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Summary
A saying of Malik: if sheep outnumber goats and only one sheep is due from the owner, the collector takes it from the sheep; if goats outnumber, it is taken from the goats; if they are equal, it is taken from whichever he chooses. 1
Place in the museum
Belongs to the Muwatta, Book of Zakat. Source: the Muwatta. Mentions Malik ibn Anas. Built on in the chapters on zakat.
Connections
- Part of
- Muwatta, Book of Zakat
- Mentions
- Malik ibn Anas
- Basis for
- Zakat (obligatory alms)
People and things also explored
Muwatta 654· Muwatta 659· Muwatta 660· Muwatta 661· Muwatta 662· Muwatta 663· Muwatta 664· Muwatta 665
Sources
- Muwatta, recension of Yahya ibn Yahya al-Laythi (ed. Bashar Awwad Ma'ruf) , p.352
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islam.museum contributors. “Muwatta 701”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/passage/muwatta-3-701/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-10-17.