Is it understood from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq’s fighting of those who withheld zakah that he declared them disbelievers and fought them for their disbelief?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it understood from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq’s fighting of those who withheld zakah that he declared them disbelievers and fought them for their disbelief?
Answer:
Yes, if they say, “We will not pay it except to the Messenger of Allah,” that means they have denied it, and whoever denies zakah is a disbeliever. As for the one who withholds it out of stinginess, he is compelled to pay it, even by force.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is it understood from Abu Bakr al-Siddiq’s fighting of those who withheld zakah that he declared them disbelievers and fought them for their disbelief?
Answer:
Yes, if they say, “We will not pay it except to the Messenger of Allah,” that means they have denied it, and whoever denies zakah is a disbeliever. As for the one who withholds it out of stinginess, he is compelled to pay it, even by force.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [453 -939] هل يفهم من قتال أبي بكر الصديق لمانعي الزكاة بأنه يكفرهم وقاتلهم لكفرهم؟ — youtube.com
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