Al-‘amil al-fai’

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Definition of "Al-‘amil al-fai’"

Historically, the official appointed to collect jizyah and kharaj, to lease fai’ land and oversee its cultivation. The ‘amil would receive payment for his services from out of the revenue collected by him. He was not authorized to spend the revenue collected by him without permission.


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