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(Book 17, Hadith 48) #35677
Taking a Tenth from the Nabateans

SUMMARY: Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud and as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid used to take a tenth from the Nabateans in the market of Madina during Umar ibn al-Khattab's time.

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab that as-Sa'ib ibn Yazid said, "As a young man I used to work with Abdullah ibn Utba ibn Masud in the market of Madina in the time of Umar ibn al-Khattab and we used to take a tenth from the Nabateans".
وَحَدَّثَنِي عَنْ مَالِكٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ، عَنِ السَّائِبِ بْنِ يَزِيدَ، أَنَّهُ قَالَ كُنْتُ غُلاَمًا عَامِلاً مَعَ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُتْبَةَ بْنِ مَسْعُودٍ عَلَى سُوقِ الْمَدِينَةِ فِي زَمَانِ عُمَرَ بْنِ الْخَطَّابِ فَكُنَّا نَأْخُذُ مِنَ النَّبَطِ الْعُشْرَ

TOPICS
tax  *  market  *  madina  *  alkhattab

QUICK LESSONS:
Paying Taxes honestly & responsibly .

EXPLANATIONS:
This hadith is about two people named Abdullah bin Utba bin Masud and As Sa’ib bin Yazid who used to work in the market of Medina during the time of Caliph Umar bin Khattab. They were responsible for collecting taxes from people called Nabateans who lived in that area. The taxes were collected as a tenth or 10% of their income or possessions. This hadith teaches us that it is important to pay taxes so that governments can use them for public services like building roads and schools etc., which benefit everyone in society. It also teaches us that we should be honest when paying our taxes so that everyone can benefit equally from these services.

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