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Sahih al-Bukhari 1460 (Book 24, Hadith 62) #1401
The Punishment for Not Paying Zakat

SUMMARY: On the Day of Judgement, those who did not pay their Zakat will be punished by having their animals come back to them in a circle and trample them.

Narrated Abu Dhar: Once I went to him (the Prophet ﷺ ) and he said, "By Allah in Whose Hands my life is (or probably said, 'By Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped) whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did not pay their Zakat, those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle): When the last does its turn, the first will start again, and this punishment will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people".
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ ‏ "‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ـ أَوْ وَالَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ، أَوْ كَمَا حَلَفَ ـ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ تَكُونُ لَهُ إِبِلٌ أَوْ بَقَرٌ أَوْ غَنَمٌ لاَ يُؤَدِّي حَقَّهَا إِلاَّ أُتِيَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْظَمَ مَا تَكُونُ وَأَسْمَنَهُ، تَطَؤُهُ بِأَخْفَافِهَا، وَتَنْطَحُهُ بِقُرُونِهَا، كُلَّمَا جَازَتْ أُخْرَاهَا رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ أُولاَهَا، حَتَّى يُقْضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ‏"‏‏.‏ رَوَاهُ بُكَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ ‏.‏
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punishment  *  judgment  *  animals  *  zakat

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Pay your zakat regularly

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the punishment that awaits those who do not pay their zakat. Zakat is a form of taxation that Muslims are required to pay as part of their faith. It is meant to help the poor and needy in society, so when someone does not fulfill this obligation, they will be punished on the Day of Judgement. In this hadith, it is described that on that day, all of the animals owned by such people will come back bigger and fatter than before and they will trample him under their hooves and butt him with their horns in a continuous cycle until Allah has finished judging all people. This serves as a reminder for us to fulfill our obligations towards others so we can avoid such punishment on the Day of Judgement.

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