Lady Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) was once mentioning Khaybar, she said: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent Abdullah bin Rawahah (may Allah be pleased with him) to the Jews. When the fruits ripened, he estimated the yield of the date trees. Then he gave the Jews the choice to either take the produce according to that estimate or pay according to that estimate. The Prophet (peace be upon him) had ordered the estimation so that the calculation of zakat could be done before the fruits ripened and it could be set aside. The same narration is also transmitted from Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) with another chain of narration. Imam Malik has transmitted it as a mursal narration.

This narration is also transmitted with another chain of transmission on the authority of Sayyidah Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her).

Sayyiduna Sahl bin Huthmah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent him to estimate (the value). A man came to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) and said: "O Messenger of Allah! Abu Huthmah, while estimating, has made us liable to pay more." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) called him and said: "Your cousin says this; you have made him liable to pay more in estimation." (The narrator says) I said: "O Messenger of Allah! I have left him with so many extra dates so that he can feed his family and also feed the poor." So the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Your cousin has given you more concession and has acted justly."

Sayyiduna Bara’ (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: A man came to the service of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and said,“Guide me to an action that will bring me near to Paradise and keep me away from Hell!”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“If you speak little, refrain from asking (from others), free a slave, set a neck free (free a male or female slave).”He said,“O Messenger of Allah! Are these two not the same?”The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said,“No! To set a soul free means you free him, and to set a neck free means you help him by paying his price. Give a milch (she-camel or goat) without taking anything in return, and maintain ties with a relative who wrongs you. If you cannot do this, then speak only good words with your tongue.”

Abu Ahmad Zubayri says: Sufyan Thawri came, and he asked him about this hadith, and I was present there at that time. The narrator is in doubt; perhaps these are the words: Sufyan Thawri came to me and he asked me about this hadith.

The same narration is transmitted with another chain, however, it contains these additional words: "Feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, enjoin good, and forbid evil."

Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) sent Mu’adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he said:“You are going to a people of the Book, so call them to testify that there is no deity except Allah and that I am the Messenger of Allah. If they obey you in this, then inform them that Allah has enjoined upon them five prayers every day and night. If they obey you in this, then inform them that Allah has made charity obligatory upon them, to be taken from their wealthy and given to their poor. If they accept this from you, then avoid taking the best of their wealth, and beware of the supplication of the oppressed, for there is no barrier between it and Allah.”

Abdullah bin Abbas (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates: When the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent Mu'adh (may Allah be pleased with him) to Yemen, he said to him: "You are going to a people of the Book, so the first thing you should invite them to is to affirm the Oneness of Allah. When they come to know this, then inform them that Allah has made five prayers obligatory upon them every day. And inform them that Allah has made zakat obligatory upon their wealth, to be taken from their wealthy and given to their poor. If they acknowledge this, then take it from them, but avoid taking the best of people's wealth."

Awn bin Abu Hujayfah narrates from his father: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent a person to us to collect zakat. He collected zakat from our affluent people and then distributed it among our poor people. He instructed me to give a she-camel.

Awn bin Abu Hujayfah narrates from his father: The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) sent his official to us, and he collected zakat from our wealthy people and gave it to our poor people. At that time, I was an orphan (or a minor) boy and I had no wealth, so he gave me a young she-camel.