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Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates from Sayyiduna Ali bin Abi Talib (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no zakat on vegetables, there is no zakat on ‘araya’, there is no zakat on (grain) less than five wasq, there is no zakat on animals used for labor, and there is no zakat on the forehead." The narrator named Saqr bin Habib explains: By "forehead" is meant horses, mules, and slaves.

Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no obligatory zakat on the vegetables that grow from the earth."

Muhammad bin Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates regarding the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he instructed him to collect one dinar out of every forty dinars, five dirhams out of every two hundred dirhams, and that zakat is not obligatory on less than five wasq, zakat is not obligatory on less than five camels, and zakat is not obligatory on vegetables.

Musa bin Talhah narrates from his father: The Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "There is no zakat obligatory on vegetables."

Musa bin Talhah narrates from his father: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no obligatory zakat on vegetables."

Musa bin Talha narrates from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no obligatory zakat on vegetables." The narrator of this narration, Marwan Sanjari, is weak.

Musa bin Talhah narrates regarding Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab, may Allah be pleased with him: He stated: The Noble Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, has prescribed the payment of zakat in these four things: wheat, barley, raisins, and dates.

Musa bin Talhah narrates: We have a letter from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him), in which it is written regarding the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): He (peace be upon him) collected zakat from wheat, barley, raisins, and dates.

Musa bin Talha narrates from Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him): The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "For land that is irrigated by rain, by 'ba'l' (planting a date palm near water so that the tree is watered by underground water itself), or by flowing water (such as a canal, etc.), payment of one-tenth (ushr) is obligatory. For land that is irrigated by sprinkling water (i.e., by artificial means), payment of half of one-tenth is obligatory. Payment of zakat is obligatory on dates, wheat, and grains, but it is exempted for cucumber, watermelon, apple, sugarcane, and other vegetables; the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) has exempted it."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates this statement of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "There is no zakat obligatory on vegetables."

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration from Mu'adh bin Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

The same narration is also transmitted with another chain of narration from Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal, may Allah be pleased with him, from the Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings be upon him.

Musa bin Talhah reports: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) forbade the collection of zakat from vegetables.

The same narration is also reported with another chain of transmission from Musa bin Talhah, on the authority of Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him).

Abu Burdah narrates from Sayyiduna Musa Ash'ari (may Allah be pleased with him) and Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him): When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent these two gentlemen to Yemen, they taught the people religious rulings (and said): "You should collect zakat only from these four things: barley, wheat, raisins, and dates."

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I heard the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "No zakat is obligatory on any field (agricultural produce) until it reaches five wasq. When it reaches five wasq, then zakat becomes obligatory on it, and one wasq is equal to sixty sa’. And zakat on silver is not obligatory until it reaches five uqiyyah, and one uqiyyah is equal to forty dirhams."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "No zakat is to be taken from crops (i.e., agricultural produce) until its yield reaches five wasq."

Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "I have exempted zakat on your (male and female slaves) and horses, but bring the zakat of your silver, agricultural produce, and livestock."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) reports as a marfu' hadith to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him): "Zakat is not obligatory on less than five wasq, and one wasq is equal to sixty sa'."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id al-Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Zakat is not obligatory on less than five wasqs, and one wasq is sixty sa's."

Tawoos narrates: A calf was brought to Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any instruction regarding this." The narrator states: Their number was less than 30.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he instructed him to collect one tabi’ or one tabi’ah, one jadh’ or one jadh’ah from every thirty cows, and one musinnah from every forty cows. The people asked: What is the ruling regarding the calves of cows? He replied: “The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any instruction about this. When I return to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will ask him about it.” Then, when Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked him about the calves of cows, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: “No payment is obligatory for them.” The narrator named Mas’udi states: By ‘awqas’ it is meant when their number is less than thirty; when the number of cows is between forty and sixty, then the payment of two tabi’ah is obligatory; when they reach seventy, then the payment of one musinnah and one tabi’ is obligatory; when they reach eighty, then the payment of two musinnah is obligatory; when they reach ninety, then the payment of three tabi’ is obligatory. Mas’udi says: The word ‘awqas’ is written with a ‘seen’, do not write it with a ‘sad’.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he instructed: "Take grain (as zakat) from grain, goats as zakat from goats, camels as zakat from camels, and cows as zakat from cows."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people of Yemen: "Bring to me khamees or labees (types of cloth), I will collect zakat from you; this will be easier for you and more preferable and better for the emigrants residing in Madinah Munawwarah." The narrator named Umar has transmitted these words: "Bring to me wide garments." This narration is mursal, because the narrator named Tawus did not live in the time of Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Maqathi were not among the things that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) brought. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) collected zakat from wheat, barley, dates, and raisins; he did not collect anything from maqathi. We had maqthat (agricultural land) which produced ten thousand (units), but nothing (i.e., zakat) became obligatory on it.

Malik bin Aws narrates: Once we were sitting with Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), when Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and greeted him with salam. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "O Abu Dharr! How are you?" He replied: "I am fine." Then he went and stood by a pillar, and the people also got up and went towards him and surrounded him. I was also among those who surrounded him. The people said: "O Abu Dharr! Narrate to us a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Zakat is obligatory on camels, zakat is obligatory on goats, zakat is obligatory on cows, and zakat is obligatory on linen (silk)." The narrator says: He mentioned this word with the letter 'z'.

Malik bin Awf narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Zakat is obligatory on camels, zakat is obligatory on goats, zakat is obligatory on cows, and zakat is obligatory on silk (buz). Whoever accumulates dinars, dirhams, pieces of gold, or silver, which he has not set aside for fulfilling an obligation or for spending in the way of Allah, then this will be considered a treasure, with which he will be branded on the Day of Resurrection."

Malik bin Aws narrates from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is zakat on camels, there is zakat on goats, there is zakat on cows, and there is zakat on sheep."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, and instructed him to collect one tabi‘ or one tabi‘ah from every thirty camels, and one musinnah from every forty cows, and from every adult person, one dinar or its equivalent in ma‘afir.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, the narrators have differed regarding one word in it.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he instructed him to take one tabi‘ or one tabi‘ah from every thirty cows, and one musinnah from every forty cows, and to collect one dinar or its equivalent in ‘ma‘afir’ from every adult person.