2:43 And be steadfast in
prayer; practise regular charity; and bow down your heads with those who bow
down (in worship).
2:83 And remember We took a
covenant from the Children of Israel (to this effect): Worship none but Allah.
treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need;
speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and practise regular charity.
Then did ye turn back, except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now).
2:110 And be steadfast in
prayer and regular in charity: And whatever good ye send forth for your souls
before you, ye shall find it with Allah. for Allah sees Well all that ye do.
2: 215 They ask thee what they should spend
(in charity). Say: Whatever ye spend
that is good is for parents and kindred and orphans and those in want and for
wayfarers. And whatever ye do that is
good Allah knoweth it well.
2:177 It is not righteousness
that ye turn your faces Towards east or West; but it is righteousness- to
believe in Allah and the Last Day, and the Angels, and the Book, and the
Messengers; to spend of your substance, out of love for Him, for your kin, for
orphans, for the needy, for the wayfarer, for those who ask, and for the ransom
of slaves; to be steadfast in prayer, and practice regular charity; to fulfil
the contracts which ye have made; and to be firm and patient, in pain (or
suffering) and adversity, and throughout all periods of panic. Such are the
people of truth, the Allah.fearing.
2: 219 They ask thee concerning wine and
gambling. Say: "In them is great
sin and some profit for men; but the sin is greater than the profit." They
ask thee how much they are to spend; say: "What is beyond your
needs." Thus doth Allah make clear
to you His Signs: in order that ye may consider.
2:273 (Charity is) for those
in need who in Allah's cause are restricted (from travel) and cannot move about
in the land seeking (for trade or work).
The ignorant man thinks because of their modesty that they are free from
want. Thou shalt know them by their
(unfailing) mark: they beg not importunately from all and sundry. And whatever of good ye give be assured
Allah knoweth it well.
2:277 Those who believe, and
do deeds of righteousness, and establish regular prayers and regular charity,
will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear, nor shall
they grieve.
3: 134 Those who spend (freely) whether in
prosperity or in adversity; who restrain anger and pardon (all) men; for Allah
loves those who do good.
4:77 Hast thou not turned Thy
vision to those who were told to hold back their hands (from fight) but
establish regular prayers and spend in regular charity? When (at length) the
order for fighting was issued to them, behold! a section of them feared men as
- or even more than - they should have ffeared Allah. They said: "Our Lord!
Why hast Thou ordered us to fight? Wouldst Thou not Grant us respite to our
(natural) term, near (enough)?" Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this
world: the Hereafter is the best for those who do right: Never will ye be dealt
with unjustly in the very least!
4:162 But those among them who
are well-grounded in knowledge, and the believers, believe in what hath been
revealed to thee and what was revealed before thee: And (especially) those who
establish regular prayer and practise regular charity and believe in Allah and
in the Last Day: To them shall We soon give a great reward.
5:12 Allah did aforetime take
a covenant from the Children of Israel, and we appointed twelve captains among
them. And Allah said: "I am with you: if ye (but) establish regular
prayers, practise regular charity, believe in my apostles, honour and assist them,
and loan to Allah a beautiful loan, verily I will wipe out from you your evils,
and admit you to gardens with rivers flowing beneath; but if any of you, after
this, resisteth faith, he hath truly wandered from the path or rectitude."
5:55 Your (real) friends are
(no less than) Allah, His Messenger, and the (fellowship of) believers,- those
who establish regular prayers and regular charity, and they bow down humbly (in
worship).
6:141 It is He who produceth gardens with
trellises and without and dates and tilth with produce of all kinds and olives
and pomegranates similar (in kind) and different (in variety): eat of their
fruit in their season but render the dues that are proper on the day that the
harvest is gathered. But waste not by
excess: for Allah loveth not the wasters.
7:156"And ordain for us
that which is good, in this life and in the Hereafter: for we have turned unto
Thee." He said: "With My punishment I visit whom I will; but My mercy
extendeth to all things. That (mercy) I shall ordain for those who do right,
and practise regular charity, and those who believe in Our signs;-
9:5 But when the forbidden
months are past, then fight and slay the Pagans wherever ye find them, an seize
them, beleaguer them, and lie in wait for them in every stratagem (of war); but
if they repent, and establish regular prayers and practise regular charity,
then open the way for them: for Allah is Oft-forgiving, Most Merciful.
9:11But (even so), if they
repent, establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity,- they are your
brethren in Faith: (thus) do We explain the Signs in detail, for those who
understand.
9:18 The mosques of Allah
shall be visited and maintained by such as believe in Allah and the Last Day,
establish regular prayers, and practise regular charity, and fear none (at all)
except Allah. It is they who are expected to be on true guidance.
9:71The Believers, men and
women, are protectors one of another: they enjoin what is just, and forbid what
is evil: they observe regular prayers, practise regular charity, and obey Allah
and His Messenger. On them will Allah pour His mercy: for Allah is Exalted in
power, Wise.
18:81"So we desired that
their Lord would give them in exchange (a son) better in purity (of conduct)
and closer in affection.
19:13And piety (for all
creatures) as from Us, and purity: He was devout,
19:31"And He hath made me
blessed wheresoever I be, and hath enjoined on me Prayer and Charity as long as
I live;
19:55 He used to enjoin on his
people Prayer and Charity, and he was most acceptable in the sight of his Lord.
21:73 And We made them
leaders, guiding (men) by Our Command, and We sent them inspiration to do good
deeds, to establish regular prayers, and to practise regular charity; and they
constantly served Us (and Us only).
22:41 (They are) those who, if
We establish them in the land, establish regular prayer and give regular
charity, enjoin the right and forbid wrong: with Allah rests the end (and
decision) of (all) affairs.
22:78 And strive in His cause
as ye ought to strive, (with sincerity and under discipline). He has chosen
you, and has imposed no difficulties on you in religion; it is the cult of your
father Abraham. It is He Who has named you Muslims, both before and in this
(Revelation); that the Messenger may be a witness for you, and ye be witnesses
for mankind! So establish regular Prayer, give regular Charity, and hold fast
to Allah. He is your Protector - the Best to protect and the Best to help!
23:4Who are active in deeds of
charity;
24:37 By men whom neither
traffic nor merchandise can divert from the Remembrance of Allah, nor from
regular Prayer, nor from the practice of regular Charity: Their (only) fear is
for the Day when hearts and eyes will be transformed (in a world wholly new),-
24:56 So establish regular
Prayer and give regular Charity; and obey the Messenger. that ye may receive
mercy.
