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[Machine] Jabir ibn Abdullah was asked, "How did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ handle the khums?" He replied, "He would distribute it to the people in the way of Allah, then to another person, then to another person."  

أحمد:١٤٩٣٢حَدَّثَنَا عَفَّانُ حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الْوَاحِدِ حَدَّثَنَا الْحَجَّاجُ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو الزُّبَيْرِ قَالَ

سُئِلَ جَابِرُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللهِ كَيْفَ كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ يَصْنَعُ بِالْخُمُسِ؟ قَالَ كَانَ يَحْمِلُ الرَّجُلَ مِنْهُ فِي سَبِيلِ اللهِ ثُمَّ الرَّجُلَ ثُمَّ الرَّجُلَ