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Sunan an-Nasa'iThe Book of Zakah

Sunan an-Nasa'i 2441

Chapter: Stern Warning Against Withholding Zakah

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Sunan an-Nasa'i 2441

Narrator:Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

أَخْبَرَنَا مُجَاهِدُ بْنُ مُوسَى، قَالَ حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ عُيَيْنَةَ، عَنْ جَامِعِ بْنِ أَبِي رَاشِدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي وَائِلٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

"‏ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ مَالٌ لاَ يُؤَدِّي حَقَّ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ جُعِلَ لَهُ طَوْقًا فِي عُنُقِهِ شُجَاعٌ أَقْرَعُ وَهُوَ يَفِرُّ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ يَتْبَعُهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏‏{‏ وَلاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَهُمْ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ‏}‏ الآيَةَ ‏.‏

It was narrated that 'Abdullah said:

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'There is no man who has wealth and does not pay the dues of his wealth, but a baldheaded Shuja'a will be made to encircle his neck, and he will run away from the Book of Allah: 'And let not those who covetously withhold of that which Allah has bestowed on them of His Bounty (wealth)' think that it is good for them (and so they do not pay the obligatory Zakah). Nay, it will be worse for them; the things which they covetously withheld, shall be tied toothier necks like a collar on the Day of Resurrection."'

Reported by An-Nasa’i (No. 2441), At-Tirmidhi (No. 3012) and Ibn Majah (No. 1784).

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Al-Sindi — Hashiyat al-Sindi on Sunan al-Nasa'i

قَوْله ( إِلَّا جَعَلَ ) أَيْ مَاله وَالظَّاهِر جَمِيع الْمَال لَا قَدْر الزَّكَاة فَقَطْ ( شُجَاع ) بِالضَّمِّ وَالْكَسْرِ الْحَيَّةُ الذَّكَرُ وَقِيلَ الْحَيَّةُ مُطْلَقًا ( أَقْرَعُ ) لَا شَعْر عَلَى رَأْسه لِكَثْرَةِ سُمِّهِ وَقِيلَ هُوَ الْأَبْيَض الرَّأْس مِنْ كَثْرَة السُّمّ ( وَهُوَ يَفِرّ مِنْهُ ) كَانَ هَذَا فِي أَوَّل الْأَمْر قَبْل أَنْ يَصِيرَ طَوْقًا لَهُ ( مَا بَخِلُوا بِهِ ) ظَاهِره أَنَّهُ يَجْعَل قَدْر الزَّكَاة طَوْقًا لَهُ لِأَنَّهُ الَّذِي بَخِلَ بِهِ وَظَاهِر الْحَدِيث أَنَّهُ الْكُلّ وَيُمْكِنُ أَنْ يُقَال الْمُرَاد فِي الْقُرْآن مَا بَخِلُوا بِزَكَاتِهِ وَهُوَ كُلّ الْمَال وَاَللَّه تَعَالَى أَعْلَمُ بِحَقِيقَةِ الْحَال ثُمَّ لَا تَنَافِي بَيْن هَذَا وَبَيْن قَوْله تَ…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2441
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH Authentic chainIsnaad Sahih The chain only No. 2441
Abd al-Fattah Abu Ghuddahd. 1417 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 2441

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Authentic Jami' at-Tirmidhi 3012

"'Abdullah [bin Mas'ud] narrating from the Prophet (ﷺ) that he said: 'There is no person who does not pay the Zakat due on his wealth but on the Day of Resurrection Allah will make a Shuja'a around his neck.' Then he recited the Ayah for us from the Book of Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, testifying…

"‏ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لاَ يُؤَدِّي زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ جَعَلَ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي عُنُقِهِ شُجَاعًا ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ ‏:‏ ‏(‏وَلَاَ تَحْسَبَنَّ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Authentic Sunan Ibn Majah 1784

the Messenger of Allah said: “There is no one who does not pay Zakat on his wealth but a bald headed snake will be made to appear to him on the Day of Resurrection, until it encircles his neck.” Then the messenger of Allah recited the following Verse from the Book of Allah the Most High: “And let…

"‏ مَا مِنْ أَحَدٍ لاَ يُؤَدِّي زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلاَّ مُثِّلَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ حَتَّى يُطَوِّقَ عُنُقَهُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ـ صلى الله عليه وسلم ـ مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

Not graded Mishkat al-Masabih 1792

Ibn Mas'ud reported the Prophet as saying, “No man will fail to pay the zakat on his property without God putting a large snake on his neck on the day of resurrection." He then recited to them the justification of it from God s Book, “Let not those who are niggardly with what God has given them…

وَعَنِ ابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ قَالَ: «مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَا يُؤَدِّي زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ إِلَّا جَعَلَ اللَّهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فِي عُنُقِهِ شُجَاعًا» ثُمَّ قَرَأَ عَلَيْنَا…

Narrated by Abdullah ibn Mas‘ūd

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  • السنن الكبرى للنسائي (2206)مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ لَهُ مَالٌ لا يُؤَدِّي حَقَّ مَالِهِ , إِلا جَعَلَ لَهُ طَوْقًا فِي عُنُقِهِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ فَهُوَ يفِرُّ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ يَتْبَعُهُ ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ مِصْدَاقَهُ مِنْ كِتَابِ اللَّهِ : وَلا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَا آتَاهُمُ اللَّهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهِ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَهُمْ بَلْ

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وَعَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «يَكُونُ كَنْزُ أَحَدِكُمْ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ يَفِرُّ مِنْهُ صَاحِبُهُ وَهُوَ يَطْلُبُهُ…

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