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Sunan Abi Dawud 3081 (Book 20, Hadith 154) #23371
The Significance of Jizyah

SUMMARY: Paying jizyah is a sign of abandoning the way of the Prophet.

Narrated Mu'adh ibn Jabal: He who put the necklace of jizyah in his neck abandoned the way followed by the Messenger of Allah .
حَدَّثَنَا هَارُونُ بْنُ مُحَمَّدِ بْنِ بَكَّارِ بْنِ بِلاَلٍ، أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ عِيسَى، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ سُمَيْعٍ - حَدَّثَنَا زَيْدُ بْنُ وَاقِدٍ، حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ مُعَاذٍ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ مَنْ عَقَدَ الْجِزْيَةَ فِي عُنُقِهِ فَقَدْ بَرِئَ مِمَّا عَلَيْهِ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ

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tax  *  abandonment  *  jizyah

QUICK LESSONS:
Follow Islam and its teachings instead of paying taxes like jizzah .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith speaks about the significance of paying jizya, which is a tax that non-Muslims living in an Islamic state have to pay. It was narrated by Mu'adh ibn Jabal who was one of the companions of Prophet Muhammad. According to this hadith, paying jizya is seen as a sign that one has abandoned the way followed by Prophet Muhammad and his teachings. This means that if someone pays this tax then they are not following Islam and its teachings anymore. Therefore it can be concluded from this hadith that Muslims should strive to follow Islam and its teachings instead of paying taxes like jizya in order to remain true believers in Allah and His Messenger.

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