Tawoos narrates: A calf was brought to Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him), so he said: "The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any instruction regarding this." The narrator states: Their number was less than 30.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) sent Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he instructed him to collect one tabi’ or one tabi’ah, one jadh’ or one jadh’ah from every thirty cows, and one musinnah from every forty cows. The people asked: What is the ruling regarding the calves of cows? He replied:“The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) did not give me any instruction about this. When I return to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), I will ask him about it.”Then, when Sayyiduna Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) came to the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), he asked him about the calves of cows, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:“No payment is obligatory for them.”The narrator named Mas’udi states: By ‘awqas’ it is meant when their number is less than thirty; when the number of cows is between forty and sixty, then the payment of two tabi’ah is obligatory; when they reach seventy, then the payment of one musinnah and one tabi’ is obligatory; when they reach eighty, then the payment of two musinnah is obligatory; when they reach ninety, then the payment of three tabi’ is obligatory. Mas’udi says: The word ‘awqas’ is written with a ‘seen’, do not write it with a ‘sad’.

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, he instructed: "Take grain (as zakat) from grain, goats as zakat from goats, camels as zakat from camels, and cows as zakat from cows."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) said to the people of Yemen: "Bring to me khamees or labees (types of cloth), I will collect zakat from you; this will be easier for you and more preferable and better for the emigrants residing in Madinah Munawwarah." The narrator named Umar has transmitted these words: "Bring to me wide garments." This narration is mursal, because the narrator named Tawus did not live in the time of Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him).

Sayyiduna Jabir (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: Maqathi were not among the things that Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) brought. Sayyiduna Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) collected zakat from wheat, barley, dates, and raisins; he did not collect anything from maqathi. We had maqthat (agricultural land) which produced ten thousand (units), but nothing (i.e., zakat) became obligatory on it.

Malik bin Aws narrates: Once we were sitting with Sayyiduna Uthman Ghani (may Allah be pleased with him), when Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) came to him and greeted him with salam. Sayyiduna Uthman (may Allah be pleased with him) asked him: "O Abu Dharr! How are you?" He replied: "I am fine." Then he went and stood by a pillar, and the people also got up and went towards him and surrounded him. I was also among those who surrounded him. The people said: "O Abu Dharr! Narrate to us a hadith from the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him)." So he said: I heard the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Zakat is obligatory on camels, zakat is obligatory on goats, zakat is obligatory on cows, and zakat is obligatory on linen (silk)." The narrator says: He mentioned this word with the letter 'z'.

Malik bin Awf narrates: Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Zakat is obligatory on camels, zakat is obligatory on goats, zakat is obligatory on cows, and zakat is obligatory on silk (buz). Whoever accumulates dinars, dirhams, pieces of gold, or silver, which he has not set aside for fulfilling an obligation or for spending in the way of Allah, then this will be considered a treasure, with which he will be branded on the Day of Resurrection."

Malik bin Aws narrates from Sayyiduna Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him): The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is zakat on camels, there is zakat on goats, there is zakat on cows, and there is zakat on sheep."

Sayyiduna Mu'adh bin Jabal (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) sent him to Yemen, and instructed him to collect one tabi‘ or one tabi‘ah from every thirty camels, and one musinnah from every forty cows, and from every adult person, one dinar or its equivalent in ma‘afir.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain, however, the narrators have differed regarding one word in it.