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Sahih al-Bukhari 7372 (Book 97, Hadith 2) #7079
Inviting People of the Scripture to Believe in Tauhid and Pray Five Times a Day

SUMMARY: The Prophet ﷺ sent Mu'adh to Yemen and instructed him to invite the people of the Scripture to believe in Tauhid, pray five times a day, and pay Zakat from their properties.

Narrated Ibn 'Abbas: When the Prophet sent Mu'adh to Yemen, he said to him, "You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best property of the people".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ أَبِي الأَسْوَدِ، حَدَّثَنَا الْفَضْلُ بْنُ الْعَلاَءِ، حَدَّثَنَا إِسْمَاعِيلُ بْنُ أُمَيَّةَ، عَنْ يَحْيَى بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ صَيْفِيٍّ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ أَبَا مَعْبَدٍ، مَوْلَى ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ يَقُولُ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ عَبَّاسٍ، يَقُولُ لَمَّا بَعَثَ النَّبِيُّ مُعَاذًا نَحْوَ الْيَمَنِ قَالَ لَهُ ‏ "‏ إِنَّكَ تَقْدَمُ عَلَى قَوْمٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْكِتَابِ فَلْيَكُنْ أَوَّلَ مَا تَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَى أَنْ يُوَحِّدُوا اللَّهَ تَعَالَى فَإِذَا عَرَفُوا ذَلِكَ فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ فَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَمْسَ صَلَوَاتٍ فِي يَوْمِهِمْ وَلَيْلَتِهِمْ، فَإِذَا صَلُّوا فَأَخْبِرْهُمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ افْتَرَضَ عَلَيْهِمْ زَكَاةً فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ غَنِيِّهِمْ فَتُرَدُّ عَلَى فَقِيرِهِمْ، فَإِذَا أَقَرُّوا بِذَلِكَ فَخُذْ مِنْهُمْ وَتَوَقَّ كَرَائِمَ أَمْوَالِ النَّاسِ

TOPICS
prayer  *  scripture  *  prophetmuadh  *  tauhidtawheed  *  salah  *  zakat  *  kitab  *  tauhid

QUICK LESSONS:
Spread knowledge peacefully ; Believe in Oneness of God ; Pray 5x daily ; Pay Zakat ; Give charity for religious purpose .

EXPLANATIONS:
The Prophet Muhammad sent Mu'adh ibn Jabal as an envoy to Yemen with instructions on how he should invite people from the People of the Book - Jews and Christians - to Islam. He told him that he should start by inviting them towards belief in One God, known as Tauhid or Tawheed. He also instructed him that if they accepted this invitation then they must pray five times a day and pay Zakat from their wealth which is charity given for religious purposes. This hadith teaches us about how we should spread knowledge about Islam through peaceful means, by inviting others towards it rather than forcing them into it. It also teaches us about our duties as Muslims such as praying five times a day and paying Zakat which is charity given for religious purposes so that those who are less fortunate can benefit from it too.

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