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1801. It was narrated that Suwaid bin Ghafalah said: "The Zakâh collector of the Prophet ﷺ came to us, and I took him by the hand and read in his order: 'Do not gather separate herds and do not separate a single herd for fear
of Sadaqah.' A man brought him a huge, fat she-camel, but he refused to accept it. So he brought him another of lower quality and he accepted it. He said: 'What land would shelter me and what heaven would shade me, if I came to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ having taken the best of a Muslim man's camels?''' (Da'if)
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Commentary
A moderate type of animal should be taken or given in Zakât; neither the best animal should be taken in Zakât, which will cause harm to the owner, nor should a useless animal be taken in Zakât that will not benefit a needy.
The noble Companions ﷺ used to be extremely careful when appointed for an official duty.
Separate herds should not be brought together and the joint herds should not be separated for the fear of Zakât; its explanation will come in the following chapter, Hadith 1805 and see the comments on it.
