Hazrat Abu Bakr Siddiq — Page 5
1 The Greatest SacriFice O nce it so happened that the Roman Emperor Heraclius prompted the Arab and Syrian non-Muslim tribes to attack the Muslims with his help. When news of this reached the Holy Prophet sa , he decided that rather than wait for the attack, the Muslims should strike first. Therefore, he began to prepare for battle. At that time, the Muslim government had no regular supply of money. Therefore, whenever there was a need, the Holy Prophet sa would ask the Muslims to make sacrifices for Allah’s sake in the form of voluntary contributions in cash or kind. This time, as well, the Holy Prophet sa called