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COLLECTION OF ZAKAT, THE OBLIGATORY CHARITY

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“The Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, appointed a man from the tribe of Azd named ibn al-Lutbiyyah to be the collector of the obligatory charity (zakat). When he returned from his assignment he reported: ‘I have collected this and this for the obligatory charity, and this, and these have been given to me as gifts.

Thereupon the Prophet, praise and peace be upon him, ascended the pulpit, praised and glorified Allah and said: ‘ I appointed a man from among you to carry out one of the obligations Allah has entrusted to me. He has returned and said: This is yours and this has been given to me as a gift. If he is telling the truth why didn't he stay in the house of his father or mother so that his gifts came to him there? By Allah, if any one of you takes anything unrightfully he will meet Allah on the Day of Judgement carrying that thing. Do not let me see any of you meeting Allah carrying a grunting camel or a mooing cow or a bleating goat!’ Then he raised his arms so high that the white of his armpits became visible and he supplicated: O Allah, I have conveyed Your command. He repeated this thrice.”

Bukhari and Muslim with a chain up to Abu Hamid Sa'idi who related this.