Sayyiduna Ziyad bin Harith Suda'i (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates: I presented myself before the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) at a time when he was about to send an army towards my tribe. I said, "O Messenger of Allah! Please hold back your army, I guarantee you that these people will accept Islam and will also show obedience. I will write a letter to my tribe, and they will come accepting Islam and showing obedience." The Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said, "O man from the tribe of Suda', whose people obey him!" The narrator says: I said, "No! Rather, Allah Almighty has bestowed His favor upon these people and has granted them guidance." The narrator states: Then a man came to the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and asked him for zakat money. So the Noble Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said to him, "Allah Almighty is not pleased with the decision of any Prophet or any other person regarding zakat until that person distributes the zakat into eight categories. If you are eligible for any of these categories, I will give it to you."