The Difference in the Ruling on Conquered Lands and Spoils of War
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the difference between land conquered by force and movable property? Is all of it distributed, or is the distribution specific to movable property?
Answer:
Movable property is distributed to the warriors who took it; it is distributed among them. As for conquered lands, the Imam has the choice: if he wishes, he distributes them among the warriors, just as he distributed Khaybar; and if he wishes, he makes them an endowment for the Muslims in general, with a continuous land tax imposed on them. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What is the difference between land conquered by force and movable property? Is all of it distributed, or is the distribution specific to movable property?
Answer:
Movable property is distributed to the warriors who took it; it is distributed among them. As for conquered lands, the Imam has the choice: if he wishes, he distributes them among the warriors, just as he distributed Khaybar; and if he wishes, he makes them an endowment for the Muslims in general, with a continuous land tax imposed on them. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2942] الفرق في حكم الأراضي والأموال المغنومة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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