When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrain, he wrote to me the following:-- (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful). These are the orders for compulsory charity (Zakat) which Messenger of Allah ﷺ had made obligatory for every Muslim, and which Allah had ordered His Apostle to observe: Whoever amongst the Muslims is asked to pay Zakat accordingly, he should pay it (to the Zakat collector) and whoever is asked more than that (what is specified in this script) he should not pay it; for twenty-four camels or less, sheep are to be paid as Zakat; for every five camels one sheep is to be paid, and if there are between twenty-five to thirty-five camels, one Bint Makhad is to be paid; and if they are between thirty-six to forty-five (camels), one Bint Labun is to be paid; and if they are between forty-six to sixty (camels), one Hiqqa is to be paid; and if the number is between sixty-one to seventy-five (camels), one Jadha is to be paid; and if the number is between seventy-six to ninety (camels), two Bint Labuns are to be paid; and if they are from ninety-one to one-hundredand twenty (camels), two Hiqqas are to be paid; and if they are over one-hundred and-twenty (camels), for every forty (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Bint Labun is to be paid, and for every fifty camels (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Hiqqa is to be paid; and who ever has got only four camels, has to pay nothing as Zakat, but if the owner of these four camels wants to give something, he can. If the number of camels increases to five, the owner has to pay one sheep as Zakat. As regards the Zakat for the (flock) of sheep; if they are between forty and one-hundred-and-twenty sheep, one sheep is to be paid; and if they are between one-hundred-and-twenty to two hundred (sheep), two sheep are to be paid; and if they are between two-hundred to three-hundred (sheep), three sheep are to be paid; and for over three-hundred sheep, for every extra hundred sheep, one sheep is to be paid as Zakat. And if somebody has got less than forty sheep, no Zakat is required, but if he wants to give, he can. For silver the Zakat is one-fortieth of the lot (i.e. 2.5%), and if its value is less than two-hundred Dirhams, Zakat is not required, but if the owner wants to pay he can.'

أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ؓ كَتَبَ لَهُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ لَمَّا وَجَّهَهُ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ هَذِهِ فَرِيضَةُ الصَّدَقَةِ الَّتِي فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ عَلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالَّتِي أَمَرَ اللَّهُ بِهَا رَسُولَهُ فَمَنْ سُئِلَهَا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ عَلَى وَجْهِهَا فَلْيُعْطِهَا وَمَنْ سُئِلَ فَوْقَهَا فَلاَ يُعْطِ فِي أَرْبَعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَمَا دُونَهَا مِنَ الْغَنَمِ مِنْ كُلِّ خَمْسٍ شَاةٌ إِذَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسًا وَعِشْرِينَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ فَفِيهَا بِنْتُ مَخَاضٍ أُنْثَى فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتًّا وَثَلاَثِينَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَفِيهَا بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ أُنْثَى فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ سِتًّا وَأَرْبَعِينَ إِلَى سِتِّينَ فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ طَرُوقَةُ الْجَمَلِ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ وَاحِدَةً وَسِتِّينَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فَفِيهَا جَذَعَةٌ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ يَعْنِي سِتًّا وَسَبْعِينَ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ فَفِيهَا بِنْتَا لَبُونٍ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ إِحْدَى وَتِسْعِينَ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَفِيهَا حِقَّتَانِ طَرُوقَتَا الْجَمَلِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ عَلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ وَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَمَنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ مَعَهُ إِلاَّ أَرْبَعٌ مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَلَيْسَ فِيهَا صَدَقَةٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ رَبُّهَا فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسًا مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَفِيهَا شَاةٌ وَفِي صَدَقَةِ الْغَنَمِ فِي سَائِمَتِهَا إِذَا كَانَتْ أَرْبَعِينَ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ شَاةٌ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ عَلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ شَاتَانِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ عَلَى مِائَتَيْنِ إِلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ فَفِيهَا ثَلاَثٌ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ عَلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ سَائِمَةُ الرَّجُلِ نَاقِصَةً مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً وَاحِدَةً فَلَيْسَ فِيهَا صَدَقَةٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ رَبُّهَا وَفِي الرِّقَةِ رُبْعُ الْعُشْرِ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ إِلاَّ تِسْعِينَ وَمِائَةً فَلَيْسَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ رَبُّهَا

