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(Book 17, Hadith 47) #35676
Taxation of Nabatean Christians

SUMMARY: Umar ibn al-Khattab used to take a certain percentage of the Nabatean christians' cereals and olive oil as cargo to Madina.

Yahya related to me from Ibn Shihab from Salim ibn Abdullah from his father that Umar ibn al-Khattab used to take a twentieth from the cereals and olive oil of the Nabatean christians, intending by that to increase the cargo to Madina. He would take a tenth from pulses.
حَدَّثَنِي يَحْيَى، عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنْ سَالِمِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّ عُمَرَ بْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، كَانَ يَأْخُذُ مِنَ النَّبَطِ مِنَ الْحِنْطَةِ وَالزَّيْتِ نِصْفَ الْعُشْرِ يُرِيدُ بِذَلِكَ أَنْ يَكْثُرَ الْحَمْلُ إِلَى الْمَدِينَةِ وَيَأْخُذُ مِنَ الْقُطْنِيَّةِ الْعُشْرَ

TOPICS
taxation  *  cargo  *  cereals  *  oil

QUICK LESSONS:
Be fair when taxing people; Be generous with resources when helping others in need; Follow Islamic teachings on taxation; Respect other religions’ beliefs; Respect other cultures’ customs

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about taxation and how it was implemented by Umar ibn al-Khattab. He would take a twentieth from the cereals and olive oil of the Nabatean christians as cargo to Madina. He also took a tenth from pulses. This shows that he was fair in his taxation system and did not burden people with too much taxes. It also teaches us that we should be generous with our resources when helping others in need.

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