The Shaykh’s striking of examples of certain forms of religious innovation introduced due to the Muslims’ failure to adhere to what is similar to them in the original Shari'ah, such as taxes.

The Shaykh : One example of this is what is happening in many Islamic countries regarding the taxes that have burdened the shoulders of most Muslim peoples. Imposing these taxes as a benefit to fill the state treasury is undoubtedly a benefit, but what necessitated these taxes?
What necessitated them was the failure to implement the Shari'ah means established by the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), namely the system of collecting various funds mentioned in some books of the scholars of hadith, such as *Al-Amwal* by Abu Ubayd, *Al-Amwal* by Ibn Zunayjah, and other scholars who detailed the funds that must be collected and kept in reserve in the state treasury to serve the interests of the Muslims, whether general, ordinary, or incidental. If the Muslims had adopted this Shari'ah established by the Messenger (may Allah’s prayers and peace be upon him), it would have made them in no need of imposing means to collect funds and fill the state treasury. In this case, it is not permissible to impose systems or means upon the Muslims. However, if the reason for imposing them remains, but the cause is their neglect of the system of imposing zakah, for example.