Sahih al-Bukhari 1421 (Book 24, Hadith 73) Narrated Az-Zubair bin Al-`Awwam: The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said, “It is better for anyone of you to take a rope (and cut) and bring a bundle of wood (from the forest) over his back and sell it and Allah will save his face (from the Hell-Fire) because of that, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari is one of the most authentic and revered collections of hadith in Islam, compiled by Imam Muhammad ibn Isma’il al-Bukhari. It contains thousands of narrations meticulously verified and arranged by topic, covering beliefs, worship, ethics, law, and the life of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ. Recognized for its rigorous criteria of authenticity, it holds a central place in Sunni scholarship and daily Islamic practice.
Book 24, Obligatory Charity (Zakat), discusses the obligation, calculation, and distribution of zakat.
Sahih al-Bukhari 1422 (Book 24, Hadith 74) Narrated `Urwa bin Az-Zubair and Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab: Hakim bin Hizam said, “(Once) I asked Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) (for something) and he gave it to me. Again I asked and he gave (it to me). Again I asked and he gave (it to me). And then he said, […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1423 (Book 24, Hadith 75) Narrated `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) used to give me something but I would say to him, “would you give it to a poorer and more needy one than l?” The Prophet (p.b.u.h) said to me, “Take it. If you are given something from this property, without asking for […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1424 (Book 24, Hadith 76) Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “A man keeps on asking others for something till he comes on the Day of Resurrection without any piece of flesh on his face.” The Prophet (ﷺ) added, “On the Day of Resurrection, the Sun will come near (to, the […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1425 (Book 24, Hadith 77) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “The poor person is not the one who asks a morsel or two (of meals) from the others, but the poor is the one who has nothing and is ashamed to beg from others.” حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجُ بْنُ مِنْهَالٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، أَخْبَرَنِي […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1426 (Book 24, Hadith 78) Narrated Ash-Shu`bi: The clerk of Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba narrated, “Muawiya wrote to Al-Mughira bin Shu`ba: Write to me something which you have heard from the Prophet (p.b.u.h) .” So Al-Mughira wrote: I heard the Prophet saying, “Allah has hated for you three things: -1. Vain talks, (useless talk) […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1427 (Book 24, Hadith 79) Narrated Sa`d (bin Abi Waqqas): Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) distributed something (from the resources of Zakat) amongst a group of people while I was sitting amongst them, but he left a man whom I considered the best of the lot. So, I went up to Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) and […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1428 (Book 24, Hadith 80) Narrated Abu Huraira: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “The poor person is not the one who goes round the people and ask them for a mouthful or two (of meals) or a date or two but the poor is that who has not enough (money) to satisfy his needs […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1429 (Book 24, Hadith 81) Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “No doubt, it is better for a person to take a rope and proceed in the morning to the mountains and cut the wood and then sell it, and eat from this income and give alms from it than to ask […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1430 (Book 24, Hadith 82) Narrated Abu Humaid As-Sa`idi: We took part in the holy battle of Tabuk in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and when we arrived at the Wadi-al-Qura, there was a woman in her garden. The Prophet (ﷺ) asked his companions to estimate the amount of the fruits in […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1431 (Book 24, Hadith 83) Narrated Salim bin `Abdullah from his father: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “On a land irrigated by rain water or by natural water channels or if the land is wet due to a near by water channel Ushr (i.e. one-tenth) is compulsory (as Zakat); and on the land irrigated […]
Sahih al-Bukhari 1432 (Book 24, Hadith 84) Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “There is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq (of dates), or on less than five camels, or on less than five Awaq of silver.” حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ […]