The Meaning of the Tax in the Hadith of Its Reduction for the Barber’s Boy
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he spoke to the boy’s masters to reduce his tax. He says: Is the intended meaning of “tax” here the contract of manumission (mukatabah)?
Answer:
No, perhaps they imposed a specific amount on him that he was to bring to them. That is its meaning: they imposed on him that he work for people and provide a specific amount, so that they would not overburden him.
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. In the hadith about the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), he spoke to the boy’s masters to reduce his tax. He says: Is the intended meaning of “tax” here the contract of manumission (mukatabah)?
Answer:
No, perhaps they imposed a specific amount on him that he was to bring to them. That is its meaning: they imposed on him that he work for people and provide a specific amount, so that they would not overburden him.
Source
المنتقى من أخبار سيد المرسلين-15-02-1439هـ — alfawzan.live (1:03:19)
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