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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Does the share for freeing captives include ransoming Muslim prisoners from the hands of disbelievers?

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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Does the share for freeing captives include ransoming prisoners from the disbelievers? That is, does the one in authority give the enemy money from the zakah so that they release the Muslim prisoners?

Answer:
Yes, they mentioned this. They mentioned that the Muslim prisoner is ransomed with it. They mentioned that the category of freeing captives is to ransom the Muslim prisoner from the hands of the disbelievers.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1034 -3022] هل يدخل في سهم الرقاب فك أسرى المسلمين من أيدي الكفار؟ — youtube.com

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