Exemption of the Dhimmi from the Jizyah
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, is it permissible for the one in authority to exempt the Dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) from the Jizyah (the tax on protected non-Muslims) if the Muslims are stronger than the disbelievers?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is a ruling established by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and its purpose is not the need of the Muslims. Its purpose is to humiliate them, to humiliate them so that they pay the jizyah from their own hands while they are in a state of subjection. Yes. And the Muslims in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) were wealthy, but they took from them. I mean, this is a legal ruling that cannot be abolished at any time. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you, is it permissible for the one in authority to exempt the Dhimmi (a non-Muslim under Muslim protection) from the Jizyah (the tax on protected non-Muslims) if the Muslims are stronger than the disbelievers?
Answer:
No, it is not permissible. This is a ruling established by Allah (Glorified and Exalted is He), and its purpose is not the need of the Muslims. Its purpose is to humiliate them, to humiliate them so that they pay the jizyah from their own hands while they are in a state of subjection. Yes. And the Muslims in the time of 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) were wealthy, but they took from them. I mean, this is a legal ruling that cannot be abolished at any time. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 141/64 شرح زاد المستقنع/ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com (30:20)
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