Is the war spoils distributed to the soldiers even if they have salaries?
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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, who distributes to them from the war spoils if they are soldiers with salaries? Do they have a share in that?
Answer:
It appears so, yes. It appears that the war spoils belong to the mujahideen, even if they have salaries. What the scholars mentioned regarding the verse of Allah the Exalted concerning the categories of zakah and in the path of Allah is that they referred to the mujahideen who do not have a register, meaning they do not have salaries. They are given from the zakah, and their weapons, equipment, and expenses are provided from the zakah. However, if they have salaries, their salaries suffice them, and they are not given from the zakah. Yes.
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, who distributes to them from the war spoils if they are soldiers with salaries? Do they have a share in that?
Answer:
It appears so, yes. It appears that the war spoils belong to the mujahideen, even if they have salaries. What the scholars mentioned regarding the verse of Allah the Exalted concerning the categories of zakah and in the path of Allah is that they referred to the mujahideen who do not have a register, meaning they do not have salaries. They are given from the zakah, and their weapons, equipment, and expenses are provided from the zakah. However, if they have salaries, their salaries suffice them, and they are not given from the zakah. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1073 -2802] هل تقسم الغنيمة للجنود وإن كانت لهم مرتبات؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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