Abu Dawud and Al-Tirmidhi (8), who said: It is a hasan (good) hadith. If it is said: This is narrated by Hakim ibn Jubayr, and Shu'bah used to not narrate from him, and he is not considered strong in (9) hadith. We reply: Abdullah ibn Uthman once said to Sufyan: "My memory is that Shu'bah does not narrate from Hakim ibn Jubayr." Sufyan replied: "Zubayd (11) narrated it to us (10) from Muhammad ibn Abd al-Rahman." Ali and Abdullah (ibn Mas'ud) also said something similar. The second narration is that wealth is defined as that which provides sufficiency; if one is not in need, charity is forbidden for him, even if he owns nothing. If he is in need, charity is permissible for him, even if he owns a nisab (threshold for zakat); in this regard, currency and other types of assets are equal. This is the preference of Abu al-Khattab and Ibn Shihab al-'Ukbari, and it is the opinion of Malik and Al-Shafi'i; because the Prophet (peace be upon him) said to Qabisah ibn al-Mukhariq: "Begging is not permissible except for one of three: A man who is afflicted by poverty until three people of intelligence from his people say: 'So-and-so has been afflicted by poverty,' so begging becomes permissible for him until he obtains a livelihood or a sustenance of life." Narrated by Muslim (13). Thus, he extended the permissibility of
(8) Narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter: Who is given from charity and the limit of wealth, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/377. And Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter: What has been reported regarding for whom Zakat is permissible, from the Chapters of Zakat. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 3/148, 149. It was also narrated by Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter: The limit of wealth, from the Book of Zakat. Al-Mujtaba 5/72, 73. And Ibn Majah, in: The Chapter: Whoever begs while having sufficiency, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Ibn Majah 1/589. And Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter: For whom charity is permissible, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan al-Darimi 1/386. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/441, 466. (9) In a copy, an addition: "this". (10) In M: "and he narrated it to us". (11) He is Zubayd ibn al-Harith ibn 'Abd al-Karim al-Yami, a reliable authority, from the people of Kufa, who died in the year 122 AH. Tahdhib al-Tahdhib 3/310, 311. (12) In Sahih Muslim: "yaqumu" (he stands up/is upright). (13) In: The Chapter: For whom begging is permissible, from the Book of Zakat. Sahih Muslim 2/722. It was also narrated by Abu Dawud, in: The Chapter: What begging is permitted in, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/381. And Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter: Charity for one who takes on a liability, and The Chapter: The virtue of one who does not ask people for anything, from the Book of Zakat. Al-Mujtaba 5/67, 72. And Al-Darimi, in: The Chapter: For whom charity is permissible, from the Book of Zakat. Sunan al-Darimi 1/396. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 3/477, 5/60.
