Hadith 2253

Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “A Muslim is not obligated to give charity on his slave or his horse.” In another narration, he said: “There is no charity due on his slave except the charity of Fitr.” [Agreed upon] In Al-Ta’liq Al-Mumajjad, it is stated: “There is no disagreement that there is no charity due on slaves except if they are purchased for trade.” In Al-Durr Al-Mukhtar, it is stated: “There is no charity due on grazing horses according to both scholars, and this is the fatwa. This is also mentioned in Al-Khaniyah and others.” In Rad Al-Muhtar, it is stated: “Al-Tahawi said: ‘This is the more preferable of the two opinions to us,’ and it was favored by Qadi Abu Zayd in Al-Israr.” In Al-Yanaabi’, it is stated: “The fatwa is based on this opinion.” In Al-Jawahir, it is stated: “The fatwa is based on their opinion.” In Al-Kafi, it is stated: “This is the chosen opinion for fatwa, and it was followed by Al-Zayla’i and Al-Bazzazi, following Al-Khulasah.” In Al-Khaniyah, it is stated: “They said: ‘The fatwa is based on their opinion,’ as corrected by Al-Allamah Qasim.” I say: This was affirmed in Al-Kanz, and in the fatwas of Qadi Khan, they said: “The fatwa is based on their opinion,” as mentioned in Fath Al-Qadir. In Al-‘Alamkiriyyah, it is stated: “There is no charity due on horses, and this is according to both scholars, and it is the chosen opinion for fatwa, except if they are for trade,” as mentioned in Al-Kafi.