Issue: Is money given to the mujahideen from zakah, or are weapons purchased for them?
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The Shaykh : Do we give money to the mujahideen, or do we purchase weapons for them?
Let us look at "in the cause of Allah," which includes giving to the mujahideen and purchasing weapons for them, because all of this falls under the phrase "in the cause of Allah." Allah the Exalted did not stipulate that ownership must be transferred, so we cannot say that it is necessary to give only to the mujahid. The correct view is that His saying:[Al-Baqarah 2:154] includes the mujahideen themselves and includes the tools of jihad.
Let us look at "in the cause of Allah," which includes giving to the mujahideen and purchasing weapons for them, because all of this falls under the phrase "in the cause of Allah." Allah the Exalted did not stipulate that ownership must be transferred, so we cannot say that it is necessary to give only to the mujahid. The correct view is that His saying: