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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Assessing the Jizyah on the People of the Book

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Question:
Generally, the hadith of Buraydah, may Allah be pleased with you, is specific to the verse in Surat al-Tawbah, and the hadith of 'Abd al-Rahman is this. Assessing the jizyah, yes, assessing the jizyah is not a Korean matter.

Answer:
It is a matter of command, and for this reason, the assessment of the jizyah varied during the era of the Rightly Guided Caliphs and others according to the wealth of the Jews and the Christians. The jizyah is not taken from a person if he has no wealth; there is no jizyah on a poor person, a child, or a woman. It is only on the mukallaf (person of legal responsibility) who is wealthy and able to pay, based on a clear indication at the time of the call, but there are many corroborating evidences, evidences that are neither large nor small. Yes.

The presenter:
May Allah bless you.
Source شرح بلوغ المرام [ ابن باز ] [ الشرح الجديد ]، باب الجزية والهدنة — islamhouse.com (11:58)

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