The reason al-Ṣiddiq fought those who withheld zakah
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Did al-Ṣiddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fight those who withheld zakah because they withheld it, or because they fought him over their withholding of it?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, it was all of it, because they withheld it and fought over their withholding of it. Yes.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. The questioner asks: Did al-Ṣiddiq (may Allah be pleased with him) fight those who withheld zakah because they withheld it, or because they fought him over their withholding of it?
Answer:
Glory be to Allah, it was all of it, because they withheld it and fought over their withholding of it. Yes.
Source
شرح كتاب فتح المجيد في شرح كتاب التوحيد [ صالح الفوزان ]، تابع باب : تفسير التوحيد وشهادة أن لا إله إلا الله - 1 — islamhouse.com (1:10:57)
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