The dispatch of the sadaqa collectors
بعث المُصَدِّقين إلى القبائل
January 631 CE · Muharram 9 AH
With the new moon of Muharram 9 AH the Prophet sent the musaddiqun — alms-tax collectors — to the tribes: Uyayna ibn Hisn to Banu Tamim, Yazid ibn al-Husayn to Aslam and Ghifar, Abbad ibn Bishr to Sulaym and Muzayna, Rafi' ibn Makith to Juhayna, Amr ibn al-As to Banu Fazara, al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan to Banu Kilab, Bashir ibn Sufyan to Banu Ka'b, Ibn al-Lutbiyya to Banu Dhubyan, al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya to San'a', Ziyad ibn Labid to Hadramawt, Adi ibn Hatim to Tayy' and Banu Asad, Malik ibn Nuwayra to Banu Hanzala, al-Zibriqan ibn Badr and Qays ibn Asim to parts of Banu Sa'd, al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami to Bahrayn, and Ali ibn Abi Talib to Najran for sadaqa and jizya alike.
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- The Prophetic Era
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Summary
After returning from the conquest campaign the Prophet stayed in Medina receiving delegations, sending officials and dispatching callers; no sooner had the new moon of Muharram 9 AH risen than he sent the sadaqa collectors to gather alms from the tribes 1.
The list of collectors
The Prophet sent Uyayna ibn Hisn to Banu Tamim, Yazid ibn al-Husayn to Aslam and Ghifar, Abbad ibn Bishr al-Ashhali to Sulaym and Muzayna, Rafi' ibn Makith to Juhayna, Amr ibn al-As to Banu Fazara, al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan to Banu Kilab, Bashir ibn Sufyan to Banu Ka'b, Ibn al-Lutbiyya al-Azdi to Banu Dhubyan, al-Muhajir ibn Abi Umayya to San'a', and Ziyad ibn Labid to Hadramawt 1.
He sent Adi ibn Hatim to Tayy and Banu Asad, Malik ibn Nuwayra to Banu Hanzala, al-Zibriqan ibn Badr and Qays ibn Asim to Banu Sa'd, al-Ala ibn al-Hadrami to al-Bahrayn, and Ali ibn Abi Talib to Najran to collect both sadaqa and jizya 2.
Not all these officials were sent in Muharram; the dispatch of several waited on their tribes' embracing Islam. This extraordinary attention shows how far the Islamic call had succeeded after the truce of al-Hudaybiyya and then the conquest of Mecca, after which people entered God's religion in throngs 2.
For young visitors
The Prophet sent men to gather the alms of every tribe to the Muslims' treasury in Medina, to be spent on good works; for each tribe he chose a man who knew it or was one of its own.
Connections
People and things also explored
Ali's expedition to destroy al-Fuls, the idol of Tayy'al-Dahhak ibn Sufyan's expedition to Banu KilabUyayna ibn Hisn's raid on Banu TamimThe Battle of BadrThe Expedition of Dhat al-Riqa'The killing of Ka'b ibn al-AshrafThe Letters to Rulers and KingsMuhammad
Sources
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 424
- al-Raheeq al-Makhtum — Safi al-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri, p. 425
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