Is everything on the slain in the battlefield spoils for the killer, such as the watch and the money?
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The questioner : O Shaykh, is everything found on the slain disbeliever in the battlefield permissible to take as spoils?
Or are there among the monies found on him that must be returned to the war spoils?
The Shaykh : Yes, no, not everything is considered spoils. Spoils consist of his clothes, his weapons, and the like. As for his mount, which he is riding, that is added to the war spoils. For example, if he were the commander of a tank or the pilot of an aircraft or the like, that is returned to the war spoils.
The questioner : All right, what about the watch, O Shaykh, and the wallet containing the money?
The Shaykh : As for the watch, it is among the spoils. As for the money, I do not know now what its ruling is.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.
Or are there among the monies found on him that must be returned to the war spoils?
The Shaykh : Yes, no, not everything is considered spoils. Spoils consist of his clothes, his weapons, and the like. As for his mount, which he is riding, that is added to the war spoils. For example, if he were the commander of a tank or the pilot of an aircraft or the like, that is returned to the war spoils.
The questioner : All right, what about the watch, O Shaykh, and the wallet containing the money?
The Shaykh : As for the watch, it is among the spoils. As for the money, I do not know now what its ruling is.
The questioner : May Allah bless you, O Shaykh.