Hadithcore
Sahih al-Bukhari, 1405
sahih

Narrated Abu Sa`id:

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "No Zakat is due on property mounting to less than five Uqiyas (of silver), and no Zakat is due on less than five camels, and there is no Zakat on less than five Wasqs." (A Wasqs equals 60 Sa's) & (1 Sa=3 K gms App.)

حَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ يَزِيدَ، أَخْبَرَنَا شُعَيْبُ بْنُ إِسْحَاقَ، قَالَ الأَوْزَاعِيُّ أَخْبَرَنِي يَحْيَى بْنُ أَبِي كَثِيرٍ، أَنَّ عَمْرَو بْنَ يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ، أَخْبَرَهُ عَنْ أَبِيهِ، يَحْيَى بْنِ عُمَارَةَ بْنِ أَبِي الْحَسَنِ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا سَعِيدٍ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ يَقُولُ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏

‏ لَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسِ أَوَاقٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسِ ذَوْدٍ صَدَقَةٌ، وَلَيْسَ فِيمَا دُونَ خَمْسِ أَوْسُقٍ صَدَقَةٌ ‏

‏‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 24, Hadith 10
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 487 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
The Prophet ﷺ explained to us the rulings of zakat on all different kinds of wealth, and clarified the threshold of each kind, and the value under which no zakat is due. In this hadeeth, the Prophet ﷺ explains that zakat is not due on silver, if one only has five uqiyahs of silver. For calculation purposes, a one uqiyah equals forty dirhams of pure silver; hence, five uqiyahsare two hundred dirhams of pure silver. According to the modern measures, this amounts to about 595 grams of pure silver.The zakat on silver is one dirhamfor every forty dirhams above this threshold. Likewise, there is no zakat due on camels, if a person has less than five camels. However, if one owns from five to 9 camels, then its due zakat is one sheep, and if one has more than 9 camels, the zakat increases according to the hadeeths that detailed its due zakat. There is no due zakat on grains, dates, and their like, if their amount is less than five wasaqs. For calculation purposes, a one wasaq equals 60 Saa’, hence, the threshold is about 653 kg in our modern measures since 5 wasaqs equal 300 Saa’s. This indicates that fruits and vegetables are not subject to zakat, because they are not measured the same way as grains and dates, and are not stored to consume later like grains,and alsoare not considered a meal or a means of sustenance. The zakat is paid on that which comes from earth such as date, risen, wheat, rice, corn, and so forth. This hadeeth is animportant text that explains the threshold of the different kinds of wealth that are subject to zakat. The threshold of silver is 200 dirhams, and of camels is 5 camels, and of grains and dates and their like is 60 Saa’. .
Related hadiths12
Compare isnād across 12 related chains →