The Book of Zakah

Bulugh al-Maram

“There is no Zakah to be paid on any amount of dates or grain less than five Awsuq.” Agreed upon.

Bulugh al-Maram

“One who becomes the guardian of an orphan, who owns property, must trade on his behalf and not leave it (saved and unused) until it is all eaten up by Zakah (which is paid yearly).” Related by At-Tirmidhi and Ad-Daraqutni...

Bulugh al-Maram

And it has a Shahid (supporting narration) that is Mursal narrated by Ash-Shafi'ee.

Bulugh al-Maram

Abdullah bin Abi Aufa (RAA) narrated, ‘Whenever a person came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) with their Zakah, he would say, “O Allah! Send your blessings upon them” Agreed upon.

Bulugh al-Maram

Ali (RAA) narrated that al-Abbas (RAA) asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) to allow him to pay his Zakah before its due date, and he gave him permission to do so.’ Related by At-Tirmidhi and Al-Hakim.

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Abu Dawud also has the narration, “Their Zakah should only be collected by their dwellings.”

Bulugh al-Maram

“No Zakah is to be paid on one’s horse (that he rides) or one’s slave.” Related by Al-Bukhari. Muslim also has the narration, “There is no Zakah to be paid on one’s slave, except for Zakat-ul-Fitr (which is paid at...

Bulugh al-Maram

“For every forty camels, one ‘bint labun’ (a young female camel which is two years old and already starting the third year), is due as Zakah. No camel is to be separated from the rest of the camels (i.e. the...

Bulugh al-Maram

“When you possess two hundred Dirhams at the end of the year (if you still have all of them), five Dirhams are levied on them as Zakah. There is nothing upon you (to be paid) in gold, until it reaches...

Bulugh al-Maram

Ibn Umar (RAA) narrated, ‘Whoever earns any money, he is not liable to pay Zakah, until the period of a year has passed (while still possessing the same amount of money).’ Related by At-Tirmidhi.