27:3 Those who establish
regular prayers and give in regular charity, and also have (full) assurance of
the hereafter.
30:39 That which ye lay out
for increase through the property of (other) people, will have no increase with
Allah. but that which ye lay out for charity, seeking the Countenance of Allah,
(will increase): it is these who will get a recompense multiplied.
31:4 Those who establish
regular Prayer, and give regular Charity, and have (in their hearts) the
assurance of the Hereafter.
41:7Those who practise not
regular Charity, and who even deny the Hereafter.
58:13 Is it that ye are afraid
of spending sums in charity before your private consultation (with him)? If,
then, ye do not so, and Allah forgives you, then (at least) establish regular
prayer; practise regular charity; and obey Allah and His Messenger. And Allah
is well-acquainted with all that ye do.
73:20Thy Lord doth know that
thou standest forth (to prayer) nigh two-thirds of the night, or half the
night, or a third of the night, and so doth a party of those with thee. But
Allah doth appoint night and day in due measure He knoweth that ye are unable
to keep count thereof. So He hath turned to you (in mercy); read ye, therefore,
of the Qur'an as much as may be easy for you. He knoweth that there may be
(some) among you in ill-health; others travelling through the land, seeking of
Allah's bounty; yet others fighting in Allah's Cause, read ye, therefore, as
much of the Qur'an as may be easy (for you); and establish regular Prayer and
give regular Charity; and loan to Allah a Beautiful Loan. And whatever good ye
send forth for your souls ye shall find it in Allah's Presence,- yea, better
and greater, in Reward and seek ye the Grace of Allah, for Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.
33:33 And stay quietly in your
houses, and make not a dazzling display, like that of the former Times of
Ignorance; and establish regular Prayer, and give regular Charity; and obey
Allah and His Messenger. And Allah only wishes to remove all abomination from
you, ye members of the Family, and to make you pure and spotless.
98:5 And they have been
commanded no more than this: To worship Allah, offering Him sincere devotion,
being true (in faith); to establish regular prayer; and to practise regular
charity; and that is the Religion Right and Straight.
Giving pledge of allegiance
for paying Zakat
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.478 Narrated byIbn AbbasThy Prophet sent Muadh to Yemen and said, "Invite
the people to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah and I
am Allah's Apostle, and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah
has enjoined on them five prayers in every day and night (in twenty-four
hours), and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah has made it
obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken
from the wealthy among them and given to the poor."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.479 Narrated byAbu AiyubA man said to the Prophet "Tell me of such a
deed as will make me enter Paradise." The people said, "What is the
matter with him? What is the matter with him?" The Prophet said, "He
has something to ask. (What he needs greatly.)" The Prophet said:
"(In order to enter Paradise) you should worship Allah and do not ascribe
any partners to Him, offer prayer perfectly, pay the Zakat and keep good
relations with your kith and kin." (See Hadith No. 12, Vol 8).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.480 Narrated byAbu HurairaA Bedouin came to the Prophet and said, "Tell
me of such a deed as will make me enter Paradise, if I do it." The Prophet
(p.b.u.h) said, "Worship Allah, and worship none along with Him, offer the
(five) prescribed compulsory prayers perfectly, pay the compulsory Zakat, and
fast the month of Ramadan." The Bedouin said, "By Him, in Whose Hands
my life is, I will not do more than this." When he (the Bedouin) left, the
Prophet said, "Whoever likes to see a man of Paradise, then he may look at
this man."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.482 Narrated byIbn AbbasA delegation of the tribe of 'Abdul Qais came to the
Prophet and said, "O Allah's Apostle! We are from the tribe of Rabi'a, and
the infidels of the tribe of Mudar stands between us and you; so we cannot come
to you except during the Sacred Months. Please order us to do something
(religious deeds) which we may carry out and also invite to it our people whom
we have left behind." The Prophet said, "I order you to do four
things and forbid you four others: (I order you) to have faith in Allah, and confess
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, (and the Prophet gestured
with his hand like this (i.e. one knot) and to offer prayers perfectly and to
pay the Zakat, and to pay one-fifth of the booty in Allah's cause. And I forbid
you to use Dubba', Hantam, Naqir and Muzaffat (all these are the names of
utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.483 Narrated byAbu HurairaWhen Allah's Apostle died and Abu Bakr became the
caliph some Arabs renegade (reverted to disbelief) (Abu Bakr decided to declare
war against them), 'Umar, said to Abu Bakr, "How can you fight with these
people although Allah's Apostle said, 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight
the people till they say: "None has the right to be worshipped but Allah,
and whoever said it then he will save his life and property from me except on
trespassing the law (rights and conditions for which he will be punished
justly), and his accounts will be with Allah.' " Abu Bakr said, "By
Allah! I will fight those who differentiate between the prayer and the Zakat as
Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from the property (according to
Allah's orders). By Allah! If they refuse to pay me even a she-kid which they
used to pay at the time of Allah's Apostle . I would fight with them for
withholding it" Then 'Umar said, "By Allah, it was nothing, but Allah
opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision (to fight) and I came to know that
his decision was right."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.484 Narrated byJarir bin AbdullahI gave the pledge of allegiance to the
Prophet for offering prayer perfectly, giving Zakat, and giving good advice to
every Muslim.
The sin of a person who does
not pay Rakat
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.485 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet said, "(On the Day of
Resurrection) camels will come to their owner in the best state of health they
have ever had (in the world), and if he had not paid their Zakat (in the world)
then they would tread him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to
their owner in the best state of health they have ever had in the world, and if
he had not paid their Zakat, then they would tread him with their hooves and
would butt him with their horns." The Prophet added, "One of their
rights is that they should be milked while water is kept in front of
them." The Prophet added, "I do not want anyone of you to come to me
on the Day of Resurrection, carrying over his neck a sheep that will be
bleating. Such a person will (then) say, 'O Muhammad! (please intercede for
me.)' I will say to him. 'I can't help
you, for I conveyed Allah's Message to you.' Similarly, I do not want anyone of
you to come to me carrying over his neck a camel that will be grunting. Such a
person (then) will say 'O Muhammad! (please intercede for me).' I will say to
him, 'I can't help you for I conveyed Allah's message to you.' "
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.486 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's Apostle said, "Whoever is made wealthy
by Allah and does not pay the Zakat of his wealth, then on the Day of
Resurrection his wealth will be made like a baldheaded poisonous male snake
with two black spots over the eyes. The snake will encircle his neck and bite
his cheeks and say, 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.' " Then the Prophet
recited the holy verses: 'Let not those who withhold . . .' (to the end of the
verse (3.180).
