ḤADĪTH OF THE DAY

“ Mu'āth Ibn-Jabal said, "The Prophet, peace and blessings of God be upon him, delegated me over Yemen (to collect its (prescribed) alms(1)). Thus he ordered me to take from every thirty cows (2) a yearling bull or a yearling cow, and from every forty [cows] a heifer (3), and [to take] a Dinar (4) from each adult man(5), or a Ma'āfir (6) worth." Footnotes: (1)(Zakāt) One of the five pillars of Islām: A sum equivalent to 2.5% of the wealth stored over one year is paid by every Muslim annually for the benefit of the needy. (2) Here the word cow is used in its general meaning, i.e. any domestic bovine regardless of its sex. (3) The word heifer is used here to refer to a female cattle that is three years or older, regardless whether it had its first calf or not. (4) The Islamic Dinar is a specific weight of 22k gold (.917) equivalent to 4.25 grams. (Quoted from edinar) (5) Tax paid by non-Muslims living in a Muslim state, which is less than what Muslims pay annually in obligatory almsgiving. It is imposed on able-bodied non-Muslim men of military age. The tax is not levied on women, children, monks, the old, the sick, slaves, and the poor, and is subject to certain conditions. Non-Muslim citizens are free to practice their faith and to enjoy communal autonomy. They are entitled to protection from external aggression, and are exempt from military service, amongst other exemptions levied upon Muslim citizens. (6) Ma'āfir is a district in the city of Ta'z (in Yemen) known for its garments. Therefore he means: worth a Dinar of garments (as explained by Abu Dawwūd). ”

Sunan at-Tirmithiy كتاب الصلاة باب ما جاء فى الإشارة فى التشهد

حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ حَدَّثَنَا اللَّيْثُ بْنُ سَعْدٍ عَنْ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ الزَّوْفِىِّ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ أَبِى مُرَّةَ الزَّوْفِىِّ عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ أَنَّهُ قَالَ خَرَجَ عَلَيْنَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ إِنَّ اللَّهَ أَمَدَّكُمْ بِصَلاَةٍ هِىَ خَيْرٌ لَكُمْ مِنْ حُمْرِ النَّعَمِ الْوِتْرُ جَعَلَهُ اللَّهُ لَكُمْ فِيمَا بَيْنَ صَلاَةِ الْعِشَاءِ إِلَى أَنْ يَطْلُعَ الْفَجْرُ. قَالَ وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ وَعَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو وَبُرَيْدَةَ وَأَبِى بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِىِّ صَاحِبِ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ حُذَافَةَ حَدِيثٌ غَرِيبٌ لاَ نَعْرِفُهُ إِلاَّ مِنْ حَدِيثِ يَزِيدَ بْنِ أَبِى حَبِيبٍ. وَقَدْ وَهِمَ بَعْضُ الْمُحَدِّثِينَ فِى هَذَا الْحَدِيثِ فَقَالَ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ رَاشِدٍ الزُّرَقِىِّ وَهُوَ وَهَمٌ فِى هَذَا. وَأَبُو بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِىُّ اسْمُهُ حُمَيْلُ بْنُ بَصْرَةَ وَقَالَ بَعْضُهُمْ جَمِيلُ بْنُ بَصْرَةَ وَلاَ يَصِحُّ. وَأَبُو بَصْرَةَ الْغِفَارِىُّ رَجُلٌ آخَرُ يَرْوِى عَنْ أَبِى ذَرٍّ وَهُوَ ابْنُ أَخِى أَبِى ذَرٍّ.
The Messenger of God, peace and blessings of God be upon him, came out to us, and said, 'Indeed, God has supplemented you with a prayer that is more valuable to you than red camels (1): the odd-numbered prayer (2); God has granted it to you between the evening prayer (3) and the break of dawn.'" Footnotes (1): red camels were considered very valuable amongst the Arabs, and so are a reference to all the good of this world (2): The voluntary night prayer that ends a person's worship for that day, and is performed in an odd number of prayer units (one unit, three units, etc.). (3): The fifth and last prescribed prayer of the day Click on ḥadīth to read more