صحيح البخاري
Bukhari
كتاب الزكاةThe Book of Zakat
بَابُ مَا يُسْتَخْرَجُ مِنَ الْبَحْرِ:Chapter. (Is Zakat imposed on) what is taken out of the sea (or not)?
Hadith 1498
اُردوEn
وَقَالَ ابْنُ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا : لَيْسَ الْعَنْبَرُ بِرِكَازٍ هُوَ شَيْءٌ دَسَرَهُ الْبَحْرُ .
And Abdullah ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) said that ambergris cannot be called rikaz. Ambergris is a thing which the sea throws onto the shore.
وَقَالَ الْحَسَنُ فِي الْعَنْبَرِ وَاللُّؤْلُؤِ الْخُمُسُ، فَإِنَّمَا جَعَلَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ فِي الرِّكَازِ الْخُمُسَ، لَيْسَ فِي الَّذِي يُصَابُ فِي الْمَاءِ .
And Imam Hasan al-Basri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: One-fifth is obligatory in ambergris and pearls. Although the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) prescribed one-fifth in rikaz (buried treasure). So rikaz is not that which is found in water.
وَقَالَ اللَّيْثُ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرُ بْنُ رَبِيعَةَ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ هُرْمُزَ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَنَّ رَجُلاً مِنْ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ سَأَلَ بَعْضَ بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ بِأَنْ يُسْلِفَهُ أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ، فَدَفَعَهَا إِلَيْهِ، فَخَرَجَ فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَلَمْ يَجِدْ مَرْكَبًا، فَأَخَذَ خَشَبَةً فَنَقَرَهَا فَأَدْخَلَ فِيهَا أَلْفَ دِينَارٍ، فَرَمَى بِهَا فِي الْبَحْرِ، فَخَرَجَ الرَّجُلُ الَّذِي كَانَ أَسْلَفَهُ، فَإِذَا بِالْخَشَبَةِ فَأَخَذَهَا لأَهْلِهِ حَطَبًا- فَذَكَرَ الْحَدِيثَ- فَلَمَّا نَشَرَهَا وَجَدَ الْمَالَ».
Narrated Abu Huraira The Prophet said, "A man from Bani Israel asked someone from Bani Israel to give him a loan of one thousand Dinars and the later gave it to him. The debtor went on a voyage (when the time for the payment of the debt became due) but he did not find a boat, so he took a piece of wood and bored it and put 1000 diners in it and threw it into the sea. The creditor went out and took the piece of wood to his family to be used as fire-wood." (See Hadith No. 488 B, Vol. 3). And the Prophet narrated the narration (and said), "When he sawed the wood, he found his money."
Explanation & Benefits
Maulana Dawood Raz
Hadith Commentary:
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah intends to establish that there is no zakat on things found in the sea, such as ambergris, pearls, etc., and that the opinion of those scholars who have included such things among rikaz (buried treasure) is not correct.
In this context, the Imam has brought this Israelite incident, about which Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says:
Al-Isma‘ili said: “There is nothing in this hadith that is relevant to the chapter heading. A man took a loan and then repaid it; likewise, al-Dawudi said: ‘The hadith of the piece of wood (in which the money was found) has nothing to do with this chapter.’” ‘Abdul Malik responded to these scholars by saying that through this, Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has indicated that whatever the sea casts out, it is permissible to take it, and there is no khums (one-fifth due) in it, etc. (Fath al-Bari).
That is, al-Isma‘ili said that there is no relevance between this hadith and the chapter, and similarly, al-Dawudi also said that the hadith of the piece of wood (in which the money was found) has no relevance to this. ‘Abdul Malik replied to them that through this, Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has indicated that whatever the sea throws out, it is permissible to take it, and there is no khums in it; in this way, there is relevance between the hadith and the chapter.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says: “The majority (jumhur) are of the view that nothing is obligatory in it,” meaning the majority are of the opinion that there is no zakat on things extracted from the sea.
This Israelite incident is a lesson: the lender gave a thousand gold coins purely on the guarantee of Allah, and Allah established his trustworthiness and honesty in such a way that the piece of wood, along with the gold coins, reached the lender.
And in this way, he received his gold coins.
Indeed, if the borrower truly intends in his heart to repay on time, Allah Most High certainly, certainly provides some means by which he is able to fulfill his intention.
This meaning has also come in a hadith.
But nowadays, such trustworthy people are rare.
Except whom Allah wills, and with Allah is all success.
Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah intends to establish that there is no zakat on things found in the sea, such as ambergris, pearls, etc., and that the opinion of those scholars who have included such things among rikaz (buried treasure) is not correct.
