Fay (non-battle war gains)
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Fay (non-battle war gains) refers to property and wealth acquired from enemies without actual fighting, which Islamic law—highlighted in Surah Al-Hashr—allocates for public welfare and specific communal beneficiaries rather than individual soldiers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fay (non-battle war gains) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Islamic legal concept
ⓘ
type of war booty in Islamic law ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
prevent concentration of wealth among the rich
ⓘ
support vulnerable groups in society ⓘ |
| allocationExcludes | exclusive ownership by individual soldiers ⓘ |
| allocationPurpose |
public welfare
ⓘ
strengthening the Muslim community ⓘ support of communal beneficiaries ⓘ |
| beneficiariesInclude |
Allah and His Messenger (as a legal designation for public authority)
ⓘ
Ahl al-Bayt ⓘ
surface form:
near relatives of the Prophet (Ahl al-Bayt, according to many jurists)
orphans ⓘ public interests of Muslims ⓘ the needy (al-masakin) ⓘ Caravanserai ⓘ
surface form:
wayfarers (ibn al-sabil)
|
| characterizedBy |
acquired without direct combat
ⓘ
taken from non-Muslim enemies ⓘ |
| conceptualMeaning | wealth that returns to Muslims from their enemies without fighting ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | spoils of war (ghanima) which are divided among combatants after battle ⓘ |
| definedAs | property and wealth taken from enemies without actual fighting ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | absence of khums division among fighters ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | ghanima (spoils of war taken after battle) ⓘ |
| distributionMethod | discretionary allocation by the ruler within Sharia limits ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Arabic root f-y-ʾ meaning 'to return' or 'to come back' ⓘ |
| fallsUnder | Islamic law of booty and conquered property ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
al-fay'
ⓘ
fay' ⓘ |
| historicallyAppliedIn |
distribution of lands of Banu Nadir
ⓘ
early Islamic state in Medina ⓘ |
| includes |
fortresses and towns abandoned to Muslims without battle
ⓘ
land surrendered without fighting ⓘ movable property left behind by enemies without combat ⓘ taxes or tributes agreed upon by non-Muslim communities without war ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Quranic command that fay should not become a perpetual property of the rich among Muslims ⓘ |
| legalEffect | ownership vests in the Muslim community rather than individual fighters ⓘ |
| managedBy | the Muslim ruler or state authority ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | obligatory to allocate according to Sharia rules ⓘ |
| primaryQuranicSource | Surah Al-Hashr ⓘ |
| primaryQuranicSourceVerse |
Quran 59:6
ⓘ
Quran 59:7 ⓘ |
| regulatedBy |
Sharia
ⓘ
surface form:
Islamic law
Quran ⓘ Sunnah ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Bayt al-mal (public treasury)
ⓘ
Islamic jurisprudence of jihad ⓘ Islamic public finance ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.