How Much Should The Estimator Leave?
Darussalam · Volume 3
23. The Book Of Zakâh(المعجم ٢٣) - كتاب الزَّكَاةSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2491 ¦ الجزء: 5 ¦ الصفحة: 42
Source no. 2491 · Volume 6 · Page 135
Da‘if
ضعيف الترمذي (٦٤٦)
Source no. 155 · Volume الكتاب · Page 89
Da‘if
(ضعيف - الترمذي ٦٤٦) (١).
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2493. It was narrated from ‘Abdur-Rahmân bin Mas‘ûd bin Niyâr: “Sahl bin Abî Hâthmah came to us when we were in the market and said: ‘The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: When you have estimated, take two-thirds (of the portion you have estimated as Zakâh) and leave one-third, and if you do not take (two-thirds) or leave one-third. (One of the reporters) Shu'bah doubted – leave one quarter.” (Hasan)
2491 - أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ بَشَّارٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، وَمُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، قَالَا: حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ خُبَيْبَ بْنَ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ، يُحَدِّثُ عَنْ عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ بْنِ مَسْعُودِ بْنِ نِيَارٍ، عَنْ سَهْلِ بْنِ أَبِي حَثْمَةَ، قَالَ: أَتَانَا وَنَحْنُ فِي السُّوقِ، فَقَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «إِذَا خَرَصْتُمْ فَخُذُوا وَدَعُوا الثُّلُثَ، فَإِنْ لَمْ تَأْخُذُوا أَوْ تَدَعُوا الثُّلُثَ - شَكَّ شُعْبَةُ - فَدَعُوا الرُّبُعَ»
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1. In whatever harvests or fruits the government levies the 'Ushr or the tenth. The system was that before the ripening of the harvests or the fruits, some men of understanding used to be dispatched in order to estimate that so and so's harvest would put forth this much amount of crop or fruit, which was called Kharas. In our modern days, this task is carried out by the land revenue officials. 2. "When you estimate, leave one-third": this is because it is not necessary the harvest would produce accurately as per the estimation. Often the animals eat away, an unforeseen calamity might damage the harvest and the fruit, folks and beggars or askers might cause decrease in it. The owner, therefore, should be given concession.