In this context, the Imam has brought this Israelite incident, about which Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says:
Al-Isma‘ili said: “There is nothing in this hadith that is relevant to the chapter heading. A man took a loan and then repaid it; likewise, al-Dawudi said: ‘The hadith of the piece of wood (in which the money was found) has nothing to do with this chapter.’” ‘Abdul Malik responded to these scholars by saying that through this, Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has indicated that whatever the sea casts out, it is permissible to take it, and there is no khums (one-fifth due) in it, etc. (Fath al-Bari).
That is, al-Isma‘ili said that there is no relevance between this hadith and the chapter, and similarly, al-Dawudi also said that the hadith of the piece of wood (in which the money was found) has no relevance to this. ‘Abdul Malik replied to them that through this, Imam al-Bukhari rahimahullah has indicated that whatever the sea throws out, it is permissible to take it, and there is no khums in it; in this way, there is relevance between the hadith and the chapter.
Hafiz Ibn Hajar rahimahullah says: “The majority (jumhur) are of the view that nothing is obligatory in it,” meaning the majority are of the opinion that there is no zakat on things extracted from the sea.
This Israelite incident is a lesson: the lender gave a thousand gold coins purely on the guarantee of Allah, and Allah established his trustworthiness and honesty in such a way that the piece of wood, along with the gold coins, reached the lender.
And in this way, he received his gold coins.
Indeed, if the borrower truly intends in his heart to repay on time, Allah Most High certainly, certainly provides some means by which he is able to fulfill his intention.
This meaning has also come in a hadith.
But nowadays, such trustworthy people are rare.
Except whom Allah wills, and with Allah is all success.
Source: Sahih Bukhari: Commentary by Maulana Dawood Raz, Page: 1498
Shaykh Abdul Sattar al-Hammad
Hadith Commentary:
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has refuted, through this hadith, those who consider it obligatory to extract a fifth (khums) from wealth obtained from the sea. Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s position is that whatever is found in the river or sea, it is permissible to take possession of it, and it is not necessary to pay any specified portion from it, because in the hadith of the piece of wood, there is no mention of extracting a fifth, nor did the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam object to the action mentioned in the hadith. It is also not clarified that not extracting a fifth from such wealth was part of the Shari’ah of Bani Isra’il, but that “my companions, it is not permissible for you to benefit from such a thing until a fifth is taken out from it.” From this, it is understood that there is no khums or the like on items found from the sea.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/457)
(2)
‘Allamah ‘Ayni rahimahullah states that Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has established from this hadith that taking things from the sea is permissible and it is not necessary to pay a fifth from it. In the chapter heading, it is stated: “Wealth extracted from the sea,” and in the hadith as well, the extraction of wealth from the sea is established. For the correspondence between the hadith and the chapter heading, this much is sufficient, as is Imam Bukhari’s usual practice; the rest of the matters have been overlooked.
(‘Umdat al-Qari: 6/559)
According to Imam Awza‘i rahimahullah, there is some detail: he states that whatever is obtained from the seashore, a fifth should be paid from it, and whatever is extracted by diving into the sea, there is no need to pay a fifth or the like from it. However, according to the majority, no khums is obligatory on anything from the sea.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/457)
(3)
Imam Bukhari has narrated this hadith in detail in the Book of Kafalah, Hadith:
(2291)
Further benefits will be mentioned there,
insha’Allah.
(1)
Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has refuted, through this hadith, those who consider it obligatory to extract a fifth (khums) from wealth obtained from the sea. Imam Bukhari rahimahullah’s position is that whatever is found in the river or sea, it is permissible to take possession of it, and it is not necessary to pay any specified portion from it, because in the hadith of the piece of wood, there is no mention of extracting a fifth, nor did the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam object to the action mentioned in the hadith. It is also not clarified that not extracting a fifth from such wealth was part of the Shari’ah of Bani Isra’il, but that “my companions, it is not permissible for you to benefit from such a thing until a fifth is taken out from it.” From this, it is understood that there is no khums or the like on items found from the sea.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/457)
(2)
‘Allamah ‘Ayni rahimahullah states that Imam Bukhari rahimahullah has established from this hadith that taking things from the sea is permissible and it is not necessary to pay a fifth from it. In the chapter heading, it is stated: “Wealth extracted from the sea,” and in the hadith as well, the extraction of wealth from the sea is established. For the correspondence between the hadith and the chapter heading, this much is sufficient, as is Imam Bukhari’s usual practice; the rest of the matters have been overlooked.
(‘Umdat al-Qari: 6/559)
According to Imam Awza‘i rahimahullah, there is some detail: he states that whatever is obtained from the seashore, a fifth should be paid from it, and whatever is extracted by diving into the sea, there is no need to pay a fifth or the like from it. However, according to the majority, no khums is obligatory on anything from the sea.
(Fath al-Bari: 3/457)
(3)
Imam Bukhari has narrated this hadith in detail in the Book of Kafalah, Hadith:
(2291)
Further benefits will be mentioned there,
insha’Allah.
Source: Hidayat al-Qari: Commentary on Sahih Bukhari, Urdu, Page: 1498
