Chapter: 1, Faith (Kitab Al Iman)
Hadith No: 29 Narrated/Authority of Abu Huraira
When the Messenger of Allah died and Abu Bakr became his successor, some Arabs who wanted to become apostates did so. Umar b. Khattab asked Abu Bakr why he would fight against these people. He reminded Abu Bakr that the Messenger of Allah had declared that he was directed to fight against people until they said “There is no god but Allah” and granted protection to those who professed it, except for a right. Abu Bakr responded by saying that he would definitely fight against those who didn’t give Zakat, because it is the obligation of the rich. He would even fight to secure the cord used for hobbling the feet of a camel, which used to be given as Zakat to the Messenger of Allah but was now being withheld. Umar b. Khattab agreed with Abu Bakr’s stance and recognized that he was right.