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الفتح الربانی
Fath al-Rabbani
كتاب الزكاةBook of Zakat
بَابُ عَدَمِ الزَّكَاةِ فِي الرَّقِيقِ وَالْخَيْلِ وَالْحُمُرِChapter on no Zakat on slaves, horses, and donkeys
Hadith 3399
اُردوEn
(وَعَنْهُ مِنْ طَرِيقٍ ثَانٍ) قَالَ: جَاءَ نَاسٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّامِ إِلَى عُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالُوا: إِنَّا قَدْ أَصَبْنَا أَمْوَالًا وَخَيْلًا وَرَقِيقًا نُحِبُّ أَنْ يَكُونَ لَنَا فِيهَا زَكَاةٌ وَطَهُورٌ، قَالَ: مَا فَعَلَهُ صَاحِبَايَ قَبْلِي فَأَفْعَلُهُ وَاسْتَشَارَ أَصْحَابَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَآلِهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَفِيهِمْ عَلِيٌّ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَقَالَ عَلِيٌّ: هُوَ حَسَنٌ، إِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ جِزْيَةً رَاتِبَةً يُؤْخَذُونَ بِهَا مِنْ بَعْدِكَ
(Second chain) Haritha narrates that some people from Syria came to Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). They said: We have acquired some wealth, horses, and slaves. We wish to pay zakat on them so that our wealth may be purified. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Neither the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) nor Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) did this before me. Then he consulted the companions, among whom Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) was also present. He said: (Accept it from them), it is a good thing, provided that it is not made obligatory in such a way that it is taken from those who come after them as well.
Brief Explanation
Benefits: It is apparent from the statement of Sayyiduna Ali radi Allahu anhu that he did not consider zakat obligatory on horses and slaves. This is why he referred to it as jizyah and stipulated the condition that it should not be collected in the future. The reason for deeming this collection permissible on this occasion was that those people wished to perform this good deed willingly.
