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The Ruling on Jizyah for Polytheists Other Than the People of the Book and the Zoroastrians

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Question:
May Allah reward you. You said that the Zoroastrians were included with the People of the Book due to the similarity that they have a book. Does that mean that the other groups of polytheists, other than the People of the Book and the Zoroastrians, have a specific ruling regarding jizyah?

Answer:
Regarding those other than the People of the Book and the Zoroastrians, the scholars differed concerning the remaining polytheists, such as idolaters and others. Yes, the well-known position, which is the view of the majority, is that jizyah is not taken from them. Jizyah, yes. Rather, they are given the choice between being killed or enslaved. They are given the choice between being killed or enslaved, and they are not allowed to remain on their religion. The second opinion is that jizyah is taken from them, just as it is taken from the Jews, Christians, and Zoroastrians. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، شرح زاد المستقنع (حلقات إذاعية)|78 من 194|كتاب الجهاد|مدخل الكتاب|صالح الفوزان|كبار العلماء — youtube.com (11:27)

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