[Machine] In His statement, "O you who have believed, whoever of you should revert from his religion - Allah will bring forth [in place of them] a people He will love and who will love Him" [Surah Al-Ma'idah, Ayah 54] – this entire Ayah was revealed when Allah knew that some people would revert from Islam. So when Allah took the soul of His Messenger ﷺ , the people reverted from Islam except for three mosques: the people of Madinah, the people of Makkah, and the people of Jawaytha from the people of Bahrain, from the Banu 'Abdul Qays. The Arabs said, "As for Salah (the prayer), we will continue to pray. And as for Zakah (the obligatory charity), we swear by Allah, we will not be forced to give away our wealth!" Then Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him) spoke to them kindly and left them alone. It was said to him, "If only they had understood (and complied) they would have given Zakah willingly." Abu Bakr refused and said, "By Allah, I will not distinguish between what Allah and His Messenger have joined together. By Allah, if they withhold even a small rope which they used to give before, I will fight them regarding it." So Allah sent armies upon them, and they fought for the sake of what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ fought for, until they agreed to pay the Zakah, which is the obligatory charity. Then a delegation of the Arabs came to him and he gave them the option between a humiliating plan or clear war. They chose the plan as it was easier for them to witness their own people being killed in the Fire and the Muslims being killed in Paradise. Whatever the Muslims took from their wealth was lawful, and whatever was taken from the Muslims they were able to retrieve it from them.  

فِي قَوْلِهِ ﷻ {يَا آَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مَنْ يَرْتَدَّ مِنْكُمْ عَنْ دِينِهِ فَسَوْفَ يَأْتِي اللهُ بِقَوْمٍ يُحِبُّهُمْ وَيُحِبُّونَهُ} الْآيَةِ كُلِّهَا قَالَ نَزَلَتْ هَذِهِ الْآيَةُ وَقَدْ عَلِمَ اللهُ أَنَّهُ سَيَرْتَدُّ مُرْتَدُّونَ مِنَ النَّاسِ فَلَمَّا قَبَضَ اللهُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ ارْتَدَّ النَّاسُ عَنِ الْإِسْلَامِ إِلَّا ثَلَاثَةَ مَسَاجِدَ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ وَأَهْلَ مَكَّةَ وَأَهْلَ جَوَاثَا مِنْ أَهْلِ الْبَحْرَيْنِ مِنْ عَبْدِ الْقَيْسِ وَقَالَتِ الْعَرَبُ أَمَا الصَّلَاةُ فَنُصَلِّي وَأَمَّا الزَّكَاةُ فَوَاللهِ لَا نُغْصَبُ أَمْوَالَنَا فَكُلِّمَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ أَنْ يَتَجَاوَزَ عَنْهُمْ وَتُخْلَى عَنْهُمْ وَقِيلَ لَهُ إِنَّهُمْ لَوْ قَدْ فَقِهُوَا لَأَعْطُوا الزَّكَاةَ طَائِعِينَ فَأَبَى عَلَيْهِمْ أَبُو بَكْرٍ ؓ قَالَ وَاللهِ لَا أُفَرِّقُ بَيْنَ شَيْءٍ جَمَعَ اللهُ بَيْنَهُ وَاللهِ لَوْ مَنَعُونِي عَنَاقًا مِمَّا فَرَضَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ لَقَاتَلْتُهُمْ عَلَيْهِ فَبَعَثَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِمْ عَصَائِبَ فَقَاتَلُوا عَلَى مَا قَاتَلَ عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ حَتَّى أَقَرُّوا بِالْمَاعُونِ وَهِيَ الزَّكَاةُ الْمَفْرُوضَةُ ثُمَّ إِنَّ وَفْدَ الْعَرَبِ قَدِمُوا عَلَيْهِ فَخَيَّرَهُمْ بَيْنَ خُطَّةٍ مُخْزِيَةٍ أَوْ حَرْبٍ مُجْلِيَةٍ فَاخْتَارُوا الْخُطَّةَ وَكَانَتْ أَهْوَنَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَنْ يَشْهَدُوا أَنَّ قَتْلَاهُمْ فِي النَّارِ وَقَتْلَى الْمُسْلِمِينَ فِي الْجَنَّةِ وَمَا أَصَابَ الْمُسْلِمُونَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَهُوَ حَلَالٌ وَمَا أَصَابُوا مِنَ الْمُسْلِمِينَ رَدُّوهُ عَلَيْهِمْ