Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 13 Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So AbuBakr acted upon it till he died, and then Umar acted upon it till […]
Sunan Abī Dāwūd is one of the six major hadith collections in Sunni Islam, compiled by Imam Abū Dāwūd al-Sijistānī. It focuses on hadiths related to Islamic law (fiqh), offering a detailed record of the sayings and actions of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ that form the basis for legal rulings. Carefully selected from hundreds of thousands of narrations, it emphasizes authenticity and relevance to jurisprudence, making it a key reference for scholars and students of Islamic law.
Book 9, Zakat (Kitāb al‑Zakāt), discusses the obligations, types, and distribution of charitable alms (zakat).
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 14 Therefore said tradition has also been transmitted by Sufyan bin Husain through a different chain of narrators and to the same effect. This version adds “If there is no she Camel in her second year, a she Camel in her third year is to be given.” This does […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 15 Ibn Shihab (Al Zuhri) said This is the copy of the letter of the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ), which he had written about sadaqah(zakat). This was in the custody of the descendants of ‘Umar bin Al Khattab. Ibn Shihab said Salim bin Abdallah bin Umar read it to me […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 16 Narrated Malik: The statement of Umar bin Al Khattab “Those which are in separate flocks are not to be brought together and those which are in one flock are not to be separated” means Two persons had forty goats each ; when the collector came they brought them […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 17 Al-Harith al-A’war reported from Ali. Zuhayr said: I think, the Prophet (ﷺ) said: “Pay a fortieth. A dirham is payable on every forty, but you are not liable for payment until you have accumulated two hundred dirhams. When you have two hundred dirhams, five dirhams are payable, and […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 18 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: “When you possess two hundred dirhams and one year passes on them, five dirhams are payable. Nothing is incumbent on you, that is, on gold, till it reaches twenty dinars. When you possess twenty dinars and one year passes on […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 19 Narrated Ali ibn AbuTalib: The Prophet (ﷺ) said: I have given exemption regarding horses and slaves; with regard to coins, however, you must pay a dirham for every forty (dirhams), but nothing is payable on one hundred and ninety. When the total reaches two hundred, five dirhams are […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 20 Bahz b Hakim reported from his grandfather: The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: For forty pasturing camels, one she-camel in her third year is to be given. The camels are not to be separated from reckoning. He who pays zakat with the intention of getting reward will be […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 21 Narrated Mu’adh ibn Jabal: When the Prophet (ﷺ) sent him to the Yemen, he ordered him to take a male or a female calf a year old for every thirty cattle and a cow in its third year for every forty, and one dinar for every adult (unbeliever […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 22 This tradition has also been transmitted by Mu’adh through a different chain of narrators to the same effect. حَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، وَالنُّفَيْلِيُّ، وَابْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، قَالُوا حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ مَسْرُوقٍ، عَنْ مُعَاذٍ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مِثْلَهُ . Sunan Abi […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 23 Narrated Mu’adh bin Jabal : that the Prophet (ﷺ) sent him to Yemen. He then narrated the tradition something similar. He did not mention in this version cloths made in the Yemen nor did he refer to adult (unbelievers). Abu Dawud said This tradition has been transmitted by […]
Sunan Abi Dawud: Book 9, Hadith 24 Suwayd ibn Ghaflah said: I went myself or someone who accompanied the collector of the Prophet (ﷺ) told me: It was recorded in the document written by the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) not to accept a milking goat or she-camel or a (suckling) baby (as zakat on animals); […]