موطا امام مالك رواية يحييٰ
Muwatta Imam Malik (Riwayat Yahya)
كتاب الجهادBook: On the Explanation of Jihad
بَابُ مَا يُرَدُّ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَقَعَ الْقَسْمُ مِمَّا أَصَابَ الْعَدُوWhat is returned before division from war spoils
Hadith 975B5
قَالَ : وَسَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا , يَقُولُ فِيمَا يُصِيبُ الْعَدُوُّ مِنْ أَمْوَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ : إِنَّهُ إِنْ أُدْرِكَ قَبْلَ أَنْ تَقَعَ فِيهِ الْمَقَاسِمُ فَهُوَ رَدٌّ عَلَى أَهْلِهِ، وَأَمَّا مَا وَقَعَتْ فِيهِ الْمَقَاسِمُ، فَلَا يُرَدُّ عَلَى أَحَدٍ . ¤
Imam Malik, may Allah have mercy on him, said: If the wealth of Muslims is found with the disbelievers, it will be returned to its owners as long as it has not been distributed; but if it has been distributed, then it will not be returned.
