Mishkat
al-Masabih
مشكاة المصابيح
06
Zakat
كتاب الزكاة
Chapter 7a: The Excellence of Sadaqa - Section 1
باب فضل الصدقة - الفصل الأول
Mishkat al-Masabih 1900, 1901
Anas reported God’s messenger as saying, “If any Muslim plants something or sows seed from which man, bird, or beast eats, it counts as sadaqa for him.” (Bukhari and Muslim.) In a version by Muslim from Jabir it says that what is stolen from it counts as sadaqa for him.
وَعَنْ أَنَسٍ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: «مَا مِنْ مُسْلِمٍ يَغْرِسُ غَرْسًا أَوْ يَزْرَعُ زَرْعًا فَيَأْكُلُ مِنْهُ إِنْسَانٌ أَوْ طَيْرٌ أَوْ بَهِيمَةٌ إِلَّا كَانَت لَهُ صَدَقَة» وَفِي رِوَايَةٍ لِمُسْلِمٍ عَنْ جَابِرٍ: «وَمَا سُرِقَ مِنْهُ لَهُ صَدَقَة»
REFERENCE: Mishkat al-Masabih 1900, 1901
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 6 Chapter 7a Hadith 1
In-book reference: Mishkat al-Masabih Book 6 Chapter 7a Hadith 1