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Summary
A saying of Malik regarding a man who has sheep and goats: they are gathered together for him in charity; if there is among them what charity is due on, it is taken, because they are all sheep; he cites the letter of Umar ibn al-Khattab (may God be pleased with him): for grazing sheep, when they reach forty, one sheep. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Zakat. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Built on in the chapters on zakat and minimum threshold (nisab).
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Zakat
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas· Umar ibn al-Khattab
- Basis for
- Zakat (obligatory alms)· Nisab (wealth threshold)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 697· Muwatta 710· Muwatta 659· Muwatta 660· Muwatta 661· Muwatta 665· Muwatta 669· Muwatta 675
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.351
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 700”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-3-700/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.