Do orphans and the poor fall under the fifth of war spoils?
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Do the people mentioned in[Al-Baqarah 2:177] fall under the khums? Because they are mentioned after Allah and His Messenger and the close relatives?
Answer:
Without a doubt, the fifth is divided into five categories. The fifth is distributed among five recipients mentioned in the verse:[Al-Anfal 8:41].
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success. He says: Do the people mentioned in
orphans, the needy, the traveler
وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينَ وَابْنَ السَّبِيلِAnswer:
Without a doubt, the fifth is divided into five categories. The fifth is distributed among five recipients mentioned in the verse:
then indeed, for Allah is one fifth of it and for the Messenger and for [his] near relatives and the orphans, the needy
فَأَنَّ لِلَّهِ خُمُسَهُ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَالْيَتَامَىٰ وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/3352] هل اليتامى والمساكين يدخلون في خُمس الغنائم؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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