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THE ORIGINS OF THE ISLAMIC STATE
abi-ʿAbd-ar-Raḥmân. According to az-Zuhri all spices and pulse[1] is subject to zakât. Mâlik holds that no ṣadaḳah is due on pears, plums, pomegranates or the rest of the fresh fruits. The same view is held by ibn-abi-Laila. According to abu-Yûsuf, there is no ṣadaḳah except on what can be measured by al-ḳafîz.[2] Abu-az-Zinâd ibn-abi-Dhiʾb and ibn-abi-Sabrah hold that no ṣadaḳah is taken on vegetables and fruits, but there is ṣadaḳah on their prices the moment they are sold.
A tradition was communicated to me by ʿAbbâs ibn-Hishâm on the authority of his grandfather to the effect that the Prophet assigned ʿUthmân ibn-abi-l-ʿÂṣi ath-Thaḳafi as his ʿâmil in aṭ-Ṭâʾif.
