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Bulugh al-Maram: Hadith 538

11. Jihad

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Bulugh al-Maram
وَعَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ جَبَلٍ ‏- رضى الله عنه ‏- قَالَ: { بَعَثَنِي اَلنَّبِيُّ ‏- صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏-إِلَى اَلْيَمَنِ, وَأَمَرَنِي أَنْ آخُذَ مِنْ كُلِّ حَالِمٍ دِينَاراً, أَوْ عَدْلَهُ معافرياً } أَخْرَجَهُ اَلثَّلَاثَةِ, وَصَحَّحَهُ اِبْنُ حِبَّانَ, وَالْحَاكِم ُ 1‏ .‏
Mu'adh bin Jabal (RAA) narrated, "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) sent me to Yemen and he commanded me to take the Jizyah from everyone who has reached the age of puberty-one Dinar- or its equivalent in Ma'afiri (garments of Yemeni origin).' Related by the three Imams. Ibn Hibban and Al-Hakim graded it as Sahih.
Reference: English : Book 11, Hadith 1348
Arabic : Book 11, Hadith 1322