How are war spoils divided, and what is the fifth of the fifth?

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The Shaykh : Four-fifths are for the spoils-takers, to be divided among them according to what the Sunnah has established.

The questioner : What is the fifth of the fifth, O Shaykh?

The Shaykh : The fifth of the fifth is the fay' that belongs to Allah and the Messenger, because what belongs to Allah and the Messenger is the fay'.

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