Property from which Zakat is
paid
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.487 Narrated byAbu SaidAllah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "No Zakat is due
on property mounting to less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat is due
on less than five camels, and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs."
(A Wasqs equals 60 Sa's) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.488 Narrated byZaid bin WahabI passed by a place called Ar-Rabadha and by
chance I met Abu Dhar and asked him, "What has brought you to this
place?" He said, "I was in Sham and differed with Muawiya on the
meaning of (the following verses of the Qur'an): 'They who hoard up gold and silver
and spend them not in the way of Allah.' (9.34). Muawiya said, 'This verse is
revealed regarding the people of the scriptures.' I said, 'It was revealed
regarding us and also the people of the scriptures.' So we had a quarrel and
Mu'awiya sent a complaint against me to 'Uthman. 'Uthman wrote to me to come to
Medina, and I came to Medina. Many people came to me as if they had not seen me
before. So I told this to 'Uthman who said to me, 'You may depart and live
nearby if you wish.' That was the reason for my being here for even if an
Ethiopian had been nominated as my ruler, I would have obeyed him."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.489 Narrated byAl Ahnaf bin QaisWhile I was sitting with some people from
Quraish, a man with very rough hair, clothes, and appearance came and stood in
front of us, greeted us and said, "Inform those who hoard wealth, that a
stone will be heated in the Hell-fire and will be put on the nipples of their
breasts till it comes out from the bones of their shoulders and then put on the
bones of their shoulders till it comes through the nipples of their breasts the
stone will be moving and hitting." After saying that, the person retreated
and sat by the side of the pillar, I followed him and sat beside him, and I did
not know who he was. I said to him, "I think the people disliked what you
had said." He said, "These people do not understand anything,
although my friend told me." I asked, "Who is your friend?" He
said, "The Prophet said (to me), 'O Abu Dhar! Do you see the mountain of
Uhud?' And on that I (Abu Dhar) started looking towards the sun to judge how
much remained of the day as I thought that Allah's Apostle wanted to send me to
do something for him and I said, 'Yes!' He said, 'I do not love to have gold
equal to the mountain of Uhud unless I spend it all (in Allah's cause) except
three Dinars (pounds).' These people do
not understand and collect worldly wealth. No, by Allah, Neither I ask them for
worldly benefits nor am I in need of their religious advice till I meet Allah,
The Honorable, The Majestic."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.490 Narrated byIbn MasudI heard the Prophet saying, "There is no envy
except in two: a person whom Allah has given wealth and he spends it in the
right way, and a person whom Allah has given wisdom (i.e. religious knowledge)
and he gives his decisions accordingly and teaches it to the others."
Charity must be from money
earned honestly
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.491 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's
Apostle said, "If one give in charity what equals one date-fruit from the
honestly earned money --and Allah accepts only the honestly earned money
--Allah takes it in His right (hand) andd then enlarges its reward for that
person (who has given it), as anyone of you brings up his baby horse, so much
so that it becomes as big as a mountain.
Practicing charity before such
time comes when nobody would accept it
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.492 Narrated byHaritha bin WahabI heard the Prophet saying, "O people!
Give in charity as a time will come upon you when a person will wander about
with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it, and one (who
will be requested to take it) will say, "If you had brought it yesterday,
would have taken it, but today I am not in need of it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.493 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet said, "The Hour (Day of Judgment)
will not be established till your wealth increases so much so that one will be
worried, for no one will accept his Zakat and the person to whom he will give
it will reply, 'I am not in need of it.' "
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.494 Narrated byAdi bin HatimWhile I was sitting with Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) two person came to him; one of them complained about his poverty and
the other complained about the prevalence of robberies. Allah's Apostle said, "As
regards stealing and robberies, there will shortly come a time when a caravan
will go to Mecca (from Medina) without any guard. And regarding poverty, the
Hour (Day of Judgment) will not be established till one of you wanders about
with his object of charity and will not find anybody to accept it And (no
doubt) each one of you will stand in front of Allah and there will be neither a
curtain nor an interpreter between him and Allah, and Allah will ask him, 'Did
not I give you wealth?' He will reply in the affirmative. Allah will further ask, 'Didn't I send a
messenger to you?' And again that person will reply in the affirmative. Then he
will look to his right and he will see nothing but Hell-fire, and then he will
look to his left and will see nothing but Hell-fire. And so, any (each one) of
you should save himself from the fire even by giving half of a date-fruit (in
charity). And if you do not find a half date-fruit, then (you can do it through
saying) a good pleasant word (to your brethren). (See Hadith No. 793 Vol. 4).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.495 Narrated byAbu MusaThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "A time will come
upon the people when a person will wander about with gold as Zakat and will not
find anybody to accept it, and one man will be seen followed by forty women to
be their guardian because of scarcity of men and great number of women. "
Protection from the Hell-Fire
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.496 Narrated byAbu MasudWhen the verses of charity were revealed, we used to
work as porters. A man came and distributed objects of charity in abundance.
And they (the people) said, "He is showing off." And another man came
and gave a Sa (a small measure of food grains); they said, "Allah is not
in need of this small amount of charity." And then the Divine Inspiration
came: "Those who criticize such of the believers who give in charity
voluntarily and those who could not find to give in charity except what is
available to them" (9.79).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.497 Narrated byAbu Masud Al AnsarWhenever Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered
us to give in charity, we used to go to the market and work as porters and get
a Mudd (a special measure of grain) and then give it in charity. (Those were
the days of poverty) and today some of us have one hundred thousand.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.498 Narrated byAdi bin Hatim heard the Prophet saying"Save yourself from
Hell-fire even by giving half a date-fruit in charity."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.499 Narrated byAishaA lady along with her two daughters came to me asking
(for some alms), but she found nothing with me except one date which I gave to
her and she divided it between her two daughters, and did not eat anything
herself, and then she got up and went away. Then the Prophet came in and I
informed him about this story. He said, "Whoever is put to trial by these
daughters and he treats them generously (with benevolence) then these daughters
will act as a shield for him from Hell-Fire." (See Hadith No. 24, Vol. 8).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.500 Narrated byAbu HurairaA man came to the Prophet and asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! Which charity is the most superior in reward?" He
replied, "The charity which you practice while you are healthy, niggardly
and afraid of poverty and wish to become wealthy. Do not delay it to the time
of approaching death and then say, 'Give so much to such and such, and so much
to such and such.' And it has already belonged to such and such (as it is too
late)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.501 Narrated byAishaSome of the wives
of the Prophet asked him, "Who amongst us will be the first to follow you
(i.e. die after you)?" He said, "Whoever has the longest hand."
