Rights of

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Their life, wealth and honour should be protected by the state

The Jizyyah imposed on them should be according to their financial
conditions.
Jizyyah should only be imposed on individuals who can take part in a war.
Children, women, the handicapped, the insane, the old and the sick who
cannot earn their living dont have to pay any tax
The needy and poor among them should be provided the basic necessities
of life
Their personal matters and religious rituals should be exempted from the
law of the state and no interference should be made in their faith and
religion.
Their places of worship should not be tampered with.
They should be given all the rights which are sanctioned by the norms of
justice and fairness for people in a civilised society

Examples from Sunnah

Maulvi Jahangir Mahmud

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Prophets treatment of Jews as per Treaty

Prophets respect for elderly Jew and Jewish funeral bier
Prophet said, Beware! Whoever is cruel and hard on a non-Muslim minority, curtails their
rights, burdens them with more than they can bear, or takes anything from them against their
free will; I will complain against the person on the Day of Judgment.

Examples from Caliphs

Umar ibn al-Khattab the second caliph of Islam, once passed by a old, blind man
begging in front of a house. Umar asked him which religious community he
belonged to. The man said he was Jewish. Umar then asked him, What has
brought you to this? The old man said, Do not ask me; ask poverty, and old
age. Umar took the man to his own home, helped him from his personal money,
and then ordered the head of the treasury, You must look after this man and
others like him. We have not treated him fairly. He should not have spent the best
years of his life among us to find misery in his old age. Umar also relieved him and
others in his situation of paying the jizya
In another instance, Umar ibn al-Khattab, the Muslim Caliph, was visiting
Damascus. He passed by a group of Christian lepers. He ordered that they be
given charity and regular stipends for food.