Hadith 75
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Hadith.1670 - Hariz narrated from Zurara, who said
I asked Abu Abdullah (Imam Jafar ibn Muhammad Al-Sadiq), peace be upon him: "What is the limit of the jizya (poll tax) imposed on the People of the Book? Is there a fixed amount that should not be exceeded?"
Imam (as) replied: "That is up to the Imam. He takes from each individual among them according to their wealth and capacity. These are people who ransomed themselves to avoid being enslaved or killed. The jizya is taken from them based on what they can bear, and it is permissible for the Imam to hold them to this until they embrace Islam.
Indeed, Allah (swt), the Exalted, said: 'Until they pay the jizya willingly while they are humbled' (Qur'an 9:29).
This means it is not about the amount taken, but about causing them to feel the humiliation of what is taken from them, so they feel pain and are led to embrace Islam."
1670 - وَ رَوَى حَرِيزٌ عَنْ زُرَارَةَ قَالَ
قُلْتُ لِأَبِي عَبْدِ اَللَّهِ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ مَا حَدُّ اَلْجِزْيَةِ عَلَى أَهْلِ اَلْكِتَابِ وَ هَلْ عَلَيْهِمْ فِي ذَلِكَ شَيْءٌ مُوَظَّفٌ لاَ يَنْبَغِي أَنْ يَجُوزَ إِلَى غَيْرِهِ فَقَالَ «ذَلِكَ إِلَى اَلْإِمَامِ يَأْخُذُ مِنْ كُلِّ إِنْسَانٍ مِنْهُمْ مَا شَاءَ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَالِهِ وَ مَا يُطِيقُ إِنَّمَا هُمْ قَوْمٌ فَدَوْا أَنْفُسَهُمْ أَنْ لاَ يُسْتَعْبَدُوا أَوْ يُقْتَلُوا فَالْجِزْيَةُ يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُمْ عَلَى قَدْرِ مَا يُطِيقُونَ لَهُ أَنْ يَأْخُذَهُمْ بِهِ حَتَّى يُسْلِمُوا فَإِنَّ اَللَّهَ عَزَّ وَ جَلَّ قَالَ « حَتّٰى يُعْطُوا اَلْجِزْيَةَ عَنْ يَدٍ وَ هُمْ صٰاغِرُونَ » وَ هُوَ لاَ يَكْتَرِثُ بِمَا يُؤْخَذُ مِنْهُ حَتَّى يَجِدَ ذُلاًّ لِمَا أُخِذَ مِنْهُ فَيَأْلَمَ لِذَلِكَ فَيُسْلِمَ.
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