What is the amount that it is permissible for the imam to allocate as a bonus?

Question : And the correct view is that it is permissible to allocate up to four-fifths, provided that if some are preferred over others, it is for a religious interest and not for the desire of the self, as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) did on more than one occasion. This is the view of the jurists of Sham, Abu Hanifah, Ahmad, and others. Accordingly, it has been said that he may allocate a quarter or a third, with or without a condition, and he may allocate more than that with a condition, such as saying, "Whoever guides me to a fortress, whoever guides me to a fortress shall have such and such, and whoever brings a head shall have such and such," and the like. It has also been said that he does not allocate more than a third, and he does not allocate it except with a condition. These are two views held by Ahmad and others. Likewise, according to the correct view, the imam may say, "Whoever takes something, it is his," as it is narrated that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said that in the Battle of Badr when he saw that the benefit outweighed the harm.

Answer : And this is a final issue: according to the correct view, some scholars say, "No, he does not have the right to do this," because the Battle of Badr was before the mention of the division of war spoils. But what appears to be the case is that the statement of the Shaykh (may Allah have mercy on him) is the correct one. Yes. Yes, he allocates. Yes, yes, we have it, he has it. And he has it, it has been said he allocates? No, he does not allocate. Yes.