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 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.

. 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]."

. 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."

. 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.

. 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.