Narrated Abu Huraira: When the Prophet died and Abu Bakr became his successor and some of the Arabs reverted to disbelief, `Umar said, O Abu Bakr! How can you fight these people although Allah's Apostle said, 'I have been ordered to fight the people till they say: 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah, 'and whoever said, 'None has the right to be worshipped but Allah', Allah will save his property and his life from me, unless (he does something for which he receives legal punishment) justly, and his account will be with Allah?'
Read More..Abu Bakr said, By Allah! I will fight whoever differentiates between prayers and Zakat as Zakat is the right to be taken from property (according to Allah's Orders). By Allah! If they refused to pay me even a kid they used to pay to Allah's Apostle, I would fight with them for withholding it. `Umar said, By Allah: It was nothing, but I noticed that Allah opened Abu Bakr's chest towards the decision to fight, therefore I realized that his decision was right.
Read More..Narrated Anas bin Malik: A Jew passed by Allah's Apostle and said, As-Samu 'Alaika. Allah's Apostle said in reply, We 'Alaika. Allah's Apostle then said to his companions, Do you know what he (the Jew) has said? He said, 'As-Samu 'Alaika.' They said, O Allah's Apostle! Shall we kill him? The Prophet, said, No. When the people of the Book greet you, say: 'Wa 'Alaikum.'
Read More..Narrated `Aisha: A group of Jews asked permission to visit the Prophet (and when they were admitted) they said, As- Samu 'Alaika (Death be upon you). I said (to them), But death and the curse of Allah be upon you! The Prophet said, O `Aisha! Allah is kind and lenient and likes that one should be kind and lenient in all matters. I said, Haven't you heard what they said? He said, I said (to them), 'Wa 'Alaikum (and upon you).
Read More..Narrated Ibn `Umar: Allah's Apostle said, When the Jews greet anyone of you they say: 'Sam'Alaika (death be upon you); so you should say; 'Wa 'Alaika (and upon you).'
Read More..Narrated `Abdullah: As if I am looking at the Prophet while he was speaking about one of the prophets whose people have beaten and wounded him, and he was wiping the blood off his face and saying, O Lord! Forgive my, people as they do not know.
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