Is there a difference between fay' and ghanimah?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between fay' and ghanimah?
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference. Fay' is the wealth that Muslims take possession of from the disbelievers by means of a truce, or by means of conquest, by conquering the lands of the disbelievers and taking their lands and farms. This is the fay' in which the imam has the choice to either distribute it among the mujahideen or to endow it for the interests of the Muslims, as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) did with the land of Sham, Egypt, and Iraq. Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: As for ghanimah, it is the movable wealth that Muslims obtain, such as money, clothes, weapons, and the like. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner asks: Is there a difference between fay' and ghanimah?
Answer:
Yes, there is a difference. Fay' is the wealth that Muslims take possession of from the disbelievers by means of a truce, or by means of conquest, by conquering the lands of the disbelievers and taking their lands and farms. This is the fay' in which the imam has the choice to either distribute it among the mujahideen or to endow it for the interests of the Muslims, as 'Umar ibn al-Khattab (may Allah be pleased with him) did with the land of Sham, Egypt, and Iraq. Yes. May Allah reward you, Your Eminence, father. The questioner says: As for ghanimah, it is the movable wealth that Muslims obtain, such as money, clothes, weapons, and the like. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1442- 4717] هل يوجد فرق بين الفيء والغنيمة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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