Tribute, Spoils, and Rulership (Kitab Al-Kharaj, Wal-Fai' Wal-Imarah)

كتاب الخراج والإمارة والفىء

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What Has Been Related About The Bai'ah (Pledge of Allegiance)

Page 1

Hadith 7

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ENGLISH

Narrated Rafi' ibn Khadij:

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: The official who collects sadaqah (zakat) in a just manner is like him who fights in Allah's path till he returns home.

ARABIC

‏ الْعَامِلُ عَلَى الصَّدَقَةِ بِالْحَقِّ كَالْغَازِي فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ حَتَّى يَرْجِعَ إِلَى بَيْتِهِ ‏