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So AbuBakr acted upon it till he died, and then Umar acted upon it till he died. It contained: "For five camels one goat is to be given; for ten camels two goats are to be given; for fifteen camels three goats are to be given; for twenty camels four goats are to be given; for twenty-five to thirty-five camels a she-camel in her second year is to be given. If the number exceeds by one up to seventy camels, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to seventy-five camels, a she-camel in her fifth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to ninety camels, two she-camels in their third year are to be given; if they exceed by one up to one hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth year are to be given. If the camels are more than this, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given for every fifty camels, and a she-camel in her third year is to be given for every forty camels. For forty to one hundred and twenty goats one goat is to be given; if they exceed by one up to two hundred, two goats are to be given. If they exceed by one up to three hundred, three goats are to be given; if the goats are more than this, one goat for every hundred goats is to be given. Nothing is payable until they reach one hundred. Those which are in one flock are not to be separated, and those which are in separate flocks are not be brought together from fear of sadaqah (zakat). Regarding that which belongs to two partners, they can make claims for restitution from each other with equity. An old goat and a defective one are not to be accepted as sadaqah (zakat)." Az-Zuhri said: When the collector comes, the goats will be apportioned into three flocks: one containing bad, the second good, and the third moderate. The collector will take zakat from the moderate. Az-Zuhri did not mention the cows (to be apportioned in three flocks).

كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كِتَابَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمْ يُخْرِجْهُ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَقَرَنَهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَعَمِلَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى قُبِضَ ثُمَّ عَمِلَ بِهِ عُمَرُ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَكَانَ فِيهِ فِي خَمْسٍ مِنَ الإِبِلِ شَاةٌ وَفِي عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ وَفِي خَمْسَ عَشَرَةَ ثَلاَثُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي عِشْرِينَ أَرْبَعُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ إِلَى سِتِّينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا جَذَعَةٌ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ابْنَتَا لَبُونٍ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا حِقَّتَانِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الإِبِلُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَفِي الْغَنَمِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَشَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً عَلَى الْمِائَتَيْنِ فَفِيهَا ثَلاَثُ شِيَاهٍ إِلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْغَنَمُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةِ شَاةٍ شَاةٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ الْمِائَةَ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ وَلاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ مَخَافَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خَلِيطَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَلاَ يُؤْخَذُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ هَرِمَةٌ وَلاَ ذَاتُ عَيْبٍ قَالَ وَقَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ إِذَا جَاءَ الْمُصَدِّقُ قُسِمَتِ الشَّاءُ أَثْلاَثًا ثُلُثًا شِرَارًا وَثُلُثًا خِيَارًا وَثُلُثًا وَسَطًا فَأَخَذَ الْمُصَدِّقُ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الزُّهْرِيُّ الْبَقَرَ

I think, the Prophet ﷺ said: "Pay a fortieth. A dirham is payable on every forty, but you are not liable for payment until you have accumulated two hundred dirhams. When you have two hundred dirhams, five dirhams are payable, and that proportion is applicable to larger amounts. "Regarding sheep, for every forty sheep up to one hundred and twenty, one sheep is due. But if you possess only thirty-nine, nothing is payable on them." He further narrated the tradition about the sadaqah (zakat) on sheep like that of az-Zuhri. "Regarding cattle, a yearling bull calf is payable for every thirty, and a cow in her third year for forty, and nothing is payable on working animals. Regarding (the zakat on) camels, he mentioned the rates that az-Zuhri mentioned in his tradition. He said: "For twenty-five camels, five sheep are to be paid. If they exceed by one, a she-camel in her second year is to be given. If there is no she-camel in her second year, a male camel in its third year is to be given, up to