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(Book 17, Hadith 3) #35632
The Three Things on Which Zakat is Paid

SUMMARY: Zakat is only paid on three things: the produce of ploughed land, gold and silver, and livestock.

Yahya related to me from Malik that he had heard that Umar ibn Abd al-Aziz wrote to his governor in Damascus about zakat saying, "Zakat is paid on the produce of ploughed land, on gold and silver, and on livestock". Malik said, "Zakat is only paid on three things: the produce of ploughed land, gold and silver, and livestock".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، أَنَّهُ بَلَغَهُ ‏:‏ أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ، كَتَبَ إِلَى عَامِلِهِ عَلَى دِمَشْقَ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ ‏:‏ إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَةُ فِي الْحَرْثِ وَالْعَيْنِ وَالْمَاشِيَةِ ‏.‏ قَالَ مَالِكٌ ‏:‏ وَلاَ تَكُونُ الصَّدَقَةُ إِلاَّ فِي ثَلاَثَةِ أَشْيَاءَ ‏:‏ فِي الْحَرْثِ وَالْعَيْنِ وَالْمَاشِيَةِ

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land  *  gold  *  silver  *  livestock  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Paying Zakah when owning any of these items - the produce of ploughed land, gold and silver or livestock.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith explains that zakat is a form of charity that Muslims are obligated to pay. It is a religious duty that must be fulfilled in order for one to be considered a good Muslim. According to this hadith, zakat must be paid on three things - the produce of ploughed land, gold and silver, and livestock. This means that if someone owns any of these items they must pay zakat on them in order to fulfill their religious obligation. The purpose of paying zakat is not only for spiritual reasons but also for practical ones as it helps those who are less fortunate by providing them with financial assistance.

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