Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: There is another difference of opinion, which is that if someone possesses gold or silver equal to the nisab and then acquires more wealth, zakat on that profit will not become obligatory until a year has passed over it. But if someone possesses goats, cows, or camels, each in the amount of the nisab, and then acquires more goats, cows, or camels, then zakat on them will become obligatory by combining them with the previously owned animals of the same kind.
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: This explanation is the best among all the explanations I have heard in this chapter.
It is narrated from Umm al-Mu'mineen Sayyida Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) that goats of zakat came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). Among them, he saw a goat that gave a lot of milk, so he asked: What is the matter with this goat? The people said: It is a goat of zakat. Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: Its owner would never have given it willingly. Do not put people into trial, do not take their best wealth, and refrain from seizing their sustenance.
Hadith Referenceموطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ / كتاب الزكاة / 675
Hadith Gradingمحدثین:موقوف صحيح
Hadith Takhrij«موقوف صحيح، وأخرجه البيهقي فى«سننه الكبير» برقم: 7754، والبيهقي فى«سننه الصغير» برقم:1282، والبيهقي فى «معرفة السنن والآثار» برقم: 2394، وابن أبى شيبة فى «مصنفه» برقم: 10011، شركة الحروف نمبر: 553، فواد عبدالباقي نمبر: 17 - كِتَابُ الزَّكَاةِ-ح: 28»