Sayyiduna Ubayy bin Ka'b (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) sent me to collect zakat from all the members of the Banu Sa'd bin Hudhaym family of the tribes of Baliy, 'Udhrah, and Quda'ah. So I collected zakat from them until I reached a man among them whose house and area were the closest to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) in Madinah Munawwarah. When that man gathered all his wealth before me, there was only one bint makhad (a one-year-old she-camel) due as zakat. So I said to him, "Give a one-year-old she-camel; this is your zakat." He said, "This she-camel neither gives milk nor is it fit for riding. By Allah, before you, neither the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has come to my wealth nor has his collector come, and I do not want to give to Allah a beast from my wealth as a loan which neither gives milk nor is fit for riding. But you may take this young, fat, healthy she-camel." I said, "I cannot take an animal which I have not been ordered to take, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) is very near to you. Therefore, you may go to him and make the same offer you made to me. If he accepts it, that is fine, and if he returns it, that is also fine." He said, "I will do that." So he set out with me, bringing the same she-camel he had offered me, until we reached the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He said to him, "O Prophet of Allah, your collector came to me to collect zakat from my wealth. By Allah, before this, neither the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) has come to my wealth nor has your collector come. So I gathered my animals before him, and he said that the zakat due is a one-year-old she-camel, but this she-camel neither gives milk nor is fit for riding. I offered him my young, fat, and beautiful she-camel so that he might take it, but he refused, and this is the she-camel. I have brought it to present it to you, so please accept it." The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "The zakat due upon you was only a one-year-old she-camel, but if you wish to give a better she-camel willingly, Allah will reward you for it, and we have accepted this she-camel from you." He said, "O Messenger of Allah, this is the she-camel. I have brought it to present it to you, so please accept it." So the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) ordered the she-camel to be received and prayed for blessings in his wealth.

Hazrat ‘Ammarah bin ‘Amr bin Hazm narrates that times changed until the era of the rule of Sayyiduna Mu‘awiyah bin Abi Sufyan (may Allah be pleased with them both) came, and he appointed Marwan bin Hakam as the governor of Madinah Munawwarah. He sent me to collect zakat from all the members of the Banu Sa‘d bin Hudhaym family of the tribes of Baliy, ‘Udhrah, and Quda‘ah. So I reached the person (who is mentioned in the previous hadith) while he had become very old. I collected the zakat of fifteen hundred camels from him, which was thirty hiqqah, including their male camel. Ibn Ishaq says: In our opinion, the reason Hazrat ‘Ammarah collected the male camel along with the she-camels was because it is Sunnah that when someone’s zakat is thirty hiqqah, then the male should also be collected along with them.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that when Sayyiduna Abu Bakr Siddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) became the Caliph, he had this document written for me: "In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful." These are the rulings of the obligation of Zakat which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made obligatory upon the Muslims, and Allah Almighty commanded His Messenger regarding them. Then the narrators narrated the complete hadith, and these words were also narrated: Animals should not be gathered together out of fear of Zakat, nor should gathered animals be separated, and both partners will be equally involved in the collection of Zakat.

And the command to take the charity of livestock in the land of its owner without ordering them to bring the livestock to the collector so that he may take their charity.

Hazrat Amr bin Shu’aib narrates from his father, and he from his grandfather, that I heard the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him) saying in the year of the conquest of Makkah:“O people, the agreements of mutual cooperation and support that were made during the time of ignorance, Islam will further strengthen them, and now in Islam, there will be no agreements of mutual support and assistance (for the purpose of oppressing others). All Muslims will be united and in agreement against the disbelievers. Even the lowest and weakest Muslim can grant protection to someone, and their distant Muslim will honor the protection given by them (or the army that goes ahead will include the rear warriors in the spoils), and their attacking warriors will include those sitting in the camp in the spoils. A believer will not be killed in exchange for a disbeliever. The blood money for a disbeliever is half that of a Muslim. Animals for zakat will not be gathered and brought to the collector’s station, nor will they be taken far from their places, and the zakat of animals will be collected at the owners’ places.”This narration is from this chain. Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr says that I asked,“O Messenger of Allah, should I write down your sayings?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“Yes.”I asked,“In both your anger and happiness?”The Prophet (peace be upon him) said:“Yes, because it is not appropriate for me to say anything but the truth regarding religion.”

And the clarification is in opposition to the statement of those who claim that between the two years is the value of what is between them. And this statement is negligence from its speaker, or it is contrary to the Sunnah of the Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him. And every statement contrary to his Sunnah is rejected and not accepted.

Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote this document for him:“In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. These are the obligatory rulings of Zakat which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) made obligatory upon the Muslims, and Allah Almighty commanded His Messenger regarding them.”Then the complete hadith was narrated. In the hadith, these words are also mentioned:“Whoever’s Zakat is a Jadh’ah (a four-year-old she-camel), and he does not have a Jadh’ah but has a Hiqqah (a three-year-old she-camel), then the three-year-old she-camel will be accepted from him, and along with it, two goats will be taken if they are available; otherwise, twenty dirhams will be taken. In the narration of Janab Bundar, it is stated: ‘In place of the deficiency, two goats will be taken.’ And whoever’s Zakat is a Hiqqah, and he has a Hiqqah, rather he has a Jadh’ah, then the Jadh’ah will be taken from him, and the collector will give him twenty dirhams or two goats. And whoever’s Zakat is a Hiqqah (three-year-old she-camel), and he has a Bint Labun (a two-year-old she-camel), then the two-year-old she-camel will be accepted from him, and he will pay along with it two goats or twenty dirhams. And whoever’s Zakat is a Bint Labun, and he does not have a Bint Labun but has a Hiqqah, then the Hiqqah will be taken from him, and the collector will give him twenty dirhams or two goats. And whoever’s Zakat is a Bint Labun, but he does not have it, and he has a Bint Makhad (a one-year-old she-camel), then that will be accepted from him, and he will give along with it twenty dirhams or two goats. And whoever’s Zakat is a Bint Makhad (a one-year-old she-camel), but he does not have it, rather he has a Bint Labun (a two-year-old she-camel), then that will be accepted from him, and the collector will give him twenty dirhams or two goats. And whoever does not have a Bint Makhad (a one-year-old she-camel), but he has an Ibn Labun (a two-year-old male camel), then that will be accepted from him, and nothing else will be taken along with it.”

So that the governor and the subjects may distinguish the camels of charity from others, in order to distribute them to those entitled to the shares of charity and not to others, if the report is authentic.

Hazrat Akraash bin Dhuyayb narrates that the people of Banu Murrah bin Ubaid gave me their zakat and sent me to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him). So I came to you in Madinah Munawwarah. I found you sitting among the Muhajireen and Ansar companions. I had brought such camels to you as if they were the red fruits (or roots) of the Arti tree. The Prophet (peace be upon him) asked: "Who are you?" I replied, Akraash bin Dhuyayb. The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "State your noble lineage." I said: Ibn Harqoos ibn Khurah ibn Amr ibn Nazzal ibn Murrah ibn Ubaid, and this is the zakat of Banu Murrah bin Ubaid. So the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) smiled and then said: "These are the camels of my people. This is the zakat of my people." Then he ordered that these camels be marked with the sign of zakat camels and included among the zakat camels. Then the Prophet (peace be upon him) took my hand and took me to the house of Sayyidah Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her). Then the complete hadith was narrated.