Sahih al-Bukhari 6699 (Book 90, Hadith 4)
Allah has enjoined on me as regards prayers.” The Prophet (ﷺ) said, “You have to offer perfectly the five
(compulsory) prayers in a day and a night (24 hrs.), except if you want to perform some extra optional
prayers.” The bedouin said, “Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regards fasting.” The Prophet (ﷺ)
said, “You have to observe fast during the month of Ramadan except if you fast some extra optional
fast.” The bedouin said, “Tell me what Allah has enjoined on me as regard Zakat.” The Prophet (ﷺ) then
told him the Islamic laws and regulations whereupon the bedouin said, “By Him Who has honored
you, I will not perform any optional deeds of worship and I will not leave anything of what Allah has
enjoined on me.” Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “He will be successful if he has told the truth (or he will enter
Paradise if he said the truth).” And some people said, “The Zakat for one-hundred and twenty camels
is two Hiqqas, and if the Zakat payer slaughters the camels intentionally or gives them as a present or
plays some other trick in order to avoid the Zakat, then there is no harm (in it) for him.
Sahih al-Bukhari 6699 (Book 90, Hadith 4)
The above hadith is from the Sahih al-Buhari collection of hadiths. Sahih al-Bukhari is a foundational text of Sunni Islam, forming part of the Kutub al-Sittah, which are the six major hadith collections. These essential works include Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawood, Sunan al-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa’i, and Sunan ibn Majah. Compiled by Imam al-Bukhārī in the 9th century, his Sahih is renowned for its meticulous authentication process and is frequently cited as the most authentic hadith collection. Its comprehensive scope is evident in its structure of 97 books containing roughly 7,563 hadiths that guide Muslim life and jurisprudence.
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