So they started measuring their hands with a stick and Sauda's hand turned out
to be the longest. (When Zainab bint Jahsh died first of all in the caliphate
of 'Umar), we came to know that the long hand was a symbol of practicing
charity, so she was the first to follow the Prophet and she used to love to
practice charity. (Sauda died later in the caliphate of Muawiya).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.502 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) said, "A man said
that he would give something in charity. He went out with his object of charity
and unknowingly gave it to a thief. Next morning the people said that he had
given his object of charity to a thief. (On hearing that) he said, "O
Allah! All the praises are for you. I will give alms again." And so he
again went out with his alms and (unknowingly) gave it to an adulteress. Next
morning the people said that he had given his alms to an adulteress last night.
The man said, "O Allah! All the praises are for you. (I gave my alms) to
an adulteress. I will give alms again." So he went out with his alms again
and (unknowingly) gave it to a rich person. (The people) next morning said that
he had given his alms to a wealthy person. He said, "O Allah! All the
praises are for you. (I had given alms) to a thief, to an adulteress and to a
wealthy man." Then someone came and said to him, "The alms which you
gave to the thief, might make him abstain from stealing, and that given to the
adulteress might make her abstain from illegal sexual intercourse (adultery),
and that given to the wealthy man might make him take a lesson from it and
spend his wealth which Allah has given him, in Allah's cause."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.503 Narrated byMan bin YazidMy grandfather, my father and I gave the pledge
of allegiance to Allah's Apostle. The Prophet got me engaged and then got me
married. One day I went to the Prophet with a complaint. My father Yazid had
taken some gold coins for charity and kept them with a man in the mosque (to
give them to the poor). But I went and took them and brought them to him (my
father). My father said, "By Allah! I did not intend to give them to you.
" I took (the case) to Allah's Apostle. On that Allah's Apostle said,
"O Yazid! You will be rewarded for what you intended. O Man! Whatever you
have taken is yours."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.504 Narrated byAbu Huraira
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said,
"Seven people will be shaded by Allah under His shade on the day when
there will be no shade except His. They are:
(1) a just ruler;
(2) a young man who has been
brought up in the worship of Allah, (i.e. worship Allah (Alone) sincerely from
his childhood),
(3) a man whose heart is
attached to the mosque (who offers the five compulsory congregational prayers
in the mosque);
(4) two persons who love each
other only for Allah's sake and they meet and part in Allah's cause only;
(5) a man who refuses the call
of a charming woman of noble birth for an illegal sexual intercourse with her
and says: I am afraid of Allah;
(6) a person who practices
charity so secretly that his left hand does not know what his right hand has
given (i.e. nobody knows how much he has given in charity).
(7) a person who remembers
Allah in seclusion and his eyes get flooded with tears."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.505 Narrated byHaritha bin Wahab Al KhuzaiI heard the Prophet (p.b.u.h)
saying, "(O people!) Give in charity (for Allah's cause) because a time
will come when a person will carry his object of charity from place to place
(and he will not find any person to
take it) and any person whom he shall request to take it, I will reply, 'If you
had brought it yesterday I would have taken it, but today I am not in need of
it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.506 Narrated byAishaAllah's Apostle said, "When a woman gives in charity
some of the foodstuff (which she has in her house) without spoiling it, she
will receive the reward for what she has spent, and her husband will receive
the reward because of his earning, and
the storekeeper will also have a reward similar to it. The reward of one will
not decrease the reward of the others . "
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.507 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "The best charity
is that which is practiced by a wealthy person. And start giving first to your
dependents."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.508 Narrated byHakim bin HizamThe Prophet said, "The upper hand is
better than the lower hand (i.e. he who gives in charity is better than him who
takes it). One should start giving first to his dependents. And the best object
of charity is that which is given by a wealthy person (from the money which is
left after his expenses). And whoever abstains from asking others for some
financial help, Allah will give him and save him from asking others, Allah will
make him self-sufficient."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.509 Narrated byIbn UmarI heard Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) while he was on the
pulpit speaking about charity, to abstain from asking others for some financial
help and about begging others, saying, "The upper hand is better than the
lower hand. The upper hand is that of the giver and the lower (hand) is that of
the beggar."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.510 Narrated byUqba bin Al Harith
Once the Prophet offered the
'Asr prayer and then hurriedly went to his house and returned immediately. I
(or somebody else) asked him (as to what was the matter) and he said, "I
left at home a piece of gold which was from the charity and I disliked to let
it remain a night in my house, so I got it distributed."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.511 Narrated byIbn AbbasThe Prophet
went out for the 'Id prayer on the 'Id day and offered a two Rakat prayer; and
he neither offered a prayer before it or after it. Then he went towards the
women along with Bilal. He preached them and ordered them to give in charity.
And some (amongst the women) started giving their forearm bangles and earrings.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.512 Narrated byAbu Burda bin Abu Musathat
his father said, "Whenever a beggar came to Allah's Apostle or he was
asked for something, he used to say (to his companions), "Help and
recommend him and you will receive the reward for it; and Allah will bring
about what He will through His Prophet's tongue."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.513 Narrated byAsmaThe Prophet said
to me, "Do not withhold your money, (for if you did so) Allah would
withhold His blessings from you."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.514 Narrated byAbdaThe Prophet said,
"Do not withhold your money by counting it (i.e. hoarding it), (for if you
did so), Allah would also withhold His blessings from you."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.515 Narrated byAsma bint Abu Bakr
that she had gone to the Prophet and he said, "Do not
shut your money bag; otherwise Allah too will withhold His blessings from you.
Spend (in Allah's cause) as much as you can afford. "
Charity expiates sins
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.516 Narrated byAbu WailHudhaifa said,
"'Umar said, 'Who amongst you remembers the statement of Allah's Apostle
(p.b.u.h) about afflictions?' I said,
'I know it as the Prophet had said it.' 'Umar said, 'No doubt, you are bold.
