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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 3388 — on Zakat of cattle and what is reported
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.