thirty-five. If they exceed by one a she-camel in her third year is to be given, up to forty-five. If they exceed by one, a she-camel in her fourth year which is ready to be covered by a bull-camel is to be given." He then transmitted the rest of the tradition like that of az-Zuhri. He continued: If they exceed by one, i.e. they are ninety-one to hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth year, which are ready to be covered by a bull-camel, are to be given. If there are more camels than that, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given for every fifty. Those which are in one flock are not to be separated, and those which are separate are not to be brought together. An old sheep, one with a defect in the eye, or a billy goat is not to be accepted as a sadaqah unless the collector is willing. As regards agricultural produce, a tenth is payable on that which is watered by rivers or rain, and a twentieth on that which is watered by draught camels." The version of Asim and al-Harith says: "Sadaqah (zakat) is payable every year." Zuhayr said: I think he said "Once a year". The version of Asim has the words: "If a she-camel in her second year is not available among the camels, nor is there a bull-camel in its third year, ten dirhams or two goats are to be given."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ أَنَّهُ قَالَ هَاتُوا رُبْعَ الْعُشُورِ مِنْ كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ دِرْهَمًا دِرْهَمٌ وَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ شَىْءٌ حَتَّى تَتِمَّ مِائَتَىْ دِرْهَمٍ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ مِائَتَىْ دِرْهَمٍ فَفِيهَا خَمْسَةُ دَرَاهِمَ فَمَا زَادَ فَعَلَى حِسَابِ ذَلِكَ وَفِي الْغَنَمِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ إِلاَّ تِسْعًا وَثَلاَثِينَ فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِيهَا شَىْءٌ وَسَاقَ صَدَقَةَ الْغَنَمِ مِثْلَ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَقَرِ فِي كُلِّ ثَلاَثِينَ تَبِيعٌ وَفِي الأَرْبَعِينَ مُسِنَّةٌ وَلَيْسَ عَلَى الْعَوَامِلِ شَىْءٌ وَفِي الإِبِلِ فَذَكَرَ صَدَقَتَهَا كَمَا ذَكَرَ الزُّهْرِيُّ قَالَ وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ خَمْسَةٌ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنْ بِنْتُ مَخَاضٍ فَابْنُ لَبُونٍ ذَكَرٌ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ طَرُوقَةُ الْجَمَلِ إِلَى سِتِّينَ ثُمَّ سَاقَ مِثْلَ حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ قَالَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً يَعْنِي وَاحِدَةً وَتِسْعِينَ فَفِيهَا حِقَّتَانِ طَرُوقَتَا الْجَمَلِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الإِبِلُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ وَلاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُفْتَرِقٍ خَشْيَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَلاَ تُؤْخَذُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ هَرِمَةٌ وَلاَ ذَاتُ عَوَارٍ وَلاَ تَيْسٌ إِلاَّ أَنْ يَشَاءَ الْمُصَّدِّقُ وَفِي النَّبَاتِ مَا سَقَتْهُ الأَنْهَارُ أَوْ سَقَتِ السَّمَاءُ الْعُشْرُ وَمَا سَقَى الْغَرْبُ فَفِيهِ نِصْفُ الْعُشْرِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَاصِمٍ وَالْحَارِثِ الصَّدَقَةُ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ قَالَ زُهَيْرٌ أَحْسَبُهُ قَالَ مَرَّةً وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَاصِمٍ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنْ فِي الإِبِلِ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ وَلاَ ابْنُ لَبُونٍ فَعَشَرَةُ دَرَاهِمَ أَوْ شَاتَانِ

"In the name of Allah, the Merciful, the ompassionate." The Book of Zakat. On twenty-four camels or less zakat is paid with sheep, one ewe for every five camels. On anything above that, up to thirty-five camels, a she-camel in its second year, and, if there is no she camel in its second year, a male camel in its third year. On anything above that, up to forty-five camels, a she- camel in its third year. On anything above that, up to sixty camels, a she camel in its fourth year that is ready to be sired. On anything above that, up to seventy-five camels, a she-camel in its fifth year. On anything above that, up to ninety camels, two she-camels in their third year. On anything above that, up to one hundred and twenty camels, two she-camels in their fourth year that are ready to be sired. On any number of camels above that, for every forty camels, a she-camel in its third year, and for every fifty, a she-camel in its fourth year. On grazing sheep and goats, if they come to forty or more, up to one hundred and twenty head, one ewe. On anything above that, up to two hundred head, two ewes. On anything above that, up to three hundred, three ewes. On anything above that, for every hundred, one ewe. A ram should not be taken for zakat. nor an old or an injured ewe, except as the zakat-collector thinks fit. Those separated should not be gathered together nor should those gathered together be separated in order to avoid paying zakat. Whatever belongs to two associates is settled between them proportionately. On silver, if it reaches five awaq (two hundred dirhams), one fortieth is paid."

