It is narrated from the freed slave of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Hussain (may Allah have mercy on him) that Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) bin Hussain (may Allah have mercy on him) said: There is no harm in receiving the annual gift for the deceased.

Hazrat Ma'qil, may Allah have mercy on him, narrates that when a person died after the completion of a year, Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz, may Allah have mercy on him, would grant his heirs his annual stipend.

Imam Awza'i (may Allah have mercy on him) said that Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) advised the commander appointed over the army that he should not ride any animal except such an animal whose pace is slower than all the animals present in the army.

Hazrat Umayyah al-Shami (may Allah have mercy on him) says that Hazrat Mak'hool and Hazrat Raja bin Haywah (may Allah have mercy on them) used to prefer the rear part of the army, and both of them would not separate from this part.

Hazrat Jumei’ bin Abdullah Al-Muqri (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Umar bin Abdul Aziz (may Allah have mercy on him) forbade attaching iron to the end of the whip so that with it the animal may be made to run faster. And he (may Allah be pleased with him) also forbade (the use of) bridles.

Hazrat Dhuhl bin Aws (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Tamim bin Maseeh (may Allah have mercy on him) said: I left my house at a time when I had no child. On the way, I found a newborn child whose father was unknown. I informed Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) about this, so he (may Allah be pleased with him) increased my stipend by one hundred dirhams for the sake of that child.

Hazrat A'mash (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that Hazrat Zuhair Absi (may Allah have mercy on him) said: A man found a newborn child lying (somewhere), whose father was unknown. So he brought the child to Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). He (may Allah be pleased with him) declared the child free and fixed a sum of one hundred dirhams for him.

Musa Juhani, may Allah have mercy on him, says that I saw a child of adultery for whom Hazrat Ali, may Allah be pleased with him, fixed one hundred dirhams.

Hazrat Husain (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that two men from the people of Al-Yas accepted Islam during the time of Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him). So both of them came to Hazrat Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and informed him about their acceptance of Islam. He (may Allah be pleased with him) wrote a letter regarding both of them to Hazrat Uthman bin Hunaif (may Allah have mercy on him) instructing him to exempt them from paying jizya, and to take only the land tax (kharaj) from their land.

Hazrat Zubair bin Adi al-Yami (may Allah have mercy on him) narrates that a landowner accepted Islam during the time of Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him). Hazrat Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said to him: If you remain settled on your land, we will remove the jizya from you, and we will take ushr from your land. But if you move away from there, then we are more entitled to that land.