Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph, he sent Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) to Bahrain and wrote a letter for him: 'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). "This is the obligatory zakah which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory upon the Muslims, and which Allah commanded His Messenger with. Whoever of them is asked for it in its proper manner, let him give it, and whoever is asked for more than that, let him not give it. Its details are as follows: on twenty-four camels or fewer, the due is goats, one goat for every five camels. When they reach twenty-five, up to thirty-five, the due is a one-year-old she-camel, a bint makhad. If there is no bint makhad, then an ibn labun, a two-year-old male camel. When they reach thirty-six up to forty-five, the due is a two-year-old she-camel, a bint labun. When they reach forty-six up to sixty, the due is a three-year-old hiqqah, fit to bear the male camel. When they reach sixty-one up to seventy-five, the due is a four-year-old jadha'ah. When they reach seventy-six up to ninety, the due is two two-year-old she-camels, two bint labun. When they reach ninety-one up to one hundred and twenty, the due is two three-year-old hiqqahs. When they exceed one hundred and twenty, then on every forty a bint labun (two-year-old) she-camel, and on every fifty a hiqqah. Whoever has only four camels owes no zakah, unless their owner wishes to give something. When they become five camels, the due is one goat. Whoever's camels reach the zakah of a jadha'ah, and he does not have a jadha'ah but has a hiqqah, that will be accepted from him, along with two goats if they are available, or else twenty dirhams. Whoever's zakah reaches a hiqqah, and he has no hiqqah but has a jadha'ah, the jadha'ah will be accepted from him and the collector will give him twenty dirhams or two goats. Whoever's zakah reaches a hiqqah, and he has no hiqqah but has a bint labun, the bint labun will be taken from him, and he will give two goats or twenty dirhams along with it. Whoever's zakah reaches a bint labun, and he has no bint labun but has a hiqqah, the hiqqah will be accepted from him and the collector will give him twenty dirhams or two goats. Whoever's zakah reaches a bint labun, and he has no bint labun but has a bint makhad, the bint makhad will be taken from him, and he will give twenty dirhams or two goats along with it. As for the zakah of grazing sheep: when they are from forty up to one hundred and twenty, the due is one sheep. When they exceed one hundred and twenty up to two hundred, the due is two sheep. When they exceed two hundred up to three hundred, the due is three sheep. Then when they exceed three hundred, on every hundred one sheep. In zakah, neither an old animal, nor a defective one, nor a billy-goat is to be taken, unless the collector wishes. When a man's grazing sheep are fewer than forty by even one, there is no zakah on them, unless their owner wishes. On silver the due is a quarter of a tenth; when it is only one hundred and ninety dirhams, there is no zakah on it, unless its owner wishes."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7246
Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) said that when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) became caliph, he sent him to Bahrain as an official, wrote this letter for him and sealed it with the ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him). The engraving of his (peace and blessings be upon him) ring was in three lines: in one line was written Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), in the second Messenger, and in the third Allah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7247
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) said that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote for him: These are the obligatory dues of zakah which Allah and His Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) have made obligatory upon the Muslims. So whoever of the Muslims is asked for it according to this, let him give it, and whoever is asked for more than that, let him not give it: "On fewer than twenty-five camels, for every five there is one goat. When they reach twenty-five, there is one bint makhad, 'a one-year-old she-camel', and this is up to thirty-five. If he does not have a bint makhad, then an ibn labun, 'a two-year-old male'. Then when they are from thirty-six up to forty-five, there is one bint labun, 'a two-year-old she-camel'. When they reach forty-six up to sixty, there is a hiqqah, 'a three-year-old she-camel', fit to bear the stud camel. When they are from sixty-one up to seventy-five, there is a jadha'ah, 'a four-year-old she-camel'. When they are from seventy-six up to ninety, there are two bint labun. When they are from ninety-one up to one hundred and twenty, there are two hiqqahs fit to bear the stud camel. When they exceed one hundred and twenty, then on every forty a bint labun and on every fifty a hiqqah. When