“...in twenty-four and less, there is one sheep for every five camels. When they reach twenty-five to thirty-five, there is a bint makhad (a one-year-old female camel). When they reach thirty-six to forty-five, there is a bint labun (a two-year-old female camel). When they reach forty-six to sixty, there is a hiqqah (a three-year-old female camel) that is fit for the stallion. When they reach sixty-one to seventy-five, there is a jadha'ah (a four-year-old camel). When they reach seventy-six to ninety, there are two bint labun. When they reach ninety-one to one hundred and twenty, there are two hiqqah that are fit for the stallion. When they exceed one hundred and twenty, then for every forty there is a bint labun, and for every fifty there is a hiqqah. Whoever possesses only four camels, there is no charity on them unless the owner wishes. When they reach five camels, there is one sheep in them.” We will mention the remainder of the hadith, if Allah the Almighty wills, in its appropriate chapters. It was narrated by Abu Dawud in his “Sunan” with the addition: “And when they reach twenty-five, there is a bint makhad until they reach thirty-five; if there is no bint makhad available, there is a male ibn labun.” This is all unanimously agreed upon until reaching one hundred and twenty, as mentioned by Ibn al-Mundhir. He said: It is not authentic from Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, what was narrated from him regarding the twenty-five—meaning what was recounted about five sheep for twenty-five. The statement of Al-Siddiq, may Allah be pleased with him: “which the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made mandatory,” means he designated, and designation is called fard (obligation/imposition), from which comes the phrase: “The judge set (farada) a provision for the woman.” His statement: “Whoever is asked for more than that, he should not give it,” means he should not give above what is mandatory. The Muslims have reached consensus that there is no Zakat on less than five camels. The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said in this hadith: “Whoever possesses only four camels, there is no charity upon him regarding them unless their owner wishes.” He also said: “There is no charity on less than five camels (dhawd).”
(6) In manuscript 'M': "al-fahl" (the stallion). (7) Narrated by Abu Dawud in: "The Chapter on Zakat of Grazing Livestock," from the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/362. And Al-Bayhaqi in: "The Chapter on Mentioning the Narration of Asim ibn Damrah from Ali," from the Book of Zakat. Al-Sunan al-Kubra 4/92. (8) Omitted from manuscript 'M'. In manuscripts 'A' and 'B': "what is above the obligation." (9) Al-Dhawd: refers to a number between three and ten.