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Yahya related to me from Malik from Nafi from Aslam, the mawla of
Umar ibn al-Khattab, that Umar ibn al-Khattab imposed a jizya tax of
four dinars on those living where gold was the currency, and forty
dirhams on those living where silver was the currency. In addition,
they had to provide for the muslims and receive them as guests for
three days.
Muwatta Malik Book 17, Hadith 47
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Yahya related to me from Malik from Zayd ibn Aslam from his
father that he said to Umar ibn al-Khattab, "There is a blind she-
camel behind the house,'' soUmar said, "Hand it over to a household so
that they can make (some) use of it." He said, "But she is blind."
Umar replied, "Then put it in a line with other camels." He said, "How
will it be able to eat from the ground?" Umar asked, "Is it from the
livestock of the jizya or the zakat?" and Aslam replied, "From the
livestock of the jizya." Umar said, "By AIIah, you wish to eat it."
Aslam said, "It has the brand of the jizya on it." So Umar ordered it
to be slaughtered. He had nine platters, and on each of the platters
he put some of every fruit and delicacy that there was and then sent
them to the wives of the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him
peace, and the one he sent to his daughter Hafsa was the last of them
all, and if there was any deficiency in any of them it was in Hafsa's
portion.