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Sunan Abi Dawud 3413 (Book 23, Hadith 88) #23703
Assessing Dates for Zakat

SUMMARY: The Prophet sent Abdullah ibn Rawahah to assess the amount of dates before they were eaten by the Jews and gave them a choice to either keep them or assign them to Muslims so that zakat could be calculated and distributed.

Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin: The Prophet ﷺ used to send Abdullah ibn Rawahah (to Khaybar), and he would assess the amount of dates when they began to ripen before they were eaten (by the Jews). He would then give choice to the Jews that they have them (on their possession) by that assessment or could assign to them (Muslims) by that assignment, so that the (amount of) zakat could be calculated before the fruit became eatable and distributed (among the people).
حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ مَعِينٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَجَّاجٌ، عَنِ ابْنِ جُرَيْجٍ، قَالَ أُخْبِرْتُ عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، - رضى الله عنها - قَالَتْ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ يَبْعَثُ عَبْدَ اللَّهِ بْنَ رَوَاحَةَ فَيَخْرُصُ النَّخْلَ حِينَ يَطِيبُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يُؤْكَلَ مِنْهُ ثُمَّ يُخَيِّرُ يَهُودَ يَأْخُذُونَهُ بِذَلِكَ الْخَرْصِ أَوْ يَدْفَعُونَهُ إِلَيْهِمْ بِذَلِكَ الْخَرْصِ لِكَىْ تُحْصَى الزَّكَاةُ قَبْلَ أَنْ تُؤْكَلَ الثِّمَارُ وَتُفَرَّقَ
TOPICS
dates  *  assessment  *  distribution  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Be honest in your dealings with others; give charity; help those who are less fortunate than you; assess things accurately before distributing it among people; be fair when dealing with others.

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of assessing dates for zakat. The Prophet sent Abdullah ibn Rawahah to Khaybar where he assessed the amount of dates before they were eaten by the Jews. He then gave them a choice between keeping their dates or assigning it to Muslims so that zakat could be calculated and distributed among people. This hadith teaches us about being fair in our dealings with others and giving charity in order to help those who are less fortunate than us. It also emphasizes on being honest when assessing something as it is important for calculating taxes accurately.

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