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Musnad Ahmad 239 (Book 2, Hadith 154) #33929
Fighting Apostates According To Islamic Law

SUMMARY: Abu Bakr and Umar discussed the idea of fighting apostates, and Abu Bakr was determined to fight them even if they withheld a small she-goat that they used to give to the Prophet.

It was narrated that 'Ubaidullah bin 'Abdullah bin 'Utbah said: When the apostates apostatized at the time of Abu Bakr, 'Umar said: How can you fight the people, O Abu Bakr, when the Messenger of Allah said: "I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilaha illallah (There is no god but Allah), and whoever says La ilaha illallah, his wealth and his life are protected from me except in cases dictated by Islamic law, and his reckoning will be with Allah'? Abu Bakr said: By Allah, I will most certainly fight those who separate prayer and zakah, for zakah is what is due on wealth. By Allah, if they withhold from me a small she-goat that they used to give to the Messenger of Allah , I will certainly fight them for withholding it'.Umar bin al-Khattab said. By Allah, as soon as I saw that Allah had opened Abu Bakr's heart to the idea of fighting, I knew that he was right.
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ الرَّزَّاقِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْمَرٌ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، عَنْ عُبَيْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، قَالَ لَمَّا ارْتَدَّ أَهْلُ الرِّدَّةِ فِي زَمَانِ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ قَالَ عُمَرُ كَيْفَ تُقَاتِلُ النَّاسَ يَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ فَإِذَا قَالُوا لَا إِلَهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ عَصَمُوا مِنِّي دِمَاءَهُمْ وَأَمْوَالَهُمْ إِلَّا بِحَقِّهَا وَحِسَابُهُمْ عَلَى اللَّهِ فَقَالَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ وَاللَّهِ لَأُقَاتِلَنَّ مَنْ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الصَّلَاةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ فَإِنَّ الزَّكَاةَ حَقُّ الْمَالِ وَاللَّهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِي عَنَاقًا كَانُوا يُؤَدُّونَهَا إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَقَاتَلْتُهُمْ عَلَيْهَا قَالَ عُمَرُ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلَّا أَنْ رَأَيْتُ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ شَرَحَ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُ لِلْقِتَالِ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ‏.‏

TOPICS
fight  *  apostasy  *  wealth  *  illallah  *  qital  *  irtidad  *  mal  *  zakat  *  zakah

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Stand up for what is right according Islamic Law , Pay Zakah on your wealth
EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the discussion between Abu Bakr and Umar regarding fighting apostates. The Prophet Muhammad had commanded Muslims to fight those who do not believe in Allah until they say "La ilaha illallah" which means "There is no god but Allah". This means that Muslims should only fight those who do not believe in Allah, and once they accept Islam their wealth and life are protected according to Islamic law. Abu Bakr was determined to fight those who did not pay zakah, which is a form of charity given by Muslims on their wealth. Umar agreed with him because he saw that Allah had opened his heart towards this idea. This hadith teaches us that we should only use violence as a last resort when it comes to protecting our faith, but we must also be willing to stand up for what is right according to Islamic law.

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