Book 24

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 531:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah’s Apostle 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.

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 533:
Narrated Anas:
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
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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.

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 534:
Narrated Anas:
When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrein, 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 Apostle 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 Jadh’a 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-hundred-and 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 hun –
dred (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 re –
quired, 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.’

Volume 2, Book 24, Number 535:
Narrated Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had ordered His Apostle (about Zakat) which goes: Neither an
old nor a defected animal, nor a male-goat may be taken as Zakat except if the Zakat collector
wishes (to take it).
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