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سنن ابي داود
Abu Dawud
كتاب الخراج والفيء والإمارةTribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai Wal-Imarah)
باب مَا جَاءَ فِي الرِّكَازِ وَمَا فِيهِChapter: Ar-Rikaz (Buried Treasure) And The Levy Due On It.
Hadith 3085
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ ، عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ الْمُسَيِّبِ وَأَبِي سَلَمَةَ ، سَمِعَا أَبَا هُرَيْرَةَ ، يُحَدِّثُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، قَالَ : " فِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسُ " .
Narrated Abu Hurairah: The Prophet ﷺ said: A fifth is payable on buried treasure.
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Brief Explanation
1؎: That is, out of five shares, one share belongs to Allah and His Messenger, and the remaining four shares belong to the one who acquires it.
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
Wealth buried by someone in a deserted land or in an ancient, old settlement, whose owner is unknown, is called rikaz. Whoever finds such wealth becomes its owner after paying the khums (one-fifth portion).
Wealth buried by someone in a deserted land or in an ancient, old settlement, whose owner is unknown, is called rikaz. Whoever finds such wealth becomes its owner after paying the khums (one-fifth portion).
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3085
Shaykh Muhammad Ibrahim bin Basheer
Benefit:
In this hadith, it is stated that any harm caused by an animal's attack, or by someone falling into a mine or a well, the penalty (compensation) and blood money (diyah) will not be upon the owner of the animal, mine, or well. This is because the owner had employed the worker for the purpose of work, not with the intention of causing him harm. Furthermore, this hadith contains the ruling that upon finding a buried treasure, one-fifth of it must be given as zakat. For details, see (Fath al-Bari: 3/365).
In this hadith, it is stated that any harm caused by an animal's attack, or by someone falling into a mine or a well, the penalty (compensation) and blood money (diyah) will not be upon the owner of the animal, mine, or well. This is because the owner had employed the worker for the purpose of work, not with the intention of causing him harm. Furthermore, this hadith contains the ruling that upon finding a buried treasure, one-fifth of it must be given as zakat. For details, see (Fath al-Bari: 3/365).
Source: Musnad al-Humaydi: Commentary by Muhammad Ibrahim bin Bashir, Page: 1109
