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سنن دارمي
Darimi
من كتاب الزكاةFrom the Book of Zakat
باب في فَرْضِ الزَّكَاةِ:Chapter: On the Obligation of Zakat
Hadith 1653
اُردوEn
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّا بْنِ إِسْحَاق، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ: أَنّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ لَمَّا بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ، فَقَالَ: "إِنَّكَ تَأْتِي قَوْمًا أَهْلَ كِتَابٍ، فَادْعُهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا أَنْ لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ أَطَاعُوا لَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةً فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ، تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ وَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لَكَ فِي ذَلِكَ، فَإِيَّاكَ وَكَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ، وَإِيَّاكَ وَدَعْوَةَ الْمَظْلُومِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهَا مِنْ دُونِ اللَّهِ حِجَابٌ".
It is narrated from Sayyiduna Ibn Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) that when the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he said: “You are going to a people who are from the People of the Book, so invite them to testify that there is no deity except Allah, and that Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) is the Messenger of Allah. If they accept this from you, then inform them that Allah, the Exalted, has made five prayers obligatory upon them in every day and night. If they accept this from you, then inform them that Allah has made zakat obligatory upon them, to be taken from their wealthy and distributed among their poor. If they accept this from you, then avoid taking the best (most valuable) of their wealth, and beware of the supplication (curse) of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah, the Exalted.”
Brief Explanation
(Commentary on Hadith 1652)
Zakat means to take out a specific portion from a specified wealth after a year has passed and distribute it among the poor. There are rules and regulations for this, which will be mentioned ahead, and zakat is one of the important pillars among the five pillars of Islam. The purpose of the aforementioned hadith is to establish this very point.
If a person, despite being sahib-e-nisab (possessor of the minimum amount liable for zakat), does not give zakat from his wealth, then there is a severe warning for him.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu had said very stern words regarding those who withhold zakat: "By Allah! If they refuse to give even a young goat which they used to give to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as zakat, I will fight them for it."
Initially, Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu objected, but later he said: «فَوَاللّٰهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ قَدْ شَرَحَ اللّٰهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ ، فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ» [بخاري : 1400] (By Allah, Allah Ta'ala granted Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu clarity regarding zakat, and I came to know that he was indeed upon the truth).
In fact, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu even said: "By Allah, I will fight every person who differentiates between prayer and zakat."
In any case, from this the obligation and virtue of zakat is established. From the hadith of the chapter, it is also established that the one who calls to Allah should first invite to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), then to the other pillars of Islam. This hadith also establishes the virtue of prayer, which is the first pillar of Islam after the two testimonies (shahadatayn). In it, there is also the command to avoid the supplication of the oppressed, which goes straight to the Exalted Throne and attains the honor of acceptance. That is why the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would also seek Allah's protection from oppression every day when leaving the house: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ ، أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ ، أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ» (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from doing wrong or being wronged, from acting ignorantly or having ignorance done to me) [أبوداؤد 5094], [نسائي 5554], [ترمذي 3427], [ابن ماجه 3884].
Zakat means to take out a specific portion from a specified wealth after a year has passed and distribute it among the poor. There are rules and regulations for this, which will be mentioned ahead, and zakat is one of the important pillars among the five pillars of Islam. The purpose of the aforementioned hadith is to establish this very point.
If a person, despite being sahib-e-nisab (possessor of the minimum amount liable for zakat), does not give zakat from his wealth, then there is a severe warning for him.
Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu had said very stern words regarding those who withhold zakat: "By Allah! If they refuse to give even a young goat which they used to give to the Messenger of Allah sallallahu alayhi wa sallam as zakat, I will fight them for it."
Initially, Sayyiduna Umar radi Allahu anhu objected, but later he said: «فَوَاللّٰهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ قَدْ شَرَحَ اللّٰهُ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللّٰهُ عَنْهُ ، فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ» [بخاري : 1400] (By Allah, Allah Ta'ala granted Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu clarity regarding zakat, and I came to know that he was indeed upon the truth).
In fact, Sayyiduna Abu Bakr radi Allahu anhu even said: "By Allah, I will fight every person who differentiates between prayer and zakat."
In any case, from this the obligation and virtue of zakat is established. From the hadith of the chapter, it is also established that the one who calls to Allah should first invite to tawhid (the oneness of Allah), then to the other pillars of Islam. This hadith also establishes the virtue of prayer, which is the first pillar of Islam after the two testimonies (shahadatayn). In it, there is also the command to avoid the supplication of the oppressed, which goes straight to the Exalted Throne and attains the honor of acceptance. That is why the Noble Prophet sallallahu alayhi wa sallam would also seek Allah's protection from oppression every day when leaving the house: «اَللّٰهُمَّ إِنِّيْ أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ أَنْ أَضِلَّ أَوْ أُضَلَّ ، أَوْ أَزِلَّ أَوْ أُزَلَّ ، أَوْ أَظْلِمَ أَوْ أُظْلَمَ ، أَوْ أَجْهَلَ أَوْ يُجْهَلَ عَلَيَّ» (O Allah! I seek refuge in You from going astray or being led astray, from slipping or being made to slip, from doing wrong or being wronged, from acting ignorantly or having ignorance done to me) [أبوداؤد 5094], [نسائي 5554], [ترمذي 3427], [ابن ماجه 3884].
