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(Book 17, Hadith 28) #35657
Taking the Best Food-Producing Animals as Zakat

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab advised not to take the best food-producing animals from Muslims as zakat.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Yahya ibn Said from Muhammad ibn Yahya ibn Habban from al-Qasim ibn Muhammad that A'isha, the wife of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Sheep from the zakat were brought past Umar ibn al-Khattab and he saw amongst them a sheep with a large udder, ready to give milk, and he said, 'What is this sheep doing here?' and they replied, 'It is one of the sheep from the zakat'. Umar said, 'The owners did not give this sheep willingly. Do not subject people to trials. Do not take from the muslims those of their animals which are the best food-producers'. "
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ سَعِيدٍ، عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَحْيَى بْنِ حَبَّانَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدٍ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، زَوْجِ النَّبِيِّ أَنَّهَا قَالَتْ مُرَّ عَلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ بِغَنَمٍ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَرَأَى فِيهَا شَاةً حَافِلاً ذَاتَ ضَرْعٍ عَظِيمٍ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا هَذِهِ الشَّاةُ فَقَالُوا شَاةٌ مِنَ الصَّدَقَةِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ مَا أَعْطَى هَذِهِ أَهْلُهَا وَهُمْ طَائِعُونَ لاَ تَفْتِنُوا النَّاسَ لاَ تَأْخُذُوا حَزَرَاتِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ نَكِّبُوا عَنِ الطَّعَامِ

TOPICS
trials  *  animals  *  muslims  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Be generous while giving charity/donations; be mindful & considerate towards others when giving charity/donations; do not put people in difficult situations by taking away their best resources for our own benefit; do not cause any harm or difficulty for them in any way

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about Umar Ibn Al Khattab's advice regarding zakat. He saw a sheep with a large udder that was ready to give milk among those brought for zakat and asked why it was there. He was told that it was one of the sheep for zakat and he said that its owners did not give it willingly and advised not to take such animals which are best food producers as zakat because it would put people in trials or difficulty. This hadith teaches us about being generous while giving charity or donations but also being mindful of other people's needs so we don't put them in difficult situations by taking away their best resources for our own benefit. It also teaches us about being considerate towards others when giving charity or donations so we don't cause any harm or difficulty for them in any way.

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