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

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

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ الْمُثَنَّى الأَنْصَارِيُّ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي قَالَ، حَدَّثَنِي ثُمَامَةُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَنَسٍ، أَنَّ أَنَسًا، حَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ كَتَبَ لَهُ هَذَا الْكِتَابَ لَمَّا وَجَّهَهُ إِلَى الْبَحْرَيْنِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏\n"‏ هَذِهِ فَرِيضَةُ الصَّدَقَةِ الَّتِي فَرَضَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم 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 ـ يَعْنِي ـ 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 ‏"‏‏.‏