Kinana and his friends replied angrily, “Ibn al-Khattab, we have not come to ask you.” Then
turning to the Prophet (r) he said, “You may break it, but we cannot.”
“The Prophet (r) then said to them, “I will send someone with you who will do it for
you...” “The deputation then took its leave from the Prophet (r) who gave them a send off.
Before leaving for their homes they requested the Prophet (r) to appoint a leader for them.
‘Uthman b. Abi al-As was selected by the Prophet (r) to act as their leader. He was the
youngest among them but the Prophet (r) had noticed his keen interest in religion and he
had also learned some of the Qur’an before leaving Medinah.” (Zad al-Ma'ad, Vol. IV, p.25)
COMMANDMENT FOR ZAKAT AND CHARITY
The divine commandment making it incumbent upon the Muslims to pay Zakat i.e. a tax at
a fixed rate in proportion to the worth of the property was revealed in the ninth year of the
Hijrah. (Tarikh Tabri, Vol. IV, p.724)
The Prophet (r) sent the order for collection of poor-due to all the functionaries ap-
pointed in the areas where the people had accepted Islam.