Narrated Anas: That Abu Bakr wrote for him, Zakat regulations which Allah's Apostle had made compulsory, and wrote that one should neither collect various portions (of the property) nor divide the property into various portions in order to avoid paying Zakat.
— Sahih Bukhari, Volume 9, Book 86: Tricks, Hadith #87
Narrated Anas: That Abu Bakr wrote for him, Zakat regulations which Allah's Apostle had made compulsory, and wrote that one should neither collect various portions (of the property) nor divide the property into various portions in order to avoid paying Zakat.
This hadith is from the book of Tricks in Sahih Bukhari, compiled by Imam al-Bukhari. It is hadith number 87 in book 86 of volume 9.
This hadith is referenced in the following topics: How to Give Charity.
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