صحيح مسلم
Muslim
كتاب البر والصلة والآدابThe Book of Virtue, Enjoining Good Manners, and Joining of the Ties of Kinship
باب الْوَعِيدِ الشَّدِيدِ لِمَنْ عَذَّبَ النَّاسَ بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ:Chapter: Stern Warning To One Who Torments People Unlawfully
حَدَّثَنِي أَبُو الطَّاهِرِ ، أَخْبَرَنَا ابْنُ وَهْبٍ ، أَخْبَرَنِي يُونُسُ ، عَنْ ابْنِ شِهَابٍ ، عَنْ عُرْوَةَ بْنِ الزُّبَيْرِ ، أَنَّ هِشَامَ بْنَ حَكِيمٍ وَجَدَ رَجُلًا ، وَهُوَ عَلَى حِمْصَ يُشَمِّسُ نَاسًا مِنَ النَّبْطِ فِي أَدَاءِ الْجِزْيَةِ ، فَقَالَ : مَا هَذَا ؟ إِنِّي سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ ، يَقُولُ : " إِنَّ اللَّهَ يُعَذِّبُ الَّذِينَ يُعَذِّبُونَ النَّاسَ فِي الدُّنْيَا " .
'Urwa bin Zubair reported that Hisham bin Hakim found a person (the ruler of Homs) who had been detaining some Nabateans in connection with the dues of Jizya. He said: What is this? I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah would torment those persons who torment people in the world.
Related hadith on this topic
Explanation & Benefits
Shaykh Maulana Abdul Aziz Alvi
Hadith Commentary: Benefits and Issues: Jizyah and kharaj refer to the amount that was collected from non-Muslims residing in the territory of the Muslims, due to granting them protection and refuge.
Source: Tuhfat al-Muslim: Commentary on Sahih Muslim, Page: 6660
Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi
Benefits and Issues:
To punish someone without a reasonable cause is a grave sin and injustice.
Even if the person is a non-Muslim, if he is unable to pay the tax, he should be given appropriate relief.
However, if there is no valid excuse, then punishment may be given.
But even then, it should only be what is appropriate.
To punish someone without a reasonable cause is a grave sin and injustice.
Even if the person is a non-Muslim, if he is unable to pay the tax, he should be given appropriate relief.
However, if there is no valid excuse, then punishment may be given.
But even then, it should only be what is appropriate.
Source: Sunan Abu Dawood – Commentary by Shaykh Umar Farooq Saeedi, Page: 3045
