1. My father, may Allah grant him mercy, said: We were told by Muhammed bin Yahya al-‘Attar, from Muhammed bin Ahmad, from Musa ibn Umar, from Muhammed bin Sinan, from Abu Sa’eed al-Qammat, from those he mentioned, from Abu Abdillah, peace be upon him, that he was asked about alms tax, so he said: The Messenger of Allah, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, imposed alms tax on nine and pardoned other than that: wheat, barley, dates, raisins, gold, silver, cows, sheep and camels. Then the questioner said: And corn? Then he, peace be upon him, was angered, and then he said: It was, by Allah, at the era of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, sesame, corn, millet and all of that. Then he said: They are saying that this was not at the era of Allah’s Messenger, Allah’s blessings be upon him and his Family, and that he only imposed it on nine when it was not in his presence other than that. Then he was angered and said: They have lied. Is pardoning for other than something that had been? No, by Allah, I do not know of anything upon which is alms tax except for this. Hence, the one who wants, let him believe, and the one who does not want, let him disbelieve.