He—may Allah have mercy on him—was also asked about a Jewish man who possesses a document which he claims is in the handwriting of ʿAlī ibn Abī Tālib. He invokes it to refuse payment of the jizya (poll tax), which he has not paid for some time.

He replied:

Every document that the Jews claim exempts them from the jizya, whether attributed to ʿAlī or anyone else, is a forgery for which they deserve punishment, in addition to the collection of the jizya from them. The outstanding jizya must also be collected from this man. Allah knows best.

He—may Allah have mercy on him—was also asked:

If Jews and Christians keep wine, is it lawful for a Muslim to pour it away, break their vessels, and forcibly enter their homes for that purpose, or not? Is it permissible to forcibly enter Muslims’ homes when it is known or suspected that there is wine inside, though none of it is openly apparent, in order to pour it away, break the vessels, and spy out where it is kept, or not? Is doing this forbidden for the person who carries it out if he has been ordered to do so by the ruler? Or is the mere order, without coercion, sufficient to excuse him? And if