Volume 9, Book 86, Number 89:
Narrated Abu Huraira:
Allah’s Apostle said, “On the Day of Resurrection the Kanz (Treasure or wealth of which, Zakat has
not been paid) of anyone of you will appear in the shape of a huge bald headed poisonous male
snake and its owner will run away from it, but it will follow him and say, ‘I am your Kanz.'” The
Prophet added, “By Allah, that snake will keep on following him until he stretches out his hand and
let the snake swallow it.” Allah’s Apostle added, “If the owner of camels does not pay their Zakat,
then, on the Day of Resurrection those camels will come to him and will strike his face with their
hooves.” Some people said: Concerning a man who has camels, and is afraid that Zakat will be due so
he sells those camels for similar camels or for sheep or cows or money one day before Zakat becomes
due in order to avoid payment of their Zakat cunningly! “He has not to pay anything.” The same
scholar said, “If one pays Zakat of his camels one day or one year prior to the end of the year (by the
end of which Zakat becomes due), his Zakat will be valid.”
Volume 9, Book 86, Number 90t:
Narrated Ibn Abbas:
Sa’d bin ‘Ubada Al-Ansari sought the verdict of Allah’s Apostle regarding a vow made by his moth –
er who had died before fulfilling it. Allah’s Apostle said, “Fulfill it on her behalf.” Some people said, “If
the number of camels reaches twenty, then their owner has to pay four sheep as Zakat; and if their
owner gives them as a gift or sells them in order to escape the payment of Zakat cunningly before
the completion of a year, then he is not to pay anything, and if he slaughters them and then dies,
then no Zakat is to be taken from his property.”