the ages of the camels and the obligatory dues differ: whoever's zakah reaches a jadha'ah, and he has no jadha'ah but has a hiqqah, that is to be taken from him, along with two goats or twenty dirhams. Whoever's zakah reaches a hiqqah and he has a jadha'ah, the jadha'ah is to be taken from him, but the collector is to give him back twenty dirhams or two goats. Whoever's zakah reaches a hiqqah and he has a bint labun, it is to be accepted from him, and along with it twenty dirhams or two goats are also to be collected. Whoever's zakah reaches a bint labun and he has a hiqqah, it is to be accepted from him, but the collector is to give him back twenty dirhams or two goats. Whoever's zakah reaches a bint labun and he has a bint makhad, that is to be accepted from him, and along with it twenty dirhams or two goats are also to be taken. Whoever's zakah reaches a bint makhad and he has an ibn labun (male), it is to be accepted from him, with nothing along with it. Whoever has only four camels owes no zakah on them, except what their owner wishes to give. On grazing sheep, from forty up to one hundred and twenty, there is one sheep. When they exceed that, up to two hundred there are two sheep. When there is even one more, up to three hundred there are three sheep. Then if there is one more, on every hundred there is one sheep. In zakah, neither an old animal, nor a defective one, nor a billy-goat is to be taken, unless the collector wishes to take it. Separate flocks are not to be combined, nor combined flocks separated, for fear of zakah. Those who are partners will settle between themselves equally. When a man's grazing sheep are fewer than forty by even one, there is no zakah on them, except what their owner wishes to give. On silver the due is a quarter of a tenth, and when the wealth is less than two hundred dirhams, there is no zakah on it, except what its owner wishes to give."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7248
Ayyub said: I saw with Thumamah bin Abdullah bin Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) a document that Abu Bakr al-Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) had written for Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) when he sent him to collect zakah from Bahrain. It bore the seal of the ring of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), on which was written 'Muhammadun Rasulullah' (Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7249
Nafi' (may Allah have mercy on him) said that he read the document of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him), in which it was written: "There is no zakah on fewer than five camels. When they become five, up to nine there is one goat. When they become ten, up to fourteen there are two goats. When they become fifteen, up to nineteen there are three goats. When they become twenty, up to twenty-four there are four goats. When their number becomes twenty-five, up to thirty-five there is a bint makhad. When they exceed that, up to forty-five there is a bint labun. When they exceed that, up to sixty there is a hiqqah. When they exceed that, up to seventy-five there is a jadha'ah. When they exceed that, up to ninety there are two bint labun. When they exceed even that, up to one hundred and twenty there are two hiqqahs. Then if they exceed that, on every fifty a hiqqah and on every forty a bint labun. There is no zakah on fewer than forty sheep. When they become forty, up to one hundred and twenty there is one sheep. When they exceed that, up to two hundred there are two sheep. When they exceed two hundred, up to three hundred there are three sheep. When they exceed three hundred, on every hundred there is one sheep."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7250
Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) said: This is the document of the zakah dues: "On twenty-four camels or fewer, for every five there is one goat. On what is above that up to thirty-five, a bint makhad. If there is no bint makhad, then a male ibn labun. Above that up to forty-five, a female bint labun. Above that up to sixty, a hiqqah fit to receive the stud camel. Above that up to seventy-five, a jadha'ah. If above that up to ninety, two bint labun. If above that up to one hundred and twenty, two hiqqahs fit to receive the stud camel. Whatever exceeds that: on every forty a bint labun and on every fifty a hiqqah. On grazing sheep, when they are from forty up to one hundred and twenty, one sheep. If more than that, up to two hundred, two sheep. If more, up to three hundred, three sheep. Whatever exceeds that: on every hundred one sheep. In zakah, neither an old animal, nor a defective one, nor a billy-goat is to be taken, unless the collector himself wishes to take it. Flocks grazing separately are not to be combined, nor flocks grazing together separated, for fear of zakah. Those who are partners will settle equally between themselves. On silver the due is a quarter of a tenth, when the silver of any of you reaches five uqiyah."
