Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), I would have fought them (5) for withholding it.' Umar said: 'By Allah, it was nothing but that I saw that Allah had opened the breast of Abu Bakr for fighting, so I realized it was the truth' (6). It was narrated by Abu Dawud, who said: 'If they were to withhold from me an 'iqal (a cord).' Abu 'Ubayd said: 'The 'iqal is the charity of the year' (7). The poet said (8):
He sought an 'iqal and left us no fleece/ remnant ... So how would it be if 'Amr sought two 'iqals? (9)
It is said: They used to take the 'iqal (cord) along with the obligatory charity when they collected it (10). Whoever narrated it as "'anaq" (young she-goat), his narration provides evidence for taking the young from the young animals.
Section: Whoever denies its obligation due to ignorance of it, and is of those who would be ignorant of such matters—either due to being a new convert to Islam or (11) because they grew up in a desert region far from cities—they shall be taught its obligation, and no ruling of disbelief shall be passed against them (12); for they are excused, even if they are a Muslim raised in the lands of Islam among the people
(5) In the manuscripts: "la-qataltuhum" (I would have fought them). (6) Extracted by Al-Bukhari, in: The Chapter on the Obligation of Zakat, and the Chapter on Taking the Young She-goat in Charity, from the Book of Zakat; and in: The Chapter on Killing Those Who Refuse to Accept the Religious Obligations..., from the Book of Repenting of the Apostates; and in: The Chapter on Following the Sunnahs of the Messenger (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him)..., from the Book of Adherence (Al-I'tisam). Sahih al-Bukhari 2/131, 147, 9/19, 20, 115, 116. And Abu Dawud, in: The Beginning of the Book of Zakat. Sunan Abi Dawud 1/365. It was also extracted by Muslim, in: The Chapter on the Command to Fight the People until they say 'There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah,' from the Book of Faith. Sahih Muslim 1/51, 52. And Al-Tirmidhi, in: The Chapter on what has been said regarding 'I have been commanded to fight the people until they say there is no god but Allah,' from the Chapters on Faith. 'Aridat al-Ahwadhi 1/69, 70. And Al-Nasa'i, in: The Chapter on the Withholder of Zakat, from the Book of Zakat, and in: The Chapter on the Obligation of Jihad, from the Book of Jihad, and in: The Chapter on the Prohibition of Shedding Blood, from the Book of Forbidden Things (Al-Tahrim). Al-Mujtaba 5/10, 11, 6/5, 7/71, 72. And Imam Ahmad, in: Al-Musnad 1/19, 35, 36, 47, 48. (7) Abu 'Ubayd and Ibn Manzur attributed this saying to Al-Kisa'i. Gharib al-Hadith 3/210, Al-Lisan (article: 'A-Q-L) 11/464. (8) The verse is by 'Amr ibn al-'Adda' al-Kilabi. Gharib al-Hadith by Abu 'Ubayd 3/211, Al-Nihaya 3/280, 281, and Al-Lisan, the same location. And Taj al-'Arus (article: 'A-Q-L) 8/27. (9) Ibn al-Athir said: He set 'iqalan in the accusative case as a temporal adverb (zarf), meaning 'for the duration of an 'iqal.' Al-sabad is what comes out of the heads of plants before they spread. (10) In the original: "'iqalan". (11) In manuscripts 'A' and 'B': "wa-imma" (and either). (12) In the original and manuscript 'A': "wa-la" (nor).
