with them, stipulating that they pay double what the Moslems pay in the form of ṣadaḳah on the land and cattle, and that they do not christen their children.
What ʿAli would do. According to Mughîrah, ʿAli used to repeat, "If I should have the time to deal with the banu-Taghlib, I would have my own way with them. Their fighters I would surely put to death, and their children I would take as captives, because by christening their children they violated the covenant and are no more in our trust [dhimmah]."
What Ziyâd said. Abu-Naṣr at-Tammâr from Ziyâd ibn-Ḥudair al-Asadi:—The latter said, "I was sent by ʿUmar to the Christians of the banu-Taghlib in order to collect from them half the tithe on their possessions, and was warned against collecting tithes from a Moslem, or from a dhimmi that pays kharâj."
ʿUthmân withdraws his word. Muḥammad ibn-Saʿd from Muḥammad ibn-Ibrâhim ibn-al-Ḥârith:—ʿUthmân gave orders that nothing be accepted from the banu-Taghlib as tax except the tithe on gold and silver. Having, however, learned the fact that ʿUmar took from them a double ṣadaḳah, he withdrew his word.
The tax on banu-Taghlib. According to al-Wâḳidi, it is said by Sufyân ath-Thauri, al-Auzâʿi, Mâlik ibn-Anas, ibn-abi-Lailah, ibn-abi-Dhiʾb, abu-Ḥanîfah and abu-Yûsuf that from one of the banu-Taghlib is collected double what is collected from a Moslem, on land, cattle and possessions. But if he is a child or idiot, a double ṣadaḳah—according to the school of al-ʿIrâḳ—is taken on his land, and nothing on his cattle; and according to the school of al-Ḥijaz, a double ṣadaḳah is taken on his cattle and his land. They all, however, agree that what is taken from the banu-Taghlib should be spent in the same way as kharâj, because it is a substitute for tax.
