لَيْسَ بَيْنَ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ مُعَاقَلَةٌ فِيمَا يَجْنُونَ مِنْ قَتْلٍ أَوْ جِرَاحَةٍ إِنَّمَا يُؤْخَذُ ذَلِكَ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ فَإِنْ لَمْ يَكُنْ لَهُمْ مَالٌ رَجَعَتِ الْجِنَايَةُ عَلَى إِمَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ لِأَنَّهُمْ يُؤَدُّونَ إِلَيْهِ الْجِزْيَةَ كَمَا يُؤَدِّي الْعَبْدُ الضَّرِيبَةَ إِلَى سَيِّدِهِ قَالَ وَ هُمْ مَمَالِيكُ الْإِمَامِ فَمَنْ أَسْلَمَ مِنْهُمْ فَهُوَ حُرٌّ .
Translation
Muhammad Bin Yahya, from Ahmad Bin Muhammad, and Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, both together from Ibn Mahboub, from Abu Wallad, (It has been narrated) from Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> having said: ‘There is no (payment of the wergild) by the blood relatives between the people under the responsibility (<span class="iTxt">Ahl Al-Zimma</span>), regarding what crimes they commit from killing or injuries. But rather, that would be taken from their wealth. So if there does not happen to be wealth for them, the crime would be referred to Imam<sup>asws</sup> of the Muslims, because they would be paying the tax to him<sup>asws</sup>, just like the slave pays whatever he earns to his master’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘And they are the owned slaves of the Imam<sup>asws</sup>, so the one who becomes a Muslim from them, so he is free’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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