Chapter on Taxation (kharaj) and Jizya (poll Tax)
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh|Volume 2|Book 1|Chapter 10
Man Lā Yaḥḍuruh al-Faqīh
Volume 2, Book 1, Chapter 10
Chapter on Taxation (kharaj) and Jizya (poll Tax)
وَ سَأَلَ أَبُو اَلْوَرْدِ أَبَا جَعْفَرٍ عَلَيْهِ اَلسَّلاَمُ: عَنْ مَمْلُوكٍ نَصْرَانِيٍّ لِرَجُلٍ مُسْلِمٍ عَلَيْهِ جِزْيَةٌ قَالَ «نَعَمْ» قَالَ فَيُؤَدِّي عَنْهُ مَوْلاَهُ اَلْمُسْلِمُ اَلْجِزْيَةَ قَالَ «نَعَمْ إِنَّمَا هُوَ مَالُهُ يَفْتَدِيهِ إِذَا أُخِذَ يُؤَدِّي عَنْهُ ».
Abu Al-Ward asked Abu Ja’far عليه السلام about a Christian slave owned by a Muslim man: "Is jizya required of him?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes." He then asked: "Should the Muslim master pay the jizya on his behalf?" Imam عليه السلام replied: "Yes, it is his wealth; he ransoms him by paying on his behalf if he is taken."
- Ṣaḥīḥ al-Faqīh