Some Tribes begin Offering Zakat Again

Under the leadership and guidance of Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra), after the onslaughts of those who refused to pay Zakat were brought to a halt, one after the other, the weaker and wavering tribes started to come to Medina to offer their Zakat. When the weaker tribes observed what had happened to the larger and more powerful tribes, then all those who were withholding their Zakat came to offer their Zakat in Medina. Some tribes began to arrive with their Zakat in the first part of the night, some came in the middle of the night, and others in the latter part of the night. When each of these caravans would arrive in Medina, the people would perceive them as bearers of a warning, or in other words, bearers of bad news. However, at every instance, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) would say that these people were bearers of glad tidings and had come to offer help rather than causing harm. Thus, when it was realised that these caravans of people were coming to support Islam and bringing with them capital to be offered as Zakat, the people addressed Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) and said, “You are a very blessed man. You have always been accompanied by glad tidings.”

(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 2 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 2012], p. 256)

At this occasion, Hazrat Abu Bakr (ra) also said, “Bearers of bad news and ill intentions travel very swiftly, while on the contrary, parties of those who bear glad tidings travel calmly and with peace of mind. I can discern [the truth of the matter] by their speed.”

(Munir Muhammad Ghadban, al-Masirah al-Islamiyyah [Dar al-Islam, 2015], p. 50)

After the victory against those who refused to pay Zakat, it is recorded in Tarikh al-Tabari with regard to the collection of Zakat that during that point in time, alms were being received by Medina to such a degree that exceeded the needs of the Muslims.

(Muhammad Ibn Jarir al-Tabari, Tarikh al-Tabari, Vol. 2 [Beirut, Lebanon: Dar al-Kutub al-Ilmiyyah, 2012], p. 257)