watered by flowing water or rain, and one-half of a tenth if it is watered by means of the bucket."[1]
The Prophet's letter to the kings of Ḥimyar. Al-Ḥusain from Muḥammad ibn-Isḥâḳ:—The following is what the Prophet wrote to the kings of Ḥimyâr:
"In the name of Allah, the compassionate, the merciful. From the Prophet Muḥammad, the Messenger of Allah, to al-Ḥârith ibn-ʿAbd-Kulâl, Nuʿaim ibn-ʿAbd-Kulâl, and Sharḥ ibn-ʿAbd-Kulâl, to an-Nuʿmân Ḳail dhi-Ruʿain, Maʿâfir and Hamdân. Greetings! Allah will guide you by his own guidance, if ye act well, obey Allah and his Prophet, observe the prayer, pay the zakât, give out of the spoils the fifth that belongs to Allah, the share of his Prophet, and the portion which belongs to him as chief exclusive of his companions, and deliver what is prescribed by Allah to the Believers in the form of ṣadaḳah on the property, which is one-tenth, in case the land is watered by spring, or rain water, and half of the tenth if watered by means of the bucket."[2]
According to Hishâm ibn-Muḥammad al-Kalbi the letter of the Prophet was addressed to ʿArib and al-Ḥârith, the sons of ʿAbd-Kulâl ibn-ʿArib ibn-Liyashraḥ.[3]
The Prophet's letter to Muʿâdh. Yûsuf ibn-Mûsa-l-Ḳaṭṭân from al-Ḥakam:—The Prophet wrote to Muʿâdh ibn-Jabal, when the latter was in al-Yaman, stating that one-tenth is to be assessed on what is watered by rain or flowing water, and half of a tenth on what is watered by means of the bucket and water-wheel; that on every adult one dînâr or its equivalent in clothes is to be assessed; and that no Jew is to be enticed to leave Judaism.[4]
