Sahih Muslim Hadith 124 – The Command To

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[1241 32 – (20) It was narrated (')—r' that Abü Hurairah said: "When the Messenger of Allah died and Abü Bakr succeeded (as Khalzfah) after him, and some of the Arabs reverted to Kufr, 'Umar bin Al-Khattâb said to AbtI Bakr: 'How can you fight the people when the Messenger of Allah said: 'I have been commanded to fight the people until they say La ilâha illallâh (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), and whoever says La ilâha u/allah, his wealth and his life are protected from me except for a right that is due, and his reckoning will be with Allah"?' Abfl Bakr said: 'By Allah! I will most certainly fight those who separate Sal& and Zakât, for Zakât is what is due on wealth. By Allah, if they withhold from me a rope that they used to give to the Messenger of Allah , I will fight them for withholding it.' 'Umar bin Al- ISiaftâb said: 'By Allah, as soon as I saw that Allah had opened Abfl Bakr's heart to the idea of fighting, I knew that he was right."