Ummah Global Relief: Ahmad and his disciples believe the ruling on heart reconciliation is permanent, which is the opinion of al Zuhri and Abu Ja’far al Baqir.13 It is also taken up by the Ja’fari and Zaidi schools.14 Yunus says “I asked al Zuhri about this matter, and he said he knew of no change in this ruling,” Abu Ja’far al Nahhas comments, “Accordingly, the ruling on heart reconciliation is firm. Whenever there is a need for reconciling a person’s heart, he [or she] may be given zakah.” Al Qurtubi quotes al Qadi ‘Abd al Wahhab–a Malikite–as saying, “If such persons are needed sometimes by the state, they may be given zakah.” Likewise, al Qadi Ibn al Arabi remarks, “The way I see it, if Islam becomes strong, this group of recipients becomes null, but if they are needed, they may be given their share, the same way the Messenger of God (p) used to give them. It is correctly reported that “Islam started atypical and unique and will again become as atypical and unique as it started.”15 It is mentioned in al Nil and its commentary–Abadi–that “this category is dropped as long as the state is strong and in no need of reconciling people, but reconciling is permitted when need arises, to avoid harm to Muslims or bring them benefit.”16 Al Nawawi quotes al Hasan as saying, “Today there must be no reconciliation of hearts from zakah.”17 al Sha’bi says,”Those whose hearts are to be reconciled were a group at the time of the Prophet (p) which, when Abu Bakr took charge, came to an end.”17 Al Nawawi quotes al Shafi’i as saying, “If unbelievers are reconciled, they must only be paid fay’ and not
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zakah, since the latter must not be given to non-Muslims.” As for reconciling Muslim’s hearts, al Shafi’i is reported to disallow giving them after the state of Islam becomes strong; the second view says it is permissible to give them the same way they were given by the Prophet.
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