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English translation
1395. Narrated Ibn 'Abbās رضي الله عنهما رضي الله عنه: the Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'ādh رضي الله عنه to Yemen and said, "Invite the people to testify that Lā ilāha illallāh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allāh) and I am Allāh's Messenger (Islāmic Monotheism), and if they obey you to do so, then inform them that Allāh has enjoined on them five Ṣalāt (prayer) in every day and night (in twenty-four hours), and if they obey you to do so, then inform them that Allāh has made it obligatory for them to pay the Sadaqā(2) (1) Zakāt: A certain fixed proportion of the wealth and of every kind of the property liable to Zakāt of a Muslim to be paid yearly for the benefit of the poor in the Muslim community. The payment of Zakāt is obligatory, as it is one of the five pillars of Islām. Zakāt is the major economic means for establishing social justice and leading the Muslim society to prosperity and security. Zakāt is meant for eight types of people, as mentioned in the Noble Qur'ān: Aṣ-Ṣadaqa (here it means Zakāt) are only for the (1) Fuqārā (poor), (2) and Al-Masākīn (poor), (3) and those employed to collect (the funds), (4) and for to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islām); (5) and to free the captives; (6) and for those in debt; (7) and for Allāh's Cause (i.e. for Mujāhidūn - those fighting in a holy battle), (8) and for the way-farer (a traveller who is cut off from everything); a duty imposed by Allāh. And Allāh is All-Knower, All-Wise. (V.9:60). (Zakât) from their properties, and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor among them.” [See Hadith No.1496].
Arabic text
1395 - حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ الضَّحَّاكُ بْنُ مَخْلَدٍ، عَنْ زَكَرِيَّاءَ بْنِ إِسْحَاقَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا: أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ إِلَى اليَمَنِ، فَقَالَ: «ادْعُهُمْ إِلَى شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ، وَأَنِّي رَسُولُ اللَّهِ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ، فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدِ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي كُلِّ يَوْمٍ وَلَيْلَةٍ، فَإِنْ هُمْ أَطَاعُوا لِذَلِكَ، فَأَعْلِمْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ صَدَقَةً فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِهِمْ وَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فُقَرَائِهِمْ»
Footnotes
2 (2) (H.1395) Ṣadaqa: Whatever is given in charity is called in Arabic, Ṣadaqa. Zakāt is one specific kind of Ṣadaqa which is to be collected, according to certain rules and regulations, from the rich Muslims and distributed among the poor ones. The Aḥadīth
