Zakah (Giving Charity)
Hadith Quotes on Zakah
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said: "A man keeps on asking others for something till he comes on the day of Resurrection without any piece of flesh on his face."Sahih Bukhari and Muslim, Narrated by Abdullah bin Umar
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said: "Whoever asks people for their money so as to get rich, he is asking for flames of fire. It is up to him to ask for more or less (he should beware)."Sahih Muslim, Narrated by Abu Hurairah
I begged Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and he gave me. I begged again, and he gave me. I begged again and he gave me. He then said: "This money is green and sweet; he who receives it from people with a cheerful heart, Allah will bless him in it; he who receives it, with an avaricious mind would not be blessed in it. He will be like the person who eats without being satisfied; and the upper hand is better than the lower hand"Sahih Muslim, Narrated by Hakeem bin Hizaam
Two men came to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and asked for Zakah. He looked at them closely and found them strong and able, he said, "If you want I will give you. But you should know that the wealthy or an able person who can work has no share in Zakah"Ahmad, Narrated by Ahmed, Abu Dawud, and Nasa'e
I was under debt (hamaalah) and I came to Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him and begged him to help me pay it off. Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him told him: "Wait until we receive charity, so we will command that it be given to you." However, Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him then stated: "O Qubaysah, begging is not permitted except for one of three categories of people:
- A man who has incurred debt (as guarantor to reconcile blood wit) for him begging is permissible till he pays that off, after which he must stop it;
- A man whose property has been destroyed by calamity which has smitten him; for him begging is permissible till he gets what will support life or will provide him reasonable subsistence;
- A man who has been smitten by poverty, the genuineness of which should be confirmed by three knowledgeable members of his people; for him begging is permissible till he gets what will support him, or will provide him subsistence.
Besides these three, Qubaysah, begging is forbidden for every other persons, and one who engages in such consumes that which is forbidden."Sahih Muslim, Narrated by Qubaysah Al-Hilaaly
Zaynab heard Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him order women to give Zakah, so she asked Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him: " O Messenger of Allah, you commanded us to give Zakah, and I have jewellery that I wanted to assess for Zakah, but my husband Abdullah bin Mas`ud claimed that his son deserves it more than anyone." Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him replied: Your husband Ibn Mas`ud is right. Your son deserves your charity more than anyone."Narrated by Ibn Masud
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said: "Charity to the poor is only charity, but charity to the rest of kind is charity and maintenance of relations (sillah)."Narrated by Salman bin `Aamir
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon him said: ""A man expressed his intention to give charity, so he came with his charity and placed it in the hand of an adulteress. In the morning the people were talking and saying charity was given to an adulteress last night.
The donor said: O Allah, to thee be the Praise - charity to an adulteress!
He then again expressed his intention to give charity, so he went out with it and placed it in the hand of a rich person. In the morning the people were talking and saying charity was given to a rich person.
The donor said, O Allah to You be the praise - charity to a rich man!
He then expressed his intention to give charity, so he went out with his charity and placed it in the hand of a thief. In the morning the people were talking and saying charity to the thief.
So the man said, O Allah to You be the praise (what a misfortune that charity has been given) to the adulteress, the rich and the thief!
Then someone came to him and told him your charity has been accepted. As for the adulteress the charity might become the means whereby she might restrain from fornication. The rich man might perhaps learn a lesson and spend from what Allah has given him, and the thief might thereby restrain from committing theft.Sahih Muslim and Bukhari, Narrated by Abu Huraira