How did he say it?' I said, 'A man's
afflictions (wrong deeds) concerning his wife, children and neighbors are
expiated by (his) prayers, charity, and enjoining good.' (The sub-narrator Sulaiman added that he
said, 'The prayer, charity, enjoining good and forbidding evil.') 'Umar said,
'I did not mean that, but I ask about that affliction which will spread like
the waves of the sea.' I said, 'O chief
of the believers! You need not be afraid of it as there is a closed door
between you and it.' He asked, 'Will the door be broken or opened?' I replied,
'No, it will be broken.' He said, 'Then, if it is broken, it will never be
closed again?' I replied, 'Yes.' " Then we were afraid to ask what that
door was, so we asked Masruq to inquire, and he asked Hudhaifa regarding it.
Hudhaifa said, "The door was 'Umar." We further asked Hudhaifa
whether 'Umar knew what that door meant. Hudhaifa replied in the affirmative
and added, "He knew it as one knows that there will be a night before the
tomorrow morning."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.517 Narrated byHakim bin Hizam
I said to Allah's Apostle,
"Before embracing Islam I used to do good deeds like giving in charity, slave-manumitting, and the keeping of
good relations with kith and kin. Shall I be rewarded for those deeds?"
The Prophet replied, "You became Muslim with all those good deeds (without
losing their reward)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.518 Narrated byAishaAllah's Apostle
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."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.519 Narrated byAbu Musa
The Prophet 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."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.520 Narrated byAishaThe Prophet said, "If a woman gives in charity from
her husband's house .." The Prophet (p.b.u.h) also said, "If a lady
gives meals (in charity) from her husband's house without spoiling her
husband's property, she will get a reward and her husband will also get a
reward likewise. The husband will get a reward because of his earnings and the
woman because of her spending."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.521 Narrated byAishaThe Prophet said,
"When a woman gives in charity from her house meals in Allah's Cause
without spoiling her husband's property, she will get a reward for it, and her
husband will also get the reward for his earnings and the storekeeper will get
a reward likewise."
'As for him who gives in
charity' (Surah 92 Ayah 5)-10
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.522 Narrated byAbu Huraira
The Prophet said, "Every
day two angels come down from Heaven and one of them says, 'O Allah! Compensate
every person who spends in Your cause,' and the other (angel) says, 'O Allah!
Destroy every miser.' "
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.523 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet said, "The example of a miser and
an almsgiver is like the example of two persons wearing iron cloaks."
Allah's Apostle also said, "The example of an almsgiver and a miser is
like the example of two persons who have two iron cloaks on them from their
breasts to their collar bones, and when the almsgiver wants to give in charity,
the cloak becomes capacious till it covers his whole body to such an extent
that it hides his fingertips and covers his footprints (obliterates his
tracks). (1) And when the miser wants to spend, it (the iron cloak) sticks and
every ring gets stuck to its place and he tries to widen it, but it did not
become wide.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.524 Narrated byAbu Burda
from his father from his
grandfather that the Prophet said, "Every Muslim has to give in
charity." The people asked, "O Allah's Prophet! If someone has
nothing to give, what will he do?" He said, "He should work with his
hands and benefit himself and also give in charity (from what he earns)."
The people further asked, "If he cannot find even that?" He replied,
"He should help the needy who appeal for help." Then the people
asked, "If he cannot do that?" He replied, "Then he should
perform good deeds and keep away from evil deeds and this will be regarded as
charitable deeds."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.525 Narrated byUm Atiyya
A sheep was sent to me (Nusaiba
Al-Ansariya) (in charity) and I sent some of it to 'Aisha. The Prophet asked
'Aisha for something to eat. 'Aisha replied that there was nothing except what
Nusaiba Al-Ansariya had sent of that sheep. The Prophet said to her,
"Bring it as it has reached its place."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.526 Narrated byAbu Said Al Khudri
Allah's Apostle said,
"There is no Zakat on less than five camels and also there is no Zakat on
less than five Awaq (of silver). (5 Awaq = 22 Fransa Riyals of Yemen or 200
Dirhams.) And there is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq. (A special measure of
food-grains, and one Wasq equals 60 Sa's.) (For gold 20 Dinars, i.e. equal to
12 Guinea English. No Zakat for less than 12 Guinea (English) of gold or for
silver less than 22 Fransa Riyals of Yemen.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.528 Narrated byAnasAbu 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 .
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.529 Narrated byIbn AbbasI am a witness that Allah's Apostle 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 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.)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.530 Narrated byAnasAbu Bakr wrote to me what was made compulsory by Allah's
Apostle 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.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.531 Narrated byAnas
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.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.532 Narrated byAbu Said Al Khudri
A Bedouin asked Allah's
Apostle 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 said, "Work beyond the seas and Allah will
not decrease (waste) any of your good deeds." (See Hadith No. 260 Vol. 5).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.533 Narrated byAnas
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.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.534 Narrated byAnas
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
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 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-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 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.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.535 Narrated byAnas 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).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.536 Narrated byAbu HurairaAbu Bakr said, "By Allah! If they (pay me the
Zakat and) withhold even a she-kid which they used to pay during the lifetime
of Allah's Apostle, I will fight with them for it." 'Umar said, "It
was nothing but Allah Who opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to
fight, and I came to know that his decision was right."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.537 Narrated byIbn AbbasWhen Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) sent Muadh to Yemen,
he said (to him), "You are going to people of a (Divine) Book. First of
all invite them to worship Allah (alone) and when they come to know Allah,
inform them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers in every day and
night; and if they start offering these prayers, inform them that Allah has
enjoined on them, the Zakat. And it is to be taken from the rich amongst them
and given to the poor amongst them; and if they obey you in that, take Zakat
from them and avoid (don't take) the best property of the people as
Zakat."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.538 Narrated byAbu Said Al KhudriAllah's Apostle said, "No Zakat is
imposed on less than five Awsuq of dates; no Zakat is imposed on less than five
Awaq of silver, and no Zakat is imposed on less than five camels."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.539 Narrated byAbu DharOnce I went to him (the Prophet ) and he said,
"By Allah in Whose Hands my life is," (or probably said, "By
Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped") "whoever had camels or cows or sheep
and did not pay their Zakat, those animals will be brought on the Day of
Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under
their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come
in circle): When the last does its turn, the first will start again, and this punishment
will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.540 Narrated byIshaq bin Abdullah bin Al Talha
I heard Anas bin Malik saying,
"Abu Talha had more property of date-palm trees gardens than any other
amongst the Ansar in Medina and the most beloved of them to him was Bairuha
garden, and it was in front of the Mosque of the Prophet. Allah's Apostle used
to go there and used to drink its nice water." Anas added, "When
these verses were revealed: 'By no
means shall you Attain righteousness unless You spend (in charity) of that
Which you love,' (3.92) Abu Talha said
to Allah's Apostle, 'O Allah's Apostle! Allah, the Blessed, the Superior says:
By no means shall you attain righteousness, unless you spend (in charity) of
that which you love. And no doubt, Bairuha' garden is the most beloved of all
my property to me. So I want to give it in charity in Allah's cause. I expect
its reward from Allah. O Allah's Apostle! Spend it where Allah makes you think
it feasible.' On that Allah's Apostle said, 'Bravo! It is useful property. I
have heard what you have said (O Abu Talha), and I think it would be proper if
you gave it to your kith and kin.' Abu Talha said, I will do so, O Allah's
Apostle.' Then Abu Talha distributed that garden amongst his relatives and his
cousins."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.541 Narrated byAbu Said Al KhudriOn
'Id ul Fitr or 'Id ul Adha Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) went out to the Musalla.
