Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimmah

Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimmah is a book on jurisprudence Sharia politics, written by Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah (691 AH 751 AH - 1292 1349. The book discusses the law of the People of the Covenant, including an introduction to types of infidels. In his study, the author touches upon the issues of the relationship between Muslims and the People of the Book, their holidays, marriage, their allegiance, their inheritance, and their social interactions. The book consists of 279 chapters, which begin with the chapter on the Jizya and end with the chapter on the humiliation of Muhammad and his companions. The book is considered a large book and volume, as it is 1,748 pages long. It is considered one of the largest and best Islamic books specializing in the law of the People of the Covenant. The reason for writing the book was to Ibn Qayyim al-Jawziyyah A question about the nature of the Jizya imposed on the people of the treaty in Islamic countries, the reasons for its imposition, the amount taken from the rich, the middle class and the poor, the limits of the rich, the middle class and the poor, and whether the guardians of the affairs of the Muslims, are obliged to impose it on them according to their circumstances, and whether it is taken from the rich, the middle class and the poor.^[1]

Ibn al-Qayyim has compiled various rulings on this subject, where previously a topic was included as a chapter in a book. Or, a book was written on one or more of these topics, without compiling them, which makes it a very important reference on this subject.
Ibn al-Qayyim did not limit himself to mentioning only their treatment; he also discussed their beliefs and their fate on the Day of Judgment.
He discussed various issues in detail, discussing various situations that arise in dealing with treaty holders.
The presence of treaty holders in both past and present Muslim countries requires the average Muslim as well as the ruler to know what is required of them in dealing with them.

Perspective

Ibn al-Qayyim compiled the hadith of Muhammad in this book, in addition to other rulings, such as the condition of Umar.
He sometimes tried to solve some problems based on several reliable and weak hadiths and reports of Muhammad, sometimes highlighting their weaknesses, explaining the reasons for them and even giving details.
He usually relied on his own school of thought (the school of thought of Imam Ahmad ibn Hanbal), but without fanaticism. If he found another school of thought that was closer to the evidence on a particular issue, he would accept it instead of his own opinion.