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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاة
Book of Zakat
بَابُ زَكَاةِ الْبَقَرِ وَمَا جَاءَ فِي الْوَقْصِ
Chapter on Zakat of cattle and what is reported regarding the "waqs"
Al-Fath ar-Rabbani — Hadith 3388
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ عَنْ عَمْرِو (بْنِ دِينَارٍ) عَنْ طَاوُسٍ أُتِي مُعَاذُ بْنُ جَبَلٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ بِوَقْصِ الْبَقَرِ وَالْعَسَلِ، فَقَالَ: لَمْ يَأْمُرْنِي النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِيهَا بِشَيْءٍ، قَالَ سُفْيَانُ: الْأَوْقَاصُ مَا دُونَ الثَّلَاثِينَ
Tawoos says: It was presented to Sayyiduna Mu’adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) the waqs (excess) of cows and honey for zakat, but he said: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any command regarding this. Sufyan says: (The amount of cows that is) less than thirty is waqs (excess).
Brief Explanation
Benefits: Since the minimum number of cows required for zakat is thirty (30), if a person possesses sixty-nine (69) cows, then zakat will be taken only for forty (40) animals, and there will be no zakat on the remaining twenty-nine (29), because they are less than thirty (30). This number is called waqs (وقص). The details regarding the zakat of honey will be mentioned later.
