Harithah bin Mudarrib narrates that some people from Syria came to Sayyiduna Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) and said: "We have acquired wealth in the form of horses and slaves; we would like to pay zakah (charity) on them too, so that it becomes a means of purification for us." Umar (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "How can I do something that my two companions before me (the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) and Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)) did not do?" Then he consulted Sayyiduna Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) among a group of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), and Ali (may Allah be pleased with him) said: "It is a good deed, provided that it is not made into a binding jizyah that is collected from them permanently." This hadith has a sahih (authentic) chain, although the two Shaykhs did not narrate from Harithah; I have recorded it here to mention the newly fixed charities that came into practice later.