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Sahih al-Bukhari 7284, 7285 (Book 96, Hadith 16) #6991
The Importance of Zakat

SUMMARY: This hadith explains the importance of Zakat and how Abu Bakr was willing to fight those who refused to pay it.

Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah's Messenger died and Abu Bakr was elected as a Caliph after him, some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, 'Umar said to Abu Bakr, "How dare you fight the people while Allah's Messenger said, I have been ordered to fight the people till they say 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah' And whoever says: None has the right to be worshipped but Allah'. waves his wealth and his life from me unless he deserves a legal punishment lusty, and his account will be with Allah! Abu Bakr said, "By Allah, I will fight him who discriminates between Zakat and prayers, for Zakat is the Compulsory right to be taken from the wealth By Allah, if they refuse to give me even a tying rope which they use to give to Allah's Messenger , I would fight them for withholding it"'.Umar said, 'By Allah, It was nothing, except I saw that Allah had opened the chest of Abu Bakr to the fight, and I came to know for certain that was the truth".
حَدَّثَنَا قُتَيْبَةُ بْنُ سَعِيدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا لَيْثٌ، عَنْ عُقَيْلٍ، عَنِ الزُّهْرِيِّ، أَخْبَرَنِي عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، قَالَ لَمَّا تُوُفِّيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ وَاسْتُخْلِفَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بَعْدَهُ، وَكَفَرَ مَنْ كَفَرَ مِنَ الْعَرَبِ قَالَ عُمَرُ لأَبِي بَكْرٍ كَيْفَ تُقَاتِلُ النَّاسَ، وَقَدْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ‏ "‏ أُمِرْتُ أَنْ أُقَاتِلَ النَّاسَ حَتَّى يَقُولُوا لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ فَمَنْ قَالَ لاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ‏.‏ عَصَمَ مِنِّي مَالَهُ وَنَفْسَهُ، إِلاَّ بِحَقِّهِ، وَحِسَابُهُ عَلَى اللَّهِ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لأُقَاتِلَنَّ مَنْ فَرَّقَ بَيْنَ الصَّلاَةِ وَالزَّكَاةِ، فَإِنَّ الزَّكَاةَ حَقُّ الْمَالِ، وَاللَّهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِي عِقَالاً كَانُوا يُؤَدُّونَهُ إِلَى رَسُولِ اللَّهِ لَقَاتَلْتُهُمْ عَلَى مَنْعِهِ‏.‏ فَقَالَ عُمَرُ فَوَاللَّهِ مَا هُوَ إِلاَّ أَنْ رَأَيْتُ اللَّهَ قَدْ شَرَحَ صَدْرَ أَبِي بَكْرٍ لِلْقِتَالِ فَعَرَفْتُ أَنَّهُ الْحَقُّ‏.‏ قَالَ ابْنُ بُكَيْرٍ وَعَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَنِ اللَّيْثِ عَنَاقًا‏.‏ وَهْوَ أَصَحُّ‏.‏

TOPICS
compulsory  *  wealth  *  fight  *  zakat

QUICK LESSONS:
Paying Zakats on time; Standing up for what you believe in; Following religious obligations; Being faithful towards God; Being courageous even if others don't agree with you; Sacrificing your wealth or life if necessary .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about the importance of paying zakat, which is a compulsory obligation in Islam. It was narrated by Abu Huraira, who reported that when the Prophet Muhammad passed away and Abu Bakr became Caliph after him, some Arabs reverted to disbelief. Umar then asked Abu Bakr why he wanted to fight them when the Prophet said that he was ordered to fight people until they say “None has the right to be worshipped but Allah”. In response, Abu Bakr said that he would fight anyone who discriminates between zakat and prayers because zakat is an obligatory right taken from one's wealth. Umar then realized that Allah had opened up Abu Bakr's chest for this battle and knew it was true. This hadith teaches us about the importance of paying zakat as well as being willing to stand up for what we believe in even if others don't agree with us. It also shows us how important it is for Muslims to follow their religious obligations such as prayer and zakat in order for them to be successful in life both spiritually and materially.

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