Did the Companions take prisoners of war before the distribution of war spoils in the battles?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the battles, was it permissible for the Companions to take a prisoner before the distribution? The prisoner.
Answer:
The prisoner, the clothes, and the weapons belong to the mujahid; these are specific to the mujahid. As for the war spoils, those are what are distributed from the raid. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have some abandoned fields. The prisoner is not called war spoils; the prisoner is not called war spoils; he is ransomed for money. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In the battles, was it permissible for the Companions to take a prisoner before the distribution? The prisoner.
Answer:
The prisoner, the clothes, and the weapons belong to the mujahid; these are specific to the mujahid. As for the war spoils, those are what are distributed from the raid. May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: We have some abandoned fields. The prisoner is not called war spoils; the prisoner is not called war spoils; he is ransomed for money. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [1799 -3022] هل جاء عن الصحابة في الغزوات أخذ الأسير قبل توزيع الغنيمة؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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