Hadith 22074

Yahya related to me from Malik from Ibn Shihab from Sulayman ibnYasar that the people of Syria said to Abu Ubayda ibn al-Jarrah, "Takezakat from our horses and slaves," and he refused. Then he wrote toUmar ibn al-Khattab and he (also) refused. Again they talked to himand again he wrote to Umar, and Umar wrote back to him saying, "Ifthey want, take it from them and (then) give it back to them and givetheir slaves provision."Malik said, "What he means, mayAllah have mercy upon him, by the words 'and give it back to them' is,'to their poor.' "