Musannaf Ibn Abi Shaybah

It is narrated from Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) had the rulings of zakat written down and kept them together with the sword (the narrator is in doubt) or with the will, and did not take it out until his blessed soul was taken. When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) departed from this world, Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq acted upon it until he too left this world, then Hazrat Umar acted upon it. It was written in it that for five camels, one goat is due; for ten, two goats; for fifteen, three goats; for twenty, four goats; for twenty-five camels, one bint makhad (a one-year-old she-camel entering its second year) up to thirty-five; and when they exceed thirty-five, then for up to forty-five, one bint labun (a two-year-old she-camel entering its third year); and when they exceed forty-five, then for up to sixty, one hiqqah (a three-year-old she-camel entering its fourth year); and when they exceed sixty, then for up to seventy-five, one jadh’ah (a four-year-old she-camel entering its fifth year); then when they exceed seventy-five, up to ninety, two bint labun; and then when they exceed ninety, up to one hundred and twenty, two hiqqah; and when they exceed one hundred and twenty, then for every fifty, one hiqqah, and for every forty, one bint labun. The scattered (livestock) will not be combined, nor will the combined be separated (if the livestock are scattered and in multiple places, they will not be gathered together at the time of taking or giving zakat, and if they are in one place, they will not be divided into multiple places and pastures. However, according to Imam Abu Hanifa, the difference and multiplicity of place and pasture does not affect zakat; rather, only the difference and multiplicity of ownership affects zakat, so in this hadith, the combining and separating refers only to the extent of ownership), and two partners will settle their account among themselves (i.e., if two people are partners in trade or any work, when the zakat collector comes, he will not wait for the partners to divide their wealth and then take zakat separately from each share, but will take the due zakat from the total wealth, and then it is the partners’ responsibility to divide the due zakat according to their shares).

Hazrat Abdullah says that for twenty-five camels, a bint-e-makhaz is obligatory.

Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: For five camels, one goat is due up to nine; when there is one more than nine, then up to fourteen, two goats are due; when there is one more than that, then up to nineteen, three goats are due; and when there is one more than nineteen, then up to twenty-four, four goats are due; and if there is one more camel than that, then five goats are due; and when there is one more camel than twenty-five, then a bint makhad or an ibn labun, which is a male and one year older than that, must be given up to thirty-five; and when there is one more camel than thirty-five, then a bint labun is due up to forty-five; and when there is one more camel than forty-five, then up to sixty, a strong male hiqqah is due; and when there is one more camel than sixty, then up to seventy-five, a jaz’ah is due; and when there is one more than seventy-five, then up to ninety, two bint labun are due; and when there is one more camel than ninety, then up to one hundred and twenty, two hiqqahs are due. And when the camels exceed one hundred and twenty, then for every fifty camels, one hiqqah is due. The collective should not be separated, nor should the separated be collected.

Hazrat Nafi' narrates that it was found written in the will of Hazrat Umar that for twenty-five camels, the due is one bint makhaz.

Hazrat Fudayl and Ibrahim state that for twenty-five camels, the zakat is one bint makhad camel.

Hazrat Bahz bin Hakim narrates from his father and grandfather that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: When the grazing camels reach forty, then one bint laboon is due as zakat; the camel will not be separated according to its account, and whoever pays zakat seeking reward from Allah Almighty, then for him is its reward; it is a firm command among the firm commands of our Lord. Nothing from zakat is lawful for the family of Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him).

Hazrat Ibn Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that when the number of camels increased, Hazrat Umar would collect one Hiqqah for every fifty, and one Bint Laboon for every forty.

Ibrahim says that for every twenty-five camels, the zakat is one bint makhad.

Hazrat Yahya bin Saeed narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz sent him to collect Zakat and wrote him a letter. He wrote that for twenty-five camels, the Zakat is one bint-e-makhad, and when they exceed this number, the Zakat is one male ibn-e-laboon.

Hazrat Hammad says that for twenty-five camels, the zakat is one bint makhaz.

Hazrat Sha’bi narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote to the judge of Yemen: For five camels, the zakat is one goat; for ten camels, two goats; for fifteen camels, three goats; for twenty camels, four goats; and for twenty-five camels, five goats. If there is one camel more than twenty-five, then a bint makhad (a one-year-old she-camel) is due up to thirty-five camels. If a bint makhad is not available for zakat, then a male ibn labun (a two-year-old male camel) should be given. When there is one camel more than thirty-five, up to forty-five, then one bint labun (a two-year-old she-camel) is due. When there is one camel more than forty-five, up to sixty, then one hiqqah (a three-year-old she-camel) is due. When there is one camel more than sixty, up to seventy-five, then one jadh’ah (a four-year-old she-camel) is due. When there is one more than seventy-five, then two bint labun are due. This continues up to ninety. When there is one camel more than ninety, up to one hundred and twenty, then two hiqqah are due. Then, when the camels exceed one hundred and twenty, for every fifty, one hiqqah, and for every forty, one bint labun will be due. The scattered (livestock) will not be combined, nor will the combined be separated, and at the time of collecting zakat, neither a very young nor a very old animal will be taken (rather, a middle-aged one will be taken), nor will a one-eyed or very weak animal be taken. Ajlah, the narrator, says: I asked Imam Sha’bi, what does “laa yujma’u bayna mufarriqin wa laa yufarraqu bayna mujtami’in” mean? He replied: If a man has livestock, he should not separate them with the intention that, when separated, the zakat threshold is not reached and thus zakat is not due on them; nor should the separated be combined, meaning if a people have livestock but zakat is not due on them, the zakat collector should not combine them all together and collect zakat from them.