This is the copy of the document of Umar bin al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) according to which he used to collect zakah. Imam al-Shafi'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said: We adopt all of this.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7251
Salim narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote out the zakah dues, but he had not yet sent it to his officials when he (peace and blessings be upon him) passed away, so it was tied to his (peace and blessings be upon him) sword. Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) implemented it until he too passed away, then Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) acted upon it until he too passed away. It was as follows: "On five camels one goat, on ten camels two goats, on fifteen camels three, and on twenty four goats. On twenty-five camels a bint makhad (one-year-old), up to thirty-five. When they exceed that, up to forty-five a bint labun. Then if they exceed that, up to sixty a hiqqah. Then if more than that, up to seventy-five a jadha'ah. If more than that, up to ninety two bint labun. If they exceed that, up to one hundred and twenty two hiqqahs (three-year-olds). Then if the camels are more than even that, on every fifty a hiqqah and on every forty a bint labun. On forty sheep there is one sheep, up to one hundred and twenty. When they exceed that, up to two hundred there are two sheep. When they exceed two hundred, up to three hundred there are three sheep. When the sheep are more than that, on every hundred there is one sheep; until the number reaches a hundred there is no sheep due on it. Flocks grazing together are not to be separated, nor flocks grazing separately combined, for fear of zakah. Those who are partners will settle equally between themselves. In zakah, neither an old sheep nor a defective one is to be taken."
Al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him) said: They are to be divided into three parts, the best, the middling and the inferior, and the zakah is to be collected from the middling.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7252
Sufyan bin Husayn (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates with the same chain and meaning: "If there is no bint makhad, then an ibn labun (male) is to be taken in its place," and he did not mention the words of al-Zuhri (may Allah have mercy on him).
Abu Isa al-Tirmidhi said in Kitab al-'Ilal: I asked Muhammad bin Isma'il al-Bukhari about this hadith and he said: I hope that it is mahfuz (preserved), and Sufyan bin Husayn is saduq (truthful).
Abu Ahmad Abdullah bin Adi al-Hafiz said: Sulayman bin Kathir, the brother of Muhammad bin Kathir, agreed with Sufyan bin Husayn in narrating this hadith of the zakah dues from Salim from his father. He said: A group narrated it from al-Zuhri from Salim from his father as mawquf (stopping at the Companion), while Sufyan bin Husayn and Sulayman bin Kathir raised it as marfu' to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him).
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7253
Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates from his father (may Allah be pleased with them both), and he from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him); he said: Salim (may Allah have mercy on him) had me read a document which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) had written about zakah before his death, and I saw written in it: "On five camels one goat, on ten two goats, on fifteen three, on twenty four, and on twenty-five a bint makhad up to thirty-five. If there is no bint makhad, then an ibn labun in its place. When they are thirty-six, a bint labun up to forty-five. When they are forty-six, a hiqqah up to sixty. When they become sixty-one, a jadha'ah up to seventy-five. When they are seventy-six, two bint labun up to ninety. When they become ninety-one, two hiqqahs up to one hundred and twenty. Then on every fifty a hiqqah and on every forty a bint labun. I also found in it that on forty sheep there is one sheep up to one hundred and twenty; when they exceed that, two sheep up to two hundred; when they exceed that, three sheep up to three hundred; then on every hundred one sheep. I also found in it that flocks grazing together are not to be separated, nor flocks grazing separately combined. I also found in it that it is not permissible to give a billy-goat, an old animal or a defective animal in zakah."
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7254
Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather (Amr bin Hazm, may Allah be pleased with him), that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a document to the people of Yemen containing the obligatory duties, the sunan and the blood-money rulings, and sent it with Amr bin Hazm (may Allah be pleased with him). It was read out to the people of Yemen, and this is its text: "'Bismillahir-Rahmanir-Rahim' (In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful). From Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him), the Prophet of Allah, to Shurahbil bin Abd Kulal, Nu'aym bin Abd Kulal and al-Harith bin Abd Kulal, the chiefs of Dhu Ru'ayn, Ma'afir and Hamdan. To proceed: your envoy has reached us, and you have given the fifth (khums) of Allah from the spoils. What Allah has prescribed upon the believers of the tenth ('ushr) is this: on land watered by the sky, whether by running water or by its roots, there is a tenth when it reaches five wasq; and whatever is watered by ropes and water-wheels, there is half a tenth when it reaches five wasq (20 maunds). On every five grazing camels there is one goat, until they reach twenty-four. When there is one more than twenty-four, there is a bint makhad. If a bint makhad is not available, then an ibn labun (a two-year-old male), until their number reaches thirty-five. If there is one more than thirty-five, there is a bint labun up to forty-five. When there is one more, there is a hiqqah up to sixty. If there is one more than sixty, there is a jadha'ah up to seventy-five. When there is one more than seventy-five, there are two bint labun up to ninety. When there is one more than ninety, there are two hiqqahs fit for mating, up to one hundred and twenty. Then when they exceed one hundred and twenty, on every forty a bint labun and on every fifty a hiqqah fit to receive the camel. On thirty cows there is a one-year-old male or female calf (tabi'), and on forty cows one cow. On forty grazing sheep there is one sheep up to one hundred and twenty. If they exceed one hundred and twenty, two sheep up to two hundred; if more than that, three sheep up to three hundred; if more than that, on every hundred one sheep. In zakah, neither an old sheep, nor a defective one, nor a billy-goat is to be given. Separate flocks are not to be combined, nor flocks grazing together separated, for fear of zakah. Whatever is taken from partners, they will settle it equally between themselves. On every five uqiyah of silver there are five dirhams, and whatever is more, on every forty dirhams one dirham, and on less than five uqiyah there is nothing. On every forty dinars there is one dinar. Know that charity is not lawful for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) and his household; it is only the zakah by which people's souls are purified, and it is for the poor of the Muslims and for the path of Allah. There is nothing due on a slave, nor on a farm or its workers, when it is paying its charity from the tenth. And zakah is not due on a Muslim slave, nor on his horse."
