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Book of Zakat

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كِتَابُ الزَّكَاةِ

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) had the rules of Zakat written down and kept them with his sword (the narrator is doubtful) [perhaps] with his will, and did not take it out until your blessed soul was seized. When you (peace be upon him) departed from this world, Abu Bakr Siddiq acted upon it until Siddiq Akbar also departed from this world, then Umar acted upon it. It was written in it that for five camels there is one goat, for ten two goats, for fifteen three goats, for twenty four goats, for twenty-five camels there is one bint Makhadh (a one-year-old camel entering its second year) up to thirty-five, and when they exceed thirty-five, there is one bint Labun (a two-year-old camel entering its third year) on them up to forty-five, and when they exceed forty-five, there is one Hiqqah (a three-year-old camel entering its fourth year) on them up to sixty, and when they exceed sixty, there is one Jadha'a (a four-year-old camel entering its fifth year) on them up to seventy-five, then when they exceed seventy-five, there are two bint Labun on them up to ninety. And then when they exceed ninety, there are two Hiqqahs on them up to one hundred and twenty, and when they exceed one hundred and twenty, there is one Hiqqah for every fifty and one bint Labun for every forty. The scattered will not be gathered and the gathered will not be scattered (if the cattle are scattered and in many places, they will not be gathered in one place when taking or giving Zakat, and if they are in one place, they will not be divided into many places and pastures. However, according to Imam Abu Hanifa, the difference and multiplicity of places and pastures does not make any difference in Zakat, but only the difference and multiplicity of their property affects Zakat, so the separation and combination of this hadith means only the multiplicity and combination of ownership to the extent of ownership), and two partners will settle their accounts among themselves equally (meaning if two people are partners in some work, trade, etc., then when the Zakat collector comes, he will not wait for these partners to divide their wealth and then take Zakat separately from their capital, but rather the officer will take the Zakat due on the entire capital. Now it is the job of these partners to divide the shares of the Zakat due according to the calculation).