> Ma’mar reported: Some residents of the peninsula told me that some
> people had embraced Islam, but it was not long until they became
> apostates. Maymun ibn Mihran wrote to Umar Ibn Abdul Aziz, may Allah
> have mercy on him, regarding them and Umar wrote back saying, “Let
> them return to paying tribute and leave them alone.”
>
> Source: Muṣannaf ‘Abd al-Razzāq 18102
>
> عَنْ مَعْمَرٍ قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي قَوْمٌ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْجَزِيرَةِ أَنَّ
> قَوْمًا أَسْلَمُوا ثُمَّ لَمْ يَمْكُثُوا إِلا قَلِيلا حَتَّى
> ارْتَدُّوا فَكَتَبَ فِيهِمْ مَيْمُونُ بْنُ مِهْرَانَ إِلَى عُمَرَ بْنِ
> عَبْدِ الْعَزِيزِ رحمه الله فَكَتَبَ إِلَيْهِ عُمَرُ أَنْ رُدَّ
> عَلَيْهِمُ الْجِزْيَةَ وَدَعْهُمْ
Muṣannaf ‘Abd al-Razzāq 18102
So why did Umar ibn Abdul Aziz let them Pay Jizya?
Did he just want money or didn’t believe the punishment for apostasy was death?
Asked by user60644
Apr 22, 2024, 08:27 PM
Last activity: Apr 29, 2024, 04:04 AM
Last activity: Apr 29, 2024, 04:04 AM