سَأَلْتُ أَبَا عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ( عليه السلام ) عَنْ قَرْيَةٍ لِأُنَاسٍ مِنْ أَهْلِ الذِّمَّةِ لَا أَدْرِي أَصْلُهَا لَهُمْ أَمْ لَا غَيْرَ أَنَّهَا فِي أَيْدِيهِمْ وَ عَلَيْهِمْ خَرَاجٌ فَاعْتَدَى عَلَيْهِمُ السُّلْطَانُ فَطَلَبُوا إِلَيَّ فَأَعْطَوْنِي أَرْضَهُمْ وَ قَرْيَتَهُمْ عَلَى أَنْ أَكْفِيَهُمُ السُّلْطَانَ بِمَا قَلَّ أَوْ كَثُرَ فَفَضَلَ لِي بَعْدَ ذَلِكَ فَضْلٌ بَعْدَ مَا قَبَضَ السُّلْطَانُ مَا قَبَضَ قَالَ لَا بَأْسَ بِذَلِكَ لَكَ مَا كَانَ مِنْ فَضْلٍ .
Translation
Ali Bin Ibrahim, from his father, from Ibn Abu Umeyr, from Hammad, from Ibrahim Bin Maymoun who said, ‘I asked Abu Abdullah<sup>asws</sup> about a town of the people from the <span class="iTxt">Ahl Al Zimma</span>. I do not known whether its origin was for them or not, apart from that it was in their hands, and upon them was taxation. So the Sultan (ruling authority) exceeded upon them, and they sought (an alternative) with me, so they gave me their land and their town upon a stipulation that I shall suffice them against the Sultan with whatever was less or more. So the excess would be for me after that, a remainder after what the Sultan takes whatever he takes’. He<sup>asws</sup> said: ‘There is no problem with that. For you would be whatever was from the excess’.
Compiled by Shaykh Muhammad ibn Ya'qub al-Kulayni
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