated By Abu Said Al-Khudri: A Bedouin asked Allah’s Apostle about the emigration. The
Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “May Allah have mercy on you! The matter of emigration is very hard.
Have you got camels? Do you pay their Zakat?” The Bedouin said, “Yes, I have camels and I
pay their Zakat.” The Prophet said, Work beyond the seas and Allah will not decrease (waste)
any of your good deeds.” (See Hadith No. 260 Vol. 5).
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 533.
Narated By Anas: Abu Bakr , wrote to me about the Zakat which Allah had ordered His Apostle
to observe: Whoever had to pay Jahda (Jahda means a four-year-old she-camel) as Zakat from
his herd of camels and he had not got one, and he had Hiqqa (three-year-old she-camel), thatHiqqa should be accepted from him along with two sheep if they were available or twenty
Dirhams (one Durham equals about 1/4 Saudi Riyal) and whoever had to pay Hiqqa as Zakat
and he had no Hiqqa but had a Jadha, the Jadha should be accepted from him, and the Zakat
collector should repay him twenty Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to pay Hiqqa as
Zakat and he had not got one, but had a Bint Labun (two-year-old she-camel), it should be
accepted from him along with two sheep or twenty Dirhams; and whoever had to pay Bint Labun
and had a Hiqqa, that Hiqqa should be accepted from him and the Zakat collector should repay
him twenty Dirhams or two sheep; and whoever had to pay Bint Labun and he had not got one
but had a Bint Makhad (one-year-old she camel), that Bint Makhad should be accepted from
him along with twenty Dirhams or two sheep.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 534.
Narated By Anas: When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrein, he wrote to me
the following: (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful). These are the orders for
compulsory charity (Zakat) which Allah’s Apostle had made obligatory for every Muslim, and
which Allah had ordered His Apostle to observe: Whoever amongst the Muslims is asked to pay
Zakat accordingly, he should pay it (to the Zakat collector) and whoever is asked more than that
(what is specified in this script) he should not pay it; for twenty-four camels or less, sheep are to
be paid as Zakat; for every five camels one sheep is to be paid, and if there are between
twenty-five to thirty-five camels, one Bint Makhad is to be paid; and if they are between thirty-six
to forty-five (camels), one Bint Labun is to be paid; and if they are between forty-six to sixty
(camels), one Hiqqa is to be paid; and if the number is between sixty-one to seventy-five
(camels), one Jadh’a is to be paid; and if the number is between seventy-six to ninety (camels),
two Bint Labuns are to be paid; and if they are from ninety-one to one-hundred-and twenty
(camels), two Hiqqas are to be paid; and if they are over one-hundred and-twenty (camels), for
every forty (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Bint Labun is to be paid, and for every fifty
camels (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Hiqqa is to be paid; and who ever has got only four
camels, has to pay nothing as Zakat, but if the owner of these four camels wants to give
something, he can. If the number of camels increases to five, the owner has to pay one sheep
as Zakat. As regards the Zakat for the (flock) of sheep; if they are between forty and one-
hundred-and-twenty sheep, one sheep is to be paid; and if they are between one-hundred-and-
twenty to two hundred (sheep), two sheep are to be paid; and if they are between two-hundred
to three-hundred (sheep), three sheep are to be paid; and for over three-hundred sheep, for
every extra hundred sheep, one sheep is to be paid as Zakat. And if somebody has got less
than forty sheep, no Zakat is required, but if he wants to give, he can. For silver the Zakat is
one-fortieth of the lot (i.e. 2.5%), and if its value is less than two-hundred Dirhams, Zakat is not
required, but if the owner wants to pay he can.
SAHIH BUKHARI BOOK 24. OBLIGATORY CHARITY TAX (ZAKAT)
Sahih Bukhari Volume 2, Book 24, Hadith Number 535.
Narated By Anas: Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat)
which goes: Neither an old nor a defected animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat
except if the Zakat collector wishes (to take it).
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