utensils used for preparing alcoholic drinks)."

2.483:

Narrated Abu Huraira: When Allah's Apostle died and Abu Bakr

became the caliph some Arabs renegade (reverted to disbelief)

(Abu Bakr decided to declare war against them), `Umar, said to

Abu Bakr, "How can you fight with these people although

Allah's Apostle said, 'I have been ordered (by Allah) to fight

the people till they say: "None has the right to be worshipped

but Allah, and whoever said it then he will save his life and

property from me except on trespassing the law (rights and

conditions for which he will be punished justly), and his

accounts will be with Allah.' " Abu Bakr said, "By Allah! I

will fight those who differentiate between the prayer and the

Zakat as Zakat is the compulsory right to be taken from the

property (according to Allah's orders) By Allah! If they

refuse to pay me even a she-kid which they used to pay at the

time of Allah's Apostle . I would fight with them for

withholding it" Then `Umar said, "By Allah, it was nothing,

but Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision (to

fight) and I came to know that his decision was right."

Bk. 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)

2.484: Narrated Jarir bin `Abdullah , I gave the pledge of

allegiance to the Prophet for offering prayer perfectly,

giving Zakat, and giving good advice to every Muslim.

2.485:

Narrated Abu Huraira: The Prophet said, "(On the Day of

Resurrection) camels will come to their owner in the best

state of health they have ever had (in the world), and if he

had not paid their Zakat (in the world) then they would tread

him with their feet; and similarly, sheep will come to their

owner in the best state of health they have ever had in the

world, and if he had not paid their Zakat, then they would

tread him with their hooves and would butt him with their

horns." The Prophet added, "One of their rights is that they