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Statement of Zakat (Almsgiving)

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بیان الزكاة

Salem narrates from his father that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, wrote a document regarding charity and tied it to his sword. He, peace and blessings be upon him, had not yet handed it over to his officials when he passed away. Then, Abu Bakr, may Allah be pleased with him, acted upon it until his demise. After him, Umar, may Allah be pleased with him, acted upon it throughout his life. (The method of Zakat was mentioned in it): - For five camels, one goat. - For ten camels, two goats. - For fifteen, a Tibn (a year-old camel). - For twenty, four goats. - For twenty-five camels, one year-old she-camel until thirty-five. - For thirty-six and above, a two-year-old she-camel until forty-five. - For forty-six and above, a three-year-old she-camel until sixty. - For sixty-one and above, a four-year-old she-camel until seventy-five. - For seventy-six and above, two two-year-old she-camels until ninety. - For ninety-one and above, two three-year-old she-camels until one hundred and twenty. - For camels exceeding this number, for every fifty, a three-year-old she-camel and for every forty, a two-year-old she-camel. - In sheep and goats, for every forty, one goat until one hundred and twenty. - For one hundred and twenty-one and above, two goats until two hundred. When exceeding two hundred, then three goats until three hundred. If the sheep and goats exceed even this, then one goat for every hundred. Nothing is obligatory in them until they reach the (next) hundred. And do not separate a flock out of fear of Zakat, nor combine a separated one. And if two people are partners in something, then Zakat is due upon both of them equally. An old or blemished animal will not be accepted in Zakat. Imam Zuhri said: When the Zakat collector comes, the goats should be divided into three parts: one part of blemished goats, one of excellent ones, and one of average ones. The Zakat collector should take from the average part. Zuhri did not mention cows in his narration. This hadith is a very significant one in this chapter, as it provides evidence for many rulings found in the hadith narrated by Thamamah from Anas, may Allah be pleased with him. However, Imam Bukhari and Imam Muslim did not include this hadith in their books due to Sufyan bin Husain al-Wasiti. Although, Sufyan bin Husain is among the Imams of Hadith. Yahya bin Ma'in declared him trustworthy. He came to Khurasan with Yazid bin Muhallab and from there went to Nishapur. A group among our Qahandari Shaykhs have heard hadith from him, for example, Mubashir bin Abdullah bin Razeen and his brother Umar bin Abdullah and other Muhaddiths, may Allah have mercy on them. And this hadith of Abdullah bin Mubarak authenticates it according to the criteria of the two Shaykhs, which they narrated from Zuhri through Yunus bin Yazid. Although there is a slight "Irsal" (discontinuity in the chain) in it, it serves as a sound corroboration for the hadith of Sufyan bin Husain.