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Sahih al-Bukhari, 1460
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Narrated Abu Dhar:

Once I went to him (the Prophet (ﷺ) ) and he said, "By Allah in Whose Hands my life is (or probably said, 'By Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped) whoever had camels or cows or sheep and did not pay their Zakat, those animals will be brought on the Day of Resurrection far bigger and fatter than before and they will tread him under their hooves, and will butt him with their horns, and (those animals will come in circle): When the last does its turn, the first will start again, and this punishment will go on till Allah has finished the judgments amongst the people."

حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصِ بْنِ غِيَاثٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، عَنِ الْمَعْرُورِ بْنِ سُوَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَبِي ذَرٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ انْتَهَيْتُ إِلَى النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏

‏ وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ ـ أَوْ وَالَّذِي لاَ إِلَهَ غَيْرُهُ، أَوْ كَمَا حَلَفَ ـ مَا مِنْ رَجُلٍ تَكُونُ لَهُ إِبِلٌ أَوْ بَقَرٌ أَوْ غَنَمٌ لاَ يُؤَدِّي حَقَّهَا إِلاَّ أُتِيَ بِهَا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ أَعْظَمَ مَا تَكُونُ وَأَسْمَنَهُ، تَطَؤُهُ بِأَخْفَافِهَا، وَتَنْطَحُهُ بِقُرُونِهَا، كُلَّمَا جَازَتْ أُخْرَاهَا رُدَّتْ عَلَيْهِ أُولاَهَا، حَتَّى يُقْضَى بَيْنَ النَّاسِ ‏

‏‏.‏ رَوَاهُ بُكَيْرٌ عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم‏.‏

References2 variants
In-Book Reference
Book 24, Hadith 62
USC-MSA web (English) reference
Vol. 2, Book 24, Hadith 539 (deprecated numbering scheme)
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
Zakat is one of the obligations that Allah has imposed 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). Whoever thanks Allah, Exalted be He, by fulfilling this obligation and paying his zakat to those who deserve it will be given a reward that is complete; and whoever fails to fulfill this obligation will earn nothing but loss and failure in this life and the Hereafter. In this hadeeth, Abu Dhar (may Allah be pleased with him) reports that he visited the Prophet ﷺ one day, and he heard him ﷺ swears by Allah, Exalted be He, the One in His Hand all souls, or, 'by Allah, except Whom none has the right to be worshipped’ that whoever does not pay zakat on livestock (such as camels, cows, and sheep), they will be produced as large and fat as can be on the Day of Resurrection, because the condition of cattle varies i.e., they could be fat, fatigue, small or large, and then those with hoofs (i.e., camels) will trample him and those with horns will gore him to cause his as much pain as possible. They will be subject to this punishment while the creation is standing in the land of resurrection, and it will continue until the reckoning of the people is over. From the benefits of this hadeeth is that not thanking Allah’s blessings and failing to fulfill His right in them will make us subject to punishment and hardship on the Day of Judgment. The hadeeth indicates that Allah, Exalted be He, will resurrect the camels, cows and sheep whose zakat was withheld to punish their owners with them. It shows the great punishment that is made for those who withhold zakat, and that some sinners will be subject to a special punishment on the Day of Judgment before the reckoning of the people is over..
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