Chapter 15(a) - Distribution of the Properties Captured from the Enemy

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), ‘The Imam dispatches a small armed group against the enemy and they capture properties from the enemy. How should they distribute it?’ He (the Imam) replied,…

“Certain ones of my brothers wrote to me to ask abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about certain issue of tradition and I then wrote to the Imam. Of such question one was as follows. ‘An army during a war captures certain amount of…

“If a person had many horses during a war Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), would give him the shares for two of his horses only.”

“One fifth of the properties captured is first kept aside to distribute as Allah, the Most Majestic, the Most Glorious, has instructed. The remaining properties are distributed among those who have taken part in the war…

5. Muhammad ibn Yahya, from Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Isa, from Muhammad ibn Isa, from Mansur, from Hisham ibn Salim, narrated from Abu Abdillah al-Sadiq (as): He was asked about whether the Bedouins (Arab nomads) are…

“About a man who joins an army who have captured properties but he has not taken part in fighting Amir al-Mu’minin (a.s.), has said, ’These people are deprived (from reward). He however, commanded to give such people a…

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about properties gained during a war from the enemies. He (the Imam) replied, ’One-fifth is kept aside thereof which is for Allah and the Messenger. The rest…

“The Messenger of Allah (sw) took part in war in the company of women so that they could nurse the wounded. He did not give them a share of the captured properties but he did so in an optional manner.”