Editing Zakat (section)

===Hadith===
Each of the most trusted [[hadith]] collections in Islam have a book dedicated to zakat. ''[[Sahih Bukhari]]''{{'}}s Book 24,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/bukhari/24|title=Sahih al-Bukhari}}, Book: 24 – Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat) at {{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com|title=sunnah.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/024-sbt.php Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204164402/http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/bukhari/024-sbt.php |date=4 December 2014 }}, Sahih Bukhari, University of Southern California</ref> ''[[Sahih Muslim]]''{{'}}s Book 12,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim/12|title=Sahih Muslim}}, Book: 12 – The Book of Zakat at {{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com|title=sunnah.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/005-smt.php The Book of Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204164518/http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/muslim/005-smt.php |date=4 December 2014 }}, Sahih Muslim, University of Southern California</ref> and ''[[Sunan Abu-Dawud]]''{{'}}s Book 9<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/abudawud/9|title=Sunan Abi Dawud}}, Book: 9 – Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat) at {{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com|title=sunnah.com}}</ref><ref>[http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/abudawud/009-sat.php Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141204164401/http://www.usc.edu/org/cmje/religious-texts/hadith/abudawud/009-sat.php |date=4 December 2014 }}, Sunan Abu-Dawood, University of Southern California</ref> discuss various aspects of zakat, including who must pay, how much, when and what. The 2.5% rate is also mentioned in the hadiths.<ref>{{hadith-usc|usc=yes|abudawud|9|1568}}</ref>

The hadiths admonish those who do not give the zakat. According to the hadith, refusal to pay or mockery of those who pay zakat is a sign of [[munafiq|hypocrisy]], and God will not accept the prayers of such people.<ref>[[Sahih Muslim]], {{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim/12/28|title=Book:12, Hadith:28}}, {{cite web|url=https://sunnah.com/muslim/12/92|title=Book: 12, Hadith: 92}}</ref><ref>{{hadith-usc|usc=yes|muslim|5|2161}}, {{hadith-usc|usc=no|muslim|5|2223}}</ref> The [[Sunnah|sunna]] also describes God's punishment for those who refuse or fail to pay zakat.<ref>{{hadith-usc|usc=yes|Bukhari|2|24|486}}</ref> On the [[Qiyama|day of Judgment]], those who did not give the zakat will be held accountable and punished.<ref name=Zysow>A. Zysow, "Zakāt." ''Encyclopaedia of Islam'', 2nd ed. {{page?|date=May 2023}}{{ISBN?}}</ref>

The hadith contain advice on the state-authorized collection of the zakat. The collectors are required not to take more than what is due, and those who are paying the zakat are asked not to evade payment. The hadith also warn of punishment for those who take zakat when they are not eligible to receive it (see [[Zakat#Distribution|Distribution]] below).<ref name=Zysow/>