It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, that the Messenger of Allah, peace and blessings be upon him, said: "The example of a person who takes back his gift is like that of a dog who kept eating, and when its belly was full, it vomited, and then started licking its vomit."

The Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "Indeed, according to the burden and hardship placed upon a person, a helper from Allah comes to him, and according to the trial placed upon him, Allah grants him patience." This hadith is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah and Sayyiduna Anas bin Malik (may Allah be pleased with them).

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Thawban (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There will be some individuals from my Ummah that if they ask any of you for a dinar, he will not give it to them; if they ask for a dirham, he will not give it to them; and if they ask even for a fals (one-sixth of a dirham), he will not give it to them. But if they ask Allah Almighty for Paradise, He will grant them Paradise. These people are poor and destitute, they are considered insignificant (and unworthy of attention), but (in the sight of Allah Almighty, they are so valued that) if they swear an oath by Allah, He fulfills their oath."

‘Isa bin Khudrami bin Kulthum bin ‘Alqamah bin Najiyah Khuza‘i narrates from his grandfather Kulthum, who narrates from his father, that the Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him in the year of the Battle of Muraysi‘, when he had embraced Islam:“Your Islam will be completed by giving the zakat of your wealth.”

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Amr (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "The zakat of the Muslims (on their livestock) should be collected at the watering place."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him), the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: "There is no zakat on horses and slaves, except that there is sadaqat al-fitr on the slave."

It is narrated from Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "The dinar is a treasure, the dirham is also a treasure, and the qirat is also a treasure." The companions asked: We know the dinar and the dirham, but what is the qirat? He (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Half a dirham, half a dirham, half a dirham (is called a qirat)."

Sayyida Umm Salamah (may Allah be pleased with her) says: I used to wear anklets made of gold. One day I asked: O Messenger of Allah! Is this also considered a treasure (hoarded wealth)? The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "Whatever (jewelry) reaches the threshold for zakat and its zakat has been paid, then it is not considered a treasure."

Sayyiduna Umar bin Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) says: The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made zakat obligatory on these four types: wheat, barley, raisins, and dates.

Sayyiduna Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) narrates that the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) wrote a letter to the people of Yemen, that is, to Harith bin Abd Kallal and his companions from the Ma'afir and Himyar tribes, stating: "If the land is irrigated by springs or rain, then one-tenth (1/10) of its produce or wealth is due as zakat, and for those (lands) which are watered by buckets (or similar means), one-twentieth (1/20) of the produce is due as zakat."