Jabir b. ‘Atik reported God’s messenger as saying,
“Riders who are rendered objects of dislike to you* will come to you, but you must welcome them when they come to you and give them a free hand regarding what they desire. If they are just they will receive credit for it, but if they are unjust they will be held responsible. Please them, for the perfection of your zakat consists in their good pleasure, and let them ask a blessing for you."
Abu Dawud transmitted it.
* These are collectors of zakat.
Ibn ‘Abbas told how, when this verse was revealed, "And those who hoard gold and silver…”* the Muslims were grieved about it and ‘Umar told them he would dispel their care. He therefore went and told God’s Prophet that h…
Jarir b. ‘Abdallah told of some people, meaning nomadic Arabs, who came to God’s messenger and said, “Collectors of sadaqa come to us and act unjustly.” He told them to please the collectors who came to them, and when th…
Bashir b. al-Khasasiya said they told how the collectors of sadaqa went over the score and asked whether they might conceal their property to the extent to which they went over the score, but [the Prophet] told them that…
Rafi‘ b. Khadij reported God’s messenger as saying,
“The official who collects sadaqa in a just manner is like him who fights in God’s path till he returns home."
Abu Dawud and Tirmidhi transmitted it.
‘Amr b. Shu'aib on his father’s authority said his grandfather reported the Prophet (ﷺ) as saying,
“There is to be no collecting of sadaqa from a distance, nor must people who own property remove it far away,* for their…
Ibn ‘Umar reported God’s messenger as saying,
“He who acquires property is not liable for zakat on it till a year passes.”
Tirmidhi transmitted it, mentioning that a number traced the tradition no farther back than Ibn ‘…