أَنَّهُ قَرَأَ كِتَابَ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ قَالَ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ كِتَابُ الصَّدَقَةِ فِي أَرْبَعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَدُونَهَا الْغَنَمُ فِي كُلِّ خَمْسٍ شَاةٌ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلاَثِينَ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَابْنُ لَبُونٍ ذَكَرٌ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى سِتِّينَ حِقَّةٌ طَرُوقَةُ الْفَحْلِ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ جَذَعَةٌ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ ابْنَتَا لَبُونٍ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ حِقَّتَانِ طَرُوقَتَا الْفَحْلِ فَمَا زَادَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ مِنَ الإِبِلِ فَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ وَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَفِي سَائِمَةِ الْغَنَمِ إِذَا بَلَغَتْ أَرْبَعِينَ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ شَاةٌ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ شَاتَانِ وَفِيمَا فَوْقَ ذَلِكَ إِلَى ثَلاَثِمِائَةٍ ثَلاَثُ شِيَاهٍ فَمَا زَادَ عَلَى ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ وَلاَ يُخْرَجُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ تَيْسٌ وَلاَ هَرِمَةٌ وَلاَ ذَاتُ عَوَارٍ إِلاَّ مَا شَاءَ الْمُصَّدِّقُ وَلاَ يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُفْتَرِقٍ وَلاَ يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ خَشْيَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خَلِيطَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ بَيْنَهُمَا بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَفِي الرِّقَةِ إِذَا بَلَغَتْ خَمْسَ أَوَاقٍ رُبُعُ الْعُشْرِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So AbuBakr acted upon it till he died, and then Umar acted upon it till he died. It contained: "For five camels one goat is to be given; for ten camels two goats are to be given; for fifteen camels three goats are to be given; for twenty camels four goats are to be given; for twenty-five to thirty-five camels a she-camel in her second year is to be given. If the number exceeds by one up to seventy camels, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to seventy-five camels, a she-camel in her fifth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to ninety camels, two she-camels in their third year are to be given; if they exceed by one up to one hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth year are to be given. If the camels are more than this, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given for every fifty camels, and a she-camel in her third year is to be given for every forty camels. For forty to one hundred and twenty goats one goat is to be given; if they exceed by one up to two hundred, two goats are to be given. If they exceed by one up to three hundred, three goats are to be given; if the goats are more than this, one goat for every hundred goats is to be given. Nothing is payable until they reach one hundred. Those which are in one flock are not to be separated, and those which are in separate flocks are not be brought together from fear of sadaqah (zakat). Regarding that which belongs to two partners, they can make claims for restitution from each other with equity. An old goat and a defective one are not to be accepted as sadaqah (zakat)." Az-Zuhri said: When the collector comes, the goats will be apportioned into three flocks: one containing bad, the second good, and the third moderate. The collector will take zakat from the moderate. Az-Zuhri did not mention the cows (to be apportioned in three flocks). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1568)

كَانَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَدْ كَتَبَ الصَّدَقَةَ وَلَمْ يُخْرِجْهَا إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجَهَا أَبُو بَكْرٍ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَعَمِلَ بِهَا حَتَّى تُوُفِّيَ ثُمَّ أَخْرَجَهَا عُمَرُ مِنْ بَعْدِهِ فَعَمِلَ بِهَا قَالَ فَلَقَدْ هَلَكَ عُمَرُ يَوْمَ هَلَكَ وَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ لَمَقْرُونٌ بِوَصِيَّتِهِ فَقَالَ كَانَ فِيهَا فِي الْإِبِلِ فِي كُلِّ خَمْسٍ شَاةٌ حَتَّى تَنْتَهِيَ إِلَى أَرْبَعٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَإِذَا بَلَغَتْ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ فَفِيهَا بِنْتُ مَخَاضٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِنْ لَمْ تَكُنِ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ فَابْنُ لَبُونٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ عَلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَفِيهَا ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ إِلَى سِتِّينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا جَذَعَةٌ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا ابْنَتَا لَبُونٍ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا حِقَّتَانِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا كَثُرَتِ الْإِبِلُ فَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَفِي الْغَنَمِ مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا شَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا ثَلَاثٌ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ مِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ بَعْدُ فَلَيْسَفِيهَا شَيْءٌ حَتَّى تَبْلُغَ أَرْبَعَ مِائَةٍ فَإِذَا كَثُرَتِ الْغَنَمُ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ وَكَذَلِكَ لَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ وَلَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ مَخَافَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خَلِيطَيْنِ فَهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ لَا تُؤْخَذُ هَرِمَةٌ وَلَا ذَاتُ عَيْبٍ مِنَ الْغَنَمِ

The Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote a letter about sadaqah (zakat) but he died before he could send it to his governors. He had kept it with his sword. So AbuBakr acted upon it till he died, and then Umar acted upon it till he died. It contained: "For five camels one goat is to be given; for ten camels two goats are to be given; for fifteen camels three goats are to be given; for twenty camels four goats are to be given; for twenty-five to thirty-five camels a she-camel in her second year is to be given. If the number exceeds by one up to seventy camels, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to seventy-five camels, a she-camel in her fifth year is to be given; if they exceed by one up to ninety camels, two she-camels in their third year are to be given; if they exceed by one up to one hundred and twenty, two she-camels in their fourth year are to be given. If the camels are more than this, a she-camel in her fourth year is to be given for every fifty camels, and a she-camel in her third year is to be given for every forty camels. For forty to one hundred and twenty goats one goat is to be given; if they exceed by one up to two hundred, two goats are to be given. If they exceed by one up to three hundred, three goats are to be given; if the goats are more than this, one goat for every hundred goats is to be given. Nothing is payable until they reach one hundred. Those which are in one flock are not to be separated, and those which are in separate flocks are not be brought together from fear of sadaqah (zakat). Regarding that which belongs to two partners, they can make claims for restitution from each other with equity. An old goat and a defective one are not to be accepted as sadaqah (zakat)." Az-Zuhri said: When the collector comes, the goats will be apportioned into three flocks: one containing bad, the second good, and the third moderate. The collector will take zakat from the moderate. Az-Zuhri did not mention the cows (to be apportioned in three flocks). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1568)

كَتَبَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ كِتَابَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمْ يُخَرِّجْهُ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَقَرَنَهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَعَمِلَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ حَتَّى قُبِضَ ثُمَّ عَمِلَ بِهِ عُمَرُ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَكَانَ فِيهِ «فِي خَمْسٍ مِنَ الْإِبِلِ شَاةٌ وَفِي عَشَرَةٍ شَاتَانِ وَفِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ثَلَاثُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي عِشْرِينَ أَرْبَعُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ بِنْتُ مَخَاضٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَفِيهَا بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا حِقَّةٌ إِلَى سِتِّينَ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَفِيهَا جَذَعَةٌ إِلَى خَمْسَةٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَفِيهَا بِنْتَا لَبُونٍ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَفِيهَا حِقَّتَانِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْإِبِلُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ بِنْتُ لَبُونٍ وَفِي الْغَنَمِ فِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ فَشَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةٌ عَلَى الْمِائَتَيْنِ فَفِيهَا ثَلَاثُ شِيَاهٍ إِلَى ثَلَاثِ مِائَةٍ فَإِنْ كَانَتِ الْغَنَمُ أَكْثَرُ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِي كُلِّ مِائَةِ شَاةٍ شَاةٌ وَلَيْسَ فِيهَا شَيْءٌ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ الْمِائَةُ وَلَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ وَلَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ مَخَافَةَ الصَّدَقَةِ وَمَا كَانَ مِنْ خَلِيطَيْنِ فَإِنَّهُمَا يَتَرَاجَعَانِ بِالسَّوِيَّةِ وَلَا يُؤْخَذُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ هَرِمَةٌ وَلَا ذَاتُ عَيْبٍ» قَالَ الزُّهْرِيُّ «إِذَا جَاءَ الْمُصَدِّقُ قُسِمَتِ الشَّاءُ أَثْلَاثًا ثُلُثًا شِرَارًا وَثُلُثًا خِيَارًا وَثُلُثًا وَسَطًا فَيَأْخُذُ الْمُصَدِّقُ مِنَ الْوَسَطِ» وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الزُّهْرِيُّ الْبَقَرَ

[Machine] From the Messenger of Allah ﷺ , he said: "Read to me Salim's book, which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ wrote before Allah (Allah elevate his rank) took him in charity. I found in it the following: in five pairs, there are ten female sheep, and in ten pairs, there are twenty female sheep, and in fifteen pairs, there are thirty-three sheep, and in twenty pairs, there are forty-four sheep, and in twenty-five pairs, there are thirty-five daughters of Makhas until thirty-five. If there are no daughters of Makhas, then there is one male calf. If there are thirty-six, there are forty-five daughters of Makhas until forty-six. If there are forty-six, there is one heifer until sixty. If there is sixty-one, there is one thigh until seventy-five. If it increases, then there are two daughters of Makhas until ninety. If it increases, then there are two thighs until one hundred and twenty. If the camels become numerous, then every fifty there is one thigh, and for every forty there are daughters of Makhas. And I found in it in forty pairs, there are twenty female sheep until one hundred and twenty. If it increases, then there are two pairs until two hundred. If it increases, then there are three pairs until three hundred. Then, for every hundred, there is one female sheep. And I found in it that it is not allowed in charity to give a male goat, a castrated animal, or an animal with a defect."

