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What is the permissibility of taxation, and when is it imposed?

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The basic principle is that a Muslim is not obliged to pay anything from their wealth other than zakat, as stated in the hadith: "There is no right in wealth other than zakat." The majority of scholars interpreted the noble verse: "And those in whose wealth there is a known right for the beggar and the deprived" to mean that this right is zakat, and anything beyond that is considered a recommendation and a noble deed. However, a group of scholars held that it is an established ruling and that there is a right in wealth other than zakat for freeing captives, feeding the needy, showing compassion, and maintaining kinship ties. If there is a need for the nation regarding its public interests and the treasury funds are insufficient, then the ruler may impose what is appropriate, and people must pay it if they are able.

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