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Friday, March 28, 2008

Tawheed: Invitation to People of the Scriptures

Volume 009 :: Book 093 (Oneness, Uniqueness Of Allah (Tawheed)) :: Hadith 469

Narated By Ibn Abbas :

When the Prophet sent Muadh to Yemen, he said to him, "You are going to a nation from the people of the Scripture, so let the first thing to which you will invite them, be the Tauhid of Allah. If they learn that, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them, five prayers to be offered in one day and one night. And if they pray, tell them that Allah has enjoined on them Zakat of their properties and it is to be taken from the rich among them and given to the poor. And if they agree to that, then take from them Zakat but avoid the best property of the people."