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620. 'Alī narrated that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said: "I have exempted charity on horses and slaves. So bring charity for silver;[1] one Dirham for every forty Dirham. There is nothing for me (to collect) on one hundred and ninety Dirham, so when it reaches two hundred, then five Dirham of it (are due)." (Da'if)
There are narrations on this topic from Abū Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq, and 'Umar bin Ḥazm.
Abū 'Eisā said: This Hadīth was reported by Al-A'mash, Abū 'Awānah and others, from Abū Ishāq, from 'Aṣim bin Ḍamrah, from 'Alī. Sufyān Ath-Thawrī, Ibn 'Uyainah and others reported it from Abū Ishāq from Al-Ḥārith, from 'Alī.
He said: I asked Muḥammad bin Ismā'īl about this Hadīth, he said: "To me, both of the two chains from Abū Ishāq are authentic." This (saying of Muḥammad bin Ismā'īl Al-Bukhārī) implies that Abū Ishāq had narrated the Hadīth from both ('Aṣim ibn Ḍamrah and Al-Ḥārith).
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Footnotes
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[1] Ar-Riqah is coined silver Dirham, and it may also refer to pure silver even uncoined. See Tuhfat Al-Ahwadhi.
Commentary
In these days, the paper currency is in vogue in place of the Dirham and Dīnār. Generally in the Marfū' Ahādīth, the silver is used as the minimum amount (Nisāb) on which Zakāt is levied, therein is also the benefit of the poor. So most people of knowledge think that Zakāt becomes due on the value of two hundred Dirham. But some people view that a person who owns two hundred Dirham is not regarded a rich or wealthy person, rather he is still a destitute; therefore the minimum amount (Nisāb) should be equal to the value of gold (85 grams) on which Zakāt is levied. Regarding horses and slaves, see no. 628. See also nos. 626 and 627.
