Fatwa #653228 August 2002India

In an Islamic state non-muslim has to pay tax ,what if that non-muslim is poor?

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If he is genuinely poor, then there is no tax.

and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best

Moulana Imraan Vawda
FATWA DEPT.

CHECKED AND APPROVED CORRECT: Mufti Ebrahim Desai

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