The above mentioned tradition has also bee transmitted by Ibn Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version adds: The women began to give their ear-rings and rings in alms. Bilal began to collect them in his garment. He (the Prophet) then distributed them among the poor Muslims.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
1144. Commentary:
It is obligatory upon the Muslim authorities and Islamic organizations to make arrangements for the financial assistance of those who are economically oppressed and destitute, especially on the occasions of the two Eids.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 1144