Kitab al-Zakat
E221336
Kitab al-Zakat is the section of the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari that compiles prophetic traditions related to almsgiving, charity, and the rules of obligatory zakat in Islam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kitab al-Zakat canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1988046 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitab al-Zakat Context triple: [Sahih al-Bukhari, hasPart, Kitab al-Zakat]
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A.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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B.
Sahifat al-Madina
Sahifat al-Madina is an early Islamic charter attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that organized relations and mutual obligations among the diverse communities of Medina, often regarded as one of the first written constitutions in history.
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C.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
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D.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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E.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kitab al-Zakat Target entity description: Kitab al-Zakat is the section of the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari that compiles prophetic traditions related to almsgiving, charity, and the rules of obligatory zakat in Islam.
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A.
Kitab al-Tawasin
Kitab al-Tawasin is a seminal mystical and poetic work of Islamic Sufism, attributed to the famed mystic al-Hallaj and known for its esoteric reflections on divine love, unity, and martyrdom.
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B.
Sahifat al-Madina
Sahifat al-Madina is an early Islamic charter attributed to the Prophet Muhammad that organized relations and mutual obligations among the diverse communities of Medina, often regarded as one of the first written constitutions in history.
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C.
al-Kafi
al-Kafi is one of the most important Shia hadith compilations, widely regarded as a foundational source of theology, law, and ethics in Twelver Shia Islam.
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D.
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt
Kitāb al-Amānāt wa-l-Iʿtiqādāt is a foundational 10th-century Jewish philosophical and theological treatise that systematically presents and defends the principles of Jewish belief using rational argumentation.
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E.
Al-Maqasid al-Asna
Al-Maqasid al-Asna is a theological treatise by Al-Ghazali that explains and reflects on the 99 Beautiful Names of God in Islamic tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book section
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hadith chapter ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | part of a sahih collection ⓘ |
| circulation | global Muslim world ⓘ |
| collectionType | hadith collection section ⓘ |
| compiledIn | 9th century ⓘ |
| compiler |
Muhammad al-Bukhari
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surface form:
Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari
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| focusesOn |
almsgiving
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charity in Islam ⓘ charity to relatives ⓘ condemnation of miserliness ⓘ distribution of wealth in Islam ⓘ eligibility for zakat ⓘ hidden vs public charity ⓘ intention in giving charity ⓘ nisab (minimum amount for zakat) ⓘ obligatory almsgiving ⓘ priority in giving charity ⓘ punishment for withholding zakat ⓘ recipients of zakat ⓘ reward for charity ⓘ rights of the poor ⓘ rules of zakat ⓘ sincerity in charity ⓘ social solidarity in Islam ⓘ virtues of charity ⓘ voluntary charity (sadaqah) ⓘ zakat ⓘ zakat al-fitr (by analogy or related narrations if present) ⓘ zakat collectors ⓘ zakat on agricultural produce ⓘ zakat on livestock ⓘ zakat on trade goods ⓘ zakat on wealth ⓘ |
| genre | hadith ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Kitab al-Zakat self-link ⓘ |
| influences |
classical Islamic law on zakat
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contemporary Islamic rulings on charity ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| originalWork | Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| partOf | Sahih al-Bukhari ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousDiscipline |
fiqh (Islamic jurisprudence)
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hadith studies ⓘ |
| schoolOfThought | Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| script | Arabic script ⓘ |
| sourceText | hadiths of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ |
| usedFor |
deriving Islamic legal rulings on zakat
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moral and spiritual instruction on generosity ⓘ teaching Islamic jurisprudence of charity ⓘ |
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Subject: Kitab al-Zakat Description of subject: Kitab al-Zakat is the section of the hadith collection Sahih al-Bukhari that compiles prophetic traditions related to almsgiving, charity, and the rules of obligatory zakat in Islam.
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