Chapter 13(b)

فَقَالَ أَمَّا أَوْلَادُ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَلَا يُقَامُونَ فِي سِهَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ لَكِنْ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَى أَبِيهِمْ أَوْ أَخِيهِمْ أَوْ إِلَى وَلِيِّهِمْ بِشُهُودٍ وَ أَمَّا الْمَمَالِيكُ فَإِنَّهُمْ يُقَامُونَ فِي سِهَامِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ فَيُبَاعُونَ وَ يُعْطَى مَوَالِيهِمْ قِيمَةَ أَثْمَانِهِمْ مِنْ بَيْتِ مَالِ الْمُسْلِمِينَ.

“Abu ‘ Abd Allah (a.s.), about the Muslim prisoners, their children or servants (slaves), taken by the enemy who were afterwards rescued after a victorious fight, how should they be dealt with, abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), has said, ‘The children of the Muslims do not become the share of the Muslims. They are returned to the

سَأَلْتُهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ لَقِيَهُ الْعَدُوُّ وَ أَصَابَ مِنْهُ مَالًا أَوْ مَتَاعاً ثُمَّ إِنَّ الْمُسْلِمِينَ أَصَابُوا ذَلِكَ كَيْفَ يُصْنَعُ بِمَتَاعِ الرَّجُلِ فَقَالَ إِذَا كَانَ أَصَابُوهُ قَبْلَ أَنْ يَحُوزُوا مَتَاعَ الرَّجُلِ رُدَّ عَلَيْهِ وَ إِنْ كَانَ أَصَابُوهُ بَعْدَ مَا حَازُوهُ فَهُوَ فَيْ‌ءٌ لِلْمُسْلِمِينَ وَ هُوَ أَحَقُّ بِالشُّفْعَةِ[3].

“This is concerning my question before abu ‘Abd Allah (a.s.), about a man who is captured by the enemy with his properties. Then the Muslims captured him. ‘How should they deal with his properties?’ He (the Imam) replied, ‘If they capture him before the enemies secure for themselves his properties, they should be retur