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Sunan Abi Dawud 1589 (Book 9, Hadith 34) #21881
Kindness and Generosity towards Collectors of Zakat

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the importance of being kind and generous to those who collect zakat, even if they wrong you.

Jabir bin 'Abdallah told of some people, meaning nomadic Arabs, who came to the Messenger of Allah and said Collectors of zakat come to us and act unjustly. He said please those who collect the sadaqah from you. They asked Even if they wrong us, Messenger of Allah? He replied Please those who collect sadaqah from you. The version of 'Uthman adds "Even if you are wronged". Abu Kamil said in this version "Jarir said No collector of zakat returned from me since I heard this from the Messenger of Allah, but he was pleased with me".
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو كَامِلٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ يَعْنِي ابْنَ زِيَادٍ، ح وَحَدَّثَنَا عُثْمَانُ بْنُ أَبِي شَيْبَةَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحِيمِ بْنُ سُلَيْمَانَ، - وَهَذَا حَدِيثُ أَبِي كَامِلٍ - عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ أَبِي إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ هِلاَلٍ الْعَبْسِيُّ، عَنْ جَرِيرِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ جَاءَ نَاسٌ - يَعْنِي مِنَ الأَعْرَابِ - إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ فَقَالُوا إِنَّ نَاسًا مِنَ الْمُصَدِّقِينَ يَأْتُونَا فَيَظْلِمُونَا ‏.‏ قَالَ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْضُوا مُصَدِّقِيكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ وَإِنْ ظَلَمُونَا قَالَ ‏"‏ أَرْضُوا مُصَدِّقِيكُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ زَادَ عُثْمَانُ ‏"‏ وَإِنْ ظُلِمْتُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ قَالَ أَبُو كَامِلٍ فِي حَدِيثِهِ قَالَ جَرِيرٌ مَا صَدَرَ عَنِّي مُصَدِّقٌ بَعْدَ مَا سَمِعْتُ هَذَا مِنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ إِلاَّ وَهُوَ عَنِّي رَاضٍ

TOPICS
kindness  *  generosity  *  sadaqah  *  hilm  *  ihsan  *  zakat

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Treat collectors of zakt kindly even if they wrong you

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith emphasizes the importance of being kind and generous to those who collect zakat, even if they wrong us. It is a reminder that we should not be resentful or angry when someone collects zakat from us, as it is an obligation upon us as Muslims. We should be patient and understanding with them, no matter how difficult it may seem at times. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ also said that no collector of zakat returned from him without being pleased with him. This shows how important it was for him to ensure that people were treated kindly when collecting their due rights from them. It teaches us to always strive for justice in our dealings with others, while also showing kindness and generosity towards them regardless of any wrongs done against us.

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