Hadith 46

To pay Zakāt(1) is a part of Islām.

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Darussalam · Volume 1

2 - THE BOOK OF BELIEF (FAITH)

Sahih al-Bukhari Darussalam English translation

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Shamela Arabic edition

الحديث: 46 ¦ الجزء: 1 ¦ الصفحة: 18

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English translation

46. Narrated Ṭalḥa bin 'Ubaidullāh رضي الله عنه: A man from Najd with unkempt hair came to Allāh's Messenger ﷺ and we heard his loud voice but could not understand what he was saying, till he came near (and then we came to know) that he was asking about Islām. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "You have to perform five Salāt (prayers) (Iqāmat-as-Salāt) in a day and night (24 hours)." The man asked, "Are there any other (more) Salāt (prayers) upon me?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "No, but if you want to perform the Nawāfil Salāt (you can)." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ further said to him: "You have to observe Saum [fasts (according to Islāmic teachings)] during the month of Ramaḍān." The man asked, "Are there any other (more) fasting upon me?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "No, but if you want to observe the Nawāfil fasts (you can.)" Then (1) (Ch.34) Zakāt : زكاة: A certain fixed proportion of the wealth and of the each and 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. [See Saḥīḥ Al-Bukhārī, Vol.2, Book of Zakāt (24)]. Allāh's Messenger ﷺ further said to him, "You have to pay the Zakāt." The man asked, "Is there any thing other than the Zakāt for me to pay?" Allāh's Messenger ﷺ replied, "No, unless you want to give alms of your own." And then that man retreated saying, "By Allāh! I will neither do less nor more than this." Allāh's Messenger ﷺ said, "If what he said is true, then he will be successful (i.e. he will be granted Paradise)."

Arabic text

46 - حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكُ بْنُ أَنَسٍ، عَنْ عَمِّهِ أَبِي سُهَيْلِ بْنِ مَالِكٍ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ طَلْحَةَ بْنَ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ، يَقُولُ: جَاءَ رَجُلٌ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ مِنْ أَهْلِ نَجْدٍ ثَائِرَ الرَّأْسِ، يُسْمَعُ دَوِيُّ صَوْتِهِ وَلاَ يُفْقَهُ مَا يَقُولُ، حَتَّى دَنَا، فَإِذَا هُوَ يَسْأَلُ عَنِ الإِسْلاَمِ، فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «خَمْسُ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي اليَوْمِ وَاللَّيْلَةِ». فَقَالَ: هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ: «لاَ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ». قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «وَصِيَامُ رَمَضَانَ». قَالَ: هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهُ؟ قَالَ: «لاَ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ». قَالَ: وَذَكَرَ لَهُ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ الزَّكَاةَ، قَالَ: هَلْ عَلَيَّ غَيْرُهَا؟ قَالَ: «لاَ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَطَوَّعَ». قَالَ: فَأَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ: وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَى هَذَا وَلاَ أَنْقُصُ، قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «أَفْلَحَ إِنْ صَدَقَ»

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