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Sunan Ibn Majah 1801 (Book 8, Hadith 19) #31153
The Importance of Fairness in Zakah Collection

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of not taking more than what is due from a person in terms of Zakah.

It was narrated that: Suwaid bin Ghafalah said: "The Zakah collector of the Prophet came to us, and I took him by the hand and read in his order: 'Do not gather separate herds and do not separate herd for fear of Sadaqah'. A man brought him a huge, fat she-camel, but he refused to accept it. So he brought him another of lower quality and he accepted it. He said: 'What land would shelter me, if I came to the Messenger of Allah having taken the nest of a Muslim man's camels?' "
حَدَّثَنَا عَلِيُّ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا وَكِيعٌ، حَدَّثَنَا شَرِيكٌ، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ الثَّقَفِيِّ، عَنْ أَبِي لَيْلَى الْكِنْدِيِّ، عَنْ سُوَيْدِ بْنِ غَفَلَةَ، قَالَ جَاءَنَا مُصَدِّقُ النَّبِيِّ ـ ـ فَأَخَذْتُ بِيَدِهِ وَقَرَأْتُ فِي عَهْدِهِ لاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ خَشْيَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ ‏.‏ فَأَتَاهُ رَجُلٌ بِنَاقَةٍ عَظِيمَةٍ مُلَمْلَمَةٍ فَأَبَى أَنْ يَأْخُذَهَا فَأَتَاهُ بِأُخْرَى دُونَهَا فَأَخَذَهَا وَقَالَ أَىُّ أَرْضٍ تُقِلُّنِي وَأَىُّ سَمَاءٍ تُظِلُّنِي إِذَا أَتَيْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ـ ـ وَقَدْ أَخَذْتُ خِيَارَ إِبِلِ رَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ

TOPICS
collection  *  fairness  *  i  *  zakah  *  muhammad

QUICK LESSONS:
Be fair when collecting zakat; Do good deeds; Avoid any wrongdoing or injustice towards others; Obey God's commands

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith highlights the importance of fairness when collecting Zakah, which is an obligatory charity that Muslims must pay. It was narrated by Suwaid bin Ghafalah that the Prophet's zakat collector came to them and read out his order not to gather separate herds or separate herd for fear of sadaqah. A man then brought him a huge, fat she-camel but he refused to accept it and instead accepted another one with lower quality. He said that no land would shelter him if he went to the Messenger of Allah having taken more than what was due from a Muslim man's camels. This hadith teaches us that we should be fair when collecting zakat and not take more than what is due from people as it goes against Islamic teachings. We should also remember that our actions will be judged by Allah so we should strive to do good deeds and avoid any wrongdoing or injustice towards others.

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