وَلَا تُحْشِمُوا أَحَداً عَنْ حَاجَتِهِ، وَلَا تَحْبِسُوهُ عَنْ طَلِبَتِهِ، وَلَا تَبِيعُنَّ لِلنَّاسِ فِي الْخَرَاجِ كِسْوَةَ شِتَاءٍ وَلَا صَيْفٍ، وَلَا دَابَّةً يَعْتَمِلُونَ عَلَيْهَا، وَلَا عَبداً، وَلَا تَضْرِبُنَّ أَحَداً سَوْطاً لِمَكَانِ دِرْهَمٍ، وَلَا تَمَسُّنَّ مَالَ أَحَدٍ مِنَ النَّاسِ، مُصَلٍّ وَلَا مُعَاهَدٍ، إِلَّا أَنْ تَجِدُوا فرَساً أَوْ سِلَاحاً يُعْدى بِهِ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَنْبَغِي لِلْمُسْلِمِ أَنْ يَدَعَ ذلِكَ فِي أَيْدِي أَعْدَاءِ الْإِسْلَامِ، فَيَكُونَ شَوْكَةً عَلَيْهِ.
Do not deprive anyone of his needs and do not prevent him from (securing) his requirements. For the collection of tax (kharāj) from the people do not sell their winter or summer clothes, nor cattle with which they work, nor slaves. Do not whip anyone for the sake of one Dirham. Do not touch the property of any person whether he be one who prays (a Muslim) or a protected unbeliever, unless you find a horse or weapons used for attack against Muslims, because it is not proper for the Muslims to leave these things in the hands of the enemies of Islam to enable them to have power over Islam.