‘Umar and ‘Uthman giving to those whose hearts are to be reconciled. Perhaps they had no need to give to them, so they abandoned it due to the lack of need for it, not because it was abrogated.

Section: Those whose hearts are to be reconciled are of two types: disbelievers and Muslims, and they are all leaders who are obeyed among their people and tribes. The disbelievers are of two types; the first is one whose conversion to Islam is hoped for, so he is given [Zakat] to strengthen his intention for Islam and to incline his soul towards it so that he may convert; for the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) on the day of the conquest of Makkah gave safety to Safwan ibn Umayyah, and Safwan asked him for a respite of four months to consider his affair, and he went out with him to Hunayn. When the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave the gifts, Safwan said: "What is mine?" The Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gestured toward a valley filled with loaded camels and said: "This is for you." Safwan said (7): "This is the giving of one who does not fear poverty (8)." The second type is one whose evil is feared, and it is hoped by giving to him that his evil and the evil of others with him will be warded off. It has been narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that there were people who used to come to the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him), and if he gave them, they would praise Islam and say: "This is a good religion." And if he withheld from them, they would blame and find fault (9). As for the Muslims, they are of four types; a group from the leaders of the Muslims who have peers among the disbelievers, and [those] among the Muslims who have good intentions in Islam. When they are given, the conversion of their peers and the [improvement of] their good intentions are hoped for, so it is permissible to give to them; because Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) gave to ‘Adi ibn Hatim and al-Zibriqan ibn Badr, despite their good intentions and their Islam. The second type is leaders who are obeyed among their people, and it is hoped through giving to them that their faith will be strengthened and that they will be sincere in Jihad, for they are given; because the Prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) gave to ‘Uyaynah ibn Hisn, al-Aqra‘ ibn Habis, ‘Alqamah ibn ‘Uthathah, and the Tulaqa’ (those freed at the conquest of Makkah) from the people of Makkah, and he said to the Ansar: "O community of Ansar, why are you distressed? It is over a trifle (10) of this world that I have reconciled a people..."