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1568. It was reported from Sufyān bin Ḥusain, from Az-Zuhri, from Sālim, from his father, who said: "The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ wrote a letter (detailing the rules) of Sadaqah, but he was not able to send it to his collectors until he passed away. He had kept it with his sword. Abū Bakr acted upon this (letter) until he passed away, and 'Umar acted upon it until he passed away. It was (written) in it: Upon five camels, there is one sheep due. And upon ten, there is two sheep, and upon fifteen, three sheep, and upon twenty, four sheep. And upon twenty-five, a Bint Makhād, up to thirty-five. If there is even one more (camel) than this, one Bint Labūn must be given, up to forty-five. If there is even one more (camel) than this, one Hiqqah must be given, up to sixty. If there is even one more than this, one Jadh'ah must be given, up to seventy-five. "If there is even one more than this, two Bint Labūns must be given, up to ninety. If there is even one more than this, two Hiqqahs must be given, up to one-hundred and twenty. If the camels are more than this, then for every fifty, one Hiqqah is given, and for every forty, one Bint Labūn. "With regards to sheep, then for every forty sheep, one sheep is to be given, up to one-hundred and twenty sheep. If there is one more than this, then two sheep, up to two-hundred sheep. If there is more than two-hundred, then three sheep are due, up to three-hundred. If the sheep are more than that, then for every one-hundred sheep, one sheep is due, and nothing needs to be given unless one-hundred are reached. "And different (flocks) should not be joined together, nor should a combined (flock) be separated for fear of giving (extra) charity. "Each partner (who has a share in a combined flock) should pay the Sadaqah in proportion to his shares. "And an animal that is old, or a defective animal, will not be accepted for charity." Az-Zuhri said: "When the Zakāt collector comes, the sheep are to be divided into three divisions: A third of them should be the worst (sheep of the flock), and a third of them the best, and a third in the moderate. And the one collecting charity should take from the moderate ones." And Az-Zuhri did not mention this division for cows. (Hasan)