Ḥimyar and embrace Islâm. Therefore, good times lie before thee. And I order you, all Ḥimyar,[1] not to exhibit perfidy or deviation, for verily is the Prophet of Allah the lord of both the rich and the poor among you. As for the ṣadaḳah, it is not legal for Muḥammad or any of his relatives to take; it is rather zakât through which ye are purified, and which goes to the poor among the Moslems and the Believers. It was Mâlik that conveyed the information and kept the secret. As for Muʿâdh, he is one of the righteous among my immediate companions and one of their coreligionists. I, therefore, order you to treat him well, for he is highly esteemed. And peace be unto you!"[2]
The Prophet orders Muʿâdh to take the tithe. Al-Ḥusain ibn-al-Aswad from Mûsa ibn-Ṭalḥah:—The Prophet sent Muʿâdh ibn-Jabal[3] to collect the ṣadaḳah of al-Yaman ordering him to take on dates, wheat, barley and grapes (perhaps he said raisins) one-tenth and one-half of a tenth.
Instructions to ʿAmr ibn-Ḥazm. Al-Ḥusain from Muḥammad ibn-Isḥâḳ:—The Prophet wrote the following to ʿAmr ibn-Ḥazm when he sent him to al-Yaman:
"In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful. This is a declaration from Allah and his Prophet. All ye that have believed! be faithful to your compacts:[4] this is an ordinance from the Prophet Muḥammad, the Messenger of Allah, to ʿAmr ibn-Ḥazm when he delegated him to al-Yaman. He ordered him to fear Allah in whatever he performs, and to take from the spoils the fifth that belongs to Allah as well as what is prescribed as ṣadaḳah on the property of the Believers which is one-tenth in case it is