After finishing the prayer, he delivered the sermon and ordered the people to
give alms. He said, "O people! Give alms." Then he went towards the
women and said. "O women! Give alms, for I have seen that the majority of
the dwellers of Hell-Fire were you (women)." The women asked, "O
Allah's Apostle! What is the reason for it?" He replied, "O women!
You curse frequently, and are ungrateful to your husbands. I have not seen
anyone more deficient in intelligence and religion than you. O women, some of
you can lead a cautious wise man astray." Then he left. And when he
reached his house, Zainab, the wife of Ibn Mas'ud, came and asked permission to
enter it was said, "O Allah's Apostle! It is Zainab." He asked,
"Which Zainab?" The reply was that she was the wife of Ibn Mas'ud. He
said, "Yes, allow her to enter." And she was admitted. Then she said,
"O Prophet of Allah! Today you ordered people to give alms and I had an
ornament and intended to give it as alms, but Ibn Mas'ud said that he and his
children deserved it more than anybody else." The Prophet replied,
"Ibn Mas'ud had spoken the truth. Your husband and your children had more
right to it than anybody else."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.542 Narrated byAbu Huraira Allah's Apostle said, "There is no Zakat
either on a horse or a slave belonging to a Muslim."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.543 Narrated byAbu Huraira
The Prophet said, "There
is no Zakat either on a slave or on a horse belonging to a Muslim."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.544 Narrated byAbu Said Al KhudriOnce the Prophet sat on a pulpit and we sat
around him. Then he said, "The things I am afraid of most for your sake
(concerning what will befall you after me) is the pleasures and splendors of
the world and its beauties which will be disclosed to you." Somebody said,
"O Allah's Apostle! Can the good bring forth evil?" The Prophet
remained silent for a while. It was said to that person, "What is wrong
with you? You are talking to the Prophet (p.b.u.h) while he is not talking to
you." Then we noticed that he was being inspired divinely. Then the
Prophet wiped off his sweat and said, "Where is the questioner?" It
seemed as if the Prophet liked his question. Then he said, "Good never
brings forth evil. Indeed it is like what grows on the banks of a water-stream which
either kill or make the animals sick, except if an animal eats its fill the
Khadira (a kind of vegetable) and then faces the sun, and then defecates and
urinates and grazes again. No doubt this wealth is sweet and green. Blessed is
the wealth of a Muslim from which he gives to the poor, the orphans and to
needy travelers. (Or the Prophet said something similar to it.) No doubt,
whoever takes it illegally will be like the one who eats but is never
satisfied, and his wealth will be a witness against him on the Day of
Resurrection."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.545 Narrated byAmr bin Al Harith
Zainab, the wife of 'Abdullah
said, "I was in the Mosque and saw the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saying, 'O women!
Give alms even from your ornaments.' " Zainab used to provide for
'Abdullah and those orphans who were under her protection. So she said to
'Abdullah, "Will you ask Allah's Apostle whether it will be sufficient for
me to spend part of the Zakat on you and the orphans who are under my
protection?" He replied "Will you yourself ask Allah's Apostle
?" (Zainab added): "So I went to the Prophet and I saw there an
Ansari woman who was standing at the door (of the Prophet ) with a similar
problem as mine. Bilal passed by us and we asked him, 'Ask the Prophet whether
it is permissible for me to spend (the Zakat) on my husband and the orphans
under my protection.' And we requested Bilal not to inform the Prophet about
us. So Bilal went inside and asked the Prophet regarding our problem. The
Prophet (p.b.u.h) asked, "Who are those two?" Bilal replied that she
was Zainab. The Prophet said, "Which Zainab?" Bilal said, "The
wife of 'Abdullah (bin Mas'ud)." The Prophet said, "Yes, (it is sufficient
for her) and she will receive a double rewards (for that): One for helping
relatives, and the other for giving Zakat."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.546 Narrated byZainab
(the daughter of Um Salama) My
mother said, "O Allah's Apostle! Shall I receive a reward if I spend for
the sustenance of Abu Salama's offspring, and in fact they are also my
sons?" The Prophet replied, "Spend on them and you will get a reward
for what you spend on them."