عَنْ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ أَقْرَأَنِي سَالِمٌ كِتَابًا كَتَبَهُ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَتَوَفَّاهُ اللهُ ﷻ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ فَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ فِي خَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ شَاةٌ وَفِي عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ وَفِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ثَلَاثُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي عِشْرِينَ أَرْبَعُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَثَلَاثِينَ فَإِذَا لَمْ تَكُنِ ابْنَةَ مَخَاضٍ فَابْنُ لَبُونٍ ذَكَرٌ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ سِتًّا وَثَلَاثِينَ فَابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ سِتًّا وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَحِقَّةٌ إِلَى سِتِّينَ فَإِذَا كَانَتْ إِحْدَى وَسِتِّينَ فَجَذَعَةٌ إِلَى خَمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَابْنَتَا لَبُونٍ إِلَى تِسْعِينَ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَحِقَّتَانِ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا كَثُرَتِ الْإِبِلُ فَفِي كُلِّ خَمْسِينَ حِقَّةٌ وَفِي كُلِّ أَرْبَعِينَ ابْنَةُ لَبُونٍ وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ فِي أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ إِلَى عِشْرِينَ وَمِائَةٍ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا شَاتَانِ إِلَى مِائَتَيْنِ فَإِذَا زَادَتْ فَفِيهَا ثَلَاثٌ إِلَى ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ ثُمَّ فِي كُلِّ مِائَةٍ شَاةٌ وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ لَا يُفَرَّقُ بَيْنَ مُجْتَمِعٍ وَلَا يُجْمَعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّقٍ وَوَجَدْتُ فِيهِ لَا يَجُوزُ فِي الصَّدَقَةِ تَيْسٌ وَلَا هَرِمَةٌ وَلَا ذَاتُ عَوَارٍ

"عن عَلِىٍّ قالَ: ليس في الدراهمِ زكاةٌ حتَّى تكونَ مائتين، فإذا كانت مائتين ففيها خمسةُ دراهم، وليس في الدنانير حتَّى تبلغَ عشرينَ دينارًا، فإذا كانت عشرينَ دينارًا ففيها رُبْعُ العُشْرِ، وليسَ فِيما دُونَ خَمْسٍ من الإبلِ صدقةٌ فإذا بلغت خمسًا ففيها شاةٌ، وفى عَشْرٍ شَاتَان، وَفى خمسَ عَشرةَ ثلاثُ شياهٍ، وفى عشرين أربعُ شياهٍ، وفى خمسٍ وعشرينَ خمسُ شياهٍ فإذا زَادت على خمس وعشرين واحدةً ففيها ابنةُ مخاض إلى خمس وثلاثين، فإذا زادت واحدةً ففيها (ابنة لبون) إلى خمس وأربعين، فإذا زادت واحدة ففيها حقة إلى ستين، فإذا زادت واحدة ففيها جذعة إِلى خمس وسبعين، فإذا زادت واحدة ففيها ابن لبون إلى تسعين، فإذا زادت واحدة ففيها حِقتان طَرُوقَتَا الفحل إلى عشرين ومائة، فإذا كَثُرَتِ الإبلُ ففى كُلِّ خَمْسين حِقةٌ، وفى كلِّ أربَعِينَ ابنةُ لبون، وفى كل ثلاثين بقرةٌ تبيعٌ، وفى كل أربعين مُسِنّة، وفى كل أربعين شاةٍ شاةٌ إلى عشرين ومائة، فإذا زادت ففيها شَاتَانِ إلى مائتين، فإذا زادت ففيها ثلاثُ شياهٍ إلى ثلاثِمائة، فإذا
كَثُرَت الْغَنَمُ ففى كل مائةٍ شاة ولا يأخذ المُصَدّق هَرِمَةً، ولا ذاتَ عَوارٍ، ولا عَمْيَاءَ، ولا تيسًا إِلا أن يشاء المُصَدّقُ، وفيما سَقَت السماءُ أو كان فَيْحًا ففيهِ العشر، وما سُقِىَ بالْغَرْبِ ففيه نِصْفُ العُشرِ".

"عَنْ نافِع، عَنِ ابْنِ عُمرَ، عَنْ عُمَر قال: في الأربَعين من الغنم سائمةٌ:
شاةٌ إلى مائة وعشْرِينَ، فإن زادت شاةٌ ففيها: شَاتَانِ إلى مائتَيْنِ، فإن زادت شاةٌ ففيها ثلاث إلى ثَلَاثِمِائَةٍ، فإنْ كَثُرتِ الْغَنَمُ، فَفِي كُلِّ مائةٍ شَاةٌ، ولا تُؤْخَذُ هَرِمَةٌ، ولا ذَاتُ عَوارٍ، ولا تَيْسٌ، إِلَّا أنْ يَشَاءَ المُصَّدِّقُ، وفي الإبل في خمسٍ شاةٌ، وفي عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ، وفي خمس عَشْرَةَ: ثلاثُ شِياهٍ، وفي عشرين: أَرْبعُ شياهٍ، وفِي خَمْس وعشْرين: بِنْتُ مخاضٍ، فإن لم تكن بنتُ مخاضٍ فابْنُ لَبُونٍ ذَكَرٌ إلى خمسةٍ وثلاثينَ، فإن زادت واحدة ففيها: بنتُ لَبُونٍ إلى خمسٍ وأربعينَ، فإن زادتْ واحدةً فِفيها: حِقَّةٌ طَروقَة الْفَحْلِ إلى سِتِّينَ، فإن زادت واحدةً ففيها جَذَعَةٌ إلى خمسةٍ وسَبْعِينَ، فإن زادت واحدةً ففيها: ابنتا لبون إلى تسعينَ، فإن زادت واحدةً ففيها: حِقَّتَانِ طَرُوَقَتَا الفحْلِ إلى مائة وعشرين، فإن زادت ففي كل أربعين: بنتُ لَبُونٍ، وفي كل خمسين حِقَّةٌ، ويحسب صِغارُها وكِبارُهَا، وما كان من خَلِيطَيْنِ فإنَّهُمَا يَتَراجَعَانِ بالسَّوِيَّةِ، ولا يُفَرَّق بين مُجْتَمِعٍ، ولا يجمَع بين مُفْتَرِقٍ خَشْيَة الصَّدَقَةِ، وفي الرِّقَةِ رُبُعُ العُشْرِ إذا بَلَغتْ رِقَةُ أَحَدِهِمْ خَمْسَ أَواقٍ".

