حَدَّثَنَا ابْنُ أَبِي عُمَرَ حَدَّثَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ السَّرِيِّ حَدَّثَنَا زَکَرِيَّائُ بْنُ إِسْحَقَ ح و حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو عَاصِمٍ عَنْ زَکَرِيَّائَ بْنِ إِسْحَقَ عَنْ يَحْيَی بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ عَنْ أَبِي مَعْبَدٍ عَنْ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّی اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ بَعَثَ مُعَاذًا إِلَی الْيَمَنِ فَقَالَ إِنَّکَ سَتَأْتِي قَوْمًا بِمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ وَکِيعٍ
صحیح مسلم · Hadith 122
It is reported on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that Mu'adh said: The Messenger of Allah sent me (as a governor of Yemen) and (at the time of departure) instructed me thus: You will soon find yourself in a community one among the people of the Book, so first call them to testify that there is no god but Allah, that I (Muhammad) am the messenger of Allah, and if they accept this, then tell them Allah has enjoined upon them five prayers during the day and the night and if they accept it, then tell them that Allah has made Zakat obligatory for them that it should be collected from the rich and distributed among the poor, and if they agree to it don't pick up (as a share of Zakat) the best of their wealths. Beware of the supplication of the oppressed for there is no barrier between him and Allah.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020