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Sahih al-BukhariObligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)

Sahih al-Bukhari 1484

Chapter: There is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq

Authentic hadith of Sahih al-Bukhari Sahih al-Bukhari 1484

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، حَدَّثَنَا مَالِكٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ أَبِي صَعْصَعَةَ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏"‏

لَيْسَ فِيمَا أَقَلُّ مِنْ خَمْسَةِ أَوْسُقٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَلاَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسَةٍ مِنَ الإِبِلِ الذَّوْدِ صَدَقَةٌ، وَلاَ فِي أَقَلَّ مِنْ خَمْسِ أَوَاقٍ مِنَ الْوَرِقِ صَدَقَةٌ ‏"

Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "There is no Zakat on less than five Awsuq (of dates), or on less than five camels, or on less than five Awaq of silver."

Reported by Al-Bukhari (No. 1484).

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Al-Bukharid. 256 AH أورده في صحيحه] وقال : هذا تفسير الأول إذا قال « ليس فيما دون خمسة أوسق صدقة » . ويؤخذ أبدا في العلم بما زاد أهل الثبت أو بينوا The hadith صحيح البخاري No. 1484

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