What I am referring to is that it is not permissible to take zakat from an unbeliever, even if it is obligatory for him along with all other duties, except that nothing of what he has been obligated to do will be accepted from him except after belief in him has been achieved. If he is one of the People of the Book, then in our view it is a matter of consideration. Taking the jizya from them may be... A report from the legislator on their religion which they are following is lawful for them, so they must establish their religion. If it involves paying zakat and they bring it, it will be accepted from them, and God knows best. It is not for us to demand zakat from the polytheist, and if he brings it we will accept it. God Almighty says, “And woe to the polytheists who do not pay zakat,” and God Almighty says, “Say to those who If they desist, they will be forgiven for what they have done before. And the disbeliever here is the polytheist, not the monotheist.