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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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The Difference Between Fay' and Ghanimah in Movable and Fixed Assets

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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. The questioner asks: What is the difference between fay' and ghanimah?

Answer:
This question has been asked repeatedly. Each of them is fay' (spoils), and each of them is ghanimah (war spoils). All of it is called fay', as
what Allah restored to His Messenger from the people of the towns - it is for Allah and for the Messenger and forأَفَاءَ اللَّهُ عَلَىٰ رَسُولِهِ مِنْ أَهْلِ الْقُرَىٰ فَلِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ وَلِذِي
[Al-Hashr 59:7]
. Ghanimah is called fay', and fay' is also called ghanimah. Yes, but these movable assets are called ghanimah only. And they are not called ghanimah only. As for the fixed assets, these are called fay'. This is a matter of distinction only, not a matter of one being called this and the other not being called that. The distinction is in the ruling only. Yes.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [3436/2139] الفرق بين الفيء والغنيمة في الأموال المنقولة والثابتة - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com

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