The Steadfastness of Abu Bakr in Fighting Those Who Withheld Zakah

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The Shaykh : The fourth instance:

Many of the Arabs apostatized after the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him) and said, "We believe in him and respond to him as long as he is alive, but after his death, we do not."

ارتد كثير من العرب بعد موت الرسول عليه الصلاة والسلام وقالوا إننا نؤمن به ونستجيب له ما دام حيا وأما بعد موته فلا

What happened?

Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) ordered to fight them, and some of the Companions who objected to him, but he refused and said, "By Allah, if they prevented me from a camel or, he said, a rope that they used to pay to the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), I would fight them over that." He resolved to fight them and actually carried it out. 'Umar said, "So I knew, and I saw that Allah had expanded the chest of Abu Bakr for fighting, so I knew that it was the truth."

أمر أبو بكر رضي الله عنه بقتالهم وراجعه من راجعه من الصحابة ولكن أبى وقال : والله لو منعوني عناقا أو قال : عقالا يؤدونه إلى رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم لقاتلتهم على ذلك، وعزم على قتالهم وفعلا نفذ ذلك قال عمر : فعلمت فرأيت أن الله قد شرح صدر أبي بكر للقتال فعلمت أنه الحق

In any case, we have brought these examples to illustrate the strength of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him), the strength of his resolve, and that he was the most patient of the Companions in times of hardship and the most determined among them. As for the death of the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him), as you know, he (peace and blessings be upon him) died just as humans die. He needed what humans need, such as food, drink, clothing, and other things. All human characteristics, what are they? They remained with the Messenger (peace and blessings be upon him). He would get sick, get hungry, get thirsty, feel cold, and take precautions against the enemy. He would wear armor in battle, among other human characteristics. However, he (peace and blessings be upon him) was distinguished by what? He was distinguished by the message, because he was worthy of it. And Allah the Exalted said:

Allah is most knowing of where He places His message

الله أعلم حيث يجعل رسالته

[Al-An'am 6:124]

May the prayers and peace of Allah be upon him, upon his family and his Companions, and upon those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. Now, to the questions. We will read from them what is feasible, and we ask Allah to grant us success in giving the correct answer.

Source alathar.net

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