ßÊÇÈ ÇáÒßÇÉ : Hadeeth No:1368 : Anas:
Abu Bakr wrote to me what was made compulsory by Allah's Apostle and that was (regarding the payments of Zakat): Neither the property of different people may be taken together nor the joint property may be split for fear of (paying more, or receiving less) Zakat.
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