Alms are only for the poor and the needy, for to free
captives, and in debt, and in Allah's Cause. (Surah 9 Ayah 60)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.547 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) ordered (a person) to
collect Zakat, and that person returned and told him that Ibn Jamil, Khalid bin
Al-Walid, and Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib had refused to give Zakat. The Prophet
said, "What made Ibn Jamil refuse to give Zakat though he was a poor man,
and was made wealthy by Allah and His Apostle? But you are unfair in asking
Zakat from Khalid as he is keeping his armor for Allah's cause (for Jihad). As
for Abbas bin 'Abdul Muttalib, he is the uncle of Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and
Zakat is compulsory on him and he should pay it double."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.548 Narrated byAbu Said Al KhudriSome Ansari persons asked for (something)
from Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h) and he gave them. They again asked him for
(something) and he again gave them. And then they asked him and he gave them
again till all that was with him finished. And then he said "If I had
anything, I would not keep it away from you. (Remember,) whoever abstains from
asking others, Allah will make him contented, and whoever tries to make himself
self-sufficient, Allah will make him self-sufficient. And whoever remains
patient, Allah will make him patient. Nobody can be given a blessing better and
greater than patience."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.549 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's Apostle said, "By Him in Whose Hand my
life is, it is better for anyone of you to take a rope and cut the wood (from
the forest) and carry it over his back and sell it (as a means of earning his
living) rather than to ask a person for something and that person may give him
or not."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.550 Narrated byAz Zubair bin AlAwwamThe Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, "It is
better for anyone of you to take a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of wood
(from the forest) over his back and sell it and Allah will save his face (from
the Hell-Fire) because of that, rather than to ask the people who may give him
or not."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.551 Narrated byUrwa bin Az Zubair and
Said bin Al MusaiyabHakim bin Hizam said, "(Once) I asked Allah's Apostle
(for something) and he gave it to me. Again I asked and he gave (it to me).
Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And then he said, 'O Hakim! This property
is like a sweet fresh fruit; whoever takes it without greediness, he is blessed
in it, and whoever takes it with greediness, he is not blessed in it, and he is
like a person who eats but is never satisfied; and the upper (giving) hand is
better than the lower (receiving) hand.' " Hakim added, "I said to
Allah's Apostle, 'By Him (Allah) Who sent you with the Truth, I shall never
accept anything from anybody after you, till I leave this world.' " Then
Abu Bakr (during his caliphate) called Hakim to give him his share from the war
booty (like the other companions of the Prophet ), he refused to accept
anything. Then 'Umar (during his caliphate) called him to give him his share but
he refused. On that 'Umar said, "O Muslims! I would like you to witness
that I offered Hakim his share from this booty and he refused to take it."
So Hakim never took anything from anybody after the Prophet till he died.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.552 Narrated byUmarAllah's Apostle used to give me something but I would say
to him, "would you give it to a poorer and more needy one than I?"
The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to me, "Take it. If you are given something
from this property, without asking for it or having greed for it take it; and
if not given, do not run for it."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.553 Narrated byAbdullah bin UmarThe Prophet said, "A man keeps on asking
others for something till he comes on the Day of Resurrection without any piece
of flesh on his face." The Prophet added, "On the Day of Resurrection,
the sun will come near (to the people) to such an extent that the sweat will
reach up to the middle of the ears, so, when all the people are in that state,
they will ask Adam for help, and then Moses, and then Muhammad (p.b.u.h)."
The sub-narrator added "Muhammad will intercede with Allah to judge
amongst the people. He will proceed on till he will hold the ring of the door
(of Paradise) and then Allah will exalt him to Maqam Mahmud (the privilege of
intercession, etc.). And all the people of the gathering will send their
praises to Allah."
'They do not beg of people at all' (Surah 2 Ayah 273)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.554 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet said, "The poor person is not the
one who asks a morsel or two (of meals) from the others, but the poor is the
one who has nothing and is ashamed to beg from others."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.555 Narrated byAsh shabiThe clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba narrated,
"Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira bin Shu'ba: Write to me something which you
have heard from the Prophet (p.b.u.h)." So Al-Mughira wrote: I heard the
Prophet saying, "Allah has hated for you three things:
1. Vain talks, (useless talk) that you talk too much or about
others.
2. Wasting of wealth (by extravagance).
3. And asking too many questions (in disputed religious
matters) or asking others for something (except in great need). (See Hadith No.
591, Vol. Ill)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.556 Narrated bySad (bin Abi Waqqas)Allah's Apostle distributed something
(from the resources of Zakat) amongst a group of people while I was sitting
amongst them, but he left a man whom I considered the best of the lot. So, I
went up to Allah's Apostle and asked him secretly, "Why have you left that
person? By Allah! I consider him a believer." The Prophet said, "Or
merely a Muslim (Who surrender to Allah)." I remained quiet for a while
but could not help repeating my question because of what I knew about him. I
said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why have you left that person? By Allah! I
consider him a believer. " The Prophet said, "Or merely a
Muslim." I remained quiet for a while but could not help repeating my
question because of what I knew about him. I said, "O Allah's Apostle! Why
have you left that person? By Allah! I consider him a believer." The
Prophet said, "Or merely a Muslim." Then Allah's Apostle (p.b.u.h)
said, "I give to a person while another is dearer to me, for fear that he
may be thrown in the Hell-fire on his face (by reneging from Islam)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.557 Narrated byAbu HurairaAllah's Apostle said, "The poor person is not
the one who goes round the people and ask them for a mouthful or two (of meals)
or a date or two but the poor is that who has not enough (money) to satisfy his
needs and whose condition is not known to others, that others may give him
something in charity, and who does not beg of people."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.558 Narrated byAbu HurairaThe Prophet said, "No doubt, it is better for
a person to take a rope and proceed in the morning to the mountains and cut the
wood and then sell it, and eat from this income and give alms from it than to
ask others for something."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.559 Narrated byAbu Humaid As Saidi
We took part in the holy
battle of Tabuk in the company of the Prophet and when we arrived at the
Wadi-al-Qura, there was a woman in her garden. The Prophet asked his companions
to estimate the amount of the fruits in the garden, and Allah's Apostle estimated
it at ten Awsuq (One Wasaq = 60 Sa's) and 1 Sa'= 3 kg. approximately). The
Prophet said to that lady, "Check what your garden will yield." When
we reached Tabuk, the Prophet said, "There will be a strong wind tonight
and so no one should stand and whoever has a camel, should fasten it." So
we fastened our camels. A strong wind blew at night and a man stood up and he
was blown away to a mountain called Taiy. The King of Aila sent a white mule
and a sheet for wearing to the Prophet as a present, and wrote to the Prophet
that his people would stay in their place (and will pay Jizya taxation.) (1)
When the Prophet reached Wadi-al-Qura he asked that woman how much her garden
had yielded. She said, "Ten Awsuq," and that was what Allah's Apostle
had estimated. Then the Prophet said, "I want to reach Medina quickly, and
whoever among you wants to accompany me, should hurry up." The sub-narrator Ibn Bakkar said something
which meant: When the Prophet (p.b.u.h) saw Medina he said, "This is
Taba." And when he saw the mountain of Uhud, he said, "This mountain
loves us and we love it. Shall I tell you of the best amongst the Ansar?"
