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Bayhaqi 7384 — The preference for giving it to the ruler

أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو الْحُسَيْنِ بْنُ بِشْرَانَ، أنبأ أَبُو جَعْفَرٍ الرَّزَّازُ، ثنا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عُبَيْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُنَادِي، ثنا يُونُسُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، ثنا حَسَنُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ الْجُهَنِيُّ، قَالَ: سَأَلْتُ زَيْدَ بْنَ أَسْلَمَ عَنِ الزَّكَاةِ، فَقَالَ: سَمِعْتَ بِعَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ؟ فَقُلْتُ: نَعَمْ قَالَ: " كَانَ يَدْفَعُهَا إِلَيْهِمْ يَعْنِي السُّلْطَانَ فِي الْفِتْنَةِ يَقْضَمُونَ بِهَا دَوَابَّهُمْ ".
Hasan bin Sa'd al-Juhani (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I asked Zayd bin Aslam (may Allah have mercy on him) about zakah. He said: Have you heard about Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both)? I said: Yes. He said: He used to give it to them — meaning the ruler — during the time of turmoil (fitnah), and they would feed their animals with it.
Hadith Reference السنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7384
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