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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 be accepted 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 .

I am a witness that Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) 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 earrings and
necklaces.)

Abu Bakr wrote to me what was made compulsory by Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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.

Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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.

A Bedouin asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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 (ﷺ) said, Work beyond the
seas and Allah will not decrease (waste) any of your good deeds.” (See Hadith No. 260 Vol. 5).

Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) 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 storekeeper will have the reward likewise.”

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), that Hiqqa 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.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “An honest Muslim storekeeper 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.”

When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrain, 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 Messenger (ﷺ) 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 Jadha 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-hundredand
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.’

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “If a woman gives in charity from her husband’s house …” (See next hadith)