If enemies of Prophet -saww attack...

If enemies of Prophet -saww attack, they would join (the) Prophet -saww ’s forces but they will not have any share in the war booty. However, you say that you will equally divide the war booty and regarding the treatment of non-believers you have decided to go against the tradition of Prophet -saww .

Let us leave it too but tell me what you say about the Zakat.’ ‘Ummro Recited the Verse of Holy Quran: إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاءِ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ وَاِبْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِنَ اللَّهِ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ (609:) ‘‘Alms are only for the poor and the needy, and the officials (appointed) over them, and those whose hearts are made to incline (to truth) and the (ransoming of) captives and those in debts and in the way of Allah and the wayfarer; an ordinance from Allah; and Allah is knowing, Wise.’ ‘Imam -asws : ‘Yes, but tell me how are you going to distribute it?’ ‘Ummro: ‘Zakat will be divided into eight portions and eight deserving persons will take one portion each.’ ‘Imam -asws : ‘How about if one group consists of ten thousand people and one group will comprise of one or two or three people.

Do you mean to give one portion to one person and divide one portion among ten thousands?’ ‘Ummro: ‘Yes.’ ‘Imam -asws : ‘Will you divide equally between the city and village people?’ ‘Ummro: ‘Yes.’ ’Imam -asws : ‘You have gone against all traditions of (the) Prophet -saww . (The) Prophet -saww of Islam used to distribute the Zakat/Elms of people of desert among deserving ones from desert and distribute Zakat of city people among the poor from cities.

However, Prophet -saww did not, distribute (Zakat/Elms) equally but as per the number of deserving ones and also considering their requirements. If you are not fully convinced, what I have told to you, you can verify from the scholars of Medina, who will never disagree with what I have had told you. Indeed, this is how -saww used to distribute (Zakat).’ ‘The Imam -asws then went closer to Ummro and said: ‘O Ummro, Fear Allah -azwj ! And O people, you too Fear Allah -azwj !

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