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Riyad as-Salihin Hadith 1208

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In-book entry
218

Chapter 36

Chapter context: The Excellence and Obligation of the Payment of Zakat

- باب تاكيد وجوب الزكاة وبيان فضلها وما يتعلق بها‏:‏

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Hadith text

Original Arabic

وعن ابن عباس رضي الله عنه، أن النبي صلى الله عليه وسلم بعث معاذًا رضي الله عنه إلى اليمن فقال‏:‏ ‏

‏ادعهم إلى شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأني رسول الله، فإن هم أطاعوا لذلك فأعلمهم أن الله تعالى افترض عليهم خمس صلوات في كل يوم وليلة، فإن هم أطاعوا لذلك فأعلمهم أن الله افترض عليهم صدقة تؤخذ من أغنيائهم، وترد على فقرائهم‏

‏ ‏(‏‏(‏متفق عليه‏)‏‏)‏ ‏.‏

Translation

English translation

Ibn 'Abbas (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:

The Prophet (ﷺ) appointed Mu'adh (May Allah be pleased with him) as governor of Yemen, and at the time of his departure, he instructed him thus: "First of all, call the people to testify 'La ilaha illallah' (there is no true god except Allah) and that I (Muhammad) am the Messenger of Allah, and if they accept this (declaration of Faith), then tell them that Allah has enjoined upon them five Salat during the day and night; and if they obey you, tell them that Allah has made the payment of Zakat obligatory upon them. It should be collected from their rich and distributed among their poor." [Al-Bukhari and Muslim].

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This is Hadith 1208 in Riyad as-Salihin. It appears in Book 9, The Book of Virtues, as in-book entry 218 under the chapter “The Excellence and Obligation of the Payment of Zakat.”

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