Hadith 2260

Muhammad Al-Baqir reported in a marfu’ narration: “When the amount reaches five awaq, the charity is five dirhams. For every forty dirhams, the charity is one dirham.” [Narrated by Ibn Abi Shaybah with a Sahih chain] In a narration by Abu Dawud: “For sheep, the charity is one sheep for every forty sheep up to one hundred and twenty. If it increases by one, the charity is two sheep up to two hundred. If it increases further, the charity is three sheep up to three hundred. For every hundred sheep, the charity is one sheep. If there are only thirty-nine sheep, there is no charity due. For cows, the charity is one young bull for every thirty cows and one mature cow for every forty cows. There is no charity due on working animals.” In Al-Durr Al-Mukhtar: “For any amount exceeding forty, the calculation is based on the apparent narration from the Imam. Another opinion states that there is no charity due on amounts exceeding sixty. In that case, the charity is double what is due for thirty. This is the opinion of the two scholars and the three, and it is the fatwa. This is mentioned in Bahr al-Ra'iq from Al-Yanaabi' and Tashih Al-Quduri.” In Al-Binayah: “It is narrated from him that there is no charity due on amounts exceeding sixty. This is the opinion of the two scholars, and it is the fatwa, as mentioned in Al-Nahr, Al-Bahr, Al-Durr Al-Mukhtar, and others.”