Sayyiduna Mustawrid bin Shaddad (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I heard the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) say: "Whoever is appointed as our official, then he may marry (from this zakat wealth), and if he does not have a servant, he may take a servant, and whoever does not have a house, he may take a house." Janab Mu'afi says that I have been informed that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Whoever takes anything besides these things is a betrayer or a thief."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with him) that whatever was asked from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) for Islam, he would grant it. He says that a man came to him and asked him for wealth, so he gave him a large number of goats grazing between two mountains from the zakat goats. That man (gathered the goats and) went to his people and said, "O my people, accept Islam, for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gives such gifts that he does not fear poverty at all."

Sayyiduna Anas (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that a man came to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) (and asked for something to be given), so the Prophet ordered that he be given (all) the goats present between two mountains. That man returned to his people and said, "O people, become Muslim, for Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) gives so generously like the one who does not fear poverty."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) sent some gold from Yemen to the service of the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), which had not yet been separated from its dust (it was just as it was found from the mine). So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) distributed that gold among four individuals (they are): Aqra' bin Habis al-Hanzali, 'Uyainah bin Hisn al-Muradi, Alqamah bin 'Alathah al-Ja'fari, and 'Amir bin Tufail or Zayd al-Ta'i. (The narrator is unsure which of these two was the fourth.) This matter was disliked by some of your Ansari and other Companions. When this was reported to you, you said: "Do you not consider me trustworthy, even though I am the trustee of the Lord of the heavens? Revelation from the Lord of the heavens comes to me morning and evening."

Sayyiduna Abu Sa'id Khudri (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The wealth of zakat is lawful only for five people: the collector (worker) who collects zakat, the second is the person who buys zakat wealth from him, the third is the man who is in debt, the fourth is the person who fights in the way of Allah, and the fifth is the needy person to whom zakat was given and he then gifted some of it to a wealthy person." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that in my book, these words from Ibn 'Askar are not present: "or a person in debt."

He is such a debtor who has incurred blood money or compensation upon himself, even if he himself is wealthy. He should only be given enough wealth to pay off his compensation, etc. He should not be given more than that.

Sayyiduna Qabeesah bin Mukhaariq (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that I took upon myself to pay blood money or compensation, so I came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to seek assistance regarding this. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "We will pay this amount on your behalf, and its payment will be made from the camels of Zakat." Then he said: "O Qabeesah, asking (for charity) is forbidden except for three persons. One is the person who has taken a debt or compensation upon himself; for him, it is permissible to ask until it is paid off, then he should refrain from asking. The second is the person who has been struck by a calamity and his wealth has been destroyed; for him, it is lawful to ask until his situation improves, then he should stop asking. The third is the person who has been afflicted by hardship and poverty, until three people from his tribe testify or bear witness regarding him that it has become lawful for him to ask; (then he may ask) until he acquires enough for his livelihood, then he should refrain from asking. Other than this, asking is forbidden." In the narration of Janab Bustami, it is stated: We will pay this debt from Zakat.

Lady Umm Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with her) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) made preparations for Hajj and ordered the people to prepare for Hajj along with him. Lady Umm Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with her) says that the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) set out for Hajj and the noble companions also went with him for Hajj. Then when he returned, I came to him and he (peace be upon him) said: "O Umm Ma'qil, why did you not go with us on this Hajj of ours?" I submitted, "O Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), I had made preparations, but then illness overtook us, in which Abu Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) passed away and I also became ill. We had a camel on which we intended to go for Hajj, but Abu Ma'qil (may Allah be pleased with him) made a bequest to dedicate it in the way of Allah." The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: "So why did you not ride that camel? Hajj is also included in the way of Allah."

Sayyiduna Abu Las Khuzai (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) gave us some weak camels from the zakat camels for riding during Hajj. So we said, "O Messenger of Allah, in our opinion these camels are not fit for riding." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is a devil on the hump of every camel, so when you are about to mount, say 'Bismillah' as He has commanded you. Then make full use of them for your service. Indeed, it is Allah Almighty who grants you the ride (and makes these animals subservient to you)."

Salamah bin Sakhr Ansari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the strength I had for intercourse with women was not possessed by anyone else. When the month of Ramadan came, I made zihar (declared my wife unlawful to me) from my wife, fearing that I might have intercourse with her on one of the nights of Ramadan, and then remain engaged in that act until morning and not be able to finish. Then, one night while she was serving me, a part of her body became exposed before me (so I could not control myself, therefore) I jumped upon her and had intercourse with her. When morning came, I went to my people and informed them of what I had done. I requested them to come with me to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) so that I could inform him of my situation. They replied, "No, by Allah, we will not go with you. We fear that the Qur'an might be revealed about us or the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) might say something about us that would bring us everlasting shame and disgrace. So you go yourself and do whatever you wish."

So I presented myself before the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) and informed him of what I had done. He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Did you really do that?" I replied, "Yes, I did, and now I am present before you, so impose Allah's command upon me. I will bear the punishment with patience, seeking reward." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Free a slave." I struck my neck with my hand and said, "By the One Who has sent you with the truth, I do not own anyone except this neck." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Then fast for two consecutive months." I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I committed this mistake in Ramadan itself. (How can I fast more days?)" He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Feed sixty needy people." I said, "O Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), by the One Who has sent you with the truth, we spent last night hungry; we did not even have food for the night." He (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "Go to the collector of zakat of Banu Zurayq and tell him to give you the zakat of Banu Zurayq. Feed sixty needy people from it, and spend the rest on your family."

Then I returned to my people and said, "I have found narrow-mindedness and stinginess among you." Imam Abu Bakr (may Allah have mercy on him) says that after this, I could not understand the narration of Duraqi. Other narrators have stated these words: "I found narrow-mindedness and bad opinion among you, whereas I found generosity and blessing with the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him). He has ordered me to collect your zakat, so hand it over to me." He says, so they handed over their zakat to me. Some narrators have narrated the word "hisa" (broth) instead of "isha" (night meal).