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 الحج باب ما جاء كم فرض الحج

حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو سَعِيدٍ الأَشَجُّ حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورُ بْنُ وَرْدَانَ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ عَبْدِ الأَعْلَى عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ أَبِى الْبَخْتَرِىِّ عَنْ عَلِىِّ بْنِ أَبِى طَالِبٍ قَالَ لَمَّا نَزَلَتْ وَلِلَّهِ عَلَى النَّاسِ حِجُّ الْبَيْتِ مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ إِلَيْهِ سَبِيلاً قَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفِى كُلِّ عَامٍ فَسَكَتَ. فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفِى كُلِّ عَامٍ قَالَ لاَ وَلَوْ قُلْتُ نَعَمْ لَوَجَبَتْ. فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا لاَ تَسْأَلُوا عَنْ أَشْيَاءَ إِنْ تُبْدَ لَكُمْ تَسُؤْكُمْ. قَالَ وَفِى الْبَابِ عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ وَأَبِى هُرَيْرَةَ. قَالَ أَبُو عِيسَى حَدِيثُ عَلِىٍّ حَدِيثٌ حَسَنٌ غَرِيبٌ مِنْ هَذَا الْوَجْهِ. وَاسْمُ أَبِى الْبَخْتَرِىِّ سَعِيدُ بْنُ أَبِى عِمْرَانَ وَهُوَ سَعِيدُ بْنُ فَيْرُوزَ.
‘Alī Ibn-Abī-Ṭālib said, "When [the Qur'ānic verse], 'And [due] to Allah from the people is a pilgrimage (1) to the House - for whoever is able to find thereto a way, ' (3 [Āla 'Imrān]: 97) was revealed, the Companions asked, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He remained silent. So they asked again, 'Messenger of God, is that every year?' He replied, 'No. Had I said yes, it would have become (a yearly) obligation.' (2) Then God revealed, 'O you who have believed, do not ask about things which, if they are shown to you, will distress you,' (5 [al-Mā'idah]: 101)." Footnotes (1): (Ḥajj) The pilgrimage to Makkah during the first half of the month of Thul-Ḥijjah, which is the fifth pillar of Islam. (2): The ḥadīth shows that pilgrimage is obligatory only once in a lifetime. Click on ḥadīth to read more