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3978. It was narrated that Abû Hurairah said: “When the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ died, and Abû Bakr (became Khalifah) after him, and the ‘Arabs reverted to Kufi, ‘Umar said: ‘O Abû Bakr, how can you fight the people when the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ said: I have been commanded to fight the people until they say Lâ ilâha illallâh, and whoever says Lâ ilâha illallâh, his wealth and his life are safe from me, except for a right that is due, and his reckoning will be with Allâh, the Mighty and Sublime?’ Abû Bakr said: ‘I will fight whoever separates Ṣalâh and Zakâh, for Zakâh is the compulsory right to be taken from wealth. By Allâh, if they withhold from me a young goat that they used to give to the Messenger of Allâh ﷺ, I will fight them for withholding it.’ ‘Umar said: ‘By Allâh, as soon as I saw that Allâh has expanded the chest of Abû Bakr to fighting, I knew that it was the truth.’” (Ṣaḥīḥ)
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'Their reckoning rests with Allāh': means whether they have recited the testimony of faith with sincere heart, or merely to save their life, or regarding other obligations.
