Is the taking of jizyah from disbelievers a ruling specific to the Jews and the Christians?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the taking of jizyah from disbelievers a ruling specific to the Jews and the Christians?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding the verse[At-Tawbah 9:29]. If we look at the apparent meaning of the verse, it restricts this to the People of the Book. However, the Sunnah indicates that it is taken from other than the People of the Book. The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) took the jizyah from the Zoroastrians of Hajar and from the polytheists. Therefore, the correct view is that it is permissible to take it from every disbeliever, whether he is a People of the Book or not. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, is the taking of jizyah from disbelievers a ruling specific to the Jews and the Christians?
Answer:
There is scholarly disagreement regarding the verse
Fight those who do not believe in Allah or in the Last Day and who do not consider unlawful what Allah and His Messenger have made unlawful and who do not adopt the religion of truth from those who were given the Scripture
قَاتِلُوا الَّذِينَ لَا يُؤْمِنُونَ بِاللَّهِ وَلَا بِالْيَوْمِ الْآخِرِ وَلَا يُحَرِّمُونَ مَا حَرَّمَ اللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُ وَلَا يَدِينُونَ دِينَ الْحَقِّ مِنَ الَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْكِتَابَ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [46 /1350] هل أخذ الجزية من الكفار حكم خاص باليهود والنصارى؟ الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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