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Imam -asws : Then recited: قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآَخِرِ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَلَا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ حَتَّى يُعْطُوا الْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَهُمْ صَاغِرُونَ (299:) Fight those who do not believe in Allah, nor in the latter day, nor do they prohibit what Allah and His Messenger have prohibited, nor follow the religion of truth, out of those who have been given the Book, until they pay the tax in acknowledgment of superiority and they are in a state of subjection.

Imam -asws : Since Allah -azwj has separated the people of the Book from others; even then you will treat them equally? Ummro: Yes. Imam -asws : From where did you get this? Ummro: I have heard people say that. Imam -asws : Let’s leave this (as he had no answer), suppose those people deny giving you Jazia and you overcome them after killing some of them. How would you distribute the war booty? Ummro: After separating the Khums (one fifth), the rest four shares will be divided into the fighters.

Imam -asws : Will you divide it equally into all war participants? Ummro: Yes. Imam -asws : In this case you have acted against the conduct of Prophet -saww and his -saww traditions. We have, between you and me -asws , some Fuqha [28] and knowledgeable people, from people of Medina, if you ask them they will not disagree on it and confirm that Prophet -saww had truce with Arabs living in desert on the conditions that they could stay in their land without having to migrate.

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 the 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.

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