Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam that Allah has dictated upon those whose savings exceed the specified threshold. It is taken from the wealthy and given to the poor (i.e., all those who are eligible to receive it according to the Quran). Allah and His Messenger explained all the rulings and details pertaining to this obligatory act of worship to protect the wealthy ones from injustice and protect the rights of those who are in need. In this hadeeth, Anas ibn Maalik (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote him a letter in which he explained the due zakat on livestock that Allah’s Messenger made compulsory upon Muslims. This letter was penned after Abu Bakr appointed Anas to collect the zakat from the people in al-Bahrayn, which is a region that includes, today, the kingdom of Bahrain, as well as Al-Ihsaa and al-Qateef in the eastern parts of Saudi Arabia. In this part of the letter, Abu Bakr explains how partners pay the zakat on their joint property, whether the share of each partner is from the same kind as fruits and grains, or livestock like camels, cows, and sheep. The zakat collector should take the due zakat from the total without considering the share of each partner. If two persons, each one of them has his own livestock, but they share the same pasture where they let their livestock gaze together, and both help each other in managing them. However, none of them relinquishes his ownership of the livestock and each one is able to recognize his own livestock. In this case, the zakat collector will consider the total number of heads regardless of the fact that they are two separate ownerships. Then, the zakat of which will be calculated based on the total, and each one of them will give only what is due on his own livestock. For example, if the total number of heads is 123 sheep, and two third of which are owned by X and one third is owned by Y, the zakat collector will take only one sheep based on the total number of heads. Afterwards, X and Y should reconcile the accounts. In this case, Y should pay X the value of the extra one third he paid. If the subjects of zakat were grains, fruits and the like, then Y should give X the extra one third in grain and fruits. This hadeeth shows that persons who mix their belongings and property are treated as partners i.e., their property are treated as one property and the zakat will be calculated according to the total of it. After the zakat is taken, they can settle their accounts. This hadeeth shows that it is permissible for people to let their livestock mix and gaze in a shared pasture. It highlights the importance of zakat and the keen interest of the Prophet ﷺ to explain its rulings in detail..