# Sunan Abi Dawud - Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

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**1 hadith**

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## Hadith #2936

**Book:** Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah) | **Narrator(s):** Abdur Rahman bin Shmas'h عبد الرحمن بن شماسة, Abu Ja'far al-Nafaili عبد الله بن محمد أبو جعفر النفيلي الحران, Ibn Ishaq محمد بن إسحاق بن يسار‎, Muhammad bin Salmah محمد بن سلمة بن عبد الله الباهلي, Uqba bin 'Amir al-Juhayni, Yazid bin Abi Habib يزيد بن أبي حبيب | **Grade:** Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The official who collects sadaqah (zakat) in a just manner is like him who fights in Allah’s path till he returns home.

*Source: [ParallelQuran](https://parallelquran.com/hadith/sunan-abi-dawud-2936/)*

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