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70. It was narrated that Anas bin Mâlik said: "The Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: 'Whoever departs this world with sincerity towards Allâh, worshipping Him alone with no partner, establishing regular prayer and paying Zakât, has died while Allâh is pleased with him.'"
Anas said: "This is the religion of Allâh which was brought by the Messengers, and which they
conveyed from their Lord before there arose the confusion of people's chattering and conflicting desires.
This is confirmed in the Book of Allāh, in one of the last Verses to be revealed, where Allāh says: "But if they repent."[1] renounce their idols, and worshipping them; "And establish Salāt and give Zakāt."[2] And Allāh says in another Verse: "But if they repent, perform Salāt and give Zakāt, then they are your brethren in religion."[3] (Da'if)
Another chain with similar wording.
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Commentary
a. Translation of the meaning of the first quoted Verse (complete text) shall read: "Then when the Sacred Months have passed, kill the polytheists wherever you find them, and capture them and besiege them, and lie in wait for them in every place of ambush. But if they repent and perform prayer, and pay Zakāt, then let them go their way. Verily, Allāh is Off-Forgiving, Most Merciful". (9:5).
Anas ﷺ comments that repentance here means relinquishing disbelief.
b. The Verses are clear in their meaning, which is that a community will only be recognized as Muslim when, along with affirmation of the Oneness of Allāh and due testimony, they also perform the practical duties such as Salāt and Zakāt etc. In case of refusal, it would be declared disbeliever and deserving of being engaged in Jihād, just like Abu Bakr ﷺ, in interpretation of the above quoted Verse, had conducted a Jihād against those who refused to pay Zakāt or accept it as an obligatory duty in Islam.
