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Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (p.b.u.h) appointed a man called Ibn Al-Lutbiya, from the tribe of Al-Asd to collect
Zakat from Bani Sulaim. When he returned, (after collecting the Zakat) the Prophet (ﷺ) checked the
account with him.

The Prophet (ﷺ) sent my brother, ‘Abdur Rahman with me to Tan’im for the ‘Umra, and he made me ride on the packsaddle (of a camel). ‘Umar said, “Be ready to travel for Hajj as it (Hajj) is one of the two kind of Jihad”.

Some people from `Uraina tribe came to Medina and its climate did not suit them, so Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
(p.b.u.h) allowed them to go to the herd of camels (given as Zakat) and they drank their milk and urine
(as medicine) but they killed the shepherd and drove away all the camels. So Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) sent
(men) in their pursuit to catch them, and they were brought, and he had their hands and feet cut, and
their eyes were branded with heated pieces of iron and they were left in the Harra (a stony place at
Medina) biting the stones. (See Hadith No. 234, Vol. 1)

Anas performed the Hajj on a packsaddle and he was not a miser. Anas said, “Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)
performed Hajj on a packsaddle and the same Mount was carrying his baggage too.”

I took `Abdullah bin Abu Talha to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) to perform Tahnik for him. (Tahnik was a custom
among the Muslims that whenever a child was born they used to take it to the Prophet (ﷺ) who would
chew a piece of date and put a part of its juice in the child’s mouth). I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) and he had an
instrument for branding in his hands and was branding the camels of Zakat.

`Aisha said, “O Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ)! You performed `Umra but I did not.” He said, “O `Abdur-Rahman!
Go along with your sister and let her perform `Umra from Tan`im.” `Abdur-Rahman made her ride
over the packsaddle of a she-camel and she performed `Umra.

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) enjoined the payment of one Sa’ of dates or one Sa’ of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every
Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people
went out to offer the `Id prayer. (One Sa’ = 3 Kilograms approx.)

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) made it incumbent on all the slave or free Muslims, male or female, to pay one Sa’ of
dates or barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr.

We used to give one Sa’ of barley as Sadaqat-ul-Fitr (per head).

We used to give one Sa’ of meal or one Sa’ of barley or one Sa’ of dates, or one Sa’ of cottage cheese
or one Sa’ of Raisins (dried grapes) as Zakat-ul-Fitr.