"عن عَلِىٍّ قَالَ: قَامَ فينَا رَسُولُ الله ﷺ ذَاتَ يَوْمٍ فَقَالَ: إنَّا قَدْ وَضَعْنَا عَنْكُمْ صَدَقَةَ الْخَيْلِ وَالرَّقِيقِ، وَلَكِنْ هَاتُوا رُبُعَ الْعُشْرِ، هَاتُوا مِنْ أَرْبَعِينَ دِرْهَمًا دِرْهَمًا وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ الْمِائَتَينِ شَئٌ، وَفِى عِشْرِينَ مِثْقَالًا نَصْف مِثْقَالٍ، وَلَيْسَ فيمَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ شَئٌ، وُفِيمَا سَقَتِ السَّمَاءُ، أَوْ سُقى العُشْر، وَفِيمَا سُقِىَ بِالمغرب نصْفَ الْعُشْرِ وَفِى الإِبلِ فِى خَمسٍ شَاةٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ شَىْءٌ، وَفِى لفْظٍ وَلَيْسَ فِى أَرْبعٍ شىْءٌ، وَفِى عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ، وَفِى خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ثَلاثُ شِيَاهٍ، وَفِى عِشْرِينَ أَرْبع، وَفِى خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ خَمس مِنَ الْغَنَمِ، فَإنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَة فَفِيهَا ابْنَةُ لَبُون إلىَ خَمسٍ وَأَرْبَعِينَ فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَة فَفِيهَا حقّة طرُوقَةُ الْجَمَلِ إِلَى سَنَتَيْنِ، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا جَذَعَةٌ إِلى خْمْسٍ وَسَبْعِينَ، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَةً فَفِيهَا ابْنَتَا لَبُون إِلَى تِسْعِينَ، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ ففيهَا حِقَّتَانِ طَرُوقَتَا الْجَمَلِ إِلى عِشْرِينَ وَمَائةٍ، فَإِنْ كَانَتْ الإِبِلُ أَكْثَرَ مِنْ ذَلِكَ فَفِى كُلّ خَمْسِين حِقّةٌ، وَفِى الْبَقَرِ فِى ثَلَاثينَ تَبِيعٌ أَوْ تَبِيعَةُ حَوْلٍ، وَفِى أَرْبَعِينَ مُسِنَّةٌ، وَلَيْسَ عَلَى العَوَامِلِ شَىْءٌ، وفِى الْغَنَمِ فِى أَرْبَعِينَ شَاةً شَاةٌ، فَإِنْ لَم يَكُنْ إلَّا تِسْعًا وَثَلَاثِينَ (*) فَلَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ شَىْء، وَفِى الأَرْبَعِينَ شَاةٌ، ثُمَّ لَيْسَ عَلَيْكَ فِيهَا شَىْء حَتَّى يَبْلُغ عِشْرِينَ وَمَائِة، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ وَاحِدَة عَلَى عَشْرِين وَمَائة فَفِيهَا شَاتَانِ إِلَى الْمِائَتَيْنِ، فَإِنْ زَادَتْ عَلَى الْمِائَتَيْنِ وَاحِدَة فَفِيهَا ثَلَاثُ شِيَاةٍ
إلَى ثَلَاثمِائَة فَإِنْ كَثرَ الشَّيَاه فَفِى كُلِّ مائة شَاة شَاة، وَلَا يُفَرّقُ بَيْنَ مجْتَمعٍ وَلَا يَجْمعُ بَيْنَ مُتَفَرِّق خَشْيَةَ الصَّدقَة، وَلَا يَأخُذُ الْمُصَدِّق فَحْلًا وَلَا هَرِمَة، وَلَا ذَاتَ عَوَارٍ، وَلَا تَيْسًا إلَّا أَنْ يَشَاءَ المُصَدِّقُ، فإنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ فِى الإبِلِ ابْنَة مَخَاضٍ وَلَا ابْنُ لَبُونٍ فَعشرَةُ دَرَاهم أَوْ شَاتَانِ".