Sharing in War Spoils
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Question:
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with the best. We heard in the hadiths that it is permissible to share in war spoils, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted this in the Battle of Badr. The question is: Is this permissibility absolute, such that…
Answer:
No, it is not absolute. This applies to what belongs to the fighter, which is the equipment: clothing and weapons. As for wealth, it enters into the war spoils and is subject to distribution. Or it is said that this hadith was from the early period, before the command to distribute the war spoils was revealed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Honorable Shaykh, may Allah reward you with the best. We heard in the hadiths that it is permissible to share in war spoils, and the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) permitted this in the Battle of Badr. The question is: Is this permissibility absolute, such that…
Answer:
No, it is not absolute. This applies to what belongs to the fighter, which is the equipment: clothing and weapons. As for wealth, it enters into the war spoils and is subject to distribution. Or it is said that this hadith was from the early period, before the command to distribute the war spoils was revealed. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah grant you success,
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، 109 من 175 /شرح بلوغ المرام/البيوع/الصلح/صالح الفوزان/الحديث/كبار العلماء — youtube.com (1:09:09)
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