Arabic (Original)
Ḥadīth | Ṭabarānī (الطبراني) tabarani:4875 حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ يَحْيَى بْنِ خَالِدِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ الرَّقِّيُّ حَدَّثَنِي أَبِي عَنْ جَدِّي خَالِدِ بْنِ حَيَّانَ عَنْ عَلِيِّ بْنِ عُرْوَةَ عَنْ يُونُسِ بْنِ زَيْدٍ عَنْ أَبِي الزِّنَادِ عَنْ خَارِجَةَ بْنِ زَيْدِ بْنِ ثَابِتٍ قَالَ رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا سَأَلَ أَبِي عَنْ رَجُلٍ يَغْزُو وَيَبِيعُ وَيُشْتَرِي وَيَتَّجِرُ فِي غَزْوَتِهِ؟ فَقَالَ لَهُ أَبِي «كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ بِتَبُوكَ نَشْتَرِي وَنَبِيعُ وَهُوَ يَرَانَا فَمَا يَنْهَانَا»
English Translation
Zayd ibn Thabit said: The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) died, and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) was made caliph. When the people of riddah (apostasy) appeared, 'Umar said: "How can we fight these people?" Abu Bakr said: "By Allah, I will fight whoever separates prayer from zakat (obligatory charity), for zakat is the right due upon wealth. By Allah, if they withhold from me even a young female goat that they used to give to the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him), I will fight them for withholding it." 'Umar said: "By Allah, I saw that Allah had opened the heart of Abu Bakr for fighting, and I recognized that it was correct."