Majma al-Zawaid — Hadith 4385

Sayyiduna Malik bin Aws (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I was in the mosque when Sayyiduna Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) entered the mosque and offered two rak'ahs beside a pillar. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "How are you?" Then he turned away and began reciting the surah "Alhakumu al-takathur" (Competition in worldly increase diverts you). He was a man with a powerful voice; he recited loudly, and the mosque resounded. Then he turned towards the people, and I said: O Abu Dharr al-Ghifari (the narrator is unsure; perhaps the words are: the people said to him): "Narrate to us a hadith which you heard from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." He said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Zakah is due on camels, and zakah is due on goats." The narrator Abu Asim says: I think he also said: "Zakah is due on cows, zakah is due on wheat, and zakah is due on gold, silver and unwrought gold. Whoever gathers wealth and does not spend it in the way of Allah, on those in debt, and on travellers, it will be a cause of branding for him on the Day of Resurrection." I said: "O Abu Dharr al-Ghifari, fear Allah Almighty and consider what you are saying, for wealth has become abundant in people's hands." He said: "O my nephew, state your lineage to me." I stated my lineage to him, and he said: "I have recognised your lineage. Have you read the Qur'an?" I replied: "Yes." He said: "Then recite this verse: 'Those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in the way of Allah.'" He recited it to the end of the verse, then said: "Then understand."
Al-Bazzar recorded it in full, and Ahmad recorded part of it; its chain contains a narrator, Musa bin Ubaydah al-Rabadhi, who is da'if (weak).