[Machine] Does he have to pay Zakat on the enormous amount of money he received from his offices? Al-Qasim bin Muhammad said, "Abu Bakr As-Siddiq did not take Zakat from his wealth until a full year had passed." Al-Qasim continued, "When Abu Bakr gave people their due, he would ask them, 'Do you have any money on which Zakat is obligatory?' If the person replied yes, he would take the Zakat from their wealth. And if the person replied no, he would return their due without taking anything from them."
عَنْ مُكَاتَبٍ لَهُ قَاطَعَهُ بِمَالٍ عَظِيمٍ هَلْ عَلَيْهِ فِيهِ زَكَاةٌ؟ فَقَالَ الْقَاسِمُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدٍ إِنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ الصِّدِّيقَ ؓ لَمْ يَكُنْ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ مَالٍ زَكَاةً حَتَّى يَحُولَ عَلَيْهِ الْحَوْلُ قَالَ الْقَاسِمُ وَكَانَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ إِذَا أَعْطَى النَّاسَ أُعْطِيَاتِهِمْ سَأَلَ الرَّجُلَ هَلْ عِنْدَكَ مِنْ مَالٍ وَجَبَتْ عَلَيْكَ فِيهِ الزَّكَاةُ؟ فَإِنْ قَالَ نَعَمْ أَخَذَ مِنْ عَطَائِهِ زَكَاةَ مَالِهِ ذَلِكَ وَإِنْ قَالَ لَا سَلَّمَ إِلَيْهِ عَطَاءَهُ وَلَمْ يَأْخُذْ مِنْهُ شَيْئًا