وَإِنَّمَا اسْتَجَازَهَا فِيمَا نَرَى وَتَرَكَ الْجِزْيَةَ مِمَّا رَأَى مِنْ نِفَارِهِمْ وَأَنَفِهِمْ مِنْهَا، فَلَمْ يَأْمَنْ شِقَاقَهُمْ وَاللِّحَاقَ بِالرُّومِ، فَيَكُونُوا ظَهِيرًا لَهُمْ عَلَى أَهْلِ الْإِسْلَامِ
He permitted the elimination of the term jizyay in our view, due to his opinion that they detested this word and he apprehended that they would become enemies and ally themselves with the Byzantines, and would thus become their helpers against the Muslims