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Sahih Muslim 19c (Book 1, Hadith 31) #7296
Worshipping Allah and Collecting Zakat

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of worshipping Allah and how to collect Zakat from the wealthy and distribute it to the needy.

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that when the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sent Mu'adh towards Yemen (as governor) he said to him: Verily you would reach a community of the people of the Book, the very first thing to which you should call them is the worship of Allah, may His Glory be Magnificent, and when they become fully aware of Allah, instruct them that He has enjoined five prayers on them during the day and the night, and when they begin observing it, then instruct them that verily Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them which would be collected from the wealthy amongst them and distributed to their needy ones, and when they submit to it, then collect it from them and avoid (the temptation) of selecting the best (items) of their riches.
حَدَّثَنَا أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ بِسْطَامَ الْعَيْشِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، - وَهُوَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ - عَنْ إِسْمَاعِيلَ بْنِ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ، أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ﷺ لَمَّا بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَى الْيَمَنِ قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّكَ تَقْدَمُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ أَهْلِ كِتَابٍ فَلْيَكُنْ أَوَّلَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَيْهِ عِبَادَةُ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ فَإِذَا عَرَفُوا اللَّهَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمِهِمْ وَلَيْلَتِهِمْ فَإِذَا فَعَلُوا فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَكَاةً تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ فَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ فَإِذَا أَطَاعُوا بِهَا فَخُذْ مِنْهُمْ وَتَوَقَّ كَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِهِمْ
TOPICS
worship  *  prayers  *  wealthy  *  needy  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Worship God, Give charity/zakats
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about worshipping Allah and collecting zakat from those who are wealthy. It was narrated by Ibn 'Abbas that when Prophet Muhammad sent Mu'adh to Yemen as a governor, he instructed him to call people to worship Allah first. He also told him that Allah has commanded five prayers during the day and night. After they start observing these prayers, they should be informed that zakat must be collected from those who are wealthy among them and distributed among those who are in need. When they agree with this, then zakat should be collected but without selecting the best items of their wealth. This hadith teaches us about the importance of worshipping God as well as taking care of our fellow human beings by providing for their needs through charity or zakat. It also reminds us not to take advantage of others’ wealth or possessions when collecting charity or zakat but rather do it fairly without any biasness or favoritism towards anyone in particular.

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