Then he said that this document also contained: "Among the major sins in the sight of Allah Almighty on the Day of Resurrection are associating partners with Allah, killing a believing soul without right, fleeing from the battlefield while fighting in the path of Allah, disobedience to parents, slandering a chaste woman, learning magic, consuming usury (riba) and consuming the wealth of an orphan. Indeed, Umrah is the lesser Hajj. The Qur'an is not to be touched without purity. There is no divorce before marriage, and no freeing of a slave before buying him. None of you should pray in a single garment while there is nothing on his shoulders; nor should anyone sit with his knees drawn up (ihtiba') in a single garment while there is nothing between his private parts and the sky; nor should any of you pray in a single garment with one side of him exposed; nor should any of you pray while his hair is tied up." This document also contained: "Whoever kills a believer without justification, with clear proof, is subject to retaliation (qisas), unless the heirs of the slain are satisfied. The blood-money for a life is one hundred camels. For the nose, when it is cut off from the root, there is the full blood-money; for the tongue there is blood-money; for the two testicles there is blood-money; for the penis there is blood-money; for the back (the spine) there is blood-money; for the two eyes there is blood-money; for one leg there is half the blood-money; for a head wound that reaches the membrane of the brain there is a third of the blood-money; for a wound penetrating the abdomen there is a third of the blood-money; for a wound that displaces bone there are fifteen camels; for each finger or toe of the hand or foot there are ten camels; for a tooth the blood-money is five camels; and for a wound that exposes the bone there are five camels. A man is to be killed in retaliation for a woman. And upon the people of gold (dinars), the blood-money is one thousand dinars."
Ahmad bin Hanbal was asked about this hadith of the zakah dues narrated by Yahya bin Hamzah, whether it is sahih, and he said: I hope that it is sahih. Abu Ahmad bin Adi said: The hadith of the zakah dues has a basis in some of what Ma'mar narrated from al-Zuhri from Abu Bakr bin Muhammad bin Amr bin Hazm, but its chain was corrupted, while the hadith of Sulayman bin Dawud has a good (mujawwad) chain. The Shaykh (al-Bayhaqi) said: Abu Zur'ah al-Razi, Abu Hatim al-Razi, Uthman bin Sa'id al-Darimi and a group of the hadith masters praised this Sulayman bin Dawud al-Khawlani, and they considered this hadith which he narrated about zakah, with its connected chain, to be hasan (good). And Allah knows best.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7255
Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) the like of the document about zakah that was found in the hilt of the sword of Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him), up to the zakah of silver, and in it is: "Between the two dues there are twenty dirhams or two goats worth ten dirhams each."
In the narration of al-Mashshat (the chain is) from al-Muthanna bin Anas, from his father, from Anas bin Malik, and this is more likely, for he is al-Muthanna bin Abdullah bin Anas, attributed to his grandfather. We have narrated this hadith from the hadith of Thumamah bin Abdullah bin Anas from Anas through authentic routes, and we have narrated it from Salim and Nafi' both connected (mawsul) and mursal, and from the hadith of Amr bin Hazm connected; all of these strengthen one another. And success is from Allah.
Hadith Referenceالسنن الكبرى للبيهقي / كتاب الزكاة / 7256