✍ Written by: Imran Ayub Lahori
Main point: Property taken from a slain non-Muslim (for example weapons, clothing, etc.) should be given to the Muslim who killed him, as indicated by the report in the Ḥadīth.
① Statement of the ruling:
Property seized from a killed non-Muslim — such as weapons or garments — ought to be awarded to the Muslim who killed him.
② Evidence from the Ḥadīth:
The Ḥadīth states:
أن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قضى بالسلب للقاتل
“Verily the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) adjudicated the spoils for the killer.”
[Muslim: 1753, Kitāb al-Jihād wa-al-Siyar: Bab istiḥqāq al-qātil s-salb al-qatīl, Abū Dāwūd: 2719, Aḥmad: 26/6]
✔ Summary:
Main point: Property taken from a slain non-Muslim (for example weapons, clothing, etc.) should be given to the Muslim who killed him, as indicated by the report in the Ḥadīth.
① Statement of the ruling:
Property seized from a killed non-Muslim — such as weapons or garments — ought to be awarded to the Muslim who killed him.
② Evidence from the Ḥadīth:
The Ḥadīth states:
أن النبى صلى الله عليه وسلم قضى بالسلب للقاتل
“Verily the Prophet (ṣallá Allāhu ʿalayhi wa-sallam) adjudicated the spoils for the killer.”
[Muslim: 1753, Kitāb al-Jihād wa-al-Siyar: Bab istiḥqāq al-qātil s-salb al-qatīl, Abū Dāwūd: 2719, Aḥmad: 26/6]
✔ Summary:
- Seized property taken from a slain non-Muslim (e.g. arms, clothing) is prescribed to be given to the Muslim who killed him.
- This ruling is supported by the cited ḥadīthic reports.
