Sahih al-Bukhari, 1454

Narrated Anas:When Abu Bakr; sent me to (collect the Zakat from) Bahrain, he wrote to me the following:-- (In the name of Allah, the Beneficent, the Merciful). These are the orders for compulsory charity (Zakat) which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) had made obligatory for every Muslim, and which Allah had ordered His Apostle to observe: Whoever amongst the Muslims is asked to pay Zakat accordingly, he should pay it (to the Zakat collector) and whoever is asked more than that (what is specified in this script) he should not pay it; for twenty-four camels or less, sheep are to be paid as Zakat; for every five camels one sheep is to be paid, and if there are between twenty-five to thirty-five camels, one Bint Makhad is to be paid; and if there are between thirty-six to forty-five (camels), one Bint Labun is to be paid; and if there are between forty-six to sixty (camels), one Hiqqa is to be paid; and if the number is between sixty-one to seventy-five (camels), one Jadha is to be paid; and if the number is between seventy-six to ninety (camels), two Bint Labuns are to be paid; and if they are from ninety-one to one-hundredand twenty (camels), two Hiqqas are to be paid; and if they are over one-hundred and-twenty (camels), for every forty (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Bint Labun is to be paid, and for every fifty camels (over one-hundred-and-twenty) one Hiqqa is to be paid; and who ever has got only four camels, has to pay nothing as Zakat, but if the owner of these four camels wants to give something, he can. If the number of camels increases to five, the owner has to pay one sheep as Zakat. As regards the Zakat for the (flock) of sheep; if they are between forty and one-hundred-and-twenty sheep, one sheep is to be paid; and if they are between one-hundred-and-twenty to two hundred (sheep), two sheep are to be paid; and if they are between two-hundred to three-hundred (sheep), three sheep are to be paid; and for over three-hundred sheep, for every extra hundred sheep, one sheep is to be paid as Zakat. And if somebody has got less than forty sheep, no Zakat is required, but if he wants to give, he can. For silver the Zakat is one-fortieth of the lot (i.e. 2.5%), and if its value is less than two-hundred Dirhams, Zakat is not required, but if the owner wants to pay he can

Rapporté par Anas : Quand Abou Bakr m’a envoyé à Bahreïn pour collecter la Zakat, il m’a écrit ce qui suit : — (Au nom d’Allah, le Clément, le Miséricordieux). Voici les règles de la charité obligatoire (Zakat) qu’Allah a rendue obligatoire pour chaque musulman, et qu’Allah a ordonné à Son Messager d’appliquer : Celui à qui l’on demande de payer la Zakat selon ces règles doit la donner (au collecteur de la Zakat), et celui à qui l’on demande plus que ce qui est précisé ici ne doit pas le donner. Pour vingt-quatre chameaux ou moins, on donne des moutons comme Zakat ; pour chaque groupe de cinq chameaux, on donne un mouton. S’il y a entre vingt-cinq et trente-cinq chameaux, on donne une Bint Makhad ; entre trente-six et quarante-cinq chameaux, on donne une Bint Laboun ; entre quarante-six et soixante chameaux, on donne une Hiqqa ; entre soixante et un et soixante-quinze chameaux, on donne une Jadha ; entre soixante-seize et quatre-vingt-dix chameaux, on donne deux Bint Laboun ; entre quatre-vingt-onze et cent vingt chameaux, on donne deux Hiqqas. Au-delà de cent vingt chameaux, pour chaque quarante chameaux supplémentaires, on donne une Bint Laboun, et pour chaque cinquante chameaux supplémentaires, on donne une Hiqqa. Celui qui n’a que quatre chameaux ne doit rien donner comme Zakat, mais s’il veut donner quelque chose, il peut le faire. Si le nombre de chameaux passe à cinq, il doit donner un mouton comme Zakat. Pour la Zakat sur les moutons : s’il y en a entre quarante et cent vingt, on donne un mouton ; entre cent vingt et deux cents, on donne deux moutons ; entre deux cents et trois cents, on donne trois moutons ; au-delà de trois cents, pour chaque centaine supplémentaire, on donne un mouton comme Zakat. Si quelqu’un a moins de quarante moutons, il n’a pas à donner la Zakat, mais s’il veut donner, il peut. Pour l’argent, la Zakat est d’un quarantième du total (soit 2,5 %), et si la valeur est inférieure à deux cents dirhams, la Zakat n’est pas obligatoire, mais si le propriétaire veut la payer, il peut