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Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh

Shaykh Muḥammad b. ʿAlī al-Ṣaduq

Book of Zakat

Chapter on Taxation (kharaj) and Jizya (poll Tax)

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وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو اَلْوَرْدِ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ مَمْلُوكٍ نَصْرَانِيٍّ لِرَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ عَلَيْهِ جِزْيَةٌ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَيُؤَدِّي عَنْهُ مَوْلاَهُ اَلْمُسْلِمُ اَلْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالُهُ يَفْتَدِيهِ إِذَا أُخِذَ يُؤَدِّي عَنْهُ ».

Abu Al-Ward asked Abu Ja’far (a.s) about a Christian slave owned by a Muslim man: "Is jizya required of him?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes." He then asked: "Should the Muslim master pay the jizya on his behalf?" Imam (a.s) replied: "Yes, it is his wealth; he ransoms him by paying on his behalf if he is taken."

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