They replied in the affirmative. He said, "The family of Bani-n-Najjar,
and then the family of Bani Sa'ida or Bani Al-Harith bin Al-Khazraj. (The
above-mentioned are the best) but there is goodness in all the families of
Ansar."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.560 Narrated bySalim bin Abdullah from his father
The Prophet said, "On a
land irrigated by rain water or by natural water channels or if the land is wet
due to a nearby water channel, Ushr (i.e. one-tenth) is compulsory (as Zakat);
and on the land irrigated by the well, half of an Ushr (i.e. one-twentieth) is
compulsory (as Zakat on the yield of the land)."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.561 Narrated byAbu Said Al Khudri
The Prophet said, "There
is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq (of dates), or on less than five camels, or
on less than five Awaq of silver." (22 Yemeni Riyals Faransa).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.562 Narrated byAbu Huraira
Dates used to be brought to
Allah's Apostle immediately after being plucked. Different persons would bring
their dates till a big heap collected (in front of the Prophet). Once Al-Hasan
and Al-Husain were playing with these dates. One of them took a date and put it
in his mouth. Allah's Apostle looked at him and took it out from his mouth and
said, "Don't you know that Muhammad's offspring do not eat what is given
in charity?"
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.563 Narrated byIbn Umar
The Prophet had forbidden the
sale of dates till they were good (ripe), and when it was asked what it meant,
the Prophet said, "Till there is no danger of blight."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.564 Narrated byJabir bin Abdullah
The Prophet had forbidden the
sale of fruits till they were ripe (free from blight).
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.565 Narrated byAnas bin Malik
Allah's Apostle forbade the
selling of fruits until they were ripe. The Prophet (p.b.u.h) added, "It
means that they become red."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.566 Narrated byAbdullah bin Umar
Umar bin Al-Khattab gave a horse
in charity in Allah's cause and later he saw it being sold in the market and
intended to purchase it. Then he went to the Prophet and asked his permission.
The Prophet said, "Do not take back what you have given in charity."
For this reason, Ibn 'Umar never purchased the things which he had given in
charity, and in case he had purchased something (unknowingly) he would give it
in charity again.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.567 Narrated byUmar
Once I gave a horse in Allah's
cause (in charity) but that person did not take care of it. I intended to buy
it, as I thought he would sell it at a low price. So, I asked the Prophet
(p.b.u.h) about it. He said, "Neither buy, nor take back your alms which you
have given, even if the seller were willing to sell it for one Dirham, for he
who takes back his alms is like the one who swallows his own vomit."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.568 Narrated byAbu Huraira
Al-Hasan bin 'Ali took a date
from the dates given in charity and put it in his mouth. The Prophet said,
"Expel it from your mouth. Don't you know that we do not eat a thing which
is given in charity?"
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.569 Narrated byIbn Abbas
The Prophet saw a dead sheep
which had been given in charity to a freed slave-girl of Maimuna, the wife of
the Prophet . The Prophet said, "Why don't you get the benefit of its
hide?" They said, "It is dead." He replied, "Only to eat
(its meat) is illegal."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.570 Narrated byAl Aswad
'Aisha intended to buy Barira
(a slave-girl) in order to manumit her and her masters intended to put the condition that her
Al-wala would be for them. 'Aisha mentioned that to the Prophet who said to
her, "Buy her, as the 'Wala' is for the manumitted." Once some meat
was presented to the Prophet and 'Aisha said to him, "This (meat) was
given in charity to Barira." He said, "It is an object of charity for
Barira but a gift for us."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.571 Narrated byUm Atiyya Al Ansariya
The Prophet went to 'Aisha and
asked her whether she had something (to eat). She replied that she had nothing
except the mutton (piece) which Nusaiba (Um 'Atiyya) had sent to us (Buraira)
in charity." The Prophet said, "It has reached its place and now it
is not a thing of charity but a gift for us."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.572 Narrated byAnas
Some meat was presented to the
Prophet (p.b.u.h) and it had been given to Barira (the freed slave-girl of
Aisha) in charity. He said, "This meat is a thing of charity for Barira
but it is a gift for us."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.573 Narrated byAbu Mabad
(the slave of Ibn Abbas)
Allah's Apostle said to Muadh when he sent him to Yemen, "You will go to
the people of the Scripture. So, when you reach there, invite them to testify
that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah, and that Muhammad is His
Apostle. And if they obey you in that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on
them five prayers in each day and night. And if they obey you in that tell them
that Allah has made it obligatory on them to pay the Zakat which will be taken
from the rich among them and given to the poor among them. If they obey you in
that, then avoid taking the best of their possessions, and be afraid of the
curse of an oppressed person because there is no screen between his invocation
and Allah."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.574A Narrated byAbdullah bin
Abu Aufa
Whenever a person came to the
Prophet with his alms, the Prophet would say, "O Allah! Send your
Blessings upon so and so." My father went to the Prophet with his alms and
the Prophet said, "O Allah! Send your blessings upon the offspring of Abu
Aufa."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.574B Narrated byAbu Huraira
The Prophet said, "A man
from Bani Israel asked someone from Bani Israel to give him a loan of one
thousand Dinars and the latter gave it to him. The debtor went on a voyage
(when the time for the payment of the debt became due) but he did not find a
boat, so he took a piece of wood and bored it and put 1000 dinars in it and
threw it into the sea. The creditor went out and took the piece of wood to his
family to be used as fire-wood." (See Hadith No. 488 B, Vol. 3). And the
Prophet narrated the narration (and said), "When he sawed the wood, he
found his money."
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.575 Narrated byAbu Huraira
Allah's Apostle said,
"There is no compensation for one killed or wounded by an animal or by falling
in a well, or because of working in mines; but Khumus is compulsory on
Rikaz."
'And those employed to collect the funds are to be paid
officially' (Surah 9 Ayah 60)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.576 Narrated byAbu Humaid Al Saidi
Allah's Apostle (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 checked the account with him.
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.577 Narrated byAnas
Some people from 'Uraina tribe
came to Medina and its climate did not suit them, so Allah's Apostle (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 Apostle 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)
Sahih Al-Bukhari HadithHadith
2.578 Narrated byAnas bin Malik
I took 'Abdullah bin Abu Talha
to Allah's Apostle 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 who
would chew a piece of date and put a part of its juice in the child's mouth). I
saw the Prophet and he had an instrument for branding in his hands and was
branding the camels of Zakat.