حَدَّثَنَا عَبَّادُ بْنُ الْعَوَّامِ حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ بْنُ حُسَيْنٍ عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ كَتَبَ كِتَابَ الصَّدَقَةِ فَلَمْ يُخْرِجْهُ إِلَى عُمَّالِهِ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَقَرَنَهُ بِسَيْفِهِ فَلَمَّا قُبِضَ عَمِلَ بِهِ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ حَتَّى قُبِضَ ثُمَّ عُمَرُ حَتَّى قُبِضَ فَكَانَ فِيهِ فِي خَمْسٍ مِنْ الْإِبِلِ شَاةٌ وَفِي عَشْرٍ شَاتَانِ وَفِي خَمْسَ عَشْرَةَ ثَلَاثُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي عِشْرِينَ أَرْبَعُ شِيَاهٍ وَفِي خَمْسٍ وَعِشْرِينَ ابْنَةُ مَخَاضٍ قَالَ أَبِي ثُمَّ أَصَابَتْنِي عِلَّةٌ فِي مَجْلِسِ عَبَّادِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ فَكَتَبْتُ تَمَامَ الْحَدِيثِ فَأَحْسَبُنِي لَمْ أَفْهَمْ بَعْضَهُ فَشَكَكْتُ فِي بَقِيَّةِ الْحَدِيثِ فَتَرَكْتُهُ بِهَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فِي الْمُسْنَدِ فِي حَدِيثِ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ لِأَنَّهُ كَانَ قَدْ جَمَعَ حَدِيثَ الزُّهْرِيِّ عَنْ سَالِمٍ فَحَدَّثَنَا بِهِ فِي حَدِيثِ سَالِمٍ عَنْ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ بِتَمَامِهِ وَفِي حَدِيثِ عَبَّادٍ عَنْ عَبَّادِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ
مسند امام احمد بن حنبل · Hadith 4632
It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (PBUH) wrote a document (with details of the rulings) on zakaah, but he did not send it out to his workers before he passed away. And it was attached to his sword. When he passed away, Abu Bakr followed it until he passed away. Then 'Umar did likewise until he passed away. It was (written) in it: "For five camels, one sheep is due (as zakaah); for ten, two sheep; for fifteen, three sheep; for twenty, four sheep; for twenty-five, a she-camel in its second year.
Translated by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan · Reviewed by Islamic University of Madinah · Published March 2020