Sahih al-Bukhari 1448

Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) · Hadith 51

Hadith text

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي ثُمَامَةُ، أَنَّ أَنَسًا ـ رضى الله عنه ـ حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ كَتَبَ لَهُ الَّتِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ رَسُولَهُ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "‏ وَمَنْ بَلَغَتْ صَدَقَتُهُ بِنْتَ مَخَاضٍ وَلَيْسَتْ عِنْدَهُ وَعِنْدَهُ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ فَإِنَّهَا تُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ، وَيُعْطِيهِ الْمُصَدِّقُ عِشْرِينَ دِرْهَمًا أَوْ شَاتَيْنِ، فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ عِنْدَهُ بِنْتُ مَخَاضٍ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا، وَعِنْدَهُ ابْنُ لَبُونٍ فَإِنَّهُ يُقْبَلُ مِنْهُ وَلَيْسَ مَعَهُ شَىْءٌ ‏"‏‏.‏

Narrated Anas:Abu Bakr wrote to me what Allah had instructed His Apostle (ﷺ) 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

Anas (رضی اللہ عنہ) bataate hain: Abu Bakr ne mujhe likha jo Allah ne apne Rasool ko hukum diya tha us shaks ke baare mein jisse ek Bint Makhad (ek saal ki oontni) Zakat mein deni ho aur uske paas na ho magar uske paas Bint Labun (do saal ki) ho — (unhone likha) yeh Zakat mein qubool ki jaayegi, aur Zakat lene wala use 20 Dirham ya do bhedein wapas dega; aur agar Zakat dene wale ke paas Bint Makhad na ho magar Ibn Labun (do saal ka nar oont) ho, to woh bhi Zakat mein qubool kiya jaayega, magar usse kuch wapas nahi diya jaayega.

Sahih al-Bukhari 1448 · Book 24, Hadith 51

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