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Sunan Ibn Majah 1805 (Book 8, Hadith 23) #31157
Rules for Giving Sadaqat

SUMMARY: The hadith is about the rules of Sadaqat (charity) and how it should be given in terms of number of animals, separating flocks, and not taking male goats or decrepit animals.

It was narrated from Ibn Shihab, from Salim bin Abdullah, from his father, from the Messenger of Allah: Salim said: "My father read to me a letter that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ had written about Sadaqat before Allah caused him to pass away. I read in it: 'For forty sheep, one sheep, up to one hundred and twenty. If there is more than that - even one - then two sheep, up to two hundred, If there is one more than that - even one = then three sheep, up to three hundred. If there are many sheep, then for each hundred, one sheep'. And I read in it: 'Separate flocks should not be combined, and a combined flock should not be separated'. And I read in it: 'And a male goat should not be taken for Sadaqah, nor a decrepit nor defective animal'. "
حَدَّثَنَا بَكْرُ بْنُ خَلَفٍ، حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنُ مَهْدِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ كَثِيرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي سَالِمٌ كِتَابًا كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ ﷺ ـ فِي الصَّدَقَاتِ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَفَّاهُ اللَّهُ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ ‏"‏ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا شَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ثَلاَثُ شِيَاهٍ إِلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا كَثُرَتْ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ ‏"‏ لاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مَتَفَرِّقٍ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ ‏"‏ لاَ يُؤْخَذُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ تَيْسٌ وَلاَ هَرِمَةٌ وَلاَ ذَاتُ عَوَارٍ
TOPICS
charity  *  animals  *  flocks  *  goats

QUICK LESSONS:
Give your wealth generously according to quality & quantity control

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith discusses the rules for giving charity or sadaqah. It states that if a person has forty sheep or less then they should give one sheep as charity. If they have more than forty but less than one hundred and twenty then two sheep should be given as charity. If there are more than one hundred and twenty but less than two hundred then three sheep should be given as charity. For any amount above two hundred, one sheep should be given for every hundred animals owned by the person giving sadaqah. Additionally, it is important to not combine separate flocks when giving sadaqah nor to separate a combined flock when doing so either. Lastly, male goats are not allowed to be taken as sadaqa nor any decrepit or defective animal either. This hadith teaches us that we must give our wealth in a generous manner while also being mindful of what we are giving away in terms of quality and quantity too!

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